Chapter 27: An Expected Battle
"Military leadership is a journey, not a destination."
"It is continually challenged and must continually prove itself against fresh obstacles."
There is satisfaction in defeating an enemy."
"But one must not allow oneself to become complacent."
"There are always more enemies to be identified, faced, and vanquished."
Grand Admiral Thrawn from Star Wars.
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"You can’t be serious! We lost half of our knights in the last battle!"
Bardornus cried out angrily before calming himself down and letting out a depressed sigh at the report he was given.
’I knew that committing my knights would lead to casualties amongst them but losing half before we have even fought against their main force....’
’That’s a great loss! Despite our combined forces outnumbering the Chavarians, losing a large amount of our cavalry, especially our heavy cavalry, on the first day does not bode well for the future battle.’
While thinking about how to approach the coming battle, the middle-aged general looked over to his green-skinned, fur-covered ally, worried about any more upcoming skirmishes as he had seen firsthand how the orc army was not made for the vast flat Alendel Steppe, which favors cavalry-based armies which is why both the Chavarians and the Plurians will generally bring more cavalry than infantry if they can afford it and have enough of horses available.