mayor
Heart & Mind
planning. Will it be a raid deep into enemy territory or just a quick peek across the border. How many men will execute the raid, how many supplies to they need. What is the best route to the target. What is the best route to return.
If the raid is deep into enemy territory how do I prevent that my retreat is cut off.
Sure a large scale campaign designed to conquer a region would be more complicated but don't underestimate the issues with raiding.
And besides. There might not have been a need to wage large scale campaigns and the raider wouldn't adjust to that. He might be better at raiding than any known general was at warfare.
If the raid is deep into enemy territory how do I prevent that my retreat is cut off.
Sure a large scale campaign designed to conquer a region would be more complicated but don't underestimate the issues with raiding.
And besides. There might not have been a need to wage large scale campaigns and the raider wouldn't adjust to that. He might be better at raiding than any known general was at warfare.