Ye Olde Hegemony

[Retech]

Bulgarian Invasion of Mongolian-Controlled Hungary

 

The battle began with the launching of pitch and ballista bolts at the main gate of Budapest. Unfortunately the metal grate did not budge, and the invaders had to find another way in. They decided upon a battering ram, which quickly caught fire on the burning balls of pitch launched earlier. Finally they decided on a trebuchet and broke down the gate. 3600 crossbowmen waiting patiently outside the gate with 7000 men at arms and 7000 pikemen guarding them. For over an hour, the Mongols did not come out. Finally the Bulgarian commander lost patience, and sent three thousand peasants into the city. When they reported a total absence of Mongols, the remainder of the army entered. Suddenly the main gate shut and the Bulgarians discovered some frightening news: the entire Mongolian army currently in Europe had gathered outside the walls of the city, while the army inside the city had fled by raft.

 

Then the Mongolians started launching huge barrels of Naptha into the city, starting huge fires. Then dead corpses from the previous destruction of the city were reacquainted with their homeland, splatting against the roofs of houses. When the Bulgarian army exited the walls due to the burning city within, the Mongolians began slinging dead corpses onto the tight formation, as well as throwing jars of boiling Naptha. This loosened the formation, allowing the Mongolian horse archers to have free reign on the helpless Bulgarians. The sixteen hundred Bulgarian heavy horse archers removed themselves from the chaos, but they were quickly trapped by the Mongolian lancers and mercilessly slaughtered, though they put up a good fight. Meanwhile, two thousand Mongolian dismounted lancers who had lost their horses in previous battles charged forward with their short spears, but were repulsed by the sheer number of the Bulgarians.

 

Meanwhile, the 8800 Hlaupari, moving in units of two hundred, had followed the Mongols on their quick ride from Kiev to Hungary. On the open steppe, they had been spotted by Mongolian scouts, so under orders from the supreme commanders in Iceland. However, they were useful in one respect. They kept a large portion of the Mongolian army in the rear instead of fighting the Bulgarians, and they also spotted another large force of Mongolian horsemen, moving in the direction of Poland, and later the soft heartlands of the Holy Roman Empire.

 

The Mongolian commander lost his patience and sent in two thousand heavy lancers, smashing open the Bulgarian position. When the Bulgarian commander was impaled upon a lance and his corpse was paraded around, the Bulgarians surrendered in large numbers, and were quickly deprived of their ears and their lives. Meanwhile, the remaining Mongols have returned esat once more, probaly to settle down after a hard battle.

 

Casualties:

All the Bulgarians captured and killed, or simply killed

 

Mongols

1800 Dismounted Lancers

4300 Heavy Lancers

 

Italian Invasion of Italy

 

The war continued as fresh Imperialist forces continued south of the border towards the Republics of Italy. However, they turned back as the Pope and his Swiss guard blocked the advance, warning that if the Italians attacked again, they would be excommunicated. Further, every man in the Italian army who fought against the Italian states would be sent to hell when they died.

[Nexaduro]

Whelp.

 

I can accept that result. The Hlaupari neglected to engage a superior force without the advantage of surprise, and so avoided slaughter.

 

Now, what should I do with this knowledge of enemy positions? I could try raiding some of the returning Mongols, or go after the group entering the more concealing terrain of Poland and the HRE.

[Retech]

I wasn't sure exactly what to do, but it seemed like your soldiers were trained enough to do the smartest thing in the situation, which was not to attack.

 

EDIT: And you didn't roll that shabbily either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh everyone, please remember to get updated defence thingies to me. Your budget has been reset.

[Nexaduro]

That was correct Retech, smart modding decision on your part. Thanks.

 

Also, I have some disturbing news. Kiev, Burgandy, PM me if you would like the information.

[Nero]

The 2.3 million I had at the end of last 5 year goes into infra, so I should be at 8.3 infrastructure, which means a budget of like 14.4 million. I spend 1.7 to repair my infrastructure fully, so I'm left with 12.7 million.

 

Defenses will be updated.

 

EDIT: Why did you give me my full budget if my infrastructure was damaged?

WHAT.

 

How did you jump from .6 infra to 8.3 in 1 year?

[Grim_]

Ah well should have been more specific with certain things (like making the point of placing the archers on rafts [and stating the number of myrmidons that would be used to kill all outlying scouts][and stating that under no circumstances the army should enter the city])

[Nexaduro]

Meh, I'll just post it here.

 

Mongol force is 30,000 strong.

Mongols are moving through the southern border of Kiev.

Oh, and the Black Plague is spreading, soon going to reach majour cities, yada yada yada.

[Earth]

okay. ive lsot track of days since my last reseaech update.. let me try and find the numbers.

[Earth]

figured it out..

Research:

12/30 Seige

12/30 Steel

12/20Traps

12/20 mining

[Icuownage]

France closes all ports, no immigration is allowed in French lands, but due to us owning three seperate countries across Europe we should be fine.

 

Right as I got my monopoly as well... Typical.

 

 

My budget should be 20 million.

 

So I buy two castles, one Near the borders of Burgundy and HRE and one near the border of Leon.

 

The extra 10 million will be spent when I feel like it.

[Nero]

Spain closes its ports to foreign ships entering.

