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[ZBridges]

B

[Kashyyk]

B - Gotta take the initiative back

[King Zultan]

B

[Haspen]

You announce your intention to confront King of Gon and his army in a field battle.

"My liege," one of younger commanders pips up. "Shall this mean we abandon the siege of Consiert?"

A) "Nay! We shall leave part of our forces to keep the city enclosed!"
B) "Indeed! We can't spare soldiers away from what might be our most important battle!"

[Kashyyk]

B - Yup! At worst they might send a small sally force after us, but they won't be able to get out of the city in full if we keep the pressure on the King

[ZBridges]

A

[King Zultan]

A

[Kashyyk]

We came back to collect the forces we left here in the first place. What's the point in then leaving them behind again?

[ZBridges]

I worry that abandoning the siege will let the "thousands" of defenders strike at our flank when we meet the king in battle.

[Kashyyk]

It takes a long time to march an army out of a city gate. They'll also need to undo their entrenchment enough to leave, and know that chasing after a superior force is actually a good idea.

[ZBridges]

Alright, I'll change my vote to B.

[King Zultan]

I'm also changing my vote to B

[Haspen]

You command all troops to gather and march north.

807 AD, Noon Next Day

The weather is mild while you observe your army gathering itself.

The King of Gon has arrived to meet you in combat; his army is about the size of yours, mayhaps a little smaller, but you can't reliably see the troops lingering at the back. His commanders and nobles are all mounted, so that would give him few dozen cavaliers at best - but the distinct troop carrying lances on horseback is plainly visible on his left flank, and if your scouts are correct, there's about a thousand of them.

Your commanders discuss two issues about the incoming battle: the deployment of infantry and the role of the cavalry.

As for the masses of infantry...

A) We deploy it in nicely layered formations as a rectangular wall!
B) We deploy it skewed, to better protect our lines against the enemy flank with the horsemen!
C) We deploy it skewed, to smash Gon's flank that is lacking cavalry support!

As for your own horsemen...

A) Obviously, the cavalry on his flank must be thwarted with our own horsemen!
B) His horsemen can be struck down by our spearmen; lets use our cavalry to harass his other flank!
C) For now, our horsemen will stay at my side.

//Double-vote time, separate votes will be ignored.

[Kashyyk]

AC - If we stack one side of the other, their Cavalry can just go round and attack the weak side. So let's hold our Cavalry in reserve to respond as needed

[ZBridges]

AC