This episode of the civlizations wars series is somewhat stacked against you. Sorry. You don’t really have a chance of securing the northeastern block of Houses. If you’re magic-oriented, you can try to play for the Shrines, but otherwise your best option is to go north. There, I spoke the truth. Do u have enough of a strategic mind to conquer this game?
Send ur forces out and conquer new lands before u urself get conquered. Think quick, think smart, be the general u were born to be.