The Bohemians had unquestionably lost.
The fighting in front of their camp had ended in defeat, their Sword-and-Shield Fighters and Light Cavalry had routed, the Main Powder Magazine inside the camp had been destroyed, and the fires set by the enemy had burned out of control.
All of it pointed to a battle spiraling out of control, with no hope left.
Otto had no choice but to have his messengers keep sounding four short blasts and one long blast on their brass horns... the signal for a full retreat by the Bohemian Army.
At this point, the players' lack of cohesion became apparent. As the Bohemians scrambled westward, the Heavy Infantry players who had driven them back and crushed them with the ferocity of tigers proved incapable of cutting off their escape.
The reason was simple: they had no coordination. Some ran toward the granaries to the south, some looted Bohemia's armory to the north, some wanted to pursue the enemy fleeing west, and others felt too tired to move.
This lack of agreement was not limited to the Heavy Infantry. The same was true of the Wagon Camp outside the army camp and the handful of Skirmisher players lucky enough to survive the concentrated Rocket barrage.
They all fought their own battles, with each battle group acting independently. If the Bohemians had mustered a force for a counterattack then, they might not have turned defeat into victory, but they could certainly have regained their footing and forced a stalemate.
Fortunately, the Count's Army under Count Siso had not fallen into disorder. Whatever personal ambitions he might have harbored, he certainly had the ability. He advanced his troops alongside the NPC-manned Wagon Camp to the outskirts of the Bohemian camp, bombarding it with dense cannon fire and Lead Bullets until