If you are greatly outnumbered in a battle, clearly outclassed and defeat is certain, what do you do? Would you try to withdraw, or fight the battle out to the very end trying to pin as many losses as possible on your enemies?
For me, i has to be the second option, to fight the battle to the very end, because on my end, i always seem to pull off some impossible victory. Like on my Julii campaign, i was attacked by three full stacks of Spanish troops at Narbo Matius, perhaps 600 light cavalry, 1500 infantry, and around 400 javelin men
My army consisted of 300 Principines, 200 hastati, and 30 cavalry. This army was not at Narbo Matius, as it landed on the shore to reinforce Narbo Matius's garrison, but it was intercepted...
When the battle started, i deployed all my men in a forest right at the end of the map, all of them in ambush positions apart from my general. As the enemy surged forwards, they ran across my Principines, that almost immediately butchered their iberian infantry, but were clearly outnumbered, then their cavalry attempted to flank me, i used my heavy cavalry to rout them, and then, when the enemies reinforcements arrive, i pulled my principines around and smashed them head on, instantly routing 700 infantry. I lost more than half of my army, which was around 250 soldiers, whilst killing 1700 enemy soldiers. All enemy armies instantly left Narbo Matius to return to Spain...
I guess it was just a fluke, but it was extraudinary to see anyway.
I have tried on certain occasions to withdraw, but for some reason the symbol is sometimes blotted out, i think this is due to no movement points remaining, or sometimes when i do it before the battle, the enemy army just catches up anyway, so its useless.
So, what do you do when a battle is Unwinnable? (Or thats what you think anyway)
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