DakaSha
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Turn 3 – 216 BC – Action 2 - "Hannibro on a roll"
The generals “decide” to combine their fleets and leave them stationed off the coast of Africa. The Romans may have more ships in total, but a show of force is necessary if we are to keep them away.
Meanwhile, in Northern Italy, Hannibal awakes and recalls the dream he had that night. He dreamt that he and Marcellus met on the battlefield, one on one, and that he bested Marcellus in man to man combat. He told Radisshu of his dream, who thought it an omen.
It is settled. Hannibal will use the Green Variant of his second plan. He will attempt to defeat Marcellus with his current army, link up with his men in Placentia, then storm Ariminum and advance into Italy proper. “YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH BOI”, he exclaims. Radisshu gives him a look. Hannibal looks away.
Not long after setting foot out of Genua, Marcellus is reported to be heading directly towards them. Apparently Marcellus is itching for a fight. So be it. Hannibal prepares his troops for battle
The battle lines are drawn for the second battle of Cisalpine Gaul.
The Romans have a more defense oriented and disciplined army but we carry raw power. Our only liabilities are our barbarian Gallic troops.
They are very strong but are difficult to rally should they rout. As this is a balanced and important battle, Hannibal decides to inspire his troops. He rides up and down the line of men before him and gives them a little speech about what bros the Gauls are and how his dream was an omen and a bunch of other shit that makes weak minded men think god is on their side.
Hannibals companion cavalry, who has been by his side for the past 2 years is particularly inspired by this demonstration of leadership.
The battle begins and our Gallic infantry smashes through the enemy’s lines just as our cavalry maneuvers behind them, creating an anvil between which the enemy’s men are crushed. Nevertheless, we lose some men to the blade and to fear. 1 Gallic Inf was lost and 1 Gallic and 1 African Inf were routed.
Round 1 results:
Romans - 1 hit, 2 routes
Carthage - 2 hits, 4 routes
Before the next clash can happen, our routed infantry has already come back to their senses, and joined their comrades on the front line. They utterly destroy the remainder of Marcellus’ army
Round 2 results:
Romans: zip
Carthage: 6 hits, 1 rout
Hannibals dream became a reality. In the midst of battle he spotted Marcellus and galloped towards him. Marcellus was brave but no match for Hannibro. He was slain after a rather pathetic attempt at fighting for his life.
As an unexpected side effect, the rest of C Gaul has decided to side with us. Apparently they were quite impressed by Hannibals words and deeds in the battlefield
We draw our option
Everything worked out better than expected. Hannibal decides to have a night of sex, drugs and whatever-kind-of-music-people-listened-to-back-then, on the streets of Placentia.
Situation
Now the question remains as to how we should invade Italy proper. The original plan called for the invasion of Umbria Samnium, and I actually like that province more (2 possible recruits. One for each major city held), however Etruria currently has the larger recruitment pool. It also has the Villa we can destroy, and Hannibal can handle the Romans for now. Best to have them let up on the other theaters. Ertruria only offers one recruit for Pisa but I think that is offset by the larger pool.
I’m most likely gonna go for Etruria, but I want to update now to show our MASSIVE SUCCESS ON THE BATTLEFIELD
edit: Christ, we could probably besiege Roma at this point. Not take it, but def siege. It would require an extended march but it may be possible.
edit again: on second thought, the Romans do have some scattered forces in italy.. and if they relieve the siege we'd prob get blasted with the combined strength. Still. Things look pretty good right now. Almost too good to be honest. We got really lucky in the Romans elections. However, the game is programmed specifically to 'allow Hannibal to enjoy his historical success early in the war' so maybe things will ramp up.
The generals “decide” to combine their fleets and leave them stationed off the coast of Africa. The Romans may have more ships in total, but a show of force is necessary if we are to keep them away.
Meanwhile, in Northern Italy, Hannibal awakes and recalls the dream he had that night. He dreamt that he and Marcellus met on the battlefield, one on one, and that he bested Marcellus in man to man combat. He told Radisshu of his dream, who thought it an omen.
It is settled. Hannibal will use the Green Variant of his second plan. He will attempt to defeat Marcellus with his current army, link up with his men in Placentia, then storm Ariminum and advance into Italy proper. “YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH BOI”, he exclaims. Radisshu gives him a look. Hannibal looks away.
Not long after setting foot out of Genua, Marcellus is reported to be heading directly towards them. Apparently Marcellus is itching for a fight. So be it. Hannibal prepares his troops for battle
I could try to evade the battle and set up camp at this point , Marcellus would probably not attack the camp then, and my turn would be over. It’s interesting to note that if I had first gone to Placentia and gathered troops, Marcellus may have not intercepted us due to us having the larger army and we would have had to roll to force a battle. If we had failed then HE would be the one with camp defense. So this was most likely the better course to take
The battle lines are drawn for the second battle of Cisalpine Gaul.
The Romans have a more defense oriented and disciplined army but we carry raw power. Our only liabilities are our barbarian Gallic troops.
They are very strong but are difficult to rally should they rout. As this is a balanced and important battle, Hannibal decides to inspire his troops. He rides up and down the line of men before him and gives them a little speech about what bros the Gauls are and how his dream was an omen and a bunch of other shit that makes weak minded men think god is on their side.
Hannibals companion cavalry, who has been by his side for the past 2 years is particularly inspired by this demonstration of leadership.
I picked them for the double AF thing
The battle begins and our Gallic infantry smashes through the enemy’s lines just as our cavalry maneuvers behind them, creating an anvil between which the enemy’s men are crushed. Nevertheless, we lose some men to the blade and to fear. 1 Gallic Inf was lost and 1 Gallic and 1 African Inf were routed.
Round 1 results:
Romans - 1 hit, 2 routes
Carthage - 2 hits, 4 routes
Before the next clash can happen, our routed infantry has already come back to their senses, and joined their comrades on the front line. They utterly destroy the remainder of Marcellus’ army
Round 2 results:
Romans: zip
Carthage: 6 hits, 1 rout
Hannibals dream became a reality. In the midst of battle he spotted Marcellus and galloped towards him. Marcellus was brave but no match for Hannibro. He was slain after a rather pathetic attempt at fighting for his life.
As an unexpected side effect, the rest of C Gaul has decided to side with us. Apparently they were quite impressed by Hannibals words and deeds in the battlefield
Had no idea this would happen
We draw our option
Everything worked out better than expected. Hannibal decides to have a night of sex, drugs and whatever-kind-of-music-people-listened-to-back-then, on the streets of Placentia.
Situation
Now the question remains as to how we should invade Italy proper. The original plan called for the invasion of Umbria Samnium, and I actually like that province more (2 possible recruits. One for each major city held), however Etruria currently has the larger recruitment pool. It also has the Villa we can destroy, and Hannibal can handle the Romans for now. Best to have them let up on the other theaters. Ertruria only offers one recruit for Pisa but I think that is offset by the larger pool.
I’m most likely gonna go for Etruria, but I want to update now to show our MASSIVE SUCCESS ON THE BATTLEFIELD
edit: Christ, we could probably besiege Roma at this point. Not take it, but def siege. It would require an extended march but it may be possible.
edit again: on second thought, the Romans do have some scattered forces in italy.. and if they relieve the siege we'd prob get blasted with the combined strength. Still. Things look pretty good right now. Almost too good to be honest. We got really lucky in the Romans elections. However, the game is programmed specifically to 'allow Hannibal to enjoy his historical success early in the war' so maybe things will ramp up.
