>>5789164
>Capture one of their radio and use that to listen in on their comms react accordingly to their plans

either they give up the radio for a bit or we get to listen in on them

>>5789164
>try capturing a few radios and listen in on the enemy movement.
>Start mortaring the gathering points and make aggressive raids in the weak points.

>>5789201
>>5789200
Great minds think alike it seems.

>>5789201
+1

>>5789201
support

>>5789164
Thanks for using that flag I made! I'll see about making one for the Junta and the monarchists when I get some time later.
Supporting >>5789201 . We should also look into getting some radios for ourselves, either through buying them or acquiring them from the enemy.

Rolled 95, 64, 51, 100 = 310 (4d100)

>>5789164

>>5789201
>>5789200
Supporting.
If we capture more than one radio we can try teiangulating their broadcasts to find the location of their HQ

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>try capturing a few radios and listen in on the enemy movement.
>Start mortaring the gathering points and make aggressive raids in the weak points.

alright 4d100 for the next phase of the battle best of three as always

Rolled 79, 87, 7, 35 = 208 (4d100)

>>5790112

Rolled 82, 1, 73, 77 = 233 (4d100)

>>5790112
For Queen and country!

Rolled 95, 18, 78, 64 = 255 (4d100)

>>5790112

The orders are given and you men are ordered to attempt to capture radio sets during this weeks set of raids. It goes well with some sections of your division making a competition out of seeing who can capture more radio sets Norton and his marines are the winners either due to luck or more likely skill at theft thanks to his mens various criminal backgrounds. The Aerial garrison troops do the worst, only managing to capture several civilian radios due to some sort of fundamental misunderstanding of what they were to capture.

The junta for sure are not aware of your presence in the city as they seem to be attempting to harden their safe houses and blockhouses this only seems to make the mortar attacks youve begun this week even more effective.

The captured radios should hopefully allow you to locate the enemy HQ but it will take time for teams to spread out and triangulate the base.

>Continue mortaring enemy strongpoints
>block to block assaults
>Harass the enemy
>write in

>>5790464
>Continue mortaring enemy strongpoints
>start start triangulating the enemy HQ.

>>5790464
>>Continue mortaring enemy strongpoints
And
>>Harass the enemy
Don't commit to anything too costly (aka house to house fighting, which has really grim attrition rates.) But instead keep the enemy from gaining the initiative until we can get them fixed.

>>5790483
>>5790464
Forgot to add that I kekked hard that our men took civilian radios. That was that 1 right?

>>5790464
Fine job, Norton.
>The aerial garrison troops do the worst, only managing to capture several civilian radios
Lel. At least the got the radio part right.
>Continue mortaring enemy strongpoints
>Start triangulating the enemy HQ.
>Harass the enemy
Let's keep up the pressure and possibly see if we can get heavier guns brought up.

>>5790492
Yeah and it doesn't help most of the FAG grew up quite literally dirt floor porn

>>5790464
>>Continue mortaring enemy strongpoints

>>5790464
>>Continue mortaring enemy strongpoints
>>Harass the enemy

>>5790522
They'll come around eventually. Maybe get some of the officers to do an education program (reading, writing, arithmatic) for them during their down time? It would keep them out of trouble and reinforce the "we value you" thing where we're trying to uplift them as a key part of our reformist political stance.

>>5790652
Incidentally this kind of policy was one of the reasons the Ugandan National Resistance Army and later the Rwandan Patriotic Front (originally a tutsi splinter group of the NRA that split off after the Genocide started and took over Rwanda despite the fact that most of them had never even been there before) punched above its weight compared to wealthier and better equipped factions.

>>5790652
Seconding this. We could also use it to help encourage defections from the Monarchists' levies (Come fight for the Queen! We'll treat you better than the nobles and help you get an education!)

>>5790464
>search and destroy enemy comms posts
If we can capture manuals and lists of frequencies they have we could use their reliance on radio against them for a bit.

>>5790652
Absolutely, if our boys can read then that means they can read and use a manual we give them.

>>Continue mortaring enemy strongpoints
>>Harass the enemy

ok 3d100 best of three please

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>5791746

Rolled 59, 17, 78 = 154 (3d100)

>>5791750
>>5791746
Classic, wrote 1d100 instead of 3d100

Rolled 11, 97, 17 = 125 (3d100)

>>5791746

Rolled 71, 60, 78 = 209 (3d100)

>>5791746

The mortars still continue to do their bloody work hitting junta blockhouses and the occasional patrol in the ruins of the city. The local militias report the junta have begun to increase their presence in the sewer system in an attempt to avoid your mortar teams on the surface.

The radio men manage to finally triangulate the location of the enemy HQ in the city. It seems they have set up in the basement of one of the cities largest opera houses its well fortified but its on the front of the enemy held territory intel gathered from prisoners and radio traffic suggests a near battalion level strength in the area surrounding the opera house.

Meanwhile more and more aircraft bearing Junta colors have been spotted near the city your biplanes have even engaged these aircraft a few times but they always end in no loses on either side.

>attempt a frontal assault on the opera house
>continue mortaring and sniping junta forces
>begin pushing the frontline house by house
>write in

>>5791822
>attempt a frontal assault on the opera house
>continue mortaring and sniping junta forces
>Use our armoured forces to attack weakened enemy positions together with militia volunteers.
>get a few elite squads to start attacking in the sewers.
We start with the armoured assault and mortaring as a distraction to pin the enemy and to let them commit their reserves. The opera house can be attacked that way without being able to get reinforcements. The sewer attack is to try and flush the enemy out.

>>5791830
supporting

>>5791830
+1
sewer fighting sucks

>>5791904
Indeed it is, but we need to put some pressure on that avenue or they may start jumping out of the sewers to get us from behind.

>>5791908
watch them mine the streets from below and blow our advance

>>5791910
That's why we need to put pressure on the there. Can't try mining if you get shot at a lot.

>>5791822
>Meanwhile more and more aircraft bearing Junta colors have been spotted near the city
Not good.
>>5791830
Supporting this as well as
>task some of our Marines to acquire some of the junta's AA guns and ammo for them
I'd feel a lot better if we had some way to deal with enemy aircraft other than biplanes.

This may sound like a ramble, but I have a suggestion to get boost our numbers, professionalise the reformist army stronger and boost unity between the commies and democrats.

