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Game set, PM with password sent.

My pre-battle strategy, Goaticide, and much fossicking through entrails seeking a perfect path to golden victory.

markleslie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:29 pm Game set, PM with password sent.

My pre-battle strategy, Goaticide, and much fossicking through entrails seeking a perfect path to golden victory.

Mark, never mind reading goat entrails, you'd have more success by providing a constant distraction on the field with herding around live sheep.

No doubt there are many distractions out in the paddock, sheep not being the least of them, but I will leave herding to the local farmers and rely on good ol' Tibetan push of pike to get my point across.

Which, of course, is bugger off or else!

markleslie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 6:43 am No doubt there are many distractions out in the paddock, sheep not being the least of them, but I will leave herding to the local farmers and rely on good ol' Tibetan push of pike to get my point across.

Which, of course, is bugger off or else!

Well, running away, or hiding in the hills is better than "a poke in the eye with a sharp stick" I suppose

Thanks Gavin

game set up pm with pw sent

Cheers and good luck all

Regards Graham

My Chinese peasants won against Indibil's Western Xia, 42-9.

It was hardly a peasant revolt as my 10 revolting mob units cowered in thick forests throughout. Indibil, to his credit, played aggressively and attacked with his massed horse archers on my right and his spear armed infantry on my left. I concentrated my heavy cavalry and supporting infantry against his cavalry and they did great damage, though I must say that I had a lot of luck with Indibil's dice rolling when checking the morale of his units, as for a couple of turns his cavalry disrupted and fragmented at the sight of their broken comrades. But that was enough in the end to get me over the finishing line, while my weak left flank held just long enough.

Thanks to Indibil for the game.

ahuyton wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:34 am My Chinese peasants won against Indibil's Western Xia, 42-9...

Thanks to Indibil for the game.

Congratulations on such a decisive win Alan. That's quite a target to beat! Commiserations Indibil, and remember they say revenge is sweet. Until next time!

GentlemanRanker's Song 1005-1046 with Uyghur (GaoChang) allies beat GDod's Korea 936-1046 with Japanese allies 40 - 8

The Korean's were on the back foot from the start with unwise decisions by their general, who was summarily executed on his return home. In a masterful deployment, the Song folded the Korean left flank early to turn and began to mop up the center. The song had more trouble on the right with rough going protecting missile units, so wisely retired to a safe distance before turning and engaging the advancing Japanese and Korean units. Although, the Koreans had better luck with this flank, they failed to break through until it was far too late. Nick made good use of his heavier troop types and expertly out-shot the Korean and Japanese with the help of massed light artillery and heavily armoured shooters.

...not enough to become Emperor unfortunately ( by 1 pt!) but enough to potentially become a permanent Qinwang - a prince of the first rank. Well done Nick.

The great Tibetan phalanx versus Liao cataphract face off has concluded, the result an inconclusive 27-12 the wind blowing Tibet's way.

Turn 8: A long, long staring match and mutual unwillingness to commit.


Turn 11: The Liao throw caution to the divine winds and advance the cataphracts provoking Tibetan reaction.


Turn 17: The Liao change tack and begin advancing in a different direction suffering some unfortunate cohesion tests further encouraging Tibetan reaction.


End Game: General fighting and scrambling has broken out but too late for a result.


I have no doubt the Tibetan foot were the best troops on the field but, in the end, the prospect of charging cataphracts was unappealing right up until the Liao seemed to blink.
Too late however, too much time wasted early in overcautiuos inaction, and the result, is no result.

Excellent report Mark.
Yes we were both reluctant to engage for some considerable time.
I made a few errors here & there & was fortunate that you did not launch an all out attack.
All those skirmishers of yours were a right pain...........ouch, ouch... & more.... ouches all throughout the encounter.

Dali 937 – 1046 with Song 1005 - 1060 Allies have defeated Chinese (Guiyi) 851 – 1036 with Khitan Allies.

Score 28 -56.

The Guiyi had a nice hill in one corner of the battlefield so decided to occupy that. The Dali didn’t fancy standing around doing nothing so decided to wheel on their right flank anchored in a forest. This manoeuvre took up almost half the game. All the time I was wondering if a Guiyi flanking force was about to appear in what was now my rear.

After the manoeuvre, the Dali cavalry, on their left were facing a force of largely infantry sheltering in broken terrain. Meanwhile, on their left the Guiyi cavalry were facing archers and spearmen sheltering in a forest.

