Quote Originally Posted by yesdachi
I agree with the crusading close to home idea. It may seem like a lot of work for something “Right There” easily within reach but the little extra benefits you get are worth it, like influence, cool troops, and crusades can help the pope like you.
Absolutely!! Just recently (Sicily/early/hard VI2.01), I sent a bunch of Inquisitors into HRE to raise zeal, whilst I trained a crusade and a few troops. Trained the crusade in Sicly,then I launched it toward the last province egypt was holding at the time, Bulgaria - not too far away at all.

However, I sent the crusade up through HRE - starting in Provence, then Burgandy, Tyrolia, and Austria (ALL HRE holdings ATM). - soaking up their units and leaving provinces weaker.. heh heh (I had other nasty things going on too - moving emissaries all through the HRE empre and bribing lots of small armies *grin*).

Egypt awaiting it's destiny in Bulgaria, my crusade is going to make one more stop, in Hungary, and then they will be finished.

I think I will have nearly 2K additional troops I hoovered from HRE by the time the Eggys are gone.

Anway, crusade nearby - many benefits.

DE