Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 57 | 81 | View more quotes about surely">Surely they did not think that an enemy would expend all his ammunition so early in battle. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 57 | 78 | "Their quarrels are spent," called a man. |
| 57 | 79 | "Glory to the screens!" cried another. |
| 57 | 80 | "Do not neglect cover," I called. |
| 57 | 81 | Surely they did not think that an enemy would expend all his ammunition so early in battle. |
| 57 | 82 | A trick as old as war itself, whether waged with rocks or bullets, is to pretend the paucity or absence of resources and then suddenly unleash them on a startled, unexpecting foe. |
| 57 | 83 | To be sure, the cessation of fire was doubtless connected, at least in part, with the recognition that little was to be gained by wasting ammunition on stout wooden screens, an impervious target. |
| 57 | 84 | "The foe is quiet," said Clitus. |
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"Their quarrels are spent," called a man.
"Glory to the screens!" cried another.
"Do not neglect cover," I called.
Surely they did not think that an enemy would expend all his ammunition so early in battle.
A trick as old as war itself, whether waged with rocks or bullets, is to pretend the paucity or absence of resources and then suddenly unleash them on a startled, unexpecting foe.
To be sure, the cessation of fire was doubtless connected, at least in part, with the recognition that little was to be gained by wasting ammunition on stout wooden screens, an impervious target.
"The foe is quiet," said Clitus.
- (Avengers of Gor)