HAs and guerrilla tactics

[Zanshin]

you'll lose troops even if you lost no one in the fight and retreated off under your own power

More units than what you kill? (I suppose this is a yes)
What if time ends? (Never had a fight started by me in clear ground end by time)

the army will use up all its movement in retreating, meaning the other army can do whatever it wants in its own turn. Of course, you can always attack it again in your next turn if your army is still around.

If they attack, the army would be able to empty quiver and go. If they run, the HAs are fast.

With the inclusion of the akinci, it really got me thinking hwo I can do this without the negative penalties

The army could travel without a commander. Less kills are not important, risk of rebellion can be partially fought doing this always near opponent cities.


For clarity's sake, I don't think this would ever work, I'm just interested in why wouldn't it. As far as we went, the unit loss for resign seems the main drawback, and I don't know how deaths/resign compares to kills/quiver.