Re: Storming Castles
Storm with something cheap, like a scout. Just to get an idea of whats inside. Set him way to the back of the battlefield as a formation, and tell him to hold, hold, retreat. That will give you time to pause the battle and examine what you are up against. Note their positions, whether there are lots of flyers. Yes water troops have flyers. They are actualy swimmers as oppossed to bottom-crawlers. How many mages? What spells do they like to cast first?
If it seems like he might be able to get the province back from you then make it suck for him. Set the taxes to 200%, capture blood slaves, pillage. If the unrest is over 100 then he cant recruit anything even if he does get it back. Not until he patrols it down under 100 unrest.
If it looks like you can hold it easier than take it, maybe you should wait. Tax it to death (not like you could build much there anyway if you arent a water nation). Provide preachers and try to preach him to death. Or maybe lots of troops and starve him.
remember he still gets to cast summons so if it looks like he is willing to boost his army with summoned creatures then it might be worth a rush to take out some mages even if it doesnt get you the castle.
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