Hey guys.
I've been trying to get the hang of AJE, and I think I must be missing a key point of the battle mechanics. Namely, I can't ever seem to get a decisive victory! Whenever I fight a battle I more or less trade even on losses, win the battle, and push the enemy back. Then I push him back again. And again... In some of the more limited scenarios I've been able to literally just hound an enemy army and after probably 10-12 battles I destroy or near-destroy their stack. But I'd like to find a more efficient way of doing things.
I've tried a lot of different scenarios, and never have much luck. In the Rome vs Senones scenario I chase the Gauls endlessly through Northern Italy, never losing a battle but never quite winning the war either. In the Year of Four Emperors I chase the Jews around Judaea, inflicting big defeats on their main stack until he does something like retreat over the Dead Sea where I take 50 days to follow him.
I just don't understand what else I should be doing. Surely there's some way to completely shatter enemy stacks without having to just chase them endlessly! What am I missing?