The Second Reich - Germany's Hegemony

[Tani Coyote]

The Second Reich - Germany's Hegemony

Note: Before we begin, there are some changes to the vanilla age of Imperialism that must be discussed.

All locked alliances have been removed. It's a dog-eat-dog world, just as it should be.

Germany has been given a few extra troops, to represent it's status as the strongest single country in Europe. This makes Germany's first few moves quite impacting, but a successful buildup by other major powers would stop them in their tracks.

Several new cities have been added: The British have recieved St. Helena, the Maldives and the Bahamas, the Americans now have Liberia under their rule, Portugal's gained Cape Verde.

Borders have been altered drastically. Ethiopia has been renamed the Madhist Revolt, and has been granted all of Sudan. It also has been given tons of troops to represent the hinderance the British faced. China meanwhile has been carved up even more, with several of it's cities going into the sphere of influence of the power who historicall controlled them; their navy is non-existant thanks to Japan gaining Fuzhou.

All Navy Academy buildings have been edited so production of naval infantry types is more frequent; there needs to be more amphibious warfare!


1895:



It is the year 1895. The world is in the hayday of industrialisation and imperialism. The Europeans, Americans, and Japanese have moved out to conquer and acquire new lands and resources for their countries to exploit. First and foremost is Great Britain, ruling nearly 1/5 of the world's land and 1/4 of it's population.

But, our focus is on Germany, Deutschland. Having entered the colonial race late alongside America, Japan, and Italy, Germany has been cut out from major gains. It has acquired decent amounts of territory in Africa and the Pacific, but these pale in comparison to the enormous size of Britain's empire or even France's. Eager to expand his gains, Kaiser Wilhelm II looked for ideas and suggestions from his aides...

Unexpectedly, Wilhelm II - aggressive and vigorous in terms of expanding personal and national power - coerced his Chancellor to resign. Appointed to the position was a mysterious nobody, who's actual name was not known. He went by the name "Marius Shadouno." Despite never having held any office - nor having any records that people could trace - Marius was somehow able to make his way into the Emperor's inner circle, and soon would be one of his trusted advisors in foreign policy.

Marius' first move was to have a one-on-one meeting with the Emperor to discuss foreign policy. Leaning over a world map on a large desk, Marius explained that Germany would have to show it had great strength in Europe proper before trying the wider world. He pointed at the Dutch, Belgians, Luxemburgers and the Danes, citing them as weaklings who occupied good industrial space, but were too small and/or poor to adequately exploit it in terms of becoming a great power.



Marius' suggestion? Invasion and occupation of all four, allowing the complete annexation of them into a greater German Reich; this new empire would be greater than the sum of it's parts when they were all a cohesive whole. To further support, ideas like Pan-Nordism and Pan-Germanism would be played up in what would be called the "Great Anschluss." To maximise success and the element of surprise, all invasions would be launched simultaneously.

Germany's armies moved rapidly. Moving in rapid, powerful formations, the German Army annexed tiny Luxemburg in a matter of days, putting France and Belgium on edge. Wilhelm and Marius made sure to assure France of good intentions, citing they had no desire to fight with France over the tiny state. The rest of the Benelux, however... was another story. The Belgians and Dutch were so threatened by Germany, in fact, that with British and French, they formed the "Union of the Low Countries." This Union integrated the militaries, markets, and foreign policies of the two powers, effectively making them one. Scandinavia did the same with Denmark, knowing that Wilhelm was up to no good in Europe.

But alas, not even that could deter Wilhelm and his "Steel Chancellor."

Next Chapter: The North Germanic Unification

 

[Auralia]

Sounds good so far!

Are you still going to finish the Yankee AoI story?

 

[Tani Coyote]

Sounds good so far!

Are you still going to finish the Yankee AoI story?

But of course! Britain's still in need of a good butt-whooping! I just decided that since Germany's also a neat position to play, I'd start another AoI story as them. Many probably noticed I've retired my other German story finally after months of hiatus... go figure it's right before it reaches the 10,000 views mark...

