Pontic Campaign

[Sygrod]

I managed a few rounds before the CTD struck again.

Side was taken. The walls were not defended and I had just to climb the walls in appropriate places. The phalanx defending the front gate decided to leave after it was hit with arrows from a tower. I moved my Eastern skirmishers from the right entry point all the way to the left entry point, gaining control over the entire front wall. The wayward phalanx was for some reason sent to guard the left gate, where a unit of Galatian short swordsmen were holding short. Between my slinger unit and the Caucasian archers on the wall there, the unit was destroyed. I marched up my phalanx to a position just short of the square and brought my slingers up. A dozen bodyguards were slain, before the general charged headlong into my waiting phalanx. Things were going well until the horses began to come around the side. I sent forth two of my three generals, tilting the odds heavily in my favour. The enemy general was ultimately slain after reducing my phalanx by about 80 men. Only an enemy phalanx remained. I positioned a missile unit at every corner and sent a general onto the square. The phalanx began to chase him, and I switched my missile units to hit the phalanx in the back as they were led around the square like lost puppies. To the last man. My losses were 90 men in total to their 552.

Cheap units were recruited after and during these conquests to provide garrisons so that the better units could be freed up to be sent to Antiocheia, were I will end my expansion in the Middle East. Cyprus is my final target, before I start to look at expansion in other directions.

My army build-up east of Amaseia is almost done. I just want 2 more units, before entering the valley. Ani-Kamah will be a good natural brick wall for the Hai to try to overcome. I will make sure that the units in there can repulse any army that tries to lay siege.

It is now 236 BC, and a sizable army has cut Edessa from the rest of the world. I tried to sally, but as I was just decimating the last unit after most of the enemy had fled with great loss, the cheating AI decided to CTD. Now I have to fight the battle all over again, after rebooting the machine. GRRRR again.