Peace, but for how long?
The new year saw peace with England and an immedate benefit of using the reparations to pay for colonial development. Nunavik and Cree both become cities and immediately start work on their forts.
A couple of days later:
3 days of peace? Really.. I mean REALLY? Notice my WE there, it's too high but still not bad as I was reducing it while at war with GB. I have a plan for the French: I hope to lure them into a siege in a scorched province, snatch their two colonies and then allow attrician to wear them down to a Conceed Defeat or White Peace. I do not want to HAVE to destroy that 5/12/1 they have in the Theatre.
The French Theatre:
Luckyily thier army is Split. My small 2/4/0 army in Micmac was already marching to put down some Kespek rebels, sorry I'd forgotten to mention them! This army would scorch the earth!
France starts marching 12k infantry to Kespek. I should just manage to win the battle with the rebels scorch and get out before they arrive.
Their 5/0/1 army is marching forward from their furthest colony and eventually moves into Kewdech, which I can not get to in time to scorch.
My Man 6 general gets assigned to the 3/6/1 in Huron, drops the Art and starts to March hard for Kewdech. My fleet returning from Jamacia moves up to the north.
The idea is to drop the 1/2 it is carrying into the French colonies, after they have started their sieges.
The siege of Kespek started as expected, but my relief army from Huron arrive in Kewdech before the enemy, who then start to march into Kespek. I don't really want that level 2 fort to have to have 12k infantry and 1k artilery and so the relief column is ordered into French Territory, where they win a battle, the Cav and Art retreating into.. Kespek.. Man how the AI cheats....
I sieze the colony and march the army northward. The detachment in the ships I move to reinforce the 1/2 in Ungava.
After siezing both colonies, and once the retreating army arrives in Kespek to generate serious attr. The French AI wonders what it is doing. Her one transport had be caught and sent to Davy Jones'. They accpet a white peace in Decemeber and I lose the French border for very little effort!! WAHOOO
While all this was going on, other's looked to take advantage of the situation.
Fairly obivious this one, but hopefully one that can be dealt with like the French... let them come forward to sieze Labrador and Siege Ungava and hopefully convince them of peace one the border no longer exists as I sieze Innu and Labrador back.
As expected they start to move their 4/12/4 (as it was then) stack northward. This really worries me as there is no way I can allow Ungava to fall and to be siezed by Burgundy. I can't get to them enough to make them give it back if it did.
In April the people are feeling confident of the situation and found a colonial company in Salut. Awesome, but mroe money... and of course I hope to sieze atleast 3 colonies in this mess!
Not to be left out Scandinavia declare war. This is one of those, no borders, no obvious reason wars that I fear will perpetuate my cycle of wars long after the borders are gone.
8 transports could be problematic.
Eventually the Burgundians, having siezed Labrador lay siege to Scorched Ungava. my 2/4 army there having retreated to fortifying Nunavik. Thankfully the AI doesn't press on and instead invests the fortification.
I use my fleet to try to catch small squardons on their own and any transports, things were going well with this for awhile. With Victories against Scandinavia's 2/2 blockade squardons and catching 6 of burgundy's 7 transports outside Innu, unprotected right as they DOWed.
Little happens for the next 6 months, the French Campaign is in full swing and compleates in December. Level two forts were ordered in cree and nunavik in Jan. Colonists are sent as they are available to convert the former French colonies and Innu, which is seized as a 2/4 army moves northward under my man 6 general. I need to get to Ungava before anything else goes wrong.
In the mean time I have been ordering the building of new regiments, another 2/4 to be repeated once complete. I'm way below my support limit and I don't want the AI to think that means I'm weak.
The Burgundians seem to be making a mess of their siege. Despite 4000 artillery the fortress is holding well, and the enemy has to winter in a scorched land. Eventually my 2 2/4 armys trap her in a pincer my strongest (but only man 2 general) taking command just in time for the battle. Her stack had been reduced by Attritian to 2/8/2 so my 4/8/0 would be an interesting match. Unlike France they would not be prepared for a peace that would save thier army.
I win the battle and swtich out the general so my Man 6 guy can over take them. After all they are falling back to Nunavik. The chase is long, The Burgundians lose in Nunavik, march back to Ungava, lose and eventually die in Labrador.
While our forces were marcing to the relief of Ungava an old enemy try thier hand:
This is why I had split that Stack that had marched from Huron. 2/4 to go north to Ungava and 1/2 to join the other forces in Arcadia against the Irish.
I group my forces in Micmac and draw out the Irish for an attack on Arcadia and destroy them. I then use my fleet to ensure a crossing into Unamakik. While they arrived before a large fleet drove me off, the army marching to Epekwitk does not.
Now Ideally I'd like these two islands from Ireland, but this would no longer get rid of my border. Innu borders Taqamkuk. I'm not sure I want to take that province from Ireland either as it will give me a border with Spain once again, in Beothuk. The price for my earlier lack of confidence at sea. Given a choice. Border with Ireland or Spain, I'll pick Ireland thank you. I need a much bigger navy to defeat Spain, and certainly I'll not manage to take territory from her in the old world or africa for some time to come. I must reduce the number of my enemies so that I can send troops off abroad and ge tthat infernal WE down.
Apologies for the lack of maps in this update!
So far then I've fought the French, taken thier territory and made a white peace.
I've fought the Burgundian's, taken thier colony, detroyed their stack and transports, but they continue to fight, with blockades all over me.
I've won a couple of small naval enagements against Scandinavia but she is still merrily blockading me along with the Burgundian's.
I've destroyed most of Ireland's armies and have a seige in one of her territories. but the fight continues as her fleets blockade most of my territory.
