Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 41 | 220 | "The View more quotes about enemy">enemy," I said, "outnumbers our men several to one, but their numbers are not sufficient to mount such a general assault". |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 41 | 217 | At a given signal, the blasting of trumpets, the clashing of cymbals, the whistling of smoke arrows, the beating of drums, or such, the timbers are removed by ropes or blows, not fire, as fire is unpredictable and slow. |
| 41 | 218 | When this is done successfully, the walls collapse at several points simultaneously, opening the town or city to the enemy". |
| 41 | 219 | "You fear such an assault?" asked Thrasymedes, anxiously. |
| 41 | 220 | "The enemy," I said, "outnumbers our men several to one, but their numbers are not sufficient to mount such a general assault". |
| 41 | 221 | "But surely they might collapse the wall at one point or another," said Thrasymedes. |
| 41 | 222 | "To be sure," I said, "but the siege engines might do as much". |
| 41 | 223 | "And one could rush our men to the limited point or points of danger," said Clitus. |
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At a given signal, the blasting of trumpets, the clashing of cymbals, the whistling of smoke arrows, the beating of drums, or such, the timbers are removed by ropes or blows, not fire, as fire is unpredictable and slow.
When this is done successfully, the walls collapse at several points simultaneously, opening the town or city to the enemy".
"You fear such an assault?" asked Thrasymedes, anxiously.
"The enemy," I said, "outnumbers our men several to one, but their numbers are not sufficient to mount such a general assault".
"But surely they might collapse the wall at one point or another," said Thrasymedes.
"To be sure," I said, "but the siege engines might do as much".
"And one could rush our men to the limited point or points of danger," said Clitus.
- (Avengers of Gor)