XGM Diplomacy - Winter 279 - Summer 278

[Unknown Soldier]

Good new senators now the solstice celebrations are over we can again debate the important matters of politic and trade (though not necessarilly in that order).

Navy, Trade and Politics

Orders were issued to our fleets to intercept and sink any Roman naval vessels. All Roman mechant shipping was to to be raided and their ports blockaded.

Grain shipments were halted from sicily and our merchant throughout the world were ordered to charge at least double if not more when dealing with the Roman dogs - after all commerce is commerce senators.

The purpose of this endeavor is to agitate the Roman mercantile and citizens into open disorder such that their Senate has had no option but to give in to our demands of peace and reparation.

But firstly our fleets have engaged the pitiful excuse of a Roman navay in two actions -

In the north -


The fight -


Our fleet -


The outcome...well it was never in doubt...


Their er..well..I suppose its a fleet for want of any other word after the battle...


Limped away to southern sardinia...


Only to find themselves set upon by our main fleet...


Our casualties from this encounter were a pig who fell overboard during the action and drowned and some scuffing on the prows of our ships as the rams went in....our fleet after the battle...


Hanno awaits the arrival of the fleet in sicily...to embark for Rome...


Our army...


Our allies in southern Italy currently hold Roman attentions....

Phyrrus....


and his son in Tarentum....


Our diplomat

at capua

Offered the Roman senate, *spits on floor*, a way to end their ill planned war and due to ecconomic sactions, our victories at sea, blockades and agitators within Rome the fools agreed, ha ha ha, sorry I do not think the truce will last long though I'm certain that by the summer again they will attack us at Aleria - where our garrison now constist entirely of native hill tribesmen under Cathagian officers - our citizen millitia has stood down and returned to the business of business as is right and proper.

The treaty...as if anyone but a fool would agree...


Foolish Romans...I do not trust them at all....


ceasefire...not for long though...wait for Hanno...


Africa and Iberia will follow.....

[TM Is Back]

Not bad at all.

Senetors, should we really ship Hanno to Rome? Does that not leave us weak at Sicily? I say it again that we must capture Sicily before turning our attention to Rome. I've spoken.

[Unknown Soldier]

Not bad at all.

Senetors, should we really ship Hanno to Rome? Does that not leave us weak at Sicily? I say it again that we must capture Sicily before turning our attention to Rome. I've spoken.

We voted and you..er..lost, hey I thought we'd hung you!

[TM Is Back]

Yes but i was ressurected.

Yes i know i lost , but i can keep trying he :p

[Scutarii]

All looks well against Rome. Send Hanno to Rome. Take it, and then we must make a choice: a) sack it and leave, b) keep it, but if it looks like Rome might retake it, sack it, or c) defend it and leave intact. We don't have a follow-up army, so I suggest sending some spies with Hanno's army and making it an amphibious assault squadron. Quickly assault Rome, sack and withdraw to the ships. Then do the same in other Coastal settlements. This should destroy their economy, and ability to raise troops well.

[Noodlegasm]

BURN ROOOOOME!!!!BURN ROOOOOME!!!!!

then run off sharpish with there cash and ribena

[Unknown Soldier]

Hmm senator fatman's gone into the lumber trade by her sig.

Ok fatman wants the ribena, I'm gonna go for the slaves. :hmmm:

and I think we should then burn everything to the ground for the dosh and then do the costal command raiding yeah we'll recruit some naked barbarian fanatics for that one.

[TM Is Back]

We dont need Roman slaves, that would be far to kind for them. Extermination will be the fait of the Romans in my opinion.

[ServiusTheGreat]

KILL RAPE LOOT!KILL RAPE LOOT!KILL RAPE LOOT!
CARTHY! CARTHY! CARTHY! OI! OI! OI!

[Noodlegasm]

slaves may come in handy for troops to battle in spain

but Extermination is a good way to get some extra bags of sand for the empire:hmmm:

[Unknown Soldier]

Naked fanatics = commando

No one spot that? Shame

[TM Is Back]

Naked fanatics = commando

No one spot that? Shame

If you want such jokes to be understood by me, post them in dutch

[Unknown Soldier]

that could be tricky I've lost my windmill and clogs!

[TM Is Back]

Autch that's ot so good. You should seek them. Or otherwise, come visit our nice little country

But in the meentime a dictionary will do the job

[Unknown Soldier]

How do you put spoilers in?

[TM Is Back]

[ spoiler] [ /spoiler] Only then afcaurse without the spaces

[Unknown Soldier]

Ok so what cheese is made backwards?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Edam

Dutch joke!

[TM Is Back]

Rite...We are going off topic dont we :p

[Unknown Soldier]

Rite...We are going off topic dont we :p

No that's the smell of ripe Edam

Hope to have further update today 12:30 GMT onwards.

[TM Is Back]

I like GMT+2 more :p Then you would have been to late