1799 will never be the same

[Mickeyj]

Well as Shogun travelled with a non-accredited travel company he'll have to claim compensation through his travel insurance.

As for the restoration of Prussia the russians may be agreeable to that.

[Andydog]

@ shogun: classic yarn that one

re-sent to Mickeyj

There isn't much point in doing diplo with the French. The Ottomans stuggle to see what options are left.

The french troops are vastly superior compared to others in the same era, their armies are running rampent, and contrary to what I was told at the beginning, the Ottoman UU is the weakest their is. Doesn't seem a very balanced scenario and I think it was a mistake accepting armies to start with.

But the Sultan will remain upbeat, clinging to the smallest of threads of hope..

Will he ever be allowed to rest quietly with his goats again?

[Mickeyj]

You mean those goats with french flies buzzing round their *rse?

[Andydog]

forgot the battle report,

Siphai army looses EIGHT hps against a single french 8/8 musket.

[Paddy]

musket

since when have the french had musketmen on the field

and you lot demanded battle reports - how bizzare

[Andydog]

not sure i understand you there paddy,

I ment the 8 attack 8 defend musket of the french - begins with V i think - just can't remember the name

[Paddy]

Oh right our Voltigeur Regiments, they be 6 - 5

Our Imperial Guard are 8 - 8 though

thanks

glad you enjoyed the encounter

so are you leaving peacefully to your previous borders?

[Mickeyj]

Those are ludicrous UU's you've got there paddy.

Turn Away

[Paddy]

welcome to France

Attacking the Ottomen

The ottomen have razed several of their towns
all so as to not have to fight the on coming french

Voltigeur Regiment attacks
Sipahi, 4/4 now 1/4
209th Voltigeur Regiment attacks
Sipahi, 1/4 now dismissed
306th Voltigeur Regiment attacks
Sekah, 4/4 now dismissed


and that be it

Now please know that I have my forces bearing down on the Austrian cities held by the Ottomen

Please let me know if you are just going to raze them and escape

If that was your original plan then you could have made your escape with a stack of workers, which would have helped your country greatly

I am willing to negotiate a peace with you Ottomen

Please be in contact

as to Russia, have you pulled out of Prussia yet?

if you have not that is fine, as I too am willing to discuss a peace with you.

[Shogun Gunner]

Nov 1802 to the Sultan.

[Andydog]

Sir Paddy, the Sultan has great difficulty accepting that you wish to discuss peace. There has been talk of this for months yet your armies trudge on through leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake.

The Sultan wisely accepts there is nothing his feeble siphai's can do against the power of Imperial Guards, and so is withdrawing from Austria, burning their cities to the ground so your forces don't help themselves as they have been doing so to date.

Of course we desire peace, but given the untruths of the past, we suspect that any peace treaty won’t be worth the parchment its written on.

How can the French convince us of their true desire for peace?

[Paddy]

Ok Grand Suultain

If you send me a shot of what you have destroyed and what you have remaining then we may be able to call a peace

The great Lord of England is not a great one for having cities Razed, so I would prefer that you rather kept the cities than destroyed them

Peace has always been my intent

I have never wanted to attack the home lands of the Otto, you will see my forces have turned the other direction

[Shogun Gunner]

WHAT????? More vacation destinations destroyed???

You scoundrels on the continent are forcing decisions of the utmost importance and consequence in the House of Commons. I recently submitted a bill for consideration by the legislative body to change the "Official Vacation Destination of the King" from Europe to the Americas. I will be forced to spend my large sums of "fun money" -- usually pretty generously granted to me by the Queen as I have been giving her the royal jewels if you know what I mean. *ahem* perhaps I'm a bit off subject here....

Let me bottom line this for you rulers. If there continues to be fighting on the continent, my next vacation destination will be the beaches of the Bahamas. I'm told there are no nasty Coassaks there.

My other option is to march my Redcoats in a single file line between your warring parties. Could England be a party to peace in some manner?

[Paddy]

"oh that certainly would be rich indeed" states Lord Gettrig, Minister of State

"whats that there Gettrig?"

"ahh Marechal Morangie. the English King feels that he must sennd forth his mighty Redcoats as a force of peace keepers."

" I am not at all sure what to make of thsi, afterall the King is quite the Continental traveller. He has a great many contacts throughout all of these lands." Paddy wanders over to a vaste map of Europe. "OK our Emperor is at the moment here, with the Guard and two Corps. How soon do you think the English could have a serious force to let loose across this region here then?"

"Well Marechal my latest reports show an English buildup in this region, and we have sighted troop ships along this coast here."

"Lord Gettrig, I say that we gather the staff, get as much information together as we can, then get despatches off to the Emperor before the twelth hour."

"Indeed, indeed." here Lord Gettrig turns to the door of the great library of the House of Assimov. Stepping through the door he calls over his personal aide, Major Hoostinger.

"Major, gather the war cabinet and the war councils immediatly."

[Andydog]

turn to Mike

Lord Paddy, you troops seemed to be continuing south, you mention above that they have turned the other direction?