I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 151: The Battle of Osler, a [-]-word chapter

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Dozens of burning fireballs fell from the sky one after another and smashed into the crowd. All Gillies soldiers hit by the fireballs were wiped out. The intense heat caused the soldiers around the fireballs to be scalded and burned, and their clothes were also stained. The sparks were ignited, and the whole person was instantly engulfed by flames, screaming and turning into a burning man.Surrounded by flames, the Gillis soldiers ran around screaming, wanting to be rescued by their comrades, but the surrounding soldiers were all afraid of the flames on them, and all shunned. Some soldiers who really couldn't bear to see them continue to suffer directly shot His beheading ended the suffering of these soldiers.

The habit of Gillis soldiers to wear a burqa over their armor provides a good environment for the flame to spread and also improves the lethality of the fireball.

The sight of the fireballs tumbling in the sky cast a deep psychological shadow on the Gillis soldiers. They watched in horror as the twenty fireballs were flying in the air, dragging their black tail flames, and descending to the ground like meteorites. A phalanx of soldiers was crushed into dust, and the air was filled with the aroma of barbecue and burning. Although the aroma of barbecue was so tempting, the soldiers felt disgusted when they thought that the source was the body of their comrades who were engulfed by flames. Stomach churns, almost want to vomit.

As the distance between the two armies gradually approached, the archers of both sides began to fight. The Cretan archers of the Macedonian Legion skillfully drew their bows and arrows, and cooperated with the Rhode Island slingers to send iron arrows into the sky. Gillis The archers of the army counterattacked immediately. Although their professionalism was not as high as that of the Cretan archers, their superiority in numbers was unmatched by the Cretans and Rhode Islanders combined. Therefore, the Cretan archers and the Rhode Islanders The attack of the catapult soldiers was quickly suppressed, and they had to retreat into the phalanx under the shield cover of their own heavy infantry, leaving the battlefield to the heavy infantry as the mainstay.

"Macedonians, advance!"

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Amidst the sound of passionate bugles, the Macedonian heavy infantry phalanx accelerated their pace. They walked in unison, holding the handle of the Sarisa super-long gun tightly with both hands, and cast their sharp eyes into the distance through the protection of the Thracian helmet. In his eyes, countless Gillis extremely light infantry in light armor or without armor are rushing towards them!
"Raise your shield and prepare for long-range defense!"

The cries of the centurions sounded one after another on the right side of each phalanx, and the soldiers immediately held up the small Macedonian round shields hanging on their left arms in front of them, and their progress did not stop, and while they were advancing, The Gillis light infantry who rushed into the range raised their javelins, gathered their strength in their arms, and projected them towards the Iron Legion on the opposite side.In the next second, countless javelins flew out from Gillis' side, smashing into the Macedonian phalanx with a howling sound piercing the air, shooting down many phalanx infantry. Covering their whole bodies, many javelins directly pierced the defense of the soldiers' linen breastplates, severely injuring the Macedonian soldiers under the armor.

The shooting of the javelins did not shake the will of the Macedonian soldiers. They took the positions of the fallen comrades in front of them in time, raised their spears with roars, and continued to move forward. The island slingers immediately launched a counterattack, and their shooting accuracy was greatly improved by shooting at close range. In addition, the enemy was an unarmored or lightly armored unit, and soon gave the enemy light infantry a heavy blow.

After all, the harassment between the light infantry was just an appetizer. After the heavy infantry of the two armies collided head-on, the highlight of the battle began.Under the early morning sun, battle lines composed of tens of thousands of soldiers collided with each other. The deafening sound of shields hitting each other echoed over the entire front, mixed with the roars, roars and even the pain of injury from the soldiers. Phew, or the wailing after falling to the ground, countless sounds mixed together formed a majestic but bloody war symphony!
On the tragic battlefield between the two armies, the Macedonian Sarissa phalanx was undoubtedly the most eye-catching. The Gilis infantry fighting with them could not break through the sniping and stabbing of the Sarissa spears. The distance of five or six meters was like There are usually many corpses of Gillis soldiers lying in the death zone. Less than 10 minutes after the start of the fight, a large number of Gillis infantry fell under the assassination of Sarissa's spear. They looked at the enemy who was close at hand unwillingly. However, the length of an ultra-long spear has become a natural moat that can never be overcome. It seems that it can be easily overcome, but it is really difficult to implement.

