Why is this getting so hard to conquer a province?
    Each individual guild member will accumulate "
attrition" for every single successful battle or negotiation. It will increase by one level each time one of these actions is completed successfully. The higher the attrition, the tougher the fights/negotiations will be. You can check the amount of attrition you currently have by clicking in the following button: 

The attrition gets reset on a daily basis at midnight (server time).
        
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