Quote Originally Posted by bretwalda
This must be the reason why you are getting the upper hand after the beginnig of the game: you have higher moral units, I guess...

But where can I see the moral of the units on the campaign map? I see valor, armor, extra iron bonus - but not the moral... Or do I miss something?
AFAIK it's impossible, you can only see it using F1 in combat.

Each valor gives +2 morale as well as +1 attack and +1 defense. Not only will a high valor unit have higher morale it will also have increased its combat power considerably: a V4 spearmen will be the same as a V0 Chivalric Man at Arms and then he will also have rank bonuses from 2 ranks behind him(another +1 attack and +2 defense)
That's the problem with generals with gluttony, they suck in combat and got a -8 morale penalty. The enemy farts to close and he flees, getting good runner and is useless afterwards.