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  • čas přidán 16. 07. 2015
  • We did it guys! We reached 10,000 Subscribers! I really hope you enjoy this Siege battle. Thank you for all your support and Love!
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  • @crusadernikolai1996
    @crusadernikolai1996 Před 9 lety +378

    22 troops left!?
    I can just imagine the remaining Byzantines and Romans hugging and crying and yelling out "WE FUCKING DID IT!!!.........OUR CIVILIZATIONS SHALL SURVIVE!!!"

    • @IainDoc15
      @IainDoc15 Před 9 lety +47

      Nickolie-psn Newell Wonder if it'll be enough for the Byzantines to forgive the HRE for the whole "pretending to be the Roman Empire" thing

    • @crusadernikolai1996
      @crusadernikolai1996 Před 8 lety +90

      Well....no....but for those 22 soldiers that survived they probably don't even give a fuck they are family now.

    • @justametalhead625
      @justametalhead625 Před 8 lety +2

      Nickolie-psn Newell Well if anyone tried to attack the city the next day, they would win.

    • @IainDoc15
      @IainDoc15 Před 8 lety +12

      JustAMetalHead Yeah, these kind of victories are really cinematic and all, but it does have a fair bit of fridge logic attached. The enemy is just going to rally and immediately attack them again seeing as how they have much more troops

    • @happyfreestyler
      @happyfreestyler Před 8 lety +14

      +IainDoc15 In the "Men Remaining" Tab you can see the follow up battle would be almost even numbers. 22 Troops left doesnt include the wounded on the battlefield. Also a combined force of 4 nations would not rally anytime soon without their leaders and plans intact. Realistically and logically it depends on who owns the southern european region that HRE and Byzantines were defending a settlement in.

  • @PaganSamurai
    @PaganSamurai Před 8 lety +351

    That General of yours was an absolute badass - taking on 5 men, 2 on horseback, all at the same time, while his men retreat. He lived and died a hero.

  • @bjw4253jw
    @bjw4253jw Před 8 lety +598

    "Average victory"

  • @thepepsigod666
    @thepepsigod666 Před 8 lety +331

    Just one Turk left to tell the tale to his people.

  • @PixelatedApollo1
    @PixelatedApollo1  Před 9 lety +473

    I am just beyond words....I can not thank you enough. 10,000 is such an amazing milestone! I really love making Total War youtube videos. The chance to entertain and to interact with this awesome community, its just wonderful. Wether you are a new subscriber or old, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Stay Awesome Everyone.
    I present to you one of the greatest Siege Battles I have ever played! Enjoy:D you guys deserve it :DDDD

    • @EmperorAlan
      @EmperorAlan Před 9 lety +21

      Pixelated Apollo No man, you deserve it! Keep up the greatest work and congrats on this awesum 10k people here!

    • @ionutstoica9816
      @ionutstoica9816 Před 9 lety +5

      Good job Apollo i enjoued your videos bery much for a lot of time and keep doing that
      P.S you deserve that

    • @totalwarexpertm2tw54
      @totalwarexpertm2tw54 Před 9 lety +4

      Now the army of the 10.000 knights can march and conquer the world

    • @111thuntouchable9
      @111thuntouchable9 Před 9 lety +1

      Pixelated Apollo s1.postimg.org/55y5gu6hr/Untitled.png now Apollo you must do 1 hour long special,gather glorius armies and finaly sack rome :D that is my wish because im your 10 000 subsriber ;)

    • @DavidSubscribe06
      @DavidSubscribe06 Před 9 lety +2

      Pixelated Apollo Hey,i suggest you to try out Empire total war with Darthmod of course :) And congrats,i've just subscribed yesterday.

  • @davehoffman4659
    @davehoffman4659 Před 8 lety +149

    In the Game of Flanks, you win or you die.

    • @thefiddler2523
      @thefiddler2523 Před 8 lety +24

      But he won because he had armour and a big fooking sword

    • @Whoasked777
      @Whoasked777 Před 8 lety +11

      There is no middle ground

  • @thomasthomas5115
    @thomasthomas5115 Před 7 lety +87

    A French army, supplied and supported by the Portugese and Venetian fleets, landed in Asia Minor with the hope of outstanding the alliance of the Byzantines and HRE. However, a German relief force arrived and, after breaking into the city, supplied the Byzantines with food and joined them as a garrison. Thus came about the battle. After the battle, a peace treaty was signed which gave the newly resurgent Byzantines large parts of Anatolia and resulted in cooperation between the two heirs to Rome, leading to the eventual restoration of east and west Roman empires along the ancient imperial borders. So began the second golden age.

