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Carnius remembered his iron rule.
‘Be cautious.’
Objectively, the imperial army had the advantage. Even with similar numbers, the quality of the imperial army was far superior. Especially, among the twenty thousand imperial soldiers, there were over three thousand heavy cavalries. If they could secure a favorable terrain, those three thousand heavy cavalries alone could devastate the enemy.
‘They want to immobilize our heavy cavalry. That’s why they took a position on the hill.’
Without the breakthrough power of the heavy cavalry, even Carnius couldn’t guarantee victory. The western plunderers were strong in infantry combat and skirmishes. And now, with the barbarian warriors being armed with the imperial armory, were a formidable force.
“They don’t stubbornly cling to their ways like the northerners. They’re using our strategies, tactics, and even our armory. They’re not some ordinary barbarians draped in leather.”
Carnius gathered his adjutants for a strategy meeting.
“The traitors who joined the plunderers will desert quickly if the battle turns significantly unfavorable.”
There was no loyalty in mercenaries. They tended to be quick to desert when the situation became unfavorable, and the civilized mercenaries who joined the western plunderers were no different.
“If they get hungry, they’ll abandon the hill and come down.”
Carnius pointed to the expected...
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