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<span class="mu-i"> ''With how many are they?'' </span> You enquired of the Mithradian officer; you know little about the enemy or their number, other than what you'd heard in rumour.
<span class="mu-i"> ''Usually, they aren't great in number. Large hosts are only seen when their lords have an objective they agree upon. Aside from those instances, they mostly split up into smaller raiding parties, which roam about the countryside, extorting or pillaging as they go through the villages and estates in the countryside. The cities they leave alone, for they cannot breach them with their meagre numbers. But your average raiding party is about 300 to 500 men on horseback, usually with bows.'' </span>
Horse-archers! The masters of the steppe. Father had given them a good trouncing a few years back. Though that mostly came down to the cooperation of the parties involved, and today, it's mostly remembered as the victory of the King of Mozolavia, King Casimir 'The Fortunate'. The terrain also helped, as the Udirgols had made the folly of fighting near a forest, something that the men of Greifswald specialise in. Indeed, depending upon the terrain in Éndoxonisí, you could easily repeat the same tactics of your father.
<span class="mu-i"> ''And then what is the terrain in Éndoxonisí like?'' </span> you asked again.
<span class="mu-i"> ''It's incredibly hilly, and its mountains divide it. A portion of the issue stems from the difficult-to-reach valleys that separate the coasts that we and they control. These valleys have turned into no-man's-land, home to roving bands of Mizarian raiders, regional warlords, small-time brigands, and other like individuals. Ordinarily, we would disregard these lesser headaches in favour of the principal threat, but our resources are stretched thin, and our armies are divided to aid our garrison under beleaguered in the cities.'' </span>
He then stepped onto the rug and drew his sword, then he pointed it at the map. <span class="mu-i"> ''There are three main paths to the enemy. The first one is the most direct through the delta's of the Perones, recapturing it would mean the recovery of one of our most fertile regions. But the most dangerous one, at least in terms of being directly confronted with the forces of the Mizarians, is that their leadership grasps that the land there is valuable to them as well.'' </span>
<span class="mu-i"> ''The second and third routes are through the north, which is more mountainous as well. Though the second route is the one that treks the most through the valleys and passes, it's also the one where the enemy prefers not to roam, so a capable commander could focus on restoring control in the valleys there.'' </span>
