The history of Baktria: an AAR

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i found some time to do a bit more.....
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Chapter 7-The change in power

By the luck of the gods, Kophen, the site of one of two great mines and one of our targets, had rebelled and thrown off the yoke of Arche Seleukia rule in fall 254!


However, the rebels have thrown out the weak Arche Seleukia garrison too…..
So we sent our best spy at the time, Kleander Alexandreias Oxianas, to find out who was in control of Kophen.


We found out it was under control of a very ambitious young general, Yazdaban.


Imploring further, we discovered a shocking fact:
He commanded an army over 2,200 men strong, and of very good units- few of which we have never had to face before!


But what was most disturbing was the three Klerouchoi Phalangitai, or Hellenic Medium Phalanx, and the Peltastai Indohellenikoi, or Indo-Hellenic Medium Skirmishers. This meant that this enemy had Greek elements, whereas all our previous enemies were eastern. This made our enemy much more dangerous.


There was also a unit of the Taxilan Agema, or Indo-Iranian Heavy Cavalry. There have been stories of these legendary riders seeping into our lands. These much-feared cavalrymen throw spears with terrifying accuracy, then charge and enter hand-to-hand combat, in which they are drilled daily on, making then very formidable foes. That is why they are so dreaded. But just think what we could achieve if we had these renowned horsemen in our armies!


Runners sent the message to Theodotos Baktrios, who was in Khiva at the time, and he immediately set off for Baktra in winter of 264 BC with a small army to assemble a larger army to take Kophen, and, with the help of the gods, end our financial problems.


No one had any idea of how to counter these powerful forces, but as always, our leader, Theodotos Baktrios, had a plan of action…..