Most of my battles are 'mopping up actions', like the one i just fought, i was outnumbered, but i had managed to bring in some of my generals from other towns to fight off the gauls light cavalry, as soon as the light cavalry flankers died, the light infantry of mine decimated their light infantry, and pretty soon the battle was just a 'mopping up action' The battles do take a while, i would be suprised if i had taken 30 hours kicking the AI's backside, its worth it in the end...