Quote Originally Posted by Severous
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.
I do belive he was in that initial turn as a besieger when the large stack attacked him so he couldn´t take it before. Since it wasn´t the town garrison, but the larger army, that attacked him the battle will NOT take place on the town battlefield but another one, one tile away, in open country so he can´t take the town before the larger army arrives either.

@invicta,
The guys give good advice and I think you did what you could. One Important things is when you get the enemy into a mass-rout you have to pursue with your infantry from the rear while your cavs engage the routers in the front. This way they will never get a chance to recouperate.