Mon May 11, 2015 4:43 pm
One of the errors of the game engine is sieges. If you're in a territory and have greater or = strength and station your troops (those little dots) inside you can get stuck under the right recipe. Permanently I have found... Though your troops are well supplied there and you're safe likely never to lose them, as they will never surrender.
If a force within a siege is greater and more well supplied then it's opponent and the terrain is agreeable, an instant break out if desired should be possible. I often just burn the place down if this happens. You will have to attack and use the sortie out of structure on the same turn to prevent this.
It does not make sense if the Army can fight, which I have seen often happens(gamy 5 combats trying to breakout to learn) then it should be able to run in places. If it cannot, then it's surrounded and cut off from retreat.
Never Station troops inside near a major enemy threat. Entrenchment works quite well outside.
P.S. Attack with an outside force and use the sortie out command on the trapped stack, should work for an assault within a structure but you will have to win or else it may continue.
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