The Historical Hegemon Series
Volume 13 - Butua
Chapter 1 - The Butuan War for Independence
I lose 3 stability and it’s -3 spend ADM power to raise it one to -2. In order to win, I cannot lose my capital of Butua. I’ll keep my Chief and his army at home for now. Our warscore will tick up over time the longer I have my capital.
Mutapa’s ally of Tumbuka joined them Sofala joins Kilwa. Lundu joins us.
I raise war taxes and am now making 2.11 monthly
26 Aug – Royal Marriage with Maravi. I was hoping for a wife, nope
2 Oct – The 8k army of Mutapa has begun a siege in Sofala’s capital, I order my army to grab Nearby Mutapa minors.
25 Nov – I capture a minor and Mutapa calls off its siege and is returning to it’s space
I order another 1k in Butua my capital, and my army to head back and then breakoff 1k to capture a minor next door.
We have a +6 warscore
11 Jan, 1446 – That minor falls, 11 warscore – I order that 1k to another minor
16 Feb – Mutapan army loses to Kilwa
Our 1k is built
1 Mar – That minor falls
Warscore 26%
22 Mar -I order another 1k infantry in my capital
25 April – Kilwa captures a minor, warscore of 37%
6 May - Kilwa captures another - warscore of 455
22 May – I capture a minor, 52%
4 June – My army is built
10 June – I order my main army to continue the siege of Zimbabwe
26 June – Kilwa captures another minor, warscore of 60
Maravi is besieging the capital of Tummbuka
4 Dec – Zimbabwe falls, and we now have every holding of Mutupa and a warscore of 86%.
What can I get?
Independence is 23%, I can get that for sure.
Massapa – Gold mines, next to both of my stuff, 6 badboy and warscore. Check
Buhera – Next to us and Massapa, 4.5 badboy and 5 warscore, Check
Zumbo – Next to us and Lundu, 9 badboy and 8 warscore, yes.
Tete – Ditto, 6 and 8 – yes
That’s the four I captured.
Peace:
We get 25.7 badboy and there are four holdings in Mutapa for future wars.
I move my army to Massapa to be next to all four for rebels. I spend 110 ADM to core everything but Tete, which requires another 30.
I claim Zimbabwe
Massapa – Gold mines, next to both of my stuff – 6 dev, Highlands, Shona, Fetishist, 0.18 made here,
Buhera – Next to us and South of Massapa – Highlands, Ivory traded, 4 dev, Shona, Fetishist, next to Mutapa and Zimbabwe, 0.06 made here.
Zumbo – Next to us and Lundu – 8 dev, Savannah, Ivory traded here, 0.13, Shona and Fetishist
Tete – - Next to Mutapa, Lundu, us – Savannah, 6 dev, Ivory trade, Center of Trade, Emporium, 0.01 made here, also Fetishist and Shona, tropical, our only tropical holding.
We are now independent and likely one war from taking out our former master!