DC229: The Spring 904 season has been adjudicated. A wise man named Vizzini once said that you should never start a land war in Asia, although that presumably does not apply to Asian powers themselves, as a massive battlefront has opened from Central Asia down to the Indian Ocean, with Arabian and Chinese armies now facing each other in the Himalayas. Meanwhile, there's been a paradigm shift in Eastern Europe, with the Danish units following a new course with Russia seemingly in their sights, and the Russian armies have poured into the plains of central Europe to clash with the East Franks. Turning now to the Eastern Med, Egypt's fortunes are looking bleak, as Axum's armies have been joined by two of Arabia's on the Egyptian borders. Finally, the West Frank-Umayyid war has been fierce for a while on the press front, but now is fully engaged in Iberia, with the French sneaking into a good position in Zaragosa.
Before we get to another round of rousing dueling press from the West Franks and Ummayids, there is some housekeeping. Here are our deadlines:
Spring 904 Retreat: Fri Mar 6th (orders needed from Egypt and Wagadu)
Fall 904: Thu Mar 12th
Now we have three sets of press before the adjudication. The Umayyid press is almost begging to be used by as a motto for a Diplomacy website...
Press #1 (West Frankish)
The king our Emperor Carlemaine,
Hath been for seven full years in Spain.
From highland to sea hath he won the land;
City was none might his arm withstand;
Keep and castle alike went down
Save Saragossa, the mountain town.
The King Marsilius holds the place,
Who loveth not God, nor seeks His grace:
He prays to Apollin, and serves Mahound;
But he saved him not from the fate he found.
II
In Saragossa King Marsil made
His council - seat in the orchard shade,
On a stair of marble of azure hue.
There his courtiers round him drew;
While there stood, the king before,
Twenty thousand men and more.
Thus to his dukes and his counts he said,
"Hear ye, my lords, we are sore bested.
The Emperor Karl of gentle France
Hither hath come for our dire mischance.
Nor host to meet him in battle line,
Nor power to shatter his power, is mine.
Speak, my sages; your counsel lend:
My doom of shame and death forefend."
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Press #2 - Umayyid
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With rivals like this, who needs friends?
The answer, is "Well, it depends"
it seems that we're cursed
with plans-oft reversed
by shifting diplomacy trends
plans carefully crafted and made
change course, are derailed or delayed
"forget what's agreed
I'll do what *I* need"
is the way that this tricky game's played
So haggle, confer, wheel and deal
but no matter how good you feel
about strong assurances
the common occurence is
self-interest is all that is real
Some deals will be kept, to be sure
but never forget that the cure
for vilgilance slackened
is a knife in the back-end
a violation most impure
Though ruthless and vicious and vile
it's rare that I won't crack a smile
at giving (or getting)
a nasty bloodletting
enjoying myself all the while
Press #3 (anonymous)
As Pratihara fades to memory…
Song of the Indian guest in Novgorod, singing of his homeland
(from a Rimsky-Korsakov opera)
Do not count the diamonds in caves of stone
Do not count the pearls in the southern sea
Of distant India so full of wonders.
There is a wondrous stone, a ruby set in the warm sea;
And on that stone there is a Phoenix, a bird with the face of a maiden
Who keeps singly songs of paradise so sweetly,
Scattering her feathers and covering the sea.
Whoever hears this bird will forget everything.
Do not count the diamonds in caves of stone
Do not count the pearls in the southern sea
Of distant India so full of wonders.
Spring Adjudications
Arabian A Arm - Dam
Arabian A Aze - Der
Arabian A Geo H
Arabian A Ind - Nep
Arabian A Kak S A Aze - Der
Arabian A Man - Ujj *Bounce*
Arabian A Sha - Ind
Arabian A Ujj - Ras *Bounce*
Arabian A Yem - Mec
Arabian F Ars - Mas *Bounce*
Arabian F Bsr - Oma
Arabian F Mah S F Ars - Mas
Axum A Adu - Mro
Axum A Mak - Sud *Bounce*
Axum A Mro - Ber
Axum A Sud - Lub
Axum F Gad S F Mah
Axum F Phe S F Sos - Gos
Axum F Soc S F Ars - Mas
Byzantine A Con - Mac
Byzantine A Slr H
Byzantine A Vla - Thr
Byzantine F Aes S F Cre
Byzantine F Att - Cis
Byzantine F Cre S F Att - Cis
Chinese A Cha S A Uyg
Chinese A Chn S A Uyg
Chinese A Nan H
Chinese A Nnz - Pal
Chinese A Tib S A Var - Nep
Chinese A Uyg S A Tib
Chinese A Var - Nep *Bounce*
Chinese F Kai H
Danish A Bor S A Pol - Maz
Danish A Jln - Nor
Danish F Abs S F Sca - Les
Danish F Ngs C A Jln - Nor
Danish F Sca - Les
Danish F Wss - Ics
Egyptian A Jel - Sud *Bounce*
Egyptian A Zaw - Aqa
Egyptian F Cis - Cre *Bounce* *Dislodged*
Egyptian F Egs S F Cis - Cre
Egyptian F Lis S F Scl - Ios
Egyptian F Scl - Ios
French A Bri - Gal
French A Fra S A Swa
French A Hel - Lbu
French A Lot - Aut
French A Nar - Tou
French A Pam - Zar
French A Swa S A Fra
French F Nos C A Bri - Gal
French F Par - Brc
German A Bav S A Sax
German A Ono S A Sla - Dal
German A Pol - Maz
German A Sax S A Bav
German A Sla - Dal
German F Bre H
Indian A Knj cowers in terror (hold)
Khazar A Bal S A Mrd - Ati
Khazar A Mrd - Ati
Khazar A Srk S A Bal
Khazar A Tam S A Pec
Khazar A Udm - Mrd
Neutral A Dal H *Dislodged* *Disbanded*
Neutral A Dub H
Neutral A Pec H
Neutral A Rom H
Russian A Bul - Vya
Russian A Che - Bul
Russian A Kie - Vol
Russian A Kom S A Che - Bul
Russian A Sev - Kie
Russian A Smo - Maz *Bounce*
Russian F Liv H
Samanid A Blk - Sam
Samanid A Kas S A Ind - Nep
Samanid A Kip S A Yug - Bas
Samanid A Orb S A Blk - Sam
Samanid A Sam - Qar
Samanid A Sog S A Kas
Samanid A Yug - Bas
Spanish A Kut S F Sta - Mau
Spanish A Spm H
Spanish F Bls - Lgs
Spanish F Cad - Sta
Spanish F Crs - Tys
Spanish F Sjt S F Cad - Sta
Spanish F Sta - Mau
Srivijayan A Cho - Ras *Bounce*
Srivijayan F Cob S F Mas
Srivijayan F Jas S F Sus
Srivijayan F Kam - Krs
Srivijayan F Mas S A Cho - Ras *Cut*
Srivijayan F Mis S F Mas
Srivijayan F Ser S F Mas
Srivijayan F Sus S F Mah
Wagadu A Aga - Kan
Wagadu A Mau H *Dislodged*
Wagadu A Nio - Jel *Bounce*
Wagadu A Wal - Tir
Wagadu F Awl - Tas
Wagadu F Sos - Gos
Wagadu F Swo S F Nos
Wagadu F Tka S F Awl - Tas
Retreat Possibilities
Egyptian F CiS can retreat to Cap, Cyp, Sty or disband
Wagadu A Mau can retreat to Brg, Sij, Tah or disband
Neutral A Dal is destroyed (neutral) |
