by lewiselder1 » Mon May 07, 2018 11:08 pm
Azeez Falls Back, But Puts Up Deadly Resistance
The stealthy Lourennais strategy, which seems to be designed to work around Azeez skill on the open battlefield, has caused some major issues for the Medinese military despite some early gains on the enemy. Despite attempts by Azeez to adapt his tactics, the army is still unable to work as effectively as it had previously.
Last week the Sultan ordered a retreat, despite some reported resistance from Azeez. Still, Azeez has managed to turn the retreat into an act of deadly resistance.
First, the army has laid several minefields, as the enemy found out yesterday when a stray unit found itself walking straight into Azeez’s vicious trap. Meanwhile, militia units behind enemy lines have been activated, with enemy supply lines being troubled by theft, sabotage, and in some cases even poisonings and killings! While many militia units have been caught or killed, one must remember that these are amongst the earliest recruits and the more efficient recruitment method recently introduced had not yet been put in place. Still, the chaos caused by this will surely slow and weaken the enemy assault and, if Azeez is lucky, might even open up a weakness in the enemy lines ready for Azeez to strike once again...
Meanwhile, the 300 new Istapalian elite troops have, despite being used sparingly, been delivering precise cutting attacks to the enemy lines in yet another attempt to drive up enemy casualities and delay the conclusion of the war. It seems a new battle of attrition tactic is being utilised in an attempt to make continued war unfeasible for the enemy, who has already lost thousands, but will it work?
Rebellion in Tropica!
After confederate forces recently stormed the Tropican capital, imprisoning King Kaleel, all while the majority of the tropican army is trapped on Medinese soil defending the south, it could not be expected that the populace — who did not resist too strongly as the invasion horn underway — would merely accept their new government without argument.
Medina invaded Tropica after an elongated period of chaos and anarchy in the country, re-unified it, modernised it, and out a popular and intelligent monarch on the throne. He was so popular the people even voted in massive numbers to give up all parliamentary process and give Kaleel complete power after Parliament struggled to reach a decision and Kaleel was forced to step in one too many times.
With the Empire bringing military reform and plenty economic benefits, it seemed that Medinese nationalism had spread to Tropica, with many identifying more with the Medinese Empire than Tropica itself!
Now that nationalism has fanned the flames of rebellion, as what few remaining troops and together with the people tocformed a large armed resistance in the relatively undefended east. Meanwhile, citizens in the capital have been protesting en made, with thousands rioting last week after weeks of protest.
How will the confederacy respond? Sultan Zaafir II has already implored the enemy to release Kaleel, who the people demand be placed back on the throne. But is this a strategical step they couldn’t risk taking, or would Tropican neutrality be an acceptable price for continuing Medinese influence in the apparent stronghold of Tropica?
More as it happens.
I go by Ashley now and use she/her pronouns. This is a really old account, I don’t play now.
I was a mod in classic for a bit, then I helped make Marcapada and WM there for a while. As of 2020 I’m co-ordinating Pachapay’s development.