Never Sound Retreat
“I thought you'd put up an argument over that point.""There's still one piece to this puzzle," Vincent replied absently, then fell silent as he focused his thoughts.One more piece to make it work. The question was, what was Andrew preparing to do? He pondered the possible alternatives. Andrew's men would be exhausted after weeks of unrelenting combat. Their supply of ammunition would be limited. Andrew would most likely go for an attack straight in, there was no hope of a flanking maneuver throu...gh the forest; if he tried that, all the wagons loaded with his wounded would be left behind. He'll attack, maybe as early as tonight, and Vincent's attention fixed itself on that thought as he continued to examine the enemy line.Our own attack won't be ready until tomorrow morning, Vincent realized. Until then, Ha'ark's attention has to be focused, not only away from our own flanking attack, but from Andrew as well. As he contemplated what had to be done, he felt a dark coldness in his soul at the price that would have to be paid.It's just as I suspected, Ha'ark thought as he scanned the opposite line, shading his eyes against the late-afternoon sun.MoreLess
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