Mr. Davis,
Immediately upon taking control of our empire, I noted that it was indeed a beneficial time for a strike against the Maya. Although our military still leaves something to be desired, I felt that the lack of iron would more than swing things in our favor. Indeed, our units not only took Lagartero, but also routed all opposition in the area, without a single loss. There was a series of skirmishes that we had the upper hand in until 290, when our units barely held in a bloody battle at Lagartero. In retaliation, we assaulted and took the town of Kaminaljuyu. Not feeling creative, a new town founded is named New Richmon, VA. In 300 ad, some 8 of their javelin troops appear near Memphis. The town cannot hold due to lack of roads, but I will try to make peace more expensive for them. In 310 ad, I sign peace. Our units were successful, and I now believe that Memphis can hold, but we will lose several units that we cant afford to lose. The best I can do is 56g and 17 gpt. It is becoming a major handicap to not have horses, and one that needs to be remedied, somehow. We can not get units to the front quickly enough. Furthermore, there is no visible source that we could obtain by a quick strike. Al sources seem to be fairly deep in enemy territory. In the year 320, our scouts make an exciting discovery. The Aztec source of horses is revealed to be in Tlateloco, just 3 tiles west of Ft. Smith, AR. I think that we may have a new candidate for war. They seem to be getting a bit too big anyhow.Regrettably, I am forced to renew our peace treaty in 340 with the Aztecs. The reasons I did this are because Our units were still healing, reinforcements had still not arrived, and Ft Smith was nearly indefensible. It looks as though our horses will have to wait for 20 more years. In the same year, our workers finally finish the roads that bring furs to the empire. The rest of my time was rather uneventful.
Yours,
Mr. Jackson