One thing that I've found I don't get is the Defensive Army thing. The guide seems to say that you should have one full stack per border province. I am well and TRULY a beginner, and I haven't yet gotten beyond 1175 or so, but how in the heck does someone have the money in the beginning to field that many troops?
I was given the advice to have a large army within reach of each border province(i.e. one province away, so you can at least counter attack) and that seems to work ok, but when you counterattack you now become the attacker, and that defensive army as noted in the guide becomes ill equiped for the job.
Is there something that I'm missing? Or are the full defensive stacks meant for later in the game when you have lots more resources? Thanks
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