Terrible violence continues across the line. Over an hour of brutal fighting has now passed, and the initial momentum of both armies has stagnated to a brutal crawl.
Your cavalry on the left stir anxiously. You've yet to deploy them. The enemy cavalry on the left continues to shadow them.
The cavalry you had dispatched on your right failed to reach the enemy line. They were intercepted by the enemy cavalry that were opposite of them, and now another fierce melee is underway.
Both of your cavalry groups are now engaged with the enemy.
Your archers, having been repositioned, are now able to rain arrows upon the enemy infantry holding in the rear of their line. The rebel archers, however, do the same from their safe position hundreds of yards away.
Your veterans continue to dominate the field. Wherever they are, the rebels are repulsed. But these men are few in number. They can't hold every part of the line at once. Your rangers rush forward to exploit whatever gaps these elite troops manage to create.
Your trained eye can notice a slight bulge in the line. The enemy center has begun to push into your own. The bend is slight and barely perceivable, but it's still there. A worrying development, but there's little you can do, for now.
From this phase of the battle, you estimate your losses to be roughly six hundred, and the rebel losses to be around six hundred. Additionally, your army remains in the fight. However, it's obvious that they're rapidly losing morale and cohesion.
[76 / 100 Loyalist Cohesion Remaining]
Looking out over the rebel line, it's clear that they're beginning to bleed and feel their losses.
[88 / 100 Rebel Cohesion Remaining]
You consider your options.
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