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HAH! Warriors and spearmen make up 1/5th of their "glorious army"
The terrain-unwise Romans
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And now, Warriors and spearmen make up 5/6 of their "glorious army!"
Their current troop counts, as of 1908 AD:
Warriors: 1
Spearmen: 4
Riflemen: 1
Dromons: 1
Galleons: 2
They also have only 2 cities left- Nicomedia and Ancyra. This makes them smaller than Babylon, who got a third city- Akkad- from a culture flip. They are also probably weaker, if that's even possible.
Judging from the military advisor, this is my best estimate as to the military strength of everyone who's left, from strongest to weakest. What I am in comparison to them is in parentheses:
1. China or Maya (weak)
2. China or Maya (weak)
3. Carthage (average right now, sometimes weak)
4. Rome (me)
5. Dutch (average)
6. Egypt (strong)
7. Babylon (strong)
8. Byzantines (strong)
Here's the order of size, with cities and tiles (accorsing to mapstat) in parentheses:
1. Rome (49 cities, 841 tiles)
2. China (23 cities, 453 tiles)
3. Maya (19 cities, 417 tiles)
4. Dutch (21 cities, 380 tiles)
5. Carthage (20 cities, 380 tiles)
6. Egypt (16 cities, 331 tiles)
7. Babylon (3 cities, 70 tiles)
8. Byzantines (2 cities, 26 tiles)
Chapter 32 now being written.
Their current troop counts, as of 1908 AD:
Warriors: 1
Spearmen: 4
Riflemen: 1
Dromons: 1
Galleons: 2
They also have only 2 cities left- Nicomedia and Ancyra. This makes them smaller than Babylon, who got a third city- Akkad- from a culture flip. They are also probably weaker, if that's even possible.
Judging from the military advisor, this is my best estimate as to the military strength of everyone who's left, from strongest to weakest. What I am in comparison to them is in parentheses:
1. China or Maya (weak)
2. China or Maya (weak)
3. Carthage (average right now, sometimes weak)
4. Rome (me)
5. Dutch (average)
6. Egypt (strong)
7. Babylon (strong)
8. Byzantines (strong)
Here's the order of size, with cities and tiles (accorsing to mapstat) in parentheses:
1. Rome (49 cities, 841 tiles)
2. China (23 cities, 453 tiles)
3. Maya (19 cities, 417 tiles)
4. Dutch (21 cities, 380 tiles)
5. Carthage (20 cities, 380 tiles)
6. Egypt (16 cities, 331 tiles)
7. Babylon (3 cities, 70 tiles)
8. Byzantines (2 cities, 26 tiles)
Chapter 32 now being written.
Chapter 32: Welcome to the 20th Century
With Constantinople down, the Byzantine Empire was crumbling fast. And, without Cavalry, it is highly unlikely that they'll ever be able to mount another mildly (or at all) successful counterattack. They were able to build a few more units with the horses they had already gotten, no more could be built after that. There is already an extensive plan to finish them off: Gain control of the "glove penninsula", that is, the penninsula that contains Nicaea and Trebizond for its great resemblance to a glove, then use railroads to quickly get to and capture Naissus and Septum. Capturing them might take a while, though, because of the mountainous terrain. Then, use ships to transport some troops to gain control of Dyrrachium island (I don't need to explain why it's named that), and finally, go to Nicomedia island to finish the job for good. Estimates made on 1890 say it should take no longer than 30 years, and probably less thanks to improving technology.
Speaking of technology, Roman scientists had been expirementing on Iron for a long time now. They wanted to see if there was a way to make it stronger, so that not as much of it was needed for armored ships, and the ships could possibly go faster (something that Magellan's Voyage had already helped)- the one reason why Ironclads haven't completly replaced frigates. In 1890, they finally discovered that adding carbon would create Steel- far stronger, but also heavier. Now they search for something powerful enough to be able to use this steel but not be totally weighted down.
Roman citizens appeared to be happy about this, or perhaps they were just happy about finally gaining control of Constantinople. It used to be the most culturous city in the world- but it appeared that that culture only appplied to the Byzantines. The city's Roman culture was a grand total of zero. Well, whatever it was that they were happy about, they built a second-floor right wing hallway on Caeser's Palace:
As the 17th Expansion to the palace, Caeser half-wonders if it is even possible to add on to it more.
Meanwhile, at a bar in Nicaea...
"You're kidding me. Our troops actually did that much damage to the two Roman Armies??"
"I'm serious. Germanicus and Hadrian must be losing it... both their armies took massive damage to kill just one of this city's riflemen garrisons. I'm serious, we're invincible, or maybe the gods of luck hate them."
The conversation continued for a while longer while Agent B listened. He had hoped to hear something interesting in these bars, all he had heard so far were conversations like this. Oh well, he'd pick up something eventually, or maybe he'd get called on a mission.
Luxuries, Luxuries, Luxuries. If there was anything Caeser really hated, it was his dependence on these. If only he could get some for himself by conquest...
Until then, he must resort to trading for them from other nations, like in his renewed deal with China in 1891:
At Nicaea, Byzantine Longbowmen felt confident enough to attack Hadrian's weakened army. Not the best idea ever. They were injured, and the army retreated from the slow longbowmen. This made the longbowmen easy targets for Roman Cavalry in 1892, and the two armies retreated. Another unit of Cavalry attacked Nicaea's garrison. Result: a retreat.
The secrets of Steel were now sold to any nation who could afford it. And wow, did Caeser rake in the cash!
