Also we should archive all messages sent by mendicant and the other one or two nobles thatare really great liers.
I liked there messages, how ridiculous they are 
We can't give something we do not have, i.e. we do not have any gold (at least not much).
ps, i wonder why they choose for archer opening knowing that there archers suck and madinan archers rule.
Choosing for an archer opening was not a bad move, as they have 500 archers. But then position the infantry somewhere in the back, and give the archers more time to shoot.
Also, they had 1 siege engine for every 50 infantry. There the quantity of the infantry becomes a large issue.
My advise, recruit quality over quantity (but I assume all recruits availible in Candiels were recruited for the siege.), and try to have 1 siege engine for every 20 to 25 infantry.
However with the fortifications reduced to a palisade, the battle at sunset could be just as interesting.