 

[kingfire87]

Woohooo! I'm totally on board. *Subscription*

 

[Tani Coyote]

=== North Germanic Unification: ===



The Dutch and Belgians were the first to find out that deterrance alone was not enough to stop Germany; they received a declaration of war from the German Empire, and soon found troops pouring across their borders. Germans looted and pillaged the homes of all who dared to resist, rounding up and imprisoning large numbers of citizens. While Wilhelm had little concern for his enemies' people, Marius stepped in, advising it was wise to appear as the benevolent dictator if he sought a stable and successful rule in the Low Countries. Wilhelm thus reluctantly told his troops to abide by a code of honor regarding non-combatants, and the looting promptly stopped.

Having bought off more of popular opinion, German troops first advanced on Amsterdam. If the city fell, the Dutch East Indies would be easy pickings. The Dutch knew how to trap enemy armies; they broke the dykes to let the lowlands flood, hoping to trap German troops. But Marius was wise and told the German armies to stick to the high ground, while evacuating the population and destroying the dykes themselves. The greatly-flooded Dutch homeland was then easy prey for the Deutsch Kriegsmarine.

The Germany navy wreaked some havoc on Amsterdam, destroying the local naval base and damaging some of the ships in the harbor. Wanting to use his naval firepower for more constructive purposes in the north, Marius advised with the consent of Wilhelm to push the attack forward. The empire's single elite-status unit, composed of 8,000 brave cavalrymen, assaulted Amsterdam. While they suffered 5,000 killed or injured, they miraculously managed to kill the lone force of 6,000 City Guards! Amsterdam is ours:

Spoiler :

While the Dutch government had already fled - being escorted by a joint Franco-British naval force - to the Dutch East Indies, a new one was installed, albeit composed of military officers and politicians willing to serve Germany's cause.

Only 2 weeks into the year 1895, Germany had overrun two countries. Next, the blitzkrieg targeted Belgium, which according to intel reports was lightly-defended. If the city of Brussels fell, we would have a greatly-expanded coastline in Europe.

But before mobilising, Marius advised Wilhelm to make good relations with the major powers of Europe - France, Britain and Russia. Rights of Passage were signed with all 3, in the hopes of creating a mostly-peaceful Central Europe.

130 gold was paid to France for a right of passage agreement. Despite the peaceful overtones of the meeting, it actually had a military benefit; it allowed Germans to attack Brussels from the rear, rather than attack across a river. 32 GPT was given to get Britain to sign on. 11 GPT got Russia's agreement. By signing these strategic treaties, Germany had given itself access rights to Belgium, Spain and Italy in Europe, while the treaties with Britain and Russia would play into the global picture of colonialism.

With no divisions destroyed, Brussels is captured:

Spoiler :

Germany's first phase of hostilities is complete. The Reich has far more opportunities and security available to it, while France has been put on edge. But this is only the beginning! Germany intends to further it's campaigns abroad...

But first, Marius advises the Kaiser order the training of new German Infantry in each city. Germany is in dire need of more defensive troops; apart from the localised City Guards, there are no professional infantry in the German Army! How can we expect to conquer with mere cavalry and home guards? As well, Theaters and other amenities must be constructed in populous Amsterdam, for the population is still quite restless with German rule.

--- The Congo Campaign ---

Spoiler :

First, the Belgian component would be taken care of, splitting the Benelux colonies in half. By taking over the Congo, German Cameroon and Tanzania would be unified, not to mention a regional source of coal could be acquired, enabling a massive railroad to be built between the east and west coasts. Many were reluctant to go to a jungle so hostile to human life, but it was rich with rubber, and the Kaiser ordered it.

First, Elizabethville fell, bringing the northeast Congo under German rule.

By getting a right of passage with Spain, Germany recieved some money, while also gaining the path necessary to strike at Port Franqui.

In the end, with Elizabethville's coal deposits under German control, all 5 of the cavalry divisions available in the region were told to wait. We would strike when we had an opening.

Until then...

--- The Pacific Campaign ---

Desiring to deal another blow to the Dutch, Germany planned to seize their part of New Guinea. Much like the Congo in the West, it had valuable coal to complement the iron Germany controlled in the area. It was thus necessary to take it. With limited naval assets, it was believed to be possible.

