If you have read my last message than you know my fealing against defense! Only welps do it. The real key to war is attack you fight till you have no more troops and then just steal until you lose them to. Buy things that will help you in your fights and NO allies there a waste of good money! Attack conquerors they don't defend well, and attack ones with small rewards there usually weaker
If you do as you say, you'll piss people off, be pinned, and then drained of all gold. Not a great strategy.