Ye Olde Hegemony

[a_bert]

He got the money in their strongbox this time around (what he's already had), but Sweden's income is mine after that.

[Retech]

Kay, gotcha.

[Retech]

Well they can't hire anymore troops, but they can still get militia.

 

 

 

News has spread to every royal court in Europe that the Mongols have crushed Persia beneath their feet, and are expected to invade Europe this year. Get your defences in!

[a_bert]

How many troops do we have?

 

Kiev has 25000 M/PAA and my nobility..

[The_Mather1]

A small town is beggining to enter the caves, they take whatever rooms they want and create furniture out of stone.

 

I will protect Iceland and whoever pays the most during the ivation.

 

New budget while I was gone?

[Icuownage]

Glad to see all at Norway, went to plan, okay to clarify, these are my forces.

 

Blood Knights - 6000

Elite Pikemen - 5000

Elite Archers - 7500

Pikemen - 3000

Archers - 5500

Spearmen - 3500

Peasents - 1500

Swordsmen - 3700

 

Total: 35,700

 

Mongolia is going down.

 

ALSO

 

Retech I also still own Sardina

 

And my IEG should be 14 million + w/e Norway had, and did Norway have any budget left over after I conquered them?

[Icuownage]

Yeah, I don't even need to worry, all you guys to the right are screwed.

 

I also have two experienced generals

 

Manius and Ritz (The guy who conquered Norway)

 

Manius is my best and Ritz is my second best.

[Nero]

Can you do the crusade sometime today Retech?

[Icuownage]

I'm not screwed, it'll take them 3 years to reach me, if we lose every battle, and then I'll have my budget up and I'll just build a castle or fortress and a ton of archers, and I have an idea for archer calvalry.

 

Now they'll suck with sieges, forests and mountains. Or I think they will.

 

So this means that if we can drive them into these terrains, then we can win. We will also win if we can drive them into Scandinavia, due to Mongols not being used to the harsh conditions.

 

Trap doors and pitfalls would be very effective in my opinion, so Ross was right, once a horse is knocked over or trips, the rider is boned, and the horse will have difficulty getting up.

 

But I'll think of real tactics when they get to me.

[a_bert]

You're not helping, Icu?

[Nexaduro]

Alright, I have the best known direct counter troops against the Mongols. However, the Mongol horse archers need to be hindered, slowed, or occupied in some way for my Hlaupari to catch up with them. My two thousand Kiev agents are set on high alert, trying to monitor Mongol movements in secrecy.

[Nexaduro]

My special units are to be trained in quick-paced agile combat. They are armed with hooked chain whips serving as both grappling hooks and entangling weapons. They are also armed with long sabers for mounted and unmounted combat as well as hidden-sheath daggers concealed in the most convenient spot not outwardly obvious as containing such a weapon. They are able to do matadour-style horse dodging and climb their grappling chains. Their armour is relatively light and resistant to arrows, so they can survive long enough to close the distance with archers if they have some sort of terrain advantage or headstart. Their horses are chosen from the best markets in Europe, meant to be second in speed only to the steppe horses of the Mongols.

 

These are my "Hlaupari," what do you think?

[Retech]

Lords and Ladies of the land, a message has been sent from the far reaches of the East by silk traders and merchants, eager to bring you the latest news. The words were ominous. Genghis Khan had united the steppe tribes, and begun his reign of terror on the civilized world. He has swiftly sacked China and established his rule, meaning that the silk road is under his jurisdiction. His next target seems to be the various states of India.

 

Prepare your defences, for a scourge of Europe greater than the mightiest plague will be coming. -Suspense-

 

 

 

 

On that note, I present some new options:

Castle - 5 million

Fortress - 10 million

Citadel - 20 million

 

I've been thinking about it, and it might be nice to stick it on a map. Not sure how to do it with colors though. Perhaps using red squares of varying size.

[Icuownage]

I'll help with the Mongls, I'll chip is 15K soldiers.

[a_bert]

So that's 40k so far..

[Nero]

Whenever the Crusade finishes I'll send troops over to help out, though I won't put them under anyone else's leadership.

[Icuownage]

Nor will I.

[Retech]

First Crusade

 

The crusading army under the esteemed leadership of Leon marched into Cordoba with great fanfare. Despite the great hopes of Leon's king, the peasants living in Cordoba seemed to be quite happy with the leadership of their Muslim overlords, who had improved the livelihoods of most of the peasantry. Despite this, the huge crusader armies needed little help from the populace, and simply took what they needed.

 

Their first obstacle was a series of forts built in a chain to ward off Leon's aggression. They were constructed on a river which effectively separated Leon and the mountains nearby from the rest of the Iberian peninsula. Though the forts were not a commanding presence, they effectively blocked any attempts by rafts to cross the river. With this in mind, the crusading army found one of the only fords large enough to allow such a large army to pass quickly. Unfortunately, the Cordoban side of the Ford was flanked by two great fortresses, as well as a mighty gate.