  • @wolliveryoutube
    @wolliveryoutube Před 9 lety +284

    Scenario: in an effort to keep these empires intact, the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire forge the Roman Alliance, to preserve the legacy of Rome and stand strong together. France, an enemy of the HRE, allies with Portugal, a close Catholic friend, while Venice and the Turks ally to take over Byzantium and become the largest powers in the Aegean. Both of these alliances declare war on this new Emperor's Alliance, and decide to work together for more success, and when their armies finally meet, the Holy Roman Empire sends a relief army to save their allies.
    Congratulations on 10,000 subs! I love this channel, and am so glad to see it grow! I got Medieval II when I got the money, seeing as it got great reviews, and I had no idea what anything was. Thanks to your channel, I've found out how to play this game, and it is definitely my favorite in the Total War series! I really like to play as Jerusalem with the Stainless Steel mod now, the Templars looks SOOO awesome! Anyway, I love your videos, and here's to 10,000 subs more!

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 9 lety +24

      ***** haha awesome back story! thanks man :D

    • @gooscarguitar
      @gooscarguitar Před 9 lety +1

      ***** I played a battle recently, I wish it was more suitable to upload (the defenders were just crushed) just so you could try and make a scenario...
      Because the attackers were England, Spain, Portugal and the Moors, and the Defenders were Venice and The Byzantine Empire.

    • @wolliveryoutube
      @wolliveryoutube Před 9 lety +2

      FlipUltraHD As the kingdoms of Castile & Leon begin to shift their focuses towards the Italian peninsula, they run into a regional power to block their way of expansion: Venice. Venice has managed, through shrewd diplomacy and bribes through money received from tariffs and trade, has managed to get the might of the Byzantine Empire on their side, even after the fiasco that was the Fourth Crusade. Seeing this, Spain calls for peace in Iberia, and creates an Iberian alliance, answered by everyone except Aragon. Portugal has had close ties with England, and calls their good friend to join the alliance. England agrees. They declare war on Venice and Byzantium, and work their way to Venetian lands. Threatened by the might of the coalition, Venetian & Byzantine armies retreat to a nearby stronghold for defense, and prepare to hold against the attacking Anglo-Iberian forces.

    • @gooscarguitar
      @gooscarguitar Před 9 lety +1

      ***** Venice still would have had to face the Byzantines' diplomacy

    • @wolliveryoutube
      @wolliveryoutube Před 9 lety +2

      FlipUltraHD Yeah, but that was the best that I could think of.

  • @danielweaver2850
    @danielweaver2850 Před 3 lety +26

    5 year later this is still the best battle i've seen

  • @LegendofTotalWar
    @LegendofTotalWar Před 9 lety +106

    wow, your channel is growing so much faster that I thought. Well done!

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 9 lety +17

      LegendofTotalWar Thanks man. A big thanks to you for helping me get exposure and being apart of some of my projects :D

    • @jesussegura2361
      @jesussegura2361 Před 3 lety +10

      @@PixelatedApollo1 5 years later look at u now we'll done

    • @gioavannykoeks8731
      @gioavannykoeks8731 Před 3 lety +3

      @@jesussegura2361 yeah mindblowing

    • @hanifsulistyo6462
      @hanifsulistyo6462 Před 3 lety +1

      Damn

    • @Samuraid77
      @Samuraid77 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jesussegura2361 he's got more than 2x the subs than legend does! Crazy

  • @LifeInFax
    @LifeInFax Před 8 lety +190

    Why can't Warhammer have sieges like this? I miss the grand, two-layer fortress battles of M2.

    • @Bunters196
      @Bunters196 Před 7 lety +23

      I can't get into Warhammer at all, I can honestly say I've loved every TW game (including the ones people call bad). But not Warhammer.

    • @LifeInFax
      @LifeInFax Před 7 lety +11

      Personally I do love Warhammer and it's been the source of a lot of joy and entertainment for me. However with the way the siege battles are set up, it falls short (Way, way short) of what it might have been. When I first get a Total War game, I jump into a campaign. I'll try one and then another, etc, until I'm burnt out on trying to conquer the world. What do I do then? I hop over to custom battles- specifically siege battles. This is what I've always done when it comes to TW, and I've set up hundreds of unique sieges in both attack and defend scenarios from Rome 1 to Attila. I get near limitless entertainment from doing this and seeing how each battle plays out. And then I got to Warhammer's siege battles. At first I tried to enjoy them, but it became obvious almost immediately that they fell far short of previous games in the series. You are so limited in options on both sides, and if you're the attacking side you have to throw your troops against the walls in a messy wave as quickly as possible lest the defender's towers tear your forces apart. You're really only pushing in one direction in a single push, and lacks so much of the grand strategy previous iterations in the series have offered with their varied siege points and multiple tiers of attack. Really disappointing, and I hope this isn't the direction CA is going to continue going with their siege battles in future titles.

    • @adamredmayne1326
      @adamredmayne1326 Před 7 lety +5

      It's late but take a look at a mod called call of warhammer for Medieval 2 mate it's everything you ever wanted out of a warhammer total war the map has the island of the high elves, it's got the Lizardmen continent it's AMAZING! haha.

