Reaching Home

As Menes gathered the men to discuss his possible next step, he breathed a sigh of relief as he looked around to see that fortunately, none of the top-level commanders had been killed or captured in this horrific loss.

This of course was due to the courtesy of Alexander's formation placing its officers at the back, which gave them the time to retreat on horseback before the main army collapsed.

And seeing the formation's efficacy firsthand, the people inside the tent had all breathed a sigh of relief at some point before coming there, now fully convinced of the prudency of the position, And though no one said, they all resolved to follow it no matter how much the enemy taunted them as being cowards.

Or else they would suffer just as Perseus's cavalry had suffered.

But for now, relieved at having avoided capture, the commanders had to turn their focus on solving the problem at hand.