Turks Blitz: 106 provinces / 21 turns

**Martok** · 09-25-2008, 16:01

Dang, that's some crazy blitzing, Grog. Congratulations!

**TheDruid** · 09-25-2008, 17:37

lol yesterday i was searching for ATPG's posts about the turks blitz.
couldnt find it though.
anyway : how can you go to constantinople and others in jihad for antioch??
Dont those mercenaries rebel?
and how do you keep those cities calm ?
oh and grats

**Grog** · 09-25-2008, 19:27

Originally Posted by TheDruid

lol yesterday i was searching for ATPG's posts about the turks blitz.
couldnt find it though.
anyway : how can you go to constantinople and others in jihad for antioch??
Dont those mercenaries rebel?
and how do you keep those cities calm ?
oh and grats

You can move any direction for the first 10 turns of any Jihad, just leave/join once each turn with each general led stack. After 10 turns you lose troops etc.

Mercs don't rebel, as they are only recruited into general-led stacks. Use captains to attack AI stacks open field to spawn more generals.

Cities are kept calm in a number of ways.

If it is a small city, smash it in and convert to motte+bailey. leave it empty or with heavily depleted unit. Build barracks next turn. Make peasant next Turn. job done, it won't rebel in the 2 turns before your peasant garrison is made.

For larger cities that you cannot convert to castles:
Sack, repair, build church/mosque. All troops leave city, general leaves crusade. Move 1 unit back into city. rejoin crusade/jihad. 90% of these won't rebel, and city is usually under control/garrison available before holy disbanded troops rebel. Don't be afraid to leave castles empty. Also, generally doesnt matter if stuff does rebel as its more sacking income for wave 2/3. riots everywhere are fairly commonplace, overall glory bonus from unbrideled blitzing usually stops outright rebellions..

**Kadagar_AV** · 09-26-2008, 05:59

Why the turks though?

Wouldnt hungary or HRE have a better starting position? Even the Bys?

**phonicsmonkey** · 09-26-2008, 07:19

Originally Posted by Kadagar_AV

Why the turks though?

Wouldnt hungary or HRE have a better starting position? Even the Bys?

The success of this uber-blitz strategy depends on the exploiting of the jihad / crusade mechanic in the way that Grog describes above. The sooner you can jihad / crusade, and therefore spend ten turns expanding in all directions with free troops, the quicker your time will be.

Only the Islamic factions can call a jihad / crusade on turn one.

Turkey is the best placed of the three, according to current blitz theory...

EDIT: And congratulations Grog! A frightening display of super-efficient blitzing. Still more terrifying is your claim that you could have been 'more efficient'. Chilling indeed...