Using assassins for expansion

[Torin]

They dont reappear.
The best way to know how many commanders the indy province has is to attack with a single commander with retreat orders. you loose nothing and you get to see the exact forces in that province.

still that expansion is unreliable unless your assasins are strong, good if you get an assasin right away (abysia?), but if you recruit an assasin then you are not recruiting a mage...

[Festin]

Well, some nations have mage-assassins )

By the way, if I attack with retreat orders, and there are no more commanders in that province - will I get the province?

[lch]

Originally Posted by Festin

Well, some nations have mage-assassins )

By the way, if I attack with retreat orders, and there are no more commanders in that province - will I get the province?

That depends entirely on who is faster with retreating from the battlefield completely - your commander or the enemy troops, routing without guidance.