When the Shenwu Army quickly broke through the gap, they met the Seleucid cavalry coming for reinforcements.
Due to the previous defeat of the Seleucid cavalry, there were only a thousand cavalry left at this time.
They obeyed the order and went for reinforcements. They also knew that the Macedonian army was fighting with the Silk Army, so the cavalry left the infantry far away and headed straight to the east of Homusan City in a loose snake formation.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived, they first saw the Macedonian army lined up in a neat formation on both sides. There were only some smashed trebuchets and dozens of corpses in the center, but the Silk Kingdom cavalry rushed past the Macedonian army and headed towards them like lightning.
Come running.
There is no doubt that the Seleucid cavalry was severely defeated.
Under the command of Wang Ben, the Shenwu Army first bent their bows and fired arrows at the enemy horsemen. The unsuspecting enemy horsemen fell to the ground after being struck by arrows.
However, the Qin army only had time to shoot an arrow, and the two armies were facing each other and were soon within easy reach.
The Qin army then drew out their bronze swords and rattan shields and slashed and killed the Sai cavalry. The poor Sai cavalry was cut to a large area in an instant, and only about 80% of them fell when they faced each other, leaving only about 200 people.
On the one hand, this is the difference between stirrups and saddles, and on the other hand, it is a question of the formations of the enemy and ourselves: the Qin army's troops are fully deployed in an offensive formation, while the Serbian army is in a long snake marching formation, and the two armies face each other.
The Qin army surrounded the Serbian army, so the victory was decided before the battle began.
Wang Ben was not willing to fight, so he left the surviving two hundred cavalry and rode away... The Shenwu Army had more important tasks to complete, and the plan would not be delayed just because of these two hundred men.
Seeing that formation, the more than two hundred warriors dared to pursue them. They hurriedly divided into two sides and hid in the Macedonian infantry phalanx.
Wang Ben led the Shenwu army and continued to gallop forward, and soon met the Seleucid infantry who came after them.
As if facing a powerful enemy, the Seleucid infantry stopped at a distance and formed a square formation to prepare for battle.
However, the Qin army did not stop at all and headed straight to the northeast. During this period, only a few Shenwu soldiers shot a few arrows at the infantry square.
Leading this army was a lieutenant named Tigran, who was Akevus's right-hand man and his son-in-law.
Tigran looked at the marching direction of the Silk Kingdom cavalry and immediately realized something was wrong.
"Damn it!" Tigran shouted: "Their goal is the Mar Hill, and they want to attack our headquarters."
"General!" His subordinates said in disbelief: "But they are cavalry, and there are only three thousand people. We have five thousand people on the Mar Hill."
What my subordinates meant was that there was no way that three thousand cavalry could capture the hill where five thousand Seleucid elites were stationed.
But Tigran knew what was going on.
"Didn't you see the pipe on their horses?" Tigran said: "That may be the firearm the Romans were talking about."
Then Tigran no longer hesitated: "Reinforce Mar Hill immediately!"
Tigran's reaction was relatively quick, and he noticed the key point immediately.
However, at this time, his troops were already more than ten miles away from the Mar Hill, and the march speed of the Seleucid hoplites would only take half an hour.
More than ten miles, for the cavalry running at full speed, is only a moment.
When Wang Ben and the Shenwu Army appeared at the foot of the Mar Hill, Akevus was really shocked... Hector had just asked for help, so why did the enemy cavalry appear at the foot of the hill?
Could it be that at the moment Hector called for help, the enemy had already broken through?
Then Akevus understood.
He gritted his teeth and cursed: "Hateful Macedonians, they should stand with the Silk country people."
However, Akevus did not complain. He immediately asked his subordinates to put on his armor, picked up his dagger and walked out of the tent. He shouted to his subordinates who were nervously preparing for the battle:
"Yes, we were betrayed by the Macedonians, otherwise the enemy would not have appeared here so quickly."
"This is not a good thing, but it is not a bad thing either!"
"Because this proves that the Macedonians are cowards and they are not worthy of the title of the Macedonian Empire!"
The subordinates cheered.
As mentioned before, Seleucid and Macedonia were brothers and enemies, so each wanted to compare with the other.
After a pause, Akefus continued:
"The people of Silk country can scare the Macedonians, but they cannot scare us!"
"We want to show the people of Silk Country who is the master of this land!"
"At the same time, we also want to let the Macedonians know who is the warrior who makes Alexander proud, and who...is the glory of the empire!"
The subordinates cheered loudly and slapped their armor with their shields, making a "huohuo" sound in their mouths. For a moment, they were gearing up and their morale was as high as a rainbow.
These five thousand guards are the elite of Seleucid, and more than 70% of them are veterans who have fought with Akevus for many years. Akevus often uses his wealth to increase their military pay... This is somewhat like the training and quality of the Chu army.
The army is a better private soldier.
In addition, the Seleucid army had geographical and military advantages, so it was still unknown who would win and who would lose in this battle.
Wang Ben did not take action immediately, although time was pressing.
He led his troops around the hill first and found that the hill was gentle in the south and steep in the north.
So I didn’t need to think too much and chose the slower side in the south.
Following Wang Ben's order, the Shenwu troops dismounted one after another and took out their guns and ammunition to form formations under the hill. The horses were fixed behind them with simple wooden stakes and were guarded by several people.
Wang Ben didn't say much, and ordered the soldiers to load their ammunition and attack up the slope of the hill.
Akevus hesitated for a while and then ordered his troops to launch a counterattack.
Akevus's choice was very smart. He knew from the Romans that the weapons in the hands of the Silklanders were weapons that could penetrate shields and armor from a distance of 100 meters.
On this basis, of course, Akevs must take the initiative to attack and shorten the distance between each other. Otherwise, if they are far apart, they will only be defeated by the enemy one row after another.
Sure enough, as soon as the Seleucid army moved, the Qin army had to stop... If the two armies moved relative to each other, it would soon develop into a close combat, which the Qin army did not want to see.
When the Seleucid army approached 100 meters, the Qin army raised their muskets under Wang Ben's command, then pulled the trigger and fired projectiles at the Seleucid army amidst gunfire and smoke.
Seleucid soldiers fell into a pool of blood one after another. They were even frightened by the terrifying weapon of the Silk Army.
But it was only a pause.
Soon they took steps forward again, and in order to embolden themselves, they made a "huo" sound with every step they took.
"Bang bang", a batch of bullets knocked down the Seleucid soldiers in the front row again.
This made the Seleucid soldiers couldn't help but speed up their pace, because they realized that the only way to avoid death was to shorten the distance as quickly as possible.
The slope of the hill increased their speed, which gave them the opportunity to close in on the Qin army.