The Ottoman Empire won't join our cause as long as we're at war, but a chance to take Persia almost for free will never come again. We have to stay in, as exhausting as it may sound.
Mamluks got peaced out and lost 2 cores to Tunis.
Doesn't look like they got slammed.
Our troops are almost in position, Ajam refuses to join. Good for us.
Great power actions need to get checked. Another mandatory thing. Rarely available, but the option to force an enemy out of future wars pays off.
Avaria, Beja and Hadramut are willing to join our family.
We are already at twice our limit though. Mental note is made for Beja, who are sitting south of Mamluks.
Another war against Najd sounds tempting. Defeat Mamluks, force them to annull treaties.
We couldn't take any provinces though. AE is still an issue and will continue to be one. Fighting Mamluks solo for no gain besides a few desert provinces doesn't sound appealing.
Najd is over 50% WS, but their only ally is Mamluks. We set them as co-belligerent and declare on Mamluks.
Only one rebel steck is threatening us. Both provinces over 10 unrest. We take the risk and increase autonomy, giving them a 2.5% chance to revolt, decreasing yearly until 1529.
Troops are moving in. First goal is to peace out Najd while distracting Mamluks north without fighting.
Here they come!
Only a part of their army arrives though. We will take the gamble and gather our troops.
Dimashq is drylands thankfully. Getting attacked will not give us a malus.
We split up our armies to siege faster, but haven't seen Yemen's army yet. A huge risk, but that's what leading a country while tired makes you do.
Despite a rather speedy general our troops arrive late. They will arrive in Suwayda on the same day the battle of Dimashq begins.
18.700 troops against 28.000, 17.000 of which arrive with delay. We're starting to doubt the gamble is going to pay off.
Hisn Kayfa's soldiers are getting utterly shredded. Combat is prolonged due to bad rolls on both sides, Mamluks have almost managed to bring in reinforcements. Why are we still fighting despite outflanking the enemy, no malus suffered and having more cannons than them?
WHAT IS THIS MORALE?
Our spies gave no warning!
Always check the ledger, always check the ledger, always check the ledger.
4.7 against 4.1 with almost equal numbers means a rough war lies ahead. It may be time for mercenaries. Forcelimit is reached. A costly investment, if made.
At least not all humor is lost. Occupying their lands for half a decade apparently made them ambivalent towards us.
Is respect out of fear an unknown concept to them?
Our frontline has been broken! All available men report, call in the reserves! And can someone get rid of that rebel stack? Of course 2.5% sufficed.
It is almost painful to watch. A -2 modifier may be harsh, but we fully outflank them, even have cavalry units and are using more than twice their cannons.
I guess it's too early for cannons to take effect. Why didn't we pick up two more mounted units? It would've been the perfect timing.
With half their army infiltrating and our main stack being defeated they close in on our siege units.
Our experts have managed to tear down those walls in a timely manner and Najd is fully occupied.
Time to peace out and escape.
Looking at all the pain he caused our glorious leader dies of a broken heart.
His heir will now take the throne and as a first course of action the war against Najd will end.
The time to siege down Aflaj simply wasn't there and we couldn't wait any longer.
Leaving the Ottoman Empire with a very trusted and completely worthless ally. Leaving Najd alive was the desired outcome after all.
Our vassal Haasa grows.
We export our rebels into QQ. They're not strong enough to take them down sadly, but it gives us a few more months to breathe.
When suddenly
HUSSAH! The war is over! We're finally at war!
Timurids, as the former overlord, is now warleader. We could vassalize them, but that would leave Khorosan out of our sphere of influence.
Time to siege down their capital and wrap up the east.
Our nation was in dire need of good news
A lot of maneuvering takes place in the north to make sure none of our provinces get sieged down.
Mamluks managed to get one, costing us prosperity in that state, but all other provinces are being spared from devastation.
A lot of micro is the exact opposite of what we were aiming for in this campaign.
Hopes were high that our vassal in the south could grow a bit as well, but this isn't Mahra's day.
Yemen's capital can not be reached and sieging a lvl2 fort, their capital and unsieging Mahra for an appropriate warscore would simply be too much. We decide to hope for the best, move on one of their forts and get the white peace so we can focus on Mamluks.
Checking available advisors we realize another rookie mistake. Increased force limit is not on the list of things we want to have in our hardest war so far.
A morale advisor is needed, but level 2?
