Quote Originally Posted by Slyspy
....but is too dumb to avoid the towers.
True, but it takes casualties on the trip in, and on the way out. The casualties will make them less formidable and hurt their morale (so they might break off.) So in the end, my cav will take fewer casualties going through a less cluttered gate with a weakened enemy. And my cav will outrun foot, it is only other cav that I need worry about.

And if I have a far larger force than normal...I sometimes keep some spearmen posted near the side gates so that I can turn the tables on over eager cav pursuit.