"Brothers, those are out of order! Hit them with me! Phoenix divided his forces into two parts, one of which was in a sharp array and struck into the enemy ranks like a nail, followed by the Arab cavalry. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Nicano saw that it was not good and rushed to the rescue, but was dragged by another part of the Cappadocian cavalry. The blacks, who were disrupted by the cavalry of nearly 3,000 people, could not reorganize the formation at all, and could only watch in vain as they were harvested by the other party. Seeing that it was impossible to disobey him, Nicano knew that if he continued to fight, he would also fall, so he quickly pulled away and fled. When he fled to Ptolemy's side, he found that he was already in a cold sweat, he never expected that the Cappadocian cavalry would be so elite, and his own cavalry was also excellent, and he could not help them at all. In fact, that's because cavalry with stirrups sits more smoothly on their horses and has an advantage when charging. However, after this battle, the secret of the stirrup will no longer be a secret. Phoenix was not in a hurry to pursue, but waited for the cavalry to meet before moving slowly.

Now, thanks to the rout of the Nubian spearmen, Ptolemy's left flank has been opened, and Ptolemy's already unstable Chinese army has become even more unstable.

Seleucus saw that the Chinese army was threatened and decided to return to the rescue, only to receive the news that the Nubian spearmen had been completely routed and the left flank had been lost. Originally, the situation of the Chinese army was very unoptimistic after being chiseled by the silver shield soldiers, the left flank was lost, and the flank was wide open, and Ptolemy's own safety was also threatened. Seeing that the good situation on the right flank was lost, Seleucus was depressed, but if he did not return to help, then Ptolemy's own camp was in danger of collapsing at any time. So, after the Nile cavalry who had left Chia behind to delay time, Seleucus hurried back to help. However, he knew that as a cavalryman, the best way to deal with infantry was to attack the opponent's flank, not to mention that the opponent was basically pikemen. At this time, the entire team of the Silver Shield Soldiers had already broken away from the large army of the Chinese army, and the flanks were exposed. Seleucus led his cavalry to charge through the left flank.

Seeing the Seleucid cavalry galloping towards him, Antignis shouted, "Totamos, watch out for the cavalry on the left!" ”

"Yes!"

The speed of the cavalry charge was very fast, and before the silver shield soldiers on the left had fully turned around, they had already begun to dock miserably. The Silver Shield soldiers had mixed feelings when they saw their former commander rushing towards them with their soldiers, but they still held their ground. Obviously, the silver shield soldier is by no means a good bone to gnaw, the silver shield soldier is the same awesome whether it is against infantry or cavalry, in the face of cavalry impact, not only is there no fear, but also can quickly adjust the formation, which is difficult for the general army to do, when the Seleucid cavalry rushed over, the spear has been raised, the cavalry in the front row suddenly turned over on their backs, fell a piece, Seleucus did not have the intention of fighting with it. He quickly adjusted his direction, passing through the gap left by the Silver Shield Soldiers, and walked around the back of the main force of the Chinese army, and Amintas's phalanx was close to the Silver Shield Soldiers, so he naturally bore the brunt. If the chrysanthemum is exploded by Seleucus, it will not taste good. However, it is very difficult to quickly turn around and meet the enemy in a phalanx that is engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and after all, there are enemies on the opposite side, but the cavalry can be more lethal when they hit from behind than the spearmen on the opposite side. Therefore, Amintas had no choice but to turn the spearhead against Seleucus.

"Damn, raise your spear and turn 120 degrees to the right."

"Sir, I'm afraid it's too late! I'm afraid the other party has already come to us before we turn around. ”

"Then you have to turn around, otherwise it will be even worse."

However, Seleucus did not rush over, he knew that his own men alone would not be enough to bring them a devastating blow, and by the time they had solved the phalanx, the rest of his team would probably be similar. He could only try to attract the attention of the Eumenes army in order to relieve the pressure on Ptolemy's front.