Sure enough, the naval bombardment was a success. Our lone cavalry division on the island was given orders to move forward and defeat the Dutch menace.

Spoiler :

Jayapura is seized with 3,000 casualties. This is a great victory for Germany; once we have workers to build roads, we can harvest the full potential of the island as a base.

--- Annexations and Declarations ---

Now that the first phase of war for Germany had begun and with so many territories seized within a month of hostilities, Kaiser Wilhelm made his move.

In a speech that was published nationally via newspaper and telegraph, Wilhelm II declared that Germany was hereby formally annexing the Netherlands and Belgium, while also annexing all of New Guinea under effective German control to the German Empire. Their former governments would still be considered legitimate, but only in overseas territories they managed to retain. Wilhelm announced his intentions to conquer the Belgian Congo, yet stated he desired peace with all the Great Powers.

More surprising, Wilhelm also said that he was carving new provinces out of the Low Countries. They would remain under military rule until they were stable enough to embrace German "democracy", and furthermore, each would also have it's own royalty, as per the norm. All of the different titles to these princely areas however, were bestowed upon one man - Marius. Marius was thus known as Duke von Benelux to many in the Empire.

Marius was able to concentrate more power in himself, as he began to take more and more power away from the military governors and rule the regions himself - but of course, with Wilhelm's advice and consent. The Chancellory would become a powerful position with Marius in charge of both Germany's affairs and the regional affairs of the Benelux, much like Bismarck had been both Chancellor of Germany and a powerful administrator in the Prussian provinces. Like the Iron Chancellor, the "Steel Chancellor" was proving to be quite able, as well as cunning...

--- Return to the Congo ---

The Congo Campaign was not done yet. Wilhelm's troops began to move again, capturing Kongolo, cutting the rest of the Congo off from it's key port at Leopoldville. Unfortunately, one unit of 4,000 Schutztruppe Cavalry had to give their lives, but their sacrifice guarantees the growing power of Germany in the region.

More Germans died, with 4,000 Schutztruppe Infantry(1 unit) being lost so as to secure Leopoldville:

Spoiler :

With Leopoldville's fall, there is no supply lines for the Congo, and all hope is lost for them.

Next came Port Franqui:

Spoiler :

Only one major city remained independent in the Belgian Congo. Troops were amassed in the area to conquer it for the Reich. Wilhelm promised that by March, the whole of the Congo would be German.

--- Wheel and Deal ---

Shortly after delivering a declaration of war to Scandinavia, Wilhelm ordered a series of diplomatic missions.

He went about and gave rights of passage to every country on Earth except China and Austria-Hungary - which he had designs on - and usually was able to charge quite a bit.

With France, it was negotiated that they would part with some of their Central African possessions for some gold, allowing us access to the Congo directly, albeit we still used the route through Spain. The French had recently already given up some territory to the Dutch to give them more power in the Congo... they were intent on retreating back to French West Africa...

On top of that, Germany traded Protected Cruisers I and some gold per turn to the Americans for Colonial Admin I. Germany proceeded to deliver these two techs to the great powers for some extra cash, enriching it's war effort.

Spoiler :

Perhaps the most genius decision was when Wilhelm signed a mutual protection treaty with his grandmother, Queen Victoria of Great Britain. She was generous, and lobbied on Wilhelm's behalf for a discount. Britain agreed to align itself with Germany for a mere 5 gold per turn!

Spoiler :

But Wilhelm still felt vulnerable. He knew he needed greater, more local allies if he was to be secure. He thus aligned with Russia, who themselves were rather cheap, possibly due to how Nicholas II's wife was a German.

Now having an enormous alliance that straddled the globe, Wilhelm was confident. An estimated 40-50% of the world and it's people was under his alliance's wing, and he could sit back and watch events unfold.

--- Nordic War ---

Germany had to conquer Denmark if it was to achieve it's dream of a Grosserdeutschland. Given how lightly-defended the tiny country was, it wouldn't be hard. The real issue was that Scandinavia proper itself chose to get involved to protect it's miniature component.

