[M2TW AAR] The City on the Water

[Michael333]

Faction: Venice
Game: Medieval 2 Total War Vanilla (excuse me, but the game is in italian because I'm italian)

Prologue

"Venice, the City on the Water, founded by the glorious Romans. A city of proud traders, sailors and soldiers. A city where an empire is coming. A city that will conquer the world!!!! A city that will destroy all its enemies!!!! A city that will control all the trades in the world."
Me

Michele Bessich is the narrator and partecipated to all the Venetian wars by 1080 to 1120: 40 years of wars that Venice fought with courage. Michele was assign by the Doge to write a book of all the Venetian wars. "Michele, you will write for me all the wars that we will fight!! This is important, because all the world, in the future will see what we did!!!" says the Doge. "Ok, but how can I say what is really happened if I wasn't there???" asks Michele. "You will follow the Venetian armies and watch the battle!!" "What?? I'm 13!!! Why you want me to do this?" "Because you are the most young family member. And please, do this for your uncle, Doge and friend!". "Ok, but, I can die???? No problem nephew, you will be one of the cavalry guards, the most expirienced unit of the Venetian army!" "For Venice!!!!" "Yes Michele, for Venice and our descendants!". Michele says good bye to his uncle and Doge and goes home: a great palace, one of the biggest in Venice. There he goes to sleep and waits that day that he will see his first battle.



Next... Book 1: THE MEDITERREAN WARS: CHAPTER ONE: THE SIEGE OF DURAZZO

[Michael333]

BOOK 1 THE MEDITERREAN WARS: CHAPTER ONE: THE SIEGE OF DURAZZO

Venice, the city on the water. A little state.

1083, summer. The council of the nobles of Venice wanted that we invade Durazzo, a tiny village south of Ragusa. We were ready for the battle! For the Doge and Country!

"The enemies are really weak! And we, proud and corageous Venetians, can destroy them!!!!!" said our general and cousin...

"Archers! Crossbowmen! Attack them!!!!"

The archers started fireing the enemy.

The enemy general died...

Me, my cousin Bartolomeo and his guards started to flank the enemy.

"Chaaarge!!!!" I said. I was really excited

After a few minutes, the enemy army was totally crushed.Our troops were really happy!



VICTORY!!!!!



We lost only 7 men, the enemy... lost all his troops!!!!!!!

Now the Most Seren Republic has got a new territory!

Our army was form by: 3 regiments of militia, 2 of archers, 1 of mercenary crossbowmen, 1 of mercenary lancers and 1 group of guards.
The enemy's army was form by: 1 regiment of archers and 2 of militia.
It was a clear victory.

[Michael333]

No comments?

[Michael333]

BOOK 1 THE MEDITERREAN WARS: CHAPTER TWO: THE BATTLE OF THESSALONICA

After the crushing victory at Durazzo, Bartolomeo sent a spy to the Byzantine army near Thessalonica, and our army was ready to attack:

The italian state of Milan asked us trade rights, the Doge accepted:

A marriage proposal from a noble Venetian family was arrive and the Doge, happy, accepted:

Bartolomeo and his army attacked the Byzantine army near Thessalonica:

The Battle of Thessalonica was start: the enemy army was compose by light infantry and horse archers and heavy cavalry. The battle started with an attack of our archers against the enemy horse archers.


Enemy reinforcements from Thessalonica arrived!

Our Heavy Cavalry and spearmen attacked the enemy cavalry.


VICTORY!!!! Venice wins another battle! Now it is time to advance to the city of Thessalonica.

[Navocado]

Hey Michael333, this looks like a good start. I've done a couple of Venetian campaigns so I've got a bit of a soft spot for them. Keep it up!

[Michael333]

Hey Michael333, this looks like a good start. I've done a couple of Venetian campaigns so I've got a bit of a soft spot for them. Keep it up!

Thanks Navocado.
Today I will make the siege of Thessalonica...

[Michael333]

CHAPTER THREE: THE SIEGE OF THESSALONICA

After the battle, the army laid siege at the Byzantine city of Thessalonica. Then our reinforcements were ready to support us!

Near Corinth arrived an army commanded by Antonio Selvo and our spy watched the troop in the city.

After a few months me and Bartolomeo attacked Thessalonica. They were less then 100!

Our troops ran immediately to the walls with the ladders. And our ram was ready for open the gates.

Our ram opened the gates and the enemy general ran away!!!!!

The fight on the walls was really difficult.