Diplomacy was also quite present in 1893. First, a certain embargo against Rome expired:
Then, the second (out of 2) lux deal Rome had with China was renewed:
At a mountain Northwest of Aurelianorum, Byzantine Cavalry camped out on in 1891. They finally attacked in 1893, and somehow defeated an Infantry garrison (curse the RNG), but luckily, another had already been sent there in case of bad luck.
Ellipi, Zarqium, and Akkad. These three cities had been captured by the Dutch in a war with Babylon. Now, they control 0 of them. Ellipi had returned control to Babylon long ago. Zariqum had been captured by China. And, in 1893, Akkad revolted and went back to Babylon, following Ellipi's example. The Dutch still control Samarra, farther north, but for how much longer?
In 1894, At Aurelianorum, a unit of Roman Cavalry were all that was needed to kill the so-called "invincible" Byzantine Cavalry there.
Near Nicaea, the RS Caeser sent the Byzantine Galleon BES Theodora to Davy Jones' locker with little trouble. Ironclads rule the seas.
1895, like several other years, was laden with diplomacy. First Carthage asked for an exchange of world maps, which Caeser declined (This was a case of wrong button click- I was going to see if I could get Hannibal to give me some gold, and accidentally clicked "No way". Grr.)
Then, the embargoes Caeser had with Egypt and China against the Byzantines ran out. Caeser renewed the one with Egypt, but not the one with China, since China would not renew it:
1896 started with some somewhat wonderous events. First, Caeser was told by Constantine (Domestic Advisor) that the Romans had gotten an increasing mastery in medical care, enough to maybe use it to great extent on the battlefield.
Then, in Seleucia, a building known only as the "Iron Works" was finished. It would greatly impove the city's not-too-great productivity.
And it had sure taken a long time. The Seleucians had started building it almost 80 years ago, in 1818...
...Who would've thought it would take this long?
Soon after, Artillery, the RS Dominator, and the RS Caeser shelled the crap out of Nicaea. 3 Infantry then defeated what was left of the city's 3 riflemen garrisons. Only Longbowmen remained to defend the city- and they were served on a silver platter by Germanicus' Army.
With the harbor blockaded by Roman ships, Theodora has fled North to Trebizond, and then, knowing that that would not be safe either, took a boat to Dyrrachium. The Byzantine government and some upper-class Byzantine citizens were also on the boat- and so was Agent B.
Meanwhile, at a mountain 200 miles southeast of Naissus, 3 units of Roman Cavalry- one of which injured- were poised to attack the city. Once again, luck was not on the Romans' side. There was one loss against a garrison of Riflemen, a retreat, and another loss against a second garrison.
Luckily, there was more luck at Trebizond in 1898. First, there was bombardment, and then Hadrian's Army came in to finish off what was left of 2 units of Riflemen and 1 of Longbowmen garrisoning the city.
December 31, 1899: Roman citizens celebrate the beginning of a new century, hopefully one that in which many great things will happen. If they only knew...
Well, welcome to the 20th century, world.
The first military act of the 20th century was a Roman attack on Naissus. By the time artillery were finished with city, the two Byzantine Riflemen garrisons there were easy prey for 2 Roman Cavalry units.
Germanicus then sent his army on to Septum. There were even enough artillery left to heavily injure the defenders, but the army only had enough steam to defeat one of the garrisons. One still remains- and another one soon came into existance.
Luckily, with help from artillery, the army was easily able to defeat Septum's two riflemen garrisons in 1902.
Galleons have already sent troops to Dyrrachium island.
Cleopatra came to Caeser with a request in 1903:
Caeser declined for his own reasons. He also wonders why no one else is signing mutual protection pacts.
At Dyrrachium in 1904, it was known that the siege would be slightly harder this time, as no artillery had been brought to the island, and the Dominator only hit a galleon in the city's harbor. Cavalry decided to test the city's defenses. The first managed to kill a unit of Riflemen, while the second had a rather different fortune. Infantry killed a second Riflemen unit, and yet ancient military still remains to guard the city. Oh well, the unit of spearmen and the unit of Longbowmen in the city were no match for Germanicus' Army. Dyrrachium has been captured, the Galleon whose name is unknown that was earlier hit by the Dominator, was sunk, and the Byzantine government has fled to Nicomedia, with Agent B following them again.
(BTW, my advisor is mad here because I took the screenshot after I clicked "Great! Install a new governor", but before it got to the resistance screen, making this fused screenshot)
Preparations are already being made to send troops to Nicomedia Island, but Roman scientists tell Caeser to delay them. They are almost finished with a technology that will greatly improve their ships.
Sure enough, in 1908, Roman scientists finished work on something called the Internal Combustion Engine. It is small, and yet it packs more power than they would have thought possible. They say that using it, they can upgrade their transporting Galleons to a ship that will be faster, and thus more successful, and Ironclads can be upgraded with Steel armor and these engines, being much more powerful, and yet even faster than the transports. These ships have been called "Destroyers" for their extremely destructive firepower. They also have invented an entirely new ship to cruise the sea. It has stronger armor and weaponry than the destroyer, but it does not go as fast. These upgrades were made to existing Roman ships soon after.
And more news on a small wonder, an impressive business district that would greatly improve the income of the Roman treasury:
Also, Maximus' student has finally gotten an army of his own, although he does not like publicity, so his name is not mentioned. The army is known only as "The Third Army of the Roman Empire", or, for simplicity's sake, "Army III". (I never got a message about the Pentagon because I started building it in Ravenna immdiately after this army finished)
With 3 armies (one of which only has one Cavalry in it due to most of the Roman military being at Dyrrachium), shiny new ships, and a pathetic enemy, the Byzantines will soon be dead.
