Anagaea II – A New Age of Empires [1117 AD]

[Oasis]

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[SWAT One]

Ezbátu and the Western Oriental Crowns agree.

The Teijinan militia is informed of this decision and asks if the Ezbatan military has permission to use their lands as passage to retake Taijoau.

Holy stuff there's a website.

Bruh.  Bruh it's been here for at least two months.

Also because everyone keeps matching the counts, I'll narrow down the options and reset it.

[Ladios]

This is agreed and an effort is coordinated to leave the gates open in south teijina to allow additional troops in to retake the city area. The Teijina militia would mainly be in charge of the liberation of the city and the titchwahk province to the immediate north.

At the same time, Hwan Ghou Kai and his fellow generals begin gathering their forces in secret around Ru'sha, with plans to push east from there to take Old Daijoua.

During this time it is requested that oriental crown forces be sent across the gulf to New Daijoua, where if they should take the city in the time scheduled would meet the Teijina/Ezbatan forces coming up from the southeast and the Wereuan/Kastwatan forces coming in from the west.

At that point the challenge would be in proceeding north into Navaro territory, while the Navaro have pledged their support, the mountainous land is rugged and ripe for ambush by a defensive Gungxi and his men, and the academy of Navaro Kai has proven unseigable in past attempts, and while Gungxi currently uses Roussa as his capitol, it is a short distance away from the academy that at any sign of danger he'd likely retreat to safety, and regather followers quickly.

[SWAT One]

I mean Ezbátu has a huge army any navy, so you should utilize what you can of it.  We will follow that plan, but only if you are able to assure that we can keep the seas open so that a reserve can push through easily and so that the Taijoan navy doesn't spot a large Ezbatan force interning through Teijina.

How large is the city?  What of defenses and surrounding region?  Number of enemies in the area?

Furthermore, there should be a way to incite a revolt at the academy, for surely the young and rowdy men who study there are calling for revolution and would like to make a change.  If they can hold that position long enough for allied forces to arrive, Gungxi would be trapped.

[Ladios]

I wasnt aware of the Ezbataun navy, and given it's presense, it could join with the naval assault on New Daijoua.

There is a wall around the border of the teijina province and a main city wall that opens out towards the sea with a large port, which will likely mobilize ships in defense at the sign of trouble. Most of the Taijoua soldiers are around the borders between the provincial wall and the city wall, meaning the city militia would be able to draw the enemies attention from behind that way.

Meanwhile in New Daijoua, fortifications will be readied soon after word of Teijina's assault comes in (and Visaversa) so Oriental crown and Ezbatuan ships should wait off shore for now until a coordinated attack can take place, however with a third of the nations navy being stored at that port, the troops should try to get on land as soon as possible to avoid a lengthy naval battle.

Indeed many students in the Kai academies are disgruntled after being forced into attending school without consult, and will likely aid the rebellion, however many Kai displeased with Gungxi have already left the schools or have gone into hiding.

[mlockha]

Wait, I'm confused. Who's fighting who?

[Badger]

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[SWAT One]

I wasnt aware of the Ezbataun navy, and given it's presence, it could join with the naval assault on New Daijoua.

Remind me where that is, please?  Also yes, patrols are doing semi-active in the Gulf of Ru, due to the rather unsightly events up north.  They dare not get too close at this point in time, however.

There is a wall around the border of the teijina province and a main city wall that opens out towards the sea with a large port, which will likely mobilize ships in defense at the sign of trouble. Most of the Taijoua soldiers are around the borders between the provincial wall and the city wall, meaning the city militia would be able to draw the enemies attention from behind that way.

With the combined navies, splitting up forces would not be too difficult.  Ezbátu plans on using its land army to breach the wall from the south and secure Teijin.  It would probably be better for civilians to riot northward or at the ports so that military operations will be thwarted for just enough time for the combined navies to arrive.  If we could utilize fog cover, we might even be able to land a force of Ashibian and Gungixan infantry and do quicker damage.

Meanwhile in New Daijoua, fortifications will be readied soon after word of Teijina's assault comes in (and Visaversa) so Oriental crown and Ezbatuan ships should wait off shore for now until a coordinated attack can take place, however with a third of the nations navy being stored at that port, the troops should try to get on land as soon as possible to avoid a lengthy naval battle.

Once again, if fog cover can be used, we should use it.