Our nation is so broke, it stopped being funny. Inflation gets reduced by 2 and we make a mental note to hire the advisor.
Not doing it yet though. As long as we get a monthly tick in before a fight happens we will have max morale. Something to watch out for, but something that'll save us 5 ducats a month until we hire him.
Mamluks are moving south
We are running away.
There's no point in fighting them right now. We may be able to take out Yemen's forces who are sieging down a lvl2 fort in Qatif.
Coastal desert. No malus for them.
Ohhh god, this is too good to be true.
No allies, so many cores, we need to make a move here, fast!
Another war while we can barely handle Mamluks sound risky. Very risky. But the chance needs to be taken.
Lots of flat terrain make a successful defensive fight impossible. We retreat to Ar-Raqqa, send a stack south to siege and hope for another split or attack over the river.
Yemen has one third of their army, high enthusiasm and we still have low morale.
Didn't we kill the weaklings at the start of our campaign? Must be their sons who have found a way into Hisn Kayfa's ranks again.
Flee like the chicken you are. Our troops are too mighty for you.
Or it's because the AI got improved a lot. We're almost yearning for the stupid version of older days.
How is this siege not finished yet? If we had a cannon in there we could barrage, but we do not.
Our great oversight and macro play has severely dampered our ability to micro apparently.
Or maybe it's fatigue. Been a long day.
Sistan's provinces under siege. We need to wrap up this war and vassalize both.
Never look away from a war. Mamluks have come back and our greedy eyes were glued to the east. This will not end well.
They arrive on the 31st October, we get there one day sooner with the help of our general.
He knows the lands better than anyone else, but his combat skills are lacking.
None of our other troops can assign a general since they're in hostile territory.
Sometimes you need to make the best out of a bad situation. CHARGE!
Successfully deterred. No combat took place. The fight starting on 31st October would have been more harmful than a normal fight. 10% additional max morale doesn't mean 10% more morale. A month's tick is needed.
Persia is mocking us. Luring us in with sweet gifts, just to crush our hopes and dreams.
A level 1 fort against an incompetent siege 1 general has been holding out for 271 days.
Disgraceful and frustrating.
Let's stop looking at it and retreat with our main force to Ar-Raqqa. Still looking for an opening to peace out Yemen. The longer a war goes the easier it gets, but we need to hurt them.
(cont.)
Mamluks got peaced out and lost 2 cores to Tunis.
Doesn't look like they got slammed.
Our troops are almost in position, Ajam refuses to join. Good for us.
Great power actions need to get checked. Another mandatory thing. Rarely available, but the option to force an enemy out of future wars pays off.
Avaria, Beja and Hadramut are willing to join our family.
We are already at twice our limit though. Mental note is made for Beja, who are sitting south of Mamluks.
Another war against Najd sounds tempting. Defeat Mamluks, force them to annull treaties.
We couldn't take any provinces though. AE is still an issue and will continue to be one. Fighting Mamluks solo for no gain besides a few desert provinces doesn't sound appealing.
Najd is over 50% WS, but their only ally is Mamluks. We set them as co-belligerent and declare on Mamluks.
Only one rebel steck is threatening us. Both provinces over 10 unrest. We take the risk and increase autonomy, giving them a 2.5% chance to revolt, decreasing yearly until 1529.
Troops are moving in. First goal is to peace out Najd while distracting Mamluks north without fighting.
Here they come!
Only a part of their army arrives though. We will take the gamble and gather our troops.
Dimashq is drylands thankfully. Getting attacked will not give us a malus.
We split up our armies to siege faster, but haven't seen Yemen's army yet. A huge risk, but that's what leading a country while tired makes you do.
Despite a rather speedy general our troops arrive late. They will arrive in Suwayda on the same day the battle of Dimashq begins.
18.700 troops against 28.000, 17.000 of which arrive with delay. We're starting to doubt the gamble is going to pay off.
Hisn Kayfa's soldiers are getting utterly shredded. Combat is prolonged due to bad rolls on both sides, Mamluks have almost managed to bring in reinforcements. Why are we still fighting despite outflanking the enemy, no malus suffered and having more cannons than them?
WHAT IS THIS MORALE?
Our spies gave no warning!
Always check the ledger, always check the ledger, always check the ledger.
4.7 against 4.1 with almost equal numbers means a rough war lies ahead. It may be time for mercenaries. Forcelimit is reached. A costly investment, if made.
At least not all humor is lost. Occupying their lands for half a decade apparently made them ambivalent towards us.