With Constantinople down, the Byzantine Empire was crumbling fast. And, without Cavalry, it is highly unlikely that they'll ever be able to mount another mildly (or at all) successful counterattack. They were able to build a few more units with the horses they had already gotten, no more could be built after that. There is already an extensive plan to finish them off: Gain control of the "glove penninsula", that is, the penninsula that contains Nicaea and Trebizond for its great resemblance to a glove, then use railroads to quickly get to and capture Naissus and Septum. Capturing them might take a while, though, because of the mountainous terrain. Then, use ships to transport some troops to gain control of Dyrrachium island (I don't need to explain why it's named that), and finally, go to Nicomedia island to finish the job for good. Estimates made on 1890 say it should take no longer than 30 years, and probably less thanks to improving technology.
Speaking of technology, Roman scientists had been expirementing on Iron for a long time now. They wanted to see if there was a way to make it stronger, so that not as much of it was needed for armored ships, and the ships could possibly go faster (something that Magellan's Voyage had already helped)- the one reason why Ironclads haven't completly replaced frigates. In 1890, they finally discovered that adding carbon would create Steel- far stronger, but also heavier. Now they search for something powerful enough to be able to use this steel but not be totally weighted down.
Roman citizens appeared to be happy about this, or perhaps they were just happy about finally gaining control of Constantinople. It used to be the most culturous city in the world- but it appeared that that culture only appplied to the Byzantines. The city's Roman culture was a grand total of zero. Well, whatever it was that they were happy about, they built a second-floor right wing hallway on Caeser's Palace:
As the 17th Expansion to the palace, Caeser half-wonders if it is even possible to add on to it more.
Meanwhile, at a bar in Nicaea...
"You're kidding me. Our troops actually did that much damage to the two Roman Armies??"
"I'm serious. Germanicus and Hadrian must be losing it... both their armies took massive damage to kill just one of this city's riflemen garrisons. I'm serious, we're invincible, or maybe the gods of luck hate them."
The conversation continued for a while longer while Agent B listened. He had hoped to hear something interesting in these bars, all he had heard so far were conversations like this. Oh well, he'd pick up something eventually, or maybe he'd get called on a mission.
Luxuries, Luxuries, Luxuries. If there was anything Caeser really hated, it was his dependence on these. If only he could get some for himself by conquest...
Until then, he must resort to trading for them from other nations, like in his renewed deal with China in 1891:
At Nicaea, Byzantine Longbowmen felt confident enough to attack Hadrian's weakened army. Not the best idea ever. They were injured, and the army retreated from the slow longbowmen. This made the longbowmen easy targets for Roman Cavalry in 1892, and the two armies retreated. Another unit of Cavalry attacked Nicaea's garrison. Result: a retreat.
The secrets of Steel were now sold to any nation who could afford it. And wow, did Caeser rake in the cash!
Diplomacy was also quite present in 1893. First, a certain embargo against Rome expired:
Then, the second (out of 2) lux deal Rome had with China was renewed:
At a mountain Northwest of Aurelianorum, Byzantine Cavalry camped out on in 1891. They finally attacked in 1893, and somehow defeated an Infantry garrison (curse the RNG), but luckily, another had already been sent there in case of bad luck.
Ellipi, Zarqium, and Akkad. These three cities had been captured by the Dutch in a war with Babylon. Now, they control 0 of them. Ellipi had returned control to Babylon long ago. Zariqum had been captured by China. And, in 1893, Akkad revolted and went back to Babylon, following Ellipi's example. The Dutch still control Samarra, farther north, but for how much longer?
In 1894, At Aurelianorum, a unit of Roman Cavalry were all that was needed to kill the so-called "invincible" Byzantine Cavalry there.
Near Nicaea, the RS Caeser sent the Byzantine Galleon BES Theodora to Davy Jones' locker with little trouble. Ironclads rule the seas.
1895, like several other years, was laden with diplomacy. First Carthage asked for an exchange of world maps, which Caeser declined (This was a case of wrong button click- I was going to see if I could get Hannibal to give me some gold, and accidentally clicked "No way". Grr.)
Then, the embargoes Caeser had with Egypt and China against the Byzantines ran out. Caeser renewed the one with Egypt, but not the one with China, since China would not renew it:
1896 started with some somewhat wonderous events. First, Caeser was told by Constantine (Domestic Advisor) that the Romans had gotten an increasing mastery in medical care, enough to maybe use it to great extent on the battlefield.
Then, in Seleucia, a building known only as the "Iron Works" was finished. It would greatly impove the city's not-too-great productivity.
And it had sure taken a long time. The Seleucians had started building it almost 80 years ago, in 1818...
...Who would've thought it would take this long?
Soon after, Artillery, the RS Dominator, and the RS Caeser shelled the crap out of Nicaea. 3 Infantry then defeated what was left of the city's 3 riflemen garrisons. Only Longbowmen remained to defend the city- and they were served on a silver platter by Germanicus' Army.
With the harbor blockaded by Roman ships, Theodora has fled North to Trebizond, and then, knowing that that would not be safe either, took a boat to Dyrrachium. The Byzantine government and some upper-class Byzantine citizens were also on the boat- and so was Agent B.