With each sides cavalry largely neutralised the Dali attacked uphill in the centre with elephants and axemen. The axeman did eventually break through, the elephants contributed to the Dali routed statistics, but sheltered the troops behind them. There was not much between the sides until the last few turns when a few flanking opportunities opened up for the Dali and disrupted Guiyi infantry broke in the face of Dali cavalry charges.

Well played to my opponent.

PeterThePainter

by markleslie » 16 Apr 2024 19:12

The great Tibetan phalanx versus Liao cataphract face off has concluded, the result an inconclusive 27-12 the wind blowing Tibet's way.

PeterThePainter wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:05 pm Dali 937 – 1046 with Song 1005 - 1060 Allies have defeated Chinese (Guiyi) 851 – 1036 with Khitan Allies.

Score 28 -56...

Congratulations on completing your marathon games. We just have one more result to come in before declaring our new emperor and handing out titles!

Grahamed Uyghur (840-1046) (GaoChang) (3% losses) staved off the Imperial Japanese invasion by ArmchairBaron Japan (795-1040ad) with Chinese Song (1005-1060ad) allies (43% losses)

Our true Chinese heroes sallied forth from the water margins , not even fully clearing the vast bodies of water before the Baron's Japanese invaders were sighted.

The armies drew up woods and some rough ground on our left , a small but impassable lake on the edge of Japans deployment zone and another larger wood on our far right on their side of the field.

Several of our eager merry infantry band drew up centre left, with many of our cavalry to their left and our heavy cataphracts behind those cavalry, all supported by our archers. on our right our bow armed gonqi horsemen and their Youqi light horse stared across the plain at these strange looking Japanese invaders.

The bulk of the proud mounted samurai drew up on the enemies right, with their experienced elite infantry in the centre, backed up by their artillery divisions and a vast array of battalions of mixed infantry, some of good experienced, but some hardly out of puberty!

Trumpets sounded, drums beat and the Armies advanced on each other, the proud and mighty Mounted Samurai raced around the back of the lake , hurtling toward our brave lads on their good Chinese horses. Our lads advanced toward the samurai, but waiting a little to let the massed archers keep up and not getting too far ahead of their heavier cataphract Jiaqi brothers.

In the centre the artillery and heavier infantry of japan and her allies pushed forward, whilst our merry band of war ran to support their cavalry brothers on their left.

Our Gonqi feigned a little forward on the centre and right, then made all speed toward the left, behind their infantry colleagues.

The mixed Japanese battalions and their allies pushed a little forward then tried (in vain) to keep up with the Gonqi as the Gonqi melted away.

The Samurai hurled themselves into our cavalry and one of their number burst through our line pursuing our shattered heroes off into the far left of the field. The other Samurai fared less well, under a hail of arrows, charged by our lancers they fought bravely on until one by one either surrounded by our cavalry or overwhelmed by our heavy cataphracts they fled, broken.

In the centre our merry warbands turned to their right heading into the enemy infantry in front of the lake. Against the enemies elite troops they fought bravely but could never hope to win....

But what is this mighty General Pan Xiu and his Jiaqi cataphracts can see their plight and our glorious cavalry commander urges his experienced men forward as they hurl themselves into the fray against the enemies best! ... Still the melee runs on many a hero falling on both sides, until.. what now... our noble lancers flushed by their success against the samurai rush forward, some riding right round the back of the lake and sweep away the artillery finally overwhelming the enemies elite forces.

Too much for the mixed battalions to hold now the invasion has faltered, the water margins awash with much blood and fallen heroes, at least no one will be eating Sushi in our village tonight!

Thanks for the game baron good fun and actually very close for the most part, but, as you pointed out once the cavalry battle on my left went my way the balance changed.

grahamed wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:19 pm Grahamed Uyghur (840-1046) (GaoChang) (3% losses) staved off the Imperial Japanese invasion by ArmchairBaron Japan (795-1040ad) with Chinese Song (1005-1060ad) allies (43% losses)
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An excellent battle report Graham. Let me be the first to bow to our new emperor and the new Grahamed Uyghur Dynasty. May it last for a thousand years (or until the Yuan and Ming arrive ) Thanks to everyone who took part.

BIG " Thank You " Gavin for organising and running the Silk Road Campaign.
Something different and it worked ........!!!!