The Forest Road - Turn IX: Attack Phase

I will have first-go in all the combats

My archers on East Hill shoot at the swordsmen, needing 8+, as a -1 modifier for being on higher ground is cancelled out for the target being in cover. I roll 4.

My archers in the rocky ground shoot at the same target, with +1 modifiers for cover and for attacking from rocky ground. I roll 9, just one short of the 10 needed for a hit. My other archers could shoot at the swordsmen, but I forgo the opportunity as the Praetorian Guard will have a better chance of eliminating the Dacian unit.

My left-flank cavalry attack the forward Dacian cavalry, needing 8+, but with a -1 thanks to supporting legionaries. That makes a big difference as I roll 9, which is two over the total needed, and so the Dacian horsemen retreat three hexes to the edge of the battlefield. I choose to let my cavalry advance into the hex vacated by the Dacians.

Next up are the Praetorians, who need 6+ against swordsmen. There is a +1 for attacking into trees, but this is cancelled by a -1 for support from the commander. I roll 12, easily destroying the Dacian unit.

My surviving legion attacks the falxmen, needing 7+. I roll 9, forcing the enemy to retreat three hexes, taking them to the edge of the battlefield.

The Dacians are reeling, but not yet defeated