Turn 1-
King Brian of Ireland, and Prince Domnall, and all the nobles call all their men into battle. Defense is utterly abandoned by the Irish King, who seeks the end of English occupation. Cork builds mines, and our northern castle builds roads. New garrisons are recruited. Spies report on the composition and positions of the English forces.
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This is the English Stronghold in Ireland. So long as it remains in English hands, it will continue to produce more powerful forces than we can currently recruit.
This is Dublin, our former capital. We must retake the greatest city in Ireland and restore King Brian's throne here. Fortunately, the native Irish resent English rule as much as our King does... public order is at a mere 15%.
Derry must also be taken, but the militiamen there are less of a threat to Ireland. We can ignore them for now.
Athenry, a small wooden castle, is defended by the English. We cannot have them at our backs while we go punish the English, so they must die.
The King, Prince, and even the garrisons form a large but scattered army and march towards Athenry. They seek to combine forces and prevent the English from reinforcing Athenry. What is defense, anyway?
Connor O'Brien and Fineen MacCarthy advance on Athenry, abandoning all defenses. Militia garrisons being trained in all provinces.
Summary: An all out assault on England's castles. Prevent the English from occupying local troop recruitment facilities and take advantage of the public order bonuses of castles. Divide the English forces and overwhelm them with a local numbers advantage. All of England could destroy us, but they aren't here.
The Blood of Englishmen- Irish Kingdoms AAR
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