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The Salen Reign; Salenitia expands
Topic Started: Jul 15 2009, 06:38 PM (576 Views)
Kasnyia
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OOC- RPing an expansion.

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With the eminent battle to retake Alexanderhaven coming up, it was felt that the living space of Salenitia needed to be expanded, for resources both human and otherwise. Large cavalry regiments began a long trek across the German lands, to the Alps and then into Italy as the infantry began a trek into France, from which they would later enter Iberia.

The Salenese would not be denied their place of greatness.
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Waarland
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The Kingdom of Great Volyn will not allow the Salanese people to expand without check. They will combat any effort made by the Salanese to conquer the entirety of Europe, and subjugate these proud and independent peoples to their regime. If the Salanese kingdom does not halt these efforts immediately, it will mean war in Europe, a war the Salanese cannot afford, and cannot win.

Duke Pyotr Hygheiz, Regent of the Throne of the Kingdom of Great Volyn, Duke of Lithuania, Regent-Lord of Polonia, Regent-Lord of Romania, and Blessed by the Lord God
Edited by Waarland, Jul 16 2009, 02:40 AM.
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Kasnyia
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Message from Salenitia-

"This Destiny shall be manifest. Stand against the Emperor, stand before death."
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Waarland
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In the interests of maintaining a free and independent Europe from an Imperial agressor, the Kingdom of Great Volyn declares war on Selentia and any of her allies who come to her aid during her unlawful and immoral conquests.

May God show thee mercy, for I will not.

Duke Pyotr Hygheiz, Regent of the Throne of the Kingdom of Great Volyn, Duke of Lithuania, Regent-Lord of Polonia, Regent-Lord of Romania, and Blessed by the Lord God
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Telosan
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While not pleased by the sudden expansion of a nation we so recently fought, we feel that it is none of our buisness if you gain this territory. However, if you expand into the coastal regions we will feel threatened. I have landed troops on the northern coast of what was once France. You are not to expand to those regions or come within sight of the troops.

In Iberia, your expansion threatens our Gibraltar colony. We want considerable distance bewteen our nations, and while farther north we are seperated by water, nothing would seperate us from Iberia. Should you cross the Pyrenees, you will find resistance waiting.

--Cynn William--
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Rhadamanthus
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The Empire will check any movement into Illyria or Italy, which we consider our sphere of influence. The Salenese have already started a needless naval confrontation. The Empire recommends that they not further instigate conflict.
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Kasnyia
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Message from Salenitia-

"The Destiny shall be Manifest. All who oppose the Emperor shall fall where they stand."

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As soon as the message was sent out, the vast armies of the Salenese Empire began to move.
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Noriega
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OOC: Just FYI, Kas and I are going to RP this whole thing out (assuming we've confirmed that Huesca and Toussaint aren't coming back?). Anyways, I will be taking the part of the NPC nations involved in the Salen takeover. We're both open to ideas as to how this should go down. If you have any ideas, just PM me or Kasnyia (more importantly him). Also, If you want to help me and take control of an NPC country (Italy, Spain, France, etc. are in play, so there's a lot of possibility) be sure to PM me.

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Any and all hostile actions undertaken by Salenitia will be met by deadly force. The Kingdom of Occitania stands by its allies in condemning this imperialistic declaration from Salenitia, and has placed the military on full alert in case hostiles need to be taken escalated. Until some peaceful settlement can be made, the Kingdom is hereby freezing all Salen accounts and ceasing all trade with that nation.

--Prime Minister Charles Marraus, Occitania

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Kasnyia
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And so, in unison, soldiers marched on, chanting in low but powerful voices, "The Destiny Shall Be Manifest", in a mantra-like fashion. The Salen cavalry rode ahead of the infantry, as they lined up shouilder to shoulder in a human wave spanning over thirty miles in some places, their polished and sharp bayonets glistening from the tips of their rifles.
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OOC: Perhaps you should wait for Telo to come back?

IC: Along the border with Salenitia, the bulk of the Grand Italian Army of Catholic Europe stood ready to repel the Salen forces. Unlike the rest of the Army, they were well equipped with modern service rifles and supported by artillery. They also had whole divisions of reserves ready to hold the line as long as possible. They had entrenched their battle line from Cuneo on the border with Occitania in the west, through Torino, Milano, and Trento in an arc down to Trieste in the East. This massive force blocked any entry into the Italian peninsula by land. The Illyrian Auxiliary Force had also been brought up to defend against an attack into the Illyrian provinces. Although less numerous and poorly equipped than the Italians, the Illyrians held a tight battle line, from Rijeka in the south through Ljubljana to the border. They too had reserves and artillery support on hand.

