Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 21 | 284 | It is hard to View more quotes about break">break or attack the picket. |
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Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 21 | 281 | It allows a great deal of mobility and, on the level of squad tactics, has its affinity to the Torian Squares; the space allows the swordsmen, of course, room in which to handle their weapons, room in which to properly attack or defend themselves; in this case I expected the center man to engage me, defending himself on the whole, while the flanking men would strike; should one of these three fall, of course, his place would be taken by one of the men in the reserve line. |
| 21 | 282 | Slowly, swords ready, the picket advanced on me. |
| 21 | 283 | I stepped back, over fallen bodies. |
| 21 | 284 | It is hard to break or attack the picket. |
| 21 | 285 | I pretended to stumble and the center man rushed forward to press his putative advantage. |
| 21 | 286 | "Wait!" cried the leader, in the rear rank. |
| 21 | 287 | The man who had been the center man was at that time dead. |
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It allows a great deal of mobility and, on the level of squad tactics, has its affinity to the Torian Squares; the space allows the swordsmen, of course, room in which to handle their weapons, room in which to properly attack or defend themselves; in this case I expected the center man to engage me, defending himself on the whole, while the flanking men would strike; should one of these three fall, of course, his place would be taken by one of the men in the reserve line.
Slowly, swords ready, the picket advanced on me.
I stepped back, over fallen bodies.
It is hard to break or attack the picket.
I pretended to stumble and the center man rushed forward to press his putative advantage.
"Wait!" cried the leader, in the rear rank.
The man who had been the center man was at that time dead.
- (Assassin of Gor)