The Eastern Army group, fresh from their conquest of Dijon continue their march south through Middle France. The next target, Avignon. As the army approaches the outskirts of the city, they are met by General Das and the rest of the army. The entire army group masses on the hills outside of the city. Three artillery batteries set up their emplacements. The Third and Forth Infantry Regiments set up a defensive perimeter to counter any French counterattack. General Dass vaunted First Calvary awaits the order to charge, along with the other elite and veteran calvary. All the Iroquois troops are awaiting the word to commence the attack. Never before has an Iroquois army group been so eager for a battle to commence. Finally the word was given. The artillery begin firing.
The French General, sensing that Middle France will fall with the loss of Avignon, attempts to relieve the entrapped garrison. Reinforcements stream north from the two other cities. The French troops, marching along the coast are bombarded by the Apache and other ships of the Second Fleet. When the French troops move to the interior roadways, they are greeted by the bombs from General Chieftess new Iroquois Aircorp. The surviving French troops finally reach their goal but their relief is short lived. General Das mounts his horse and leads the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Calvary towards the burning city.
After being subjected to hours upon hours of consent bombardment, the French troops are eager to for some revenge. They met the charging Iroquois horsemen with a volley of combined fire before their positions are overrun. With Iroquois calvary in their rear and more charging across the plains, the French flee in panic, the rout has begun. French troops flee south and attempt to regroup in the new French capitol. The are pursued the entire way as General Das, sensing the fall of Middle France, unleashes his reserves.
The rapid advance of the EAG easily overtakes the French refugees and stretches the Iroquois supply lines to the bring, but there is no stopping the blood lust. Chieftess Bombers are grounded since the Iroquois army is entwined with the French forces that bombing will cause more friendly losses than enemy ones. The French nationals, Government and surviving troops go to the water in anything that will float. They would rather take their chances facing the Second Fleet on the waters of the Lost Sea than face the pillaging Iroquois soldiers. The 2nd Calvary, led by Colonel Shenandoah are met by the only solid French resistance outside of Nantes. The 2nd Calvary is punished before they break through the French positions and more Frenchmen flee to the sea.
General Das calmly walks into the French Mansion at Dunkirk (can not recall the actual name of the city). He scans through the papers scattered on the desks and tables and wonders if Captain Eric and the Aapache will be able to capture Joan of Arc, who once again slipped through his fingers. As General Das sees to his wounded men and calling for transports to take his army across the Lost Sea to Eastern France, he receives word that Joan has established yet another capital across the Sea from him. General Chieftess bring the Iroquois Aircorp to Dunkirk and begins to organize bombing raids on all French cities within range.
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General Civantor continues sailing towards Eastern France. General Knas continues his development and research of his new armored tank.
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I left my notes at home and could not recall the names of the last two French cities in Middle Frace, I named them Nantes and Dunkirk here just to have names. Dunkirk was the third French capital siezed in this war.