Denmark fell with no major casualties and no divisions lost. Germany had expanded once more, and troops were being prepared for a massive operation with the intention of gaining footholds across the Baltic and North Seas.

Spoiler :

Up next: The War Continues

 

[Dumanios]

This looks like a good story to me!

 

[Brucha]

Very good start, I'll keep track of this.

I am amazed at the popularity of the AoI mod! Not that there is anything wrong with it, I absolutely love it myself! I am curious as how you do overall, especially against the Russians and how the Balkans do. I will be playing this next myself, modded for the Russians of course.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Very good start, I'll keep track of this.

I am amazed at the popularity of the AoI mod! Not that there is anything wrong with it, I absolutely love it myself! I am curious as how you do overall, especially against the Russians and how the Balkans do. I will be playing this next myself, modded for the Russians of course.

From what I remember, across all my AoI stories, I've only fought Russia ONCE, as Japan. It was a living hell keeping the Cossacks back...

In this mod, Russia will be a great pain. While their cavalry are more expensive by a 100-200 shields than the rest of Europe's, I decided to increase the punch they pack by giving them 13 attack, and decreasing their defense to 4. They also get one extra HP point. They can thus be quite lethal once the production gets rolling... as well, to mitigate the increased costs, I made it so economic-related buildings produce more shields(i.e. the Factory adds 20 shields to production, while also having it's +50% effect!).

Overall, I expect it to be quite fun when we finally go after Russia. Once I control Austria-Hungary, Scandinavia, and the Balkans, it's a seriously considerable goal, even moreso if France and Italy are mine.

 

[Brucha]

From what I have seen in AoI, as Germany, if you can get some breathing room early on, it will help greatly. However, you are surrounded by enemies on all sides! BTW, which victory conditon are you planning on?

 

[Nordstream]

I pretty much did the same thing as you took over the Lowlands. Only thing is Russia attacked me afterwards. I defeated them but you need to watch out for the Russians they're a tricky bunch to deal with.

Your navy is strong so you can crush them in the Baltic. I recommend you fight Russia in a series of wars like I did. Take Poland, the Baltic and Belarus in the first one so you have a good defensive buffer established and for there you can press deeper into Russia like toward Moscow which would cut it in half.

Austria-Hungary if you let them build up can be a decent power. I've seen them launch some major offensives.

 

[Tani Coyote]

From what I have seen in AoI, as Germany, if you can get some breathing room early on, it will help greatly. However, you are surrounded by enemies on all sides! BTW, which victory conditon are you planning on?

Großerdeutschland! World domination and conquest!

Yes... things'll look up once I overrun Austria-Hungary, I think. If I build up an army quick enough, I can probably take their lightest-defended cities easily. Prague for instance, has only Home Guards at the start, whereas Vienna is heavily guarded by city guards. Any war with Austria's goal will be Prague, Vienna and Triest, allowing us to have united the Germanic peoples, while also having gained a Mediterranean port so we can bypass the hated British while returning raw materials to the homeland.

 

[Brucha]

Ahhhh. So you plan on occupying Austria-Hungary rather than rely on them as an ally! Interesting plan! It will make your position much, much stronger should you succeed. However, watch out for others that might take advantage of you being embroiled in a war there. By occupying Austria-Hungary you would also get access to the Mediterranean and easier access to Africa.

 

[Tani Coyote]

I pretty much did the same thing as you took over the Lowlands. Only thing is Russia attacked me afterwards. I defeated them but you need to watch out for the Russians they're a tricky bunch to deal with.

Your navy is strong so you can crush them in the Baltic. I recommend you fight Russia in a series of wars like I did. Take Poland, the Baltic and Belarus in the first one so you have a good defensive buffer established and for there you can press deeper into Russia like toward Moscow which would cut it in half.

Austria-Hungary if you let them build up can be a decent power. I've seen them launch some major offensives.

Hopefully the MPP pacts will deter Britain and Russia for now. Once the 20 turns is up, however, I'll likely find it harder to get them back as allies, due to how the first turn's agreements are always easier due to how the AI hasn't processed relative strength yet. So I'll need to be prepared.

