While the Shemites are invading Ophir a light Zingaran force are attempting to destroy a Pictish village in response to the Picts raiding over the frontier.
The Zingarans (in orange) have to take the village at the top of the picture to win the battle. The Picts can win by preventing this or taking five banners.
The Zingarans have 3 Medium Cavalry, 2 Light Cavalry, 1 Band of Warriors(Vanir mercenaries!), 4 Auxiliaries, 1 Light Bowmen and 1 Light Infantry unit led by two officers.
The Picts have 5 Warriors (Auxiliaries), 5 Light Infantry and 2 Light Bowmen. To reflect their lack of organisation I gave them no leaders.
Pictish archers have an early success by killing the Zingaran commander.
Emboldened by this success the Picts surge forward.
And the Zingarans struggle to hold them.
Until the tawny haired Vanir(underlined red) join the fray and knock the Picts back.
The Zingaran horse push up the left flank.
The Vanir attack the village but are repulsed, they fall back and rally.
The cavalry attack but are hurled back by the Picts.
But the Vanir finally take the village.
Victory to goes Zingara at no small cost but the southern Pict tribes will be reluctant to raid Zingara again for some time.
Before they burn the village the Zingarans also find(plant?) some evidence that points to the Aquilonians instigating the Pictish raids.
Good old Hyborian geopolitics!.
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