Genghis Khan IV PC OST - Mongolian Strategy
The last chapter had the Kamakura Shogunate experiencing major events: the death of its starting ruler, Hojo Tokimune; his successor crushing minor rebellious cities upon his accession; and the conquest of Pagan, leading to the Indian states of the Delhi Sultanate and the Hindu Dynasties joining forces to combat the invading Japanese; and the conquest of the Yuan and Mongol capital of Karakorum.
With the fall of Karakorum to the Kamakura Shogunate, the King of Japan invites all of the officers of China to Dadu to celebrate a banquet in honor of the occasion.
Meanwhile, in Pagan, the roadwork is hastened, with more workers ordered to help out while the Indian alliance forces are out of sight.
With the Yuan badly weakened, the Ogudei Khanate retakes Emir and destroys the once-mighty Khanate once and for all.
I'm glad to not trigger the Mongol alliance just yet.
While the ruler celebrates the grand banquet and the city of Karakorum is refortified. The Shogunate forces have their hands full as Pagan defends the Indian alliance forces, and Karakorum fights off the Ogudei Khanate who has plans to take back the traditional capital of the Mongols from the Japanese threat.
The military road of Pagan has been completed, and the Shogunate sends reinforcements to bolster the Shogunate expedition army for the liberation of India by attacking the Delhi Sultanate capital of Delhi while the builders construct the military road. He also sends armies to Karakorum for the subjugation of the barbaric Mongols of the Ogudei Khanate while busy with the royal duties of heir-making.
Meanwhile, in Europe, things are heating up as the Marinid Sultanate launches an invasion of Paris while the Kingdom of Sicily attacks and conquers the Holy Roman Empire's city of Genoa.
I hope I'm fighting a European empire so that the future Islamic coalition won't be as strong as the Mamluks already are.
The Shogunate forces, bolstered by the occupation force of Karakorum, besiege the Ogudei capital of Emir. The commander of the Emir garrison has a low war stat but a passable INT stat, a high skill in commanding cavalry, and cannon units alongside the Mongolian cavalry.
With the focus rushing them before they could put up a defense, the shogunate forces did not bring their own cannons, which unfortunately was a terrible mistake as the defenders successfully neutralized the numerical superiority of the shogunate forces using cannon fire while replacing the mongol units to further delay the attackers, forcing a draw that resulted in heavy shogunate losses, but Emir's defenses have been lowered.
The Shogunate forces regroup and surround Emir for the second siege, confident that their full strength will overwhelm the already weak fortifications of the city, but they get a nasty surprise as the previous garrison commander is replaced by
Alauddin Khalji, a powerful Indian officer with high stats and skills such as mobility and rapid fire, but thankfully no arson. Worse is that he complements his cannon units with crossbowmen that have a longer range and atk.
Genghis Khan IV PC OST - Siege Battle
Hails of explosives and arrow fire greet the Shogunate forces before they could easily break through the gate, and they suffer, with half of their forces being killed before 4 days have passed.
Thankfully, the shogunate forces managed to breakthrough and destroy the cannon units, but vicious hand-to-hand fighting occurred to the point where the COs decided to join in the fight. Thankfully, the troops managed to reach the garrison CO unit and barely managed to kill it. The garrison surrendered, and Emir fell to the Kamakura Shogunate.
The shogunate is loathed to execute such a powerful officer and thus releases him despite the dangers in hopes of being able to recruit him once the Ogudei Khanate falls.
With the Japanese city of Nanjing reaching a high level of culture through trade, buildings are now being constructed to bolster it even further so that it can be used for further colonization purposes.
Genghis Khan IV PC OST - Indian Strategy
Meanwhile, in Pagan, reinforcements have arrived, and a combined force of elephant cavalry and Chinese lancers marches to Delhi as the Indian Alliance crumbles and the Delhi Sultanate and the Hindu Dynasties are back to fighting each other.
Unfortunately, the Shogunate forces in Central Asia suffer a defeat while defending against the Ogudei Khanate forces under Khalji thanks to the CO unit going berserk and killing itself by attacking a stronger unit while depleted. Thankfully, the Hojo relative escapes with his life in tact, and the enemy only won a pyhric victory due to the Ogudei units being too depleted to continue their attack.
Meanwhile, in Europe, the Kingdom of Sicily turns its attention to Eastern Europe as it attacks the Hungarian capital of Pest.
