Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
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150
I had been very impressed with General Yamada, much as one might be impressed when one has entered a cave and, turning about, finds that one is now under the scrutiny of a charming, watchful larl crouched at the entrance.
13
151
Lord Yamada was clearly a great leader, a superb tactician, and an astute strategist.
13
152
It was not surprising to me that victory was no stranger to his warriors and Ashigaru.
13
153
Had it not been for the intervention of priest-kings or Kurii, or both, I think the remnants of Lord Temmu's land forces would have perished on a beach long ago, rather than appearing, seemingly unaccountably, in the vicinity of Brundisium on continental Gor.
13
154
Had Lord Temmu not had the mighty, nigh-impregnable holding of the house of Temmu at his disposal I suspected that this war would have been concluded long ago, and not to his advantage.
13
155
Lord Yamada was a pleasant man but he could also nail enemies to the decks of ships and mount heads on posts for pasangs along a road.
13
156
He was a persistent and efficient fellow, and one of enterprise and calculation.
I had been very impressed with General Yamada, much as one might be impressed when one has entered a cave and, turning about, finds that one is now under the scrutiny of a charming, watchful larl crouched at the entrance.
Lord Yamada was clearly a great leader, a superb tactician, and an astute strategist.
It was not surprising to me that victory was no stranger to his warriors and Ashigaru.
Had it not been for the intervention of priest-kings or Kurii, or both, I think the remnants of Lord Temmu's land forces would have perished on a beach long ago, rather than appearing, seemingly unaccountably, in the vicinity of Brundisium on continental Gor.
Had Lord Temmu not had the mighty, nigh-impregnable holding of the house of Temmu at his disposal I suspected that this war would have been concluded long ago, and not to his advantage.
Lord Yamada was a pleasant man but he could also nail enemies to the decks of ships and mount heads on posts for pasangs along a road.
He was a persistent and efficient fellow, and one of enterprise and calculation.
- (Rebels of Gor, Chapter )