The battle line composed of more than 1000 Sarisha phalanx infantry blocked and repelled the Gilis offensive, and even forced them to retreat. They wanted to bypass the forest of spears in front of them, but found that the guards were guarding the spears. The Macedonian heavy infantry on both sides of the phalanx were also not easy to deal with. The shield formation they formed firmly guarded the flanks of the Sarissa phalanx, preventing the Gilis from finding a way to break through.The Gilis heavy infantry considered themselves the backbone of the Republic's army and fought with them confidently. However, after a few rounds, their self-confidence began to waver because they discovered that although the enemy's heavy infantry was smaller in number than them, they were dressed like barbarians. With the help of the light infantry, they were able to maintain the front line firmly, making it difficult for them to move even though they had the numerical advantage.

In the chaotic battle situation, a young bronze shield spearman roared and stabbed the Sarisha spear into the dense crowd in front of him. The sharp spear tip easily tore the armor of the Gillis soldiers, and opened a transparent bloody hole on their bodies. Although the Gillis soldiers were timid in the face of the spearheads thrust into the hole, the dense crowd around them made it impossible for them to turn around and retreat. They could only watch the spearheads pierce into their bodies, and then suddenly withdraw and pull them out. , the moment the gun head was separated from the body, the scarlet blood turned into a bloody arrow and spurted out. The soldiers felt the vitality and physical strength in their bodies rapidly draining from the wound, but they could do nothing and fell to their knees in despair. Waiting for death to come.

This was the despair of the Gilis people facing the Sarissa phalanx. There were people in front of them and behind them. The comrades behind them tried their best to push forward, and they were also pushed to the front, even if they saw the enemy's The gun head was aimed at him, but he couldn't even dodge it.

Soon, the fighting spirit of the Gillis infantry began to waver.

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While the infantry was fighting, the cavalry units of both sides also began to take action. More than a thousand cavalry from the First Legion, led by Demetrius, the son of Antigonus "One-Eyed", fought out from the right wing of the Macedonian phalanx. More than a thousand cavalry ran wildly. The war horses carried the cavalry around the fighting right-wing battlefield. They wisely did not choose to confront the Gillis cavalry, which was twice their number. Instead, they used the dust raised by the horses as they ran to hide the figures of the Agyrian axemen. , after bypassing the right-wing battlefield, he immediately turned around and charged towards the rear of Gillis' army.

The actions of the Macedonian cavalry had long been noticed by the Gilis infantry. Seeing that the Macedonian cavalry dared to charge to their rear regardless of their own cavalry, they immediately formed a shield formation amidst the roar of the centurion, trying to intercept it with their flesh and blood. The charge of the Macedonian cavalry bought time for the reinforcements of their own cavalry. However, to their surprise, when the Macedonian cavalry was moving at high speed and was about to hit them, the cavalry at the front quickly changed direction to both sides and turned 180 They retreated along the big bend, and within their torn formation, countless javelins suddenly flew out from the dust that had not yet dispersed, shooting the unprepared Gilis infantry to their knees, and the shield formation they laid down suddenly fell apart. , and after the javelin flew out, countless Agyrians wearing light armor and wielding battle axes shouted and rushed forward, completely knocking away the shield formation of the Gilis infantry, and the infantry of both sides immediately fought together.

The eight hundred Agilian axemen were like sharp knives, forcibly tore a hole in the front line of the Gillis infantry, and the Macedonian cavalry who had feinted before gathered together again after making a big circle to form a huge formation. The wedge-shaped cavalry array launched a real charge to the hole torn by the Agirian axemen!

