The Battle of Manta Nea

A Paminondas had been camped outside the walls of Tijia. He spread around a bunch of false reports about how he's going to take a division of his army to go occupy a favorable position somewhere in the plane for the battle. But now Gisaleas has the message and at least he has a chance. Epaminondas musters up on the riverbank and charges across, overwhelms the guards easily. The fighting is intense. And from the circumstances it's clear this isn't going to be like the time before with the Theban's ravaging around the grounds at their knees shouting taunts. This time a paminondis is going to make