Campaign Guide - Great Campaign - Russia | Great Campaign Empire: TW Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Starting situation

Lots of enemies around, and you have a few trade routes and a single port. Sweden, Dagestan and Georgia are hostile to you, you have a war with Crimean Khanate Ottoman Empire and only two allies Denmark and Republic of Poland. Fortunately, Russia is able to cope with most of the opponents, using weak units. To conquer Sweden and Ottoman Empire advanced military infrastructure will be needed.

Guidelines for territorial expansion

1. Collect some troops (train some Cossacks in Kiev) and conquer Crimean Khanate. Do it quickly, before the Muslims will strengthen their army.

2. At the same time, start to build army in south area of the country to defend yourself against Georgia and Dagestan. When you will defeat Crimea and you will find that you can attack the next enemy, invade Chechnya-Dagestan and Georgia.

3. Move to the south. Defeat Armenia, Mesopotamia and Persia by taking their capital. It would be useful to conquer the whole countries. Remember, you need regions.

4. After the fight against Persia move to the west, to Turkey. Try to conquer all provinces in Asia, and then focus on the city of Istanbul and other Balkan countries. This campaign against the Turks will take some time, but it should be easy, because you have the line infantry. Please remember about converting your people to Orthodoxy.

5. Time for Sweden. Train some army in Moscow and reinforce them with experienced troops from Balkans. Conquer Ingra, as well as Estonia and Livonia.

6. Transport some troops by ships to Sweden and conquer Stockholm.

7. Invade Republic of Poland, using the troops from Balkans. Your country should be strong enough to move to Poland, Lithuania and Belarus.

8. If you do not have enough regions then attack Sweden, Finland and Norway.

Diplomacy

Sweden will attack Denmark instantly. I suggest not to join this war. You will lose an ally but you will have a peace on the south.

Trade

Russia do not have many trade routes, so it's important to secure the Crimea and Sevastopol port from the Turkish fleet. With this, trade with Western countries will be possible. Invasion on Ottoman Empire will grant you Mesopotamia - you will be able to trade with many more countries.