Capítulo 425: Deadly Interlude

The vehement denial by the nobles was not just out of their desire to win the battle or because they cared about their men, but more so because it this strategy they carried an unproportionate greater amount of risk than Faruq.

They had far more to lose from this than Faruq.

And until that simple equation was much more equalized, they would not sanction this move.

This line of thought was not alien to Faruq who had been with the nobles long enough to understand this mindset.

So after a bit of thought, he proposed a compromise, "Then let us retreat for an hour or two and give the men some time to rest. In the meantime, we can figure out a solution."

But this idea sounded a bit weird to many because it seemed that Faruq was just ordering a retreat.

So the man in charge elucidated, "My lords, let me clarify. This is not the end of fighting for today. No, we will attack again. And we have to attack again today!"