How to upgrade town and survive raids in Manor Lords

Here we must face very active enemies in the Edge phase, it is better to stock up on weapons as soon as possible. We will need a level 2 city and a batch of cities upgraded to level 2, and we will also assign craftsmen to make bows. Our goal is to create weapons, but if we trade we can get weapons more quickly for our militia, that is, the armed villagers. We must focus on trading from the beginning to have enough wealth to buy at least 20 weapons, including guns, bows, spears, etc.

Another action to consider is to hire mercenaries to hunt thieves, we will destroy the bandit camps that are on the map to receive additional resources from the Lord of the mansion. We must deal with them as soon as possible because they will steal our resources. If we don't have enough soldiers, we can always hire mercenaries, which will make us lose wealth. Mercenaries travel throughout the kingdom in search of work, but can only be hired within their own territory. Hiring mercenaries is a good idea because we won't lose manpower in battle.

We must take care of preparing our army to fight against the invaders. During our first year, we ensure we have enough weapons, helmets and armor to repel invaders and increase the effectiveness of our army. Archers are a popular choice if you want to minimize losses and impact on the economy.

  However, archers will not shoot at enemies if they are attacked by melee troops. We must be practical, we can order friendly fire, allowing archers to shoot at the enemy but hit your own soldiers. While defending against invaders and warlords is important, the condition for victory is to build the city to the highest level, so after defeating invaders and warlords, it is ideal to focus on international trade.