Stashing Stockpiles?

[Del Arroyo]

I like to go for maximum killage, because even if the survivors are so few the siege lasts forever, at least they won't be killing my men in the meantime. Attrition to the sieging army is determined by total numbers inside the castle... and a small garrison can often be bribed... or the doors can be opened on it by a spy, after a few years. If you choose to assault and you have the appropriate equipment, losses are usually not so bad.

Also, if you get them all before they get to the castle, then they won't be able to sally next year with outside help and kick your butt! And, if worse comes to worse, you can always retreat and then re-attack with a small unit or two, and this time get ALL the little flockers!

DA

[Weebeast]

Oooohhh

I should've thought of that. I thought army size didn't matter anyway. I had large garrisons but my enemies are huge. The reason I keep hiding is that I prefer being assaulted rather than sallying. This way my enemy brings in all his reinforcement and its best troops, and I get to kill a lot of 'em...I mean my arrow and barbican towers get to kill a lot of 'em. I won't be able to kill that many when sallying.

[EatYerGreens]

I don't know if it is a new change which came with VI or not. Either way, I didn't get the opportunity to see this option (below) until recently.

If you get caught off guard and your ruler or a high-stars general ended up trapped under siege but your best relief force is nowhere near big enough to win the province back before he's starved out, you at least have the option, now, to activate a sally battle but click an option to abandon the province and escape intact!

For whatever reason, the AI never seems to pull this stunt when I'm sieging them....