"Send our cavalry at the left flank to try and flank the. Missile units, use their steeds to hide yourselves and follow them, your job is to ambush the enemy cavalry that the enemy will send to repel them in their attempt." The young but knowledgeable commander assigned Adhalia gave out his commands after seeing the entire bulk of the enemy infantry coming after their frontlines.
The Drakhars would surely be able to fend them off but there is a huge risk of them being encircled and destroyed since their foes outnumber them almost two to one which was bad for them and the enemy archers weren't also just there for show as they rained down arrows upon the Drakhars who became great targets for them because of their tight formation and slow movement upon the battlefield.