    • @LifeInFax
      @LifeInFax Před 7 lety +4

      adam pitlik Sweet I'll have to check that out, thanks

    • @abadtime7090
      @abadtime7090 Před 7 lety +6

      medieval 2 will always be the best

  • @JackieFishHD
    @JackieFishHD Před 9 lety +75

    Gratz on 10k dude !!! Also that battle was fucking epic

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 9 lety +8

      Jackie Fish thanks brother :D Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @THEAMERICAN-ob2wt
      @THEAMERICAN-ob2wt Před 3 lety +4

      Wow I see this 5 years later and now way more subs

    • @angushay4549
      @angushay4549 Před 2 lety +2

      @@THEAMERICAN-ob2wt Yeah, it's awesome how its grown - 831k subs!!

    • @clueless4990
      @clueless4990 Před 2 lety

      now man has 800k

  • @Morgan-qv6wk
    @Morgan-qv6wk Před 9 lety +40

    I like silently yelled yes!!! When the defenders killed the Portuguese general I felt like the whole battle I was watching a cinematic movie

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 9 lety +8

      Morgan Cant haha thats awesome dude! That was my goal to get my views hooked into it like a movie

    • @user-ci2lk3nc3d
      @user-ci2lk3nc3d Před 5 lety +1

      Шугаркоут Португалу Лиссабон 🇵🇹

    • @user-ci2lk3nc3d
      @user-ci2lk3nc3d Před 5 lety +1

      @@PixelatedApollo1 Шугаркоут Лиссабон 🇵🇹⚔️ Виньетте Валлетта 🇲🇹

    • @tsarchasm1499
      @tsarchasm1499 Před 4 lety

      Spoiler alert

  • @loghanditheimperialdiehard8876

    This just reminded me about how the Byzantines struggled throughout the Medieval ages to maintain an Empire while they kept losing ground. They fought very valiantly during those times and the slow mo with the epic music and the thousands of men . . . . . masterpiece!

  • @shanepealow2052
    @shanepealow2052 Před 9 lety +216

    I like to believe we are your men and we all died in this siege. I died when the bassilist hit our flank

    • @keesdegroot6844
      @keesdegroot6844 Před 9 lety +52

      I was defending the holy roman emperor a hashashim stabd me in the chest as I triped over a dead knight as the blood flooded my trout I looked at the emperor and mumbled ...revenge but look at the place we go to when we die great place good Wi-Fi lots of drinks and cookies

    • @gooscarguitar
      @gooscarguitar Před 9 lety +11

      kees de groot Not the trout! That was going to be my dinner!

    • @ltamez2635
      @ltamez2635 Před 9 lety +18

      Lol, i love our community

    • @RamRam.720
      @RamRam.720 Před 9 lety +60

      Shane Pealow I was probably friendly fired by a trebuchet.

    • @MisterDusterix
      @MisterDusterix Před 9 lety +25

      I'm the one who got recked... :/

  • @goingcomando7
    @goingcomando7 Před 8 lety +65

    no lie I was on the edge of my seat for this video. it was such a good fight!!!!

  • @coledonmiller5164
    @coledonmiller5164 Před 4 lety +14

    I watched this when it came out and watched it again in 2019 and is still great

  • @AugustiniandeJuanPierre
    @AugustiniandeJuanPierre Před 8 lety +18

    This wasn't just one of your best uploads, but probably one of the best total war uploads on youtube.

  • @LetMyPeopleG0
    @LetMyPeopleG0 Před 3 lety +2

    I have watched this battle so many times and a a huge supporter of your content and I have to say this battle is your absolute best and most impressive win. This is truly the greatest game. Perfection.

  • @sergiovicente6868
    @sergiovicente6868 Před 9 lety +50

    Omg, that was such a plot twist. O_O

  • @Isvoor
    @Isvoor Před 9 lety +9

    Twenty two heroes. They went ahead to rule the castle by themselves, and all of them became generals on their own. They would be known across the land as the most awesome medieval dudes in the world, veterans of war.
    53:00
    ...and as you can see, they also came to be known as quite efficient janitors. They had to, to get rid of the smell.

  • @snook5965
    @snook5965 Před 8 lety +16

    Back when he still played vanilla M2TW. This is like a time machine to better times.

  • @donaldhepburn3984
    @donaldhepburn3984 Před 3 lety +3

    real ones know this is the best seige battle on the channel

  • @LMaiWRX
    @LMaiWRX Před 9 lety +4

    That was one of your best siege battle replays. Amazing. It built up to such a climactic end and that ending rivals the best sporting moments. Just wow...

  • @Ma1992Tt
    @Ma1992Tt Před 6 lety +18

    2 years ago you made 10k.
    Look how much your channel has grown. Hats off and well done sir 👌🏻👏🏻

  • @pfuiteufel1385
    @pfuiteufel1385 Před 3 lety +3

    Haha, you were celebrating 10k subs. Watching this 5 years later, you have over 700k! Respect, man!

  • @MUNSTERBOY111
    @MUNSTERBOY111 Před 8 lety

    Well done PA,your enthusiasm for M2 is infectious and is the root of the enjoyment attached to watching these videos. Sending this before I watch the video,I'm sure it's up to scratch!