>To bolster our numbers
Ask the militia which joined the armoured assault and did well to join our forces. We can give them uniforms and our good equipment. Start training these men to work in tandem with the our armour and mechanised. (our paratroopers will not always be able to work in tandem with our mechanised and armoured since raiding and independent operations are our bread and butter)

>To professionalise the army.
We are bound to have some wounded which will be unable to serve anymore. These men should be made full time trainers and be given some battlefield promotions (totally not for them to be able to pull rank against questioning third parties. These men will be training willing militias to militairy standards and give them as much equipment be they from our stockpiles or looted from enemy troops. Radio's are important here and putting emphasis on meritrocratic promotions and initiative.
These men can be trained in Albrects Ford, while we move on to support the meatgrinder in Hankton

Now for the real kicker on how to decide these militias and to keep extremist and bad apples out:
>To boost unity.
Any member who joins this group must rip their armband in two and must sew the other groups colour onto it (even better if both democrats and commies do this together as a bonding experience) These armbands would then both be red and blue. These new military formations could be called the reformist unified (insert military unit size, cause we don't know how many would sign up)s (can be plural)

Now to even make it better. We ourselves will start wearing a blue and red armband and so will our men. Should promote unity and send a clear message to the too extremist groups that their is a significant group of people who can work together and to cut their bs (this is to help avoid a civil war in our faction)
Fight together now! Fights against eachother in elections in the future! For Queen, for Country and the rights of it's people!

>>5791977
And to add >>5790652 suggestion. Making men able to read and write will give a higher spread of knowledge and professionalism to our factions forces. It may also insentivise more people to join up.

>>5791980
>>5791977
And third, but final part cause am ranting a bit too much. We can of course start accepting volunteers which were not able to get weapons and start training and arming them for the reformist unified (again unit size not found).

>>5791977
if they aren't good enough trainers then they can serve in the back line to add more tail to our forces. it would be great if we have a set of engineers that can just set up adequate camp that can keep us warm or a dedicated team of doctors to make sure people come out alive

>>5791977
Solid ideas, and I do like the blue and red armband as part of our uniform.

>attempt a frontal assault on the opera house
>continue mortaring and sniping junta forces
>Use our armoured forces to attack weakened enemy positions together with militia volunteers.
>get a few elite squads to start attacking in the sewers.

alright 4d100 best of three please

Rolled 75, 94, 52, 14 = 235 (4d100)

>>5792826

Rolled 61, 11, 95, 53 = 220 (4d100)

>>5792826

Rolled 6, 37, 20, 54 = 117 (4d100)

>>5792826

The week begins with continued mortaring of junta positions with nothing really to note besides the fact Junta mortar teams have been attempting to counter battery your own mortars with little effect.

Alongside the continued mortaring and sniping of junta targets of opportunity the small armoured section is ordered to support militias in pushing a few of the junta hardpoints. This goes poorly the militia not having the training to work in tandem with armor and your armor not having any really combat experience besides the two Halberd amphibious landing craft (which norton has been using to harass the junta side of the river)

The sewer assaults go extremely well as the junta arent expecting a force armed with SMGs and semi auto rifles to suddenly flood the sewers. The gains are only temporary as its fairly difficult to hold large sections of the sewers due to the innumerable entrances scattered around the city.

The early hours of new years day are shepherded in by your men preparing themselves for an assault against the Thompson Opera house, one of the oldest in the city. The men will have to fight through at least a blocks worth of territory before the opera house at which point they will need to clear the building room by room.

>Remind your men of their duty
>Remind them of who they are
>write in

>>5793562
>Remind them of who they are
Fuck. Should have started the training before the assault.

>>5793562
>>Remind them of who they are

>>5793630
Now we may have lost militia and armoured for nothing

Man y'all need to stop taking multiple options for gods sake your spreading yourselves too thin damnit

>Focus on caring for the wounded and making sure the men are at least treated well. We fucked up period.

>>5793562
>Remind them of who they are
>Focus on caring for the wounded and making sure the men are at least treated well.
>>5793812
>We fucked up period.
Agreed. Let's learn from this so we don't do it again..

>>5793562
>>Remind them of who they are
This is why i generally wanted to avoid city fighting entirely.
Any way, how feasible would it be to drop a few drums of gasoline on the opera house then light it up?

>>5793562
>>Remind them of who they are

Rolled 15, 57, 85, 70 = 227 (4d100)

>Remind them of who they are
The officers and NCOs of the airborne are gathered before the attack; they all sit in a semi circle around you in one of the makeshift hangars on the airfield youve taken as your HQ. They all look at you with calm expressions; they are professionals of the highest caliber.

“Men today you will do your damndest to take the enemy HQ and hopefully force the enemy back I would like to remind you all your are not just soldiers you are paratroopers the elite of the elite I doubt there is a single fighting force in this city let alone in this entire country that can match your skill and professionalism in combat.” Your eyes trail along the crowd seeing smiles and stern faces looking back at you. “If we can drive the enemy from albrects ford we can finally go on the

4d100 best of three please

Rolled 47, 70, 82, 52 = 251 (4d100)

>>5794038

Rolled 69, 31, 30, 57 = 187 (4d100)

>>5794038

Rolled 41, 81, 93, 38 = 253 (4d100)

>>5794038

Rolled 1, 74, 62, 42 = 179 (4d100)

>>5794038

>>5794110
Oh dear

>>5794110
>>5794124
Oh dear. As Norton would put it. FUCK FUCK FUCK!!

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>>5794110
>1

>>5794221
>>5794124
>>5794257
That's the fourth roll on a "best of three," it doesn't count.

>>5794338
Well, I feel silly.

>>5794338
>>5794221
Had me scared thee for a second.

In the early morning hours the men move quickly through the city avoiding junta patrols and stealthy silencing several junta blockhouses. The junta forces are surprised to say the least when the real assault begins the skill and violence of action from your men gains a real advantage against the enemy several portions of the enemy line even beginning to rout under the ferocious attack.

The enemy continue to fall back in a rout leavening behind equipment and even their own wounded they fighting continues sporadically as your men finally reach the opera house. Its however unfortunate apon reaching the opera house itself then men stall finally encountering strong junta resistance a handful of your men even identifying the defenders as members of the battle hardened 12th infantry division veterans of the great war and beville like yourself.

>keep pressing the attack
>cease the assault and dig in

>>5795062
>>keep pressing the attack
Digging in would be kind of pointless, it gives them time to move the HQ to a different location. I'd say, try one push, but if it's too hardened then withdraw and set fires as we do to make it harder for them to catch up with us.

>>5795062
>>keep pressing the attack

>>5795062
>keep pressing the attack

>>5795062
>>keep pressing the attack

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>keep pressing the attack

1d100 best of three

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>5796552

>>5796589
... fuck

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>5796552

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>5796552
HERE WE GO

>>5796620
That's better

The men keep pushing the 12th, are well seasoned and know how to fight defensively. If they were facing militia or another normal infantry formation they would probably be able to hold however they aren't facing untrained militia or normal infantry they are fighting the 1st Airborne. The fighting quickly turns from trading fire with rifles to clearing rooms with hand grenades and SMGs to deadly hand to hand fighting room to room.

