SpikeIt took the helm to lead the Korean people to glory over the Sumerians. The Korean army is strong, but has faced strong resistance from the Sumerian people. Hwachas are the answer! Ekidu will fall over when faced by the mighty Hwacha. Long live the Hwacha, the first use of the propellants some think can be used to launch us into space. Testing has begun using some Sumerian volunteers...
[0] 1210AD
Dial back research to single scientist on Education. Now pulling in 202gpt. Up near the Byzantines, the coast seems to go out a bit. Maybe a better suicide prospect?
We have crazy worker crews clearing out old Mongolia (New New Korea

). But we have viable cities unimproved. This needs to be fixed.
Upgrade some pikes to muskets for border defense. Some build orders changed around. Back country doesn't need to build muskets. We can upgrade pikes, spears. Some border builds switched to Hwachas.
Check on some of our friends. Temujin is half an age behind now. Theodora lacks gunpowder and Theology. And Gilgamesh would love to know gunpowder. Or see peace.
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Sumerian Knights attack Sariwon and take it from across a river. It was only defended by MDIs. I should have rushed the musket. The Sumerians take 5 of our gold.
I won't go into build details.
[1] 1220AD
Vet Knight attacks yellow Knight at Sariwon and wins. Sariwon is ours again.
We clear the other attack Sumerian knights, promoting an ancient cav to Elite.
Other troops position.
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Pesky Sumerian knight takes one of ours. A longbow and MDI move into view.
[2] 1230AD
Sumerian horses pillaged.
Seige of Der:
Hwacha bombard Der and hits.
vet MDI attacks and dies at the hands of an Ekidu.
Vet MDI attacks, red lines, but wins.
Elite MDI attacks and wins.
Elite MDI attacks, and wins.
Vet MDI attacks archer, wins and takes Der, a couple of settlers, and some slaves.
Seige of Ur:
Elite Knight attacks, redlines but defeats longbow.
Vet Knight attacks and defeats longbow. Ur is ours as is the
Pyramids
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Sumerian Knight attacks Ur and falls to our Elite Ancient Cav.
Sumerian longbows advance.
[3] 1240AD
Some troop movement.
Vet Knight attacks wandering Sumerian longbow and wins.
Dial tech research back up. Education due in 5.
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Sumerian longbow attacks our knight who retreats.
Another Sumerian knight marches into view.
[4] 1250AD
Seige of Lagash: Vet Knight vs Reg Knight - Wins. Only longbows left.
Elite Knight vs Elite Longbow and wins. Lagash is ours!
Iron is pillaged.
Elite Knight kills longbow
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Oooh. Look at the pretty dromon.
Sumerian Ekidu flees city about to be attacked.
[5] 1255AD
Seige of Kish, Sumerian capital: Vet Knight vs Vet Pike, Pike redlines, but wins.
Elite Knight vs reg Ekidu, knight wins.
Vet Knight vs reg Ekidu, knight wins.
Vet Knight vs redline pike, wins - Kish is ours.
Seige of Kisurra:
Vet Knight vs Pike: Knight wins.
Elite Knight vs Reg Ekidu, wins.
Vet Knight vs Reg Ekidu, Uber Ekidu finally falls.
Vet Knight vs reg longbow, wins, and Kisurra is ours!
[6] 1260AD
Seige of Isin (Sumerian capital of the moment): Vet Knight vs Vet Pike, Pike redlines and wins.
Vet Knight vs Vet Ekidu, Knights redlines, but wins and promotes.
Elite Knight vs Reg Ekidu, Knight retreats doing no damage!
Vet Knight vs Reg Ekidu, knight retreats doing no damage! - Stupid RNG.
Vet Knight vs Not so regular Ekidu, finally we win. Isin is ours!
Seige of Umma(Sumerian capital of the moment): Vet Knight vs reg Pike, Knight retreats.
Vet Knight vs reg pike, wins and promotes.
Vet Knight vs reg pike, wins.
Vet Knight vs reg Ekidu, wins
Vet Knight vs reg Ekidu, Ekidu redlines, but wins.
Vet Knight vs redlined Ekidu, we win. Umma is ours!
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We learn Eduction. Good bye Great Library. Start on Astronomy. The time of the University has begun.
[7] 1265AD
Seige of Agade (Oh, yes, its the Sumerian capital): Vet Knight vs Reg Pike, Pike redlines and wins.
Elite Knight vs reg Ekidu, grrrs, knight retreats.
Vet Knight vs reg Ekidu, ack, another retreat.
Vet Knight vs reg Ekidu, redlines but wins!
Vet Knight vs reg Ekidu, wins
Vet Knight vs redlined pike, wins and Agade is ours!
Aah, feeling especially belligerant. I demand Temujins 28 gold. Oh well, he sends our diplomat home.
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A regular Sumerian knight impales itself on a vet knight, a second kills our knight.
[8] 1270AD
Elite Knight takes on Sumerian knight and avenges his comrades death.
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Sumerian longbow attempts to kill a musket. Another flees one of the cities.
Pesky Sumerian pike continues into our lands.
Lost two galleys at sea.
[9] 1275AD
Finally the Hwacha echos across the lands and hits the strolling pike.
Seige of Akshak (another Sumerian capital): Two Hwachas take a hp off two reg pikes.
Elite Knight attacks reg pike: and wins!
Elite Knight attacks reg pike: and retreats.
Vet Knight attacks reg pike: wins and Akshak is ours!
Leader fishing... Elite Knight attacks reg longbow and dies! No more in range, so Vet Knight vs, wins and promotes (The Korean army promptly prepares and burial plot...)
Decide to finish this thing...
Seige of Zabalam (last Sumerian city, oh, and the capital):
Elite Knight vs reg Ekidu: wins!
Vet Knight vs reg Ekidu: wins! and Zabalam and the Sumerian nation is ours!
Knights start heading north to greet the Byzantines...
Hwachas on autopilot to north as well...
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Suwon riots.
We add a nice facade to the front of our palace.
[10] 1280AD
Worker, troop movement.
SpikeIt departs a war hero. The major role of the Hwacha never came to pass as the Knight army SandrockLQ built up was more than enough to finish the Sumerians. But the Hwacha army is strong now and should be more than enough to shoot a hole or two in the future of the Byzantines. Soon the Korean ships should finally be able to sail the seas in hopes of finding trading partners. Long live Korea!
The Ongoing Saga of the Korean People