  • @christianwhalen8855
    @christianwhalen8855 Před 9 lety +1

    Your videos have gotten me back into Medieval 2 Total War (My favorite total war game) and I've played online for the first time. Your videos, advice, and tips have helped me with my first victories and my most glorious defeats. So thank you, congrats and keep up the awesomeness.

  • @bimnarder1346
    @bimnarder1346 Před 3 lety +8

    "We just reached 10.000 subscribers!!!"
    Currently sitting at 750k XD

  • @ryantheroman4331
    @ryantheroman4331 Před 8 lety +7

    Back when he played Medieval 2. Apollo! We need more Medieval 2! This was a great video! We need more!

  • @ericborbely6048
    @ericborbely6048 Před 7 lety

    Re-watching all these videos is amazing. I love all your total war stuff. Even the commentary is pretty fun to hear. Two thumbs up, good CZcamsr.

  • @justinc21
    @justinc21 Před 3 lety +1

    I remember watching this 5 years ago . This still is the best siege I’ve ever watched !

  • @chasemanhart
    @chasemanhart Před 8 lety +16

    I've never been a fan of long total war videos, but this is the first one I've watched the whole way through. I love this video, and thanks to this video I'm excited as hell to get back home and buy this total war. I never was a fan of it but now I really want to. Keep it up! This is amazing!

  • @jaredjeric17
    @jaredjeric17 Před 8 lety +125

    Holy shit bruh! In less than 5 months you've gone from 10k to 33k ++! That is more than 200% growth! Impossible! OMG congrats!

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 8 lety +18

      +Alsace Thriene haha yeah its has been a crazy journey

    • @TheDevilsPlay
      @TheDevilsPlay Před 8 lety +7

      +Pixelated Apollo And you just gained one more!

    • @watsup3347
      @watsup3347 Před 8 lety +5

      +FutureMarine48 And another!

    • @LeatardLenny
      @LeatardLenny Před 8 lety +6

      +Bloo Bloo And another!

    • @SpejderIdioterne
      @SpejderIdioterne Před 8 lety +6

      +Mitchell Sawinski And one more person took up his sword. And pressed the button!

  • @itsamemario9805
    @itsamemario9805 Před 9 lety +2

    Congrats on 10k subscribers. I've only been subscribed for about a month and a half when you were at around 6k. But youve quickly grown to become one of my favorite youtubers to watch. Glad someone out there is a a dedicated M2TW channel.

  • @ehartatak
    @ehartatak Před 2 lety +1

    Watching this super old video and it opens up celebrating 10k subs. Now you're on the march to a million. I've been watching your videos since like 2018 and I love it. Thanks for all the entertainment and I'm glad you've had such success. Keep up the good work!

  • @xWeltasx
    @xWeltasx Před 8 lety +33

    Songs of Nafatuns and Trebuchets: Game of flanks

  • @CaptainInvisible1
    @CaptainInvisible1 Před 9 lety +20

    Congratulations for 10,000 subs. A very epic battle to celebrate it. I don't think any other total war game really captures the brutality of a melee meat grinder than m2tw does. Forget the pretty dancing animations, melee fights in the medieval time period were anything but pretty.

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 9 lety +7

      Captain Invisible its like two ocean clashing. I love medieval 2. Thanks for the support man!

    • @user-ci2lk3nc3d
      @user-ci2lk3nc3d Před 5 lety

      Шугаркоут Португал 🇵🇹

    • @user-ci2lk3nc3d
      @user-ci2lk3nc3d Před 5 lety

      @@PixelatedApollo1 Виньетте Валлетта 🇲🇹

    • @user-ci2lk3nc3d
      @user-ci2lk3nc3d Před 5 lety

      Джунипер Монтаж Туркс 🇹🇷

    • @user-ci2lk3nc3d
      @user-ci2lk3nc3d Před 5 lety

      @@PixelatedApollo1 Шугаркоут Португалу Лиссабон 🇵🇹

  • @DonMadruga72
    @DonMadruga72 Před 7 lety +1

    This battle is incredible. i see this in the end of 2015, and was this video that make me love this channel.

  • @chhyachhrasuwar
    @chhyachhrasuwar Před 8 lety

    bro.. I've watched sooooo many total war vids.. but that.. that battle itself deserves the place for one of the greatest if not the greatest. battle in total war history... from one of your subscribers who thanks u for this phenomenal gift.. cheers man

  • @bradyulery5559
    @bradyulery5559 Před 4 lety +5

    Now he’s at 590,990 subscribers.. just goes to show how well liked and how great of a content creator he truly is

  • @shanepealow2052
    @shanepealow2052 Před 9 lety +17

    RIP King Ryan and General Apollo who sacrificed themselves for the brave 10'000!

  • @johnpetrakis2111
    @johnpetrakis2111 Před 8 lety

    Best battle I have ever seen in Medieval 2 Total War. Thanks for the upload and keep up the great work man! Huge fan here.

  • @oddballe43
    @oddballe43 Před 9 lety

    Damn, man. It's been such a pleasure to watch all of these sieges. When I got this game, I never played the MP, but now that I've seen you're videos, I'm going to hop in. Keep up the great work, you've just earned another sub.