In this wonderfully situation, what we've all been waiting for finally arrives:
The new year saw peace with England and an immedate benefit of using the reparations to pay for colonial development. Nunavik and Cree both become cities and immediately start work on their forts.
A couple of days later:
3 days of peace? Really.. I mean REALLY? Notice my WE there, it's too high but still not bad as I was reducing it while at war with GB. I have a plan for the French: I hope to lure them into a siege in a scorched province, snatch their two colonies and then allow attrician to wear them down to a Conceed Defeat or White Peace. I do not want to HAVE to destroy that 5/12/1 they have in the Theatre.
The French Theatre:
Luckyily thier army is Split. My small 2/4/0 army in Micmac was already marching to put down some Kespek rebels, sorry I'd forgotten to mention them! This army would scorch the earth!
France starts marching 12k infantry to Kespek. I should just manage to win the battle with the rebels scorch and get out before they arrive.
Their 5/0/1 army is marching forward from their furthest colony and eventually moves into Kewdech, which I can not get to in time to scorch.
My Man 6 general gets assigned to the 3/6/1 in Huron, drops the Art and starts to March hard for Kewdech. My fleet returning from Jamacia moves up to the north.
The idea is to drop the 1/2 it is carrying into the French colonies, after they have started their sieges.
The siege of Kespek started as expected, but my relief army from Huron arrive in Kewdech before the enemy, who then start to march into Kespek. I don't really want that level 2 fort to have to have 12k infantry and 1k artilery and so the relief column is ordered into French Territory, where they win a battle, the Cav and Art retreating into.. Kespek.. Man how the AI cheats....
I sieze the colony and march the army northward. The detachment in the ships I move to reinforce the 1/2 in Ungava.
After siezing both colonies, and once the retreating army arrives in Kespek to generate serious attr. The French AI wonders what it is doing. Her one transport had be caught and sent to Davy Jones'. They accpet a white peace in Decemeber and I lose the French border for very little effort!! WAHOOO
While all this was going on, other's looked to take advantage of the situation.
Fairly obivious this one, but hopefully one that can be dealt with like the French... let them come forward to sieze Labrador and Siege Ungava and hopefully convince them of peace one the border no longer exists as I sieze Innu and Labrador back.
As expected they start to move their 4/12/4 (as it was then) stack northward. This really worries me as there is no way I can allow Ungava to fall and to be siezed by Burgundy. I can't get to them enough to make them give it back if it did.
In April the people are feeling confident of the situation and found a colonial company in Salut. Awesome, but mroe money... and of course I hope to sieze atleast 3 colonies in this mess!
Not to be left out Scandinavia declare war. This is one of those, no borders, no obvious reason wars that I fear will perpetuate my cycle of wars long after the borders are gone.
8 transports could be problematic.
Eventually the Burgundians, having siezed Labrador lay siege to Scorched Ungava. my 2/4 army there having retreated to fortifying Nunavik. Thankfully the AI doesn't press on and instead invests the fortification.
I use my fleet to try to catch small squardons on their own and any transports, things were going well with this for awhile. With Victories against Scandinavia's 2/2 blockade squardons and catching 6 of burgundy's 7 transports outside Innu, unprotected right as they DOWed.
Little happens for the next 6 months, the French Campaign is in full swing and compleates in December. Level two forts were ordered in cree and nunavik in Jan. Colonists are sent as they are available to convert the former French colonies and Innu, which is seized as a 2/4 army moves northward under my man 6 general. I need to get to Ungava before anything else goes wrong.
In the mean time I have been ordering the building of new regiments, another 2/4 to be repeated once complete. I'm way below my support limit and I don't want the AI to think that means I'm weak.
The Burgundians seem to be making a mess of their siege. Despite 4000 artillery the fortress is holding well, and the enemy has to winter in a scorched land. Eventually my 2 2/4 armys trap her in a pincer my strongest (but only man 2 general) taking command just in time for the battle. Her stack had been reduced by Attritian to 2/8/2 so my 4/8/0 would be an interesting match. Unlike France they would not be prepared for a peace that would save thier army.
I win the battle and swtich out the general so my Man 6 guy can over take them. After all they are falling back to Nunavik. The chase is long, The Burgundians lose in Nunavik, march back to Ungava, lose and eventually die in Labrador.
While our forces were marcing to the relief of Ungava an old enemy try thier hand:
This is why I had split that Stack that had marched from Huron. 2/4 to go north to Ungava and 1/2 to join the other forces in Arcadia against the Irish.
I group my forces in Micmac and draw out the Irish for an attack on Arcadia and destroy them. I then use my fleet to ensure a crossing into Unamakik. While they arrived before a large fleet drove me off, the army marching to Epekwitk does not.
Now Ideally I'd like these two islands from Ireland, but this would no longer get rid of my border. Innu borders Taqamkuk. I'm not sure I want to take that province from Ireland either as it will give me a border with Spain once again, in Beothuk. The price for my earlier lack of confidence at sea. Given a choice. Border with Ireland or Spain, I'll pick Ireland thank you. I need a much bigger navy to defeat Spain, and certainly I'll not manage to take territory from her in the old world or africa for some time to come. I must reduce the number of my enemies so that I can send troops off abroad and ge tthat infernal WE down.
Apologies for the lack of maps in this update!
So far then I've fought the French, taken thier territory and made a white peace.
I've fought the Burgundian's, taken thier colony, detroyed their stack and transports, but they continue to fight, with blockades all over me.
I've won a couple of small naval enagements against Scandinavia but she is still merrily blockading me along with the Burgundian's.
I've destroyed most of Ireland's armies and have a seige in one of her territories. but the fight continues as her fleets blockade most of my territory.
In this wonderfully situation, what we've all been waiting for finally arrives: