So in the end, they still had to take the north shore.
It was just that Sekler used a feint, with the vanguard reaching the south shore first, moving thirty-five kilometers downstream, then crossing back to the north shore via a ford.
That ford was where Alpad's cavalry unit was to carry out its detour.
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Time rewound to the previous night, and a groggy Winters was called into the tent by Colonel Jeska, where Bard, Andre, and Mason were also present.
The Colonel announced that he would conduct a war game and review for his centurions.
The five of them sat around a small table, the other four looking eagerly as Colonel Jeska pulled out a palm-sized wooden board, which unfolded into a board twice as large.
Colonel Jeska then took out chess pieces from a faded wooden box to represent the various friendly and enemy units.
Winters idly picked up a chess piece to fiddle with.
He couldn't identify the material; it looked like stone, and it was cool and comfortable to the touch.