"Go right!"
The cavalry quickly followed Hilde's orders.
Cut into the right side of the battlefield.
The enemy light infantry who were preparing to fire back suffered a great loss. Their bows and arrows could hardly hit the Byzantine cavalry. These cavalry held up oval cavalry shields and cut into the right side of the Abydos army from the side. All the cavalry took the short spears from the round shields and threw them at the light infantry.
The light infantry's shields were unable to withstand the attacks of javelins, and a large number of them were stabbed down at once.
When the opponent's attack is interrupted by the javelin.
Hilde held the spear and rushed into the enemy's formation like a white meteor.
Wherever Hilde's horse stepped, purple electric sparks flashed, bringing a sense of oppression that frightened all the soldiers. No one could stop Hilde's pace. They all looked at Hilde's sudden appearance in surprise, followed by a strong impact, and the soldiers were smashed to pieces by the fierce impact. Then, more than a thousand cavalrymen with spears rushed directly into the left wing of Abydos and directly broke through the opponent's light infantry formation.
This place in ancient Greece.
Because cavalry generally have weak combat capabilities.
Therefore, the anti-cavalry capabilities of the armies of various countries are actually very weak.
Hilde's tactic of using the superior heavy cavalry to attack is a tactic that he never tires of. As long as the enemy is part of the Greek civilization, the left wing will inevitably lack sufficient anti-cavalry forces. Although the enemy's light infantry can throw spears or use projectile weapons such as bows and stones, they are almost useless against the fully armed heavy cavalry.
More than a thousand heavy cavalrymen, like the sea, directly hit the enemy's formation, and those fragile light infantrymen were scattered at once. The flying horses' hooves crushed the soldiers' bodies, and the sharp spears easily pierced through the enemy's wooden shields and directly stabbed the soldiers to the ground. Afterwards, after losing their spears, these cavalrymen drew their cavalry swords and repeatedly hacked and killed in the crowd. Suddenly, the entire Abydos army formation was in chaos.
"Where's Golgopas?"
Hilde and his army have already rushed out of the enemy's formation.
Now, the oracle of Abydos is nowhere to be found.
She looked around, but could find no sign of Golgopas.
Now, the Abydos army did not stop advancing and was almost at the bottom of the high ground. The two armies were only a few dozen meters away from contact. Under this situation, the archers of the Byzantine Kingdom had already begun to prepare. The archers had already started to draw their bows and arrows, and pulled their bows full. The crossbowmen also put down their tower shields and immediately prepared their crossbows to meet the opponent's infantry attack.
"put--!"
Amyntas gave the order decisively.
Thousands of arrows fell from the Byzantine Empire's position to the people of Abydos.
These armor-piercing arrows were so powerful that a large number of Abydos heavy infantrymen fell down in an instant. The soldiers holding shields could dodge the attacks of bows and arrows, but they had a harder time facing the attacks of heavy crossbows. The simple wooden shields were simply unable to block the impact of the crossbows, and some were directly pierced and then shot at the soldiers hiding behind the shields.
But even such an attack.
The army of Abydos still seemed to be in high spirits.
It seems that a bloody battle is almost inevitable.
(Let me explain these two days... The update speed has been very slow recently. On the one hand, it’s because my wife came back, and on the other hand, it’s because there was a new outbreak in Jilin recently. I happened to be in Jilin, and it was the last minute of my graduation. As a result, I should have returned to school, and a lot of things were concentrated on solving online. So I have been tossed around by these things these days. Alas... I hope you can forgive me)
Chapter 1, Chapter 8, from the Duel of Heroes
Facing the fierce attack of the Byzantine Empire, the army of Abydos did not panic at all. The army had maintained a tight formation for a long time, and pressed towards the position of the Byzantine army step by step. This was obviously a bit abnormal, after all, the Ionian army should not have such combat capabilities.
Soon the heavy infantry phalanx of Abydos arrived at the front of the Byzantine Empire. These soldiers were the most typical Greek heavy infantry, and the weapons they used were spears about meters long. Compared with the Byzantine phalanx infantry whose spears were about 5 meters long, they were definitely at a huge disadvantage in terms of distance.
There are two huge differences between ordinary heavy infantry and phalanx infantry. One is the length of their long hair, and the other is the size of their shields. Since the 2-meter-long spears are extremely heavy, soldiers must rely on their own hands to lift the spears. In this case, the soldiers of the Byzantine Empire all hold smaller shields, while the shields used by traditional Greek heavy infantry are round shields that can cover the entire upper body, and are superior to the other side in terms of shield area.
Because of this, when the two heavy infantry clashed, the dense super-long spears were like an impenetrable wall, making it almost impossible for the heavy infantry of Abydos to get close and effectively kill the Byzantines. But at the same time, although the super-long spears had a long attack range, they were powerless against the opponent's equally dense shields.
On the right side of the battlefield, the Byzantine heavy infantry attacked the flank of the Abydos army directly from the right.