The Shogunate forces finally arrive at the city of Delhi, currently under attack by the Hindu Dynasties, while the Shogunate forces in Emir fend off another Ogudei attack and still release Klauji. The next turn has the Shogunate forces take out the Delhi units protecting the city and then besiege the city.
The Delhi Sultan has a good war stat and an average int stat, and he has the Charge and Rapidfire skill that makes his elephant units and shortbowmen a bit more dangerous than his average stats imply. Still, the siege goes well with the Shogunate forces breaking down the gates and enduring arrowfire, and ironically, the size of the royal army prevents the Sultan from replenishing his forces; eventually, the CO unit dies, not from Morale depletion, ensuring the conquest of Delhi.
The Shogunate forces acquire the Sowing Machine cultural item and will be used to benefit the farming culture of all existing cities.
Meanwhile, in Europe, the Marinid Sultanate conquers the Kingdom of France by taking the city of Paris, likely bolstering their unit roster in the process as they acquire French cultural items.
The Shogunate forces in Emir head to the Ogudei capital to finish off the flegling khanate once and for all while dealing with a rare Tibetian attack on Karakorum. Tibet has long been ignored in favor of much more tempting prizes, but this is the perfect excuse to get rid of these wretched monks by sending the heir of the heir of the King of Japan to command his armies and give him first blood.
The Shogunate forces have begun besieging the last Ogudei city, and with their ace Klauji out in the field, it will make the siege even easier. The Ogudei Khan is rather average in everything in stats and unit rank with no skills.
The cannon units provide covering fire against enemy cannons and the CO leader while the main force break through the defenses.
Eventually, the repeated cannon fires take their toll on the garrison, and finally, the CO unit is killed, the defense collapses, and another Mongolian Khanate falls to the Kamakura Shogunate.
Back in Japan, a historical officer promotes himself to the Shogunate.
He is
Nitta Yoshisada, a famous samurai military figure who helped bring the end of the Kamakura Shogunate and the Hojo clan and supported the rebellious Emperor Go-Daigo into taking control of Japan. He later fought future Ashikaga Shogun Takauji in a series of battles and was ultimately defeated and killed as a result. He'll be valuable asset of the Hojo clan.
The Prince of Japan and his forces have arrived at the Tibetian city of Dunhuang and are beginning to assault the city.
The garrison commander is a Tibetan prince who has an unusually high war stature but poor intelligence and a good set of skills (arson, city assault, and ambush), but Tibet's unit selection is limited only to light infantry and shortbowmen.
With just a simple use of the confuse tactic, it doesn't take long for the Tibetian garrison to be utterly paralyzed into immobility, and the shogunate forces easily break their way into the city, achieve an easy victory, and prepare for a march against their capital of Llhasa.
Back in India, the Shogunate forces in Delhi begin their long trek to Calcuta to bring down the Hindu dynasties.
Another historical Japanese officer promotes himself to the Hojo. His name is
Kusunoki Masahige, another famous samurai military leader loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo and dealt a vicious defeat to Ashikaga Takauji alongside Nitta. However, the Emperor ordered him to attack Takauji's superior forces in an open battlefield rather than flee the capital and use Masahige's other tactics such as trapping him or convincing Takauji to join their side. Ultimately Kusunoki obeyed the Emperor's foolish order out of loyalty and died a heroic death against Takauji's forces. He'll be an extremely powerful asset and a candidate for being made a son-in-law general.
Back in Europe, the Marinid Sultanate takes Genoa from the Kingdom of Sicily.
If Europe is going to be completely swallowed by Islam before the Shogunate even sets foot, I need to take drastic measures.
The Shogunate receives ill news of the growing power of the Mamluk Sultanate and decides to send a diplomat to the Chagatai Khanate for an alliance backed by piles of wealth, which the Khan accepts. The Shogunate begins making plans for an offensive against the Mamluk threat by fighting alongside the Chagatai Mongols.
After fighting Tibetian armies in the mountains, The Prince of Japan finally makes it to Lhasa and prepares to besiege the city.
The Tibetian ruler is rather average, with only his high unit rank among archers. The prince manage to confuse most of the garrison and easily kill off most of them, but the siege goes on for too long and ends inconclusively.
Worse, his army's mobility is limited due to one of his units suffering from confusion, and he has to get out of Tibet safely as the Tibetian armies move back to their capital.
Eurasia, as of 1319
