Bab 424: Chapter 57: Forming the Array to Meet the Enemy

At dawn, scouts reported that large Herder cavalry forces were rapidly approaching.

Along with the report of "large Herder cavalry forces rapidly approaching," came a call for help from the encampments on the north bank.

The skirmishes had already started, causing a split in the leadership of Paratu's forces.

Some wanted to call off the siege to prepare for the enemy reinforcements; others demanded a full assault to take the city before the reinforcements arrived; and still, some revisited old arguments, believing that the opportunity to attack Bianli had been lost and that they should retreat and regroup.

At the emergency meeting, Colonel Laszlo—the chief commander of the Fifth Legion—was red-eyed and bellowing, "War is a matter of spirit! Right now we have momentum within the city! Retreat? You tell me, how do we retreat? If we retreat we might never get back in! And if those savages from the city surge out, it will be the Battle of Drelegorbel all over again!"