The Lucanian tribal coalition stopped advancing two miles away from the Greek army and they also began to line up.

The Greek army just waited quietly and did not take the opportunity to attack. This is not surprising, because Turiyi hopes to change the scene of passive beating in a battle, and Lucania also hopes to use this battle to completely eliminate the remaining power of Turiyi. Therefore, the battle is the common will of both sides.

If the Greek army attacked at this time, the Lucanian tribal coalition could only retreat without the formation. The infantry chasing the infantry would be difficult to catch up at a distance of one thousand meters, and would eventually lead to the delay of the battle. This was unacceptable for General Turiyi who had been prepared. The citizens could not accept it, because it meant that they had to worry for a longer time.

The Greek army gave the Lukan tribal coalition sufficient time to deploy the formation, and the Lukans were also making full use of this time. Since the Disaster had reported the general situation of the Greek army's formation to the leaders of the tribal coalition, the coalition leaders quickly decided the position of each unit in the formation after urgent discussion: Akbiru, the chief leader of the city of Grummentum, led his tribal soldiers in the middle; the soldiers of Niutum and Laos in the left wing of 4,500 on the left wing; and Grummentum's main ally, another powerful tribe in the Lukan region, joined forces with the 4,000 leaders of the city of Pikosis, and the 1,500 soldiers in the city of Vig in Bruti, totaling 5,500 on the right wing. The Lukan tribal coalition had all forces of 1,600, and there were no cavalry.

Grummentum has been fighting in the past two years. Its great leader Akbiru is also rich in military experience. Before the war started, he sent many spies to disguise themselves into the port of Turiyi City (this place with the most free people, mixed with fish and dragons, and it is not easy to be discovered). He got a lot of news. Combined with the rewards of today's spies, he had already thought about it: Although many of the Turiyi militias in the middle of the Greek army are older, they are large in number and cannot be underestimated and will be dealt with by him personally; the right wing of the Greek army is Tarantum reinforcements, and I heard that the troops defeated the Mesapi people many times in Tarantum this time, and the combat effectiveness is probably not bad. Niutum and Rauss are sister cities, and cooperation is not a problem, with 4,500 people, more than enough to deal with them; while the Greek army has the smallest left wing, and the probe can almost see it and other

The difference in the number of people between the two routes is because its number is too small. It is said that this Greek mercenary once expeditioned to Persia, but after hearing the stories about them, Akpiru thought that the rumors about this force were too exaggerated. Isn’t it just that he lost the battle in Persia and fled back. The Greeks who were doing business always like to boast about themselves. He had no idea about Persia, a distant Eastern power, and believed that the two thousand troops were limited, and the Picossian soldiers were not weaker than Grummentum, and their great leader Cincinnag was not weak either. Moreover, his son Geninath (also also Akpiru’s son-in-law) was the best in the whole clan. Four thousand soldiers and 1,500 Bruti soldiers were almost three times the opponent’s strength, and he was able to defeat the left wing of the Greek army in one fell swoop. Therefore, he locked his victory opportunity to his right wing.

The Lucanians set up their formations faster because their array was not as tight as the Greek army, and the loose formation made the already huge team even more huge.

With the sound of a long horn, this time, an astonishing army slowly pressed towards the Greek army like a sea of ​​rushing...

The battle is about to begin! Pharis's somewhat turbid old eyes could already see the shadow of the enemy opposite him. He took a long breath, puffed up his somewhat shriveled chest, turned over and dismounted, and ordered his accompanying slaves: "Give me my weapons and helmet!"

At this moment, he heard a noise from the soldiers in front of him.

"What happened?" he asked in confusion, and the people around him were also confused. He had to get on his horse again and look forward with no change in front of him. But in the direction of the soldiers' commotion, he saw hundreds of soldiers on the left wing rushing out of the square formation and running towards the Lucanians on the opposite side...

