Help. . .

[Nazrat]

Wow, i am in some deep crap here. . .

Playing as spain, in about 1320's, i've ran into my most challenging efense yet. . .

i just took a city in Europe(rebelled agasint Milan) and lost a lot of soldiers doing so. I have about 10-11 calvary in my army(total of ABOUT 80)
2 groups of 11 DFK(took a beating in the siege) and 2 72 militia spearmen, and my general with about 20 calv left.

now here comes the fun part. The very next turn, Milan(with a full stack) sieges that city, no time to retrain or anything, but my walls have been repaired, and are ok. I was furious to be betrayed by another ally, AGAIN!
so now im in this battle. . . and i am enthused with the chance of victory under such slim chances.

The enemy has about 6-7 units of Militia Crossbows, about 1 unit of DMFK, and 1 scout calv(gen in this battle) with about 7 units in it. They came prepared, with 1 unit of balistas and catupult. . . so my outer walls in this city are trash(usually 5-6 wholes in the wall while the gate is never even touched. . .

so, with that many wholes in my wall, and so many units(just based on numbers, they rush in and kill me with overwhelmed).

i was thinking about pulling back to the town square since the buildings make a little funnel right before you get there. I was planning to maybe make a cog machine. my 2 units of 72 spearmen make th shiclotourm and put them on opposite sides of the entrance, leaving a little spae inbetween for enemy units to spill in. As the spearmen attack the front of the attackers, i plan on have my calv on one side so as they spill through in a little funnel, i will run straight over them with the calv. I just can't let too many get in at once or i will be overwhlemed. So i will keep my 20 some DFK right behind the spearman to kill those that run by also, kinda like a gauntlet.

So, does anyone else have ANY other strat that will help me. . . any and all are welcome. Im just so bent on winning this siege since i did once, but then laptop died. . .
the way i beat em last time was PURE luck. they accidently moved catapults too close, and archers set them, and balistas on fire, they only made 2 holes in the wall, so when the Gen ran through, i quickly killed, and routed the enemy army.

now that i know it can be done, i am bent on doing it again.

P.S. Sorry for the bad grammar, its just that i am sneaking in class and righting this over the time span of an hour. . .teach is laying the work on us today. . . sorry

[Khassaki]

Wow, i am in some deep crap here. . .

Playing as spain, in about 1320's, i've ran into my most challenging efense yet. . .

i just took a city in Europe(rebelled agasint Milan) and lost a lot of soldiers doing so. I have about 10-11 calvary in my army(total of ABOUT 80)
2 groups of 11 DFK(took a beating in the siege) and 2 72 militia spearmen, and my general with about 20 calv left.

now here comes the fun part. The very next turn, Milan(with a full stack) sieges that city, no time to retrain or anything, but my walls have been repaired, and are ok. I was furious to be betrayed by another ally, AGAIN!
so now im in this battle. . . and i am enthused with the chance of victory under such slim chances.

The enemy has about 6-7 units of Militia Crossbows, about 1 unit of DMFK, and 1 scout calv(gen in this battle) with about 7 units in it. They came prepared, with 1 unit of balistas and catupult. . . so my outer walls in this city are trash(usually 5-6 wholes in the wall while the gate is never even touched. . .

so, with that many wholes in my wall, and so many units(just based on numbers, they rush in and kill me with overwhelmed).

i was thinking about pulling back to the town square since the buildings make a little funnel right before you get there. I was planning to maybe make a cog machine. my 2 units of 72 spearmen make th shiclotourm and put them on opposite sides of the entrance, leaving a little spae inbetween for enemy units to spill in. As the spearmen attack the front of the attackers, i plan on have my calv on one side so as they spill through in a little funnel, i will run straight over them with the calv. I just can't let too many get in at once or i will be overwhlemed. So i will keep my 20 some DFK right behind the spearman to kill those that run by also, kinda like a gauntlet.

So, does anyone else have ANY other strat that will help me. . . any and all are welcome. Im just so bent on winning this siege since i did once, but then laptop died. . .
the way i beat em last time was PURE luck. they accidently moved catapults too close, and archers set them, and balistas on fire, they only made 2 holes in the wall, so when the Gen ran through, i quickly killed, and routed the enemy army.

now that i know it can be done, i am bent on doing it again.

P.S. Sorry for the bad grammar, its just that i am sneaking in class and righting this over the time span of an hour. . .teach is laying the work on us today. . . sorry

Your 2 militia spears in the town square, diagonally across the entrance to the square, your 2 units of DMFK placed to charge into the flank of the unit fighting your spears. Cav in the square as a reserve and your general out of sight to one side.

The militia crossbow don't really count, the spears and your mounted will wipe them out, charge them with your cavalry if their is no risk of contacting the DMFK, otherwise just chop them up from the front and flank and you should be fine.

Once the enemy is fully commited in the street send your general to wipe out the artillery and then close the street from behind. As long as he avoids the DMFK he should also be fine.

You will eventually have to deal with the DMFK, hold them from the frount, attack them from the flank and charege them from behind and they will eventually break.

Good luck.

[Nazrat]

it worked fine. . .thanks Khassaki. i beat them back , my DFK are now gold chevrons, but i think the total unit count for them is 2-3