The conclusion of the DZ war - Marix and me swapping the cities about that we agreed to at the start, left me with Prague as a buffer with Stapel. This caused him to provide notice that he intended to end out peace deal. While I still could I checked out the nearest city - Tanks!
I am very behind tech wise. Both Matrix and grahamium have given me troops the try and hold off Stapel before they can declare, even so I don't expect to survive long.