Bloodbath in Zululand, Part 4:
With the invention of flight, the second industrial revolution swept through the USoF countries. Airplanes changed the trade and traffic network forever and within only 10 years after the invention of the first flying vessel, airplanes of various design and purpose started to dominate the USoF skies. Planes for cargo, public transportation and last but not lest for warfare were invented and soon built on a large scale. Airports were built in most cities all over the USoF countries and the USoF economy received another major boost.
But not all regions were affected by the prosperity
in Persepolis, the former Persian capital and now the capital of England-Persia the people were on the street again
this was already the second revolution within 17 years (= 17 turns) and not even the strong USoF military presence could prevent it from happening. So efforts were increased to quiet the people with more religious diversity and a missionary was sent to Persepolis, to spread a third religion and another cathedral was erected
with almost no effect
only month later (= 2 turns) the people in Persepolis were on the street again and Don Deity really cursed the fact that he had lain aside his golden whip some centuries ago (the chances of a revolution were at 2% with all the units I kept in Persepolis
and the chances of 3 revolutions within 19 turns therefore were like 19*0.02*0.02*0.02*100=0,015%...
so not VERY high
if I would have been able, I would have nuked Persepolis myself
)
But thanks to the improved USoF tanks (=modern armors) and the possibility to airlift reinforcements to kwaDuwhatever General Supersnaats advance into Central Zululand was still considered a major success, despite the awful losses on the western front
which, at that point, was already not existing any more
46 land based battalions, 4 transport ships and 2 battleships had been lost due to Kublai´s treachery
In this screen, you can see an inside view of kwaDuwhatever. First thing to buyrush there was an airport the turn the city came out of revolt, to be able to airlift in more then one unit per turn
after finding out that, for some weird and unknown reasons, you cant airlift workers, then next buyrush was a worker, to repair the infrastructure in the Kwadumbo Mountains, to allow the USoF reinforcements to reach the new frontline in Central Zululand the fastest way possible, to keep putting pressure on Shaka
The second Zulu wave approached the USoF army near Nobamba, altogether about 35 Zulu battalions, but due to the fact that most of them were wounded still from the massacre of WAG 1 and WAG 2 they were no match and faced the full fury of the advancing army of General Supernaat. The battle lasted only 3 hours, but 3 hours were enough to completely crush the Zulu army by simply overrunning them with modern armors, gunships and artillery, although the Zulu were slightly superior in numbers.
What also helped to fuel the advance in Central Zululand was the fact that the last culture battles in France had stopped about that time (but they were still raging in Germany-England and Persia-England) and all garrison troops were now upgraded or in the process of being upgraded and also airlifted to kwaDuwhatever. All cities in France now were able to switch to full warfare production and the USoF troops were starting to queue in most airports in France, waiting to be airlifted towards Zululand, since the naval routes were still blocked by the superior Zulu fleet and the eastern army was still forced to hide in kwaDuwhatever.
With the destruction of the second Zulu army, General Supersnaat decided to split his army and to continue the advance into Central Zululand on two fronts. The city of Khamgela was easily taken, but in the city of mGugugu???, already near the Zulu capital, the last Zulu troops tried organize a counterstrike against the advancing USoF troops. Due to massive artillery bombardment, the USoF army suffered casualties for the first time since upgrading their tanks to modern armors, and altogether 6 battalions of modern armors got destroyed. But it wasnt enough to stop umGnugnug??? from falling into USoF hands shortly thereafter. And with the fall of one of the most important Zulu cities, and their capital being threatened now directly by the USoF army, Shaka phoned up Don Deity and offered an unconditional surrender
which was accepted immediately by Don Deity, because the moral of the USoF army was slowly reaching the freezing point with all the losses taken on hostile soil (War Weariness (WW) was hitting in like a hammer, after the defeat of WAG 1 and WAG 2 and the western fleet)
The mayors house in London, Don Deity and the mayor:
We just have finished building the United Nations
SOMEWHERE, because somebody has forgotten to add to this note the name of the city where we built it
Um
well
and what does this United Nations thingy do?
