Interactive history :The second dacian war

[Gurkhal]

I disagree with the two posts before me on the Romans. There are only 47 Romans, with Longius 48. Guarding them would not in any near way have a real impact upon our army's capability for fighting. Nor would the frontline soliders be needed. I think that the local city watch is enough to keep them under controll. While the Romans probably don't care to much about their pay-swords the legioneries might have worth to them. To have the turn-coats slay their former comrades would not be an act of loyalty, not with 19 000 Dacian warriors around them. It would merly be an act of intelligence and survival instincts, an act which they have already past by accepting to go into our service. We can kill them anytime we wish, however once killed, we can never use them for anything.

As for Longius, we didn't kill him and provoced the Romans at the fort simply to do it here. While he should be interrigated to allow us information into what the Romans have planned, we shouldn't do anything rash like kill him or submitt him to severe torture...yet. Nor should the Romans be provoced into an esculating spiral of violence, which we will suffer far more from than our enemies. Like GiantMonkeyMan I think that the Roman should be kept alive for potential bargin in the future, something which will make us have to abandon the thought of permanent injury to his person.

Longinus should be put ot the question, then executed when we are about to enter a battle with the Romans. His entrails should then be put on a anner so that our men will become inspired.

Or more like it the Romans will be inspired to a "no prisoners or mercy" mentality. We should not provoce the Romans. Nor give them free ammunition for their propaganda.

Our new reinforcements should be handeld like this, divide them up into small groups, say 50 at maximum and mix these groups along the Dacian troops. When divided through our army they won't have the oppertunity to turn upon us in force so to switch the balance of a battle. Insteed, with being divided throughout the army they'll be slain in a matter of minutes if they should try to betray us.