Rome Total War German Chronicle 64 The Brutii's counter Attack on Apollonia

This is the siege where the Brutii try to retake the city of Apollonia with a full size army. In this siege I deployed in a very advanced position because I was very confident my troop would be able to resist against overwhelming enemies. That's what they did. I think what is important to learn from this battle is that even if you really dominate the battle in an advanced position, it is important to at least keep one unit on the town center. The reasons for that are plentiful. The first reason is that, if the enemies flank you, you will have some troops to hold the center against them. The second reason is that if your army panics and flees for some reason, there will always be this one unit in the center that can't panic, so your troops will be able to rally in the center without you losing the battle because your entire army panicked. The third reason would be that that unit will fight to the death, so they will be able to inflict more losses to the enemies.