Us pbem game - part 4

[Swissy]

The Phonecians started the war, the Spanish will never beg for peace.

Turn 222 to Don

[TheBirdMan]

Out of turn.

Then the phoenician will offer peace. Unless counterattacks already has been made!

[TheBirdMan]

Turn to Maestro.

Orders has been given to the phoenician admiral - stop piracy. At least for now.

A proposal for peace has thereafter been sent to the spanish.

Hasdrubal.

[Swissy]

Hasdrubal has sent a meaningless peace proposal, while arraying the Phonecian fleet in Spanish waters. The man is uttterly mad. A counter proposal has been sent, and best be accepted. Else the oceans will be littered with the debris of the once numerous Phonecian navy.

Turn 223 to Don

[TheBirdMan]

Turn to Maestro.

The Phoenician navy are again just as strong as they used to be.

Following steps has been taken:

No act of war.
Willing to accept stop trespass and no piracy
Offered a small amount of gold.

Then we will see.

[Flandrien]

Comrade Mao enters a small room, hidden somewhere deep inside his palace. It contains some small nerdy guys, in front of large computer screens.

'You all know what to do ?'

'Of course.'

'Then do not disappoint me.'


turn 224 to Swissy

[Swissy]

The offer of gold was considered insuffiecent to satisfy the Spanish peoples thirst for Phonecian blood. Prime Minister deLeon has been able to get the Citizen's Assembly to accept a lesser amount. Now it is up to the Phonecians to accept it.

The Ministry of Innovation has announced a breakthough in advanced physical science. Soon we will have Spaniards in space and our cities will be invunerable to attack.

Turn 224 to Don

[TheBirdMan]

The Phoenician people wants peace - but we are not able to pay the amount demanded as the spanish are still pirating our trade routes.

To be able to save up the amount, the chancellor of exchange Mr. Rasputin (another foreign - looks like something between the devil and a danish minister) - convinced the fieldmarskal to launch a strike against 2 spanish submarines - by this, he hoped the pressure on the phoenician traderoutes would be smaller.

The phoenician attack was only a small succes, as one interceptor was lost during the battle - which was supposed to be easy.

Now they both fear of Hasdrubal.....

Trying to save their lifes, they hope the spanish will accept a smaller offer of gold.
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[Flandrien]

turn 225 -> Swissy

[Swissy]

As the Phonecian proposal of peace was being broadcast, the people of Granada were able to watch the Phonecian attack on the Spanish submarines. The boats were clearly in Spanish waters. Word spread quickly. The Ultranationalist are calling for new elections, Prime Minister deLeon's government is on the verge of collapse. One thing is certain, there can never be peace with the Phonecians.

Turn 225 to Don

[TheBirdMan]

Turn to Maestro.

The phoenician military on the south-west coast have had a great party.

The victory - so they called it, though a pilot were killed and two more injured, one close to death.

On a basen in the north, Rasputin and Xenob are held in prison. Hasdrubal wants to "ask" them some questions about who's ruling and who's obeying.

What? Hasdrubal is in the air:

COMRADES OF THE WORLD.

LONG ENOUGH, YOU HAVE BEEN HELD LIKE SLAVES BY YOUR MASTERS.

GO - LEAVE YOUR MASTERS. DO REBELLION AGAINST THE CRUEL REGIMES OF THE GREEN AND OTHER RESPRESSIVE REGIMES. JOIN THE ONLY TRUE - THE ONLY GOVERNMENT, THAT TRULY CARES FOR THE UNEMPLOYED, THE POOR, THE HOMELESS. I HAVE PLEANTY ROOMS FOR ALL OF YOU.

WE WILL BUILD A NEW WORLD - JUST FOR US.

JOIN US AND BE FREE OF ALL THE TROUBLE, THIS CRUEL WORLD BRINGS YOU. JOIN THE PHOENICIAN ARMY, THE NAVY AND THE AIRFORCE.

OUR LORDS ARE WITH US - DEATH TO ALL THE BULLFIGTERS. LET THEM GO TO THEIR DEATH IN THE ARENA.

HASDRUBAL - THE ONLY AND MOST TRUSTED COMRADE OF THE WORLD!

[TheBirdMan]

Turn to Maesto.

Hasdrubals "song" to the people works.

Workers and other volunteers arraives at the military training camps in a neverending stream.

Factories and mills are working 24 hours a day. Tanks, mobile SAMS, artillery and other military equipment are produced in a still rising haste.

Unfortunately, pollution are increaced too.

On a moutaintop, far away, a young man has almost finished his basic education. I a short time, he will try to get diplomatic - and other kinds - of support to return to his land, the beloved phoenician people. And to face Hasdrubal, the one who killed his father.
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[TheBirdMan]

Turn 228 to Maestro.

Another successfull strike has been made against the spanish submarine fleet.

Phoenicans destroyers forced it up to the surface, interceptors finished the job.

The commander of the destroyers was rewarded with The Order of the Golden Hammer.

Phoenician engineers has started to wipe out all signs of spanish influence - first of all the province capitol, Sevilla, has been renamed with a decent phoenician name.

Hasdrubal.

[Flandrien]

The Spaniards have shown willingness to share their knowledge of united physics with the rest of the world.
A gesture that is much appreciated.

Let the race for the great shield begin !


turn 228 to Swissy

[Swissy]

Turn 228 to Don