Its a Trap!

Turning around you saw several of the enemy who had fallen down earlier get back up, revealing that they had only been playing dead. It was a dirty tactic but a legal and risky one, if your forces had been being careful they could have seen through it easily and just stabbed them while they were down. As it was several of those playing dead had been archers and they loosed a volley into the rear of your formation. The soldier who had rotated behind you was hit before she could react and fell down. You raised your own shield just in time to block the second one but others weren't so lucky. The attack obviously made your commander forget about the forces to the front for a moment and that was her fatal error. As the threat to the rear was being responded to those up front charged, catching your forces in a loose pincer.

You were helmet to helmet with an enemy warrior armed with an ax, desperately blocking her volley of strikes with your shield, suddenly you felt a blow to your side and felt your armor lock up. You cursed as you fell to the ground, your fall cushioned by the padding inside your suit as you were **** to watch the enemy and her friend who had hit you hack their way into your formation. The tight quarters were no good for spears and the formation quickly broke apart and then got overrun by an intact enemy formation.

You heard the call for general retreat but were unable to answer it. Your forces had obviously won in space allowing for the rest to retreat but that was cold comfort as you were left behind while everyone still standing fled.