I'm trying to build tons of factories and German Infantry. Reflecting Germany's status as the leading power on the continent, Germany starts with a handful of barracks in the regions that comprised Prussia's portions of the German Empire(due to their military ethics system). This gives me a slight edge, but only with good strategy can I hope to defeat Great Powers like France, Russia and Britain, which could easily flank me on all sides. Doesn't help Russia's Cossacks got an injection of power; they now have +1 HP and have 13 attack. Cost is their only true disadvantage, but that's mitigated by how most improvements now give you some shields(i.e. the factory gives 20, the Stock Exchange 15).

My next target will be Austria-Hungary, definitely. I seek Vienna, Prague, and Triest, so as to gain a Mediterranean base while also completing the unification of Germanic peoples.

From there, I'll have a lot of flexibility. I'll either go after the Balkans, or Italy to re-create the Holy Roman Empire. Conquering their territories will also help against the juggernaut of Africa, the Madhist Revolt, which has 35-40 units at the START, mostly elites with 3 movement points and attack/defense values of 10/8. Not to mention City Guards for defense.

But yes, Operation Anschluß and Barbarossa are sure to be fun to re-enact 40 something years beforehand...

 

[Tani Coyote]

Ahhhh. So you plan on occupying Austria-Hungary rather than rely on them as an ally! Interesting plan! It will make your position much, much stronger should you succeed. However, watch out for others that might take advantage of you being embroiled in a war there. By occupying Austria-Hungary you would also get access to the Mediterranean and easier access to Africa.

That's the plan! Why have the stupid AI manage your allies, when you can manage them yourself? The fact there's no locked alliances facilitates the absorption of Austria into the Greater German Reich... I might leave eastern A-H alone, but we'll see. Taking the whole enchilada will be done if possible.

Ah, but I know the AI. That's why I allied with Russia and Britain beforehand, in case Scandinavia or the Lowlands get ambitious and use military alliances against me(all the Great Powers can form MA's at the start, not to mention MPPs!). So this could very easily turn into a World War... another reason I'm trying to amass German Infantry for offense/defense purposes. We can't occupy Europe with Home Guards!

Colonially, Italy and the Ottomans will be huge targets once I'm done with Austria. Even moreso if I seize the Balkans beforehand, making them both easy prey.

 

[Tani Coyote]

=== The War Continues... and Expands ===

What had begun as Germany's tiny struggle for extra land in Europe and abroad soon escalated into a world conflict. Russia signed a trade embargo against Germany despite our allied positions, while Italy, the Balkans, and the Ottoman Empire united with either the Scandinavians or Dutch against us. We knew we would have to move fast if we were to keep the situation bright. Knowing he had a commitment to wage war, and a healthy treasury, Wilhelm authorised Marius to send his men on diplomatic missions to form alliances with the major powers of the world.

First came Portugal. Portugal agreed to go to war with Italy, the Dutch, and the Balkans.

Meanwhile, Italy signed a treaty of mutual defense with Brazil, probably hoping to deter us from invading them. Fools. Russia did likewise with Hispaniola. ...Fools.

But in the end, the joke was on this so-called Coalition. Several new industrial districts popped up in Großerdeutschland, allowing mass production of military supplies. German Infantry could be trained in about a month per 5,000-6,000 men in each city. Rolling off the assembly lines, guns in German hands spelled disaster for those who opposed us. Our troops would swallow all who dared to defy the Reich!

Ill-timed, of course, was the Influenza Pandemic...

Spoiler :

3 cities - Berlin, Brussels and Hamburg - have been hit by the disease. But, this could spell opportunity... we shall spread it to our enemies!

--- The Scandinavian Campaign ---

Spoiler :

Above is a modern representation of the German invasion of Scandinavia. Black is Germany, Purple the Scandinavian coalition, gray indicates the major cities in the offensive, and finally red/black arrows indicate German movements.

We redline the small garrisons of Kalmar and Oslo in the north. 48,000 German Cavalry in 5 groups would be used to devour the two cities' garrisons.

Spoiler :

Oslo is ours! No casualties are sustained. Much of Norway and Sweden fall with the city, including some valuable iron ore deposits. After taking Kalmar, we can focus on the prize: Stockholm.

