Cheap efficient counters to Norscan Icewolfs/ Chaos Warhounds(Poison)

[EmKay]

Is there any cheap efficient counters for empires for them, granted currently they are not a threat to me. But in earlier parts of the campaign, they totally wreck my missile units and even spearmen headon. Especially Icewolfs.

I recall send Spearmen to charge them after they caught my crossbowmen, only to my surprise that they wreck the spearmen too, I had to send another unit of Swordsman to kill it. They are pretty fast too, easily escaped when threaten. They seem to trade pretty good with empire knights and outriders. Norscans always support them with Horsemens w/ throwing axes. The only tactics I find it good are stopping them with cavalry/ Spearmen and shoot them with crossbowmen or shoot them down before they reach my lines, granted it needs some microing

[Wyvern]

1)Never bother with empire knights, they suck and share tiers with reiksguard, which is head and shoulders superior.
2)Hounds count as small targets, meaning your spearmens bonus vs large doesnt apply, which in turn translates to a low chance to hit against them. Swordsmen will beat them handily though. Ice wolves are large, so spears do better against them than swords do. Either infantry unit should do ok against them though, the key is to have them in position to intercept the back line harass before they get into your shooting.
3)Heavy cav, which you clearly have access to, is a great counter for both, even knights should run them over on the charge, and a unit like reiksguard will absolutely mulch those puppies.
4)Magic, most notably net of ammyntok, can be a great, albeit kinda pricy and late game counter.
5)Outriders are terrible in melee, you should never let them fight unless youre out of ammo and need to get some rear charges/have been reduced to no viable alternatives.