Quote Originally Posted by Suicide Junkie View Post
- There are warlords in the same hex, although not the same stack.
The autoengage rule works by stacks:

Quote Originally Posted by Parson, Klog 4
Stacks without a leader are forced to autoattack when in contact with units from non-allied capitals
A strategy of "flee" is perfectly legitimate
If fleeing counts as an engagement strategy, the autoattack rule is pretty much meaningless.