The Ballad of Bradicles
Turn 3, Sticks and Stones
The slingers activate first, move up and score a few hits on the Numidian cavalry. 
Later, the pikemen advance. They take a few javelins but continue to move forward. 
One Pezhetairoi unit slips into the palm grove and let’s fly some javelins but take even more in return. The second unit edges off to the left and also takes some javelins. 
The Numidian javelin men leave themselves dangerously exposed to the advancing Hypaspists. 
End of turn positions. The flanks are strong but the center is stalling. Lots of fatigue means I’ll need to spend time resting. Mediocrates was doing well. He’d urged the slingers forward and they’d given the Numidian cavalry pause. This bought some time for the pikemen to move forward.
Bradicles turned his attention to the center. His skirmishers had been hard pressed by their Numidian counterparts. Losing men in one detachment, stalling out another.
But his Hypaspists remained intact and they were advancing on those Numidians. He grinned. Someone was about to have an unpleasant experience.
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