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Turns 161-180
We attacked a Danish navy carrying a large army heading for our coast. After numerous exchanges the Danish navy was sunk and its army now rests on the seabed.
The Danish twice offer a ceasefire which we accept on both occasions.
6 French assassins wreak havoc near Caen killing 1 of our generals and our faction leader. Our own assassins are brought in and eventually clear the surrounding area.
Treasury was £315,825
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Turns 181-200
A large French army with reinforcements approached Caen. On noticing the combined armies only had 1 unit of cavalry we decide to intercept them before they can lay siege. Their armies of 1301 and 239 men face off against our 1122. The cavalry on our right wing harrassess their crossbowmen whilst the cavalry on our left wing is charged by the French general. Our right wing cavalry then abandon harrassing the crossbowmen to charge into the rear of the French general. Once the French general dies the cavalry continue harrassing the crossbowmen while our infantry move forward covered by our own archers. The fight then goes out of the French and they rout from the field of battle one-by-one. The casualties were heavy on both sides and 684 of our men died mainly due to the French crossbows.
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The Danes then siege Caen but request a ceasefire which breaks the siege.
The French siege Caen again with a small army of 541 men and our defending army of 1383 men sallies forth and easily drives them off.
Once again the French lay siege to Caen.
Treasury was £290,745
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Turns 201-Finish
The French withdrew from their siege of Caen.
The Danes siege Caen and attack with their army of 1235 men against our 1279. Our cavalry sneaks out of a side gate whilst the Danish army break through the wall and head for the city square. As they reach the city square our cavalry charge their rear and our infantry charge from the front. Only 9 men from the Danish army escape the carnage. Our losses are light at 173 men.
The French, Spanish and Danish all continue sieging and attacking Caen but our valiant army continues to hold out suffering minor losses each time which are easily replaced.
A reprieve was briefly gained by paying the French £25,000 and the Danish £10,000 for ceasefires. Unfortunately these ceasefires were quickly broken.
Treasury was £183,237.
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THE END
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My Thoughts:
- I was amazed it took over 100 turns before I was assaulted by an army.
- Scotland did not go to war with me through the whole campaign.
- Finances were never a problem.
- Caen as expected became the most assaulted city.
- I was never assaulted by 2 large stacks or greater.
What do you all think is the minimum number of provinces under the rules I have used that you could make it to the end of the campaign with?
Also I may do a similar campaign but alter the rules slightly. How about you can move out of your provinces and sack/pillage but immediately have to leave the settlements you have sacked/pillaged after putting taxes on very high? What do you all think is the minimum number of provinces under these rules? You may not be surprised to hear the Danes come to mind with this one. :idea2:
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Like I said before you can do it with the Danes, holding Olso, Stockholm & Arhus. 3 settlements.
You can easily finish the campaign and can always be in a position to take over the world at a moment's notice.
Hi Sinan ~:wave:
What are your thoughts on achieving it with just Arhus and Stockholm?
Would I be able to sack and pillage?
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Hey YAKOBU ! https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/image.../misc/wave.gif
What I did is I just held those 3 provinces and went raiding when someone declared war. I'd just occupy, burn all the buildings down (cause HRE can be a teched up nuisance), taxes to highest, and leave. It was a nice FAST game (since turns go faster, no micromanagement). I also sent raiders into any enemies as far as I could go just fighting all the armies I could find. When I felt it's time to replenish I'd bring the army/ies back to Oslo. It was a fun game. You could sack and pillage but to preserve rep I'd occupy and then raze everything. Or you could go the other way, exterminate and raze.
LET THY VALKYRIES FLY !
Yakobu, those posted pictures are just amazing!
Indeed, a great AAR.