Ptolemaioi AAR - Help Me Finish!

[CountArach]

Where's our update!?!

[Warmaster Horus]

Well, good luck! I'll be the next to bother you unto death if you don't finish this.

[d'Arthez]

We will allow for 6 hours of sleep. Which means you are supposed to get back to work now.

Nice solid start.

[Griever14206]

Chapter 1:The Syrian Wars

With the war with the Seleucid Empire gaining momentum, the battle for Syria is at hand. Thrice has our ancestors been forced to flee Syria, and thrice we have returned. Our King Ptolemaios Philadelphios promises that this will be the last conquest of Syria.

The Battle Of Tarsos

Spring, 265 BC, Tarsos

The Seleucids have made the first move. By force marching an army around our defenses and attacking Tarsos of the north, they have caught us off guard. Our great Pharoah, in his ultimate wisdom, gathered his forces following the capture of Damaskos, and linking up with reinforcements from Antiochea, marched upon the intruding force.

The battle took place on an open plain south of Tarsos, as the Seleucid army turned to face the relieving force. As the battle commenced, the two armies formed up in their battle lines.





As the lines closed, the auxiliary archers from Crete loosed their arrows upon the Seleucid ranks.



As the battle lines met, the reinforcements from Tarsos arive and begin to hassle to Seleucid rear. The Phalanx engage each other in the center, with our more numerous Pezhetarioi quickly gaining the advantage. The Galatikoi Kleruchoi smashed into the center of the line, determined to hack apart the opposing Phalanx.

Our brave Pharoah then quickly disposed of the enemy calvary, and wheeled around to assault the rear of the Seleucid right flank.



Fearing the power of the almighty King and Pharoah, the Seleucid right flank quickly turned and fled,with our troops in pursuit. As the rest of the army closed in the remnants of the Seleucid center, the battle was already won. Now it was just a matter of how long it would take for Seleucids to realize this.





Upon seeing the dissolution oh half of his army, the cowardly Seleucid genereal attempted to flee, but was impaled on the lances of the Podromoi.



With their leader gone and their morale crumbling, the entire Seleucid force routed and fled for their lives. Casting down their weapons as their desperatley attemped to flee the our calvary, they were ruthlessly cut down and scattered to the hills.

[Karo]

loved your first chapter can't wait to read more can you please post your houserules I really wan't to know which rules you follow. And I hope that you'll destroy the grey Dead



KtotheC

[d'Arthez]

Looks good :). What are the plans of the Pharaoh, in overcoming the Aching Seleukids?

[Griever14206]

House rules huh? I'd have to say I probably don't have any. The only hard and fast policy that I follow in my campaigns in that I auto_win against any rebel fleet that attacks my own. I never understood why they are quite so large, as EB states that one actual unit to meant to represent an entire fleet, and the thought of 4 pirate fleets working together seems odd. I am also using Redmeth's money script and the Force Diplomacy mod, which I will only use to force a faction into peace when it seems ludicrous that they would continue to fight.

My plan was originally to take most of Syria (which has happened) and then bottleneck the Seleucids at the bridge outside of Antiochea. When I saw the pittly garrison in Edessa, I simply had to take it. I've also raised a "native" army made up entirely of Machimoi Phalangitai, Pandotopoi, and the native Aigyptian calvary (can't remember the name) which I will use to conquer the African provinces below my own.

My plan is to then to rid Asia Minor of the Seleukia, before blizting Seleukia herself. I have already made alliances with Pontus and Hayasdan and am supplying them with a decent tribute, so that they will keep the Seleucid armies occupied while I subjugate the african provinces, and so far it seems to be working.

[Wolfman]

Well then get to posting!!!