Turn 107 225 BC

[Slade Wilson]

Troops we can see

Foxtrot

2 axemen
2 archers
chariot
spearman

Port lima

swordsman
spearman
axeman
3 chariots
archer
and the second axemen trailing the stack


It may not seem the largest force you have ever seen, but we are short on garrisons right now. Port lima only has a archer\horse archer at present and can only build perhaps 2 more units before it is attacked. It really needs the axe\spear from fort sierra. And i wouldnt consider fort sierra\capitol area to be a soft underbelly in reach of keshiks. With roads we can move just as fast as keshiks with infantry, anyway.

[Slade Wilson]

Another thing im looking at is the overall road\tactical situation between fort sierra\foxtrot\port lima. Due to the abundance of cover-mostly hills, but its still 25%-units we have access to right now would require superior numbers to root the attackers out(meaning sarantium stacks are basicly invulnerable for now on hills outside our cities). There seems some chance sarantium could cut off the road access to both port lima\foxtrot and attack fort sierra with the combined stack with no real way for us to stop them. Imagine if the invading stacks were on the hills outside lima\foxtrot, and had just cut roads. Now they can move towards FS and use chariots to keep cutting the roads. Our troops, even if they could hold lima\foxtrot, could not catch up and FS would likely fall(and AB too) The stacks can easily get to those hill\roads, they have good cover all the way and putting garrisons on the hill\roads would weaken the cities too much

With crossbows we should have the strength to defend all 3 cities at once from the stack(the horse archers can move to support any one city, also)