"Well, my Lord. You have your chaos," Yamagata stated dryly, appearing to have aged fifty years in the short course of the battle.
The Miura Generals screamed their orders, trying to keep their units together. The powerful soldiers struck with the weight of sledgehammers when the enemy drew close, but they were not allowed to build up any fighting momentum as the enemy came from all fronts.
Arrows chased away clouds, falling down upon Miura men, giving them hardly any time to react. The Generals ordered their men further into the fray, so that the volleys of arrows would not claim only allied lives, they would also claim the enemy's, should they choose to continue to lose them.
