[Lord Hammer]

Originally posted by aldin:
Fearun,

I'd say a lot depends on relative strength. Depending on the exact situation I'd use one or more of the following:

a) Buy a Merc army to hunt the AI army down.
b) Summon an army and send some researchers on temporary (permanent if you replace them) assignment as commanders.
c) Wait in fortifications until a sufficient force can be recruited.
d) Buy defense.
e) Attack the AI's territories.

I like a combination of a&b usually then replace the researchers by buying new ones. One tactic to remember when AI hunting in your provinces is that the AI tends to go after the richest, least defended provinces.

~Aldin

Very well said .With the power of observation and a little practice i have learned to always stay one step ahead of the enemy and following the above guidlines and moving to the "LEAST" likely/obvious province i ruin the ai's economy while a) playing tag b) building up my "real" invading force Bruhahahaha!!!