Overstretched AS Borders...... Where is the Optimal AS Borders?

[king of thracia]

Crushing Saba and conquering Egypt is meant to free up your attention and resources. But if they are weak or quiescent and you want to rush VC, build a navy and drop armies directly onto the cities of Greece. Between Makedon and KH, Makedon is the stronger. Capture their troop centers of Pella and Demetrias first.

HA and elephants are your super weapons.
Bait the enemy and then shoot them in the back. Once you're out of arrows isolate groups and mass charge from all directions with armored horse going in first. Pin the line with phalanxes and smash them up with cataphracts and elephants. Have the elephants just run through enemy formations and there will be mass routing.

Hellenic armies tend not to have much ranged, but if they do, kill enemy archers and slingers first. Focus fire and charge with your armored melee horse, wasting as few arrows and HA as possible. Use foot archers of your own instead of exposing your HA if the enemy makes a habit of bringing a lot.