>>69280866The river side of the map is atleast partially inspired by the countless hours I've spent playing total war games. The bridge battles in those game are some of the best times I've had in any game. However, I don't think that Total War is suitable for capturing the type of days-long engagement I'm envisioning here, where the forces are prodding each other and carefully testing various approaches where they are not afraid of withdrawing if things don't look promising.
Total War is sadly too much about all out onslaughts in which either yours or the enemy's force is annihilated.