A World at War

This is one of the best stories i have read on this forum for a long time. Great job keep it up
 
- Battle for Kumbi Saleh -
1913​

March 24, 1913
Africa – Kumbi Saleh

Lucius and his small squad moved along behind their Sergeant on the right flank of the main advance. Machine gun fire tore out from the Roman lines toward the city to cover the charging troops. Lucius was quickly finding himself out of breath as he charged the many meters across near open ground to the capital city of the Malinese.

There was little gunfire from the city. Lucius was one of the first from his squad to the reach the outskirts of the city. As he did, machine gun fire opened up from everywhere within the city at once.

Lucius quickly threw himself into the door of the closest building. He stumbled as he entered, which ended up saving his life as bullets blasted all around him. He rolled on through the door, coming up to a kneeling position. Lucius brought his rifle to bear and fired two quick shots before diving to his right into a small coat closet.

Not waiting for the Malinese to make the next move, Lucius quickly grabbed a grenade from his chest strap, pulled the pin and tossed it around the corner in the direction of the gunfire. He was rewarded with shouting from the Malinese followed by a loud explosion.

Lucius jumped to his feet and leapt out of the closest with his rifle trained on where the enemy had been. A couple of survivors were moving and crying out. One reached for a nearby rifle, but Lucius would not give him the chance to use it. He pulled the trigger of his rifle and shot the soldier in the head. He then quickly shifted the barrel and unleashed several shots at the other Malinese soldier.

“Damn, Lucky, save us some!” yelled Valerius as he came in the door of the house finally. The rest of the squad finally appeared in the house as the machine gun fire echoed throughout the city.

“Good job, Private,” said the Sergeant walking in. “Now listen up, we’re going to be moving in on a house by house search.”

The soldiers shouted out an understanding, then went single-file back out into the street. The machine gun opened up once more, allowing only Lucius and Valerius to get out the door and into a narrow corridor between two buildings.

Lucius leaned out briefly and fired a couple of shots in the general direction of the machine gun before falling back into the cover.

“On three, Lucky,” said Valerius. “One…two…three!” They both jumped around the corner and fired shots as they ran forward and dove into the next building through an open window and a shattered window. Behind them, two more Romans took their place in the small cover as the machine gun opened fire.

Inside the new house, there came a bunch of yelling as Malinese troops were startled by the rather abrupt entrance of Lucius and Valerius. They immediately opened fire as Lucius brought his rifle to bear. He squeezed the trigger as fast as he could until the clip ran dry. He then dove behind a small end table and drew his legs in close to protect them.

As Lucius ejected the spent magazine and rammed home a new one, an explosion erupted and threw debris all over Lucius. Lucius looked up and saw Valerius jumping to his feet. Following suit, Lucius spun about and went into a kneeling position as he leveled his rifle over the top of the end table. This time Lucius’s rifle shots were accompanied by the fire from Valerius.

“Clear!” shouted Valerius. He quickly moved forward to investigate the adjacent room, where he fired off a few more shots. Leaving Valerius to finishing off the downstairs, Lucius moved up the stairs to clear out the upstairs rooms.

The first room he came upon was rather empty save for an upturned bed. It would have been poor cover from rifle fire anyway. As Lucius moved back toward the door, gunfire from across the hall forced to flatten his back against the wall just inside the door. He leaned out briefly to fire off a few shots before ducking back. He waited for the sound of gunfire from the other room, before twisting out into the open and kneeling. He brought his rifle up and aimed it at the door across the hall. When the Malinese trooper poked his head around the door frame to fire again, his aim was too high and a single shot glanced off the wall above Lucius. Not waiting to give the enemy another chance, Lucius squeezed the trigger and fired a shot right into the Malinese trooper’s nose.

It was at this point that more gunfire came from further down the hall, pecking at the wall and frame, splintering wood chips into Lucius’s face. Lucius shielded his face with his hand, then reached down and grabbed another grenade. He pulled the pin and chucked it down the hall. The gunfire quickly stopped, followed by an explosion.

Lucius stood up and charged out and down the hall with his rifle on his hip. A single Malinese soldier crawled out into view. It didn’t take long for Lucius to halt his movement with a few well placed shots.

In the room, all Lucius found were several bodies and smoking debris everywhere.

“Well done, Lucky,” said Valerius coming in behind him. “The sergeant and rest of the squad finally found that machine gun and took it out. They’re downstairs now. He met up with a captain who said all fronts are advancing. This city is ours, Lucky!”
 
yup this the best story Ive read since some of the old Civ 3 classics....this thread is definitly underrated
 
Thank you all for your kind words. I know my updates have been rather sparse, but work keeps me busy. I hope to get an update up with the next few days.
 
- Incan Cancels Deals -
1914​

With the fall of the Malinese capital, leaders back in Rome breathed a sigh of relief. With the capital now in Roman hands, the backs of the Malinese had surely been broken. Their attention could now be turned toward the Mid-East and Asia.

While the Roman leaders celebrated the victory over the Malinese, the leader of the Incan Empire came to Rome. He seemed very distraught and not a very pleasant man. He immediately demanded an audience with Augustus, which was granted. It was in this meeting that the Incan cancelled all deals and open border agreements with the Roman Empire.

This was some worrisome news, however, the Incan were far away across the oceans and would not pose any threat should they come after Rome. Besides, there was still a war in Asia to win!
 
Excellent story, very well written, although do you have any screenshots you can post with your story?

Keep up the good work!
 
wow, this is like, friggin awesome.

Ever consider going to a publisher?
 
Nice story, certainly among the better ones to come around in a while. The gritty battle scenes remind me of Call of Duty 2, and trust me, that's high praise!
 
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