Thane Talain MacDonald
10-24-2002, 10:52
I'm playing a GA campaign with the 1092 mod as the English. I launched a crusade to Palestine, put Lord FitzGilbert, an 8-star buttock kicker, in command. They capture it easily enough. I figure hey, they only have to hold 22 years for me to get ships to there, and its fairly developed.
The egyptians attack every year. They start with forces of around 1200, my 800 or so crusade army roundly hands them their heads for TWENTY ONE YEARS. Every time they slowly get stronger. The Egyptians go through three sultans in this period, and lose their best and brightest generals. The last year before I could possibly pull out, They attack my 868 man force with the staggering total of 4359 men. I fight it out.
For well over an hour. After the first 45 minuts or so I've lost all but my three units of crossbows, my catapult, two bowmen, 50 order foot, FitzGilbert with 18 chiv maas, and six urban milita. We proceed to smash through wave after wae of attacks, running completely out of missiles, but holding, until we're ALL engaged in melee combat with a couple units of saracens (I HATE THEM), FitzGilbert alone, urbans dead, order foot dead, half my archers dead, and with ONE MINUTE left on the INSANE 105 minute timer, the whole force routs as I try and move the valour 12 FitzGilbert out of combat to flank an incoming group of peasants.
GAH!
Edit: Oh yes, I forgot. 1977 enemy killed. Only 201 of them were prisoners that I put to the sword.
[This message has been edited by Thane Talain MacDonald (edited 10-24-2002).]
The egyptians attack every year. They start with forces of around 1200, my 800 or so crusade army roundly hands them their heads for TWENTY ONE YEARS. Every time they slowly get stronger. The Egyptians go through three sultans in this period, and lose their best and brightest generals. The last year before I could possibly pull out, They attack my 868 man force with the staggering total of 4359 men. I fight it out.
For well over an hour. After the first 45 minuts or so I've lost all but my three units of crossbows, my catapult, two bowmen, 50 order foot, FitzGilbert with 18 chiv maas, and six urban milita. We proceed to smash through wave after wae of attacks, running completely out of missiles, but holding, until we're ALL engaged in melee combat with a couple units of saracens (I HATE THEM), FitzGilbert alone, urbans dead, order foot dead, half my archers dead, and with ONE MINUTE left on the INSANE 105 minute timer, the whole force routs as I try and move the valour 12 FitzGilbert out of combat to flank an incoming group of peasants.
GAH!
Edit: Oh yes, I forgot. 1977 enemy killed. Only 201 of them were prisoners that I put to the sword.
[This message has been edited by Thane Talain MacDonald (edited 10-24-2002).]