Our capital is naturally shield poor. Whiping is the only way to get any army going. For whipping one need happiness = religion and granary.
pholkhero start would be good with city at cooper, if it followed what this city implies - early war. That mean well.
This city would be lost to culture after next mongolian border expance.
And Khan would not tollerate it. It will come with stack of Archers very soon.
Ever see stack of 4-6 archers of doom? I did and this city with 2 warriors will be lost. So, sailing actially not that bad choise. Saling will connect this city to our capital so we do not need to waster worker time making road right now. Desert takes 3 turns for road to be build. But the only way we can get disent army is whipping, so we would need well, pottery. To be able to do 2 pop whipes and fast grow back we would need agriculture.
After that we would have 3 whipes for 2 population giving as 6 axes with some shields in between. After that capital would be size 2 could be put to naturally produce worker/setler working 2 food rich ties. So, this plan need
Finish saling, pottery, (whipe granary), whell, agriculture, wait untill granary whipe unhappiness ends and city rich max size with allmost full food storage.
Whipe, wait for second finish, whipe, wait, whipe, wait = 6 axes.
I am afraid it would not work. Khan would probaby have4 archers in. He likes to stuff his defences up.
Now Ruff situation. Well is allmost in, but he would need to road up to town.
And there still question, Khan might make a setler himself and sneak it in befor we put our in. In addition city would not be even on hill, but capital could produce 3 warriors with barracka and garnison this city.
Again army could be created only with whipping. So, tech needed:
Pottery, fishing. One more happiness avalible. so, it is posible to do more 2 pop whipping and from higher starting population, so, it is probably posible to get fast 7 Axes out. Probably enogth to take Khan capital. So, at the end of day for military plan I think Ruff sityation is better.
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