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[Mephansteras]

Zei-ran calls together his Captains.

"Ready the troops. We disembark and move towards the city. We shall attack with the dawn, when the enemy sentinels are tired"


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Orders. Disembark the troops and assault the city by ground, using a dawn attack to surprise the enemy.

[Dwarmin]

The construction was taking place nicely, it seemed. He had little control over it though, so Duan busied himself and his men by keeping busy with patrols and sparring.

Actions
Continue fortifying and scouting and building teh bridge.

[Navian]

Apura does indeed care for Xian's men. Why not? It's getting to be time to end this!

[Akroma]

Munisai, who knows that his reinforcements are going to arrive any day now, waits for them to catch up.


Ryou makes his way through the forest and finaly arrives at the city.


The Mahoyiga reinforcements also finaly arrive.


The green normal cavalry at the siege, the one that came from Mahoyiga (97/2). Dismount and instead attack with bows. There are already enough mounted units at the battlefield.


Once all of them have been assembled, they strike at the enemies heart together. They were beaten when they still had the numerical advantage and thick walls. Let's see what they can do when at a numerical disadvantage and without thick walls.

[NUKE9.13]

Happenings this turn:
Engineers finish the bridge.
...
*tumbleweed*

[Nhiphanter]

Moving... Moving... Moving...


Ogedei continues onwards and moves to (-22, -9)
The cavalry guarding the city moves northwards into the forest.

[Dwarfaholic]

As Jierui pushes into the city, prisoners are herded in front of the army to absorb any possible traps or ambushes. If the going looks like it can get nasty, give lend Apura... the item.

[Kashyyk]

Lola Danyal continued her march through the desert, pleased at the pace her men were now able to march at.They would continue South until her men had learned to conserve their water properly.

Orders:
South x2

((RPing marching is quite boring))

[Istrian]

Turn 24, Summer

EDIT : Whoops, slight mistake on the map. The mountain city should be C, not D.

