Obviously you can’t just have hundreds to thousands of people from both sides swinging at each other aimlessly, the massacre would be ridiculous and plus that just seems dumb. Movies always show it as massive groups running across a field and falling on each other’s swords. The front line is guaranteed to die and the back can’t do anything, and I’m sure trampling your own men would be an issue. How did armies actually engage each other?
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We actually did do exactly that in Europe, as far as I know. Foot soldier formations were real important. Cavalry would be sent in to break them up, but expecting that, you would have pikemen. If they got to your archers you were in trouble.
It’s why the Mongols kicked so much ass, they would lure people into ambushes, do hit-and-run maneuvers, attack supply lines etc. Glad Genghis died when he did.
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