Thought I'd hear if anybody here can give me a tip. I'm playing as the Brutii in Linedog's provincial campaign (get it, get it now - it's great!).

I've been asked by the senate to capture Thessalonica, so off I go with my best general (naturally). I'm sieging a large force of pikemen, and thought I'd starve them a bit before capturing the city. Unfortunately now they have the plague, with 3 turns untill the city falls. I thought I'd have plenty of time...

So what do I do:

1) Assault the city, then leave immediately, hoping my star doesn't catch plague that way?

2) Starve them out, then risk getting infected as I enter the city in the AI's turn?

3) Remove the general and take the city with a vanilla captain at the helm?

4) abandon the siege, letting the senate down but avoiding the plague?

I'm leaning towards 1), but I'm not sure if he'd get sick that way? Can anybody help me ?

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