How would you beat my missle troops?

[En Forcer]

Okay, IXNAY on the rain and storm since it hurts my side as well.

Then I think my next solution is to divide up into more squads. (Is there a limit under a single commander? I don't recall...) so maybe 8-10 squads of 10 missle units as opposed to 100 guys in one group. And place them all over the backfield with layered protection on the flanks, Pikers & Halberdiers.

Archers and xbows work well because they build fast and can rout weaker forces, but just consider what would happen if you were attacked by 95+ good quality infantry with shields. I'd probably favor the infantry if they had units in front to draw fire, as they could probably go through your flagellants pretty quick.

hmmm....that might work. But you might run into morale issues on your way in. So at some point both sides will have to rely on spells to sway things in their favor.

Here's a thought. What about Haste or Quickness? Can I haste an entire troop of crossbowmen? (Geez what a thought...) or is the spell for each little guy at a time...?