Meanwhile, at a mountain 200 miles southeast of Naissus, 3 units of Roman Cavalry- one of which injured- were poised to attack the city. Once again, luck was not on the Romans' side. There was one loss against a garrison of Riflemen, a retreat, and another loss against a second garrison.
Luckily, there was more luck at Trebizond in 1898. First, there was bombardment, and then Hadrian's Army came in to finish off what was left of 2 units of Riflemen and 1 of Longbowmen garrisoning the city.
December 31, 1899: Roman citizens celebrate the beginning of a new century, hopefully one that in which many great things will happen. If they only knew...
Well, welcome to the 20th century, world.
The first military act of the 20th century was a Roman attack on Naissus. By the time artillery were finished with city, the two Byzantine Riflemen garrisons there were easy prey for 2 Roman Cavalry units.
Germanicus then sent his army on to Septum. There were even enough artillery left to heavily injure the defenders, but the army only had enough steam to defeat one of the garrisons. One still remains- and another one soon came into existance.
Luckily, with help from artillery, the army was easily able to defeat Septum's two riflemen garrisons in 1902.
Galleons have already sent troops to Dyrrachium island.
Cleopatra came to Caeser with a request in 1903:
Caeser declined for his own reasons. He also wonders why no one else is signing mutual protection pacts.
At Dyrrachium in 1904, it was known that the siege would be slightly harder this time, as no artillery had been brought to the island, and the Dominator only hit a galleon in the city's harbor. Cavalry decided to test the city's defenses. The first managed to kill a unit of Riflemen, while the second had a rather different fortune. Infantry killed a second Riflemen unit, and yet ancient military still remains to guard the city. Oh well, the unit of spearmen and the unit of Longbowmen in the city were no match for Germanicus' Army. Dyrrachium has been captured, the Galleon whose name is unknown that was earlier hit by the Dominator, was sunk, and the Byzantine government has fled to Nicomedia, with Agent B following them again.
(BTW, my advisor is mad here because I took the screenshot after I clicked "Great! Install a new governor", but before it got to the resistance screen, making this fused screenshot)
Preparations are already being made to send troops to Nicomedia Island, but Roman scientists tell Caeser to delay them. They are almost finished with a technology that will greatly improve their ships.
Sure enough, in 1908, Roman scientists finished work on something called the Internal Combustion Engine. It is small, and yet it packs more power than they would have thought possible. They say that using it, they can upgrade their transporting Galleons to a ship that will be faster, and thus more successful, and Ironclads can be upgraded with Steel armor and these engines, being much more powerful, and yet even faster than the transports. These ships have been called "Destroyers" for their extremely destructive firepower. They also have invented an entirely new ship to cruise the sea. It has stronger armor and weaponry than the destroyer, but it does not go as fast. These upgrades were made to existing Roman ships soon after.
And more news on a small wonder, an impressive business district that would greatly improve the income of the Roman treasury:
Also, Maximus' student has finally gotten an army of his own, although he does not like publicity, so his name is not mentioned. The army is known only as "The Third Army of the Roman Empire", or, for simplicity's sake, "Army III". (I never got a message about the Pentagon because I started building it in Ravenna immdiately after this army finished)
With 3 armies (one of which only has one Cavalry in it due to most of the Roman military being at Dyrrachium), shiny new ships, and a pathetic enemy, the Byzantines will soon be dead.
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A Revolutionary
Beating the Drums
So....
who's going to be next? After the Byzantines, that is.
who's going to be next? After the Byzantines, that is.
sirdanilot
BBcode owns in sigs!
I think he's going for the egyptians, but the Dutch would be more of a challenge, as they are average. If you went for them, it would spice things up a little.
Well, Egypt is the weakest and the smallest, besides the Byzantines and Babylon, so they certainly wouldn't be a challenge. I might choose the Dutch, though, because the repeatedly send units through my territory and are ticking me off. They're just lucky I'm preoccupied with the Byzantines. Just wait a few more turns...
carmen510
Deity
Sweet game! 
Just read all of it.
Just read all of it.
Thanks for the comment.
Oh, and it's apparently going to be the Egyptians AND the Dutch, because they have signed an MPP.
Probably, I'm going to get all 5 of the Dutch cities on my continent, proceed to destroy Egypt, then sign peace with the Dutch because I don't really want to destroy them- yet.
Oh, and it's apparently going to be the Egyptians AND the Dutch, because they have signed an MPP.
Probably, I'm going to get all 5 of the Dutch cities on my continent, proceed to destroy Egypt, then sign peace with the Dutch because I don't really want to destroy them- yet.
Chapter 33: Five Down...
Tick, Tock. The time was counted down to the end of the Byzantine Empire. Estimates predict that Nicomedia and Ancyra will be firmly in Roman hands by the end of 1918, 2 years ahead of the original estimate. Thank god for the Combustion Engine.
Meanwhile, the insolent Dutch continued to move workers through Roman Territory. Caeser had one thing to say about this in 1910:
Of these, William chose the first option. Damn, Caeser was half-hoping he'd choose the second option. Oh well, if William won't declare war on Caeser, Caeser will declare war on him, when the time is right.
Then again, maybe he wouldn't have to. William might be forced to declare war via Mutual Protection Pact:
Hmm. So the 2 nations Caeser was considering fighting next had signed a Mutual Protection Pact?
Intersting. Now he could fight both of them at once.
In 1911, The Byzantine Galleon BES Hagia Appeared slightly to the Northwest of Dyrrachium carrying a Byzantine unit of spearmen, another of warriors (this I know due to comparing the F3 screen before and after I sank the Galleon), and a big target saying "Sink me!"
