Summary Of El Cid

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Ruy Diaz is an extrodinary leader. He is always fearless before going
into battl; he does not even consider that he might not be victorious.
When El Cid is badly outnumbered his tactics and battle plans always cause
him to come out hte clear victor. An exampe where El Cid shows his
supperior tactics is in page 53, verse 27. El Cid was encamped in front of
Alcocer for fifteen weeks. El Cid realizes that Alcocer was not going to
give up without a fight so he devises a plan. He tricks the people of
Alcocer to come out. El Cid began picking up parts of his camp and leaving
as if he was out of reserves. The people of Alcocder fall for this trick,
and they think El Cid would lose badly in battle. The people of Alcocer
fall for this trick and leave thinking about all the treasures that they
were going to win. However, once the people of Alcocer are a good
distance from the city El Cid attacks easily defeating them. This is only
one example where El Cid shows his superior ...

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