Defending Inside or Outside of a city

[Jagger]

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?

[PhilThib]

Inside...

[Rafiki]

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?

[Jagger]

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.

[Korrigan]

Correct

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

[Rafiki]

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 )

[Korrigan]

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

[saintsup]

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