Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 32 | 16 | Some View more quotes about might">might even try to retreat to the beach, accepting the perils of the gauntlet they must then run. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 32 | 13 | Needless to say, the advance party's narrow adherence to the road allowed our archers to be in a position to fire at almost point-blank range. |
| 32 | 14 | Moreover, as our archers were on both sides of the road, the shields of our targets, which could face but one way at a time, would be largely ineffective. |
| 32 | 15 | I expected the enemy, at least initially, to be unwilling to enter a locale in which it could scarcely see its way, given the high, mazelike grasses. |
| 32 | 16 | Some might even try to retreat to the beach, accepting the perils of the gauntlet they must then run. |
| 32 | 17 | I did not expect much discipline amongst the raiders. |
| 32 | 18 | Thus, one might hope that the surprise following a sudden, unexpected attack might burst into panic, which, ideally, would be soon transmitted to their as-yet uninvolved cohorts. |
| 32 | 19 | Had the enemy been disciplined, and had I assumed command following the attack, and I did not know the nature or numbers of the enemy, I would have ordered the retreat of the double-shield wall, that to reach the beach, my supplies, and additional support. |
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Needless to say, the advance party's narrow adherence to the road allowed our archers to be in a position to fire at almost point-blank range.
Moreover, as our archers were on both sides of the road, the shields of our targets, which could face but one way at a time, would be largely ineffective.
I expected the enemy, at least initially, to be unwilling to enter a locale in which it could scarcely see its way, given the high, mazelike grasses.
Some might even try to retreat to the beach, accepting the perils of the gauntlet they must then run.
I did not expect much discipline amongst the raiders.
Thus, one might hope that the surprise following a sudden, unexpected attack might burst into panic, which, ideally, would be soon transmitted to their as-yet uninvolved cohorts.
Had the enemy been disciplined, and had I assumed command following the attack, and I did not know the nature or numbers of the enemy, I would have ordered the retreat of the double-shield wall, that to reach the beach, my supplies, and additional support.
- (Avengers of Gor)