The Occitanians, while focusing mainly on the defense of their borders, had also realized that an attack launched from Geneva could encircle the Italians or the Bessentians. Therefore, they had sent the Chapter of Avignon, of the Knights of Occitania as the Occitanian Expeditionary Force. The Knights were Occitanians most elite and well-armed troops. The OEF has taken up positions around Geneva and are besieging it, firing artillery into the city. They are also taking up defensive positions around Chambery, to block a flanking move on the Italians. It is yet to be seen how many troops Salenitia originally decided to deploy to Geneva, or how many more or less will come now that it is under siege.
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OOC- How do you mean by modern service rifles exactly?

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The Salenese fought like mad dogs, taking whatever territory wasn't already fortified along their borders, and attacking officers with the intent to sow confusion among the ranks of the enemy troops. The eastern front went easier than the west, while the southern front, due to the Alps and preparedness of the enemy, was the most slow going. But the Salen forces cared not. They continued to make manifest their destiny.
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OOC: Italian Carcano, Illyrian Vetterli, Occitanian Lebel Also, we should probably have a strategy session for how exactly you go about getting everything. Could you PM me your plans?

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This unbridled aggression by the Salen forces is an illegitimate action by a rogue state, intended to unlawfully seize the sovereign lands of several other states. Occitania calls upon all sovereign nations to help us oppose this imperialism. Already, troops from Angelcynn and Volyn are mobilizing to help us. But we need still more. Salenitia has threatened Alexanderhaven and has attacked Byzantine positions. No state in the world is safe from their menace. We call upon the alliances of the Treaty of London and the Treaty of Constantinople to join Occitania, Catholic Europe, Bessentia, Angelcynn, and Greater Volyn in fighting this menace. Already, they have reached our lines in northern Italy and eastern France. Our powerful forces will hold as long as they can, but we need your help to contain the Salen tide. All true patriots, oppose the Salen horde!

--Prime Minister Charles Marraus, Occitania
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While Roman ships battled the despised Salenese in the Eastern Mediterranean, Roman armies travelled by land into Illyria and northern Italy in order to reinforce the Papal forces.
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Kasnyia
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The State of Empire is a right of the Salen People. Remove yourselves from the opposition.
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The professional army in Great Volyn was pathetically small, and even with conscription underway to make up the manpower, most of the new recruits were armed with little more than half century old hunting rifles. A small contigent of professional troops (8,000), supported by three Artillery forces numbering 36 guns, were currently travelling through the straits at Denmark, and preparing to land at Hannover, to attack Selentia from the rear, in an effort to force Selentia into a three front war.

The rest of the troops marches through the disorganized German states. A second professional force, numbering 5,000 led nearly 60,000 conscripts, in the direction of Hannover.

Back in Great Volyn, the massive mobilization continued, and industry began massive production of both artillery and small arms. Volynic generals, long asking for increases in military size and modernization, would finally get their wish.
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Luckily for the Knights of Occitania, it seemed as if the Salens were more occupied with the North than anywhere else. Their forces outnumbered the defenders in Geneva, and they were able to bombard the city with impunity. They began drawing up the battle plan for the actual assault on the city.
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OOC: I'm back.

IC: Englisc forces were entrenched about 5 miles inland all along the coast from the Low Countries through Bessentia. A strong border defense also stood in wait in the duchies of Denmark and Germany. Many officers and veteran soldiers were excited for the coming battle, many wished to see how the new bolt-action rifles performed in combat. There was also a rumor that the Saleneese were still using cavalry, the machine gunners could only dream.

Then, over the horizon came the horses. Trotting in a perfect, beautiful line formation straight from the history books. Clouds of dust flew up behind them as they closed the distance to the coast. The sun glinted off the freshly polished swords while others raised pistols. Before long the imposing line came in range and the machine guns opened up, mowing them down like sugarcane in Brittish America. As they retreated, the Saleneese infantry came into view. The harder fight was moments away.
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