Nice work wrapping up and funneling the XP, Ranamar. 
We get the paladin so we can scout, and I agree at least one more fast unit (loyal paladin, elf scout, etc.) would be useful. Maybe two. We need to send units north ahead of Konrad to determine which entrance is open -- we only need to check one, but the northwest enemy will send units against our scouts. Also, the lake is not safe...think Moria.
The two closer enemies will send a lot of units at us, but fortunately we have some forest to both sides so our elves will be quite effective. Midway along to the north is a ruined keep where we can recruit/recall additional units if needed.
Note that we have a fairly tight turn limit to get Konrad to the open entrance, so he needs to start moving north pretty quickly. I would recruit/recall a couple turns worth of units, 3 turns at the very most, and then get him moving. We do not actually have to defeat the enemy leaders, just get Konrad past them to the mines.
We get the paladin so we can scout, and I agree at least one more fast unit (loyal paladin, elf scout, etc.) would be useful. Maybe two. We need to send units north ahead of Konrad to determine which entrance is open -- we only need to check one, but the northwest enemy will send units against our scouts. Also, the lake is not safe...think Moria.
The two closer enemies will send a lot of units at us, but fortunately we have some forest to both sides so our elves will be quite effective. Midway along to the north is a ruined keep where we can recruit/recall additional units if needed.
Note that we have a fairly tight turn limit to get Konrad to the open entrance, so he needs to start moving north pretty quickly. I would recruit/recall a couple turns worth of units, 3 turns at the very most, and then get him moving. We do not actually have to defeat the enemy leaders, just get Konrad past them to the mines.
I did not find the walkthrough's suggestion of just running with fast units to work very well -- the two closer enemies can get a couple wolf riders in front of you and the ZOC locks up the path. You can fight through them easily enough, but it delays you enough that you end up with substantial fighting to do. And if you only have one turn worth of units...it just isn't enough. You can get some more units at the Pillars of Thunedain (or whatever they are called), but you can only recruit a very small number per turn there (2, I think). And Konrad needs to be spending his time moving north, not recruiting a couple units per turn. I felt it was better to take the extra turn at the start to recruit more units quickly.
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