  • @sninctbur3726
    @sninctbur3726 Před 8 lety +11

    This video right here got me into Total War.

  • @michaelbirkett4932
    @michaelbirkett4932 Před 8 lety +4

    WOW what an emotional roller coaster, the best battle I have ever seen well done

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 8 lety +1

      +Michael Birkett thanks man!

    • @chunkymilkz2159
      @chunkymilkz2159 Před 8 lety +1

      I was the dude that got absolutely demolished when the enemies broke at the end oh well I fought as much as I could 😲

  • @MegaWarrior1987
    @MegaWarrior1987 Před 7 lety

    This is the best siege battle I have ever seen. Really amazing. Congrats for the epic victory!

  • @eddyxc1697
    @eddyxc1697 Před 5 lety

    Your videos got me interested in both medieval history and total war as well. Thanks you apollo!

  • @fartz3808
    @fartz3808 Před 3 lety +10

    It feels like those trebuchets killed more of their own troops than enemy troops

  • @Jayjay-ef2gt
    @Jayjay-ef2gt Před 8 lety +65

    are u telling me this channel got about 120 000 subs in a year :O

  • @oivanurminen8946
    @oivanurminen8946 Před 7 lety

    I watched this video straight from the beginning.... no pause.... no skipping..... good work man!

  • @LivingWeap0n
    @LivingWeap0n Před 7 lety

    I just subbed for your enthousiasm on the commentary alone, holy moly!
    That was one epic battle

  • @spookyjackpot2825
    @spookyjackpot2825 Před 9 lety +4

    Congratulations on 10k man you of all people deserve it :D

  • @harrybeech9380
    @harrybeech9380 Před 9 lety +3

    Well done I 've been watching for a while I love your video's :D

  • @ouzosaurus9470
    @ouzosaurus9470 Před 7 lety

    this was the most awesome total war battle ive seen honestly it kept me on edge the whole time

  • @nadim9292
    @nadim9292 Před 4 lety +2

    wow this was the 10k special look at you now rocking 700k keep it up bro love your vids and cant begin to express how much they've helped me through the total war saga :))

  • @karlwittenburg5868
    @karlwittenburg5868 Před 8 lety +48

    So my scenario for as to how this battle came to be. I know, it's not going to be very historically accurate, but the whole point of the game is alternate history
    The year is 1468
    The coast of modern day Croatia, the old Venetian fortress at Ragusa has fallen to the Greeks. Having crushed the Kingdom of Hungary, the Holy Roman Empire has been forced to concentrate on the west and south, as the French and Venetian armies are pushing into German lands. The Germans have been forced back to their captured territories and regroup to fight both armies as one. The Turks, having taken over the Byzantine holdings in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey for the geographically challenged), and are looking for a way to crack open what's left of the Byzantine forces.
    The Portuguese, with French aid, have finally rounded up what was left of the Spanish and Muslim resistance in their dominance of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as set up governors and regents in conquered territories in Northern Africa. They use them as military bases, recruiting more men and sweep over the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily, wiping out what was left of the island kingdom. Venice, too, aided in this conquest, and so earned the alliance with the Portuguese. The Venetian Doge believes that a crucial strike to retake Ragusa would be the best way to split the Byzantine-German alliance, who have bound in an oath of protection, given their vulnerability from all sides. With France having now firmly advanced deep into Germany and Austria, assemble a large host to assist the Venetians. Portugal also prepares for the coming struggle. The French Constable, Jacques Passon himself has been chosen by the King to lead their men, while the eldest son of the Portuguese monarch, Prince Jahao de Abrantes, assembles his force. The Doge suddenly dies, and his son, Catelano Benelatio, who takes up the leadership of the Italian city-state, is eager to prove himself. The triple-alliance ask for Islamic support, and so the Turkish Sultan gives the Europeans his elite group of assassins, the Hashashim. The Byzantine prince, John Extraticos, was a renowned infantry commander, and volunteered immediately to defend the fortress. Following further advancements from the French, the Holy Roman Emperor has been retreated farther south to keep him safe, but upon hearing word of the possibility of a combined assault on their allies key holdings, the Kaiser raises a force of his own and marches to Ragusa. Kaiser Dietrich VI and Prince John set up their defenses in preparation for hell. The Turkish Hashashim arrive in Venice, eager to serve the purposes of the Sultan. All 4 forces make their approach, finally arriving, mainly by sea, at the final stand of the 2 once great empires.
    (events of the video)
    As confident as he was in his son's capability as a commander, Byzantine Emperor Isaac VIII Extraticos rushed over to Ragusa, only to find on the road what he thought were the remains of soldiers, still carrying their weapons. The blue cross on a field of white, the symbol of the Portuguese monarch, was visible on the men's armor. More bodies were found on the road, this time with white Fluer de Lies. "The French," he thought. When he got to the fortress itself, he found it dead silent. He entered to find a hospital had been set up, trying to care for the many wounded, with only a handful of doctors and surgeons running around trying to keep track of everyone. He counted 22, that he thought curiously, he saw rent chainmail poking out of their clothes. As soon as they saw Isaac, the 22 snapped up, standing at full height, realizing they were in the presence of their liege. "My lord, it is my pleasure to announce to you that we have been victorious here just yesterday," said one of them, but Isaac noticed there was a lot of straining in the German accent. "Excellent, how many soldiers remain standing?" Many of the faces of the 22 fell, and one of them managed to get out, "Just us, sir." Isaac's grin immediately vanished. "22?! Then.. then..." A long pause followed this. "Where's John?" he asked with a bit of a waver in his voice. The 22 soldiers looked at each other, then back to the emperor, and one said quietly, "I think you need to see this." There were still bodies in the streets as the emperor followed them back to the second wall, where repairs were being made into holes in the stone. A massive pile of corpses was still in the gaps and underneath the gatehouse, where many men stood and fell. Upon entering the second layer, Isaac almost turned and ran out of the fortress. The entire street was CAKED with a layer of blood, flesh, and shattered armor and shields. But he stayed where he stood, and followed the other soldiers as they made their way down the alley of bodies. He found it very hard to find solid ground and many times heard something crunch beneath his boot. The soldiers stopped and made a circle around a certain point in the street. A single body, still with glinting armor, but tainted red with a layer of blood. Isaac immediately recognized the preferred armor style of his son John. They then showed him were Dietrich was slain, and Isaac said nothing for a long time.
    2 months later
    Isaac sat motionless at a table, surrounded by various world leaders. He had always hated Sofia, but he could understand why Heinrich, Dietrich's brother, had chosen this spot for a peace convention. He looked coldly at King Phillip X, having been told by one of the survivors that it was mainly French soldiers responsible for the death of his son. The remaining leaders, as well as the new ones that had taken up power after the deaths of the Venetian Doge and the German Kaiser, talked and talked, ultimately agreeing that their losses at the Siege of Ragusa was a price way too high, knowing that the memories of the fallen soldiers would be disgraced and their sacrifice been for nothing if they continued hostilities. The Turks were pushed back and the Greeks recaptured much of Anatolia, forcing the Seljuks back towards Persia, where they would remain.
    Isaac lived out the rest of his days in a quiet solemnity, dying in despair 20 years after the siege.
    Edit: Holy crap that took way longer to write then I thought it would, thank goodness I already had a pretty good idea for the story.