Eumenes was very upset when he saw a cavalry galloping behind him, and immediately and decisively drew his cavalry out of the battle and ran towards Seleucus. Seeing this, Ptolemy knew it was time to use his own guard. So he followed the trajectory of Seleucus and returned to the rear of the Chinese army in Eumenes. However, at this time, Eumenes' cavalry also caught up from the left flank, and Phoenix, seeing that the flank of the Chinese army was about to be attacked by the Ptolemaic Guards and Seleucus, did not care about driving away the and Nicano, leaving the Arab cavalry to hold back, and hurried back to the rear. At this time, Ptolemy and Seleucus's cavalry were in danger of being flanked, and he was given little time, so Ptolemy resolutely ordered to storm the two weaker young infantry phalanxes on the left flank of Dochemos, and the two phalanxes were charged away by Ptolemy's and Seleucus' heavy cavalry at once, but Ptolemy did not dare to fight with the other party hand-to-hand, not only because the opponent was a spearman, but also because Phoenix's cavalry was coming. Eumenes' cavalry was not more numerous, but it was the most elite cavalry in Alexander's empire except for the cavalry of his friends, and his armor and fighting skills were quite good, although the Seleucid cavalry were also veterans of the battlefield, but the equipment was much inferior, compared to the double armor of the Guards cavalry, the Seleucid cavalry had one less layer of chain mail, and they were not equipped with maces like the Cappadocian cavalry of Phoenix, and the swords were very limited in the damage of heavy armor. It didn't take long for the cavalry to be overwhelmed, and Seleucus had to retreat due to their equipment. Although the number of Ptolemy's cavalry and Phoenix's was half the difference, the cavalry equipped with stirrups had a stronger impact than Ptolemy's hoplites, and the mace used in hand-to-hand combat made the heavily armored escort cavalry suffer, but as Ptolemy's personal guard, they still showed tenacious perseverance, and neither side could take advantage. But with the retreat of Seleucus, Ptolemy no longer dared to consume, so he had to order a retreat, and he rushed a bloody way from the front, because if he turned around and retreated, the escort cavalry who had no advantage in speed was likely to be blown up by the opponent. At this time, Ptolemy knew that this battle would be difficult to win, so he had to blow the horn of retreat. Therefore, Ptolemy's army immediately turned around and retreated in the direction of Gaza, fortunately Gaza City was very close to here, and Eumenes' cavalry was very tired after a long battle, Seleucus and Chia decisively took on the task of blocking Eumenes' cavalry in order to protect the infantry after hearing the signal to retreat. Eventually, most of them were able to retreat to Gaza City, but the Seleucid cavalry suffered more than half of their casualties, and the Nile pikemen and Nubian spearmen suffered heavy losses, but the Nile pikemen quickly regrouped after being defeated by the silver shields, and after overcoming their initial fears, they performed very well and held their ground in the end. In contrast, the morale of the Nubian spearmen was quite low, and it was easy to lose the morale of the army when it encountered setbacks, and it would collapse after a strong army could not hold out for long.

In this battle, Eumenes had a slight advantage, but the war elephants suffered heavy losses, which made Eumenes feel that the war elephants and chariots were actually just as frivolous, and they were basically just used to scare people. Especially when facing veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, they are basically ineffective, but they damage their morale, and these two classes are still the most expensive. Although Ptolemy was defeated, he withdrew to the city in time, and the loss was less than a fifth, which was not a bone-wrenching injury. Eumenes did not continue the siege, the field battles were so difficult, and the siege could not guarantee the result, for him, this lesson had already been effective, he had to leave enough soldiers to deal with Antigonus, and he could not waste the lives of the soldiers on the siege, let alone jump the Ptolemy's dogs over the wall.

The campaign was not a decisive one, but it did bring a series of ripple effects. First, Ptolemy's general, Ophelas, declared independence in Cyrenaica, four years earlier than in history. Second, the Greek islands, which had been co-opted by Ptolemy, began to move closer to Alexander's side, and Menelaus's rule in Cyprus began to be challenged.