 

The Crusading armies made quick work of the gate and broke through with their trebuchets. However, the forts proved to be much tougher. Their slanted earthen walls and stakes were resistent to trebuchet fire. The leading general knew that the longer his army stood waiting, the more restless his troops would become. King Ferdinend decided to move in the five thousand French knights first because they were not of his country, splitting them into two groups and sending them over the earthen walls and into the enemy camps. As they crossed, they were struck by several hails of arrows, which were relatively ineffective against them.

 

In the first fortress, the Muslim defenders sent two thousand spearmen at the 2500 French knights. The French Knights were ferocious and began to drive the enemy back. However, the Muslims dispatched their Naffatun, throwers of flaming jars of Naptha. The sticky and flammable material soaked through the armor of the French Knights, and they began to flee, suffering heavy casualties.

 

Meanwhile in the second fortress, the two thousand Muslim Halberdiers were holding the French knights at bay, while the defenders of the first fortress began throwing Naptha at the French knights, causing them to flee as well.

 

With the unexpected defeat of the French knights, King Ferdinand needed a new plan. He sent the six thousand Kievan men at arms around the sides of the fortress, while five thousand of Leon's peasants climbed over the walls. The archer fire was devestating, but the Naffutan were only equally effective against the peasants. Meanwhile the six thousand Kievan men at arms stormed the back of the fortress, capturing it and executing all the prisoners. The other fortress surrendered.

 

The remaining forces continued marching to the capital, when they encountered a huge Cordoban force outside the city walls. The Muslims had garnered the support of the Peasants, who had brought their worldly possesions to the capital and burned their homes. In total, there were twenty thousand spear militia, as well as ten thousand religious zealots with assorted weaponary outside the walls of the city. They had established defensive positions.

 

As the crusader forces entered the defences, they began to mercilessly butcher the peasants. The remaining two thousand French knights, as well as six thousand Kievan men at arms, four thousand crusader knights, 4000 knights of Leon, 5000 swordsmen of Leon, 1000 Welsh swordsmen, and a thousand Knights of Santiago crossed over the defences and into the makeshift camp. However, the camp was not only filled of peasants, and composed of four thousand Nubian spearmen, sent from Egypt. Once again naffatun were deployed, defended by the Nubian spearmen, but the bravery of the Knights of Santiago prevailed and cut through the defence, albeit with heavy losses. Soon the crusader army had broken down the main walls of Cordoba, and marched in flamboyantly. There they encountered the bane of many armies: urban warfare. Flaming barrels were launched over the city walls, and the metropolis began to burn. Resolutely, the Crusader force marched toward the marketsquare, the location of the Mayoral palace. Constantly they encountered walls of furniture set alight, forcing them to find a new way through. Eventually they found themselves near the market square, where five thousand Nubian spearmen, five hundred nobles, two thousand Mamluks, and four thousand spearmen waited. The crusaders charged several times, but found themselves repelled by the sheer density of the Nubian shield wall.

 

Suddenly a huge Egyptian force broke through the pikemen which were stationed outside the city, before moving on the crusader army inside. They had archaic war chariots, decked out with blades on their wheels, a lancer at their helm, and a crossbowman to boot. After fierce hand to hand fighting, the crusaders broke into the marketsquare and forced the governer of the region to surrender, ending the first crusade.

 

Casualties:

4500 French Knights

2300 Crusader Knights

3500 Kievan men at arms

3900 Leon Knights

1900 Leon Swordsmen

3000 Leon Pikemen

800 Welsh Swordsmen

7800 Leon Peasants

950 Knights of Santiago

 

Muslims

Over fifty thousand civilians

Tens of thousands of militia

Several thousand Nubian Spearmen

Several hundred Egyptian Chariots

 

 

(Will post Denmark battle and map soon)

[Icuownage]

King Ferdinend decided to move in the five thousand French knights first because they were not of his country

 

:o [Censor] You.

[Nero]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkL9SB06Tpc

 

:o [Censor] You.

*Shrug* That was Retech's creative liberties. It's not really that surprising though, since you took your army meant for the Crusade off to Norway where it got destroyed.

[Icuownage]

The 6000 for you were independent of that army.

[Retech]

I couldn't think of any other reason as to which unit would be sent first. At first I figured the Knights of Santiago, but what commander would waste such a valuable unit so early?

 

 

 

Also, the Pope wants to install a new government for Cordoba, and recommends one of his cardinals to the position.

[Wisp]

Alright, now that I'm not painfully busy, I'll join.

What's a country no one's currently invading?

[Nero]

Uhhhhh, I'll try send 5,000 knights, as most of my army is going to Scandinavia.

 

 

They did good though, so thankee :)

 

Also, the Pope wants to install a new government for Cordoba, and recommends one of his cardinals to the position.

Ferdinand tells the Pope no, that the land will come again under the rule of the Spanish.

[Retech]

Alright, now that I'm not painfully busy, I'll join.

What's a country no one's currently invading?

 

Poland!

 

 

 

Or you could lead the new country of Cordoba (the part of Spain just wrested from the Muslims by the crusaders), if no one has any fuss about that.