  • @V_E_R_D_U_N
    @V_E_R_D_U_N Před 9 lety +3

    Just WOW!!! Intense battleeeeee! Awsome match!

  • @mjolnirhammer1310
    @mjolnirhammer1310 Před 8 lety

    This battle was simply amazing. For us who have played since the original Rome or even before, this epic moments when a long and epic battle ends in a glorious but costly victory... My friend, it was an amazing battle. Your channel is the best!

  • @charlesanicich9127
    @charlesanicich9127 Před 9 lety

    Your videos put me onto medieval 2. Thanks and I'm so happy that ur at 10,000

  • @zachhayward5142
    @zachhayward5142 Před 9 lety +8

    Glory to the Order of St. Apollo or something or other!
    lol, Apollo you wouldn't be sainted, you'd be awesomed. Sounds like a great title :P
    Most Grand and Noble Awesomeness Apollo

  • @sninctbur3726
    @sninctbur3726 Před 8 lety +5

    Your general... I've never seen more badassery.

  • @THELPBrotherslol
    @THELPBrotherslol Před 9 lety

    I just really need MOAR :O Can´t stop watching, THIS CHANNEL IS JUST TOO AWESOME

  • @DimitriKoul
    @DimitriKoul Před 5 lety

    OMFG I can't believe you guys turned it around. I honestly had thrown the towel in. Many thanks for a truly amazing battle. So entertaining

  • @gagelange10
    @gagelange10 Před 8 lety +3

    Just found your channel, gotta say, this was an amazing battle. I'm tempted to write a short-story about it.

  • @ludwig3894
    @ludwig3894 Před 9 lety +10

    CONGRATS SOOOOO DESERVED AND SOON WE WILL PROBABLY BE 100.000 NOBEL KNIGHTS FIGHTING FOR THE MIGHTY APOLLO!!!

  • @XenophonOfBuffalo8949
    @XenophonOfBuffalo8949 Před 6 lety

    Apollo, you always have the best music for your videos. Music is key for a lot of things. The lone trumpet mourning for the sacrifice of your brave general, the solemn procession as you survey the battlefield of death and destruction, and the swelling of the orchestra for the bravery and valor of the noble 22, protecting their fortress at all costs. The tales of myth, the tales of legend, the tales of Apollo.

  • @ZombieTrainSlayer
    @ZombieTrainSlayer Před 9 lety +2

    Congrats man on the 10k, I've been here since around 1k, and hope to stay around for as long as possible. Keep up the amazing work, and Byzantine Guard Archers for the win!

