I was thinking. Maybe Paradox could add this into the next patch.
If you fight a mercenary company and you manage to capture the captain then you get a % each month for the mercenary company to attempt a break out for their captain. It could be a chain of events, they could muster a big force depending on your levy size. I haven't thought on it too much but striking up a conversation may enlighten us to some awesome ideas.
Maybe by capturing the mercenary captain it gives you the option to hire his company for free?
If you fight a mercenary company and you manage to capture the captain then you get a % each month for the mercenary company to attempt a break out for their captain. It could be a chain of events, they could muster a big force depending on your levy size. I haven't thought on it too much but striking up a conversation may enlighten us to some awesome ideas.
Maybe by capturing the mercenary captain it gives you the option to hire his company for free?