Quickest way into the city

**dude21862004** · February 29, 2012, 08:06 PM

I've always wondered which was the fastest way to get your army into a city:

1. Sending them in all at once.

2. Sending them in one unit at a time.

**Vindictus** · February 29, 2012, 08:46 PM

What do you mean? If you want to transport an army just right click on the campaign map?
Can you please rephrase the question?(:

**Punic Hoplite** · February 29, 2012, 11:00 PM

He's talking about the battlemap.

I've found the quickest way to get an army in/out of a city is to do it one at a time. This way, the unit as a whole gets through quickly, and can support the other units as they make their way through the gates, which is when they are at their most vulnerable. Overall, the process might be slower, but the effectiveness of the troops that have gotten through the gates is way higher than those that are coming out piecemeal.

**LegolasGreenleaf** · March 01, 2012, 02:40 AM

It's easier to send them one unit at a time. Sending them all at once will make a big mess of things and leaves your men confused and vulnerable to attack.

**TheFoolOnTheHill** · March 01, 2012, 05:47 AM

sending them all is a weakness for the ai because a cav charge will destroy them

**LD1977** · March 01, 2012, 05:17 PM

I just send them all out at once if I am breaking the siege on the last day.

If I am sieging then normally I pierce the gate and walls on both sides and enter in 3 places (all 3 with heavy infantry supported by range, side entrances follow with cavalry flanking if needed/possible).

If the defenders have abandoned the wall then it is not a question of speed as much as order - you can easily speed up the game to solve the speed issue. If I have overwhelming advantage I just send as many units as needed to massacre the garrison comfortably - no need to drag the whole army inside.

**Oxode** · March 01, 2012, 05:41 PM

Send them in one at a time like the others said, if you have equipment you can try to send them all at different sections at once without using too many units at one spot. When attacking a heavily guarded Gateway you should send two units, this number depends on your quality and numbers compared to them, the reason for me for one at a time is not only protecting myself from mass rout, but also mass exhaustion. Some newbies (I'm not implying anyone here is a newbie) tend to forget that the pushing the men do when in fighting also contributes to fatigue, and when one man is in the middle of the fighting getting pushed around while everyone's outside will still tire the unit, making them much more horrible at fighting. Also, orders are much more difficult to carry out in a mega blob in the city, because troops get stuck, troops will get exhausted for no reason really quickly, all these will lead to defeat. Theoretically, a huge mega spam would win fast in real life, but with the game's mechanics of fatigue and morale, it would be much less costlier and also theoretically faster to send units at different intervals of time according to the state of your siege.

**Vindictus** · March 01, 2012, 06:08 PM

Thank you Punic Hoplite. You cleared the question for me.(:
The quickest way to move in and out of a city is one unit at a time. If you send them all in at once, they become boggled up.

The quickest way to capture a city depends on the city, but it usually falls along these lines.

Try to look at this strategically. In movies, the "evil" and huge armies are commanded by a military deficient leader. He values their numbers more than the tactical strategy, thus he sends his throng of troops in without consideration. Those very same units get destroyed, annihilated, and shredded to pieces as they fall into enemy territory without a plan.

That is similar to sending all your units in at once. The reason is very simple and it works in conjunction with the RTW engine. Simply, if one unit nearby another becomes panicked, the said unit will lose some morale if they are engaged in a fight. Your armies are a single "unit". Sometimes it is good to send them in masses, and other times it is good to send them in one at a time.

Just like the unrealistically appraised 300 Spartans. Funneling an enemy who has more men is the best way to limit his numbers.

To sum it up: send your troops one at a time to retrieve an estimate of the strength of your opponent. If you have more troops, do not squander them. Find holes in your enemy, or simply overwhelm them by attacking in all different directions. Lay siege to multiple walls; bang down their doors; capture the towers.

The list is infinite. All in all, it is up to you.