Even men as strong as wild oxen will die,
Even men as strong as wild oxen will die,The young men alongside the veterans,
The young men alongside the veterans,The land will be soaked with blood
The land will be soaked with bloodAnd the soil enriched with fat.
And the soil enriched with fat.Isiah 34: 7
The bugles roused the men before dawn, and at half past six, the little army set off to relieve Tokar. Baker had formed his three infantry battalions to march in columns of company and in echelon. The artillery rolled in front and on the flanks, with cavalry vedettes riding a mile around the marching column to give warning of any enemy. Behind the column, hundreds of camels carried the supplies and ammunition.
“That’s a decent formation,” Jack approved. “I’d have posted a stronger guard
