The AI and flank atttacks

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The best AI flank attack that I've been on the receiving end went a little like this:

- Outnumbered but higher in command I had two spear and polearm troops in the centre of the army. 2 units of Arbalesters on a hill with a trebuchet and demi-culverin. My single cavalry unit was a an 8* general with royal knights.

The AI was very cavalry heavy and had 3 units of FMAA in the centre. I kept back the halberdiers with the arbalesters and flanked the AI centre with my own cavalry, it was all going so well until... My Halberdiers were suddenly routing into the centre of the melee and the arbalesters and seige engines overrun by 2 units of mounted sergeants and one of feudal knights, these had broken from cover of woodland without my knowing and decimated my back line. Very sneaky.