The Will of the Senate - Senate Deliberations III

**Death the destroyer of worlds** · 09-20-2006, 20:59

He's got you there, Servius

**Braden** · 09-21-2006, 08:21

UPS Maximus,

I believe you should find out if you can release the full details of what is planned initially in the East. Seems the Senate is getting "Twitchy".

**Lucjan** · 09-21-2006, 12:57

UPS - Quite apparently so... I will dispatch a letter to consul Servius requesting his permission to divulge the full details of the plans for this consulship.

**Braden** · 09-21-2006, 13:03

UPS Maximus - I believe that you should request that only the details of what is to happen in the Eastern regions in the next year or so be released. I don't believe that "plans for the Consulship" would be applicable or even relevant.

What was "planned" for the Consulship is stated in the Consuls pre-election manifesto. I'm sure the Senate will just be happy to hear of what the Consul has planned for the Two legions in the East already and what is planned for the Consular army I am currently leading.

**GeneralHankerchief** · 09-22-2006, 20:06

I could have sworn that there were motions prohibiting the expansion into Asia Minor, but I guess I was wrong.

Nevertheless, hearing of the Consul's plans worries me greatly. I thought the general consensus was to stay on the defensive in the East?

**Lucjan** · 09-22-2006, 20:18

UPS - There were motions prohibiting expansion into 'europe'. Asia minor can hardly be considered Europe.

From last we checked, the general consensus was never really shown the possibility of a significant victory in the east. The last few seasons have seen a turnaround in military power the likes of which could have never been accurately predicted. The consul has spent, on average, 4/5ths of the seasonal coffers on settlement improvement projects, and in 4 seasons time we have seen the loss of thousands of enemy soldiers, and six enemy generals, with very little cost to our own troops. You yourself will be landing in Afrika within two seasons Marcellus..an Afrika with no general at the head of any army, an africa which has been harassed and confused...and an Afrika, which, by next season, will likely be without 3 consular sized forces that it would have had four seasons ago, as one has already been destroyed, and a further two will likely try, futilely, to take Thapsus from the Consul's grasp.

Do you really doubt your nephew's judgement so much, despite the enormous success his consulship has so far enjoyed?

**Mount Suribachi** · 09-22-2006, 20:31

Consul, I must admit I find your proposals for expansion into Asia Minor most disturbing, and possibly illegal. Furthermore, the coalition of Senators that brought you to power did so on the understanding that you were a proponent of no more expansion!!

Instead you turn your back on those Senators who gave you your leg up the cursus honorum and do secret deals with Tiberius "I'm better then everyone else" Coruncanius and Numerius "I'm the new Alexander" Aureolus.

I wonder what the esteemed Augustus Verginius would make of this?

In fact, I find it more than fascinating that you wait till he is out of contact with the Senate before proposing this outrageous plan!!!

May I suggest that you hold our current borders at Byzantion and Maronia and concentrate on winning the war in Carthage! If our 2 glory-hunting generals in the east cannot abide not fighting a battle for a season or two, tough!