The Historical Hegemon Series
Volume 16 - Mzab
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-One - The 8th Algiers/Kilwa War
I order my navy to the Mozambique Channel
4 armies in the north to Kinga
3 armies in the south to Ngindo a minor on the south next to their new capital in Ibo
1 Nov – Our MIL Advisor level 3 Army Recruiter passes who increased our forcelimit, next is a level 3 Master Recruiter that increases manpower by +10%
23 Nov – Two minors fall, next is Ibo
1 Dec - I spend 45 MIL to stop a rebellion away from my troops that are fighting
27 Dec – Ibo falls, their navy is fleeing, next is the minor of Mozambique
9 Jan, 1716 – We win in the Channel against a navy of 44 ships and capture some 7 size Merchantman lower level transports I send to Kilwa
23 Jan – Two minors falls
10 Feb – Two more falls, just Mozambique on the mainland
I spend 84 to upgrade Merchantman
26 Feb – Mozambique is ours I have every mainland Kilwa province with a warscore of 34%
I order my navy to Arabia’s Gulf of Marisah
1 Mar -19k Hormoz are sieging us in As-Suways, I order two Egyptian armies over to help out
31 Mar- I capture a Hormoz minor with my Mukha army
1 April – We embrace the Institution of Enlightenment! We get -25% culture conversion costs
7 April – Deccan no longer considers us a rival!
I have split up my armies in different provinces so there is no losses to attrition, by the by
1 May – Sambaliung is now Coal!
I order a Furnace here
23 May – I capture a minor Hormuz where their 22 ship navy is and they are fleeing to us
Next is their capital of Liwa, which doesn’t have a defensive formation
30 May – We win and capture 8 vessels, 2 great ship and 6 transports, I order them to Mukha to heal
1 June – With a +82 relations maxed with Bali, dip is ordered back
1 July – Coal in Bengkulu – Furnace here too
6 July – Event – Famine in Sao Tome
18 Aug – I send my Bali diplomat to make nice with Berau
10 Sept – We win in As-Suways
12 Sept – Bad News! Our High Imam passes:
Stability drops to +2.
Our new High Imam – Muhammed Vii - 2/2/2, age 18, no wife or heir
We have 52k rebels in Yatenga in West Africa, I order 3 Kilwan armies up
18 Sept – Liwa falls! I have a warscore of 59, what can I get?
North Kilwa:
Kinga – Wartarget, next to 4 of ours – 8 warscore but 12 badboy
South Kilwa:
Mozambique – Coastal, north of Angoche, east of Makua – 14 warscore and a massive 18 badboy
Pretty much anything else of value will annoy Mombasa save for:
Ngindo – West of Mozambique, north of Makua and Lomwe – 9 warscore and 6 badboy
Ready?
I do peace for these three because Mozambique is a pretty nice addition for 31 score and 35.9 badboy
I core for 143 ADM power. My three new additions:
North Kilwa:
Kinga – Wartarget, next to 4 of ours – Tropical Savannah, the accepted Swahili culture, Sunni faith, 14 dev, Trade Station for Ivory, Counting House, Conscription Center, makes us 0.34
South Kilwa:
Mozambique – Coastal, north of Angoche, east of Makua – Swahili people and Sunni faith, Tropical Coastline, 20 dev, Ivory trade, two open slots, Grand Shipyard and Conscription Center. 0.93 made here
Ngindo – West of Mozambique, north of Makua and Lomwe – Throw in – 8 dev, Livestock, Swahili and Sunni, Tropical Savannnah, Farm Estate and Counting House makes .16
Two great additions, all accepted cultures