Well, its a meeting point of all the world leaders
Umh
havent we closed borders with all remaining independent nations? And besides, havent I issued to shoot Kublai and Quin immediately when they get spotted?
Well
we should grant them political immunity then
No
we should shoot them on first sight
2 days later, same place, same persons:
You just have been elected to lead the United Nations Don Deity
Elected by whom?
Well
basically by yourself
your opposing candidate was Kublai
and since neither he or Quin were allowed to enter USoF territory, Quin abstain from voting and Kublai voted for himself via e-mail
but you gained via landslide victory thanks to our huge population and therefore our unrivalled amount of votes
And now?
Well
you can propose stuff like common currency and such and force Kublai to accept it
I took the liberty to propose a ban on nuclear weapons by the way for the first vote
which just passed some minutes ago
We should have nuked Persepolis before signing that
What
?
Umh
nothing
well done
we hate nukes...
General Supersnaat´s office, in kwaDuwhatever:
Sir, we just received news from our secret service
And?
They managed to eavesdrop a conversation via phone between Kublai and Quin
And?
You know, they are supposed to be at war
This is your last chance
you tell me now everything you have to tell me, without me having to ask you one more time about ANYTHING
and you will tell it in direct, simple and understandable words
or I will shoot you, right here, right now
got it?
GULP
yes Sir
we have eavesdropped a phonecall between Kublai and Quin. Kublai has offered Quin a peace treaty although being WAY superior in strength and having already captured the Chinese city of Beijing on the Chinese mainland. Kublai even gave back Beijing. Quin therefore agreed to help Mongolia in case of a war against us. His reasoning was us getting too strong and Zulu falling to fast. We think he wants to gain time for his secret (or better, more or less secret) space program
BANG
Why did you shoot him? I think he explained it pretty good in the end
Just because
Don Deity was very worried about the recent political development. With the unexpected and heavy losses General Supersnaat had taken during invading Zululand and now Kublai and Quin uniting their forces, he had to do something and he had to do it fast. If he would allow Kublai to keep the initiative with all the plotting and trickery Kublai has proven to be capable of, he was fighting a loosing cause. He was well aware about the secret Mongolian space program, in reality not being THAT secret any more
he knew he had to wrestle down Kublai before the Mongolians would dominate space
if Kublai was able to launch the manned mission he planned for Alpha Centauri successfully, there was now way he could prevent the USoF from breaking
He checked again the reports on his desk, giving him an exact overview over the USoF forces already stationed in Zululand
then he turned to the papers his secret service had sent him, concerning the Mongolian army strength and movement
his men would be outnumbered 3,5:1, but if he would strike out now, he would not only be able to launch the first strike, he also would be able to catch the Mongolians unprepared. Their mobile army was already gathering near the Zulu border, but still 2/3 of their forces were spread thin along the coast
off course, the superb Mongolian railroad system would allow them to move fast, but he was running out of options and he had to do something
When Don Deity picked up the phone some 20 minutes later, his mind was set:
General Supersnaat, Operation Whining weasel is about to start. Please move all available units on the discussed positions. Are the new stealth bombers ready and in position also?
Yes sir, everything is prepared
we only are waiting for your command
and as planned, the first Mongolian wave will hit only Zululand
and as you ordered, we havent informed the Zulu authorities so far
We wont inform them
the will find out soon enough
Im happy for any feedback, suggestions, tips and hints concerning this game...
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you want to play along or ahead feel free to pick any save you like. Only thing you REALLY should do is to use spoiler tags for anything AHEAD of the actual story.
The saves for this game I will post every 3-4 turnsets from now on
YOU WILL NEED THE WARLORDS 2.13 PATCH TO OPEN THE LAST SAVES
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See you Soon
Snaaty