A sad day for me as my previously all-conquering KH army, victor in several large battles against Macedon, was defeated and my faction leader killed.

The army included four generals, three with Spartan hoplites and one with Athenian hoplites. All with triple bronze experience chevrons. Add to that a couple of levy hoplites, skirmishers, heavy peltasts, slingers and Cretan archers.

They were up against a nearly-full stack of Macedonians. Who had two generals with Companian cavalry bodyguards.

And those generals and their heavy cavalry were unstoppable. They outflanked me and attacked my levy hoplites. Now the Companians were elites and the levy hoplites miltia, but still, horsemen against spearmen, I thought I had a chance.

Nope. Those levy hoplites turned and ran like rabbits after the Macedonian charge. My heavy peltasts and missle troops failed to stop them either, and eventually had to withdraw from the field after running out of missiles.

My Spartans and Athenians were getting the better of the Macedonian hoplites and heavy skirmishers, and the enemy phalangites were very hesitant about getting into the action.

Then the blasted Macedonian heavy cavalry charged my Spartans from behind, and caused immense slaughter even though I turned to face the charge. Then they stayed in melee, hacking down the disrupted Spartans. Eventually my faction leader was killed, and soon after even the Spartans broke.

What a disaster! The beaten remnants of my army retreated to Athens, and the Macedonians immediately pursued and put the city under siege.

I don't know how I'm going to get out of this mess....Athens might be doomed!

How can I kill those Macedonian bodyguard cavalry when even Spartans can't stand up to them? (And I was playing Medium battle difficulty, too....)