Originally Posted by The Walkin' Dude 
By the way, I'm using a tactic that I didn't think of in the other games of the series. Instead of constantly going back and forth between combat and recruiting, I purposely go in to battle in less than full strength. That way you get more experience. Going against a "Very Strong" army of Peasants and Dragonflies is much easier than a "Slightly Stronger" one race army.
Didnt know you get more XP that way… If that is true i am gonna refresh troops less often.