Northen Italy, 1136

Jobst von Salva looked out into the open plains, near the Alps. Here was the spot where the troops of the ROman Republic fought over 500 years ago, and now here are there predecsors. This battle was a small one, and the first battle Jobst von Salva has commanded.

There aim was to destroy the Veneatian Soldiers. A outline appeared on the hrizon, and slowly that outline turned into the figure of a horse and its rider. It turned out to be a scout. The scout wore armour silver and gull, and a helm for his head. He raced up to Jobst von Salva and stopped.

"Please,Jobst von Salva, sir, I have a report on the Veneatian Army" said the scout, Jobst von Salva nodded.
The scout continued,
"It is a meager force of 200 troops, 3 units of Armoured soldiers, one company is seriously short of soldiers" said the scout. Jobst shooed the scout away, and turned to his Majors.
"How should we approach them?" asked jobst, the Majors looked out onto the plains.
"There protected by a forest on one side" commented one,
"So we can not attack from that way" said the other major, Jobst von Salva nodded. Jobst looked on the other side, and pointed.
"Theres hills and mountains on that side aswell" said a Major,
"The troops could easily march over the hills" said another,
"yes but imagine, they'd be sweating baddly climbing the hills, and when they engaged the Veneatians..." said jobst, not finishing his sentence,
"Then we attck downhill" finished one major. Jobst shook his head,
"That leaves us one thing, so heres the battle plan" said Jobst, the 2 Majors lisntened closely.
"All 6 companies of our soldiers shall charge the Veneatian army herad on, distracting them." said jbost, he continued,
"There will be a buffer, so when they are in battle, 1 soldiers are to wothdraw to the forests, then strike out behind the Venetian Buffer. Meanwhile my Bodyguard and me, shall travel over the hills and hide, then when the buffer is gone, our army attacks the Generals unit, while thats happening two units are to go either side, and block us from view, we will round around them, and attack from behind" finished Jobst von Salva, the Majors nodded, it was a good plan, enough to get them through alive. jobst issued hos orders, and watched the Majors hurry off, and heard them yelling out commands to there companies. Jobst was relieved, remembering the days of when he was a Knight, and had fought with Dietrich von Saxony in poland. jbost sighed, those days were tough. Now he was a General, Jobst formed up with his bodyguard, a unit of highly experinced Knights, all hand picked by Jobst von Salva. He knew them all well, and knew they knew him, as they trained with Jobst. Jobst von Salva stayed with his unit, and made signals that the Roman Army is to start the battle plan. The veneatians had not moved yet, and were standing still. The Imperial Army moved forward. Jobst waited patiently, finally the army was close. Trumpets sounded, soldiers cried, and the army ran forward, swords and spears raised. The two armies clashed, and from where Jobst was, couldn't see anything. then Jobst von Salva remembered his Battle Plan, and the Bodyguard moved to the hills. When they were behind the hills, they saw not a lot, as thye were concentrating. But they saw the Veneatian buffer rout, and the Imperial Army ran foward and attacked the Generals unit. Jobst saw the signal, the two units of Imperial spearmen moved to the sides, blocking tje Cavarly from view, and Jbost and his bodyguards moved around the fighting queitly, until they were behind the Veneatians. Then they charged. And hit the Veneatians hard, the two sides clashinh like waves. Jobst von Salva unit hit the Venetians, the back soldiers fell forward like a wave, and the front soldiers fell like a wave. And soon all but 24 were dead. They had won the battle, and had caputred 150 venetian soldiers. An offer of Ransom was sent to the Venetians, they refused, that night there were none from the venetian army left, but 20 who escaped.