In 1912, The Roman Frigate RS Pluto tried to do just that, and almost succeded. The Dominator finished the job. Interesting. The Dominator was invincible, but other frigates sank in their first battle.
Towards the end of 1913, the other embargo the Byzantines signed ended.
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Stupid side-story:
Soldier: We've been sailing to this island for years! When will we get there?
Captain: Just one more turn...
Soldier: Sir, I think you have "Just one more turn" Syndrome. They have pills for that now, you know.
END
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1916 seemed to be an especially scientific year- for other nations. EVERY non-backwards nation except Egypt had caught up in tech with Rome by getting BOTH the secrets of Combustion and of Electronics.
So, Caeser decided to sell the secrets of the Combustion Engine to Egypt while he still could.
In turn, he sold the newfound secrets of Communist government (which he considers using due to his gargantuan empire) to the extremely backwards nation of Babylon:
And, the troops have finally reached Nicomedia Island. The Island should be firmly under Roman Control in 2 years.
Mao was slightly uncomfortable about The Pact between Holland and Egypt. Alone, his former enemy the Dutch were a piece of cake, but he wondered if the two together would be an overwhelming foe, if war were to erupt. He decided to sign one himself, with a certain person who was contemplating attacking this alliance. The person he asked for a Mutual Protection Pact? Julius Caeser, Emperor of the Roman Empire.
Caeser's Reply: "No Thanks, I can beat both of them without your help, and I'd rather not be dragged into any other wars."
Actually, Caeser would have liked their help against Egypt and Holland, but there was always the possiblity that the war would extend beyond that, with the Pact forcing Caeser to stay in.
The troops were fully ready to conquer Nicomedia in 1918. This WOULD have triggered the end of the Byzantine Empire, had a certain city not revolted (sorry I forgot to take a pic of it actually revolting):
To make matters worse, all of the Roman Transports were at Nicomedia right now, meaning another is needed before Dyrrachium can be retaken.
"But there is good news," said Constantine (Domestic Advisor)
"What?" Asked Caeser.
"We've saved a lot of money on car insurance by switching to Geico!"
"Constantine, get serious. What the hell is a 'car', anyway?"
"Nevermind, some weird time traveller gave me that line. But, we do have more than 10,000 gold coins in our treasury!
And this money was put to good use, to pay workers to work harder in Septum to finish a Transport boat by 1920. It was also used by Agent B to provide detailed reports of the cities of Nicomedia and Ancyra:
Shortly afterward, bombardment mostly destroyed these two cities, including the killing most of the defenders.
Ancyra was the first to be attacked. Miraculously, one of the 25% Strength Riflemen Divisions completely annihilated TWO Divisions of Roman Cavalry. (
)The Third Division finished off these "invincible" Riflemen, which was closely followed by Infantry killing the spearmen and Longbowmen in the city. The Galleon BES Hagia and a Byzantine Dromon, a.k.a., the rest of the Byzantine Navy, were also sunk in the battle.
However, it would seem that one ship escaped the battle, as there was a ship to take the Byzantine Government (And Agent B) to Dyrrachium after Nicomedia's Defenders were wiped out by Hadrian's Army.
Now, while the resistance there is quelled, waiting must be had.
Sure enough, in 1920, the Transport Boat was finished, and it was not the only thing that was finished. Neapolis finished building a giant financial district to provide a great boost to the Roman Treasury's already massive income.
The Transport immediately sent the Third army to recapture Dyrrachium and finish the Byzantines for good, just wait another 2 years...
Speaking of boats, Roman Scientists had an innovation in 1922: Conveyor Belts. These could be combined with other machines and human labor in factories to create things much more quickly and efficiently. It also allowed for the construction of Massive Battleships, a ship called a "submarine" that can go completely underwater, and a third ship that they say will be useless until they finish work on something else, and Caeser takes their word for it.
This invention is a bit to late to help with the Byzantine War. The Third Army, although suffering massive casualties of its own, completely wiped out the 2 Riflemen divisions garrisoning Dyrrachium. The Byzantines are finished.
However, this invention might be useful for the future.
Tick, Tock. The time was counted down to the end of the Byzantine Empire. Estimates predict that Nicomedia and Ancyra will be firmly in Roman hands by the end of 1918, 2 years ahead of the original estimate. Thank god for the Combustion Engine.
Meanwhile, the insolent Dutch continued to move workers through Roman Territory. Caeser had one thing to say about this in 1910:
Of these, William chose the first option. Damn, Caeser was half-hoping he'd choose the second option. Oh well, if William won't declare war on Caeser, Caeser will declare war on him, when the time is right.
Then again, maybe he wouldn't have to. William might be forced to declare war via Mutual Protection Pact:
Hmm. So the 2 nations Caeser was considering fighting next had signed a Mutual Protection Pact?
Intersting. Now he could fight both of them at once.
In 1911, The Byzantine Galleon BES Hagia Appeared slightly to the Northwest of Dyrrachium carrying a Byzantine unit of spearmen, another of warriors (this I know due to comparing the F3 screen before and after I sank the Galleon), and a big target saying "Sink me!"
In 1912, The Roman Frigate RS Pluto tried to do just that, and almost succeded. The Dominator finished the job. Interesting. The Dominator was invincible, but other frigates sank in their first battle.
Towards the end of 1913, the other embargo the Byzantines signed ended.
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Stupid side-story:
Soldier: We've been sailing to this island for years! When will we get there?
Captain: Just one more turn...
