The only other option I can think of is to raise another army and rush it to the front. The only direction my men can march is deeper into his lands where more foes await. I can’t retreat the Earl has cut off any path leading back to my own territories. Now, the armies of the Earl are closing in and my tired men are just too weak to take them on.
I let myself become convinced of my own invincibility looking at my victories over the Knight and the Countess and attributing them to some innate skill as a leader that clearly wasn’t real. It’s a sour realization that frustrates me, in no small part, because I have only myself to blame. You’ll raise armies, fight battles and conquer counties, but only if your pesky peasants let you.
Lords of the Realm is an early-90s strategy game that pits the player against rival lords vying for the throne of England.