  • @sampassmore196
    @sampassmore196 Před 9 lety +5

    very epic loved it

  • @aorakisamaragatha37
    @aorakisamaragatha37 Před 9 lety +23

    10.000subs lover everywhere. 38 million subs haters everywhere.
    No haters please ( :

    • @bosnjakkevin
      @bosnjakkevin Před 9 lety

      Thats acually right :(

    • @XScorpionXful
      @XScorpionXful Před 9 lety

      Fake screams haters everywhere, Indie Haters everywhere, fake laughs haters everywhere...
      It's legit for me

    • @Tommy-dz3do
      @Tommy-dz3do Před 9 lety +2

      The bigger your channel grows to more hate you will gates that's how CZcams worls

  • @dima9171
    @dima9171 Před 9 lety +1

    My favorite youtuber ty for this unforgetable battle i thought i will have a heart brake at the legendary end :D so epic battle. All the total war players need to know about this battle like a "one of the glorius battles in tw history" gj and good work in this chanel :)

  • @dirtfrosting
    @dirtfrosting Před 3 měsíci

    After 8 years, still one of the greatest battles on this channel. I regularly come back and watch this, hopefully you'll hit 1 million subs soon

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 3 měsíci +2

      My 1 million special is going to be me reacting to this battle. I think it is the best one on the channel.

  • @Banzay27
    @Banzay27 Před 9 lety +5

    The boys in purple and the men in back grasp victory from the jaws of defeat!
    The Roman pantheon were with the successors of the ancient empire this day.
    However, if the Turks had properly protected their grand cannon crew, it alone might've yielded a different outcome. Did he really spend all his florins on so few units? Must be the most expensive units in the game, if so.
    Although the real cause for ultimate defeat for the attackers, I would say, was their overly persistent push on through the inner side wall. After they pushed the choke point back and reached the buildings, they had massed way too many melee infantry there, when they should've re-routed them to re-apply pressure on the other two entries, which would've also given space in the rear of the fighting units for the Naffatuns to continue their onslaught (huge value on those Naffatuns the Turks player got). When they massed past the walls, I didn't see any bombs exploding, so I think they got out of range.
    They would've continued making much more of a dent there than at the end when your units became sparse and there was basically just a line of melee with no men waiting their turn and being sitting ducks for the pots.
    Nonetheless, very well played by the imperials. _Praise the emprahs!_

    • @gooscarguitar
      @gooscarguitar Před 9 lety +1

      Banzay27 They could have also blasted more holes in the wall. Assuming it's level 1 defences, the towers are pretty weak, they're basically just arrows. The naffatuns would have more than made up for it, as well as simply stretching out the defending troops.

    • @user-ci2lk3nc3d
      @user-ci2lk3nc3d Před 5 lety

      Санни Флэр Риман🇮🇹

  • @ups1d3d0wn1
    @ups1d3d0wn1 Před 9 lety +30

    Next Stop 15k !!!

  • @F1customer
    @F1customer Před 9 lety +1

    Congrats so much on 10 thousand subscribers Apollo! I haven't been here for too long but you've become my favorite youtuber in a very short time! Btw gotta love it when you say 'glorious'!!

  • @Dwcor
    @Dwcor Před 8 lety

    this is the best while I have ever seen in my life, keep up the good work!
    R.I.P. Dead Soldiers

  • @LiamRedmondVideo
    @LiamRedmondVideo Před 8 lety +7

    I find a better tactic at chokepoints is to allow some of their troops to enter and then close the gap that way you cut off the support for some of their troops and create a bit of advantage for yourself. Other wise its just a bit of a slog.i don't know if you understand what I mean.

  • @davehoffman4659
    @davehoffman4659 Před 8 lety +10

    Over 100,000 subs in about 10 months. Wow.

  • @robr.5044
    @robr.5044 Před 8 lety

    Congrats! With your spirited, humorous commentary, it is not a surprise.

  • @Nick-mp1zh
    @Nick-mp1zh Před 6 lety

    I know this is a late comment on your video, but I really love this battle. I showed to my little brother too, and while he initially wasn't all that interested, he got caught up in the excitement and was cheering with me at the end of the glorious battle. He's been playing the game now and is having a great time

  • @kostas3577
    @kostas3577 Před 4 lety +3

    Am watching this in 2019

  • @Chicagoben
    @Chicagoben Před 9 lety +7

    Those Turks impressed me so much. Wonderful use of hass and naffs. Terrible coverage of cannon. It's called ask for a cab unit if you don't have one.

  • @iam_kingg3070
    @iam_kingg3070 Před 6 lety

    I LOVE IT!!! The best from your videos i have ever seen bro!! Continue with the great work man!!

  • @paulwhitecotton4040
    @paulwhitecotton4040 Před 8 lety +1

    Apollo thx for this wonderful video, and your other amazing videos it's just great watching them so thank you very much.

  • @gooscarguitar
    @gooscarguitar Před 9 lety +3

    Well, I'll take a moment to get my jaw off the floor now.

