Advise on NU campaign

[Josephus V]

I'm the North Umbrians in 886 on hard.

The Scots and Mercs are gone. Picts are just about finished...they have three provinces in the north. Vikings still raid but after a major victory by me and my Welsh friends they should be gone for a while. I own all my original provinces and many to the north. Welsh and Saxons are my allies...picts still enemies but too weak to do anything. Vikings of course are still a bother. Never seen the Irish.

I don't know where to go right now. I have Huscarles building in two provinces one with + armor and weapons. Good armies all around with big forces in the inner provinces to counterattack. Money is my biggest problem and the Saxons are down right scary. I've spied out most of there territories and they have like 5 huscarles in many provinces...I'm probably looking at about 40 units of huscarles before its all said and done.

Why do I do to win this game? I'm stagnant.

[katank]

you went in the wrong direction.

shoudl have rushed mercians and saxopns of the bat instead of heading up north.

spamm your unique woodsmen and win through attrition.

they can do quite some damage to enemy armor.

sheer mass of thousands of woodsmen can wear them down

even mighty huscarles are overcomed by waves after waves of woodsmen.

[Josephus V]

why do my huscarles stink also. I had 3 units of 60 whiped out by one unit of viking huscarles...could it be the valour level?

[katank]

probably valor.

the viking ones were likely BG units of princes or king who are jedi.

also, what about general? that could be a huge difference.

did they attack simultaneously or in succession.

if right tactics of 1 unit holding them and two to flank/rear attack, I have difficulty seeing how your 3 huscarles can get creamed by one unless uber jedi.

what about upgrades?

I woudl go light on huscarles as the northumbrians and focus almost exclusively on woodsmen.

if you have a decent general, just send in waves of woodsmen as they are really cost effective.

the swarm tactic will work very well with some maneuvering. try to stay in the woods *duh* to avoid cavalry and archers for max effect.

[shakaka36]

build a navy and attack the irish, they have a tendency to build up huge armies then invade tha mainland right when your already at war with 3 other nations (or atleast they do in my games)

[katank]

I think differently, let the scots fight a delaying battle agains the Irish.

you can focus on becoming a land power by taking over mercian, saxon, and perhaps welsh lands.

then head north and sack the picts and perhaps stab your oh so faithful scottish allies/neighbors

their clansmen can't hold a candle to your huscarles or mountains of woodsmen.