Chapter 136
Idiotic hesitation over whether to attack the enemy cavalry or respond to their attack had halted her feet. The initiative that Geb gained by leading the charge had also gotten him killed. Noel’s warcry had yet to reach her location. Killing the enemy general would cause not only enemy morale to drop, but also allied morale to rise. It was also a taboo to stop advancing during a surprise attack. The weapons of the cavalry were impact and maneuvrability. If those weapons were unusable, the situation would be beyond saving; therefore, it was important to determine the success of a charge in advance and to quickly order the withdrawal. Everyone knew that much, but it was difficult to judge when actually watching combat. From the start, the evidence for such a surprise attack had
