User blog:Leolab/User Siege Tourney, Round 35 of 54: Cfp3157 (Shengway) v Beastman14 (Ryan)



Christian Kenway/Tian Sheng: The name-changing mercenary general

Attaking

Ryan the Dreaded: The sadistic pirate general.

Prologue
Lloyd leans back in his chair. "Well, there you have it," he says, addressing the pirate and the Irishman leaning on the bookshelf in front of him, "We need more information if we want to do anything, and figuring out their supply routes will allow us to take a step in the right direction."

"Where should we start?" Evans, the Irishman, asks, "Since out hosts are watching us, we need to do this quickly."

"I think there's a doorway to it in the mess hall across from the tunnel leading to the waiting area."

Ryan smiles at both of them, and claps Evans on the back. "Well, then, we'll go there. Come on, Evans, let's go break this siege."

As the two walk off, Lloyd takes another sip of his wine, not turning at the sound of prancing footsteps behind him.

"Oh ho ho, sending the least missable, are we?"

"Shut up, Austonio."

Attacker
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 * -| Bio =

Serving as a soldier during the Yuan rebellion, he was an average foot soldier. When the war was over, he traveled westward on the Silk Road. There he was taken in by various groups including the Hashashins, where he received th e bulk of his training. He then settled in Italy, where he became a professinal one-man mercenary and changed his name. He He will also take command of armies if the price is high enough.


 * -| General's Armament =

Weapons:

Long Range: English Longbow

Polearm: Xyston Spear

Main Weapon: Gladius

Off-Hand: Spartan Shield Made of Steel

Armor: Iron Nasal Nelmet, Leather Chest Guard, Plated Mail, Knights Gauntlets.

Not only will he accept duals and deliver them, but he is also willing to make temporary alliances.


 * -| Army =

1. Foot soldiers. Armor: Tower Shields, Iron Nasal Helmets, and Steel Curiass. Weapons: Dory Spear (Primary) and Gladius Short Sword. Advantages: Use the infamous "Tortoise" formation, great group fighters. Disadvantage: If cornered into one-on-one fights, will perform on a less-than-average level. Numbers: 5,0000

2. Scythed Chariots: Armor: Steel Lamellar. Weapons: Chariot Bow (Primary) and Flanged Mace (Secondary). Advantage: Heavy cavalry, amazing accuracy with bow. Disadvantage: Do not perform well dismounted. Numbers: 2,000

3. Mounted Spearmen: Armor: Leather Chest Guard, Chainmai. Weapons: Xyston (Primary) and Scimitar (Secondary). Advantage: Light, perform average on foot. Disadvantage: Weaker armor than other forces. Numbers: 1,000

4. Raiders: Armor: Wooden Shields. Weapons: Tridents (Primary) and Hand Axes (Secondary). Advantage: While not used for convetional warfare, these raiders attack and weaken the enemy forces before the main battle. (is this allowed?) Disadvatage: Not skilled in conventional warfare, no armor. Numbers: 1,000

5. "soldati Elite": Armor: Plate Armor, Steel Helmets, Kite Shield. Weapons: Broadsword (Primary) and Dolabra (Secondary). Advantage: Best armored and trained of all warriors. Disadvantage: Heavy armor, cocky. Numbers: 946 (not counting the five bodyguards that each captain has with them.)

6. Siege Tower: Made of wood with a thin bronze shield. Slits for crossbow snipers to fire from. Maximum of six. Carries Foot soldiers and knights.

7. War Elephant: A large mammal and the first battlefield tank. Armor: Plate Armor (for elephant) and plated mail (rider). Tusk, Feet, and Cannons. Crew: One driver, two archers, and a cannon (normal cannonballs, jars of Greek Fire, and grapeshot) Rider: Lance (Primary) and Talwar (Secondary) Four elephants. Crew members count as part of the machine.

Captains:

General Abdu Shalim: A companion I met at Masyaf, Abdu is a former Hashashin and my closest friend and ally. He is second-in-command of the army. Scimitar (Primary) and Throwing Knives (Secondary) Mount: Horse. Armor: Riveted Chainmail and Boss Shield

General Fernando da Madrid: An Italian noble, he became as mercenary for the fun of it. He met the me at pub when he was hired to capture a client of his. Now he is in command of the light cavalry. Espada Ropera (Primary) and Pistol Crossbow (Secondary). Mount: Horse. Armor: Steel Cuirass and Kite Shield.

General Cornelius the Young: A man of Roman descent, he is a master swordsman and skilled leader. He is by far the strongest of all of my generals. He leads the foot soldiers. Longsword (Primary) and Gladius (Secondary). Mount: None. Armor: Lorica Segementa, Scutum Shield

General Rahmann Zhao: A man from Arabia, he served in Saladin's army and met me on the battlefield. He fought incredibly well. Though he still lost, I granted him command my chariots. Weapons: Jida Lance (Primary) and Javelins (Secondary) Armor: Plated Mail. Mount: Scythed Chariot

Strategy:

Studied various tacticul geniuses like Genghis Khan, Trajan, Sun Tzu, and Alexander the Great. Very patient. Can utilize cavalry and infantry well.

Main Strategy:

Attacking: Builds a large ring around enemy force until they either give up or are defeated in a conventional battle.

Other tactics:

He leads his men in a daily prayer before every battle, so they all have high morale.

He has developed a sort of code system involving bonfires and the size of the flames.

He has developed a close relationship with all of his captains.

Defender
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 * -| General =

Weapons:

Close: Cutlass

Pole-arm: Boarding Pike

Ranged: English Standard Issue Crossbow w/flaming arrows

Off-Hand: Throwing Knife

Armor: Steel Thin Chest Plate

Will take on single battle challenges.


 * -| Army =

Tactics: For defensive, Ryan refuses to hold still and will do whatever it takes to break past the enemy force.

2,000 Pirates. Weapons: Close: Cutlass Far: Crossbow

1,500 Horseman. Weapons: Close: Boarding Pike Ranged: Crossbow

4,000 archers wielding English crossbows

4 4-feet tall barricades with sharpened edges

5 catapults w/flaming boulders

15-feet deep moat.

X-Factors
These X-Factors are created by taking averages from the X-Factor evaluation blog, rounded to the nearest number. I did not choose them. There is no bias.

Victory Conditions
Attacker=
 * Overrun castle
 * Force defender to surrender
 * Win Single Combat
 * -| Defender=
 * Force attacker to surrender
 * Annihilate attacker
 * Survive for 4 months
 * Win Single Combat
 * -|Tie=
 * One side meets the victory conditions but loses their general
 * Both sides lose their general.