Dara turns on flank attacks and controlled pursuit

The battle narrative is a clear example of command control under pressure. Pharas first proposes hiding his Heruls behind the hill so they can strike the Persian rear, and Belisarius approves the initiative. When Persian cavalry breaks the Roman left, Hun and Herul attacks hit the exposed flank and rear instead of contesting the breakthrough head-on. Belisarius then shifts cavalry across the field as Peroz commits the Immortals on the other wing, creating another flank attack that isolates Persian horsemen from their army. The deaths of senior Persian commanders turn local reverses into a general rout. The ending matters as much as the charges because Belisarius stops pursuit before scattered cavalry on exhausted horses can be caught by fresh troops, preserving a sufficient victory instead of gambling it away.