How to deal with rebels?

**Age** · 05-05-2017, 19:56

Would of finished it sooner if it wasn't for win 10 deleting my MTWVI file and me reinstalling it.I generally do what drone said and then concentrate on one area.

**Age** · 05-08-2017, 00:34

I conquered with Mercians today.

**Axalon** · 05-08-2017, 04:18

Rebels?

You kill or bribe them, what else? Killing them is faster, safer and cheaper... And usually its more fun too.

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**Gilrandir** · 05-08-2017, 14:02

Originally Posted by Age

I conquered with Mercians today.

I found Mercians the easiest faction in the VI, or perhaps the whole MTW VI. I dealt with the Saxons in the first 20 or so years and then no one really threatened my huscarle-rich armies.

**edyzmedieval** · 05-08-2017, 14:54

I always wanted to win the Vikings campaign as the Welsh. I think it would be a good idea to do so

**drone** · 05-08-2017, 15:43

Originally Posted by edyzmedieval

I always wanted to win the Vikings campaign as the Welsh. I think it would be a good idea to do so

The Welsh are the only faction I haven't played in VI. Archers just aren't my thing.

**Gilrandir** · 05-09-2017, 11:36

Originally Posted by drone

The Welsh are the only faction I haven't played in VI. Archers just aren't my thing.

Did it once and, well, saw it through. You should attack Mercians and capture Mierce before they start spawning Huscarles, that is before they build the fort (4 years) and the royal palace (10 years, IIRC). It wasn't a problem for me. The problem was Saxons, who did start spawning Huscarles. Yet the key thing here is to have many-starred generals.

**Age** · 05-11-2017, 23:13

Originally Posted by drone

The Welsh are the only faction I haven't played in VI. Archers just aren't my thing.

Yaeh I ma a lot like you archers aren't for me either and Celtic Warriors don't do that well.I have tried going aster Mercia but their Frydman are to much not to mention if the Vikings pop on you.

**macsen rufus** · 05-15-2017, 00:26

You can win with every faction - and I always go for the 110% win in VI - ie I also take the Viking lands with carfeul use of agents. I've done it with all the British factions, including the Welsh, though I think this is the hardest faction, a serious 'turtle and tech-up' scenario. You get iron and valoured-up archers, on the plus side. On the downside, nasty neighbours with huscarles... you probably have to play diplomacy more with the Welsh, and make maximum use of agents, too.

But that's a bit o/t - with regard to rebels, if you're struggling with loyalty problems, try shuffling your troops around so that you leave the most defensible provinces (eg ones with a guaranteed river map) with the lowest loyalty, so if the rebels do pop up, they are easily defeated. You can even use this to 'farm' rebels - ie keep 'em coming and take lots of money off them in forfeited lands etc, but that is a bit on the cheesy side.

**edyzmedieval** · 05-15-2017, 00:46

Originally Posted by drone

The Welsh are the only faction I haven't played in VI. Archers just aren't my thing.

Archers are always fun - particularly with the Welsh which have a specific ability to it.

Problem is, as macsen said, you've got neighbours with Huscarls. And Welsh infantry aren't particularly tough so you've got a good chance only if you turtle, defend and make maximum use of archers otherwise the Huscarls will fly away with your infantry. Use plenty of archers, defend them well, and you will see results.

**macsen rufus** · 05-15-2017, 01:23

Plus, with the Welsh, if you can a) get an alliance with the Vikings, and b) get boats out before the Irish, you stand a good chance grabbing Ireland - once you have a foothold, the Irish tend to melt with plenty of archers against them. And then you've got two more iron provinces and a good defensive situation.

I like arrows. And my enemies learn to loathe them