Something I've been wondering about for Three Kingdoms is retinue composition. Splitting up your forces into groups of 6 each led by a hero/general (unless you're playing as Yuan Shao or I think Sun Jian too) is pretty neat, as it forces me to think smaller in terms of armies when I'm used to not sending armies into the field UNLESS they are 20 units strong. Being outnumbered has scared me ever since Medieval II's Mongols.
I did find
an article that offered these suggestions for retinues for each type (on Romance Mode), and was curious what you folks, the forum experts, thought of them:
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Commanders (with fire arrows skill) – 3x archers plus either 3x melee infantry or 3x melee cavalry
Vanguards – 3x shock cavalry plus 3x spearmen; alternatively, just field 3x shock cavalry and 3x melee cavalry if your faction has a lot of discounts
Champions (with spearmen armor skill) – 6x spearmen
Sentinels (with fire arrows skill) – 3x archers plus 3x melee infantry; alternatively, have 4x infantry and 2x archers
Strategists (with fire arrows and flaming shot skills) – 5x archers plus 1x trebuchet