[Calahan]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to minimize attrition while expanding with the national troops? They seem good enough to take most Indies as long as they are re-enforced each turn, like when clearing the capital's neighbouring provinces out. But I can't find a way to do the preferred 'go and conquer in that direction' expansion with them.

So the challenge is.....

Ignoring Pretender build, and using CBM, can you find a way of expanding with any mix of 40 (the Indy commander leadership) non-sacred troops, with no mage/cleric support, and without taking above 20% attrition rates. Your army is also limited to about 400-450 resources.

Have tried all the usual archer decoys, side stacking etc, but nothing seems to work reliably. Also not the biggest fan of relying on Indy archers, since finding a large reliable source is just pot luck, and stopping to recruit them delays expansion.