Routing Units Fighting?

[Inferno Crusader]

So here's the situation. I'm defending Jerusalem against a Jihad from the Turks, who apparently have brought 3 armies. Only the main army technically sieges the city, while the other two are in proximity of the city. The thing is, these two armies only have one general respectively.

When I actually have to fight the siege battle, I manage to destroy all of the main army's siege engines and kill most of their infantry who climbed on the walls. Then, I see the two generals from the other Jihad armies participating in the battle. So I decide to sally out with my two squadrons of knights and attack one of those generals.

I managed to kill the general and then the remaining. bodyguard display the sign that they are routing. The problem is that they are still fighting and killing my knights. Note that their banners weren't blinking red (the sign that they are fighting to the death). Seeing that my knights weren't winning, I retreated them to the city, where the "routing" bodyguard gave chase.

After they reached the walls and couldn't pursue, the bodyguard finally began to rout of the battlefield. Anyone had this phenomenon before?

[gluteus maximus aurelius]

Yeah, but usually it doesn't concern me too much, except for when it's my general's bodyguard that's fighting them and the poxing general goes and gets himself killed. Then it's annoying

[Ichon]

I've had that happen a couple times... usually only annoying when it is my general and I look and assume he will just be chasing routers now and zoom to other part of the battlefied... then I get "Noble Death" and look back and now the routers are actually routing but they killed the general and bodyguard first.

Speaking of fighting to the death- do Jihad and Crusading armies units do that more often or is it related strictly to morale so any high morale elite unit might do it?

[cisse]

Fighting to the death happens when a unit is surrounded and broken - they can't flee so they stay and fight, although with penalties if I remember correctly.

[Navajo Joe]

Guys,

In 6.1 under no account should you choose to continue the battle, after you get the message come up that you have won, this can result in the death of the General if he is chasing routers. I remember this advice being given when i started playing SS in May 2008

[JorisofHolland]

I most of time use light cavalry (mounted sergeants) for pursuing, I don't care if a few of those guys die and the rewards are high (chivalry or money)