Forging the Blade, a New Novel About the Goths

[Flavivs Aetivs]

Attila probably was unable to see his position, they didn't have overhead views and stuff back then, and Aetius was the one on the hill and could see where his troops were.

Having part of an army doing a feigned retreat is much harderto discern than a whole army doing a feigned retreat, it was late into the battle and losses on both sides were heavy, I wouldn't put it past the Huns that they made that mistake.