Map

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     -2   -2   -1   -1   -0    0    0    1    1    2    2    3    3    4    4
      5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5
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 24|≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈CCC▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲|
   |###..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..≈..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲C3C▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲###▲|
   |#1#.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.DDD..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈###^....♠^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲CCC▲▲▲▲......#1#▲|
   |###...≈≈≈≈≈≈^..D1D≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ #1#^.^^.^^^^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲.^▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲▲▲▲###▲|
 20|.....≈≈≈≈≈≈≈^.^DDD≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈###..^^.^^^^^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲..▲▲▲▲▲^.▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲|
   |..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈▲▲.▲▲^≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠.^^^^....###▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲▲▲▲...^^▲▲▲▲..▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈^^^^^.^≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠...^^^^^.#1#▲▲▲▲▲▲.^▲....^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.DDD.^^≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠♠♠♠♠. ^^^..###▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲.▲▲▲▲▲DDD▲▲▲..▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈^..D4D.^≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈###≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠...^^^^.▲▲.▲▲▲▲......c....^D2D....▲▲|
 15|≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..DDD≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈#1#≈≈≈≈♠♠♠♠..^^^....^▲..▲▲..▲.≈≈.▲▲▲▲..DDD▲▲▲..^|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈###≈≈≈≈≈♠...^^^^.^^^▲▲▲..&.^▲....▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲...▲▲▲▲|
   |≈≈≈.###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠..≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠.^^^....^^♠♠♠♠♠▲▲.▲▲▲▲▲^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲▲▲|
   |♠...#1#.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈...♠♠.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠.^^^.^^^^♠♠♠^^▲▲▲.▲▲▲▲▲^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲▲▲|
   |♠♠..###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.d###...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈^^.^^^.^^^♠♠^^^^^▲▲.▲JJJ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲^^...▲▲▲▲|
 10|♠♠...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈#1#.♠..♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈^......^^^^♠♠♠^▲▲▲^..J2J▲▲▲...▲▲^≈♠≈.▲▲▲▲|
   |♠.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈###.♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠^.^^%%%^^^^♠^^^▲▲▲^..JJJ^^..▲........▲▲▲▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠=====%6%.....^^^^^^^.^^^^^^.▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲..▲▲▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠===^^^^%%%..^^.^^^^^^^........ ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲..▲▲|
   |≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈%%%===♠♠♠^^^=^^^^^^.^^^^^...^^^^^^^^^^▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲.▲▲|
 05|♠YYY≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈%6%....♠♠♠^^=^^^^^^...^^..JJJ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.^^|
   |♠Y3Y≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈%%%.....♠♠♠♠=^^^^^^^^....^J4J^^^^^^^^^^^^^♠###.^^| 
   |♠YYY♠♠≈≈≈..≈≈..♠..♠♠.♠.≈≈≈≈≈......♠♠=..^^^^^^^^^..JJJ...^^^..^^^^♠♠#1#.^^|
   |♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠YYY.............≈≈≈≈≈.....=.^^^^^^^^^^^^^.^^^.^^^.^^^^^♠.###≈≈≈|
   |♠♠,.......Y4Y♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠...≈≈%%%======...♠♠^^^^^^^^.^^^...^^^^^♠♠♠.≈≈≈≈..|
 00|♠♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠YYY===♠♠♠♠♠♠♠......%7%.....==...♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠.^^^^^♠♠♠≈≈≈≈..♠|
   |♠♠♠....♠♠♠♠♠♠♠.==♠♠♠♠♠...====%%%≈≈≈...==..♠♠....♠♠...♠♠♠♠.^FFF...≈≈≈≈....|
   |.......♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠===♠♠....=....~≈≈≈≈≈≈..==%%%...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠..F4F≈≈≈≈≈≈.♠♠..|
   |.♠♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠==♠..===...~~~...≈≈≈...%6%...≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠♠FFF≈≈≈≈≈......|
   |...♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠...%%%==..~~~~~~~~..≈≈≈≈≈%%%≈≈≈≈≈♠♠♠♠≈≈≈♠♠♠....f≈≈≈≈♠....|   
-05|♠♠.♠y♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠..≈≈%6%......~~~~~~~~.≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.....≈≈≈♠♠....[≈≈≈...###|
   |...♠y#yy.♠♠♠♠...≈≈≈%%%...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.....♠♠≈≈≈≈♠♠♠≈[≈≈♠...#1#|
   |.♠..#1#≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~.....≈≈≈≈≈≈≈[≈.....###|
   |.♠♠♠###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..≈..~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~≈~&≈~~~~~~~~~~...♠≈≈≈≈≈≈[≈♠♠......|
   |...m♠♠..♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈..≈≈....~~~~~≈~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~......♠≈≈[≈........|
-10|.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈....≈≈..~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~###≈≈≈≈u...♠♠..♠♠| 
   |...≈≈≈≈≈m≈≈≈≈≈...♠♠..≈≈~~~~~~~~~~~KKK~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~≈~~#1#≈≈≈≈......♠♠..|
   |...≈.......MMM..♠♠♠♠..≈~~~~~~~≈~~~K2K~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~###.≈≈≈≈.♠♠♠..♠♠.|
   |..≈≈..♠♠♠♠.M4M♠♠♠♠♠♠..≈≈~~~~~~~~~~KKK~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~~........♠≈≈≈≈........|
   |..≈..♠♠♠♠♠♠MMM♠♠♠♠♠♠♠..≈≈≈~~~~~k~~~≈~~~~~~~≈~###~~~...♠♠≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈UUU.....|
-15|MMM.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠.♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠###~~~~~≈~~~~~~~≈~~~~~~#1#.....≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈U3U.....|
   |M2M.♠♠♠.........&.....#1#~~≈~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈~~~###≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈UUU..♠.♠|
   |MMM.....♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠###~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈♠♠.♠≈≈≈≈......♠..|
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   Y -2   -2   -1   -1   -0    0    0    1    1    2    2    3    3    4    4
      5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5
Key

Terrain
≈ sea / ocean / river / oasis / lake
▲ high mountains
^ hills
. plains / savanna / tundra
~ hot desert
♠ forest / jungle
= road
[ bridge, a big one


Ownership
%,@ Celestial Lord
#,& Barbarian

Y,y Munisai Madara (Akroma)
C,c Apura Khon (Navian)
J,j Xian Jierui (Dwarfaholic)
K,k Lola Danyal (Kashyyk)
F,f Fierban (NUKE9.13)
D,d Zei-Ran, the Hammer of the Sun (Mephansteras)
M,m Ogedei Khan (Nhiphanter)
U,u Duan Ruang (Dwarmin)

/ mixed ownership

1-7 Settlement size

Events

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Under cover of night Zei-Ran disembarks and attacks the city. Using the effect of surprise and the weaker ground defenses Zei-Ran strikes when most of the barbarian fleet is away. The enemy however reacts quickly and manages to score a draw, stopping Zei-Ran before he manages to take the walls of the city. Now the battle will be more difficult.

