only XL-6

One path from the spawn point without any rest stops. As a result, I sent part of the army along the road, while Shakti spent three days traveling through the wilderness via the portal. He reached the orange castle before the opponent, and then Shakti arrived there through a different route.
Despite a decent head start, the computer opponents were incredibly aggressive, capturing castles and constantly forcing me to spend money and heroes on battles against them. There were also many heroes standing in chains along the wilderness path from the spawn point. Three computer-controlled towers, from which it was difficult to collect resources due to the penalty. In the end, the game master was in a tough spot.
Then the opponent finally arrived at the orange castle. I made a mistake with the timer, which saved me from a battle. And then he made a mistake and left a treasure chest in the castle without a guard, which Shakti reached with his log and boots. If it weren't for that, my chances would have been slim.
Thank you for the game!