After some early setbacks the Byzantine cavalry manages to swing the battle in their favour giving Strategos @Wellsonian a hard-fought Minor Victory in CILICIA -- this means the province remains CONTESTED.
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CONSTANTINOPLE - "States of Siege" Campaign - Turn 9
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TURN 9 ... and things go critical in the wars against the Sassanids.
Enemy activation: The SASSANIDS advance into AEGYPTUS
Income: 2 GOLD (+1 carryover from last turn)
NOTE: Movement/attack by SEA (ie: to Syria or Sicilia) costs 2 GOLD. Any movement towards the Sassanid army in AEGYPTUS would stop in SYRIA (liberate it from Sassanian control) before advancing on AEGYPTUS.
Contuing the battle in CILICIA also costs 1 Gold.
@Wellsonian - ready for your moves.
Enemy activation: The SASSANIDS advance into AEGYPTUS
Income: 2 GOLD (+1 carryover from last turn)
NOTE: Movement/attack by SEA (ie: to Syria or Sicilia) costs 2 GOLD. Any movement towards the Sassanid army in AEGYPTUS would stop in SYRIA (liberate it from Sassanian control) before advancing on AEGYPTUS.
Contuing the battle in CILICIA also costs 1 Gold.
@Wellsonian - ready for your moves.
Just to clarify, since I have a fort in AGEYPTUS, we will have a battle there, correct? If I remember, that means I don’t have to advance an army there, but do have to use the auto selection for my Army list. Just confirming this before I issue orders.
Oops -- yes, that's correct.
Ok, so I will continue the fight in Cilicia with my Eastern Army, build a fort in Achaea to bolster my western defenses, fight in AGEYPTUS with the fort based provincial forces, and save a gold. The Western Army will continue to train in Constantinople, preparing for a large offensive next Turn.
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I’d say that’s a good thing from a campaign designer’s points of view.
TURN 9 is concluded with good results for @Wellsonian 's Byzantine armies ... the Garrison in AEGYPTUS held off the invading Sassanid army with a Minor Victory... and the Sassanid army in CILICIA suffers a crushing Major Defeat and is destroyed.
TURN 10.
Enemy activation: The LOMBARDS advance into ACHAEA.
Income: 2 GOLD (+1 carryover from last turn) -- AEGYPTUS is considered raided.
NOTE: Movement/attack by SEA (ie: to Syria or Sicilia) costs 2 GOLD. Any movement towards the Sassanid army in AEGYPTUS would stop in SYRIA (liberate it from Sassanian control) before advancing on AEGYPTUS.
@Wellsonian - ready for your moves.
Enemy activation: The LOMBARDS advance into ACHAEA.
Income: 2 GOLD (+1 carryover from last turn) -- AEGYPTUS is considered raided.
NOTE: Movement/attack by SEA (ie: to Syria or Sicilia) costs 2 GOLD. Any movement towards the Sassanid army in AEGYPTUS would stop in SYRIA (liberate it from Sassanian control) before advancing on AEGYPTUS.
@Wellsonian - ready for your moves.
Spend 1 gold to attack Edessa with the Eastern Army.
Spend 2 gold to attack Syria with the Western Army.
Fight Fort battles in Aegyptus and Achaea.
Spend 2 gold to attack Syria with the Western Army.
Fight Fort battles in Aegyptus and Achaea.
Let's hope it doesn't mirror it too much or @Rico might be turning your skull into a drinking vessel like the Bulgarian Tsar (supposedly) did to Baldwin I of Constantinople
But, on the positive side, we could then use it as the trophy for the Pot Luck Battles Joust
It seems like the inevitable grind to 1453 ADBut, on the positive side, we could then use it as the trophy for the Pot Luck Battles Joust
Setting up battles now. usual pw: FGM1
(2x Fort Battles -- Byzantines have to auto-pick their armies)
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Fort battles!? We want screenies.
No actual forts
... just the regional garrison fighting the invaders (instead of the field army) -- so @Wellsonian has to have the game "auto-select" his units. (didn't go too badly in the first AEGYPTUS battle)