Ootd X-bows still busted?

I got my ass handed too me from a guy playing just Knights + Xbows even though i starved him of relics ( I had 5 he had 0). I was playing zlachta cavalry into my own genoese cross bows with full upgrades (university included) . I am definitely not the best player nor do I have the best micro but i was ahead in upgrades for sure. it seemed weird that i could never reach his backline and he would shred all of my cavarly with 20-30 gilded xbows . I was surprised cause I had no answer to it. I couldnt literally get to him even with double the army . He would just micro his xbows correctly and destroy every unit. Is there a bug with their Attack Damage/Speed? Or did i just fail to find my opening?