The city of Kalmar fell with no casualties, just like last time. Now would be the daunting task of Stockholm. If that city fell, Germany's hold on the region would be near impossible to break, allowing us to shuffle our troops back south for a fight with Italy.

In the battle of Stockholm, one unit of 5,000 brave Germans sacrifices itself so as to weaken the City Guard enough for our Elite 8,000 Cavalry force to come in and destroy the Guard.

Spoiler :

The fall of Stockholm decapitates the Swedish government, and what's left of the Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian governments has met at the Viking ancestral homeland around Trondheim. From here, they intend to make their last stand. The damn fools. With the city also comes the major source of Scandinavia's coal, preventing them from every industrialising fully.

Trondheim fell later with no units lost. Only Lulea remained independent. And troops were already being shipped from the homeland to the new territories... if Lulea fell, it would signal the end of Scandinavia's presence on mainland Europe.

Spoiler :

Alas, Lulea falls shortly after despite the valiant efforts of the local militias and Home Guard. No units are lost, and Germany celebrates it's victory over all 3 of the Scandinavian countries. What's left of their governments - again - reassemble elsewhere in Iceland and Greenland. Iceland, having the only real stability of the region, is allowed to annex Denmark, proclaiming itself the Icelandic Empire, also called the Scandinavian Empire due to it's claims on the territories Germany captured.

--- Großerdeutschland, That Much Closer to Reality ---

In another nationally-published speech from the center of Berlin, Wilhelm applauded the victories of his troops. He commended his generals for their excellent tactics, his troops for their valor and skill, not to mention the excellence of the Marian Chancellory in Germany's policies. In less than two months, Germany had torn through Belgium, Luxemburg, Holland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Sweden and the Belgian Congo, not to mention seized some of the Dutch East Indies. Wilhelm assured the place in the Sun he desired to carve for Germany, was indeed being formed.

The rally concluded with documents being signed that annexed Norway and Sweden to the Greater German Reich, citing the linguistic connections. Many of the citizens embraced their new German overlords, who as per Marius' suggestions were very generous to their new comrades in the north.

Also, Wilhelm shortly later negotiated a border agreement with Russia regarding the Scandinavia region, so as to ease any tensions over territorial claims.

--- Vengeance is a Dish Best Served Cold... ---

Now with Scandinavia de facto out of the war, Germany could amass it's resources for a massive invasion to the south. Troops and supplies could pour in from the northern provinces to supply the war effort, while Germany proper would amass large amounts of German Infantry to conquer and secure new regions.

First, Germany had to secure allies. It's position was quite vulnerable; troops could come through Austria or France at any moment from Italy, the Balkans, and the Ottoman Empire. Thus, Germany had to wall itself in.

We needed the alliance of our fellow Germans in Austria, and the French. The positions of these powers could greatly hurt the Big Three of the South.

The French were shrewd dealers, demanding 1000 gold and 60 gpt for an alliance against Italy and the Ottomans... who they could hurt most. We agreed, needing some security on our western and southern borders.

Austria was next. They had designs on the Balkans, and for that reason were all the more willing to join in when that was made part of the deal. 300 gold and 55 gpt later, Austria was at war with all 3 of these nearby states. Europe had descended into a huge war.

To strengthen the pressure, we had to make sure that our enemies stayed busy in the colonial regions. Italy was weak in East Africa, and for that reason we had to bring the local power into play - the Mahdists. Ruling British Sudan and having taken over Abyssinia, they were a force to be reckoned with, with huge numbers of religious fanatics swelling their ranks. From their central location, they could overrun all of Italy's colonies.

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Speaking of Africa, we finally take Stanleyville, conquering the whole of the Belgian Congo:

Spoiler :

Wilhelm decrees the partition of the large zone, with some of the south being ceded to Britain, while the rest is carved up between Tanzania and Cameroon, with the rest being a rump - not to mention deformed-looking - colony called the "German Congo." As well, the annexation of all Belgium is formalised, with no lands left under their rule.

