04 THUNDERING INTO A TRAP

Now it’s the turn of the righthand elephant unit to advance. Displaying incredible calm, Scipio’s units lure Hannibal’s shrieking beasts into the pre-laid gaps, where they are duly scythed down by the Roman skirmishers. Those elephants that do survive the encounter flee in terror. Scipio has levelled the field by removing Hannibal’s most dangerous weapon.