The Historical Hegemon Series
Volume 16 - Mzab
Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four - The First Algerian/Kilwa War
I order my two adjacent armies into Lenje
I order my 26k from Egypt into Rukwa, I hire the 45k mercs in Luapula to help on that flank
31 Oct – Core finished in Sulu!
Mercs arrives I send them to Rukwa
12 Dec – Lenje falls!
26 Dec – Moshi converts! Next is Sangkulirang in a year
1 Jan, 1647 – Rukwa falls, next is the Star Fort of Ruguru
1 Feb – Two minors fall, next is the Star Fort of Butua
23 Mar – Another minor falls
18 April – Our Scholar has left after 20 years
21 April – I capture a minor with my 5k South Africa army
12 June – Two minors fall
1 July – 15k Kilwa forces are in South Africa’s Swazi, I order one of my armies besieging Butua to head over
31 July – Swazi falls, I capture a minor
4 Aug – Kutai converts! Next is Sayan – 19 months
19 Aug – Another minor falls
6 Sept – Two of ours fell
15 Sept – We capture one of theirs and they one of ours
23 Sept – Kuba converts! Next up will be the Baghena challenge for 20 months
9 Nov – The last Northern Flank minor has fallen, they capture another of ours
31 Dec – Sambaliung converts!
Next? How about 20 months in Yawuri!
2 Jan, 1646 – Ruguru falls! I order my combined force to their captial of Kilwa
7 Jan – Conversion in Kutai’s Sangkulirang! Berber’s 20 months is next
9 Feb – Great Karoo falls
1 Mar – West Tunguska – Siberia – Ibadi, Algerian, Arctic, Forest, Fur, 3 dev makes 0.03
I order these colonists west and south to Tomsk which is next to Muscovy
9 Mar – Kilwa’s 42k recaptures one of their captured holdings
1 April – Maxed relations with Oirat, I pull my diplomat
6 April – We rout the Kilwa army in Great Karoo
I order this army back to Butua
1 May – Butua falls!
Next is the gold Bastion of Sofala next to us in Inhambane
18 May – My northern force wins the battle of Zumbo against their big army
I head to Kilwa’s capital
2 June – Minor falls to me
6 July – We recapture Zumbo
I send the Oirat Horde diplomat to make nice with Siberia neighbor Buryatia
25 Aug – Two minors falls!
4 Oct- Another minor falls
All South Africa recaptured!
22 Oct- Kilwa falls! Next is the Star Fort of Manyika
1 Nov - Sulu rebels rise, I order my Palopo army over.
21 Nov -We capture the minor gold province of Zimbabwe!
29 Nov – Another minor falls
10 Dec – Sulu falls to rebels
1 Jan, 1649 – Iron in Kan!
1 Feb – Chulym – Siberia – Woods, Ibadi, Fur Tarde, Algerian, 3 dev, Arctic, 0.05 made here
I order them to South Africa’s Lower Limpopo
9 Feb – We win the battle of Sulu
7 Mar – Sulu retaken, I order my army back to Sulawesi
Sayan converts! Next is Lamba for 13 months
20 Mar – Sofala falls!
I have a warscore of 94%, let’s call it
What can I get?
South Kilwa -
Sofala – North of Inhambane – 10 score, 9 badboy
Madanda – North of Inhambane, west of Sofala – 5 warscore, 4 badboy
Zimbabwe – West of Madanda – 7 score, 3 badboy
Butua – North of Zimbabwe – 5 each
Central Kilwa –
Lenje - Wartarget, south of two of us – 3 and 2 respectively!
Shangwe – South of Lenje, north of Butua – 6 warscore, 3 badboy
That connects South Africa with Kongo and includes three gold mines, now I’ll just take what I can:
Central:
Zumbo – East of Lenje, northeast of Shangwe – 6 score, 4 badboy
Massapa – South of Zumbo, east of Shangwe, north of Butua – 5 each
South –
Buhera – north of Zimbabwe and Madanda, east of Butua – 6 score, and 4 badboy
North –
Rukwa – East of Tabwa – 5 and 3
Ruguru- North of Rukwa – 7 score, 3 badboy
Nkoma – North of Ruguru – 8 warscore and 5 badboy
Anything else will have Kilwa join an Anti-Algiers coalition
73 score and a 48.9 badboy – I do it!
I spend 189 coring them all:
South Kilwa -
Sofala – North of Inhambane – Gold mine, Star Fort, Trade Depot, Mosque, Natural Harbor, Nguni people, Sunni faith, 14 dev, 1.24 made here monthly
Madanda – North of Inhambane, west of Sofala – Workshop, Trade Station for Ivory, 5 dev, makes .77, Jungle, Tropical, Shona Fetishists
Zimbabwe – West of Madanda – Great Work “City of Khami” COT Emporium, Gold, Highlands, Shona and Fetishist, making us 0.18 from 5 dev
Butua – North of Zimbabwe – Gold mines, Bastion, Regimental Camp, Highlands, 7 dev, 0.49, Shona Fetishist
Buhera – north of Zimbabwe and Madanda, east of Butua – Highlands, 5 devm Ivory Trade, Trade Station, Workshop, make 0.66, Shona, Fetishist
Central Kilwa –
Lenje - Wartarget, south of two of us – 3 dev, Iron Makers, Tropical Savannah, Weapons Manufactory, Workshop, 0.12, Bemba and Fetishist
Shangwe – South of Lenje, north of Butua – Workshop, Farm Estate for Livestock, Savannah, 5 dev, Shona Fetishist, making us 0.36
Zumbo – East of Lenje, northeast of Shangwe – Shona, Fetishist, Ivory, 6 devm Savannah, Trade Station, Workshop, 0.60
Massapa – South of Zumbo, east of Shangwe, north of Butua – A 4th Gold Mines, Highlands, Mosque, Regimental Camp, 7 dev, Shona, Fetishist, makes 0.42
North –
Rukwa – East of Tabwa – 0.77, 5 dev, Highlands, Iron mines, Weapons Manufactory and Workshop, Ganda and Fetishist, Tropical
Ruguru- North of Rukwa – Salt, Tropical Hills, 6 dev, Naval Equipment Manufactory, Star Fort, Rwandan Fetishists, making us 0.32
Nkoma – North of Ruguru – Tropical, Iron here too, Weapons Manufactory and Workshop for 0.72, Rwandan Fetishists, Hills, 9 dev
That was rich! All 12 of those had at least 3.30 save for one Livestock, from Iron to Ivory to Gold to Salt. Nasty that might be my best take since they are built up with buildings and have four Gold mines.