Quote Originally Posted by t1master
kerns have an uncanny ability to rally after routing, and once fighting in earnest they tend to fight to a man, and are fast. not bad for four hundred bucks, good general unit.

i don't think you should withdraw your general, take peasants sure, but at least engage them :) naptha and hashishin generals are more fun than peasants, ask ichi.
Even better is ichi's inferno, 16 units Naptha only, Byz v Turks, set on Huge Units with Unlimited Ammo.

Back on topic; its fun to watch the enemy send 3 units of cav over to kill Sensei's peasant general, sitting miles behind the fighting. For 50 florins he freqently ties up some of his opponents critical resources. You see that pez gen sitting there unprotected and the urge to 'go get it' overpowers you.

ichi