I was wondering what are the criteria for having a successful sally.
Obviously, the sally where you make the enemy retreat is a successful one. Specifically, I'm only interested in one where I can do damage only to the enemy, but not make them retreat.
This involves using the ESC key and opting to quit before the end of the battle. Sometimes I get the note saying,
a. "if you quit now, you will lose this battle",
and sometimes I get,
b. "your sally was successful" (or something to that effect).
If I get a., then the game auto-resolves the battle (with me losing) and also auto-kills a bunch of my troops.
If I get b., then I leave with the casualties to both sides being exactly what was inflicted during the battle.
So, what are the criteria for getting to b.? I've always tried to guess it but not being able to fully isolate it.
Thanks!
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