anyway i will write a strategy guide for this level ^^
first of all when u start the level buy a second ranger then deploy your units
on the front line should be milita with archers behind them(spearmen 1 to the most left to cover the last archer and 1 spearman to the right guardian your heros
to the outmost right spot to place troops
place a ranger there
and under it another ranger
then your heros should be placed whole the way down right in the tale part of the town
now during first turn
make your first assasin go to the fort(top right of the assasin himself)
second goes to the village
place all milita one square in front of the castle walls and the archers behind them(so the archers get the defense bonus) and can cover your milita
let brennok make a spectral warrior in front of your militia(so crossbow men will aim for that one)
place your heros closer and let spearmen or milita guard them
end turn
in turn 2!
the ranger in the fort goes to the other fort
ranger from village goes to the first fort
you attack some landless knights and if possible some crosbowmen
when your first ranger has entered the second fort(use lightning from brennok to hit the ballista and your maverick or battle mage to finish it off)
since the balista is a major pain in the ass and can cause alot of damage!
when u end your turn
he will mvoe out with his landless knights to fort 1 (he will most likely get heavily damaged(finish that one off witth a fireball or freeze spell)
the warrior or marcus will die to your first ranger(which should be level 3 by then)
and you should have enough cash for a ballista and deploy it on the battlefield)
since by now the landless knights would have killed 1 stack of milita
beware not TO LOSE ANY archers or the ballista OR YOUR HERO's+battlemage
after this setup you be sure to KEEP the milita and spearmen in front of your archers and RANGER smart placed on the map)
during turn 4 the top was killed right was killed)
and i only had to worry about those warrios or marcus and the champions with his battlepriest
keep resting milita and spearmen and cause damage with the archers
and this level should be a piece of cake
and the REWARD is very nice ^^
when i have finished the second bonus mission i will try to post it here too D:
GL&HF