The lower level of the opera house is where the real HQ is and the first squad to enter it find the various officers and adjuncts burning papers, codebooks and radio sets. The chaos of the field command is so great that many of the junta officers dont even realize the men standing in front of the stairwell armed to the teeth are reformists for a good couple of minutes before someone shouts in surprise and the enemy officers begin to bolt for various exits. The squad focuses

>prisoners before they scatter
>try to salvage the papers before they burn

>>5796647
>prisoners before they scatter
Better deal with them now or they'll be leading attacks in the future.

How are the POWs treated?

>>5796647
>>try to salvage the papers before they burn

>>5796647
>Salvage the papers before they burn
need that sweet sweet intel

>>5796647
>>try to salvage the papers before they burn

>>5796647
>>prisoners before they scatter
Yeah get the people.
We might be able to convince them to join us? If not, they'll still be useful for a prisoner swap later.

>>5796647
>prisoners before they scatter

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>prisoners before they scatter
>try to salvage the papers before they burn

a tie rolling for which one we do

1 for prisoners
2 for papers

I need a 1d100 best of three

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>5797801

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>5797801
Rolling for crits

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>5797801

The squad begin to sprint to the various exits to stop the officers from running a few have to be shot after drawing handguns but most give up when a rifle or SMG are shoved into their face. The fighting upstairs begins to calm down as the 12th infantry decide the fight is lost and retreat backwards out of the opera houses destroyed first floor.

The captured enemy officers are going to be a great political boon for you hopefully winning you some allies in the reformists government. The papers unfortunately are burned so while gaining some political power you did lose out on a source of potential intel of junta forces.
The toll on your men was the worst youve seen so far in the war with nearly a hundred dead but the enemy took far worse with their own dead nearly five times yours.

>house to house clearing
>continue harassment with mortars and snipers
>write in

>>5797939
>start interrogating the prisoners
>continue harassment with mortars and snipers
>Write in: Inform the local commanders that their has been a huge blow in enemy leadership.
>write in: Start the reform program as mentioned here >>5791977
This is due to the high amount of losses we got.
>Start a recruitement drive and use the succesfull military action and parade some prisoners for this.

>>5797939
>>house to house clearing

>>5797939
>>continue harassment with mortars and snipers

>>5797962
you need to chill, things need to be done one at a time

>continue house to house clearing but Slow down the tempo of our operations to regroup and recuperate. get the militia members to perform most of the fighting for now

>>5797939

>write in
The enemy command is destroyed, push them on every front with maximum aggression before they can reestablish communication and unit cohesion. Attempt to make a general push for the enemy's support elements (Mortars, field hospitals, etc.) even if we don't capture or destroy these objectives the disruption of their operations will greatly benefit us.

>>5797939
>>continue harassment with mortars and snipers

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>continue harassment with mortars and snipers

3d100 best of three please

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>5798910

Rolled 51, 12, 37 = 100 (3d100)

>>5798910

>>5798910
dice+1d100
>96
oh shit

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>5799026
Herp derp

Rolled 82, 53, 83 = 218 (3d100)

>>5798910

Rolled 45, 39, 41 = 125 (3d100)

The week goes by well with your men continuing to harass the still reeling enemy. The friendly militias make good headway in retaking parts of the city with even the sewer system starting to become clear of junta forces.

Your at the airfield sorting through the preliminary intel reports generated by Mr steels interrogation of the prisoners when you're interrupted by your secretary saying you have a visitor. The visitor is quickly welcomed in and he offers you a handshake that you accept before he begins speaking “Mr Drayton, your actions have made you quite popular in certain circles. I represent a certain body of…”he stops for a moment as if looking for the correct term. “Foreign men of importance who are interested in sponsoring you with certain equipment you cant get from your own supply chain”

>Ask questions (write in)
>decline
>accept
>write in

>>5799817
>>Ask questions (write in)
what kind of equipment

>>5799817
>Ask questions (write in)
Who may these foreign men be?

>>5799817
>write in
>>5799832
>>5799966
Support both
Also we might want to get a damage report for our unit and while it will be hard to refill our ranks, maybe ask the various militia companies to send their second-best private (who is under 27, and can read and write) to join the Paratroopers.
Why second best? Because we don't want to deprive the companies of all their competent soldiers.

As he speaks you come to realize you cant place the mans accent hes for sure not ferrovian and from the marasslians youve spoken too hes not one of them either. “What kind of equipment and who are these foreign men?” you cross your arms staring the man down.

He gives you a somewhat creepy smile before pulling out a notepad and responding “Ahem anti tank rifles, AT guns, Aircraft, flamethrowers, and even some armor. My benefactors would like to remain private at this time but in exchange for access to this equipment all that they ask is you remember their efforts when the war is done and you try your best to acquire the highest possible position you can.”

>accept
>decline
>more questions

>>5800136
You actually have some trouble finding lower enlisted amongst the militias who can read and write schooling is non compulsory in ferrovia. The fact you can read is something of a miracle considering your upbringing as you mother cant

>>5800176
>>more questions
what do you want in exchange

>>5800176
>>accept
Tentatively accept, but we definitely want to know what the fine print is and what these benefactors have in mind as far as their ultimate goal goes.
Just level with him that our goal is for a constitutional monarchy with Queen Meredith as ceremonial head of state and parliamentary representation, leading to a condition of legal equality for all our citizens, and things like universal education and basic health care and accident insurance and whatnot, and land reform, and ask him outright if his benefactors' goals would conflict with that vision.

>>5800176
>>accept

>>5800176
>Accept
we will accept the aircraft and small arms but if they gives us armor try to give it to units that's more geared towards armored warfare than us

Big brain idea lads, ask for trainers and teachers for the militia. Think about it we're good because we are the most trained group. Instead of arming ourselves perhaps we can get the rest of our faction up to OUR standards

>>5800176
>>5800572
Seconding this idea.

>>5800176
>Negotiate
"I have a hard time remembering those who remain private. If you could just give me some vage idea of who I'm dealing with, then maybe I can promise to keep that in mind."

>>5800194
+1

I feel even if we get near nothing out of this guy, we could always ask Mr Steel to investigate it.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>accept while also trying to figure out what he wants exactly

alright roll me a 1d100 best of three to try and figure out what he wants

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>5801214

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>5801214

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>5801214
Is that 89 good or bad?

>>5801237
Well lets say he isnt convinced update in a bit

You nod in affirmation your chin rest on your hands as you think “Ill need the equipment in the near future tanks and aircraft are becoming more common but I'd like to know who exactly i'm in debt too and what it is you exactly want” The man smiles a moment before responding. “You can call me Mr Veal for now and in terms of price my employers would require your help at a later date when you manage to get yourself a higher seat in the current situation if you get what I mean Ill be in touch” He exits your office as your left wondering what you really just agreed to. The man clearly think your something of a potential man of power in the coming years but what he wants is a mystery.

The week closes out well with reports from Aquila that a unit of volunteers have apparently formed and are currently on the way to ferrovian shores to assist the reformists. The monarchists have apparently hired several units of Marsalian mercenaries and the missing ferrovian fleet has been sighted by Aquillian merchant vessels recently in the fogged sea.

