Rep 4
Leena and all that was left of the village moved along the road south as quickly as possible. Van Fred was close on their tail. The regroup had taken its toll on the surviving army and moral was at an all time low. They had to move quickly with little time to rest if they were going to make it to the safety of Stirland.
Leena could only hope that her brother Bard would be there to help them in their moment of need. If he wouldn't the Ginglemoot and all of the Moot itself would be lost to Van Fred and whatever mutilated master that he served.
The army headed north along the Stirland Road. It would only be a day to Schiebbs in the province of Stirland.
Leena and Foster were in Marshall Ney's tent discussing the current position. The small group had to stop for the night's rest. They had no scout reports of Van Fred closing in, though they all knew the danger of resting at night-they had no other choice.
"If we can make it through the night we can make it to Stirland" Foster was saying as Ney walked in.
He was wet with rain. He took off his hat and put it on the stand. He took the time to slick back his dark hair and said, "If might prove easier said than done Brother. My scouts have not seen anything yet but we all know how little good scouts do against vampires at night."
"Yet they are all still alive at this point so we may be free and clear no?" Answered Foster with more hope then sense.
"No, I doubt that we are free and clear." Leena piped up.
She was tired. they had now been traveling for a day and a half with no rations and little water. Hopefully this rain would actually raise spirits and if-only if- they could make it through the night the people of Ginglemoot could make it to Stirland.
"I am going to bed. Goodnight gentlemen, raise me if anything appears out of the darkness."
Leena woke. From where she was laying on her back she could see sunlight dancing on the tent. She didn't think about war, death or undeath. She thought of camping with Bard when they were young children. Listening to the birds and watching the sun shine down. She then noticed there were no bird noises, only the normal noises of camp around her. She got out of her tent and found a myriad of men packing up camp to travel. They must have lasted to night!
A horn blew in the distance, what could this be? Surly Van Fred would not leave them at peace in the night only to attack during the day?
Leena couldn't sit and wonder.. it was time for action. She hurried to Ney's tent. The heat of this sun was relentless.
When they finally drew battle lines she saw the devil's in the face. It was a new, different type of undead. She had never seen this kind of Legion before in this part of the world.
These were dressed in Royal garb, they brought large beasts and vast chariots to the field of battle. These fought in the day.
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Bat Rep
Armies
The same Leena Lunders army
Tomb Kings
6 Charriots led by Settra the Imperishable with BSB and other Hero forget what it was?
20 Skeleton Horsemen FC
1 Necro Sphinx
2 Khemrian Warsphinx
1 Casket of Souls
Deployment
My Opponent placed his forces with the strong chariot unit on my right flank. This heavily chose this flank to be the obvious push forward. then the Sphinxes in the middle to take on my infantry and then the Skele Horsemen on the far left. I chose to try and push hard on my left flank and try to clean that side before sweeping over. I also wanted Leena far away from the Chariots but close to the Great Swords to buff and or banish those Sphinxes.
The Beginning
In the beginning of the battle Ney on the left flank had a hard time measuring up his foes. He couldn't quite tell how strong these Skeleton riders were and was cautious of charging in his Knights. This was unfortunate because on the right Settra held no reservation in smashing into Brother Foster and the Demigryphs as well as the knights.
The first Sphinx did not waste any time in colliding with the Knights either. Ney knew he needed to move faster but did not want to move foolishly. Luckely the Cannon and Leena kept the Sphinxes hiding in the early battle. The midline faltered. They neither wanted to charge the Sphinx or wanted to take the full brunt of the monster either so they took a few steps back.
Middle
Settra crashed through the right flank with Brother Foster. The right flank began to flee but Foster brought them back under control before they left the field of battle.
The the Captain with the Greatswords ordered the charge and fiercely they charged towards their target. The Sphinx would have to work hard to defeat these men of strength! Marshall Ney on the left flank also charged forward into the Skele Riders! The charge of the Knights of the Green Flame was glorious.
The battle looked to be heating up. Leena looked around the field and saw there might be a chance of great victory!
The battle looked like it may swing in the direction of the empire when Ney smashed the skele riders and turned to face the field. There were many more monsters to face however. As the battle got hotter the folk of Ginglemoot began to fall apart. First were the Great Swords who fled the battle even with the encouragement of their Battle Standard Bearer. Next the Knights were killed after Brother Foster was struck down by the Sphinx. The Demigryph Knights broke and ran.
End
Leena ran for the woods. The peasant archers followed her. She knew that the trees may help in fending of Settra from fighting her face to face. It was her last chance, her only hope.
Settra and his chariots bashed through the lines of militia and headed towards the empire left flank where Ney and Leena still had the breath of life. He had strict orders to finish this lot.
Leena saw across the battle field a large Sphinx fall the a cannon ball and saw Ney finish of the last Skeleton Horserider. This would be it. She would receive the charge and Ney could come in from the flank on the Chariots.
Settra was too skilled of a general to take the bait. He sent his Chariots hurling towards Ney and left Ney and most of his units laying on the ground in pools o blood. The rest of the Knights turned and ran for their life.
Leena knew she had no choice but run. So run she did. She ran through the forest where she knew the chariots wouldn't dare travel. She made a quick dash to the left and Banished the last sphinx into the Abyss. Settra closed in and loosed a volley of arrows. Most of the archers around her fell but Leena still ran on. Finally she was sure that she left Settra far behind. But she was now alone.
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Reflection
I have to say this was a very fun game. My opponent was awesome to play with, very veteran player playing a very fluffy list. And of coarse his models were so beautifully painted it made it even better.
So I probably made a huge mistake in trying to out think my opponent's plan. I should just take it simply and play to my strengths. Moving forward I am going to try and focusing on 1 playing tighter, 2 making sure my match ups make sense. I really do think I could have come out on top here but a few mistakes did me in this time.
Again a really fun game!