
Fair enough, I lose a lot of men due to my inferior troops however, overall I can win most battles by sheer numerical advantage. Unfortunately, another of my mistakes was to misunderstand the factions which left me behind in military research compared to my new enemy (I learned the truth before the war started, so yes I am temple faction for the duration!). Now, being Ming I had about 60,000 manpower, huge income and around 40,000 troops. I've made a few mistakes, the most recent of which was accidentally getting dragged into a war against my largest neighbour.

So I'm fairly new to EU4 but even so I think I understand the basics and have been doing well on my first Ironman game as Ming.