 

Oh, and Spain's army has landed in the Baltic, to be placed under Kiev's command. General Gregorio is with them (veteran of the Welsh war and the Crusade, and well as General Amancio (new general)

 

Total forces:

10,000 Welsh longbowmen

10,000 Spanish Jennites (Basically they're lightly armoured cavalry mounted on fast horses that should be able to catch up to the Mongol horse archers/lancers; they're equipped with round shields, javelins, and swords)

10,000 Spanish pikemen (w/ tower shields)

3100 Spanish swordsmen (w/ tower shields)

6000 crossbowmen (veterans of the First Crusade)

1000 Galician cavalry (Their job is to ride around behind the battle and harass any attempt to bring up siege weapons to the battle)

 

Basically the infantry can form squares and have the longbowmen/crossbowmen in the middle relatively protected to pour fire into the Mongols. The Welsh longbowmen can definitely out range the Mongolian horse archers, so it's very unlikely they'll get close enough to throw Naptha into the squares. One could just place barrels of water inside the squares to be safe, or just kick the people flaming out, whatever.

 

Reserve forces:

2200 Peasants (equipped with shortswords, towershields, and spears)

500 Welsh cavalry

500 Knights of Santiago

100 Spanish Knights

200 Welsh swordsmen

(all of these are leftovers from the First Crusade against Cordoba, so they know how to fight.)

 

So in total,

43,100 men. 43,102 if you count the generals lol.

 

All under Kiev's command (to fight the Mongols)

[a_bert]

why is my treasury still 10m?

 

1) I took Sweden

2) the Pope repaired my infrastructure

3) 1.2 eco...

 

<3 Dusty

[Nero]

Np.

 

My treasury is now at...2 or 3m. Ah well.

[Icuownage]

Mine should be 20 million

 

2 million Brudges

10 million France

2 million Sardina

6 million Norway.

[Retech]

Right. Thanks for keeping track, so I'll go and edit that in. I will calculate the cost of Dusty's army later, and then add that in as well. Also Rocco, I have changed infrastructure. Now it sorta indirectly affects economy, and the effectiveness of your troops in your land.

[Nexaduro]

Spain closes its ports to foreign ships entering.

 

Oh, and Spain's army has landed in the Baltic, to be placed under Kiev's command. General Gregorio is with them (veteran of the Welsh war and the Crusade, and well as General Amancio (new general)

 

Total forces:

10,000 Welsh longbowmen

10,000 Spanish Jennites (Basically they're lightly armoured cavalry mounted on fast horses that should be able to catch up to the Mongol horse archers/lancers; they're equipped with round shields, javelins, and swords)

10,000 Spanish pikemen (w/ tower shields)

3100 Spanish swordsmen (w/ tower shields)

6000 crossbowmen

1000 Galician cavalry (Their job is to ride around behind the battle and harass any attempt to bring up siege weapons to the battle)

 

Basically the infantry can form squares and have the longbowmen/crossbowmen in the middle relatively protected to pour fire into the Mongols. The Welsh longbowmen can definitely out range the Mongolian horse archers, so it's very unlikely they'll get close enough to throw Naptha into the squares.

 

Reserve forces:

2200 Peasants (equipped with shortswords, towershields, and spears)

500 Welsh cavalry

500 Knights of Santiago

100 Spanish Knights

200 Welsh swordsmen

(most of these are leftovers from the First Crusade against Cordoba, so they know how to fight.)

 

So in total,

43,100 men. 43,102 if you count the generals lol.

 

All under Kiev's command (to fight the Mongols)

Holy crap.

Unfortunately, we don't have any cavalry whatsoever that can catch up with the Mongols if they're already running. But your Jennites should work fairly well.

Also, a good... what're they called... recurve bow I think? A good recurve bow has as good of a range as a longbow.

[Nero]

Right. Thanks for keeping track, so I'll go and edit that in. I will calculate the cost of Dusty's army later, and then add that in as well.

 

10,000 Welsh longbowmen - 6m

10,000 Spanish Jennites - 7m

10,000 Spanish pikemen (+tower shields) - 4.2m

1,000 Galician Cavalry - 70k

 

All the others are leftovers from the first crusade, so they're already paid for.

 

So I have 2.6m left or so.

 

Holy crap.

Unfortunately, we don't have any cavalry whatsoever that can catch up with the Mongols if they're already running. But your Jennites should work fairly well.

Also, a good... what're they called... recurve bow I think? A good recurve bow has as good of a range as a longbow.

It's these ones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinete

[a_bert]

So Retech can we invade the Mongols this round?

[Retech]

So Retech can we invade the Mongols this round?

 

Sure, but keep in mind they're invading with more soldiers.

 

 

 

Also Dusty, do you have any clue about what forces you had the end of the crusade?

[Nero]

Also Dusty, do you have any clue about what forces you had the end of the crusade?

2500 Kievian MAA

100 Leon knights

3100 Leon swordsmen

200 Welsh swordsmen

2200 Peasants

6000 Leon crossbows

2000 Welsh longbowmen

500 Welsh cavalry

 

--

 

Forgot about the surviving Welsh longbowmen. So it's 12,000 longbowmen that are under your command Dungeonal, rather than 10,000. Try not to get them all killed, but they're Welsh so I doubt anyone would really care much. ZING.

[Retech]

Thanks! :D

[Wisp]

Current Byzantian army:

1700 Cataphracts

3600 Heavy Horse Archers

[Nexaduro]

I recommend everyone seal ports and otherwise suspend travel. Bulgaria and Hungary are currently in the most danger.

[Seraphi]

Burgandy closes all ports. All border guards are provided with facemasks and other such defense against infection. Anybody suspected of having plague trying to enter the country is killed on sight and the body incinerated. I'll spend 500,000 to arm all border guards with that equipment.

 

I wont be joining the next battle, at least, not until scorpio is finished, which I believe is in another 2 years.

 

Mongols will probably be invading Poland next, I take it?

 

Another 1500 Ranged Terrapins are trained.

[Wisp]

Oh Catahpracts are both archers and lancer, I just realized. So I no longer have a need for Horse Archers, unless I want a cheaper unit. So money going into those now goes to more Cataphracts, bringing the total up to 3500 Cataphracts.