Mongols PBEM?

[Case]

Siege of Preslav Ends

After a siege which has lasted a full year, the barbarian fortress of Preslav has fallen to Christian troops. This victory opens the road between Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire...

[Marko]

Muslim people enjoy peace

[Cyrion]

WAR !!!

This time, the treacherous Kara Khitai went too far!

Not only were they happy to keep a state of war with the Great Khwarezmian Empire, but they just had to attack our border posts, slaughtering many innocent civil servants in the process! (and a few pikemen as well...)

Hearing this, the Shah ordered his army to move and seek a fair retribution for this foul deed !! The wild horsemen were only too happy to jump on their horses and avenge the dead innocents (even though they usually call the civil servants "parasites"... ).

Many horsemen died, but the city of Tashkent now rightfully belongs to Khwarezm and all the units it supported lie on the battlefield...

Emissaries from the Kara Khitai are expected in the palace of the Shah to surrender unconditionnally to stop the slaughter...

And the save:

[Cyrion]

I wasn't able to play yesterday as intended, I'll post the save tomorrow!!

[techumseh]

I'll be gone for the weekend, but back Sunday night.

[Stefan Härtel]

Signs of old age are coming early...

...guess there's some kind of mental break when you're becoming 18

[Cyrion]

Save??

[Stefan Härtel]

In other news, the armies of the Sultan of Delhi have taken the port city of Gujarat somewhat east of Somnath.
The army's leading commander, Abdullah ben Radji has said the following about the siege:

After besieging the city for quite a while, we took it. It was a great success for all of us. We can be proud of it.

The next military operation planned is the securing of the trade route between Angkor and the Ganges valley.

A good number of caravans have meanwhile set off towards the lands far in the west. They are expected to reach the Khyber Pass in a couple of years, and will have reached the Mediterranean sea in no more than a century.

[Stefan Härtel]

The market places are crowded today, as new reports about the Mongols reach India.
Vishnurama Harekrishna, the famed Indian explorer and author of the most reliable history ever written, has published a new article on his encounter with the Mongols that is soon to appear in the popular magazine New Maharaja. An excerpt reads:

Dining with a Mongol
By Vishnurama Harekrishna

(...) While walking through a city named Beshbelik by it's citizens, I found a building surrounded by Mongol guards* and a ruthlessly slaughtered crowd that was apparently trying to storm the building.
After asking one of the guards, what this building was supposed to be, he answered "it is the new daycare centre for children opened by our great Khan, Genghis."
It appeared a bit strange to me, because Mongol daycare centres appear to vary drastically from our Indian ones- while ours are situated in the beautiful countryside surrounded by playgrounds and green parks, the Mongol one was a huge dark building with only a few (barred) windows. Screams of children, that, in other circumstances I would have interpreted as screams of pain, were coming out of each of them.
Then I heard a loud voice, and the guards were bowing down. I persumed that this was the voice of Genghis Khan. My little knowledge of the Mongol language allowed me to make out some words like "head", "parents", "pike", "blood", "kill", and "enjoy".
I didn't want to hear more, so I ran away.
On the town square, I met a friendly Mongol who invited me for dinner. I hesitated a bit because I didn't feel much of an appetite after seeing the fins on his back and his lizard tongue, but I was keen on seeing what the Mongols ate for dinner, so I swallowed and followed him.
It is absolutely untrue that the Mongols will eat anybody/anything. Their food is well chosen, and they eat only the finest Siberians. Apparently, they know of certain towns in Siberia where tasteful people will grow. They also sometimes eat Chinese, but this is more of a delicatesse to them. They will definately not eat something like a Kara-Khitai.
While dining, the Mongol told me the latest joke from his home. It went like this:
"Why do Kara Khitai always sit so uncomfortably?"
"I don't know," I replied.
"Because they have only three buttockses!"
I pretended to have understood the joke, and laughed nearly as hard as he did.
The evening ended with a nice drink which I persume to be dragon blood. It was very tasteful, and I recommend it to anyone here.

*The way Mongols are commonly described in India are only partially true. While it is true that they have certain resemblance to horses, the claim that they are half man, half horse is a bit oversimplyfied. I have also yet to see one who spits fire or is actually courageous. Furthermore, let me remark here, that those Mongols I spoke to all lacked a nose and had only one eye.

Copyright (c) 1213 by Vishnurama Harekrishna. All rights reserved. Any reproduction is prohibited.

[Darius871]

Hmm, the AI must be screwing with it; this happens al lthe time. Is anyone here experienced with Yaroslav's utility? Has it been tested yet?

[Civfan]

interesting. i changed to worshipful to the sung last turn!

[Darius871]

Civfan, can you increase your attitude toward the Sung in the next turn? I sent you some techs but couldn't ally.

[Civfan]

Originally posted by techumseh
---------------------Karakorum Times--------------Jan. 1213---
------------------------Special Edition-----------------------------

GENGHIS VISITS BESHBELIK!


Beshbelik(Gobi Press) In a surprise visit, newly crowned Khan, Genghis the First, visited a new daycare centre opened by the new Mongol government of Gobi Province (formerly Kara Khitai). In a move clearly designed to squelch unfounded rumours that the Mongols are ruthless conquerors, Genghis spent nearly an hour with the children, telling stories and making fudge, before returning to Karakorum.

China Post:

The Chin empire has been saded today with the loss of its great leader. The emperor had been ill for several months and the invasion of the empire by the Mongols was all his heart could bear.

The emperor died at the age of 167 years.

In other news the new emperor was crowned in the palace of the late emperor. The new emperor Civfan, son of the late emperor made a small speech to the government of the empire.
"I have grave news, the city of BESHBELIK was taken by the Mongols. Its strategic importants as a prostitute capital will be missed but no worries I have securried new ladies from the land of the Sung empire for our troops on the frontiers. I have created new military units and will begin laying seige to several important posts of the Mongols."

In news of the frontiers, we have confirmed that several soldiers perished in an attack against the Mongols near Dading. Several Mongol units perished and it could be the first victory for emperor Civfan. People cheered of the news but its the beginning of a long road to destruction of the Mongols.

[Darius871]

I'm not even going to try and compete.

[Case]

Great posts guys! I'm going to have to try a lot harder