The Scepter's Return
“The Menteshe did their best to harass his communications with the north. Sometimes that best was alarmingly good. In theory, he controlled everything between Yozgat and the Stura. Theory was wonderful. In practice, the nomads could nip in and raid when and as they chose.
To make them regret it, he ordered a special wagon train to come down to Yozgat. The wagons didn’t carry sacks of wheat and beans. Instead, archers lay under the usual canvas covers. It was an uncomfortable trip for the men, bu...t not an unprofitable one. Sure enough, the nomads attacked the wagons and the riders escorting them.
As always, the Menteshe were fierce and dashing and intrepid. They charged the wagons as though they were wolves and those wagons full of raw meat. Very often, that kind of charge routed the escorts and let the Menteshe do as they pleased with the wagons and the men who drove them.
Very often—but not this time. Avornan officers shouted words of command. Off popped the canvas covers. Up popped the archers, who hadn’t had an easy or pleasant time of it in hiding.MoreLess
To make them regret it, he ordered a special wagon train to come down to Yozgat. The wagons didn’t carry sacks of wheat and beans. Instead, archers lay under the usual canvas covers. It was an uncomfortable trip for the men, bu...t not an unprofitable one. Sure enough, the nomads attacked the wagons and the riders escorting them.
As always, the Menteshe were fierce and dashing and intrepid. They charged the wagons as though they were wolves and those wagons full of raw meat. Very often, that kind of charge routed the escorts and let the Menteshe do as they pleased with the wagons and the men who drove them.
Very often—but not this time. Avornan officers shouted words of command. Off popped the canvas covers. Up popped the archers, who hadn’t had an easy or pleasant time of it in hiding.MoreLess
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