Talk:Crossing the Pyrenees/@comment-14.2.58.175-20160216042550/@comment-122.162.218.161-20160714133301

That's the point - they don't have to make it back. Once you reach the western village, all of your units get an attack bonus. That's the only purpose of sending that small group to the western village. After they reach there, they have fulfilled their purpose and you can sacrifice them.