EDIT: A little background to the question for people saying scouting (and to clarify why I initially posted). This was my first thought as well, but in reading about Roman history, I’d found out that they were notoriously bad at scouting, as it was something that they felt was below them (and it cost them at Lake Trasimene). Thats when I realized I had no idea how these armies would actually find each other
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So, David the Great wants to take out the next country over, SallyLand. So where does David the Great go to invade and take over Sallyland? One answer and that is SallyCity which is the capital city. Control the SallyCity and I control Sallyland.
Now to get from DavidLand to SallyCity there are only 1 or 2 or 3 routes. I want to avoid the mountains, and the rivers. This narrows down the routes to SallyCity. Along the way there are small towns and villages. When I pass by with my 5,000 troops this does not go unnoticed. All the villages send runners to the next village ahead. Word soon gets to SallyCity and they know where their enemy is.
Pretty soon Sally the Magnificient gathers her troops, knows which way I am coming and comes out for battle.
It comes down to geography and terrain.
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