Quote Originally Posted by vonsch
Ewe! Push a ram!

Just sucker them out and slaughter them, then ride in proudly inviting the ladies to share your saddle.
If I catch a city with just a few defenders I'll usually go ahead and assault it instead of waiting 7 or 8 turns.

But generally foot units can be hired on the spot instead of slowing down your horse army. Slav mercenaries do just as good a job pushing a ram as anyone. Plus I'd rather have a few more Kazaks in my army than anything on foot.

You can actually start the siege and order your rams built with nothing but cavalry and hire your mercs on the next turn (or have some spear militia come from a nearby city.) If you have a full 20 unit army, you can split out a few of your units even after you have started the siege to make room for your ram pushers.

You need to be careful because Kazaks and walls are a dangerous mix.