Warlords: Strategic Conquest
You immediately turn back towards your capital. You cannot afford to lose your only base of power and its infrastructures. If Lurdu's army gains control of the fortress he would own a large tactical advantage in battle. The Mongolians were not making any preparations based on your spies' report and you doubt they ever will. Your army reaches your capital's outskirts just as Lurdu's troops arrive.
The sunset's orange glow gives the brown dirt a reddish tint. Small clouds of sand and dust slowly dissipate behind the two armies. Lurdu rides his mount at the back of his formation and looks over your 18 thousand infantry and 5 thousand archers. You see his 10 thousand cavalry on horses and 5 thousand archers.
The terrain consists of small raised ridges to your left and right. Your archers crowd onto this raised terrain and receive a slight high ground advantage while your infantry stand in the middle. Lurdu smirks and orders his cavalry to charge at you. They do, and with quite a bit of momentum.
Do you:
The sunset's orange glow gives the brown dirt a reddish tint. Small clouds of sand and dust slowly dissipate behind the two armies. Lurdu rides his mount at the back of his formation and looks over your 18 thousand infantry and 5 thousand archers. You see his 10 thousand cavalry on horses and 5 thousand archers.
The terrain consists of small raised ridges to your left and right. Your archers crowd onto this raised terrain and receive a slight high ground advantage while your infantry stand in the middle. Lurdu smirks and orders his cavalry to charge at you. They do, and with quite a bit of momentum.
Do you:
You have 3 choices:
- Attack them head on; your infantry engaging the cavalry while archers provide cover from the sides
- Retreat your infantry while your archers press their high ground advantage for as long as possible; then intercept their cavalry with your infantry when your archers have to fall back
- Hold the cavalry back with infantry while you move your archers inside your fortress, then cover the surviving infantry by shooting at Lurdu's troops from atop your castle