Playing as a vassal of sturgia currently. Havent gotten too far into the game, but at the moment we are at war with Vlandia, The northern empire and the Khuzait. So far we're holding our ground (even captured Baltakhand), but I think its just a matter of time before we're overrun.
I was just in a battle as a Sturgian mercenary where 1000 sturgians took on 1050 empire and lost... they were then declared war on by Battanias and vlandia. Up until that point they weren’t doing bad. I left the kingdom and watched them crumble.
Day 242 (1.4)
Did you check what type of troops was against each other ? because that detail can make a difference no matter what army you're in
It was a pretty even fight.. Unfortunately the Stugrian general decided to charge the 50-60 calvary we had in the army and lose it. While they still killed a good amount, it was a waste. Then what ended up happening is the Sturgian archers lost against the empire, which let to the entire sturgian army getting cut down pretty hard after they defeated a majority of the infantry. It was a long and awesome battle. I ran it again a few times via my save and it was always the same results with very small differences. A few more AI tweaks and i think these battles can become even more epic.
sureempire archers are always better sturg archers