What are they doing? Are they going to surrender to the enemy?... When Pharius thought of this possibility, he felt chill in his heart: Is it true that as some people say, "A mercenary without a sense of belonging is unreliable"!

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Epitianis and Tspit led more than 600 light infantry out of the array and rushed towards the right wing of the black Lukari tribe coalition. Of course, they did not surrender, but implemented a new tactic that had been practicing according to the requirements of the leader Davers: that is, before the two armies collided, they used light infantry to kill and injure the enemy at long-range, so as to destroy the enemy's agility and disrupt its formation.

Faced with a large number of enemy troops, hundreds of lonely soldiers were like small trees in the wind, and were at risk of being blown down at any time. This psychological pressure and fear would cause the timids to collapse. However, these soldiers' spirits were already extremely tough during the Persian journey. Their formation was scattered but not chaotic, and their forward speed was accelerating.

When less than four hundred meters away from the enemy, Epitianis and Tspit shouted almost at the same time: "Prepare for the throwing troops!"

The stone-cattered soldiers stopped and began to untie the stone-cattered rope wrapped around their waists; while the rest of the soldiers continued to advance, and when they were almost 100 meters away from the enemy, the archers stopped; and the four hundred light shield soldiers were still running and advancing...

Why is Grerat of Picossis loved by tribal warriors? It is because he led the way in every battle and rushed to the front line. Seeing these Greeks in leather armor lined up in two loose scattered lines and rushed straight up, he was still a little confused at first. To the north of Picossis was the Greek city-state Ilia. Picossis invaded his territory many times, and the two sides fought frequently. Geninath was familiar with the Greek way of fighting, but he had never seen such a strange move. But soon, when the Greeks raised their cold spearhead, took big steps, and made preparations for throwing, he was shocked: "Be careful of the javelin!! Defense!!"

Hundreds of javelins roared with the sound of the wind. The experienced light shield soldiers did not throw them in a straight line, but threw them in a diagonal front. Although the Lucanians were fully equipped with heavy Greek infantry equipment, they did not learn the principle of "I protect others, others protect me" of heavy Greek infantry. They hurriedly protected the round shield tightly, causing large gaps to appear in the already slightly loose fronts. The javelin, which was deliberately aggravated by Daphs, passed through the gap between the shields and shields, and most of them pierced into the ribs covered by the multi-layer glued linen armor of the tribe warriors. Screams rang out and fell down.

Geninath reacted quickly and blocked the thrown javelin with his shield. The javelin actually pierced the copper skin of the round shield and nailed it to the shield. Just as he wanted to pull the javelin out, the person next to him shouted: "Be careful of the bow and arrow!!"

Arrows and stones smashed down like raindrops...

Geninath touched a piece of his head, and although he was protected by a helmet, it also made him dizzy and almost fell.

The Lucanians suffered little losses from this wave of mercenaries' bows and arrows, but the first few rows in the middle of Lucania's right wing were in chaos. However, the Greek light shield soldiers took the opportunity to throw the second round of javelins, which greatly increased the lethality of the javelins...

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Ferris and Kunogorata were stunned when they saw this scene immediately. They had guessed the combat effectiveness of the Davers mercenaries, but they never expected that it would be such a novel tactic and the effect was so amazing!

Seeing that part of the front line of the enemy's right wing was almost broken, Kunogorata said excitedly: "If we had known that these mercenaries were so powerful, we should have learned from them earlier and adopted this tactic!"

Pheris shook his head: "Our light infantry is not so bold. We are hundreds of meters away from the square formation and actively attacking a large number of enemies. Only these war-produced mercenaries dare to use this. I'm afraid this is the tactic they learned from Persia." Pheris said this, and he still felt a little regretful: before the formal engagement, the combat effectiveness of Davers' mercenaries exceeded his expectations. Perhaps he should be assigned to him by the advice of the young mercenary leader...

Phiris suppressed this idea: Since the initial plan has been implemented, it is best to implement it to the end! This is the experience he has gained from years of military service.
Chapter completed!