Worshipper – “Ship” [Campaign 2, Mission 4]

my troops gather extremely slowly, and as soon as I try to gather them, I get dragged into a battle with some neutral player and slowly lose everyone... and Elves are the weakest creatures... this is frustrating...


and PS, no one has said whether it's necessary to capture a demonic city or if someone has completed the game without it???? It's just inconvenient to fight with two types of troops...