Duan Ruang builds the bridge.

Fierban does the same. The bridges finally meet ! ((For the purpose of movement, bridges count as roads. Of course if a bridge is destroyed while you are on it, say goodbye to your army.))

Apura Khon heals the men in Xian's army and they both press the attack. All in all, it ends in a moderate victory for the allied generals. They both restore order to the ruined city and recruit people for their armies.

Madara tries to keep his advantage while waiting for reinforcements. He has to spend many days enduring the enemy's onslaughts to throw him out of the city. Finally his reinforcements arrive and he mounts the final strike against the enemy. Shou Ryou does his best countering the enemy's street defenses and other devious schemes, despite his weak health. The decisive battle ends in a draw, with the barbarians still holding key positions and being able to harrass Madara's positions on the walls.
((On a side-note, units don't change types after creation. So cavalry remains cavalry. Else it would be considered cheating, creating a unit as cavalry to move it quickly then changing it to whatever was required on the field.))

Ogedei Khan moves around and meets... a hermit.

Lola Danyal moves through the desert as well.

Let's not forget about the barbarians who move too.

General Status

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Everyone is in good health.

Armies

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Owner           Commander   Location    Type       Experience   Morale    Amount        Special
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Apura Khon      Apura       30,15       Infantry   Veteran      High      100           None
                Ziliu Tai   

                Captain     Zakhonia    Archers    Green        Average   100           None

                Captain     29,19       Cavalry    Green        Average   100           None
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Munisai Madara  Ryou        -12,-5      Cavalry    Veteran      Average   94 / 1        None
                Ryou        -12,-5      Cavalry    Regulars     Average   91 / 3        None
                Koga        Siege       Infantry   Veteran      Average   81 / 4        None
                Kestrel     Siege       Cavalry    Green        Average   83 / 5        Marines, Foresteer
                Madara      Siege       Cavalry    Green        Average   85 / 3        Marines, Foresteer
                            Siege       Cavalry    Green        Average   95 / 4        None
                Captain     -25,2       Cavalry    Green        Average   99            None
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Xian Jierui     Xian        30,15       Infantry   Veteran      High      100           None
                Xian        30,15       Archers    Regular      High      100           None
                Xian        30,15       Cavalry    Veteran      High      100           None

                Captain     Haidong     Infantry   Green        Average   100           None
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Fierban         Tsoi        Shaocuon    Archers    Green        Average   100           None
                Fierban     Shaocuon    Infantry   Green        Average   100           None

                Captain     35,-4       Cavalry    Regulars     High      100           Engineers
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Lola Danyal     Lola        7,-10       Cavalry    Regulars     Average   100           Deserteers
                Lola        7,-10       Infantry   Green        Average   100           1/2-Deserteers
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Zei-Ran         Zei-Ran     -16,12      Cavalry    Veteran      High      97 / 1        None
                Yun Wong    -16,12      Archers    Veteran      High      96 / 2        None
                            -16,12      Infantry   Green        Average   94 / 1        Marines, Hillmen

                Captain     Yinmei      Archers    Green        Average   100           None
               
                Captain     Minjing     Cavalry    Green        Average   100           Marines, Hillmen
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Ogedei Khan     The Khan    Coast       Cavalry    Regular      Average   100           None
                Xia         Coast       Cavalry    Green        Average   100           None
                            Coast       Cavalry    Green        Average   100           None

                Captain     -17,-12     Cavalry    Green        Average   100           None

                Captain     Khorosun    Archers    Regular      Average   100           None

                Captain     Luyang      Cavalry    Green        Average   100           Marines, Foresteers
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Duan Ruang      Duan        38,-12      Cavalry    Regular      High      100           Engineers
                Duan        38,-12      Archers    Green        Average   100           Engineers
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Heroes

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Kestrel Wist, a bold warrior, Hero of the Siege of Mardukane, son of the governor of Angran (-7,-5), currently serving under General Madara.
Shou Ryou, scion of the Shou clan, governor of (-25,4), currently serving Madara.
Madara Koga, eldest son of Munisai, now ready to ride at the head of his father's armies.

Yun Wong, freshly come from the Capital's military academies, son of the governor of Xilai (-2,5), currently serving under General Zei-Ran.

Ziliu Xia, priest and magician, influential daughter of the governor of Rancui (10,8), currently serving Ogedei Khan.

