Viking Tactic: The Fake Retreat

Explain like I’m 5: the Viking war trick was a fake retreat… and yes, this was a real

tactic. They pretended to run away, waited for you to chase,

then turned around and smashed your broken line. Imagine this. The Viking shield

wall shivers… then suddenly runs. Your side erupts. “They’re scared! Chase them!”

You charge forward, the neat formation stretches, shields separate, everyone sprints

at different speeds. You feel like a hero. That is the moment they were waiting

for. The “panicking” warriors slam to a stop, spin around and

roar, sprinting straight into a tired, scattered mob with no shape,