bolotnik,
Didn't you have a large enough army to repel that attack?
I spent the longest time figuring out Solmyr, Niloth, and the Archmage in the Imaginary, finding the right approach to get through without losses...
But I didn't use hit-and-run tactics, and I attacked on their territory, but this Walkthrough was already after 10 or more attempts to complete the map, i.e., I already knew what and where would be, how and what, what to use to kill them....
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I only used Archmages, Bears, Snipers, Archers, and Sorcerers. Sometimes cavalry and Gorgons (depending on the situation).
And then the troops that were bought were used by secondary heroes to repel the orange attack.
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The garrison is near the Diamond Castle, Lomkomor's stronghold. The save is attached to the post; the main hero is standing near the garrison.
The garrison probably appeared in the updated version, which I haven't played yet.