Unfortunately, I lost the text I wrote for the majority of this chapter due to an error with the forum not saving my draft when I reopened the forum a bit later. This is why this update is a bit shorter, text-wise, than previous ones.
Amsterdam focuses on her overseas's empire again after the recent land gains in Europe and Northern Africa. The target this time becomes Arkan and her ally Ava. Ava is a one province minor and the Grand Republic is confident of annexing them.
Shortly after, in February, 1762, a second war is declared. The target is Assam and her ally Sarig Yogir. Amsterdam intends to start a rapid expansion campaign in Asia because a third war targets Nepal in March, 1762. Nepal's ally Hsenwi is made a co-belligerent and they call in a few other countries including Khmer. Bengal refuses to honor the call to arms because of a high debt.
Hsenwi has only one fortified province which happens also to be their capital. This province falls by July, 1762, and consequently they lose all but one of their provinces. Ava and Arkan suffer an even worse faith. Both get annexed!
By November, 1762, Amsterdam has occupied the majority of Tibet and Assam but it is not time to make peace yet. Overextension is a common problem these days. The fighting continues and more and more provinces get occupied.
Half a year later, the Raadpensionaris decides to repel the Colonial Administration Act because there are only a few uncolonized provinces left.
By September, 1763, overextension is again above 100% because the integration of Greek has been completed and the Greek forgot to core Busäu. Silly Greeks!
Six months later, Khmer, an ally that Hsweni had called into the war, becomes landlocked by losing all coastal provinces to the Grand Republic.
After overextension allows more annexation, Tibet, and shortly after Sarig Yogir are no more!
Therefore, it's time to get one step closer of becoming Master of India by finally removing Bengal from the map.
In January, 1765, Amsterdam then annexes Assam. The war score has been at 100% for a long time but only now did overextension allow their annexation. The Grand Republic has already suffered from too many nasty events caused by high overextension.
The Bengalis hold out until June, 1765. Then they get annexed, too. It was an easy war and the Grand Republic returns to peace.
Lithuania is a blobby threat in Eastern Europe. They have in common with Amsterdam that they share a border with ally-less Shervan. Therefore, to prevent Lithuania from even thinking about annexing them, the Raadpensionaris calls for war against Shervan. The siege phases are very, very long. Luckily they only have two fortified provinces!
When it's not nasty overextension events that are troubling Amsterdam then it's the usual comet. The economy, fools!
A comet cannot stop Amsterdam's expansionism in Asia though. Japan becomes the target of interest when war is declared on Takeda, the largest country in Japan which happens also to have westernized, and her two allies Ouchi and Jianzhou.
The Amsterdammer defeat Shervan and demand their full annexation on 21 June, 1766. Lithuania's expansion into this area has been stopped - for now.
The locals of the Indian Subcontinent are highly displeased by the Raadpensionaris decision to allow the construction of dye plantations in Bengal. Unrest increases.
Ouchi's two provinces are occupied by Amsterdam in January, 1767, and a month later they get annexed. This gives the Grand Republic a first foothold in Japan. The war against Takeda continues.
Takeda's army gets stackwiped at the Battle of Tajima. Without an army, it will be easy to beat Takeda. Province after province gets besieged and occupied.
Religious Unity has meanwhile dropped again to just 78% because of Amsterdam's rapid conquests. Even five missionaries are not enough to keep it even close to 90%.
Takeda recruits a new army in provinces that Amsterdammer cannot reach because the movement is blocked by their forts. This 18.000 men strong army gets annihilated in February, 1768. They should have stayed home. The siege of Mino lasts for 315 days and afterwards, the Grand Republic can finally lay siege on Takeda's capital Kai.
Amsterdam also declarers a war to conquer Makassar's last remaining province, Buton. Burton becomes a part of Amsterdam in May, 1768.
Taker's ally, Jinanzhou, gets annexed also in May, 1768. They only owned one province. In June, Amsterdam then proceeds with making peace with Takeda which happens to lose a bing chunk of Japan to the Grand Republic. They are also forced to release Ainu as a sovereign country.
In December, Yarkand, which has lost all her allies, is declared war on.
In March, 1769, Manaus becomes the last uncolonized province in the world to which settlers are sent. The world has been colonized! Can Amsterdam into space?
It takes only about nine months to defeat Yarkand. They become an integral part of the Grand Republic.
With Yarkand annexed, the Raadpensionaris believes that making a move against Bukhara and her ally Kangra is the way to go.
Savoy's forces beat the ones of Bukhara at the Battle of Maymana without additional support from the Grand Republic. Such a loyal subject, despite being integrated.
