2 18 years ago, 30,000 Roman soldiers were killed in the Trebia River, and only 4,000 people were lost in Carthage. Hannibal's ingenious deployment, taking the initiative to lure the enemy to attack, cavalry and elephant soldiers cooperated, and Roman coach Personia and old Scipio suffered a fiasco, almost completely annihilated.
Rome and Carthage fought three wars for the Mediterranean. Rome is powerful. Hannibal, the famous Carthaginian general, defeated Rome many times and crossed the Apennine Peninsula. In 2 18, Rome decided to conquer Carthage again. Old Scipio led 30,000 soldiers and horses to attack Spain, and coach Posen Ronia led 30,000 troops to attack Sicily, and then crossed the sea to capture North Africa.
Rome's strategic intention was that Old Scipio prevented Hannibal Corps from returning to North Africa. With the naval advantage, Psoronia landed in North Africa and attacked Carthage. Hannibal lecter is a great star, and Rome's strategic intention cannot be hidden from him. Hannibal did not stay in Spain or return to Carthage, but led 60,000 soldiers and horses across the Alps and directly attacked Italy.
Hannibal's tactics can be described as "encircling Wei to save Zhao", attacking the enemy's key points, forcing the Roman main force to return to the mainland, and then annihilating halfway. "Encircling Wei to save Zhao" is the masterpiece of Sun Bin, a famous official of Qi State. Hannibal lecter and Sun Bin didn't have a chance to meet or have military exchanges, but they both thought of this move. As heroes think, so thought Bruce.
Hannibal lecter overcame many difficulties in his more than 2000-mile expedition, and crossed the Alps covered with snow all year round. After entering Italy, Hannibal still had 30,000 people under his command and ran out of food and grass. With the support of Celts, Hannibal's strength quickly recovered and reached the Po River basin. If you cross the Po River and continue south, Rome will suffer. Hannibal's move is really awesome.
When Rome was in danger, old Scipio came back from Spain to face Hannibal, and the two sides had an encounter on the Girnus River. The battle of Tikinus River was a contest between cavalry. Hannibal's Numidian cavalry was enough to defeat the Roman cavalry. Old Scipio tasted defeat, and thousands of cavalry were killed.
The gap between the cavalry, old Scipio dare not attack easily, he wants to have a rest, and then fight in the winter. However, coach Persolonia disagreed. After the two Roman legions met, they decided to take the initiative.
For Hannibal lecter, a direct battle is a good thing. Once a protracted war or a war of attrition is fought, Carthage can't stand it. Hannibal is an expedition, with no fixed supply base, and its logistics depends on the support of the Celts. The Celtics supported Hannibal on the premise that he won and divided the spoils. This is exactly what Hannibal wants to see, and Persolonia wants to make a quick decision.
The Battle of Trebbia was the first encounter between the Roman Legion and Hannibal Expeditionary Force. There are 45,000 Roman legions and 30,000 Carthaginians. Rome has a numerical advantage, and Carthage has cavalry and elephant soldiers. The two sides camped across the river, and Hannibal took the initiative to attack and sent 1000 Celtic cavalry to challenge. Psoronia was also rude and directly ordered the attack to defeat the Celtics.
After winning the first battle, Psoronia was full of confidence and decided to go all out to defeat Hannibal. Perseronia issued a "gauntlet" to Hannibal, agreeing to a decisive battle tomorrow. Hannibal sent his brother Marka to ambush the river bank with 3,000 horses. Don't stop Perseronia from crossing the river. When the Roman legion is defeated, kill them and make them panic.
Poseronia is in front of the Celtic cavalry and javelin soldiers; On both sides are Italian allies, mainly cavalry; In the middle is the main force of the Roman legion, the heavily armored infantry. Hannibal didn't put his Celtic cavalry in front, but let them be deployed on the left and right sides with Numidian cavalry and elephant soldiers to cover his main force. In front of the position are Spanish cavalry and infantry.
Hannibal took the initiative to attack, and the Spanish cavalry took the middle road with spears. Roman infantry threw javelin collectively, but failed to stop the attack of Spanish cavalry. They went straight to the front. The Celts were dissatisfied with Rome. These cavalry tried to avoid fighting with the Spanish cavalry, but retreated to both sides so that the Spanish cavalry could be killed in the battle.
The Roman legion in the middle of the road, covered with shields and impaled with spears, was defeated by the Spanish cavalry's offensive, so they dismounted and changed steps, but failed to break through the defense line. Then, Numidia cavalry and Celtic cavalry came from two wings to fight the Italian cavalry. Old Scipio knew the power of Numidia cavalry, so he prepared javelin in advance and gave them a head-on blow.
Old Scipio didn't expect that there were elephant soldiers behind Hannibal's cavalry, which Italian cavalry had never met before, and they had to retreat. Eight elephants went into battle at the same time, and the Italian cavalry couldn't stand it, and they were defeated one after another. In this way, Rome's two-wing defense lines were torn apart, and Numidian cavalry rushed directly to the middle, and attacked China's army with Spanish soldiers in Psoronia.
Without the cover of wings, Rome would be finished. Pesolonia took the lead in retreating and was ambushed by Marca on the Terea River. Roman soldiers were in chaos, surrounded by Carthaginian soldiers, and more than 30 thousand people were killed. Old Scipio covered the main retreat and was seriously injured, but Persolonia broke through. However, Hannibal did not pursue victory in order to save his strength, and 10 thousand elite soldiers of the Roman legion were able to escape.
The following year, Hannibal laid an ambush in Lake Meno in Tracy. Carthage was ambushed on three sides, and the Roman legion was killed by 40 thousand. It is too weak to defeat Hannibal easily. The Battle of Terea was Hannibal's first great victory since his expedition, which greatly enhanced his prestige in the Celtics' hearts and guaranteed Carthage's logistics.
It can be seen from the Battle of Terea that Rome and Carthage rarely used bows and arrows, but used spears for hand-to-hand combat. If you meet Qin Jun at the same time, Rome and Carthage will only be hanged in front of the powerful "crossbowman". Even Hannibal and Scipio can't beat Tian Lei and Wang Jian. They are not a heavyweight.