>house to house clearing
>continue harassment with mortars and snipers
>write in

>>5801324
>write in: spearhead the house to house clearing with militia following closely behind to hold the acquired ground.
the enemy should still be reeling and we should keep pressing our advantage as much as possible.
>continue harassment with mortars and snipers

>>5801324
>Inform Mr Steel about our interaction with Mr Veal and ask him to look into the figure.

>>5801353
>>5801325
adding +1 to this.

>>5801353
>>5801325
supporting both of these

>>5801325
Supporting
>>5801353
Also supporting.

>write in: spearhead the house to house clearing with militia following closely behind to hold the acquired ground.
>continue harassment with mortars and snipers
>Inform Mr Steel about our interaction with Mr Veal and ask him to look into the figure.

3d100 best of three please

Rolled 69, 39, 99 = 207 (3d100)

>>5802309

Rolled 46, 88, 13 = 147 (3d100)

>>5802309
Mr Steel has things covered it seems.

Rolled 62, 53, 100 = 215 (3d100)

>>5802309

Rolled 32 (1d100)

You ask Mr steel to look into this Mr veal for you. It takes less than a day for him to return with a file which he leaves on your desk with little fanfare. It looks like Mr Veal is really Alfred Beltway, a representative of a coalition of states in what used to be the Corelias empire; it looks like this coalition is mostly geared for countering the Aquillian empire. It seems they think your going to have some ability to affect the ferrovian government's opinion of aquila. One notable side note about the file is at the very top in bright red pen it appears Mr steel has written the words “Fucking Amatuers”

The millitas make some small head way but they still lack the equipment or training to take real advantage of the chaos of the Junta frontline. The mortars and snipers seem to keep said chaos going by killing fresh officers and NCOs brought from the rear lines.
>house to house clearing
>keep pushing with millita
>continue harassment with mortars and snipers
>write in

>>5802372
>Keep pushing with the militia but have the corp of our forces acting as support

I need a low down fellas, are the coalition of states an egalitarian group or nah?

>>5802372
>>continue harassment with mortars and snipers

>>5802372
>house to house clearing

>>5802375
Corelians are a nationalistic bunch not super egalitarian

>>5802375
>>5802372
+1

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>Keep pushing with the militia but have the corp of our forces acting as support

2d100 best of three please

Rolled 98, 98 = 196 (2d100)

>>5803117

>>5802372
Write in: let's start another round of recon to see if we can identify somewhere to push that is better than the others.
Are there any major choke points (bridges especially) or landmarks (high ground) that we could use to control the city?
Also, is there a crossing upstream that we could potentially seize to flank the enemy?
Here's my idea: pull the paras back from the city and start preparing for a flanking offensive.
Try to rotate the militias to the front line relatively rapidly, and have our boys train them while they're in reserve. (Any given Para should be able to teach what he knows to militia of reasonable intelligence, literacy or no)
Identify a bridgehead upstream, use a para drop on the other side to soften them up and then push with our armor. From there, push downstream to Albert's crossing and start targeting the Junta logistics supplying the town. If we can put pressure on their supplies, we can use the radios to pressure the men trapped in the city, either to surrender or withdraw unarmed (officers can keep their siderarms, but no heavy equipment or automatic weapons. They're walking.)
Everyone who surrenders can have the opportunity to join our side, and if they do, they will only fight the monarchist faction.

If we can win Albert's Crossing, we can have Mister Steel's buddies send out feelers to the Junta to find out if there's any common ground between their movement and ours. To me, the fact that they're fighting the monarchists says a lot more than the fact that they're fighting us, and perhaps they can be convinced that serving in a democracy will benefit them more than ruling a dictatorship (wealth means cooler toys, welfare means smarter, healthier soldiers, civilian oversight is annoying but it weeds out the dead weight)

But we have to win here, first.

Rolled 15, 3 = 18 (2d100)

>>5803123
>>5803117
I'm not going to beat that

>>5803128
Of course.

Either because of the chaos of the junta frontline skill or plain luck the militias slice through junta lines easily, with their own forces following quickly behind them to secure capture equipment and prisoners. The recon sections of your platoon are soon able to see the bridges across the river, the anti aircraft guns protecting them now well within mortar range. Mr steel reports the captured junta officers have reported that they were promised armored reinforcements sometime this month from the south.

The queens government in nevefar announces good news in the form of several different volunteer brigades arriving from all over the world including ones from Arbeiteria Corelia and Aquila it will take a few weeks for them to arrive.

>continue harassment with mortars and snipers
>attempt to disable the AA guns
>try to cut junta supply over the bridge
>write in

>>5803155
>continue harassment with mortars and snipers
>write in: Keep helping the militia pushing the junta forces.
>write in: mortar barrage the AA guns.
>write in: start organising a defence of the city against an armoured assault.

>>5803155
>>try to cut junta supply over the bridge
best case we destroy the bridge and cut them off worst case we destroy the supplies

>>5803155
>Try to cut junta supply over the bridge.
>Inform the Queen about Alfred Beltway and his intent to gain influence in our government.

>>5803155
>Continue harassment with mortars and snipers while the militia pushes.

>>5803155
>>try to cut junta supply over the bridge

>>5803155
>>try to cut junta supply over the bridge

>try to cut junta supply over the bridge

2d100 please best of 3

Rolled 51, 44 = 95 (2d100)

>>5804244

Rolled 68, 52 = 120 (2d100)

>>5804244

Rolled 93, 23 = 116 (2d100)

>>5804244

There are three bridges that cross the river that the junta to successfully cut the supply lines. There are neatly a dozen blocks between the front line and the bridges so the decision is made to make use of the two halberd amphibious landing vehicles and several barges towed behind them at night to strike the bridges.

The operation begins well with a section of airborne and nortons marines launching from upriver using the flow to silently float down to the bridges in the dead of night. The first bridge being the smallest and least used is easily taken silently with sapper changes placed and the men even manage to steal one of the 20mm AA guns before an enemy patrol arrives. The ensuing gun battle alerts the other two bridges and the first bridge is blown as your men retreat up river again.

>continue harassment with mortars and snipers
>attempt to disable the AA guns
>try to destroy the other two bridges
>write in

>>5804343
>>try to destroy the other two bridges

>>5804343
>try to destroy the other two bridges
Full cutoff.
Tanks can't cross rivers (atleast non soviet bullshit ones.)

>>5804343
>>try to destroy the other two bridges
make them bleed more

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>try to destroy the other two bridges

2d100 best of three please

Rolled 33, 99 = 132 (2d100)

>>5805209
please get destroyed before the tanks arrive.

>>5805221
I got 99 problems, but this roll ain't one of them.

Rolled 66, 98 = 164 (2d100)

>>5805209
watch this rawl

also y'all forgot, we need to use the bridges later when we go on the offensive. this move just made it harder for us to go on the attack later.