Military technology reaches level 28 in June, 1770. This unlocks superior infantry and calvary units. Diplomatic technology reaches level 27 because DIP power is close to being at the limit of 999 once again.
Later that year, the Savoyards then beat an even larger enemy army. Savoy's forces rock,+
Kangra gets annexed in March, 1771 and Raadpensionaris Frans Nassau can officially call himself Master of India!
By July, 1771, more than 60% War Score has been reached and Bukhara is ready to make peace. They agree to cede 21 provinces to the Grand Republic. Their vassal Afghanistan gets also annexed. The next six months no new war is declared but a new target has already been found: Muscovy. The reason why Amsterdam waged war with Bukhara was to get a border with the Musvoties. Amsterdam is planing to take over Siberia.
On 20 March, 1772, the war against Muscovy begins. Muscovy has no allies and a total army of just 38.000 men. Why such a large country has such a tiny army shall remain forever a mystery. The Muscovite navy counts 19 ships. This must be a joke.
The forces of Conquistador Alexei Paletskij get stackwiped at the Battle pf Uriankhai.
Muscovy has only four fortified provinces. Unbelievable for a realm this large and none of the provinces has a high level fort. Therefore, after occupying all four forts, a total war score of 67% has been reached within less than one and a half years. Enough to make peace with Muscovy but the war continues. Amsterdam plans to take as much land as possible which requires a higher war score.
At the same time, a war is declared on Shirmazu in Japan. Shirmazi controls two provinces. It takes three months to annex them. Afterwards, Yamana, another Japanese one province minor, becomes the target of aggression. Their province gets annexed too.
On 1 July, 1774, Muscovy then cedes all possible provinces, which are 69, to the Grand Republic.
The world in July, 1774.
Author's comments:
I can't believe how easy this is! The only difficult war was against the Polish and Swedish a few decades ago. I expected Muscovy to be much, much, much stronger but their army was tiny! It's like they begged us to take their land.
Amsterdam also gained a foothold in Japan. We have truce with the other Japanese countries so we won't be able to annex them anytime soon.
Amsterdam is slowly running out of countries which we can annex, unless we fight Sweden or Lithuania. I don't expect those wars to be cake walks. Maybe something more challenging could be fun.
There are 46 years left to conquer. I wonder what Amsterdam can achieve in those years
Chapter XXXIX - The Conquest of Siberia
Amsterdam focuses on her overseas's empire again after the recent land gains in Europe and Northern Africa. The target this time becomes Arkan and her ally Ava. Ava is a one province minor and the Grand Republic is confident of annexing them.
Shortly after, in February, 1762, a second war is declared. The target is Assam and her ally Sarig Yogir. Amsterdam intends to start a rapid expansion campaign in Asia because a third war targets Nepal in March, 1762. Nepal's ally Hsenwi is made a co-belligerent and they call in a few other countries including Khmer. Bengal refuses to honor the call to arms because of a high debt.
Hsenwi has only one fortified province which happens also to be their capital. This province falls by July, 1762, and consequently they lose all but one of their provinces. Ava and Arkan suffer an even worse faith. Both get annexed!
By November, 1762, Amsterdam has occupied the majority of Tibet and Assam but it is not time to make peace yet. Overextension is a common problem these days. The fighting continues and more and more provinces get occupied.
Half a year later, the Raadpensionaris decides to repel the Colonial Administration Act because there are only a few uncolonized provinces left.
By September, 1763, overextension is again above 100% because the integration of Greek has been completed and the Greek forgot to core Busäu. Silly Greeks!
Six months later, Khmer, an ally that Hsweni had called into the war, becomes landlocked by losing all coastal provinces to the Grand Republic.
After overextension allows more annexation, Tibet, and shortly after Sarig Yogir are no more!
Therefore, it's time to get one step closer of becoming Master of India by finally removing Bengal from the map.
In January, 1765, Amsterdam then annexes Assam. The war score has been at 100% for a long time but only now did overextension allow their annexation. The Grand Republic has already suffered from too many nasty events caused by high overextension.
The Bengalis hold out until June, 1765. Then they get annexed, too. It was an easy war and the Grand Republic returns to peace.
Lithuania is a blobby threat in Eastern Europe. They have in common with Amsterdam that they share a border with ally-less Shervan. Therefore, to prevent Lithuania from even thinking about annexing them, the Raadpensionaris calls for war against Shervan. The siege phases are very, very long. Luckily they only have two fortified provinces!
When it's not nasty overextension events that are troubling Amsterdam then it's the usual comet. The economy, fools!
