Blitzing

[SirRethcir]

@ Rebellious Waffle
Well, it depends on how long and how far you want to 'blitz'.
Do you want to 'blitz' with the HRE to win a long campaign in 20 turns. Well, all you have to do is conquer, sack and recruit mercenaries.
Avoid big armies, concentrate on the settlements. If you concentrate on destroying a faction, the big field armies of that faction become rebels and you dont have to worry about them any longer.
There is no need and no time for diplomacy, crusades and such things.

My rush thread:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=85054
;)

[John_Longarrow]

With the blitz strategy you often forgo settlement development for troops. Basic rule of thumb is "Upgrade to just what I need to take the next settlement" and then let it stagnate since you need the cash for your troops and to hire mercs.

This does tend to leave you cash heavy early and drops an entire portion of the game in favor of combat. Think of it as "The Soviet method".

[Rebellious Waffle]

I have this pet idea of pulling up stakes and moving the whole Byzantine Empire to Spain; claim island territories and Sicily on the way, demolish and abandon your settlements when the Turks get too close. Once the armada lands in the Iberian Peninsula, blitz the place to make up for lost time and Drang nach Osten through the Catholics until you're in a position to recover the now-restored Eastern settlements you demolished.

(Byzantines) - (Mongols) - (Timurids) = (good times)