AAr ends in 1638 and It's very unlikely I'll make next parts because the game is over, no more challenges await and I simply dont find fun in blobbing everywhere annymore.
After my succesfull game as Songhai I have decided to do it again, but this time I will also write an AAR about it (It will be my first AAR, so I hope I wont do much faults), so ... here we go :
All setings normal, lucky nations historical.
But first, let us see sliders, and move one:
Innovative is always better, even if we look weakMeanwhile our king has decided to hire a theologian and with his help he enacted two religious decision, to help convert heathens in our country.
We must attack Hausa while they still have no army, we create one regular regiment in capital and hire 2 merceranies in province next to Hausa.
Army not yet ready, but king's wish is a commandWe attacked enemy troops with our regular 1k army with general, and move 2 merc armies to neighboring provinces, Kannen Bornu tried to help Hausa, but conceded defeat after I captured one of their province, after some ping-pong war ended.
Vassalized, our king is not interested in ruling those poor lands himself ... yetAfter war king decided to disband merceranies and raise more regiments in case of war with Mali, which has mission to vassalize us, they wish they could!
Meanwhile, generals come to the king, complaining about our focus on navy.King agreed with them of course, since navy is unkown word to him.
"Wait, we were focusing on navy? I dont even know what it is!" - sultan Mar-Arkana Sonni
Insult from Mali, that's enough, king is furious. Army is not assembled,but that's not a problem, spies report that Mali's army is busy with revolts and shoudnt be able to engage us.Time to conquer some gold mines, and rich city of Timbuktu!.
Armies were moving smoothly into Mali, only one 1000 infantry regiment tried to stop our glorious march, of course it was defeated.
At the end of Mali's country, we discovered what was the reason for Mali's weakness - 6k animist zealots wiped out their entire army! We better not engage this monster, let them conquer this region.
Four provinces has been gained, two to the south will be released as a vassalWe create more regiments to defend our newly acquired territory, set focus on land tech to get forts ASAP and cancel mission to get a better one, that's what comes to us :
A mission to annex our just created vassal, how niceTime to vassalize Oyo and Benin, armies has been dispatched to destroy natvies so we will have clear way to conquer them, first battle has been won by natives, but since we are not in a hurry we dont worry and wait for manpower to grow.When we again move to Nupe, natives dont attack us, they know they cannot defeat us
Declaration of war goes to Oyo, Benin joins to help it's pagan friend. Their combined armies defeat our main army. King is not happy, but things arent that bad - our army retreats to Benin and occupies it, we quickly vasalize them.Oyo alone cannot stand against us and soon they are vassalized too, glory to Songhai!
Some heretics have came from our vassal durning the war, but after it ended, they magicaly disappearedAfter war not much was going on in Songhai's kingdom, some people have come to king demanding more national institutions, and king's answered them with magicaly words : l'état c'est moi
So far so good, we control half of our neighbours in eight years1,4% inflation acquired, not that bad since we dont play to acquire anymore in upcoming 40-50 years.Tomorrow we shall subjugate Mali, annex Ashanti and maybe Hausa.Also preparations for westernization must be done, let's hope for Castille conquering North Africa once again.
//Since as I mentioned at the begining it's my first AAR and I would be very glad if you could point any error i have made, all suggestions will be welcome. I also hope I posted this in a right place
After my succesfull game as Songhai I have decided to do it again, but this time I will also write an AAR about it (It will be my first AAR, so I hope I wont do much faults), so ... here we go :
All setings normal, lucky nations historical.
Table Of Contents
Episode 1 - Struggle in Africa
Part 1 - Let the conquering begin (this post)
Part 2 - Conquest of Mali
Part 3 - Forts and missionaries
Part 4 - Conquest of Pagans
Part 5 - Rebels, colonists and buildings
Part 6 - Bhutan's awesome
Part 7 - Westernisation comes
Part 8 - Westernisation came
Part 9 - British crusade(s) againt Songhai
Part 10 - On the edge of defeat
Part 11 - Another British Crusade
Episode 2 - Conquest of French,Spanish and English
Part 1 - Songhai's Noble Republic
Part 2 - North Africa
Part 3 - Castille falls
Part 4 - End of Not-So-Great Britain
Part 5 - Liberating Celts
Part 6 - French-Songhai war
Part 7 - Rebels, rebels everywhere
Future ruler of the world
We have 3 poor provinces, one with wrong religion. We are superior to our neighbours in another way - our ruler is king, not high elder.To the west lies rich gold mines of Mali, to the east - Hausa, our first target.Episode 1 - Struggle in Africa
Part 1 - Let the conquering begin (this post)
Part 2 - Conquest of Mali
Part 3 - Forts and missionaries
Part 4 - Conquest of Pagans
Part 5 - Rebels, colonists and buildings
Part 6 - Bhutan's awesome
Part 7 - Westernisation comes
Part 8 - Westernisation came
Part 9 - British crusade(s) againt Songhai
Part 10 - On the edge of defeat
Part 11 - Another British Crusade
Episode 2 - Conquest of French,Spanish and English
Part 1 - Songhai's Noble Republic
Part 2 - North Africa
Part 3 - Castille falls
Part 4 - End of Not-So-Great Britain
Part 5 - Liberating Celts
Part 6 - French-Songhai war
Part 7 - Rebels, rebels everywhere
Future ruler of the world
But first, let us see sliders, and move one:
Innovative is always better, even if we look weak
We must attack Hausa while they still have no army, we create one regular regiment in capital and hire 2 merceranies in province next to Hausa.
Army not yet ready, but king's wish is a command
Vassalized, our king is not interested in ruling those poor lands himself ... yet
Meanwhile, generals come to the king, complaining about our focus on navy.King agreed with them of course, since navy is unkown word to him.
"Wait, we were focusing on navy? I dont even know what it is!" - sultan Mar-Arkana Sonni
Insult from Mali, that's enough, king is furious. Army is not assembled,but that's not a problem, spies report that Mali's army is busy with revolts and shoudnt be able to engage us.Time to conquer some gold mines, and rich city of Timbuktu!.
Armies were moving smoothly into Mali, only one 1000 infantry regiment tried to stop our glorious march, of course it was defeated.
At the end of Mali's country, we discovered what was the reason for Mali's weakness - 6k animist zealots wiped out their entire army! We better not engage this monster, let them conquer this region.
Four provinces has been gained, two to the south will be released as a vassal
A mission to annex our just created vassal, how nice
Declaration of war goes to Oyo, Benin joins to help it's pagan friend. Their combined armies defeat our main army. King is not happy, but things arent that bad - our army retreats to Benin and occupies it, we quickly vasalize them.Oyo alone cannot stand against us and soon they are vassalized too, glory to Songhai!
Some heretics have came from our vassal durning the war, but after it ended, they magicaly disappeared
So far so good, we control half of our neighbours in eight years
//Since as I mentioned at the begining it's my first AAR and I would be very glad if you could point any error i have made, all suggestions will be welcome. I also hope I posted this in a right place
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