章 300: The Escape Starts Now

"You are well aware that it is not numbers or strength that bring the victories in war. No, it is when one side goes against the enemy with the gods' gift of a stronger morale that their adversaries, as a rule, cannot withstand them"

-        The Persian Expedition, Xenophon

The six thousand strong cavalry forces, a tremendous combat force for any state in this period of time almost unrealistic for a ruler like Antonius with a city and several city. Though in fact these 'cavalries' are not really that kind of 'cavalries' like the knights in the west or horde horse men in the east, they are more like mounted infantries only trained on horse back for no more than two months. But that is enough, that is more than enough, they might have the lower hand in one to one combat against those experienced Ottoman riders, but when they formed up as one they become a collective formidable force that seems unstoppable  in their foe's eyes.