Re: The legend of the Brutii.
The year is 244 BC. The Brutii Armada has sunk a small Thracian navy carrying an invasion army and a family member of the Thracian king. War is inevitable.
War news:
After a few years, the brutii army has become an even stronger power in Europe. After the war with Greece ended, the Brutii look north for a foe worthy of their conquest. There were two possibilities - The Dacians in the Northwest, a large, medium strength empire of barbarians in the northwest, or the Thracians in the Northeast, a small but powerful empire at the North-eastern border. When the Brutii armada saw a Thracian invasion army about to land on Rhodes, they realized who the gods had chosen for the Brutii's enemy - The Thracians must be destroyed.
After years of assembling troops in Greece, the Brutii are moving three armies led by competent generals to lead the invasion.
Gaius Ammianus, age 23, currently governor of Thessalonica. He will lead his army north, and strike into the Thracian's southwest border. He is a three star general, but has little experience.
Cassius Brutus, age 40, currently governor of Byzantium. He will lead his army north-west and strike the Thracian capital. He is a four star general, and has experience in battle from the Brutii-Greek war.
Amulius Brutus, age 57, currently being transported to the North-eastern border of the Thracian empire to catch the Thracians by suprise and prevent Northern Thrace from sending reinforcements to the South while the other two armies are assaulting their southern cities. He is a six star general, and was the leader of the Greek conquest, but his old age may become a problem in the war.
The three generals are expected to conquer the Thracians as soon as they can. If resistance is stronger than expected, reinforcements from Greece may be possible.
In other news:
The tale of Marcus Sergius:
Years ago, Captian Marcus Sergius was sent from Greece with an army of 4 units of equites and 6 units of hastati to Conquer Patavium from the Gauls. Unfortunately, the House of Julii had just taken Patavium and the cities nearby, so Captian Marcus continued West until he came to the Galic city of Narbo Maritus. Seeing as it was poorly defended, Marcus began the seige and started the construction of rams to break through the gates.
But lady luck was against him again, and a 10 unit galic army came from the north to reinforce the garrison. Captian Marcus emerged victorious over them, but severe casualties came with his victory. Immediately after this close victory, another 5 legion Galic army came from the north to reinforce the garrison. A battle began, but Marcus was losing severely and ordered the withdraw. For 6 months the Captian, with the remnants of his army, retreated East, but another engagement with the Gauls had left Marcus with nothing but poor morale, 7 single Hastati troops, and 3 single Equites troops. At this moment, when all hope seemed lost, an unexpected massive Spanish army came from the Iberian Peninsula and seiged the weak Narbo Maritus. The persuing Gauls were forced to break off their persuit and help their kinsman once again.
At this moment a message came from home: Due to outstanding achievements in battle, Captian Marcus Sergius was promoted to General. But with only a few friends as an army, Marcus began the challenge of building a settlement in the forest to protect his troops and hiring any mercanaries that would join him. In an effort to strengthen Marcus's chance of survival, the Brutii dispatched a spy and a diplomat to join Marcus. But Barbaric hordes of men were all around him - The neutral Germania in the East, the neutral Spain in the west, and the hostile Gauls in the north - and he has only a sliver of a chance to ever see home again.
Fort Marcus:
Other news:
From Rhodes, Brutii armies captured Hilicarsus from rebels and destroyed the Greeks with the conquest of Peregamum, and a Brutii colony has been set up in Africa with the victory and conquest of more rebels.
But what will happen next? Will the invasion of Thrace be succesful? Will the colony in Africa stay under Brutii control? Will Marcus Sergius ever see home again? Come back next time, for the Legend of the Brutii!
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