Brien gave the sign for several units to advance and stop the enemy just before the siege weapons could get close enough to attack the base. Those first units mainly were composed of men armed with swords and spears. Still, soon after they raised enough dust to make it impossible for the enemies to see what was happening behind them, Brien sent two units composed of only archers.
Zaos saw all that happening but waited for a while to see any changes in the enemies' formation. When he didn't see anything, he raised and then pointed to the mercenaries.
"Oh, boy… this sure looks embarrassing… Follow me! Give those bastards hell!" Zaos shouted.
