Bretonnian Journal of the quest to the island of Agor - Entry 3 (skirmish with Kislev)
Journal of the quest to the island of Agor
Entry 3 – Skirmish with Kislev
After the
unsuccessful attack on the fithy vermin scouting force, forces of Godefroy
Tirasse quickly regrouped and headed for the area we knew was rich with gold –
mountains in the center of the Island of Agor and the river which springs in
them.
Obviously, we
were not the only ones sweeping that area and encountered a considerable force
of Kislevite soldiers.
Godefroy Tirasse
sent a messenger to demand that they leave the area immediately. However,
instead of message of acknowledgement, the messenger came running back, without
his horse and covered in horse urine, and with a word that the Kislevites
started moving forward.
This angered
Godefroy Tirasse largely and he ordered his forces to move forward in the
center while ordering a part of his units to flank the enemy and capture the
hill on the left side of the battlefield. On the left wing, things were going
better and the hill was captured.
Kislev general
apperently had a similar strategy on his mind and sent his cavalry to flank our
forces on the opposite side of the battlefield, around the hills which, as one
of the peasants noted, looked like tits.
Our commander
sent out orders to move away from the cavalry threatening us on the right and
focus on the infantry which the knights should easily crush. However, the
orders were only partially fulfilled with the peasants and reliquae moving
slightly forward and the cavalry in the center remaining stationary.
This allowed the
cavalry to ceise opportunity and charge the cavalry head on, while outnumbering
it. Luckily, one third of the charging Winged Lancers fell behind and did not
make it for the main charge. Boris Dolgorukyj, the chief commander of the
Kislevite forces on the island was so eager to see our cavalry destroyed, that
he joined the charge himself.
So furious was their charge that the Winged Lancers carelessly got to the position where our Pegassus riders could charge them from behind. And so they did and took the unit which Boris Dolgorukyj joined between the hammer of charging Pegassus Knights and Grail Knights retreating in an orderly fashion. Kislevite cavaly was thrown into disarray and all but annihilated and Boris Dolgorukyj suffered serious wounds while trying to hastily organize defence.
He was carried
away by his retinue and the kislev forces retreated, giving us opportunity to
seize part of the mountains and the upper stream of the river and start
building mines there. Eagreness of Boris Dolgorukyj cost him the battle and
allowed us to celebrate first major victory in this campaign.
