Babylon
Arabian Desert
They had rode for a day and a night. A group of travelers, or settlers as they were called, guarded by a company of cavalry. They rode in the desert but feared little of food shortages, as they were stocked to the brim with all the food thier camals could take. Dehydration was not a worry either because of the nearby oasis' marked on thier map, but one thing did make them stay awake at night. That was the Arabians.
Riding along for another 6 hours they finally reached the oasis they had been seeking. Everyone disembarked from thier camels and ran to gather water in thier canteens. After each man had his fill, they quickly set up thier tents and camped for the night, fatigued and full.
Quickly and silently they rode on thier lightly equipped camels, gliding through the night as if they were a hawk flying to its pray. There were 20 or so of them and they knew thier mission. They galloped for an hour, surveying the land, when they saw it. A Babylonian caravan sleeping in an oasis. "Stop" whispered the leader of the Arabians, spotting the three gaurds put out by the Babylonians to stop such ambushes as the Arabians were attempting "Stop, they have guards". So instead, the leader ordered the group be split in two, with one side circling the west and the other circling the east.
They circled around the group like vultures circling thier pray, and waited for the command to attack. "Allah Akbaar!!!" The battle cry sent a shockwave through the caravan. The Arabians tore through the camp, killing many people in one charge. Then the guards came alive and the real battle began.
Hammurabi's Palace, Nineveh
"Advisor Nebuchdednezzar, you look nervous. Please tell me this important news you have for me quickly before you collapse or something." said Hammurabi calmingly atop his throne.
Nebuchdednezzar started shakingly,"Ok your m-majesty. In the A-Arabian D-d-d-desert, there has been a horrible ambush near Judea. A settler caravan with many people in it was camping in an Oasis, when it was surprise attacked by the horrible, filthy, dirty Arabians. They massacred more than 120 of them, although the guards were able to retaliate and kill all of the enemy. From the reports I got, it was a horrible scene."
Hammurabi was taking it all in. He outwardly didnt appear to mad, but inwardly he was furious. "Advisor, mobilize the army. I want an all out attack on these bastards, kill all that we find. I also want you to get the best architectual minds you can to start a memorial on these brave and mercilessly slaughtered people. Quickly!" As Nebuchdednezzar left, Hammurabi added another rule to his Code...
Diplomacy
To: Persia
From: Babylon
We want to trade as soon as we get the monet.
Orders
- send both of the cavalry armies to fight the Arabian Barbs
- expand down the Persian Gulf Coast
- spend 5g (half my income) to increase Education
- start wonder,
Oasis Memorial (+culture, +1 army out of pride)