A comet cannot stop Amsterdam's expansionism in Asia though. Japan becomes the target of interest when war is declared on Takeda, the largest country in Japan which happens also to have westernized, and her two allies Ouchi and Jianzhou.
The Amsterdammer defeat Shervan and demand their full annexation on 21 June, 1766. Lithuania's expansion into this area has been stopped - for now.
The locals of the Indian Subcontinent are highly displeased by the Raadpensionaris decision to allow the construction of dye plantations in Bengal. Unrest increases.
Ouchi's two provinces are occupied by Amsterdam in January, 1767, and a month later they get annexed. This gives the Grand Republic a first foothold in Japan. The war against Takeda continues.
Takeda's army gets stackwiped at the Battle of Tajima. Without an army, it will be easy to beat Takeda. Province after province gets besieged and occupied.
Religious Unity has meanwhile dropped again to just 78% because of Amsterdam's rapid conquests. Even five missionaries are not enough to keep it even close to 90%.
Takeda recruits a new army in provinces that Amsterdammer cannot reach because the movement is blocked by their forts. This 18.000 men strong army gets annihilated in February, 1768. They should have stayed home. The siege of Mino lasts for 315 days and afterwards, the Grand Republic can finally lay siege on Takeda's capital Kai.
Amsterdam also declarers a war to conquer Makassar's last remaining province, Buton. Burton becomes a part of Amsterdam in May, 1768.
Taker's ally, Jinanzhou, gets annexed also in May, 1768. They only owned one province. In June, Amsterdam then proceeds with making peace with Takeda which happens to lose a bing chunk of Japan to the Grand Republic. They are also forced to release Ainu as a sovereign country.
In December, Yarkand, which has lost all her allies, is declared war on.
In March, 1769, Manaus becomes the last uncolonized province in the world to which settlers are sent. The world has been colonized! Can Amsterdam into space?
It takes only about nine months to defeat Yarkand. They become an integral part of the Grand Republic.
With Yarkand annexed, the Raadpensionaris believes that making a move against Bukhara and her ally Kangra is the way to go.
Savoy's forces beat the ones of Bukhara at the Battle of Maymana without additional support from the Grand Republic. Such a loyal subject, despite being integrated.
Military technology reaches level 28 in June, 1770. This unlocks superior infantry and calvary units. Diplomatic technology reaches level 27 because DIP power is close to being at the limit of 999 once again.
Later that year, the Savoyards then beat an even larger enemy army. Savoy's forces rock,+
Kangra gets annexed in March, 1771 and Raadpensionaris Frans Nassau can officially call himself Master of India!
By July, 1771, more than 60% War Score has been reached and Bukhara is ready to make peace. They agree to cede 21 provinces to the Grand Republic. Their vassal Afghanistan gets also annexed. The next six months no new war is declared but a new target has already been found: Muscovy. The reason why Amsterdam waged war with Bukhara was to get a border with the Musvoties. Amsterdam is planing to take over Siberia.
On 20 March, 1772, the war against Muscovy begins. Muscovy has no allies and a total army of just 38.000 men. Why such a large country has such a tiny army shall remain forever a mystery. The Muscovite navy counts 19 ships. This must be a joke.
The forces of Conquistador Alexei Paletskij get stackwiped at the Battle pf Uriankhai.
Muscovy has only four fortified provinces. Unbelievable for a realm this large and none of the provinces has a high level fort. Therefore, after occupying all four forts, a total war score of 67% has been reached within less than one and a half years. Enough to make peace with Muscovy but the war continues. Amsterdam plans to take as much land as possible which requires a higher war score.
At the same time, a war is declared on Shirmazu in Japan. Shirmazi controls two provinces. It takes three months to annex them. Afterwards, Yamana, another Japanese one province minor, becomes the target of aggression. Their province gets annexed too.
On 1 July, 1774, Muscovy then cedes all possible provinces, which are 69, to the Grand Republic.
The world in July, 1774.
Author's comments:
I can't believe how easy this is! The only difficult war was against the Polish and Swedish a few decades ago. I expected Muscovy to be much, much, much stronger but their army was tiny! It's like they begged us to take their land.
Amsterdam also gained a foothold in Japan. We have truce with the other Japanese countries so we won't be able to annex them anytime soon.
Amsterdam is slowly running out of countries which we can annex, unless we fight Sweden or Lithuania. I don't expect those wars to be cake walks. Maybe something more challenging could be fun.
There are 46 years left to conquer. I wonder what Amsterdam can achieve in those years