Novgorod marshes floodings
It was a typical early autumn day, the sun shined in the same way - somewhat more distant but strong at times anyway. The wind came through the trees with hints of the frigid tundras from where it came. However all this was more of a relief after yet another brutal Russian summer, especially in Novgorod where the stifling heat and humidity could make some at times even long for the equally harsh and all too often deadly Russian winter.It was these ideas that were in Boris' mind as he and a number of his comrades sat silently among some recently fallen leaves on one side a dam constructed only a number of a years ago part of a massive drainage project. The valley below was bright with crops, yet something was quite noticeably wrong, there were very few people. And throughout the land, this was the same universally. People had already begun moving away from these lands so recently claimed as they knew very well what would happen to them when the Lithuanians marched in.The orders were simple in theory, and brutally effective in practice. The dams would be let open, the canals rediverted and what at this moment were fields and pastures, finely developed roads would turn into torrents of water and mud. The eastern and south-eastern pathes would be cut and in some of the most army-inhospitable land in Europe the Lithuanian forces would be caught in an endless quagmire, those troops of course that weren't directly engulfed in the torrent.The frontier guard, those not constantly harassing the Lithuanian army, were charged with this task. Men like Boris Murtisev present simply sat in this pristine settings, waiting for the opportune moment when the Lithuanians arrived to turn them into deadly forces of chaos. The army was in Pskov, the people were leaving north and west and here in Novgorod all that awaited the Lithuanian invaders was destruction. The crops not already taken by the populace in flight would be washed away, the roads would dissapear and the invading army would be trapped in land it set out to conquer, unable to be supplied, unable to coherently move, and having no land to live off of. But to Boris, until he saw the glint of weapons, the thud of uncoming horses, it was but another beautiful day. Mother Russia would be cleansed from these dirty invaders, even if took a whole lot of mud and water, and it was up to men like Boris to set the deed in motion.
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The infrastructure of Novgorod suffers (
-2 starting eco for 2 years to Pskov).
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1. Major disaster
General lack of food are made worse by the woefully inadequate trickle of supplies getting through. Thousands die, some in their sleep, and many others are in no condition to fight. Even more desert and flee for home.
(-3 current land mil, -2 morale, -1 tech for 2 turns)
2. Lack of supplies
Not only food is lacking, also other basic supplies are kept back. The soldiers not dead from starvation lacks weapons to replace those lost in combat.
(-2 current land mil, -1 morale, -1 tech for 2 turns)
3. Harsh conditions
The troops suffer from lack of food and supplies. Horses and men die, lost weapons are difficult to replace. Many die, even more desert.
(-1 current land mil, -1 morale, -1 tech for 2 turns)
4. A blow to morale
The lack of food saps the army's strength and morale. But still they march on.
(-1 morale for 2 turns)
5-6 No effect
Although they curse their leaders for their poor planning, the troops grind their teeth and fight on.
(No effect)
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Negative modifier of
-1 for extreme geographical location.
Roll; 4-1=
3. Harsh conditions
The troops suffer from lack of food and supplies. Horses and men die, lost weapons are difficult to replace. Many die, even more desert.
(-1 current land mil, -1 morale, -1 tech for 2 turns)
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