"Its a small war, God, but its the only one weve got."
In 1600, the Ottoman Empire decided to strech its wings. Sending an army of longbowmen, knights, and pikemen, they entered Sumerian territory early in the morning. The citizens of Kish saw them coming, and word was quickly sent to Ur, the capital of the Sumerians. Thinking quickly, the newly elected president-- for Sumer had just abandoned its primitive ways of feudalism-- decided to renegotiate peace with the Ottomans, for silk. They accepted-- but the next sunrise saw the Ottoman army approaching ever closer to Kish.
Indignant at this, President Gil demanded that the Ottoman armies leave Sumer's territory. Their response was to declare war. Cavalrymen stationed in Lagash attacked the Ottoman column, supported by superor knights. The assault on Lagash was a failure. Furious beyond all belief, President Gil and Prime Minister Nebuch Kay-Nezzer agreed to an alliance. "To the death of the Ottomans," they proclaimed over a toast.
President Gil made a public committment to wipe out the Ottomans. Of course, he was not sure in his country's offensive strength and told an aide privately that failing complete extermination, he'd settle for total humilation. It took a few weeks for the army to be organized, but it was.
The Sumerian army fought bravely, despite the fact that their country lacked gunpowder and the Ottomans didn't. Knights and cavalrymen of old fought against Ottoman muskets; and as proof to the value of willpower, the Sumerians won time and time again. Kafa, Izmit, Iznik-- all taken. Smaller raids agaisnt Ankara, Sinop, and Antalaya also were success.
Then came First and Second Bursa. They were not easy battles. Indeed, the first campaign was a failure. There were no losses among the Sumerians, but they retreated after a fruitless battle. After the winter of 1620, they attacked again, winning this time.
Back at home, war weariness was rising. Cries of "Hey, Hey, LBJ, how many kids didja kill today?" swept across the land-- the hoslity aimed at President Gil's military advisor was almost unbelievable. People were horrified at the losses reported from First and Second Bursa. They were further outraged when they heard that President Gil refused to offer the Ottomans peace.
Then the Sumerian armies hit Istanbul. The first attack was a failure, losing half of the attacking force. The next day, the badly wounded armies assaulted the pagan capital again-- and won the day. War weariness continued to mount, until President Gil wisely granted universal sufferage. The wave of love for Sumer and its president were so great that Sumer is said to have entered a golden age at this point. Bablyon signed a peace treaty with the Ottmans, and the highly ticked-off Gil goaded the Bablyonians into war-- again. Now Sumer was the only western power with a reputation.
The hits kept coming. Sumerian cavalry, outfitted with guns courtesy of Izmit, took out Salonika and Aydin. Portgual and the Netherlands finally ended the Hundred Years' War, mostly due to the fact that Portgual was losing most of its nation. The Celtic nations-- now limited to one city-state- had been wiped out in a similar way. The Netherlands were a power to be reckoned with.
This was no concern of the Sumerian army, however, as Konya was taken, followed by Edrin. All that was left of the Ottomans were wandering vagabonds, who were captured by Sumerian forces soon thereafter. The Ottomans were eliminated, and President Gil was vindicated.
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This is my second exploratory game of Conquests, playing as Sumer, obviously. I'm was enjoying (and testing out) the recently-downloaded Winter Terrain, courtesy of LouLong. I played this game on and off. After being trapped by the Ottomans, I settled down and started building. I was the tech leader, via suicide galleys that discovered Portugal and the rest of Europe. I built a few onders- Zeus, the M of M wonder, Sun Tzus- and had built a sizable Ancient Cavarly force. I was planning to use it on the Ottomans, but they were my trading partners, so I used my cavs for scouting.
The Ottomans, however, didn't have the same idea, and started sending some troops into my territory. I had like three ancient cavalry, and that was it, as far as offense goes. I tried to buy the Ottomans off with silk-- renegotiating peace-- but it didn't work. I demanded he move, and he declared war. I used ancient cavarly to put a dent in their force. I got Hammurabi to help me, and he lost a city. (heh, that'll teach you to steal the Oracle.)
I built up my force, started attacking. It was knights against muskets-- very bloody. I finally got my Ottoman saltpeter city hooked up to my nation, and it was easier from then. War weariness was amazing. I've never suffered it before. At its highest, it was at 78%. Then I used Universal Suffrage (first time it was useful) to kick off my GA and suppress the citizenry.
Interesting war. I learned quite a bit. I ordinarily refuse to use knights against anything higher than pikes, but now I've learned that even knights can put a dent in muskets.
Two interesting battles. Bursa was a knight versus muskets battle, size seven city on a hill. Fun. Istanbul was captured by four 1-HP cavarly who had gotten the dickens bashed out of them on the previous turn.