Wilhelm knows that if such a large territory is to be defended, it must be connected. He orders workers to be trained in all parts of the vast German Empire there, so as to build railways between the east and west. Once complete, being able to shuffle troops between coasts will make us formiddable.

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Back to alliances, the Mahdists align against Italy for 250 gold and 25 gpt. Not too bad. This should set Italy's colonial status back a bit while we focus on building up our position in Africa.

Week 5 ends. Week 9 will show us whether our efforts are for naught or otherwise.

Spoiler :

Up next: Escalating Conflict

 

[Civ2player]

Nice story, looking forward to more

 

[Tani Coyote]

=== Escalating Conflict ===

The Mahdists attack Italy clearly, as Brazil declares war on them. This will surely turn ugly now that the war has spilled into the American continents. Brazil declared war on Austria-Hungary shortly after. This idea is confirmed when Italy's 3 colonies in East Africa are found to have all been captured by the Mahdists.

Russia and Scandinavia finally go to war! This is the result of Scandinavia attacking us in our own territory. The same is true for Britain.

Britain soon brings France against Scandinavia, flexing their huge resources. In turn, France brings Britain into a war with Italy. Brazil is soon brought in by France against the Ottomans. A tangled network of alliances threatens the stability of the world. But perhaps Germany can still profit...

France soon gets Chile in on the war on Italy. Shortly after, Brazil declares war on the French. We see the navies of our enemies being destroyed...

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The Pandemic hits Dar Es Salaam and Trondheim. Ah well.

By order of the Kaiser, new stock exchanges and factories are to be built everywhere, so as to increase the country's economic vitality and thus it's ability to fight a war. In the meantime, Konigsberg - due to it's high military tradition and facilities - is designated the cavalry factory of the empire, being able to train 5,000 cavalry per month in one unit.

--- The Balkan Campaign ---

Knowing the momentum was good, Marius and Wilhelm discussed the elimination of the Balkans from the European picture. Serbia was within reach of the Austro-Hungarian Army, but they had yet to take it. Germany had quite a few troops, and could possibly seize the country...



Sure enough, only one brave unit of cavalry - diseased anyways, being from Brussels - was lost during the battle, though almost all other units in the hostilities were redlined. Germany now controlled Serbia, albeit much of the region remained de facto under the rule of local warlords. Cute little Montenegro even tried to declare independence now that Belgrade no longer had it's tight grip on them. After installing a puppet monarch in Serbia - married into the German crown - we refused to recognise it's claims to independence, and stated our desire to continue our conquest of the Balkans.

For now, our troops dug into the city of Belgrade, until we had sufficient force to burst out and destroy our enemies... several new divisions would be joining us within a month, from Scandinavia and Germany alike.

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With that, Week 9 ends. Our war effort has progressed quite well in the short span of 3 months; who knows what the coming years will bring...

 

[Auralia]

Nice stuff so far. How are you going to take on the U.S?

P.S- Where do you get the original map?

 

[Tani Coyote]

Nice stuff so far. How are you going to take on the U.S?

P.S- Where do you get the original map?

No idea! I've got to humble Britain, France, and Russia before even considering America. I do plan however, to try and seize some of those powers' territories in the New World, so as to increase my chances of victory. There's also a neat little house rule I forgot to mention: the Monroe Doctrine. Attacking any independent country's territory, or occupying British Canada, will require me to declare war on the USA, so as to represent the Monroe Doctrine's effects. In sum, the Monroe Doctrine was the US saying: "Dun touch the free countries or we pwn j00z!"

The original map should be here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=95741

 

[Auralia]

No idea! I've got to humble Britain, France, and Russia before even considering America. I do plan however, to try and seize some of those powers' territories in the New World, so as to increase my chances of victory. There's also a neat little house rule I forgot to mention: the Monroe Doctrine. Attacking any independent country's territory, or occupying British Canada, will require me to declare war on the USA, so as to represent the Monroe Doctrine's effects. In sum, the Monroe Doctrine was the US saying: "Dun touch the free countries or we pwn j00z!"

What you could do is set up a war between the U.S and Mexico, then invade the U.S as an ally of Mexico.