Since the city is kind of surrounded, I will give the besiegers the option of trying to intercept the garrison as it leaves, if they want to. If they succeed (die roll) I would start an AI battle in the field. Of course, this might piss off the King, since they garrison are bound for his army and he's still technically neutral. The reason for this is that the attack was ordered well before the garrison was evacuated. If I had the time this morning, I could have done the assault right then. The besiegers should not be penalized for my own slowness. Plus, it makes sense.
If anyone thinks this goes beyond the powers of the umpire of the Battle of Dijon, let me know. I'm doing this purely as the umpire of the battle, not as the supervisor of the entire Test Game. Is this the kind of leeway we want to allow for all battle umpires?
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