How to use cavalry?

[Titus Marcellus Scato]

Relax - he hasn't tried it - or he'd know that running someone through with a sword can often result in a stuck sword unable to be pulled out one-handed. You have to put your foot on the corpse for leverage and pull at the hilt with both hands and all your strength (twisting the blade around a bit helps if you can manage it, as it makes the wound wider and round-shaped instead of a narrow slit - although sometimes the rotating action is not possible if the corpse is wearing body armour). This is naturally a time-consuming process in the middle of a fight and effectively leaves you weaponless for several seconds. Sometimes you just have to leave your own sword stuck in the corpse, and quickly snatch up another one from a fallen comrade.

;)