Megas Logothetes' and Senators' Reports

[Cecil XIX]

Retreat.

Turns out Armatos was suffering from a -11 morale penalty. I'm not sure exactly how morale works in MII:TW, but I think that means General's Bodyguards' morale would be lower than regular peasents. Given that I'd only be fighting with Avatars, and we'd be outnumbered five-to-one, I hope my choice was correct.

[flyd]

Taking save.

[ULC]

Taking the save

[ULC]

Aleppo taken with little fuss

[flyd]

Report for 1102

1102 was another quiet year. The calm before the storm, as it were.

Military

Pontic Frontier

Caesar Ioannis has finally reached Sinop and laid siege. In the same year, the rebels sallied and were defeated. Sinop is ours once again.

The brigands holding Trebizond have sallied against the Turks and lost. The Turks have occupied the city.

Syria

The expedition to Aleppo has captured the fort. The Order may deploy the priests in their lands as they see fit. The single ship now deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean is now under the control of the Order.

Councillor Gottfried of the Templars has taken a page out of our own book of strategy, and marches with just his bodyguard on Adana, which the Turks have taken this year.

Sea

The Aegean fleet, now 6 ships in strength, destroyed a pair of pirate ships off the coast Euboea.

Civilian

The Venetians and the Germans are now at war. The German crusade has been spotted, it is just north of the Danube.

Kosmas Mavrozomis has been married!

New construction this year was stables in Smyrna and a church in Dyrrakhion, the last settlement not to have a church at all. There was some recruitment.

The minor nobles of the Empire feel we should establish diplomatic contact with the Germans if they will be heading through our lands on crusade. A diplomat is positioned to do that soon enough.

500 florins had to be drawn from the treasury reserve this year.

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1104-2.zip

[deguerra]

taking the save

[deguerra]

Moved the Astreri Legion east.

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1104-3.rar

Sorry for the wait. Uploader was killing me

[Cecil XIX]

Taking the save.

[Cecil XIX]

Returned Armatos to Antiokheia.

[Ignoramus]

Edit: I decided not to do anything, so continue with Cecil's save,.

[OverKnight]

Taking the save.

[OverKnight]

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1104-5.zip

Aleksios has move southwest from Bucharest on an intercept course to the HRE Crusade forces.

[AussieGiant]

Taking the save

[AussieGiant]

Apionnas is tagging along.

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1104-6.zip

[Privateerkev]

taking the save

[Privateerkev]

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=193&id=3994

Moved Order members around. Moved "army", such as it is, to north river crossing.

[Andres]

Taking the save.

[Andres]

And here it's back:

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1104-08.zip

Moved Savvas further up north, towards Belgrade.

[_Tristan_]

Taking save

[_Tristan_]

New save :

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1104-9.rar

Moved Methodios to occupy the bridge north of Belgrade, forcing the Crusaders to take the longest route around Belgrade.

EDIT :

new save :

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1104-9a.rar

Moved Methodios a bit further east towards Sofia as Belgrade already interdicts passage on the bridge.

[Ituralde]

Taking the Save!

[Ituralde]

Following the Will of the Diet I laid siege to Trebizond, thus declaring war on the Seljuk Sultanate!

Besieged Trebizond!

Here's the save:
http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1104-10.zip

[ULC]

Taking the save
Nevermind...

[flyd]

Taking save.

[flyd]

Report for 1104

Military

Pontic Frontier

There have been reports of skirmishing between Roman and Turkish troops at Trebizond. It hasn't been skirmishing so much as that the Turks have not been allowed to leave Trebizond by Pavlos Chrysovergos. I will write to the Turkish Sultan to clear up this little matter.

Danubian Fronter

The commanders on the Danube are now watching the German crusade. Currently, they have conspired to leave the passage by Belgrade impassible, and the crusade will probably be forced through Transylvania and Wallachia into Bulgaria.

Syria

The Order has moved their army north of Antioch. It is completely out of supplies.

Eastern Frontier

The two armies continue towards Turkish lands. The northern is a Nicaea, and the southern has left Smyrna this year.

Civilian

Ioannis Kalameteros has had a daughter.

The only construction this year has been knight's stables in Sofia, which will allow us to train moderately heavy skirmishing cavalry. There was some recruitment.

Most disturbingly, the Germans have declared war on us. Their crusade disappeared out of sight, and I have been informed that there was a declaration of war. Though we have not been attacked anywhere that I can see, we are very clearly indicated to be at war presently. I will seek diplomatic contact with them.

2500 florins had to be drawn from the treasury reserves.

http://mizus.org/files/pbm/LOTR-1105-0.zip

[Privateerkev]

taking the save.

[Privateerkev]

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local...id=193&id=3995

Moved Mak, Iakovos, and Bart back to Antioch. Moved Areo to command the army. Moved army next to stupid heir to the Templars in an attempt to walk past him. Am now regretting voting for CA 2.1...

[_Tristan_]

Taking save

[_Tristan_]

New save :

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1105-2.rar

Moved Methodios at the mountain pass south of Bran on a intercept course of the German crusade..

No pasaran !!

[Andres]

Taking the save.