Set-Up
Grand Campaign (City View Script removed, Garrison Script changed to GrnEyedDvl's version), part of pinko's realism.
Very Hard, Very Hard
Huge Unit Size
(This is my first attempt at an AAR, and it'll be a slow one due to a work and school taking up the majority of my time)
Chapter 1: Consolidation
Grand Duke Algimantas claims himself leader of Lithuania, with the city of Vilnius and Castle of Jersika under his banner. His first course of action is to unify the rest of Lithuania under his command. To do so he will need to quell rebellion in neighboring regions and assert control of the settlements.
He sends his boyhood friend, Skolmantas, to the village of Riga to assess it's garrison.
Next he commissions his son, Gytautas, to lead the army personally and bring news of the Grand Duke's rule to all the nobles.
He sends his diplomat south to obtain trade rights with neighboring factions as his economy is hurting and reunification of Lithuania will be a costly endeavor. The fair Lady Gabija is also sent south, towards the Mediterranean to bring word to the Italians and ask for trade routes to be established.
Once the Prince forms his army, the nobles who currently swear allegiance to the Grand Duke, suggest that the neighboring settlement of Raseiniai should be first on his list.
The Prince has other ideas as Skolmantas sends word that Riga is ripe for the taking. So the Prince marches north and lays siege to the settlement, luckily Skolmantas is able to disable the gates saving the Prince the cost of encampment. The Prince takes on the small force by surprise.
Not one to hide behind another, Gytautas leads the charge through the gates. With the rest of his army on his heels.
The battered militia quickly retreat to the town square and is crushed under the onslaught of the attacking army.
The result of this is not surprising as the Prince himself slew the rebellious Noble. Losses were minimal, but hurt nonetheless.
Before the blood could dry and the sun could set, Skolmantas was sent to Raseiniai to clear a way for the Prince and his conquering army. The Prince followed shortly after, with yet again Skolmantas proving his worth as he cut the latches holding the town's gate together. The Prince wastes no time and attacks!
This settlement won't fall as quickly, nor as easily as the first. It's garrison is bigger and consists of the reputed Kozaks with their deadly rain of arrows. Once again the Prince leads the way strait into the enemy where he quickly gets surrounded by himself.
But it would take more than than a misguided settlement to take him down. He leads his army to it's second Victory in the short span of 1 year. He lost many brave men in this battle, but all those who survived were stronger for it. It was a lowly conscript who killed the settlements captain, earning himself a promotion and becoming apart of the Prince's entourage, tasked with his security.
It has only been a year since the Grand Duke took his self proclaimed throne, but things are looking good. The unification of his people is almost at hand; news will spread quickly amongst the villages.