Historical Background
The British peoples and leaders have a long-standing tradition where they discuss plans that will result in the inevitable destruction of the Russian Empire. This tradition started way back, 4000 years in the past, when people had notably higher lifespans than they do today. While Teproc imagined a time when the English would stand triumphant over the Russians, the great leader Pydgie is usually given credit for the start of this tradition. First, he triumphantly ordered an attack against a Russian warrior, which was supposed to steal and enslave a Russian settler. Then, after this glorious plan was put in to action, he ordered the training of another archer with the intent of successfully taking Saint Petersburg.
The Majah of Raspur continued our long tradition of intending to defeat the Russian Empire as he issued a declaration of war against the empire. He also led a glorious plan with the goal of capturing a worker from a city-state, which improved our war room strategy moral significantly.
Silverman continued this tradition even further when, after many sleepless nights, created the best plan yet that would inevitably result in the death of every Russian in the world. Unfortunately, he fell unconscious before he could tell anyone else the plan, so we do not have much information on what type of imaginary glory he was going to receive. He did wake up, however, and created a new set of plans with the goal of going on the offensive and taking Russian cities. This plan earned him much glory and fame in our land of rocks.
When the stoning competition completed and Silverman was no more, everyone thought JS had won. When he was announcing his leadership speech, a new stone came out of nowhere and went straight over the new leader’s head. The throwing of the stone was considered an insult and an objection in the English society, and out of the chaos, a new man stepped out to the front.
“I demand a mistrial! I overslept the stone leadership contest, and I would have won it. Here, I’ll prove it to you! Put me and JS back there, and I will outlast him.”
The community seemed to agree with this objection, and a new contest was held. To avoid dying in the unfair competition (JS was not in the best of shapes after getting hit by hundreds of stones), JS surrendered the throne to Redwings1340, who won the contest without taking a single stone.
Upon reaching the throne, Redwings1340 continued the tradition like never before. Looking over his army of one spearman and one composite bowman, he made a speech to signal the intent to conquer all the Russian lands.
“Today, under a new leadership, we will defend ourselves from the Russian scourge that has disgusted this world. We will raid their villages and capture their workers. We will build composite bowmen to take their cities, and Katherine will come to me, kneeling, and look up to my face and say, ‘save me’. And I’ll whisper, ‘No’. Her cities will be taken, her science will be ours, and we will become the biggest power in the history of the world!”
This speech left the citizens of England feeling proud of their new leader, as this was the biggest imaginary victory over the Russians ever to be thought of. Not only would the Russians die, as was Silverman’s victory, but the Russians would also become enslaved and would do the bidding of the English. The victory was sweet, and would be sung about throughout Redwings1340’s reign.
The Reign of Redwings1340
Redwings1340 would put a huge value on a ranged military that wouldn’t have to engage the Russian pointy sticks directly. For a good four hundred years, the leader would order the construction of several composite bowmen from both great English cities, delaying all infrastructure improvements until the war was winnable. He would also finish constructing a horseman from the city of London, although the life of the troop of horses was cut short in 275 BC.
In 325 BC, Redwings1340’s first true military victory over the Russians was won when group of spearman infiltrated enemy territory and enslaved a Russian worker. The group of spearmen took heavy damage from composite bowmen and a city, but escaped the land heavily wounded, both mentally and physically. This captured worker would prove instrumental in the efforts of building a road between London and York, which was used to help York Composite Bowmen reach the front lines in the war faster.
In 175 BC, the war was going on and on, and newer generations of English knew nothing but war. Well, nothing but war and rocks. That never went away or anything. A lot of war though. A new codified law was put in place where all civilians would get military training, and the experience rate of our soldiers increased dramatically (military tradition).
In 50 BC, the Russians would get revenge on the spearman troop that stole their worker, as he went on a mission to kill off a Russian swordsman, succeeded beyond expectation, but then got killed off by other Russian soldiers afterwards. Katherine once again sent messengers with peace treaties where they would control the city of York, but we threw stones at the messengers. In Russia, the English were increasingly being known as those annoying guys who shoot arrows and throw stones at us. Nobody in Russia was really certain of our motivation for killing them, only that we love to do it.
Romans and Diplomacy
In 225 AD, Rome was mobilizing troops in and around the Russian borders. Nobody in England was quite sure if they were doing it to send an army in to the heart of England itself, or if they were massing for an invasion of Russia. Still, Redwings1340 saw an opportunity to get an ally in the war, and sent away the Roman army with 13 gold per turn and a couple of horses. The Roman army in turn started attacking the Russian Empire, and is most likely getting slaughtered, as their troops were not in a great position for a unified attack. Still, our gesture was enough for Augustus Caesar to come to us with a declaration of friendship offer, which we gladly accepted, as Rome is not Russia, and therefore is fine.
The Next Leader
At long last, the throwing stones competition was to be held to determine the next leader. Redwings1340 was old and didn’t compete this time, despite common custom for leaders to die in the throwing of the stones that would determine their successor. JS would become the first repeat winner of this competition, as his ability to take stones to the head is unmatched among the population. It was truly impressive, and at the competition people were starting to wonder if Redwings1340 was ever a legitimate leader, and whether his excuse actually made sense. Still, with the coming of longbows, JS was predicted to be a glorious leader that would lead the English Empire to unprecedented heights.
Other Notes
I lost both of our melee units, but we do have 6 composite bowmen, and 450 gold. We get machinery in 10 turns, so I’m thinking we have a good chance of succeeding in this war very soon. One of our bowmen has logistics, but the others are not very well promoted right now. Make sure you upgrade the longbow that has logistics immediately after getting machinery. We will also want a melee unit, possibly a horseman or something, once we get longbows, because we can’t take cities right now.
I’d suggest getting sailing immediately after machinery, because cargo ships are useful. It’s weird that we’ve delayed that tech so long as England.
Roman legions were everywhere in Russian territory before the DoW. Be careful not to weaken cities too much without a way to take them this turn. We don’t want Rome to take our prizes.
There’s a forest in the northeast away from Russia that I think would make a great third city spot. I didn’t create a settler because of happiness issues that will come out of taking Russian cities, but keep that spot in mind. It has two fish, a ton of resources. It’s just a good spot, and I think one we should take eventually. The deer might actually be a better spot because of the mountain, idk, but both spots are pretty good.
Take it away, JS. You get the fun part!
Oh, and here's a screenshot.