Soldier: Sir, I think you have "Just one more turn" Syndrome. They have pills for that now, you know.
END
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1916 seemed to be an especially scientific year- for other nations. EVERY non-backwards nation except Egypt had caught up in tech with Rome by getting BOTH the secrets of Combustion and of Electronics.
So, Caeser decided to sell the secrets of the Combustion Engine to Egypt while he still could.
In turn, he sold the newfound secrets of Communist government (which he considers using due to his gargantuan empire) to the extremely backwards nation of Babylon:
And, the troops have finally reached Nicomedia Island. The Island should be firmly under Roman Control in 2 years.
Mao was slightly uncomfortable about The Pact between Holland and Egypt. Alone, his former enemy the Dutch were a piece of cake, but he wondered if the two together would be an overwhelming foe, if war were to erupt. He decided to sign one himself, with a certain person who was contemplating attacking this alliance. The person he asked for a Mutual Protection Pact? Julius Caeser, Emperor of the Roman Empire.
Caeser's Reply: "No Thanks, I can beat both of them without your help, and I'd rather not be dragged into any other wars."
Actually, Caeser would have liked their help against Egypt and Holland, but there was always the possiblity that the war would extend beyond that, with the Pact forcing Caeser to stay in.
The troops were fully ready to conquer Nicomedia in 1918. This WOULD have triggered the end of the Byzantine Empire, had a certain city not revolted (sorry I forgot to take a pic of it actually revolting):
To make matters worse, all of the Roman Transports were at Nicomedia right now, meaning another is needed before Dyrrachium can be retaken.
"But there is good news," said Constantine (Domestic Advisor)
"What?" Asked Caeser.
"We've saved a lot of money on car insurance by switching to Geico!"
"Constantine, get serious. What the hell is a 'car', anyway?"
"Nevermind, some weird time traveller gave me that line. But, we do have more than 10,000 gold coins in our treasury!
And this money was put to good use, to pay workers to work harder in Septum to finish a Transport boat by 1920. It was also used by Agent B to provide detailed reports of the cities of Nicomedia and Ancyra:
Shortly afterward, bombardment mostly destroyed these two cities, including the killing most of the defenders.
Ancyra was the first to be attacked. Miraculously, one of the 25% Strength Riflemen Divisions completely annihilated TWO Divisions of Roman Cavalry. (
)The Third Division finished off these "invincible" Riflemen, which was closely followed by Infantry killing the spearmen and Longbowmen in the city. The Galleon BES Hagia and a Byzantine Dromon, a.k.a., the rest of the Byzantine Navy, were also sunk in the battle.However, it would seem that one ship escaped the battle, as there was a ship to take the Byzantine Government (And Agent B) to Dyrrachium after Nicomedia's Defenders were wiped out by Hadrian's Army.
Now, while the resistance there is quelled, waiting must be had.
Sure enough, in 1920, the Transport Boat was finished, and it was not the only thing that was finished. Neapolis finished building a giant financial district to provide a great boost to the Roman Treasury's already massive income.
The Transport immediately sent the Third army to recapture Dyrrachium and finish the Byzantines for good, just wait another 2 years...
Speaking of boats, Roman Scientists had an innovation in 1922: Conveyor Belts. These could be combined with other machines and human labor in factories to create things much more quickly and efficiently. It also allowed for the construction of Massive Battleships, a ship called a "submarine" that can go completely underwater, and a third ship that they say will be useless until they finish work on something else, and Caeser takes their word for it.
This invention is a bit to late to help with the Byzantine War. The Third Army, although suffering massive casualties of its own, completely wiped out the 2 Riflemen divisions garrisoning Dyrrachium. The Byzantines are finished.
However, this invention might be useful for the future.
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Chapter 34 to come, as soon as my brother lets me have my civ computer...
The war has started against the Dutch and Egypt, and with the power of Artillery, I captured all 5 of the Dutch cities on my continent in one turn!
With the loss of some Cavalry...
But Artillery Rocks! I can't wait to get Cruise Missiles and Nukes.
Tanks are just a couple turns away...
The war has started against the Dutch and Egypt, and with the power of Artillery, I captured all 5 of the Dutch cities on my continent in one turn!
With the loss of some Cavalry...
But Artillery Rocks! I can't wait to get Cruise Missiles and Nukes.
Tanks are just a couple turns away...
Chapter 34: The Blitz
There's not much a bunch of Artillery, Cavalry, and 3 armies can't do, as was soon discovered. But, there's still a few years to go before that point...
The fees for which Caeser was forced to pay to get luxuries were slowly rising as the Roman Empire's population and size also increased. In 1923, the cost for extending his deal with Carthage exceeded 1,000 gold coins:
And, speaking of Carthage, Hannibal thought he would be more safe in a Mutual Protection Pact with the Maya, to counter the one between Holland and Egypt.
Caeser laughs. With the exception of Babylon, Holland and Egypt were the two weakest and smallest nations in the world (At this point, Carthage has become a few tiles bigger than the Netherlands). The Roman Army could easily defeat both of them at once- and they were going to. Just a few preperations were needed, and these would be ready in 1930.
Meanwhile, China continued its rebuilding reputation and built the city of Chinan on Anjar's ruins. Thanks to this, and thanks to a border expansion of Shantung, China now controls two sources of Saltpeter. So much for one of Rome's luxury deals. Caeser would lose either silks or wines when the time on the deal(s) ran out. He would try to trade for Silks and then get wines and/or incense from the Dutch via war...
