This is my frist CAE AAR !
My campaign rules are simple, theres only battles with king of general present, except if we're invaded and we need protect our lands (dispair).
Ill focus more in our economy and hurry the army upgrade units to take advantage in battle(s) less war more money = better army.
Main Goals are:
Protect jerusalem even if we need lose all cities and fight until the last men!
Control the silk road
Defeat the mamluks
Chapter 1
1080 - 1100 AD
Jerusalem is a recent kingdom, result of the first crusade, fragile and sorrounded by enemies.
King Godfrey De Bouillion its the king of jerusalem and hold the power over acre and the last defense the fortress of Al-Karak!
We've no chance in war we would be crushed easy, so our king have decided sent a diplomat to egypt and a spy to have a eye on them and know their moves, at same time he've ordered the conquest of ascalon and make it the first line of defenses on south.
In Gaza our diplomat have forge a alliance between our kingdoms and buy us time to build up our armies and economy
Its 1100 AD Ascalon its ours, no resistence and nobody have hurts our king have ordered a simply occupation, nobody ill be slave or killed, our reputation ill increase together with piety
At same time our king have sent in secret merchants to hold the silk road and a diplomat to forge a alliance with at least 1 eastern muslim power for a further holy war!
To be continued...