— 18 —
Nelson saw his first hopes dashed. In the best of all possible worlds, the flank march alone would have been enough to get the enemy to charge.
As Nelson watched from the rise, Critos led the horse archers to the exact spot the star lord had ordered. They turned neatly—a result of several ten-days of drill, and loosed their first volley of arrows.
Now it's an endurance contest, Nelson thought. Either Hectris lets us pepper his cavalry all day, or he moves some archers up and blocks his own cavalry. Good thing we extorted plenty of arrows from Kleistinos.
Roll the two dice.
If the total of the dice is 7 or less, go to section 39.
If the total of the dice is 8 or more, go to section 41.