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You know better than to just charge them off alone like that, but you're not throwing another troop the wolves, even if it is led by some Lily-eating bastard!
"Down the hill! Down!" you yell, whipping your horse into a gallop as your company takes off! You rush down the hill, and hope that Dessany will not get his entire unit killed. And for your sake, the man takes seems to take the clue! Rather than charging in suicidally like some Vidrellian savage, the Seconds turn about and begin to run towards you, the Condottieri cavalry at their heels! Had you not given them the head start, they woulda been put down like hogs by now!
Dessany's men quickly gain the gap, lighter than lancers as they are, soon reaching the hill. You've got an advantage on the bastards, but you've got to act quickly. At this distance, you're close enough to shout the orders at Dessany, so you've no fear of acting apart now. Yet you've the need to think of something first.
You could keep your stand, long enough, and treat them as you would a wall of pikemen: fire and retreat! With the two of you, they'd not be able to corner you with ease. If they managed to catch up, however, you'd be as good as dead - far too out of place to fight properly. You could, then, seize the advantage: raise your sabres, your pistols and your callivers, and take the fight forward! Firing a volley at close range would soften them up good, good enough that they might break upon your swords and retreat. Yet nonetheless, you'd be charging towards a foe that outnumbers and outskills you in close quarters.
Finally, you could merely flee! You've the faster horses on you, lacking the weight of their armor and lances. It's not shame to escape from a superior force, and no punishment would be sent your way. Your men would end the day with all their lives. Yet so would the foe. It was a matter of luck that you spotted them this once, and there's no doubt they'll not let up on their attacks with this one failure. It could be you next, in Dessany's place, being ambushed.
You'll have to take your choice quick.
CHOOSE YOUR OPTION
>Harass the enemy while fleeing them
>Counter-charge the enemy
>Retreat entirely
>Write-in
"Down the hill! Down!" you yell, whipping your horse into a gallop as your company takes off! You rush down the hill, and hope that Dessany will not get his entire unit killed. And for your sake, the man takes seems to take the clue! Rather than charging in suicidally like some Vidrellian savage, the Seconds turn about and begin to run towards you, the Condottieri cavalry at their heels! Had you not given them the head start, they woulda been put down like hogs by now!
Dessany's men quickly gain the gap, lighter than lancers as they are, soon reaching the hill. You've got an advantage on the bastards, but you've got to act quickly. At this distance, you're close enough to shout the orders at Dessany, so you've no fear of acting apart now. Yet you've the need to think of something first.
You could keep your stand, long enough, and treat them as you would a wall of pikemen: fire and retreat! With the two of you, they'd not be able to corner you with ease. If they managed to catch up, however, you'd be as good as dead - far too out of place to fight properly. You could, then, seize the advantage: raise your sabres, your pistols and your callivers, and take the fight forward! Firing a volley at close range would soften them up good, good enough that they might break upon your swords and retreat. Yet nonetheless, you'd be charging towards a foe that outnumbers and outskills you in close quarters.
Finally, you could merely flee! You've the faster horses on you, lacking the weight of their armor and lances. It's not shame to escape from a superior force, and no punishment would be sent your way. Your men would end the day with all their lives. Yet so would the foe. It was a matter of luck that you spotted them this once, and there's no doubt they'll not let up on their attacks with this one failure. It could be you next, in Dessany's place, being ambushed.
You'll have to take your choice quick.
CHOOSE YOUR OPTION
>Harass the enemy while fleeing them
>Counter-charge the enemy
>Retreat entirely
>Write-in
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