Rolled 12, 72 = 84 (2d100)

>>5805209

>>5805233
yeah, but counterpoints:
1. We have marines and because of that there is some advantage on our side for river crossing.
2. An enemy armoured collumn can't cross a river without bridges/ pontoon.
3. River is a good defensive barrier and let's us focus on fighting in the other city and gives us some breathing room for training and recruiting of the army.

This time your men decide to attack both from upriver and downriver hitting both bridges hopefully at the same time. The two halberds are used for the more downriver bridge with the barge tactic being used on the upriver one. The barge team do quite well with marines and airborne managing to take the bridge with one notable addition a stalled ammunition convoy on the bridge means very little sapper charges will be needed to destroy it and it means the enemy will be short ammo until more can be routed to the other bridge.

The other bridge does not go aswell with the enemy hearing the engines of the halberds coming thankfully the enemy unable to see them in the dark of the night dont manage to do much damage but they have to back off from the attack

>try to hit the last bridge

>try to push the enemy out of the city

>write in

>>5805322
>try to push the enemy out of the city
leave one route of escape for our enemies.
>write in for after the final succesfull push: Prepare defences at the final bridge for future armoured assaults.

>>5805322
>try to push the enemy out of the city

>>5805279
>Counter Counter point
the majority of our forces aren't marines, Good for us but terrible for the general that may want to use it earlier. Second, You know what's even worse than a river to an armored column? Urban fighting, if they're stupid enough to push against us then it's an opportunity to strike out against them. Lastly, Yes the river is a good defensive barrier, for the enemy y'all forget that we are supposed to be on the attack! this is a chance to push against the enemy now we'll have to find another chance to go at it!

>>5805322
>Try to push the enemy out of the city

>>5805322
>>try to push the enemy out of the city

>>5805322
>>try to hit the last bridge
Try to encircle them, but offer quarter

Rolled 94, 72, 81 = 247 (3d100)

>try to push the enemy out of the city

3d100 best of three please

Rolled 71, 3, 87 = 161 (3d100)

>>5806129

Rolled 94, 49, 50 = 193 (3d100)

>>5806129

Rolled 6, 37, 24 = 67 (3d100)

we are so back

Your fighting against time now the militias have no real way to fight junta armor and gods only know how much infantry support this unit will bring your own main answer to armor being you CAS which have been grounded due to AA and the worsening weather

The men spend the early parts of the week readying the gun trucks tanks and armored cars for the attack and the first few hours shows your mens growing skills at urban warfare. The middle half of the week is middling in terms of results with good pushes here and there. The tail end of the week is marked by a large snowstorm that grounds the attack to a halt as your men and the militias have to shelter in place to avoid death by hypothermia

>keep pushing

>try to cut the last bridge

>write in

>>5806935
>write in
>Destroy the AA guns
Planes aren't ideal for urban combat, but watching over the bridge + keeping away further reinforcements should give us the final push we need.

>>5806935
>>try to cut the last bridge
>>5807165
Trying to hit the AA with our mortars makes sense as well

>>5806935
>keep pushing

>>5807222
supporting

>try to cut the last bridge

3d100 best of three please

Rolled 4, 42, 89 = 135 (3d100)

>>5807334

Rolled 41, 51, 32 = 124 (3d100)

>>5807334
I have a good feeling about this

Rolled 36, 40, 63 = 139 (3d100)

>>5807334

>>5807447
>>5807388
>>5807362
Oh no

Your men try to make a proper assault on the last bridge, the key word being try as the nemy seems to be keeping a large section of infantry in reserve to block and assualt like youve done with the last two bridges.

Mr steel informs you have at best one last week before the enemy reinforcements arrive. This leaves you with only a couple of options. The first option is to allow the enemy to push more men into the city. The second option is keep what youve been doing so far. The last option is one brought to you by taylor the enemy AA is centered arond the bridge with the city itself and the enemy back line being completely empty therefore a paradrop would be completely uncontested. Combat drops are dangerous but your men are experts in paradrops.

>keep pushing
>try to cut the bridge
>try to cut the bridge and block QRF with a paradrop

>>5807625
>>try to cut the bridge and block QRF with a paradrop

>>5807625
>>try to cut the bridge and block QRF with a paradrop

>>5807625
>try to cut the bridge and block QRF with a paradrop
Time to earn our paychecks.

>>5807625
>>try to cut the bridge and block QRF with a paradrop
I guess we're in for it now

>try to cut the bridge and block QRF with a paradrop

3d100 best of three please and will you jump with your men? the F.A.G and marines will help the millita attack the bridge

>jump
>dont jump

Rolled 77, 99, 93 = 269 (3d100)

>>5808152
>jump
Gory, gory, what a helluva way to die!

Rolled 26, 44, 16 = 86 (3d100)

>>5808152
>>jump

Rolled 98, 24, 100 = 222 (3d100)

>>5808152
>jump
>>5808204
101 airborne right here.

>>5808152
>>5808271
>>5808204
new for this universes Blood on the Risers:
Gory, glory, all our Colonels enemies will die.

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98 for stealth
99 for junta response
100 for the drop hot damn

The entirety of your airborne battalion draws back from the front careful to not make it obvious that your up to something. They gather at the airbase as more and more of your transports arrive to begin loading. The jumpmasters check chutes and the various drop canisters designed for the heavier equipment. This jump wont break any records for size but you hope it will be more then enough to shock the Junta forces.

The junta has units who can match you in experience and training but a paradrop is something unique to your unit. The majority of your enlisted men have never taken part in a combat jump before; only the oldest of your NCOs have experience in more than one combat jump. You board your selected aircraft joining the men of 1st platoon 2nd company, the same platoon you dropped into Beville with during your own singular combat jump.

Its the early morning hours when the last of the aircraft become airborne and begin their flight to the drop zone. The flight is silent save for the rattle of aircraft and the roaring of the engines there's no AA fire unlike beville where Arbeiteria had supplied AA guns to the communists. The junta truly dont know whats happening and cant be prepared for your attack.

The jumpmaster gives a hooked finger to you all you stand up third man front the door and make sure your static line is hooked onto the rail. You lean forward and check the chute of the man infront of you, a young private he seems terrified as he checks the man in front of him. You give the young private a pat on the shoulder as you confirm his chute is good. The light next to the open door flashes green and the jumpmaster gives a thumbs up and the first man is out the door into the icy air. The private is next; he stops for a moment at the door before the jumpmaster gives him a hard shove out the door. Your turn the jumpmaster gives a hard nod as you throw yourself into the open door and into the air.

The cold air is a shock for a few seconds despite that you make sure to keep counting to three and feel your chute open wide above you. The drop is simply textbook the troopers are evenly spread and you can make out the open fields that are to be your drop zone as well you can even see your supply canisters as well. This drop is far better than any single drop you've ever seen including training. The landing is hard but you manage well drawing your Carbine which you borrowed from a private who was too injured to make the jump. The rest of the platton gathers around you making sure to pull security.


