Arabia
There was no time to rest. With the allegiance of the Median king, Persia was more powerful than ever before. Even more powerful than Arabia herself. Harun al Rashid knew he needed all the help he could get, and then perhaps some divine intervention. A message was already sent to Babylon with a final request of military assistance. Reinforcements were being trained in Basrah to send to the front. Already a tactic was being developed by Mirsad, the young general commanding the Arab army in Persia.
The Battle Plan (For troops within Persia)
1) Upon sight of Persian army, the catapults once designed to be used against the walls of Persopolis are to be put to use against the Persian army itself. Since the Persians are known for fighting in tight military formations, some shots into the middle of the Persian ranks should be fairly efficient.
2) Once catapult launch is succesfull, the troops are to employ a new tactic, we shall call the tortoise formation. In it, all troops will position their shields so as to create a giant armor covering of all soldiers in the formation, preventing spears from the outside and arrows from above. Under this formation, the Arabic troops are to advance at the Persians when they unleash their hail of arrows.
3) As soon as Persian troops advance in close combat, withdraw spears from tortoise formation and shift them outward towards the oncoming enemy. The initial blow should repel the first tide, but from then on, Tortoise formation should be abandoned and instead battle should revert to the traditional tactic of man against man (while keeping general square formation.
4) The camel warriors will in the midst of battle charge and attack the back of the Persian ranks, specifically at the archers, and from there whatever enemy soldiers they can.
5) Battle will ensue in this manner, until any reinforcements, be they Babylonian or Arabs from Basrah, arrive. Battle should then continue in whatever way the general assumes victory will be best achieved in. Tactics and military cunning, should be used in place of numbers to ward off the Persian menace.
Diplomacy
From Arabia
To Babylon
Neither of us want a Persian monopoly in the Middle East! We must unite to bring down this tyrant. We plead with you to send auxillary troops as soon as possible. This is your last offer. The next time our messanger comes might be too late.
Orders
- Start wonder, "Order of Basrah", +200 army, +1 citizens mood
- Buy 200 more camel warriors inBasrah
- Send reinforcements from Basrah (100 camel warriors, 100 spearmen) to assist the rest of the army in the battle with the Persians
- Burn Persian farms along the way (-1 economy?)
- Use battle plan described above