One of the preperations were finished in 1926. The training of specialists for medicine on the battlefield.
A second semi-thing was completed in 1928: Deals. All of the deals that Rome had with Egypt and the Netherlands expired. Also, the troops from Nicomedia Island arrived home, but cannot attack for another 2 years.
Finally, in 1930, all the preperations were complete. All the troops were ready to attack. And, a 5-sided building in Ravenna was completed that would allow for bigger armies:
More troops immediately joined the 3 Roman Armies.
Although Rome was now free to declare war on Holland and Egypt, Caeser decided to use the awesome power of spying first. He sent Agent B to Amsterdam, and another Agent named Agent 015 to Thebes. Agent B was caught and killed, and the same fate befell 015 soon after. Ironically, Agent B's failure caused the Dutch to start the war on their own, sparing Caeser the trouble.
He also didn't really have to declare war on Egypt. The RS Caeser's Bombardment of Buffalo forced them to do the declaring via Mutual Protection Pact.
Speaking of bombardment, this is where the huge amount of Roman Artillery became useful. All 5 of the Dutch cities on the continent- Buffalo, Chicago, Miami, Tiwanaku, and Huamanga- were, in turn, bombarded by Roman Artillery just before Cavalry charged. However, it seemed that there were not quite enough at Tiwanaku and Huamanga.
Buffalo was the first to fall. Germanicus' Army had no trouble at all killing what was left of the Infantry and Riflemen Garrisons in the city.
Miami was next. Although after artillery fired, all that remained to defend the city was a 1/3 Infantry unit and a Cavalry unit, 4 Cavalry were needed because the Infantry were able to hold out against 2 Roman Cavalry units ( ). However, after a third unit killed the Dutch Cavalry, the so-called "invincible" Infantry succumbed to the 4th unit.
The third Dutch city to fall to the Roman Juggernaut was Chicago. Defenders: Two units of Infantry. The first was able to defeat a unit of Roman Cavalry, before both of them fell to the second and third Roman Cavalry units.
The capture of these 3 cities made 5 groups of Dutch workers (Actually, 2 of them were enslaved American workers) easy targets for Roman Cavalry.
7 units of Dutch Cavalry were out in the open near Huamanga and Tiwanaku. Roman Cavalry prepared to attack. 8 units were needed to kill them all, though, since while the first 6 units of Roman Cavalry were able to kill 6 of these Dutch Cavalry units, the 7th failed to kill the last Dutch Cavalry unit. The 8th unit of Roman Cavalry finished the job. The armies were now ready to take out Huamanaga and Tiwanaku.
Hadrian attacked Huamanga. His army defeated the 3 Infantry garrisons in the city.
The Third Army was also successful, in defeating the two garrisons of Infantry at Tiwanaku.
These attacks have come to have been known as "The Blitz" meaning they were fast. That is pretty correct, seeing as 5 cities were conquered in less than a year. At this rate, how long will it take to conquer Caeser's two enemies?
Probably, not very long.
There's not much a bunch of Artillery, Cavalry, and 3 armies can't do, as was soon discovered. But, there's still a few years to go before that point...
The fees for which Caeser was forced to pay to get luxuries were slowly rising as the Roman Empire's population and size also increased. In 1923, the cost for extending his deal with Carthage exceeded 1,000 gold coins:
And, speaking of Carthage, Hannibal thought he would be more safe in a Mutual Protection Pact with the Maya, to counter the one between Holland and Egypt.
Caeser laughs. With the exception of Babylon, Holland and Egypt were the two weakest and smallest nations in the world (At this point, Carthage has become a few tiles bigger than the Netherlands). The Roman Army could easily defeat both of them at once- and they were going to. Just a few preperations were needed, and these would be ready in 1930.
Meanwhile, China continued its rebuilding reputation and built the city of Chinan on Anjar's ruins. Thanks to this, and thanks to a border expansion of Shantung, China now controls two sources of Saltpeter. So much for one of Rome's luxury deals. Caeser would lose either silks or wines when the time on the deal(s) ran out. He would try to trade for Silks and then get wines and/or incense from the Dutch via war...
One of the preperations were finished in 1926. The training of specialists for medicine on the battlefield.
A second semi-thing was completed in 1928: Deals. All of the deals that Rome had with Egypt and the Netherlands expired. Also, the troops from Nicomedia Island arrived home, but cannot attack for another 2 years.
Finally, in 1930, all the preperations were complete. All the troops were ready to attack. And, a 5-sided building in Ravenna was completed that would allow for bigger armies:
More troops immediately joined the 3 Roman Armies.
Although Rome was now free to declare war on Holland and Egypt, Caeser decided to use the awesome power of spying first. He sent Agent B to Amsterdam, and another Agent named Agent 015 to Thebes. Agent B was caught and killed, and the same fate befell 015 soon after. Ironically, Agent B's failure caused the Dutch to start the war on their own, sparing Caeser the trouble.
He also didn't really have to declare war on Egypt. The RS Caeser's Bombardment of Buffalo forced them to do the declaring via Mutual Protection Pact.
Speaking of bombardment, this is where the huge amount of Roman Artillery became useful. All 5 of the Dutch cities on the continent- Buffalo, Chicago, Miami, Tiwanaku, and Huamanga- were, in turn, bombarded by Roman Artillery just before Cavalry charged. However, it seemed that there were not quite enough at Tiwanaku and Huamanga.
Buffalo was the first to fall. Germanicus' Army had no trouble at all killing what was left of the Infantry and Riflemen Garrisons in the city.
