Emir Szczepanski: "I understand your enthusiasm to ascend your rightful throne, and in many cases I admire you for it- But along with this opportunity, a few others have arisen. Should we assist Tsar Vladimir, we would no doubt be able to gain his support in overthrowing Francis, and thus enlocking a preemptive alliance with the emperor. I believe that, if we let the conflicts continue for a short while and garner support, when we go in we'll have an overwhelming advantage against the enemy. This is in part why I am bothering to assist the small folk- to improve your name within these realms, and significantly boost your right to rule, to the point where the peasantry may take up arms in your name. Allow me to gather some men, and to gather further support for you, and then we will have Francis' head hang over the gates to Lutece, and you ruling the kingdom from a throne that is rightfully yours, my lord."
Agree to help train the villages militia, and drill them in the way of guerrilla warfare, traps, general warfare, and guiding enemies into said traps, along-side general training. Have your men assist in training, to boost their capabilities.
Turn these seven footmen into skirmishers, or an equivalent unit type.
>stranded near an enemy war camp>no allies>the passage is blockaded>no hope of escape>i must fight a khanate aloneTebessa Caliphate vs Ogden KhanateTebessa Caliphate vs Carpaccian EmpireTebessa Caliphate vs Kingdom of Avignonwake me up
Before arriving, listen for the latest gossip in town
Find way to Basil's Guild HQ and give a report. Mention the Narvik raider attack.
have the horse archers retaliate, and the melee men dismount and climb the walls.
Collect the bodies and bury them respectfully with funerals, bandits are given proper graves but no funeral.Adalwolf gives recognition to the man who killed Walhaz. After tending to his wound he goes to speak to the Elders to see what damage has been sustained to the village.
Your horse archers return fire against the enemy's crossbow and archer emplacements as your cavalrymen dismount and assault the city's walls. After a brief struggle, you see many of your running back to you. The enemy's specialized melee unit, the berserker, inflicts absolute carnage upon your attack, killing 5 of your dismounted cavalrymen.Bulgar Khan writes you a letter, detailing his intentions to employ a secret weapon against the Narviks and to assist you in your conquest.
Go to the nearest taverns and a worthy squire who can learn the ways of the merchant. Purchase a copy of the Tome of War if I can. If I cannot, buy a weapon for the squire and recruit some men while at it.
Adalwolf asks if any of the men would like to remain in the town, if not they are disembarking with Walhaz' wrapped corpse to the capital and then hopefully returning.
Additionally, though just to really improve upon teaching and training capabilities, train the villagers in offensive tactics as well. Once done, make way towards Litovsk, hopping cities and towns for recruitment along the way there.
Bring in the dismounted melee, and have them remount and charge the berserkers. Use oppurtunities to flank. Keep the horse archers on the wall archers and the berserkers as well. Try to hold on.
RETREAT TO THE HOME SANDS