Orders and reports thread

[AussieGiant]

The Chancellor

Excellent Lord Fritz. Something must be done in the north, and you seem to be the catalyst for that solution.


The defensive season is upon us!!

There is one action to be taken.

Lord Fritz, the Danes have taken the bait once more they have no idea and a night action is possible.

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/kotr1358-11.zip

OOC: Save straight afterwards Ramses.

To you all I will move to 1360 on Monday afternoon to give the Diet session a set of weekdays instead of a weekend.

[Ramses II CP]

OOC: Have to talk to the wife and make sure I have enough time right now. My mother in law's birthday is today.

[Ramses II CP]

OOC: So obviously she said no (and slugged me for being 'insensitive'). Putting the lil one to bed now, and I'll be able to fight this in about an hour.

[Ramses II CP]

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/kotr1358-12.zip

I bled them and withdrew. With the large amounts of cavalry they fielded I was unable to execute my customary ambush tactics against their infantry. With hundreds of unbreakable Honor Guard Norse Swordsmen approaching my spearmen it was clear that the battle had no positive outcome. I am able to report that I inflicted two hundred casualties on them to thirty seven losses among my men.

My first retreat of the Danish campaign. I will still break them, this will simply draw out their torment a little longer.

Fritz von Kastilien

(Maybe I was just feeling timid because of the MIL party, or because my daughter was making funny sounds upstairs. They'll never take Arhus though! )

[AussieGiant]

1360

The Chancellors Remarks

The year is 1360 my lords. This is the current situation as reported to me upon my departure for Nuremberg where the Kaiser and the Diet Speaker will open the 15th Diet session of the Holy Roman Empire.

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/kotr1360.zip

It has been a privilege to have served as the Chancellor of this Empire.

It has been a trying period over the last 20 years, but I can now safely say that the the Black Death has finally finished. We have reported no civilian or military fatalities in the last season and barring a few nobles and administrators we should be free of this by the start of next season.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

In the following reports you will see the following general issues.

Zagreb has been assaulted and exterminated by the Hungarian. I will be making my presence full known in Zagreb in the next few years and the Hungarian will rue the day they decided to take such appalling actions on our civilian population. In addition Prague and Magdeburg are now again under siege by the Polish. I've collected the 10 000 florins from my Russian colleague and will be investing it in troops for the coming onslaught against the Hungarian pigs.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Some good news did come out of Prague just before it was placed under siege.

A merchant guild house was completed.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

The OFFICE of the Exchequer also informed me that the following diplomatic relations have occurred plus we had another of our Bishops promoted to the rank of Cardinal.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

In other news we have taken a massive hit to our diplomatic, priest and merchant classes. In the past season three merchants, two priest and one diplomat passed away. These must be replaced as soon as possible as some of the merchants where involved in massively lucrative endeavors.

Our economy has taken a hit as a result.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

The House of Bavaria and specifically the Steffen family have now a fully grown set of twins.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

At this time my lords I will ask you all to make your respective travel arrangements so we can convene the upcoming Diet session as soon as possible. The next Chancellor has much to do and is now in an excellent position to being retaking and expanding on what our Reich was before the Cataclysm and the Black Death took from us.

I look forward to meeting you all in person for the first time in many years.

Long Live the Reich!!!

[Ramses II CP]

My Chancellor I find myself in a difficult position and I must ask for aid. Though my ambush succeeded as well as I had expected against the immensely superior army of Prince Stenkil, my withdrawal from the island was a failure and I no longer have a clear path of march to reinforce Arhus. Additionally reports are that the city is free of the plague, and my men are not. If I am to decamp the island I must do so by calling on an old mercenary friend's ship(s?).

I trust that I have earned sufficient capital with my victories to take up the slack of this loss. It is clearly undesirable to move my plagued army into the clean city, and my forces are insufficient to bring home victory from a field battle against the overwhelming cavalry might of Prince Stenkil's Honor Guard, so I instead intend to sail north and raid Oslo, unless that fortress is overwhelmingly garrisoned. Perhaps the spy in the region, Herman, could be sent north ahead of me to scout the region.

Rest assured I will return in time to prevent the Danes from capturing Arhus. Leave Captain Euse(whatever) where he is, and he'll fight a delaying action to slow Stenkil's advance (He's useless spear militia and couldn't make it to the ships where Fritz would hire them anyway). Any of my men who are unable to fit aboard the ships should probably be left where they are to attempt to withdraw again in the event of Stenkil's attack.

Fritz von Kastilien

OOC: So resetting the ambush was a mistake, as evidently you can't properly withdraw from an ambush site. What are KotR's rules for travel by ship? How much of Fritz's army can I fit on one ship, etc.

edit: rather than waste another post, the doctor thing was a waste of time. A hour waiting for an unecessary 'last minute' appointment where she essentially said 'Yep, you need a steroid. Now go wait another 30 minutes at the pharmacy of your choice. Have a nice day!'

[econ21]

OOC What are KotR's rules for travel by ship? How much of Fritz's army can I fit on one ship, etc.

It's two units per ship, so if there is only one merc ship, then it would be Fritz plus the unit of your choice. Sorry it sounds grim.