Part 12: Turn 10: Backstabbing bitch!
Update 10: Backstabbing bitch!This isnt fair, I wasn't ready to backstab her yet!
I had a couple oooold armies that were sitting by her borders. She attacked them unprovoked. Yay for 3-front wars.
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45 archers against my 112 swords.
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She ran away, but the army was too small and disbanded on it's own.
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Never fear, she moved another army into an unprotected county. I'm scrambling to cover this, but all I have in the area is 50 knights.
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Next to my starting county is this impressive castle. I am attacking it with 150 swordsmen. It's all I had handy.
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Oh, this is why she attacked me.
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The Baron is indignant that I would dare attack!
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Then he attacks me immediately after. 50 Peasants, 50 archers.
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Evasive Maneuvers activated! Dodge the peasants, close with the archers.
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He immediately turned and closed with me, but the swords proved hardier than peasants.
Okay, time to take a deep breath. Here's the big battle.
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I actually missed the opening of the battle. He sent knights at me perfectly staggered. My archers killed almost 1/4 before they closed with me.
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My morale was at 13 hearts when the battle started. His was at 19.
The minute we came to grips (after him losing 1/3 of his knights already) he lost all heart for the fight. His units ran like bitches. This was the absolute best thing that could have happened for me. I am unable to explain why it happened, they must have been starving.
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Holy fucking shit. That was nothing short of luck.
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Now it's just a matter of time before the Earl goes down.
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This is what is left of the army.
I realized Morale might be a problem, so I started checking my armies. I had 82 swordsmen that was my first army ever. They were not happy, and I didn't want to deal with 82 swordsmen bandits, so I disbanded them.
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Those 200 Crossbows down south that I ran like a bitch with got the same treatment.
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And here we are. Apparently I took the county on the left by the river/harbor/inlet thing. It was Barons old county and didn't take any screenshots. It was 150 swords vs 100 peasants. Same old shit.