At this moment, the momentum of more than a thousand cavalry running wildly made the ground tremble violently. The Gillis soldiers who were still fighting with the Aguilia axemen felt that their legs were weak when they saw the cavalry wedge that was getting closer and closer. The throat interfered, and the fear in his heart was instantly magnified, and he didn't care about continuing to fight with the Aguilian axeman in front of him, so he turned around and ran away, and the Aguilian axemen also knew that the power of this wave of cavalry charges was devastating Yes, they didn't want to die under the horseshoes of their own cavalry, so they desperately evacuated to both sides——

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The next moment, the huge wedge-shaped formation rushed into the Gillies army formation along the gap, knocking down all the enemy and enemy infantry who stood in the way of the charge. The gun head penetrated the body of the Gillis infantry before the horse. The five or six-meter-long gun body allowed them to string the bodies of the Gillis soldiers together like a string of candied haws. The pressure broke from the middle, and the cavalry then skillfully threw away the broken spears, and drew out the Siphus dagger hanging on the side of the horse to fight.

Compared with the Sifus short sword, the power of the horse running at high speed is slightly better. Under the frenzied running of the horse, some soldiers who had no time to escape were directly hit by the impact force of a thousand catties and flew into the air, flying three or four meters away. They fell to the ground like a broken kite, spitting blood, and those soldiers who were knocked down were drawn into countless horseshoes, crushed under the weight of a thousand catties and crushed into a puddle of steel mixed with flesh and blood. into an unknown object.

Taking advantage of the inertia of the horses running, the cavalry on horseback slashed from side to side, and each knife they slashed was more powerful than usual. Demetrius, the son of "One-Eyed" Antigonus, waved his saber Directly cut off the head of a Gillis light infantryman with his back facing him, blood gushed out from the severed head, like a fountain, dyeing everything around him red.The second king of the Antigonid Dynasty, known as the "Besieger" in history, was just a young general who had just come of age. With a sword flower, he steered the horse and led his men to continue to charge forward.

The rout from the rear soon affected the Gillis soldiers who were still fighting on the front line. They watched the Macedonian cavalry attacking here anxiously, and listened to the screams and screams of their comrades in their ears. His will quickly wavered, and he quickly turned around and threw himself into the defeated queue.Dmitri and his cavalry ignored the Gillis soldiers who had lost their will to fight. After they had almost pierced through the right wing, they turned their horses to kill the still resisting central army. The phalanx commander on the right just hesitated In a moment, he made what he thought was the right decision, and sent some soldiers to chase and kill the rout, while the rest of the soldiers followed their own cavalry to outflank the enemies of the central army.

At this moment, the cavalry unit of the Gillis finally arrived. Although so many words were used to describe the charging process of the Macedonian cavalry, the whole process took less than 5 minutes. , the Gillis cavalry who rushed over witnessed how the friendly army on the right was defeated. Although they wanted to go to the battlefield immediately on the way, but after they arrived, seeing the rout soldiers all over the mountains and plains, the will to support the battlefield could not help but Start to shake.

It was their hesitation that allowed the Macedonian heavy infantry to discover them and prepare for battle. These heavy infantry equipped with spears quickly formed an anti-cavalry shield formation and blocked the path of the Gillis cavalry charge. Seeing this, The Gillis cavalry had to give up the idea of ​​saving the right wing and rushed towards the left wing.

News of the defeat of the right wing soon spread throughout the battlefield, and also reached the ears of General Gisan of the central army. He looked at the Macedonian cavalry that was heading towards him, without any hesitation in his heart, and immediately issued a retreat order. Order.As the sound of the horn symbolizing retreat reverberated over the entire Gilis military formation, the Gilis soldiers, whose military morale was shaken, immediately gave up fighting the enemy and followed the large troops to turn around and retreat. They were able to retreat in an orderly manner at first. But under the influence of fear, the orderly retreat quickly turned into a catastrophic rout. The soldiers no longer maintained their formation. They screamed and fled in all directions, even taking off their armor to prevent themselves from being overtaken by the enemy. , and threw it on the ground together with the shield to reduce the weight on the body.

General Gisan, who is inexperienced in command, was almost helpless in the face of this scene. He could only barely maintain the cohesion of the troops around him. He looked desperately at the broken soldiers fleeing all over the mountains and the Macedonians who were chasing and killing them in cheers, and sadly ordered to withdraw into Oss. The order to defend the town of Osir - given the current situation of the legion, it is impossible to retreat to the camp. It is better to retreat to the safer town of Osir, and rely on the town's fortifications to hold on to a wave.

Jisang didn't expect that his calculation before the war would come true, and he really lost the war.

(End of this chapter)