Miami was next. Although after artillery fired, all that remained to defend the city was a 1/3 Infantry unit and a Cavalry unit, 4 Cavalry were needed because the Infantry were able to hold out against 2 Roman Cavalry units (
). However, after a third unit killed the Dutch Cavalry, the so-called "invincible" Infantry succumbed to the 4th unit.The third Dutch city to fall to the Roman Juggernaut was Chicago. Defenders: Two units of Infantry. The first was able to defeat a unit of Roman Cavalry, before both of them fell to the second and third Roman Cavalry units.
The capture of these 3 cities made 5 groups of Dutch workers (Actually, 2 of them were enslaved American workers) easy targets for Roman Cavalry.
7 units of Dutch Cavalry were out in the open near Huamanga and Tiwanaku. Roman Cavalry prepared to attack. 8 units were needed to kill them all, though, since while the first 6 units of Roman Cavalry were able to kill 6 of these Dutch Cavalry units, the 7th failed to kill the last Dutch Cavalry unit. The 8th unit of Roman Cavalry finished the job. The armies were now ready to take out Huamanaga and Tiwanaku.
Hadrian attacked Huamanga. His army defeated the 3 Infantry garrisons in the city.
The Third Army was also successful, in defeating the two garrisons of Infantry at Tiwanaku.
These attacks have come to have been known as "The Blitz" meaning they were fast. That is pretty correct, seeing as 5 cities were conquered in less than a year. At this rate, how long will it take to conquer Caeser's two enemies?
Probably, not very long.
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sirdanilot
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Why are you building a Coastal Fortress in Ollantaytambo... 
Anyway, good job on taking over 5 cities in one turn
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I'd reccomend researching Amphibious Warfare after you get your tanks, this will make invading Holland and Egypt WAY easier.
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Anyway, good job on taking over 5 cities in one turn
!I'd reccomend researching Amphibious Warfare after you get your tanks, this will make invading Holland and Egypt WAY easier.
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Somehow I think the Dutch will take a little longer than a couple of turns.
If only the five cities/turn rate of advance could be kept up. I don't know about researching Amphibious Warfare though, unless there is a one tile island somewhere. I would just build lots of tanks (16 attack) and ignore marines (12 attack). In terms of tech, I think you should just head for Modern Times.Indeed. After Tanks, I'm going for Flight. Then Amphi War, which I will use to great effect on Carthage (I can cancel the Lux Deal, declare war, and then use Marines to take a city in the north that has Spices and another in the South that has Furs so that I never have to lose the luxuries). 
I'm building a Coastal Fortess in Ollantaytambo because I have a great weakness for building low-shield, free infrastructure.
I also have a weakness for building commercial improvements (Market, Bank, Harbor, etc.).
I'm building a Coastal Fortess in Ollantaytambo because I have a great weakness for building low-shield, free infrastructure.
I also have a weakness for building commercial improvements (Market, Bank, Harbor, etc.).
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sirdanilot
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Free infrastructure? Coastal Fortresses don't cost any upkeep ?
I didn't konw that. But you'd better use those shields to build some wealth to get those tanks faster.
edit: If you're taking Egypt, The Netherlands and Carthage you should have already achieved a domination victory when you're only half way gobbling up carthage...
?I didn't konw that. But you'd better use those shields to build some wealth to get those tanks faster.
edit: If you're taking Egypt, The Netherlands and Carthage you should have already achieved a domination victory when you're only half way gobbling up carthage...
Free infrastructure? Coastal Fortresses don't cost any upkeep
I think it's free. I'll check the CivPedia as soon as I can...
Um, yes well... Look! A Distraction!
That's the idea.
What a chapter! 
It has been focused mostly on naval battles. Would you believe it took a 2/5 Destroyer, some artillery, and 4 Transports to sink just one Ironclad? I need more navy...
Egypt might have a less-than-modern military (They lack Rubber and Oil), but they sure have a lot of units, and the RNG on their side! (I hate it that the RNG has been fighting a never-ending war with me ever since I bought the game)
Luckily, has not yet happened, as I have so far only used Tanks to kill Dutch Infantry that they transport to Tiwanaku. I only have 7 of them anyway. 3 of them are redlined, but the other 4 are in a Tank army, courtesy of MGL Claudius! 
Unfortunately, I also lost one of the Cavalry armies fighting Riflemen and Guerrillas in the Mountains between St. Petersburg and Novgorod.
That was one heck of a costly battle. I wish I knew how many units they had, but so far planting spies has been completely unsuccessful. Curse the RNG! 
Anyway, chapter now being written...
It has been focused mostly on naval battles. Would you believe it took a 2/5 Destroyer, some artillery, and 4 Transports to sink just one Ironclad? I need more navy...
Egypt might have a less-than-modern military (They lack Rubber and Oil), but they sure have a lot of units, and the
RNG on their side! (I hate it that the RNG has been fighting a never-ending war with me ever since I bought the game)Luckily,
has not yet happened, as I have so far only used Tanks to kill Dutch Infantry that they transport to Tiwanaku. I only have 7 of them anyway. 3 of them are redlined, but the other 4 are in a Tank army, courtesy of MGL Claudius! Unfortunately, I also lost one of the Cavalry armies fighting Riflemen and Guerrillas in the Mountains between St. Petersburg and Novgorod.
That was one heck of a costly battle. I wish I knew how many units they had, but so far planting spies has been completely unsuccessful. Curse the RNG! Anyway, chapter now being written...
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