One of our proud knights attacking the enemy general!

Bartolomeo dies!!!!!! This is not a good day! But after a few seconds the enemy general dies!

At the end, we won... but it wasn't a great victory. We lost a great general.

A byzantine fleet attacked our port of Iraklion!


VICTORY!!!!!





Next chapter...
BOOK 1 THE MEDITERREAN WARS: CHAPTER FOUR: THE GREAT BATTLE OF CORINTH!!!!!!

[Navocado]

Nice update - but also terrible news... I assume you're going to unleash some serious vengeance on those Byzzies?!

[Michael333]

Nice update - but also terrible news... I assume you're going to unleash some serious vengeance on those Byzzies?!

You will see great changes...

[Michael333]

BOOK ONE THE MEDITERREAN WARS: CHAPTER FOUR: THE BATTLE OF CORINTH

Bartolomeo Selvo was dead battle... against those fools of Byzantines. But was not the end of the world.
The Kingdom of Sicily sent one of their princess to ask us an alliance: we accepted...

General Antonio Selvo was ready to siege the Byzantine city of Corinth, but the Byzantine sent an army against him: a great, difficult battle will be started...

The enemy had a lot of horse archers. Antonio had a few type of infantry units: italian spear militia and archers.

The enemy had not only horse archers... but peasants!!!!

Our archers attacking the enemy forces!!

Our militia attacked the enemy cavalry.


Our forces chase the enemy.

VICTORY IS OURS!!!!!!!!!! We revenged the death of Bartolomeo! But we lost 293 of 353 soldiers...
After the battle of Corinth, Antonio and his troops waited the reinforcements to siege the city.


Next chapter... BOOK 1 THE MEDITERREAN WARS: CHAPTER FIVE: THE SIEGE OF CORINTH

[ALZU]

omg im tired of venice AARs, they are just so repetitive. "chapter 2 taking of Durazzo" "chapter 3 siege of corinth" its just so predictable, IMHO you could try doing something special or different in some way, like, creating a crusader state and survivng there. Or maybe migrate to England, just to do something that is new. I guarantee it will be much better that way. Just think about it. My AAR got 60 positive votes, why? because its retardedly original and not a very used idea. Althogh its always your choice..

[Killerbee]

omg im tired of venice AARs, they are just so repetitive. "chapter 2 taking of Durazzo" "chapter 3 siege of corinth" its just so predictable, IMHO you could try doing something special or different in some way, like, creating a crusader state and survivng there. Or maybe migrate to England, just to do something that is new. I guarantee it will be much better that way. Just think about it. My AAR got 60 positive votes, why? because its retardedly original and not a very used idea. Althogh its always your choice..

No offence , but your AAR isn't original . It was originally dunecat's idea

[Michael333]

omg im tired of venice AARs, they are just so repetitive. "chapter 2 taking of Durazzo" "chapter 3 siege of corinth" its just so predictable, IMHO you could try doing something special or different in some way, like, creating a crusader state and survivng there. Or maybe migrate to England, just to do something that is new. I guarantee it will be much better that way. Just think about it. My AAR got 60 positive votes, why? because its retardedly original and not a very used idea. Althogh its always your choice..

You will see chapter six or seven...
Today I can't do chapter five. Tomorrow I will do five and six...

[Lysimachus]

omg im tired of venice AARs, they are just so repetitive. "chapter 2 taking of Durazzo" "chapter 3 siege of corinth" its just so predictable, IMHO you could try doing something special or different in some way, like, creating a crusader state and survivng there. Or maybe migrate to England, just to do something that is new. I guarantee it will be much better that way. Just think about it. My AAR got 60 positive votes, why? because its retardedly original and not a very used idea. Althogh its always your choice..

Show off

The originality of MY AAR pwns yours .

You will see chapter six or seven...
Today I can't do chapter five. Tomorrow I will do five and six...

Don't worry Michael, keep on going.

[Snickster555]

cool

[Michael333]

For this weekend and this week I can't make other chapters because I will go in vacation for 8 days.

[René Artois]

It's not that the idea is bad, but for me, as this is just pictures interspersed with a few comments "We did ..." "he did ..." "our troops were happy" it is not very interesting, i may as well have started a new venice campaign.

you just need to comment on stuff other than the battles, use less but better screens and write more.

[Lysimachus]

As I remember someone saying:

"I want to use my pictures to describe what i'm telling, not use my pictures to tell the story itself".

[René Artois]

I think that was in the Critic's quill.