Just Taken Rome! (Brutii)

[Lord Dakier]

The Senate ordered the death of my faction leader therefore I obviously declined. Then my two full stacks parked right outside Rome and Capua launched the attack I was prepared for. Now Rome has gone and the Julii seem the strongest out of the Scipii and themsevles. I am going to get a diplomat and ally with Briton as they are about to start combat with Rome because now they control Iberia and Gaul. Once Julii get killed off I can divert attention to Scipii.

Over at Eastern Europe I find myself in a similiar Great War trenches style battle with both armies pushing each other back and forwards. I am trying to hold off Egypt so Parthia, Armenia or Pontus will also attack them.

Down south I sneaked a family member in my fleet of boats and took Alexandria using only one faction member and alot of mercs. Now I plan to make its defence inpenatrabl which will take around 6-14 turns.

Up north east I find myself having to deal with the Sarmaetians/Scythia. They have managed to defeat any offensive armies I have sent but cannot move forwards either. Another trenches style campaign battle.

Anyone got any advice?

[Xavier Dragnesi]

If you've got trench warfare sort of thing going, then it ain't too bad, cos that means both sides are basically stuck on the defensive. Use that time to use your offensive power elsewhere i.e. against the Julii, which you say are probably your greatest threat. Once they are defeated, move troops around so that you can make further offensives elsewhere. This should go in the Battle Planning subforum.

[Lord Dakier]

Well after more play it would seem that things are going really well. I have taken both starting cities of Julii in the northern. In central Europe I have control after defeating the Scythian settlement, in the south Alexandria came down with the plague but looks like things are settling well... I can see some Scipii that have an invasion force almost set. Julii who was the biggest threat have not been able to mass produce troops as much as I have and now find themselves surrounded by me, Briton and Germania. Egypt have strangely enough packed their bags and moved back out of Eastern Europe after a small but great important battle. Briton would not ally with me so I guess they have plans on attacking me sometime soon. SPQR rebels have been hunted down. Scipii and Julii seem almost lost. Now I am pushing north eastern and hoping to choke all of the middle east inbetween two major armies. Cities seem to be starting to lose happiness mainly due to squalor.