The cavalry led by Hilde just now has caused very heavy damage to the enemy's left wing. It is precisely because of this that if one wants to expand the results of the battle as quickly as possible, starting from the left wing and pushing all the troops on the right wing forward becomes the best option.
The army of Abydos also responded quickly. In order to fill the gap in the left wing, the commander of Abydos drew part of the heavy infantry and gathered them on the right wing to resist the attacking Byzantine heavy infantry and barbarians.
"Lord Dionysus is with us!"
The soldiers of Abydos pressed their bodies tightly together, because they were now facing the Byzantine heavy infantry who were charging directly at them. They did not feel fear now, because the presence of Golgopas provided them with unlimited courage. They now only had the desire to fight, without any thoughts of cowardice or fleeing.
The barbarians of the Byzantine Kingdom were the first to rush to the front of the battlefield. They raised their axes high in the air and threw them with all their might. The axes spun rapidly in the air and hit the shields and bodies of the Abydos soldiers very accurately. The huge impact force directly caused the soldiers to fall to the ground. Suddenly, many gaps appeared in the tightly fitted formation, and the barbarians holding battle axes rushed directly into the opponent's formation through the gaps.
Then the sword and shield soldiers of the Byzantine Kingdom also followed the barbarians into the battlefield. The short weapons they used, such as battle axes and long swords, had a great advantage over the spears used by the heavy infantry in a close combat. However, even so, the number of heavy infantry deployed on the left wing of the Abydos army was more than 8000, which was three times the number of the Byzantine barbarians and sword and shield soldiers.
The advantage in numbers offset the disadvantages in equipment and combat quality. In the initial attack, the heavy infantry of Abydos were caught off guard and smashed to pieces by thrown axes, but as the battle turned into a melee, three Abydos heavy infantrymen were formed on the battlefield against one heavy infantryman of the Byzantine Empire.
Under such circumstances, the number of casualties on both sides continued to increase with the growth of the battle. The people of Abydos were like guarding the most important thing. They showed an attitude of fighting to the death in the battle. Their morale was extremely high. They would even threaten to die in the battle. Even if they were faced with the opponent's spears or swords, they would rush towards the enemy without hesitation.
Hilde saw this scene from the edge of the battlefield.
She probably understood it now.
This should be Golgopas's ability.
Logically speaking, the army of Abydos should not have faced such a high cost. When the number of casualties in the army increased significantly, the enemy troops would surely collapse. However, now there is no sign of collapse. Instead, the fighting is going back and forth. Therefore, Hilde has every reason to believe that Golgopas' ability must be closely related to improving the combat effectiveness of the entire army.
"Where is this guy...?"
The cavalry that Hilde is now leading.
We can't stop yet.
The cavalry will continue to harass the enemy's rear and flanks, causing heavy casualties to the enemy's army.
But the role of cavalry is to make the enemy's morale collapse. If the enemy still maintains high morale, the role of heavy cavalry will be rapidly reduced. Therefore, in order to solve the current situation, we must find Golgopas and get rid of this guy. Otherwise... the situation of this battle will definitely drag on to an increasingly unfavorable point.
And at this time.
Hilde suddenly sensed a danger signal and jumped off his horse.
Immediately, a huge bronze hammer flew over.
It smashed Hilde's mount into a ball of meat paste.
Hilde landed steadily on the ground, the spear in his hand folded up, and purple lightning lingered around his body.
"Golgopas!?"
"Next, it's a battle between the two of us."
At this time, Golgopas fell from the sky and landed in front of the huge bronze hammer.
"How about it?"
"What a shame, this horse is my favorite."
"Then I'm really sorry."
Golgopas smiled slightly, then picked up the bronze hammer. Judging from the situation, he was probably going to fight Hilde head-on. So Hilde said to the cavalry behind him: "Go to the battlefield immediately, leave this to us!"
"Yes!"
Without any hesitation.
The cavalry left immediately.
Golgopas looked at the cavalrymen going away and said with a wry smile, "As expected of the Byzantine army, they obey orders."
"Well, since you came to me alone, we Oracles should settle the feud between ourselves." Hilde raised the spear in his hand and pointed it at Golgopas in front of him, "Hold your weapons and prepare for battle!"
"it is good!"
Hilde still didn't know how powerful Golgopas was.
The first tune, the ninth section, a sudden heavy rain
But everything now is what they both wanted.
For Hilde, she had to defeat Golgopas quickly.
Otherwise, the enemy's high morale would put tremendous pressure on Hilde's army.
So, when the cavalry retreated, Hilde looked directly at Golgopas in front of him. He was holding a giant bronze hammer. Although he could not be compared with a burly man like the Thracian king, he was also a guy known for his strength. Hilde took a deep breath, said nothing, straightened his body, and turned directly into a purple lightning, rushing towards Golgopas.
"So fast!"
Golgopas was also a little surprised.
He didn't even dodge, but simply swung the bronze hammer in his hand and smashed it towards Hilde.
