Hmm
What the fuck dude. What are your qualms with this declaration of war on an ai stomping my old friendtion? Isn't this how strat should be played?
Also holy shit FCC was strong and all but they were rats dude, which is a good thing. I remember during the frisian offensive(pre confederacy days) FCC was getting stomped for months in the field and in their villages. Literally all kesh was doing was trying to bait castle defenses which is a good move, but a rat move. Look at anders great war kdr page, frisia was like 1.1 before they merged.
Sandersson was a dank general easily on par with kesh in the battle tactics. He only (slightly) fell behind in the merc dick sucking department.
I don't think you know enough about strat history to say that all of NA doesn't know how to play.