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[andrea]

I am not saying to expand the mines instead of moving our soldiers. I am proposing to do that, in addition to the troop movements proposed. None of the current activities is intensive in manpower or resources, unless the whole treasury is spent to hire the spy. I am sure we can achieve something else as well, even if partially, this season.

[Elfeater]

I am trying to think up a way for espionage to work, so it isnt too imbalanced, but also isnt too weak.
Would you guys like a snippet of their plans? Or something like that? How do you think it should work?

[Tawa]

I'd imagine that a vague idea of what they intend to do without any specifics would be reasonable. Things like "they're attacking", "they're defending", "they're focusing on the economy", etc.

[Elfeater]

Your spy sends back a report that shows the enemy is setting out to create more weapons.

[andrea]

so, they are forming an army, like us. However, our more plentiful metal should mean we will have an easier time equipping soldiers.
I don't think those news should change the standing orders for this season, although I urge you to consider making an effort to upgrade the economy alongside the troop repositioning.

[Elfeater]

Alright, well I need Tawarochir's input o this info before i run the next turn. Ladron is done with theirs.

[Tawa]

Send 7 basic training spearmen to the forest with the hunters. Start building a barricade on the bridge.

[Elfeater]

Year One Season Two: Summer
Summer arrives, just as the planting finishes the farms work on repairing tools, and preparing in advance for autumns harvest. In effect all is quiet and peaceful in your lands, even as you continue to call for more men.
Hearing of the coin offered to other hunters, more begin to join your cause, seven in total, and all present themselves at the bridge, you only hear of this in a notice from the group you are now calling the Rangers.
These men along with the seven spear men you sent up bolster your border crossing. Along with these men 34 more vagabonds show up and join your rank, they are set to train along with the rest of your troops.
You pay your spy.

Troops

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(-7 Deployed) 25 Trained, Roughly Disciplined, Untested, Clothes Armor, Spears >Capitol
+34 Basic Training, Limited Discipline, Untested, Clothes Armor, Spears >Capitol
+(7) 12 Self trained (Skilled, Woodsmen), undisciplined [Unit trait], untested, hunting clothes, normal hunting bows > Bridge Barricade [Rangers]
+ 7 Basic training (Woodsmen), Undisciplined [unit trait], untested, clothes Armor, spears > Bridge Barricade [Rangers]

(Going higher than Trained will take more than just basic drilling)

At the bridge the newly deployed force begins to construct a barricade, due to being in the woods a ready supply of wood is at hand for its construction. The palisade is basic, but does allow for a gate. As it is built across the bridge enemies must go through it if they want to cross here. Construction was unhindered as enemy patrols stayed out of bow shot.

Holdings

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Castles: Their ancestral seat of power, yet unnamed.
Wealth: Stockpile of wood and some stone, Ore stockpile.
Towns: The castle town at the foot of their hold.
Villages: Two farming Villages
Mines: Profitable ore mine, slightly supplements stone income.
Logging camp: Average Quality wood, some hunters.
Barricade across the main bridge.

Reports come back from barricade that the enemy has standardized its equipment, with their men wearing red and yellow, and carrying spears and shields, with a few bowmen between as well. They no longer have any men using tools. Around their fort is a flurry of movement every day as the enemy improves their position. The report states that they now have a trench and watch towers looking over the area.
The spearmen soon are adopted into the rangers, and lose what discipline they had as they join the rag tag group of hunters, they are however taught woodsman-ship while they are buildings the barricade and patrolling the river.


Map

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Year One: Season Three Autumn

[andrea]

assessment of the situation.

They seem to have more manpower than us or more will than us, since they built some rather good fortifications while we got a palisade. They likely have a decent army as well.

However, I see no danger in the next future, since they likely don't have enugh forces to overrun our barricade, at least if we deploy our newly trained units as well.

Of course, the previous ones lost training, but that is because they were outnumbered. 25 men should be enough to keep to their drills even among the rangers.

