Well, you've essentially done what Napoleon liked to do in a situation of perceived inferiority: cleave his way into a central position, and also cut the enemy's forces in half so they couldn't mass all at once on you but come at you piecemeal. The outcropping was, to be frank, no intention of EB but just simple, sheer, RTW AI pathfinding stupidity. Sorry to bust your bubble, mate. But it was one lucky break. I do not see how else you could have broken four elite phalanxes with five hoplites, of which four are greatly inferior, and no cavalry or strong flankers.
Good for you, good for you. I'm doing something related in my current Arverni campaign as the Getai held everything from the Balkans to Gordu Neuriji and the Chersonesos. The moment the war began I massed three fullstacks on their frontier but held back until the central one had thunderbolted into Olbia and cut the Getai empire into three. Then the northern one split the attention of the three fullstacks surrounding Neuriji so the central one dealt with one while the northern one dealt wth two and took Neuriji. Central army hasn't moved since, staying around Olbia to isolate the three (now two) parts from one another while the southern army (now joined by another one) took apart the Balkan Getai heartlands. Then the central army would wipe out the Chersonesos. So far the central army has made use of its central position to intercept and destroy any Getai armies attempting to cross Skythia to get to Neurije, Chersonesos, or Getia, and drawn so many forces from the Getai (including garrisons) lands that either they march to Olbia and get destroyed, or march towards then turn back in indecision to be caught outside the (now besieged) cities they once garrisoned and destroyed piecemeal in the field in a straightforward fight in which i have both numerical and qualitative superiority.
But of course, that's from a strategic point of view. Haven't matched up to pikes yet in my campaign, Makedones are in Asia Minor where I do not intend to invade (yet) and Greece is owned by the KH whose hoplites I can match with my own. But practice ought to bear out what our theorising here has come up with.
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