3d100 for forming up and digging in

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>5808339

Rolled 76, 10, 46 = 132 (3d100)

>>5808339

Rolled 95, 59, 66 = 220 (3d100)

>>5808339

Rolled 42, 1 = 43 (2d100)

>>5808345
just in case

Rolled 55, 91, 74 = 220 (3d100)

>>5808339
rawling

Ill get the next post up tomorrow I just want to comment this is the best you lot have rolled so far in the quest

>>5808446
Good thing I stayed out of it

Rolled 69, 37, 88 = 194 (3d100)

Like a well oiled machine your men gather from the various drop zones to their designated hold points. They begin to dig in, turning ditches and farm houses into fighting positions. The sun just begins to peak over the horizon as you can hear the militias beginning their attack in the city the thump of mortars and the peel of machine gun fire to your rear as you can hear the engines of trucks as the junta forces begin to race toward the city to halt the attack.

3d100 best of three please

Rolled 49, 56, 91 = 196 (3d100)

>>5808993

Rolled 47, 20, 23 = 90 (3d100)

>>5808993

Rolled 61, 89, 2 = 152 (3d100)

>>5808993

With baited breath your men aim out into the fields as the sun slowly rises waiting for the first of the enemy attacks. The attacks dont come though instead the first of the junta trucks flies on past your mens fighting positions apparently having no idea they are there. The second truck is not so lucky catching a full burst of LMG fire from one of your men disabling it the junta infantry dont stand a chance as they attempt to dismount rifle fire and the same lmg make short work of the poor bastards.

The junta forces apparently finally realize you're here after massacring the lion's share of a platoon and begin to assault your positions in earnest. The occasional mortar splashes down as they try their best to attack you but it seems a full airborne battalion is a bit much for them to dislodge with no warning. You contemplate whether or not it was actually worth borrowing the carbine you brought with you as wave after wave of the amateur soldiers die in these stupid assaults.

3d100 best of three to see how the militias do

Rolled 52, 6, 10 = 68 (3d100)

>>5809890

Rolled 44, 90, 12 = 146 (3d100)

>>5809890
Uh oh

Rolled 88, 16, 68 = 172 (3d100)

>>5809890

That oughta do it.

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As your men continue to fight off the junta attack the sounds of battle coming from the city itself intensify with everything from mortars to machine gun fire being audible. The day crawls by as the junta keep attempting to reinforce the city but simply cant dislodge your men. There is some alarm when an engine and the sounds of a tracks begin to imminent from the direction of the bridge your men turn to ready themselves to repel junta armor but instead are only met with confusion at the sight before them. Instead of a regular tank a tractor which clearly had several steel plates welded together into a fighting compartment begins to drive down the street the Reformist blue clear painted on the “tank” along with a very crude Hammer and sickle.

The regular militias begin to flood in behind this tank as its clear that they have taken the bridge and are now beginning to join the defense against the junta counter attack. It will take several weeks to full clear the city of junta holdouts The time has come for your division to pull back from the front to rest and rearm but the militias of Albrects ford are a chance to recruit combat experienced men and women.

>recruit any willing people (will piss of communist and democrats)
>Recruit only neutrals (fewer recruits wont piss anyone off)
>recruit neutrals and communists (will only piss off communists)
>recruit only neutrals and democrats (will only piss of democrats)
>write in

>>5811106
>>Recruit only neutrals (fewer recruits wont piss anyone off)
We'll consider volunteers from both groups as well, but we do need our allies to not be pissed off at us, and we also need them to have competent soldiers as well (aka the guys we'd recruit in the first place)
Write in: junta POWs are also on the table as recruits if they're serious about it and we should try to get our hands on the officers and NCOs before they get lynched, and take them with us when we pull back.

>>5811106
>Recruit only neutrals (fewer recruits wont piss anyone off)

>>5811106
>recruit any willing people (will piss of communist and democrats)
>>5811297
>Write in: junta POWs are also on the table as recruits if they're serious about it
I'd rather have them exchanged for any allies imprisoned by Junta.

>>5811370
That's fair but i feel like we're going to be able to recruit like at most 2 to 5 percent so we can probably do both.

>>5811106
>>Recruit only neutrals (fewer recruits wont piss anyone off)

>>5811106
>Recruit the able and fit
Fewer and more high quality recruits

>>5811106
>>recruit any willing people (will piss of communist and democrats)

>>5811106
>recruit any willing people (will piss of communist and democrats)
We got so much shit done they can cut us this slack

>Recruit only neutrals (fewer recruits wont piss anyone off

>try to recruit junta POWs

roll me 2d100 best of three please

Rolled 63, 99 = 162 (2d100)

>>5812326

>>5812341
that's a lot of Junta POWs

Rolled 68, 43 = 111 (2d100)

>>5812326

Rolled 92, 72 = 164 (2d100)

>>5812326

The lion's share of the junta POWs you manage to recruit are lower enlisted usually men who really had no choice in whether or not they fought for the junta. They are lined up on an empty section of the airfield 200 men who until a few weeks ago were trying to kill your own men. They thankfully dont really need any retraining and are mixed in with the aerial garrison to add some much needed combat experience and literacy to the unit.

The militia you've managed to recruit are motivated and have some combat experience but they lack much of the training they need to keep up with the likes of the airborne or even the F.A.G. This besides a downside of recruiting from the militias is also an advantage you could in theory train them for any position in your division which is truly starting to become large enough to truly be a division. The new recruits number close to 600 men, enough for a full battalion.

>train them to be airborne (takes longer)
>train them as regular infantry (a few weeks)
>split between half airborne half regular infantry
>write in

>>5812395
>>split between half airborne half regular infantry

>>5812395
>>split between half airborne half regular infantry
>>write in
we presumably already have enlistment standards for the Airborne, the ones who can hack it can go airborne, and the ones who can't go FAG.

>>5812395
>split between half airborne half regular infantry

>>5812395
>split between half airborne half regular armoured support infantry
The best for airborne, the rest for some infantry which works in tandem with our armoured vehicles.

>>5812395
>>split between half airborne half regular infantry

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>split between half airborne half regular infantry

Half of the millita are soon shipped off to an impromptu jump school outside Nevefar while the other half are put through their paces as regular infantry. The news of a stalemate at Hankton trickles in as heavy snow chokes the north.

Rumors from the east aswell soon flow in of the Kreth military expedition into the kresh mountains fails badly with hundreds of Krethi soldiers laid low by the bandits. The Monarchists apparently win several land battles and a skirmish at sea against the junta. The junta seems to be on the backfoot now.

A letter soon arrives from Mr Baker inviting you to come to Nevefar and meet with the leaders of several foreign volunteer battalions and several military observers who wish to meet you.

>Accept the invitation
>decline
>write in

>>5813206
>Accept the invitation
>Start wearing the blue and red armband.

