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ID: IpalABkj/qst/6243967#6271277
7/7/2025, 8:26:20 PM
ID: PBhKDqrt/qst/6259847#6271275
7/7/2025, 8:20:59 PM
You cannot stay here, no. As of right now, your position is untenable; you must get yourself away from this host as soon as possible.
With remarkable speed the camp was packed up, and before long you were on the road again. Konrad's army was marching at the speed of a snail, so your escape was a foregone conclusion.
Your superior speed and manoeuvrability gave you the edge where it mattered, and before too long you were out of his clutches.
You were relieved and glad; while there would be those who would prefer to engage and risk, chivalry and honour dictated that you didn't need to engage with challenging opponents. Running away was only dishonourable if you did it while engaged with the enemy, not while there was still distance between you.
Now, with a comfortable distance between you and Konrad, it was time to plan your next move.
Obviously, joining up with Wladislaw would combine your army into a large and capable army, capable of taking on Konrad on equal terms. Though it would mean surrendering some independence of command in cooperating with the king, who obviously wouldn't be subordinate to you.
There were, of course, alternatives to be had; for Konrad to march to join with his brother, he would need to pass through a large chunk of birch forest, mostly along long, narrow roads that wind on. Greifswald being what it is, it by nature is very able in woodland fighting and ambushes, which could negate the numerical and organisational superiority of Konrad. Though plotting an ambush in the forest is hardly honourable or glorious, it is still fair play in the rules of war. Though, it would require you to blend into the forest and could be risky.
You could also simply swing back into Greifswald, regroup, hire some extra men, and conduct a series of raids around and behind his army, using the size of his army against him by depriving him of food and other supplies, perhaps the most unchivalrous of your options, though it could prove effective.
>Join up with Wladislaw.
>Plan an ambush
>March back into Greifswald, and begin raiding.
With remarkable speed the camp was packed up, and before long you were on the road again. Konrad's army was marching at the speed of a snail, so your escape was a foregone conclusion.
Your superior speed and manoeuvrability gave you the edge where it mattered, and before too long you were out of his clutches.
You were relieved and glad; while there would be those who would prefer to engage and risk, chivalry and honour dictated that you didn't need to engage with challenging opponents. Running away was only dishonourable if you did it while engaged with the enemy, not while there was still distance between you.
Now, with a comfortable distance between you and Konrad, it was time to plan your next move.
Obviously, joining up with Wladislaw would combine your army into a large and capable army, capable of taking on Konrad on equal terms. Though it would mean surrendering some independence of command in cooperating with the king, who obviously wouldn't be subordinate to you.
There were, of course, alternatives to be had; for Konrad to march to join with his brother, he would need to pass through a large chunk of birch forest, mostly along long, narrow roads that wind on. Greifswald being what it is, it by nature is very able in woodland fighting and ambushes, which could negate the numerical and organisational superiority of Konrad. Though plotting an ambush in the forest is hardly honourable or glorious, it is still fair play in the rules of war. Though, it would require you to blend into the forest and could be risky.
You could also simply swing back into Greifswald, regroup, hire some extra men, and conduct a series of raids around and behind his army, using the size of his army against him by depriving him of food and other supplies, perhaps the most unchivalrous of your options, though it could prove effective.
>Join up with Wladislaw.
>Plan an ambush
>March back into Greifswald, and begin raiding.
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