    • @PixelatedApollo1
      @PixelatedApollo1  Před 9 lety

      FlipUltraHD hahaha

    • @gooscarguitar
      @gooscarguitar Před 9 lety

      Pixelated Apollo Two cannonballs very very nearly cost you the battle, I think everyone must have thought it was all over

    • @keesdegroot6844
      @keesdegroot6844 Před 9 lety

      FlipUltraHD i know i did

  • @Danieldsamaral
    @Danieldsamaral Před 9 lety +4

    Huzzah! 10k!

  • @lordcrusher11esquire61

    10k Congrats Apollo glad that a lot of people enjoy your videos as much as I do, so YEAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YA DUN DID IT!!

  • @metalgearmaddness5097
    @metalgearmaddness5097 Před 9 lety +1

    Congrats on 10,000K!!!! Epic Siege, Love the Vanilla matches!

  • @hollandcomrade5964
    @hollandcomrade5964 Před 9 lety +6

    You didnt lie, it was awesome

  • @johanneshietanen4731
    @johanneshietanen4731 Před 9 lety +3

    I have supported you with three channels

  • @santiagod.9679
    @santiagod.9679 Před 8 lety

    So epic dude! I really enjoyed it. This game it is an art in all ways.
    Thanks, I suscribe.

  • @Tiber234
    @Tiber234 Před 8 lety

    Mr Apollo - really enjoyed this epic battle - kept me guessing right to the end, really enjoyed your enthusiastic commentary and LoTR references

  • @1nTh3M4sK
    @1nTh3M4sK Před 9 lety +18

    Now you can say 10,000 fist in the air:D

  • @AGiantPie
    @AGiantPie Před 8 lety +7

    Man this growth has been exponential.

    • @AGiantPie
      @AGiantPie Před 8 lety +1

      ***** It's ok my friend.

    • @loghanditheimperialdiehard8876
      @loghanditheimperialdiehard8876 Před 8 lety +1

      ***** It's the Internet and it's 2016 my friend, it is now ignorant to think that someone can make a comment like this and not get made fun of for it. Not saying he shouldn't have made this comment but it's naive not to think it will get light jokingly styled jokes spawned from it.

    • @loghanditheimperialdiehard8876
      @loghanditheimperialdiehard8876 Před 8 lety +1

      ***** You are the cancer of the Universe.

    • @ryantheroman4331
      @ryantheroman4331 Před 8 lety +1

      +Loga Nator yeah, dude, that was uncalled for, who knows, maybe, because Apollo plays games where you need to think about strategy and such, there wouldn't be the type of people that there are on almost every other gaming, and comedy channel. There might be a light joke, but seriously, don't be the guy that does it. Just makes you look like a uneducated little brat, so just don't do it.

    • @loghanditheimperialdiehard8876
      @loghanditheimperialdiehard8876 Před 8 lety +1

      ***** Alright, I will give you the definition in a way your simple pee-brain mind could understand. Political correctness in the sense, is being able to display the proper use of non offensive terms to the public. Faggot, being a major one of these Not Politically correct terms is a word that seems to be part of your daily vocabulary. The fact that you called me a faggot actually didn't bother me as much, but when you started trying to tell me what is and what is not politically correct, that pissed me off. You can be politically incorrect and proud if you want. I can't stop that no matter my beliefs, but don't try to act like you know something that you have no idea about.

  • @maidenti
    @maidenti Před 7 lety

    Apollo boy, that was insane!!!!! Unbelievable siege.. it was like getting in a time machine, going back in the past and watching a real medieval siege! Thanks you from the bottom of my heart))))
    p.s eager to watch some more of Byzantine Empire:D

  • @jacobktan
    @jacobktan Před 9 lety +1

    That was truly epic Apollo. Looking forward to more.

  • @EmperorAlan
    @EmperorAlan Před 9 lety +12

    One day you must tell me the name of that background music, im gonna cry how inspirational it is :/ : D

    • @zachhayward5142
      @zachhayward5142 Před 9 lety +6

      Emperor Alan ` Although, when you think about it, the victory here was kind of moot, even if you won a siege against an army like this, 22 men can't hold a fort, which now makes me sad q_q very pyhrric

    • @pedrocastellanos8304
      @pedrocastellanos8304 Před 8 lety

      +Zach Hayward they won the battle. there's more reinforcements in ither kingdoms

    • @zachhayward5142
      @zachhayward5142 Před 8 lety

      It goes both ways though. It depends how close this particular fort would be to the border.

    • @siralastair549
      @siralastair549 Před 8 lety +2

      +Zach Hayward Healed casualties would result in enough to hold the fort - it was over 300

  • @EvoSwatch
    @EvoSwatch Před 8 lety +3

    31:00 Concentrate our forces *Camera Change to the Trebuchet Round
    that was a weird cut

    • @EvoSwatch
      @EvoSwatch Před 8 lety +3

      +Alif Arramzy That Latinkon Soldier that try to kill the Venetian General deserve a Medal. And the General Bodyguard must be hanged for leaving their General to die on the frontline

  • @aitorart350
    @aitorart350 Před 7 lety +2

    The best battle I ever seen in the medieval 2

  • @carterschultz9154
    @carterschultz9154 Před 9 lety +1

    Just amazing, Keep up all the great work, you are truly amazing.