The history of Baktria: an AAR

**Hooahguy** · 11-04-2007, 17:41

here it is..... the next chapter...... enjoy!
(ya- i know its short......

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chapter 6- The end of the Persian-Baktrian War

After a year of tenseness on the Arche Seleukia-Bactrian border, we rested, for a year after we executed their spy who we caught in our capital, our spies have seen no activity for miles around in their territory, so it gave us some room to breathe and conclude some unfinished business.

Our leader, Theodotos Baktrios, decided to end this almost profitless war. He sent his diplomat, Dion Dionys, to the last Persian stronghold, Gava-Mazsakata. He tells Dion to offer the Persians peace and 5,000 mnai. The Persians refused. Meanwhile, Patrokles Marakandaios, under the orders of Theodotos Baktrios, gathers his army and starts towards Gava-Mazsakata. More diplomatic efforts fail, and finally, he tells Dion one last thing to offer the insolent Persians: peace- or die. The Persians refused one last time, and Patrokles Marakandaios marches his army towards Gava-Mazsakata in the spring of 266.

When Patrokles gets halfway there, he gets news from Khiva, where Theodotos Baktrios and his army were recuperating from the heavy losses they sustained while taking the city. Theodotos didn’t want more Baktrian blood spilled unnecessarily, so he wanted Patrokles to starve Gava-Mazsakata until they surrender. Our spies reported that the Persian capital could hold out for a year, so Patrokles made preparations. He reached, and besieged, the city in the summer of 265 BC. A year later, summer of 264, Gava-Mazsakata falls without resistance from those cowardly Persians.

Needless to say, we killed every Persian there, erasing the memory of them forever. With that, the Persians were eradicated, and the Persian-Baktrian War was brought to a successful conclusion.

With that, our leader turns his eyes towards the south, and starts preparations for a much harder conflict……

**Frodge** · 11-06-2007, 18:03

oooh a Seleucio-Baktrian war

**IndianPrince** · 11-10-2007, 00:00

Yeah !!! Fight the machine ... :D

Prince

**Hooahguy** · 11-25-2007, 04:00

sorry for the long delay in updating, but my life is very hectic as of now, so dont expect many updates until march, when wrestling season ends......
anyhow, heres the next update! enjoy!

Chapter 6- Preparations
Our leader, Theodotos Baktrios, decided to move south. Our treasury after the Persian-Baktrian War was stripped of cash, to pay for the men who heroically defeated them. Our spies reported of great mines in the south, which would undoubtedly bring us much wealth, in addition to the funds needed to fund our armies.

However, those mines were controlled by the Arche Seleukia, who, in all of their Seleukian selfishness, wouldn’t let us use even a square millimeter of it. So we had no choice- we must take it by force.

Spies to the south told us of the ability of the Arche Seleukia to send great armies against her foes, ultimately crushing them. We had no intention to be crushed, so we prepared, unlike the unlucky foes of the Arche Seleukia in times past.

First, we constructed walls of stone on every city which is in risk of attack. Then we lined the walls with a great multitude of slingers and archers.

Following, we began to train huge number of soldiers, to counter their large armies. The training began immediately as the decision was made. Countless men were drafted to possibly defend, and certainly enlarge, our great nation.

Finally, police patrolled the streets, looking for spies, for if word got out of what was going on, the plan was doomed, and so was our glorious nation.

The plan entailed for our leader and a few other generals to lead armies into the areas which the mines were in, and the other armies would secure our borders from possible Arche Seleukia attacks. We would strike hard and fast. Surprise was the key, and we would certainly take advantage of it.