>>5813206
>>Accept the invitation
Yeah
>Reformist Armband
Yeah

Also, have Mr. Steel start putting out feelers to find out what it would take to get the Junta on our side against the monarchists (the pretenders, since we're the REAL monarchists and supporters of the legitimate queen.)

>>5813206
>>Accept the invitation

You gladly accept Mr bakers offer boarding a train bound for Nevefar youve also decided to begin wearing an armband in the colors of the reformists. The train ride is slow passenger trains taking secondary priority over the freight trains bound for the front line heavy with equipment.

The countryside aswell seems busy as you wait for the train to start again horse drawn carts and trucks move along the roads laden with everything from hay to men bound for training camps. The winter since the new year has become much more mild than usual. It seems the north has engaged the war full force.

You finally arrive in nevefar the skies still full of smoke from the factories. The exit of the train is met by something you weren't expecting: a crowd of reporters and the flash of cameras nearly blinds you as you step out. The reporters begin to jostle to get near you all trying to speak over each other as they do so.

>dont speak to the reporters
>organize them a little to understand them
>write in

>>5814342
>organize them a little to understand them

>>5814342
>>organize them a little to understand them
Call them to attention
Tell them you have time to answer five questions, but only if they don't shout over each other or interrupt.
Answer the 5 questions
Thank them and dismiss them.

Answers focus on the bravery of our men and our allies, our approval of the queen and the reformist movement, and our desire to win the war so we can take our country to a brighter future.
Don't talk about our tactics or strategy at all.

>>5814342
>>5814405
+1
> would like to add if we need to pose for a picture.

>>5814342
>>organize them a little to understand them

“Ahem everyone please one at a time I will answer five questions” They jostle for a moment before a younger woman come forward pen and paper in hand and asks in a thick Aquillian accent. “Monsieur Drayton, who do you really fight for? Equality? The queen? The people?”. The question is one youve thought about in the past and you answer quickly. “ I joined the army and swore my allegiance to the crown and Queen meredith is the rightful heir so I fight for her”

They jostle again for a another moment before an older fellow comes to the front and speaks. “Colonel is it true you jumped with the rest of your men at Albrects ford?” You nod “of course I jumped with my men what kind of paratrooper would I be if I wasn't willing to jump feet first into combat like the rest of my men”

This time a young man pushes forward the red armband on his shoulder, very prominent “Mr drayton. Is it true you were born a Peasant? And if that's true why have you not declared yourself a socialist”

>Tell the truth you were born a peasant
>dodge the question
>write in

>>5815664
>Tell the truth you were born a peasant
>answer: Not all people in the working/peasant class are socialist. I simply want people's voices to be heard.

>>5815664
>Tell the truth you were born a peasant

>>5815664
whoops had a trip going there for a moment

>Yeah I was a peasant, yeah it was a struggle to get to where I was. as for why I haven't declared myself a socialist, never really bothered to, it's just a label to me. What does matter is that I want what's best for ferrovia and it's people, I also believe that the queen and her reformist agenda is the way to achieve a better future for all peasant or no.

>>5815897
supporting

>>5815664
>>Tell the truth you were born a peasant
>>5815798
Supporting. I've gotten the impression he's a liberal, but not a socialist.
Could even mention that our local lord helped make sure we got an education, and we want to make sure other people have the same opportunity.

>>5815897
Support

It takes you a moment to find your words before you speak “Yeah I was a peasant, yeah it was a struggle to get to where I was. as for why I haven't declared myself a socialist, never really bothered to, it's just a label to me. What does matter is that I want what's best for ferrovia and it's people, I also believe that the queen and her reformist agenda is the way to achieve a better future for all peasant or no.” The reporters scribble away at their notepads writing down as much of your answer as they can. A man makes his way to the front of the crowd and asks you in a thick Arbeiterian accent. “Mr drayton how do you feel about the bandits in the Kresh mountains?”

“They are bandits and murders nothing more the Ferrovian army will put them down like the common crooks they are” The final question is asked by a dark skinned man with a thick accent, someone clearly from the fogged seas. “Mr drayton do you have anything you would like to say to Junta or monarchist forces?”

>Demand their surrender
>appeal to their honor
>write in

>>5816601
>>appeal to their honor
>Surrender (not unconditional)
"We all want what's best for our country and our people, and there are better ways to solve it than the senseless destruction of both the country and is people. I ask my foes to recognize that the long term goals of the reformist agenda, in improving the health and education all our people, providing a safety net for our most vulnerable people in the event of misfortune, and giving everyone political representation so that their worries and concerns can be heard before they become a disaster, will make us all wealthier and more prosperous. It will make Ferrovia stronger.

To the Junta, in particular, know this. Our army will be stronger if our soldiers are strong, healthy, and educated. As a Peasant myself, I am living proof of the trans formative power of education and opportunity. Our Officer Corps will be more professional with civilian oversight. If the Officer Corps becomes the only meaningful way to obtain wealth and power in our country, then it will become corrupt and incompetent as those who seek only to enrich themselves swell its ranks. A strong civic alternative will ensure that those of us who choose a life of public service will do so for only the right reasons, that is, to protect and nurture our beautiful kingdom.

To the Monarchists, I know that for generations, you have lived in service to our kingdom and its people. The world around us is changing, and we must change with it. Landed wealth is no longer the only thing a great man needs to prosper. We need all our people to rise to their fullest potential. If you try to maintain the Ancien Regime, you will be destroyed, whether it is from within or without. Come to us, and let us grow together, so that you may build upon the great accomplishments of your anscestors instead of watching them be reduced to dust and ash.

I have absolute faith that the Queen Meredith and her cause of Reform, of giving a voice to the people, of creating a better, stronger citizenry to form the foundation of our great nation, will triumph, whether it is in a year, or in one hundred years. For the sake of your men, and your love of our great nation, please, let our cause become yours as well. It will only become harder for us to find common ground the longer this senseless hatred and bloodshed is allowed to continue."

>>5816601
Supporting >>5816621
Couldn't have said it better.

also I think in interwar terms, Edmund is more of a democrat/liberal than a socialist, because even non-communist socialists of the time still pushed for centralized economies, while so far what we've discussed is more similar to a bismarckian/scandinavian model welfare state with a relatively lightly-regulated private sector and government institutions to ensure the welfare of the common citizen

in terms of appealing to our enemies, the junta is an easier nut to crack, especially if we were to say, set up a Reserve system that made the Army itself a common fraternal/social organization for our men, and give them an "in" to the education system with a barracks-to-classroom program for retired soldiers and NCOs

the monarchists are a tougher nut to crack because of land reform.
We should create a limited upper house (house of lords) to give the old nobility a voice in government (non-hereditary after a certain point, say, 30 years from its creation) plus a land reform program that involves the crown/central government buying land from the nobles in exchange for treasury bonds and shares in state owned industries, then selling that land to the peasants who till it, along with 30 or even 50 year mortgages, as well as the continuation of all ceremonial titles and duties in their lands, as well as providing goverment backed mortgages to allow peasants to purchase their homes from their nobles

The important part, of course, is that these programs are only available to members of the nobility that cooperate with us, and if they don't they lose everything.

