Pompey was a first-class commander. He chose a dense forest 20 kilometers east of the city of Hyperion.

The terrain there is flat, suitable for the deployment of a large army.

At the same time, there were boundless forests with lush trees, which could effectively limit the power of the Greek heavy infantry.

Pompey, for the first time ever, deployed hundreds of thousands of archers and javelin throwers in the center of his formation, letting them take cover in the dense forest and use their ranged weapons to kill any enemy troops that dared to approach.

On the two wings, he deployed flexible light infantry armed with short swords and small round shields.

This was the experience Pompey gained with blood after fighting in Seranda for more than a month.

It is similar to the first battle when Xia Zhe first traveled through time, where skirmishers defeated infantry.

Pompey knew that the strength of the heavy infantry legion lay in its neatly arranged shield array, which provided an impenetrable defense, and in its exaggerated spears, which could pierce the strongest shields and the most agile horses.

All of these will be severely restricted even in dense forests.

The shield formation will be disrupted by the trees and become full of loopholes.

The giant spear could not be used and was stuck everywhere.

They will be driven crazy by the archers and spearmen who appear and disappear at will and have no formation restrictions.

A month ago, the Roman legions suffered countless losses for this.

Now, it was finally the Greek expeditionary force's turn to suffer this loss.

As for the two wings.

Light infantry in the jungle is far more useful than traditional light cavalry!

The forest was so dense that the cavalry could not charge at all.

It is highly likely that you will be knocked off your horse by branches and have to get on and off the horse repeatedly.

On the contrary, light infantry is more mobile and flexible and can take the enemy by surprise.

Pompey believed that in the flank confrontation, the Roman side would definitely be the winner.

After all, Rome was founded on the bravery of its swordsmen! Its close combat prowess is unmatched by any other nation!