My Empire: (original empire stops at Lagash and Kish)
In 1600, the Ottoman Empire decided to strech its wings. Sending an army of longbowmen, knights, and pikemen, they entered Sumerian territory early in the morning. The citizens of Kish saw them coming, and word was quickly sent to Ur, the capital of the Sumerians. Thinking quickly, the newly elected president-- for Sumer had just abandoned its primitive ways of feudalism-- decided to renegotiate peace with the Ottomans, for silk. They accepted-- but the next sunrise saw the Ottoman army approaching ever closer to Kish.
Indignant at this, President Gil demanded that the Ottoman armies leave Sumer's territory. Their response was to declare war. Cavalrymen stationed in Lagash attacked the Ottoman column, supported by superor knights. The assault on Lagash was a failure. Furious beyond all belief, President Gil and Prime Minister Nebuch Kay-Nezzer agreed to an alliance. "To the death of the Ottomans," they proclaimed over a toast.
President Gil made a public committment to wipe out the Ottomans. Of course, he was not sure in his country's offensive strength and told an aide privately that failing complete extermination, he'd settle for total humilation. It took a few weeks for the army to be organized, but it was.
The Sumerian army fought bravely, despite the fact that their country lacked gunpowder and the Ottomans didn't. Knights and cavalrymen of old fought against Ottoman muskets; and as proof to the value of willpower, the Sumerians won time and time again. Kafa, Izmit, Iznik-- all taken. Smaller raids agaisnt Ankara, Sinop, and Antalaya also were success.
Then came First and Second Bursa. They were not easy battles. Indeed, the first campaign was a failure. There were no losses among the Sumerians, but they retreated after a fruitless battle. After the winter of 1620, they attacked again, winning this time.
Back at home, war weariness was rising. Cries of "Hey, Hey, LBJ, how many kids didja kill today?" swept across the land-- the hoslity aimed at President Gil's military advisor was almost unbelievable. People were horrified at the losses reported from First and Second Bursa. They were further outraged when they heard that President Gil refused to offer the Ottomans peace.
Then the Sumerian armies hit Istanbul. The first attack was a failure, losing half of the attacking force. The next day, the badly wounded armies assaulted the pagan capital again-- and won the day. War weariness continued to mount, until President Gil wisely granted universal sufferage. The wave of love for Sumer and its president were so great that Sumer is said to have entered a golden age at this point. Bablyon signed a peace treaty with the Ottmans, and the highly ticked-off Gil goaded the Bablyonians into war-- again. Now Sumer was the only western power with a reputation.
The hits kept coming. Sumerian cavalry, outfitted with guns courtesy of Izmit, took out Salonika and Aydin. Portgual and the Netherlands finally ended the Hundred Years' War, mostly due to the fact that Portgual was losing most of its nation. The Celtic nations-- now limited to one city-state- had been wiped out in a similar way. The Netherlands were a power to be reckoned with.
This was no concern of the Sumerian army, however, as Konya was taken, followed by Edrin. All that was left of the Ottomans were wandering vagabonds, who were captured by Sumerian forces soon thereafter. The Ottomans were eliminated, and President Gil was vindicated.
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This is my second exploratory game of Conquests, playing as Sumer, obviously. I'm was enjoying (and testing out) the recently-downloaded Winter Terrain, courtesy of LouLong. I played this game on and off. After being trapped by the Ottomans, I settled down and started building. I was the tech leader, via suicide galleys that discovered Portugal and the rest of Europe. I built a few onders- Zeus, the M of M wonder, Sun Tzus- and had built a sizable Ancient Cavarly force. I was planning to use it on the Ottomans, but they were my trading partners, so I used my cavs for scouting.
The Ottomans, however, didn't have the same idea, and started sending some troops into my territory. I had like three ancient cavalry, and that was it, as far as offense goes. I tried to buy the Ottomans off with silk-- renegotiating peace-- but it didn't work. I demanded he move, and he declared war. I used ancient cavarly to put a dent in their force. I got Hammurabi to help me, and he lost a city. (heh, that'll teach you to steal the Oracle.)
I built up my force, started attacking. It was knights against muskets-- very bloody. I finally got my Ottoman saltpeter city hooked up to my nation, and it was easier from then. War weariness was amazing. I've never suffered it before. At its highest, it was at 78%. Then I used Universal Suffrage (first time it was useful) to kick off my GA and suppress the citizenry.
Interesting war. I learned quite a bit. I ordinarily refuse to use knights against anything higher than pikes, but now I've learned that even knights can put a dent in muskets.
Two interesting battles. Bursa was a knight versus muskets battle, size seven city on a hill. Fun. Istanbul was captured by four 1-HP cavarly who had gotten the dickens bashed out of them on the previous turn.
My Empire: (original empire stops at Lagash and Kish)
