Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

In the first round of the fight between the two sides, the opponent was knocked off his horse by Cu Chulainn, and then Cu Chulainn stepped on the opponent's chest and made the opponent spit out blood. Before the opponent's sword pierced Cu Chulainn, Cu Chulainn took the lead and stabbed the tip of the sword into the opponent's heart. This famous talent died in such an unclear way.

Then Cu Chulainn drew out his long sword to block several long spears, and flexibly and strangely dodged several others, but finally accidentally got his arm cut by a long spear.

He was not affected much, but screamed in pain and anger, and knocked the opponent off his horse with a punch with his left hand. It is unknown whether he is dead or alive.

When this cavalry was dragged, Tiya also commanded the cavalry troops on his side to meet the opponent, shooting with bows, arrows, slings and other weapons from a distance.

The enemy obviously couldn't just stop there to encircle Cu Chulainn, and because they lost their commander, they were a little confused. Led by several small leaders, they scattered to avoid the Romans' attacks. Cu Chulainn still chased them relentlessly, biting them tightly and gradually led them out of the battlefield.

Cu Chulainn's attack was still useful. After losing the commander, the cavalry, which was a little disorganized, was pushed up by the Romans and directly launched an attack. The combat effectiveness of both sides might be on par at ordinary times, and even these Scythians had a slight advantage, but now without the formation, it was a completely different matter.

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The cavalry of both sides were restraining each other and cruising, and the long-range troops were also busy shooting, and the spearmen were fighting at this moment.

In comparison, their battlefield was the most anxious and bloodiest, with people pushing and squeezing each other. The bodies of the soldiers who were stabbed to death in the front row were pushed by the soldiers in the back row for a long time and could not fall to the ground. Both sides did not have much technology to speak of, and they were more competing in endurance and courage.

In this regard, the Roman pikemen, who were mostly auxiliary soldiers, did not have an advantage. Their fighting will was not as strong as that of the Pontic people. After all, for the Pontic people, this was a matter of defending their country, while for them it was a war that had little to do with them.

The Roman pike phalanx gradually fell into a disadvantage, but it would take some time for it to collapse. This was what Tia had expected long ago, and her combat intention was also very simple - to defeat the opponent's position before the pike phalanx collapsed.

As the low horn sounded from the central command position, the Roman troops on the left and right wings began to change their formation. Their reserve troops on standby in the rear began to enter the battlefield, trying to go directly around the opponent's back from the edge of the battlefield.

Mithridates also responded. Although they did not have a great advantage in hand-to-hand combat, they also knew that they could not be surrounded by the opponent, so they followed the Romans to start stretching the battle line.

With the troops not far apart, the thickness of the battle lines of both sides soon reached a level that was quite dangerous for both sides.

This is not a long-term solution. Mithridates is also gambling, betting that his sword and shield infantry can hold out longer, betting that the Roman pike phalanx will collapse first.

Both sides have done their best to maintain the front line. Their respective talents and reserves have been sent to the battlefield. The battle situation is very tense. It seems that the number of Roman pike phalanxes is constantly decreasing, and their morale tends to be shaken, which seems to be in danger. But the situation of the Pontic people on the other side is not very good, and it seems that there is also a risk of being penetrated by the Romans.

At this time, Mithridates chose to bet on his cavalry force, and Tia also responded with all the remaining cavalry on his side. The two sides fought in a mess. Overall, the Pontic people still have a clear advantage. After all, the Romans are not a nation with strong cavalry, and they are also fewer in number.

At this moment, Mithridates' scouts suddenly found that a fleet was slowly approaching on the sea, with a black crow flag that the Pontic people had rarely seen. Mithridates knew that these were the northerners under Orwell.

The Romans attached great importance to the propaganda role of articles and history books, which made some of the battle processes of the Gallic and British wars spread out. Mithridates knew that Orwell liked to ambush Vikings as mercenaries, so he made preparations in advance and sent a sufficient number of scout cavalry to scout the environment.

But he didn't expect that the other party would change the environment directly this time and choose to land from the sea, which caught him off guard.

Judging from the number, the opponent's fleet is huge, roughly estimated to have hundreds of long ships, that is, thousands or even more Viking warriors, which is definitely not a weak force.

There is no way, Mithridates dare not be arrogant, he can only ask those volunteers to intercept the Vikings, and at the same time withdraw a small number of troops from the front battlefield to defend.

This is exactly Tia's purpose, using the small number of Vikings to consume the opponent's reserve forces. It seems that there are a lot of ships covering the sky, but in fact, there are few sailors in many ships, and they can't even sail normally. They can only set sail and drift along the wind to the coastline.

Mithridates didn't have a clairvoyance or Orwell's telescope, so he naturally fell for this trick.

After the troops were transferred, before the Vikings arrived, Tia sent out her most elite force - a guard battalion led by a dozen gifted people. This was the only first battalion of the guard corps, representing the highest honor and the highest combat power in the empire in name, so the configuration was also quite luxurious. The soldiers were all wearing double-layer armor, and most of the grassroots officers were either gifted people or veterans of hundreds of battles.

In principle, this army cannot be transferred from the mainland, but Tia thinks it may be useful. Before the Senate can come to a conclusion, the army was forcibly brought here, and now it can be regarded as making full use of it.

The brigade was deployed to the right wing of the front, the most disadvantaged place of the Pontic army, and almost as soon as the battle started, these talented people with extremely strong combat effectiveness broke through the precarious front of the Pontic people.

The legionnaires of the brigade poured into the gap like a tide, and the gap was rapidly expanded. Soon a small part of the Pontic army was surrounded and destroyed, and the Roman army did not stop there, but continued to surround the rear of the Pontic army formation.

This situation is similar to the Battle of Cannae, where Hannibal completely achieved his own success in history. Although the frontal forces were weak, the encirclement had gradually taken shape.

When the Roman army on the right wing arrived at the rear of the Pontic army, the overall situation was basically determined. Even if Mithridates withdrew the army to encircle the Vikings, it would be of no avail.