1934 AD - There's just a few more units to mop up before the end of Greece's turn. A Cavalry by Hyderabad destroys a Persian Cavalry, and a Marine in Rome attacks a redlined Roman Cavalry. He struggles, but the effort has its reward...
Another Leader! Hmm...a Tank army would more than make up for the loss of Pyrrhus's army...
1935 AD - The Persians destroy my Observation Galley in the Strait of Madagascar. It got abandoned by my damaged Cruisers and, well, arrows can't beat cannons all the time.
The Zulu declare war on the Byzantines after signing an alliance with the Aztecs. They might get something for the alliance, but as weak as they are every time they do that they're endangering themselves.
The Celts, meanwhile, make peace with Spain and Scandinavia. They apparently want to focus more on fighting Greece.
Up north, we witness a Chinese Longbowman destroy a Mongolian Spearman. Go figure!
Lincoln comes to us saying he doesn't want to continue our embargo against the Aztecs - probably because he's not at war with them at the moment - and says he'll only renew the deal if we give him Coal. Which gives us another idea. Why not
sell Coal to him? So that's what we'll do!
Lincoln is exactly correct! We strike the deal. I'm sure he'll agree to the embargo later once the Aztecs attack me and our MPP forces him to declare war.
More good news on the American front. The Ottomans have captured Tlaxcala, the Aztec city nearest South America. Our spies tell us they have two Sipahis at the time, and the resources to build more, meaning they have the strongest offensive units in the New World. Might that make them a regional power?
1936 AD -
We have Tanks! In just a few turns they'll be dominating the battlefields. And to speed the transition to the Modern Age, we increase science funding to 90% so we may more quickly discover the Radio.
So we've got another war with a faraway land.
Eventually the Aztecs will attack Teotihuacan and get us our ally.
Our major attack this turn will be on the city of Chittagong, in the northern Himalayas and across those mountains from Karachi. Our first Bomber makes a successful run over the city, reducing the population. We're ready to attack!
That's a Mongol Spearman watching the battle.
The Persians have the city fairly well defended, with an Artillery and Trebuchet aiding the Infantry, but Hector's Army charges through, still with a green hitpoint indicator at the end of the battle. The city is ours.
My plan for the war with the Aztecs had included reinforcing the New World Expeditionary Force with some Marines before taking Tenochtitlan. But with the end of resistance in Teotihuacan and the Ottomans making progress towards Tenochtitlan themselves, I decide to move out towards the Aztec capital without reinforcements. We'll have 6 Infantry and 3 Artillery on the attack, with two Infantry remaining behind on defense.
The Incas, meanwhile, forced us to declare war on them at a very inconvenient time for their navy...
They lose two Frigates to the encounter. Only later do we realize the formerly Spanish city of Valladolid on the Hawaiian islands in now Incan - the fleet's mission had been completed.
Our next target will be the Celtic megalopolis of Gergovia, centered just north of the Holy Land. We direct all our extra forces in Asia towards the city.
Our stack includes 7 Artillery and a Trebuchet to bombard, and 7 Marines, 4 Infantry, and a Hoplite to attack. We hope the Hoplite doesn't end up attacking.
1937 AD - The Mongols and Spanish ally against the Zulu. I'd say this is bad for the Zulu, except that the Mongols are already looking pathetic against China.
1938 AD - We complete our first Tank in Lisbon! The Celts don't know what's coming towards them!
Libraries our completed in Teotihuacan, where we hurried it, and Hyderabad, which has very high production. Five more cities complete Bombers, and two more complete Tanks.
Our armies continue towards Tenochtitlan and Gergovia. Three tanks join the forces outside Gergovia, and three of the new bombers rebase to Berlin. The distance to Berlin for the other two exceeded their maximum rebase distance, so they rebased a bit farther south in the Arabian Peninsula. Another Artillery and two Infantry join the march to Gergovia, getting close enough that they can help bombard.
1939 AD - Three Incan Frigates come up on the Dutch homeland from the West. One engages a Galleon just outside Amsterdam, whose travelers had taken the proper precautions and evacuated to land the turn before.
The Frigate wins. We switch a couple cities to Destroyers to better control the seas.
Russia requests a renewal of our peace treaty. We decide not to. 20 turns is too long to wait to conquer them. And if they keep a low profile, they just might survive long enough to make peace.