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Say I am want to defend a city without a fort.

Do my troops receive a greater defensive bonus from entrenching outside of the city (lacking a fort) or from defending from within the city (lacking a fort)?

Basically, is it better to defend inside or outside of a city lacking a fort?

Inside...

But if you are inside the city, you risk (or the chance is higher) that the enemy bypasses you without you able to intercept, I think?

I don't think it matters as long as you are in defensive posture. Whether inside or outside, they will bypass you anyway.

And whether inside or outside of a city, if you have aggressive posture, your troops will attempt to attack anyone entering your region.

At least that is my understanding.

Correct

And if you are inside the city, your ennemy will have to assault it (red). The attack posture (orange) won't be enough .

But will troops in attack/offensive posture, that also are stationed inside a city, always come outside in an attempt to engage a bypassing enemy, thereby loosing the defenive benefits provided by the city?

("Easily" cirumvented by always having your forces inside the side on defensive posture, but I'm wondering )

Yes, if you want them to attack passing-by armies, they will
If you want them to stay in the city, switch to defend

Something always bothered me.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't understand why besieged units takes hits during a siege but not the sieging units, specially when besieged units have artillery