Seeing that none of his methods had worked, Wuqida found it hard to accept for a moment.
But he quickly realized that if he did nothing now, he and his troops would only end in defeat and destruction.
Even if he managed to escape alone, Heshima would never spare him, especially after he had lost an elite force of five thousand cavalrymen.
Wuqida stared intently at the chaotic battlefield before him and thought to himself, Although our formation has been breached, judging from the current situation, the enemy's vicious spearhead of Heavy Cavalry is quite limited in number—only a few hundred at most.
After successfully tearing open the defensive line, those enemy soldiers did not press their advantage or expand their gains. Instead, they swiftly withdrew from the scene and galloped far away.
Clearly, they understood their own advantage—powerful impact—but also knew their weakness: both horses and riders had extremely limited endurance and could not withstand prolonged, intense fighting.
Therefore, the wise choice was to withdraw while ahead and avoid being dragged into a prolonged battle of attrition.
At the same time, Wuqida noticed an obvious disconnect between the enemy's follow-up forces and the Heavy Cavalry charging at the front.
The latter had already taken the lead in charging into the formation, while the former had only just arrived and had yet to fully launch their attack.
At this moment, they were racking their brains to find a breakthrough, intending to follow the path opened by the Heavy Cavalry into his camp and further tear apart the Iron Bone Tribe's cavalry lines.
Facing such a situation, Wuqida knew full well that if he could promptly block the enemy reinforcements' route of attack, there might still be a chance to turn the tide.
After all, his warriors had regained more energy