This direct fighting style caught Hilde off guard. She quickly turned around, drew a big circle with the spear in her hand, and stabbed towards the opponent's chest. Golgopas blocked it with the hammer handle, and then burst out with great power, knocking Hilde dozens of meters away.
Hilde looked at the cracked ground under Golgopas's feet. Just now, he stepped on the ground and cracked it. Such terrible explosive power was indeed something that only the King of Thrace could do. Hilde did not expect that the Oracle of Dionysus also possessed such terrible power. It was indeed very surprising.
"Are you really the Oracle of Dionysus?"
"of course."
Golgopas smiled and said:
"Do you mean to say that you look down on the great god of wine?"
"That's not the case. It's just a little different from what I expected. But if that's the case..."
Originally, Hilde thought that the opponent's strength would be weak overall, so Hilde made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, because she wanted to control her battle rhythm a little bit, and just injured Golgopas. But now it is obvious that Hilde must show her determination and level to kill the opponent in order to ensure that she can defeat Golgopas. Therefore, Hilde can no longer have any naive illusions, she must deal with Golgopas in front of her as if she were dealing with a strong enemy.
And at this time.
A drop of cold water fell on Hilde's face.
"……It's raining?"
She raised her head and looked at the dark clouds above her head.
Hilde could have guessed the rain today. Before the battle started, there were already dark clouds overhead. Hilde knew at that time that it would definitely be a heavy rain. However... he didn't expect the rain to come so quickly. Soon, more and more rain fell to the ground, soaking not only Hilde's hair and clothes, but also the land.
Faced with such heavy rain, neither Golgopas nor Hilde had any idea of a truce.
"Your Majesty Hilde."
Golgopas raised his head and said in a loud voice:
"You can't be that capable!"
"Are you looking down on me?"
"Of course not. I just thought of what His Majesty Hilde said a few days ago. What I want to say is that if you keep hiding your true strength, you will be the one who suffers the most." Golgopas raised his bronze hammer and took a fighting stance. "I am not afraid of failure! Your Majesty Hilde, now, let's have a hearty battle! Don't worry about anything, just defeat and kill the opponent! Only such a battle can be worthy of our status as oracles!"
"Exactly what I want!"
Hilde was silent.
The powerful force of thunder and lightning immediately surrounded his body.
The sudden purple lightning and fire wrapped around Hilde's body like a giant snake.
The powerful pressure even made Golgopas, who was dozens of meters away, feel the almost suffocating pressure. He narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to relieve it. But at this moment, Hilde rushed out directly from where he was, sweeping towards him like a storm.
"Well done!"
Golgopas was not afraid and rushed forward swinging his bronze hammer.
And on this side of the battlefield.
The sudden arrival of heavy rain caused great trouble to all the soldiers on the battlefield.
The battlefield itself was a grassy field with overgrown weeds. As it was located in the coastal area, the land was muddy. It was fine on sunny days, but if it rained, the rain would moisten the land under the soldiers' feet, making it difficult to move. In this case, the Byzantine soldiers on the upper slope were clearly at an advantage.
The muddy ground under their feet was so muddy that they would sink into it almost immediately. At the same time, the grass that had absorbed the rain became very slippery, making it a luxury for the soldiers of Abydos to maintain their formation. What was even more fatal was that the rain fell from the sky, and the Abydos soldiers who were attacking from low to high ground would be hit directly in the face by the rain. In order to avoid the rain entering their eyes, the soldiers would instinctively close their eyes to avoid the rain.
The soldiers of Abydos were in such a situation.
Naturally, they are at a huge disadvantage.
Needless to say, Golgopas's ability inspired the soldiers of Abydos. They were not afraid of fighting and were willing to face the enemy head-on even with casualties. However, their physical strength did not improve much. When the muddy grass appeared under their feet, this extremely bad situation greatly consumed their physical strength and accelerated their physical fatigue. Just moving forward and taking a step up would make them breathless.
Not to mention having to face an extra-long spear that is nearly five meters long.
Such a horrible experience.
Even the high-spirited Abydos coalition forces began to waver.
However, now the Abydos coalition forces have all squeezed onto the high ground, and are constantly squeezing the Byzantine Empire's defense line with their numerical advantage.
However, the formation of the Byzantine Kingdom remained flexible, especially the troops on the right wing. After several battles, the enemy's left-wing heavy infantry was defeated. The commander realized that the enemy was not a unit that would collapse due to low morale. Therefore, the sword and shield soldiers on the right wing formed a tight formation to resist the enemy's heavy infantry. As for the barbarians, they continued to roam the battlefield, looking for the best breakthrough point to increase the enemy's casualties.
The Abydosians used their large shields to block the opponent's super-long spear attacks. However, the Byzantine soldiers were always able to find the best gaps and thrust their spears through the gaps, bringing out a series of blood. The blood gradually dyed the grass red and began to flow down the slope, making the already muddy land even muddier.
"Are these guys crazy?"
Amyntas looked at everything in front of him in amazement.
Don’t these people of Abydos know what fear is?
