Rebels- how to deal with them?

[Tuidjy]

The rebels in Russia are mostly pushovers. A three squad stack (bodyguards,
Kazaks, and Boyar sons) can take care of most rebel stacks. If you are like
me, and don't let a settlement build or recruit without a governor, you will
usually have a general nearby. As a rule, I have four governors managing
the Russia homelands, one each for the Novgorod, Moscow, Vilinius, and
Bulgar regions.

In my current game, at about turn 50, I have lost one or maybe two of these
governors to rebels, but now their escorts are fully trained, and they do not
age. It is amazing what damage a team of archer and javelin cavalry can
do to a stack that's composed mostly of infantry. Just have enough towers
to detect rebels, and send a spy when there is unrest from a unknown source.