The First Day

It is searing hot, much hotter than anything you had anticipated. The Saracens attack at dawn by slowly marching on all sides next to their siege towers and battering ram in a grand show of ****.

As they approach the 300 yard mark, you give the word and the trebuchets and catapults begin launching their projectiles, ttargeting the siege towers and the men who pushed at the tower’s bases. The Saracens helplessly watch as one of your catapults lit a siege tower aflame, unable to counter lest they hit their own siege towers.

As the army draw closer, more and more sieges towers are hit, leaving only a few heading towards the main gate where you are stationed. Before long the army reached the 250 yard mark, to which your Ballistas begin firing much to the Saracen’s horror as they saw more of their comrades get cut down.

Yet the army still pushed forward despite the losses as your archers stood arrows at the ready for your word. As the army drew to the 200 yard mark you give the word as your elite long bow rangers unleashed hell upon the army, followed by normal archers opening fire at the 150 yard mark.

The Saracen army are caught by surprise when they fall into a trench. Some of them become impaled on the spikes or trapped; regardless of their injury from the fall, they will die your archers’ accurate arrows. Now seeing and realizing the trench and the sharp wooden traps within it, the army pulled back as they regrouped in order to strategize again.

So far, causalities on your side are minimal. As for the Saracens, well, they look angrier if anything. You order your men to take stock of supplies tend to the wound and assess battle damage to the walls.

Sweat cover your body as a servant brought a jug of water to you. You drink some before handing back to the servant, asking that he and your other royal servants distribute water to the men. As he does so, you realized something. Outside of the natural springs within the walls of Kerak, the nearest water source is hundreds of miles away, much too far away to get useful supply line much less enough water to quench the entire Saracen army.

Yes, perhaps you could use this to your advantage. Snapping your fingers Captain Zachery stepped forward. “Your highness what is it?”

“Captain Zachary, gather the generals and other officers except the ones manning the battlements I have an idea!” You say, smiling. The captain nod, before spreading the word.

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Before long, your small team of captains and generals stand at the small courtyard a few feet from the main wall.

“Gentleman, as you know the Saracens are hundreds of miles away from the nearest water source and while a supply line is plausible, it won’t matter if the army go through their water supply faster than they can resupply it.” You say as you unfurl a map and set it on the small wooden table in front of you. “We know the Saracens have set camp here based on what our scouts saw last night and what I propose could tip the battle into our favor however it is near suicidal. I’m questioning myself whether we should even have it as an option.” you say reluctantly.

General David is quick to reply. “Your highness, with respect holding this city alone is fucking suicidal especially against an army of this size. The fact that we have lasted this long is because of your extensive planning and leadership whatever it is know that we stand behind you ready to fight or did if needed.”

You smile, humbled by the statement before continued. “I propose a small **** of volunteers sneak into the enemy camp and spike their water supply using the poison that the local Apothecaries have generously donated for the cause,” you say, waiting for your commanders’ reaction.

They only smile before General David replies, “Your highness, its bold and risky but I like it I will ask my men for volunteers.” Likewise, your other officers nod, before you begin planning for the covert raid while your officers recruit volunteers for the mission.