When faced with a larger attacking force...

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Hi

I would approach this situation very differently.

You stated the besieging force is adequate. I would take the offensive and capture the town quickly before the big enemy stack arrives. The enemy reinforcing army is then outside and you control the walls, towers and plaza.

Mobile forces go outside the walls to rout weaker enemy units. Those routers rush towards the plaza which you control/guard. They impale themselves on your forces guarding access into the plaza.

From RTW V1.5 M/M
Marginally superier Thracian forces attack Julii beseigers. Julii capture walls and gates. Here the garrison of Thracians hold the plaza still. Yet Julii are controlling the walls.


Had the relative strengths been more against me I would have had a tougher fight thats for sure.