Ooh, I like that idea Banzai. Anything that helps bleed-off that horde in the bridge province is going to make life much easier. The other night I had my throwaway force with a rank 2 general attack a surrounded Hojo Horde in a bridge province commanded by his Daiymo. As I said in my post, I went with mostly infantry, a YC and a few SA. My army of about 950 faced a Horde of over 2,500. As my last fresh unit of WM engaged the bridge defender, the enemy finally withdrew to regroup. His reinforcements were pouring over the distant hill. I only had three WM, a YC and a YA in fighting condition, so I enveloped his reinforcements as they marched in column, and actually routed the whole army. I could not believe it. Hojo lost the whole 2,500, and the game.