Originally posted by eagles54I am reminded of notorious 1930's criminal Willie Sutton's unintentionally funny exchange with a newspaper reporter.
Only so I may know exactly whom to relieve of the gold offerings they've greedily held back afterward.
Reporter: Willie, why do you rob banks?
Sutton: Because that's where they keep the money.
It is to be hoped that King Kodran and his merry men will yet have the chance to carve the blood eagle into the chests of their enemies before this is all through.
Edit: I hear the old churches of Novgorod used to make delieveries of gold, King Kodran...
A very hearty 'thank you' for your words of encouragement, Duke Halga. Indeed, we prepare a solemn rite for those deserving of such a fitting conclusion to their bellicosity.
While I have immeasurable faith in the ability of my stalwarts to aright the wrongs being perpetuated upon my homeland, I know that the honor and courage in battle they have shown, and will continue to manifest, cannot be sullied by any dastard or his baseborn sycophants. Whether we prevail or perish, no length of time will ever erase the heroic deeds of these Warriors. They stand ready to protect Norge now and forever.
So the Castilian and Aragonese conscripts were taught a bitter lesson in warfare by the Golden Horde. Did you bungling fools really think you could stand up to the legendary might of my armies, led by the indomitable Olympius the Leper? Even though my fleet had to be sacrificed, the ground battle was a decisive victory for the Horde. As nearly as I can tell from a cursory glance, the casualties broke down as followed:
Castile/Aragon:
13 Muslim Skirmishers
9 Archers
7 Heavy Infantry
5 Light Infantry
2 Spanish Knights
2(?) commanders
Golden Horde:
5 Light Infantry
2 Peasant Rabble
1 Light Spearman
Did you bunglers think I would be fooled by your pathetic pack of lies you so clumsily bandied about? The Great Khan knows and sees all. No one decieves me. My armies are unbeatable. It is a fool's errand to stand in my way. I'm afraid you've done nothing but seal your own doom.
Originally posted by rwingettI'm not looking forward to my encounter with the blind one. However, Bavaria offered me a 1 for 1 trade; my Medium Galley for his Royal Galleon. My fleet's looking pretty good...for what good that will do me.
So the Castilian and Aragonese conscripts were taught a bitter lesson in warfare by the Golden Horde. Did you bungling fools really think you could stand up to the legendary might of my armies, led by the indomitable Olympius the Leper? Even though my fleet had to be sacrificed, the ground battle was a decisive victory for the Horde. As nearly as I can tell ...[text shortened]... is a fool's errand to stand in my way. I'm afraid you've done nothing but seal your own doom.
A large naval battle was fought off the coast of Jutland between the forces of Aquitaine and Saxony.
Aquitaine's losses:
1 Trading Cog
1 Siege Machine
2 Heavy Infantry
16 Crossbowmen
3 Archers
5 Mercenaries
Total Replacement Cost: 140 gold
Saxony's losses:
6 Trading Cogs
5 Bergantinas
12 Carracks
1 Imperial Guardsman
3 Nordic Warriors
2 Heavy Infantry
4 Archers
1 Man-at-Arms
Commander Sig Vicious
Total Replacement Cost: 247 gold
Originally posted by rwingettCastile does not lie Khan. He does however seem to be losing Commanders at an alarming rate. I blame too many weeks at sea, it has softened their minds. Alas, phase timing is everything inthis game 🙁
So the Castilian and Aragonese conscripts were taught a bitter lesson in warfare by the Golden Horde. Did you bungling fools really think you could stand up to the legendary might of my armies, led by the indomitable Olympius the Leper? Even though my fleet had to be sacrificed, the ground battle was a decisive victory for the Horde. As nearly as I can tell ...[text shortened]... is a fool's errand to stand in my way. I'm afraid you've done nothing but seal your own doom.
Originally posted by StarrmanThere was a man of Thessaly and he was wondrous wise
Castile does not lie Khan. He does however seem to be losing Commanders at an alarming rate. I blame too many weeks at sea, it has softened their minds. Alas, phase timing is everything inthis game 🙁
He jumped into a quickset hedge and scratched out both his eyes
And when he saw his eyes were out he'd reason to complain
He jumped into another hedge and scratched them in again
Never fear, cousin, the Khan's bluster is not worth a goat's fart (however highly Mongols may value caprine flatulence, even bottling it on occasion!). Have to work on that timing, though. Well done in Scotland!
Elsewhere--
The massed cavalry of Aragon and Castile sang songs and played the Galician bagpipes as they stormed the undefended walls of Savoy. Such was their mirth that they scarcely noticed the 6-odd Bavarian archers they trampled en route through Rhaetia.
Barcelona is abuzz with the literary success of the decade: General Garibaldi's memoirs, A Year In Provence. He has already been offered an advance for the sequel, A Season in Languedoc, although a third volume is not expected to appear.
There's a lot of driftwood in the Ligurian Sea stamped "made in Venice". Thank you, Morocco, for the use of your Berber marines. Without them things would have been different.
Aragon assisted Morocco in the Sultan's glorious victory against the Mameluke fleet in the East Mediterranean. I shall leave the reporting of that to him.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageScotland? We're in Scotland? Wow, I barely noticed the move. So peaceful is the in-voyage service and I honestly didn't even notice the landing either. At first we thought the pathetic, mewling peasents were there to greet us, but after they had the temerity to throw a stone at one of the captains we had no hesitation in using them as polo practice. It seems Saxony believes he can hole up in Strathclyde, I wonder how long he'll survive...
There was a man of Thessaly and he was wondrous wise
He jumped into a quickset hedge and scratched out both his eyes
And when he saw his eyes were out he'd reason to complain
He jumped into another hedge and scratched them in again
Never fear, cousin, the Khan's bluster is not worth a goat's fart (however highly Mongols may value caprine ...[text shortened]... he Mameluke fleet in the East Mediterranean. I shall leave the reporting of that to him.
Originally posted by GottschalkI was heavily outgunned. That's a lesson learned.
A large naval battle was fought off the coast of Jutland between the forces of Aquitaine and Saxony.
Aquitaine's losses:
1 Trading Cog
1 Siege Machine
2 Heavy Infantry
16 Crossbowmen
3 Archers
5 Mercenaries
Total Replacement Cost: 140 gold
Saxony's losses:
6 Trading Cogs
5 Bergantinas
12 Carracks
1 Imperial Guardsman
3 Nordic Warriors
2 ...[text shortened]... vy Infantry
4 Archers
1 Man-at-Arms
Commander Sig Vicious
Total Replacement Cost: 247 gold