
Originally Posted by
Urg
Thinking again about my initial post, Frontline is probably right. Generally speaking, if I have a significant sized garrison I sally against the besieging army. The only time I would actually battle to defend a city against a siege is where I have a relatively small garrison. This is when stone walls cause me a problem, because I do not have enough troops to defend the walls and the gates at the same time, and my troops end up getting fired on my the walls once they are captured. The problem doesn't arise with wooden walls. Maybe this is not a problem at all? I'm not sure.