Alexander choosing to give battle to the Margraves suited them perfectly fine.
Many were even fearful that Metztil's men would run away before they could catch them.
So when they saw Alexander approaching them, many relished the sight, with much of the nobility among the rank and file cheering, shouting to the surrounding men,
"There they are. Quickly men! March! Do not let them escape."
The Margraves's idea here was to use speed to rapidly approach Alexander and use sheer speed to shock and break the will of the natives… then the true slaughter could begin.
And the only one to express any real concern over this simple idea of just throwing troops to the melee so haphazardly was surprisingly the 'politician' Lord Bernard.
He asked with an unsure voice to the man next to him,
