Summer, 263 BC, West of Athens.

I, Publius Pansa enter the horizon of the battle from a high hill.. Shyly; since it is my first battle as the first commander, I order my men into formation. I put the two units of Italian Spearmen in the front, backed up with a unit of Hesitati, Principals and Italian Swordsmen each. I deploy the Velitas on the right flank. The tops aren't that far, and that will give the army a bonus to benifit throughly.

The enemy forces appear on sight. Surprisingly, the general of the enemy army rides alone, daring the whole legion to kill him. And his wishs are carried out. I, with my tribune and a unit of Italian Cavalry charge through at him. Strangely, his army doesn't dare to step one foot in the direction of my units.. It seems the fame of Romans have has trembled their morale.

At all costs, I carry out my charge on the enemy general, and his brave -though weak- escort. They all die as the tip of our spears hit their chests. Only the general is alive still:


I give the order to disengage and fall back, for I want the enemy general to be litterly slaughtered, to install more fear into the Greek warriors, and make them ponder with no avail. As soon as I retreat, I give the order to the Hesitati, Principals and Italian Swordsmen to rain him with Javelins, and they do. The greek general falls down with dozens of Javelines into his body.

After that scene, the army that came with the general froze still, and came the other army from the south, which was running up the hil, ranting, to better describe them.

I order my legion into formation again, to face the incoming shivering masses of Hoplitais. The enemy Hoplitais charge my infantry, after being weared down by the many javs into their necks. After the initial charge, I gave the orders to my tribune, and the Italian Cavalry unit to sway around the enemy backs causing fear into their soul, and when I order to charge. A well corporated charge leads to a wave of screams that finally led to the whole greek army fleeing off the field.

And now, remained the enemy general's army.. And it timidly standing there, with no desire to move.

In a desperate try to stirr them up, I sent in the Velitas, to rain some death on them, with no avail.

I tried to march one of my units up.. But I couldn't, the passage was so narrow, close to impassable.

And so, I kept on surrounding, maybe they will attack sometime.

The battleground is brutal. Too many gree bodies, no wonder they don't dare to come down.



I don't blame them.. Just look at their general.



Battle End:


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P.S. Do you guys have any idea why non of my men got healed !!! It is really annoying!