Quote Originally Posted by ReluctantSamurai View Post
Poor choice of words, on my part.

As it stands, a port need not be blockaded to cause garrison losses. I was suggesting that it should have needed blockade, otherwise a garrison would receive supplies through it. The use of a road to a city's port is a totally arbitrary thing implemented by the map-makers. In most cities of the era, the port would debark directly into the market district.
I think that's what he was replying to, and he was saying that unless the port was integreted into the city proper, ie. it was within the city walls, you shouldn't have to blockade the port. Why should you, seeing as the city is cut off from it?