Help needed in second campaign
Here is the summary:
This is my second campaign and I have put the game on the easiest possible (which might have been a mistake). The first 1 was a collosal failure.
As a result I am able to capture every city with minimal losses. I currently have under my rule Dhirim, Halmar and Shariz. My army consists of around 50 Swadian knights.
I have sworn under the king of Swadia.
Here is my issue:
Swadia is at war with the Rhodoks, Sarranids and Khegits. They all want 1 of my cities and they constantly attack them. The king isn'taking pease with any of them.
Now my problem. I have to constantly rush to one of the cities and liberate it or defend from the sieges. Often I can convince the city to surrender, but by the time I rush there another town is under siege. Now I can do that forever but then I wouldn't be able to progress.
I also don't have time to build up relations with villages to be able to recruit more for a garrison.
I can't leave my army at a city as from what I've read the quantity of my garrison is the only factor for lords to decide weather to attack or not.
Now the question:
What would you do in this situation. Is there even a way out with all 3 cities. Do I just give up.