I see we have an ore stockpile currently sitting unused. It could be given to our blacksmiths either to generate income or to make armor for our soldiers.

I think there isn't much danger on the military front for at least a couple more seasons, therefore we should try to improve our economy. more mines and more towns could allow us to better equip our men, while more farms would allow us to support more.
A training camp near the supposed front line could also help keeping our men in shape.

[andrea]

well.

I propose to :

1) move the 25 already trained spearmen to the bridge. Make those part of a new group called 'Stalwarts', promote group identity and also make one of them into an officer. Basically, do whatever is possible to avoid loss of training. They are to set up a small clearing in which they can keep practicing drills.

2)efforts on the barricade/palisade should continue

3)incentivize blacksmiths to hire apprentices. Incentive being the contract to a new batch of armor for the soldiers ( since we seem to have more ore than we are using to make spears). Goal here is to try to expand our blacksmithing industry.

4)estabilish contact with swamp tribes. promote trade ( in particular, show our iron tools). Take 5  of our still training men in the capitol for this mission.

5) if still possible to act, open a new mine. If workforce is lacking, take some miners off the first mine. We can afford it, since we have a stockpile.

So you have something to work with, if baron Tawarochir doesn't show up.

[Tawa]

1) move the 25 already trained spearmen to the bridge. Make those part of a new group called 'Stalwarts', promote group identity and also make one of them into an officer. Basically, do whatever is possible to avoid loss of training. They are to set up a small clearing in which they can keep practicing drills.

No. Under no circumstances should we move that much of the army to one place. One river barge with some well-trained soldiers and we'd be dead men. We should continue working on increasing the number of people in the military, though.

2)efforts on the barricade/palisade should continue

I approve.

3)incentivize blacksmiths to hire apprentices. Incentive being the contract to a new batch of armor for the soldiers ( since we seem to have more ore than we are using to make spears). Goal here is to try to expand our blacksmithing industry.

I approve.

4)estabilish contact with swamp tribes. promote trade ( in particular, show our iron tools). Take 5  of our still training men in the capitol for this mission.

Not yet.

5) if still possible to act, open a new mine. If workforce is lacking, take some miners off the first mine. We can afford it, since we have a stockpile.

Not yet.

[andrea]

we wouldn't be dead men. there are days/weeks of travel between the river and the castle. castle which also holds 30-something men.
But as you wish. if new hunters join us and fortifications continue, the bridge should be safe.

May I urge you to reconsider having more formal contact with swamp tribes? if the enemy gains favorable relations with them, they might gain a safe crossing of the river as well.
If it is the training of troops you are worried about, with the new orders we can spare a few of the already trained soldiers without weakening our defense significantly nor influencing the training of other men. Plus, it synergizes well with our blacksmithing expansion, if we can get new markets. Their silt would also improve our farms.

But if you have reasons to avoid early contact, that is fine as well.

[Elfeater]

You spy hears of a possible brewing offensive.

[andrea]

My lord, may I suggest deploying at least a small reinforcement on the most likely routes of attack? a garrison at the bridge can protect the surrounding land. a barge wouldn't be a problem, as long as our castle has a garrison to keep the gates shut.

the mountain pass is also a possible source of toruble, but I am not sure we actually have the men to spare. Still, losing the mines would be very troublesome.

edit: for example, 10 more trained spearmen at the bridge, and 10 at the mountain pass, with a castle garrison of 34 spearmen with basic training , 5 spearmen with training and whatever new recruits we get ( by the way, why no archers?)

[Elfeater]

The arches you have gotten are hunters, they all went to join the rangers. Your recruits have mostly been the lower classes, who wouldn't own bows, and were simple given a spear and then trained by your men.
Also you have about 20 retainers who can hold the castle for you.

You have a small retinue that defends your castle, around 20 trained and well armed men.

I will add these to the unit count next turn.