Indeed many students in the Kai academies are disgruntled after being forced into attending school without consult, and will likely aid the rebellion, however many Kai displeased with Gungxi have already left the schools or have gone into hiding.

We can't count this as a reliable option, then.  They may buy us time, but surely the fortress is not impregnable against a huge army.

[Ladios]

Wait, I'm confused. Who's fighting who?

A crazy guy took over my country and military and we are coordinating kicking him out.

Remind me where that is, please? The current marked capitol on the map, the major city north west of Teijina.

If we could utilize fog cover, we might even be able to land a force of Ashibian and Gungixan infantry and do quicker damage.
The Kai have come up with a formula for a thick tar that can be placed in a dish and hung from the bow of a boat. When lit aflame it billows thick black smoke, rendering the nearby area obscured. While it is likely Gungxi's men will try the same technique if seen as advantagous, the ocean breeze usually blows ashore meaning it would help attackers landing in the city more.

[SWAT One]

That could be too obvious, though.  The appearance and smell would give us away, and it might harm our own troops as our ships sail in.

[Ladios]

An alternate strategy is presented which would involve drawing attention to the events in Teijina first, causing New Daijoua to send its naval forces south in support. At which point our allied naval forces can wait in the west to flank the Taijoua navy as they head toward the fray.

During this Hwan Ghou Kai may be able to lead the charge further and actually be combating the port of New Daijoua by the time Teijina is captured, leaving the Taijoua navy with no place to make port for repairs.

[Plethora]

The New Union evaluates its financial situation and deems it both monetarily sound and economically beneficial to invest funds in improved roads, and to dig a series of cbrown towns through Eastern Avalonia linking to Sea or Ormica with the Utesian Ocean which will more easily allow valuable goods to flow into and out of the Britonic States and the Saxon League.  The New Union has enough cash lying around from centuries of budget surplus to accomplish much of this work.

The New Union's taxation system undergoes scrutiny, and is altered such that tariffs are extremely low (or meet foreign ones) to facilitate trade, and many things become taxed a pittance while other things are taxed less.  Ultimately, this decreases taxes for the poor as they consume a less broad range of goods, while the rich pay slightly more, but not so much as to cause disturbance.  All told, even counting in funds set aside for public works projects, including the construction and maintenance of city walls in provincial capitols, the New Union's budget bears a surplus (less than under the previous system of taxation, but still a fair chunk of change as a result of wiser spending and revenue from the newer provinces).

A campaign is waged in the new Union's military forces to reward competent soldiers and officers and demote and improve the less competent.  The New Union's conscription policy is changed to allow a wider range of opportunities of those who fulfill their mandatory year of service, and to better encourage and incentivise those deemed promising to remain with the military.  The military representative in the new Union High Command completes a comprehensive series of essays entitled "Auf Krieg und Sieg" (Of War and Victory) on strategic, economic, logistical, tactical, political, technological, social, and preparatory aspects of war.  The book is kept secret as it is some really good stuff that cannot fall into the hands of any enemies of the New Union.  The New Union's military receives orders that every six months for the next decade, the armed forces will be readied for action and inspected so as to encourage alertness in the ranks.

[SWAT One]

An alternate strategy is presented which would involve drawing attention to the events in Teijina first, causing New Daijoua to send its naval forces south in support. At which point our allied naval forces can wait in the west to flank the Taijoua navy as they head toward the fray.

During this Hwan Ghou Kai may be able to lead the charge further and actually be combating the port of New Daijoua by the time Teijina is captured, leaving the Taijoua navy with no place to make port for repairs.

Alright, sounds good.

From Ezbátu:
6 infantry divisions, 3 archery divisions, and a cavalry division marches to 35 km south of the Nasum-Teijin border, along with 3 units of seige machines.

[SWAT One]

An alternate strategy is presented which would involve drawing attention to the events in Teijina first, causing New Daijoua to send its naval forces south in support. At which point our allied naval forces can wait in the west to flank the Taijoua navy as they head toward the fray.

During this Hwan Ghou Kai may be able to lead the charge further and actually be combating the port of New Daijoua by the time Teijina is captured, leaving the Taijoua navy with no place to make port for repairs.

Alright, sounds good.

From Ezbátu:
6 infantry divisions, 3 archery divisions, and a cavalry division marches to 35 km south of the Nasum-Teijin border, along with 3 units of seige machines.

A third of the Ezbatan navy relocates to Xaonaan (Varikian coastal city, where the other Gungixao and Ashibian ambush fleets are to gather)

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