Wizard – “The Triumvirate” [Campaign 6, Mission 3]

From the garrison, go down and turn left (in a good way). There is the town of Gryphonhill – dealing with its guards won’t be a big problem (and in general, there won’t be any difficult battles in this mission).

Please forgive me, maybe I’ve lost my touch, but I can’t seem to get the Stone Flower. I start playing exactly as you described (on my own, without reading anything, because I like to do everything myself, and only if something goes wrong and takes too long, do I look for information). So, in the Dungeon, I quickly found the prison, captured all the mines there, and all the other buildings, and spent all my money on an army, which took about 3 weeks, I don’t remember exactly. Then I left there, went to the garrison, and to my great surprise, the companions joined me, and that’s it... I captured the Castle, but then the most interesting thing begins: in a day or two, companions from the Necropolis come to visit me, with such an army that it’s scary... I kill the first one with difficulty; all that’s left of the army are a few monks and some minor units from the knights. And in another day or two, another companion visits me with an army that is no less large than the previous one, and he kills me (the mission ends), or I run away, and then he takes my Castle and stays there, which puts me in a dead end...
I tried to get to the next garrison without capturing the Castle, remembering that the previous one will join me. I attack, and there is a battle; the army is not that great, but there is no point in capturing this garrison, because in 2-3 days, the companions come and kill me... that’s how it is. Please tell me how you managed to have practically no major battles until the end of the mission.