Pang Diu, former slave, crippled but competent administrator who can see the future, currently serving Xian Jierui.

Tsoi, a common soldier who got promotion, currently serving Fierban.

Ziliu Tai, one of the grandsons of Ziliu Hayi, currently serving Apura Khon.

[NUKE9.13]

Time to march.
And to march with weapons sharp edged and armour well forged, courtesy of Shaocoun's recent expansion. The new population yielded men who knew the ways of the forest, the hills, and the sea, and so a new unit of infantry was recruited from them. Fierban was satisfied. And so, leaving the unit of archers behind under control of a captain, he and Tsoi marched out of the city, and along the dirt road to the Great Eastern Bridge.
They reached the foot of the bridge a few days later. The cavalry stationed there joined them and they begun the long march south, through the massive gatehouse, along the paved surface. As they marched they sent men up the parapets at every flagpole to hang the Black Circle alongside the Celestial flag that had been hung by the engineers.
At night they stopped at a barracks that was built in to the bridge, a massive wooden building constructed between two great pillars that held up the bridge. There were ramps leading down to hanging stables for the horses and even a forge propped upon the keystone of the arch between the two pillars. There were -empty- granaries and armouries, and sniping positions from which ships sailing near the bridge could be peppered with flaming arrows. Attacking this bridge from the water would be like attacking a fortified city. One which hung over you and had no walls to climb.

Fierban, Tsoi, a new unit of infantry, and the old unit of infantry, march out of Shaocoun, picking up the cavalry, and march south along the bridge one tile.

[Akroma]

Amidst the preparations for the upcoming battles, Munisai noticed that Shou Ryou once again had a coughing episode. Despite his best attempts to hide it, the small flash of red on his handkershief was clearly noticed. Later that day, he was called into Munisai's tent.



"What did you call me here for, my liege?"


"Shou my friend, I will make it short. I do not want you to take part in the upcoming battle."


"What? But sir I.."


"You what? I have seen it. You are deadly sick. Under those circumstances, I would be gambling with your life if I sent you into battle."


"But sir, I can still fight!"


"No, no you can't. You should have told me before that your health issues were that serious. This battle would mean nothing if you so simply forfeit your life.
I adore your loyalty to me, and your will to even give your life for me, but I am not yet ready to ask for it.

Remember Shou, there is always a tomorrow. Your house needs you as a head, and I need you as a lieutnant. And I can not simply watch by idly while my most loyal and most valueable man dies.

I...do however realise that for a man of your age....there are times at which one has to think about how it will be that we leave that world...and that the glory of the battlefield is traditionaly a good way...


This is why... I am not giving you an order. You are neither ordered to rest, nor are you ordered to fight. Decide for yourself wether you want to fight, or if you want to rest. No one knows your health better than yourself, so make a wise decision..."


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All units press on their attack.

Shou Ryou is left with the free choice wether he wants to join the battle, risking his life and health doing so, or to rest and live to fight another day.

[Mephansteras]

Zei-Ran rallies his troops and presses the attack on the city.

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Ok, I'm going to be gone for the next few days on a camping trip, so I won't be able to log in and do anything. I will be back online Tuesday at the latest.

Standing orders:
This round, we try to take the city by force again.
If we still fail and take heavy losses, blockade the port and siege the city. If we take only minimal losses, keep fighting.

Once we capture the city we're going to fortify it with archers and begin patrolling the shipping lanes.

[Dwarfaholic]

It is time to set homewards. Make sure to retrieve the item, in case Xian lended it.

[Kashyyk]

The Army under Lola Danyal slowly peals to the West, around the Oasis.

Orders: West x2

[Dwarmin]

Duan idly threw knives at a map of the empire, trying to hit the capital. One missed and tore a large gash in the map. Amusing.

Fierban would arrive soon enough...until then, he needed to keep the men busy. The area around the bridge was close to becoming a city in itself-traders were pitching tents and civilians were building houses and inns to accommodate the increased traffic to come. The caravans had threatened to swamp the bridge when it was completed from both sides, and his men were taking Hell trying to keep them in the designated lanes, so they wouldn't be thrown off the bridge by Fierban's army. Personally, Duan thought the local crocodiles looked a little underfed...

The engineers, bereft of usefulness, he ordered to construct a monument to himself and Fierban. Something suitably bleak would be needed.

Actions
Hold position
A unit of infantry is produced in Kojo