I reckon all the cheat i read of it for on line is useless. This is how you attack 
effectively:
If you playing one on one explore blackforest map then in dark age use one vileges
to build house to rise your population"i think every one know this" the other chop
wood then use your scout to find sheep when you think you find all the sheep then 
use all the vilages you have to gather food then use one vilages to build palase 
wall to boclk his or her exist then upgrade right away, when you are in fedual age
build stone wall at your palase wall build like 5 layer or more, many as you like.
Now you know they cannot rush you without you knowing.then upgared to caste age 
then fishned them off.