This is another Infamy tale where the Romans decided that the corn in the fields looked ready for collecting. Unfortunately the local Germanic tribes weren’t too happy about the Romans stealing their winter supplies.
The task for the Romans was to collect corn from two of the three fields. This was simple for the first one as this was near where they could deploy, but the other two fields were deep in German territory.
The Roman main force deployed into the field and how they sang as they harvested the corn.
They would soon be singing a different tune as a Germanic warband looked on menacingly.
The Romans advanced to try and hold off the Germans, but another even larger warband turned up on their flank.
“Steady lads”, shouted Centurio Tonius Starkus, “we can hold them here whilst the Numidians flank them”. Unfortunately Adalhard had spotted this and sent a warrior group to head off the Numidians.
The two warbands crunched into the Romans, who hastily formed line but forgot to close up. Buckets of dice were rolled and the Roman line buckled and then broke.
Soon the Romans were running, with only the Legion recruits and the Numidian cavalry able to avert a complete disaster by holding off the flanking warrior group.
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