Total War-rior

In celebration of the upcoming release of Total War: Rome 2, The Strategist decided to share his favorite story from his long history with the series.

"It wasn’t supposed to happen this way.

I never meant to wade into battle with my 161 light cavalrymen against the might of Germania. It was only a scout force, ahead of my main army, searching for ambushes. The forests of the Danube and beyond easily hide an army, and I was determined not to see myself caught in march column. Yet, here I was: my advanced force under heavy assault, unable to retreat any further. Four units of Roman cavalry faced 960 German spearmen, commanded by their faction leader. They even had a ballista with them.

I was completely overmatched."