Is respect out of fear an unknown concept to them?
Our frontline has been broken! All available men report, call in the reserves! And can someone get rid of that rebel stack? Of course 2.5% sufficed.
It is almost painful to watch. A -2 modifier may be harsh, but we fully outflank them, even have cavalry units and are using more than twice their cannons.
I guess it's too early for cannons to take effect. Why didn't we pick up two more mounted units? It would've been the perfect timing.
With half their army infiltrating and our main stack being defeated they close in on our siege units.
Our experts have managed to tear down those walls in a timely manner and Najd is fully occupied.
Time to peace out and escape.
Looking at all the pain he caused our glorious leader dies of a broken heart.
His heir will now take the throne and as a first course of action the war against Najd will end.
The time to siege down Aflaj simply wasn't there and we couldn't wait any longer.
Leaving the Ottoman Empire with a very trusted and completely worthless ally. Leaving Najd alive was the desired outcome after all.
Our vassal Haasa grows.
We export our rebels into QQ. They're not strong enough to take them down sadly, but it gives us a few more months to breathe.
When suddenly
HUSSAH! The war is over! We're finally at war!
Timurids, as the former overlord, is now warleader. We could vassalize them, but that would leave Khorosan out of our sphere of influence.
Time to siege down their capital and wrap up the east.
Our nation was in dire need of good news
A lot of maneuvering takes place in the north to make sure none of our provinces get sieged down.
Mamluks managed to get one, costing us prosperity in that state, but all other provinces are being spared from devastation.
A lot of micro is the exact opposite of what we were aiming for in this campaign.
Hopes were high that our vassal in the south could grow a bit as well, but this isn't Mahra's day.
Yemen's capital can not be reached and sieging a lvl2 fort, their capital and unsieging Mahra for an appropriate warscore would simply be too much. We decide to hope for the best, move on one of their forts and get the white peace so we can focus on Mamluks.
Checking available advisors we realize another rookie mistake. Increased force limit is not on the list of things we want to have in our hardest war so far.
A morale advisor is needed, but level 2?
Our nation is so broke, it stopped being funny. Inflation gets reduced by 2 and we make a mental note to hire the advisor.
Not doing it yet though. As long as we get a monthly tick in before a fight happens we will have max morale. Something to watch out for, but something that'll save us 5 ducats a month until we hire him.
Mamluks are moving south
We are running away.
There's no point in fighting them right now. We may be able to take out Yemen's forces who are sieging down a lvl2 fort in Qatif.
Coastal desert. No malus for them.
Ohhh god, this is too good to be true.
No allies, so many cores, we need to make a move here, fast!
Another war while we can barely handle Mamluks sound risky. Very risky. But the chance needs to be taken.
Lots of flat terrain make a successful defensive fight impossible. We retreat to Ar-Raqqa, send a stack south to siege and hope for another split or attack over the river.
Yemen has one third of their army, high enthusiasm and we still have low morale.
Didn't we kill the weaklings at the start of our campaign? Must be their sons who have found a way into Hisn Kayfa's ranks again.
Flee like the chicken you are. Our troops are too mighty for you.
Or it's because the AI got improved a lot. We're almost yearning for the stupid version of older days.
How is this siege not finished yet? If we had a cannon in there we could barrage, but we do not.
Our great oversight and macro play has severely dampered our ability to micro apparently.
Or maybe it's fatigue. Been a long day.
Sistan's provinces under siege. We need to wrap up this war and vassalize both.
Never look away from a war. Mamluks have come back and our greedy eyes were glued to the east. This will not end well.
They arrive on the 31st October, we get there one day sooner with the help of our general.
He knows the lands better than anyone else, but his combat skills are lacking.
None of our other troops can assign a general since they're in hostile territory.
Sometimes you need to make the best out of a bad situation. CHARGE!
Successfully deterred. No combat took place. The fight starting on 31st October would have been more harmful than a normal fight. 10% additional max morale doesn't mean 10% more morale. A month's tick is needed.
Persia is mocking us. Luring us in with sweet gifts, just to crush our hopes and dreams.
A level 1 fort against an incompetent siege 1 general has been holding out for 271 days.
Disgraceful and frustrating.
Let's stop looking at it and retreat with our main force to Ar-Raqqa. Still looking for an opening to peace out Yemen. The longer a war goes the easier it gets, but we need to hurt them.
(cont.)
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