The communists might not like this, but the welfare state will sap a lot of their support, but we can hopefully entice them with the offer of letting them set up their own urban and rural enclaves and encourage them to create credit unions and cooperatives for their members

>>5816601
>>5816621
+1
This is an amazing text.

>>5816621
+1 amazing text

>>5816621
supporting

>>5816621
+1

"We all want what's best for our country and our people, and there are better ways to solve it than the senseless destruction of both the country and is people. I ask my foes to recognize that the long term goals of the reformist agenda, in improving the health and education all our people, providing a safety net for our most vulnerable people in the event of misfortune, and giving everyone political representation so that their worries and concerns can be heard before they become a disaster, will make us all wealthier and more prosperous. It will make Ferrovia stronger.

To the Junta, in particular, know this. Our army will be stronger if our soldiers are strong, healthy, and educated. As a Peasant myself, I am living proof of the trans formative power of education and opportunity. Our Officer Corps will be more professional with civilian oversight. If the Officer Corps becomes the only meaningful way to obtain wealth and power in our country, then it will become corrupt and incompetent as those who seek only to enrich themselves swell its ranks. A strong civic alternative will ensure that those of us who choose a life of public service will do so for only the right reasons, that is, to protect and nurture our beautiful kingdom.

To the Monarchists, I know that for generations, you have lived in service to our kingdom and its people. The world around us is changing, and we must change with it. Landed wealth is no longer the only thing a great man needs to prosper. We need all our people to rise to their fullest potential. If you try to maintain the Ancien Regime, you will be destroyed, whether it is from within or without. Come to us, and let us grow together, so that you may build upon the great accomplishments of your anscestors instead of watching them be reduced to dust and ash.

I have absolute faith that the Queen Meredith and her cause of Reform, of giving a voice to the people, of creating a better, stronger citizenry to form the foundation of our great nation, will triumph, whether it is in a year, or in one hundred years. For the sake of your men, and your love of our great nation, please, let our cause become yours as well. It will only become harder for us to find common ground the longer this senseless hatred and bloodshed is allowed to continue."

The various members of the press hastily write down this mini speech as Mr baker passes through the crowd coming up next to you placing a hand on your back as he begins to wave to the cameras. He whispers in your ear. “wave lad make a good impression for the vultures” You wave at the camera before Mr baker leads you to a staff car and you begin to make your way to the Hotel.

Do you have anything you want to ask Mr baker?

>>5817471
maybe find out if any inroads are being made on that side? we have a decent idea of the situation, with a stalemate in teh 3-way and the monarchists gaining advantage ont eh junta

>>5817471
>A few question:
1.Why did they now of my arrival?
2.How is the homefront currently doing? some pointers would be handy.
3. Why fear vultures if you're a crow? (unit insignia)

>>5817471
>What's the status on the socialists stopping extra judicial killings?
>How are things generally doing in terms of resources
>>>Ask about possibly starting a militia training program where veterans from the front train militia members
>Why fear vultures if you're a crow


General Drayton, The Crow of Ferrovia has a nice ring to it

“How did the press know I was coming?” Mr baker shrugs “I honestly have no idea its kind of worrisome that they knew” The city seems to bustle with activity with everything from tanks to trucks and even aircraft begin moved from the port. “How are things in the backlines?” Mr baker pulls a cigarette from a crumpled pack lighting it, filling the car with an acrid smell of burning tobacco. “Real busy weve got aquillians communists from arbeiteria and even some merchant guilds from Marsallia. The factories are finally finishing retooling for war production theres a sewing machine factory on the otherside of town producing some insanely good Submachine guns that the kings guard seem to love.

“He looks out the window for a moment my comrades have slowed down on the executions heck even talked them into taking your name off a list of people to execute after the war” The staff car begins to pull into the Hotel parking lot as you speak “You didnt need to save me from those vultures i'm a crow I could have handled myself” Mr baker smiles “of course Mr drayton but it never hurts to keep their kind at a distance.

>visit The marshal
>request an audience with queen
>stick with Mr baker
>write in

>>5818968
>visit The marshal
>request an audience with queen
>stick with Mr baker
>visit the hospital
>visit the training grounds.
>say: "I hope that the list is not too long. Can't really reconsile with people if you have shot their family members."
When on a tour.

>>5819002
Order does not really matter, but the queen should be first and then simply what comes first.

>>5818968
>request an audience with queen

>>5818968
>>visit The marshal

>>5818968
>>request an audience with queen

>>5818968
>>visit The marshal
This most of all, we can request an audience with Queen Meredith as time allows.

>>5818968
>Meet The queen with Mr.Baker

COALITION BUILDING BEGINS!

>>5819002
>request an audience with queen

>request an audience with queen

The hotel is a hive of activity when you arrive you see civilians men in military uniforms and even men wearing the uniforms of various world powers clearly military observers sent to study the conflict. There is something of a line to the ballroom the queen uses as a court. It seems the Kingsguard knows you well enough they have you skip to the front of the line which seems to only irritate those who are clearly foreigners.

You enter the cour walking up to queen Meredith's throne bowing to her once a respectable distance from her. The room is full of courtiers and visitors alike. They watch you those who know of you seem to think your someone to watch.

>request new orders
>Request permission to act independently
>write in

>>5820767
>>write in
Report our mission, but rather than request a new one, we need to rest up and refit our troops, and get our new guys trained and integrated into their units.

>>5820799
This absolutely this, We need to refit our troops.

>>5820767
>>5820799
+1
Would like to add that we are at her disposal to help train more of the militia's into professional forces.

>>5820799
supporting

>Report our mission, but rather than request a new one, we need to rest up and refit our troops, and get our new guys trained and integrated into their units.
“My liege we attacked and defeated the enemy forces laying seige to Albrects ford. I request time for my men to Rearm and rest before we take to the field to defeat your enemies again” The Queen smiles and gestures for a young man to come from the side of the room carrying something covered in a cloth. “Kneel Colonel” she stands pulling the cloth away from the object revealing an old sword. You kneel at the sight of the blade, the crowd whispers at the sight. “For your valor and bravery on the field battle most notably jumping into enemy territory to secure my Family's ancestral home I wish to Knight you in the old ways” She walks up taking the sword in hand taping it hard on each of your shoulders before raising it again. “Choose your title Sir drayton General in my army”

>The Crow
>The Realms Protector
>write in

>>5822336
>The Crow
Hell yeah. I do feel that we can get give the title The Realms Protector when the war is finished.

>>5822336
>>The Crow

>>5822336
>The Crow
Yeah that's pretty cool