July 30th, 2015, 01:42
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A solo report attempting to abuse Cho-ko-nos (among other things) as part of a Vanilla Chinese Empire game.
Large Map, Pangea-temperate, 12 AIs (all of Asia + Dutch), Normal Speed, Noble difficulty. RtR 3.0.0.1.d
roster is: China, Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Khmer, India, Persia, Arabia, Russia, Ottomans, Sumeria, Babylon (asian nations), and the Dutch representing the Europeans
Dutch represents Europe for a number of reasons. I had originally contemplated England:Australia, France:Vietnam, and Dutch:Indonesia, but picked only Dutch for a few reasons. Primarily b/c its Uniques (I feel) best respresent the impact of European colonization in the region. I *did* do pangea though, so lets hope the Dutch can find some water! 
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I had considered using Mao (Exp/Pro), Charlemagne(Imp/Pro), and Churchill(Cha/Pro), all with the intent of Chokonu abuse. Eventually went with Charlemagne (Imp/Pro) ... so yea ... lets play at being SUN-TZU!!!! 
July 30th, 2015, 04:16
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The first 'Great Wall' was build in 212 BCE by Qin ShiHuangdi, the Qin Emperor (Ying Zheng/ Zhao Zheng). He was the first to unify all of China, and as a young boy, the heir of one of the warring states, Zheng was often the target of assassination attempts. Huangdi means 'emperor' in chinese, so Qin shi Huangdi translates to Emperor Qin, and would perhaps make 'Qin' the more official name for the leader, rather than the confusing Qin Shi Huang. (also in my opinion Qin Shi Huangdi is more correct than Qin Shi Huang ... or at least easier to pronounce) He believed in the 'legalist' system, and after his death the Chinese abandoned his school of 'legalism' in favor of a wisdom based 'Mandarin' beuracracy where sound judgement was more important than the letter of the law. The Wall of Qin was the 'Wall of one thousand Li' and it had connected previous walls built by separate warring states, and extended the wall some thousands of miles farther. It took 9 years to complete, starting in 221 BCE when Qin unified China. Ever since this initial construction there has always been a 'Great Wall of China' with the latest example being completed in 1549 CE by the Ming Dynasty.
The walls, however, did not always prove useful in fending off a determined invader.
July 30th, 2015, 05:17
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450 CE, year of the Metal Tiger (chinese year 2247)
It has been 26 years since the Spring and Autumn period officially ended, and it marks the first year of the Warring States period. A period of internal strife and turmoil would exist for another 229 years before the Qin Emperor would unify the land under legalism. (for the briefest dynasty in the history of China, followed by the Han dynasty, originating from one of his advisors).
It would be 191 years later, in the Qin Capital of Xiangyang, that Zhao Zheng would be born, destined to unify China.
King Zhao, one of Zhao Zheng's many ancestors, orders his most trusted general to lead a band of warriors in the Annexation of the Shu Kingdom. If all goes well, the Song Kingdom to the East may be the next to fall.
(Sun Tzu was born 544 BCE and died in 496 BCE)
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The first war with Shu did not end in full annexation as expected. The Southerners were well prepared, it seems. We will need Catapults to storm their gates.
July 30th, 2015, 06:08
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The year 150 CE, second invasion of Shu
historically, 150 CE was the 'Year of Helping' during the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE). After the Han Dynasty was the period of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, primarily between the Kingdoms of Wu, Wei, and Han. With involved characters being Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Qian, Lu Bu, Diao Chan, et al.
Meanwhile, this second invasion fared much better than the first.
Granted, the first invasion didnt suffer many losses, it just didn't have the momentum to keep going forward. The peace treaty barely lasted the 10 turns between the first and second invasion.
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