Defense
The Trebuchet Screen
It is tough to hold a persistent opponent at bay. Hordes of troops can just keep coming and coming. One excellent way to deter the hoarde is when you have a bottleneck where you can force them to concentrate your attack. Wall off that area and of course include a gate. Move siege weapons upto the wall leaving an open path for your troops and have them ground bombard specifc areas near your wall to form a screen. Trebuchets and bombard canons are best for this arrangement as well as manogels for their area of effect attack. This way, you can pick off enemy troops as they try to advance on your wall without the standard sloppy targeting of them trying to do direct firings at units.
This defense can be reinforced with towers and a castle as well as scorpions standing their ground. Have cavalry on hand however ready to eliminate trebuchets and canons that roll up to try to break the screen.
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