I thought that the only way a routed unit could hurt those chasing it was if it was an elephant unit gone amok. You know, when its unit flag turns red. However, the other day I had a general unit chase routed elephants. I kept my eye on the elephants so I could pull my general away if the elephants started to rampage. They stayed on ordinary rout, but I noticed one of the lead elephants turn back. I guess I should have called off the chase right away, but I was curious about what would happen next. Anyhow, those elephants killed my general. The bodyguards got revenge by killing every last elephant.

But that still leaves me wondering. Is it normal for routers to kill the occaisional pursuer in RTW?