Through Ash and Blood [IC]

[Martydi]

Warsaw, war planning room

In the middle of the chamber, there is a large table, at which Polish king and his generals sat, looking at a map of Polish lands, with black figures representing known hordes, and red figures representing Polish troops concentrations. Number of models has visibly shown that Poland was in bad location. Hordes intruding from the west were too much for border troops to handle, and there simply wasn't enough troops to cover all the borders and repel the horde at the same time, even after recent expansion of the Polish military.

-This is not good. We need to do something against these hordes, but we simply don't have enough combat capable soldiers.

-Yes, I see that.-king replied to the general-We'll have to make a gambit here. Five thousand troops are to be sent west, repel the hordes at all cost. On the way, you will gather up militias and town guard from cities and villages as suport troops.

-But my lord, what about the rest of the borders? Two thousand men won't be enough to cover it all.

-We have to hope ghouls are as dumb as people give them credit for. Try to do your best with the troops remaining, and enlist irregulars from nearby towns. At the same time, evacuate areas in the immediate vicinity of the border, so that if the ghouls do attack, they cannot convert more people.-Jagiellon stopped for a moment-Go now, and do as I say. God save our kingdom.

When generals exited the room, one of the servants entered.

-My lord, German diplomats have came to you. They say that king Richtenstein has offered to trade with our kingdom.

King Jagiellon began to weigh his options. At first, trade with Germany seemed like a great idea. Products of their industry would be of great help at modernizing Polish economy and army. However, Germany has recently became excommunicated, and hostilities were increasing between Germanic Union and Kingdom of France. Trade with tchem might be seen as act of treachery, both to the Pope and other nations. King Jagiellon has thus decided at the course of action.

-Tell them that I won't talk with anyone coming to me on the behalf of anyone that Pope deems unfit to be a part of Christian community.

 

[Delli]

November 15th, 1512
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A series of published articles with current affairs have swept all throughout Europe.

The Kingdom of France has been able to push the horde from southern Netherlands and the region of Amsterdam. The Germanic Union has also pushed into Netherlands driving back other portions of the horde. All powers have taken losses in the struggle. The Papal Army has been ordered to halt seeing that Amsterdam has been liberated. Both the Germanic Union and the Kingdom of France have borders touching in Europe.

The liberation of the Island of Britain has been underway for several months now. The Kingdom of Britannia has swept back the horde securing Birmingham pushing just north of London. They have sustained moderate losses in the fight but their army valiantly fights on.

The Germanic Union has also found success against the horde pushing further into north-central Europe. With Berlin liberated the Germany army has put their focus on Hamburg. It has been under siege and after size-able losses the Germans have finally been able to liberate the city. House to house fighting with the ghouls was the only way to eradicate them. In the Germanic Union the penetrative dive from the horde has been stopped and driven back.

To the east The Polish Commonwealth has had their own struggles. Swarms built up for weeks on their borders and after gaining size they launched an invasion. Polish forces had arrived just in time to embrace the wave and the western borders of the kingdom was soon a war zone. The Polish forces were brave and matched the horde in size but little supplies made it hard for them to fight. Yet with perseverance and the support of local militias and volunteers they resisted the invasion.

In the Balkans the war between the Hungarian Nobles and “Balkan Union” (Serbia and Greco-Macedonia) has continued. Initially the Hungarian Nobles dealt a series of defeat sweeping into central Serbia. The Balkan Union was able to rally and hold further assaults inflicting heaving casualties on the Hungarians. Now with winter coming the two armies have hunkered down but the Hungarians continue their bombardments.

Spoiler: The Church

The Church has publicly honored the decision by the Polish Commonwealth. They are offering the Polish Commonwealth a small force from the church to help them secure their borders against the horde. The pope denounces the Germanic Union once again.

 

[Delli]

The armies of Scandinavia have been on a glorious march against the horde. Most swarms in the arctic north have been eliminated with only small pockets lingering, the largest being south. These armies field some of the most advance weaponry in Europe and after delivering crippling blows against the ghouls last winter this spring made it easy for Scandinavian armies to sweep the fields. The Pope of the Holy Church has publicly congratulated Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark for their services for Christendom.

 

[Martydi]

Group of messengers from Poland reaches Rome, delivering a letter from king Jagiellon
The letter, written in Latin as the language of the Church, reads as follows
To His Holiness Pope [insert Pope name]

I am very grateful of your offer to aid Commonwealth in its defense against vile hellspawns that are the ghouls. Ten thousand strong, faithful soldiers will surely be of great aid in our crusade against the plague. Once the troops arrive, they shall be sent to defend against devilish hordes immedieately. I hold no doubt, that with combined might of Polish army, your crusaders and aid pledged by the king of France, honourable Charles the VIII of House Valois, we might even be able to push back once the hordes have expended their strength, and rid the western border of this filth once and for all. With your blessing, we shall start pushing back the hordes once lands we already hold are secure. If you, in your eternal wisdom granted by the God himself, grant me the permission to lead the crusade west, we will undoubtedly manage to cleanse lands westward, until they are completely devoid of any sign that ghouls were ever there.

Best wishes and prayers sends
Józef Franciszek Jagiellon, by the grace of God, king of the Polish Commonwealth and heir of the House Jagiellon

 

[Heyitsjiwon]

French Frigates set off down Seine River with several other ships in a convoy headed off to the Polish Commonwealth. The King, Charles VIII, had heard disturbing reports that the hordes in Central Europe were now stirring and the Commonwealth were under attack from multiple directions. Thankfully, the territories of the Commonwealth were large and filled with many uninhabited plains and farmlands, which served as a buffer for their cities. However, the hordes were still a threat that had to be addressed and the Commonwealth reportedly were lacking in arms and equipment. It was for that reason that the Kingdom of France decided to send a convoy to the Commonwealth with weapons and military advisers. The Commonwealth was populous and blessed with natural resources. However, there was infrastructure lacking to use the resources. It was for this reason, that the Kingdom of France decided to send French weapons.

Admittedly, if the Commonwealth over-relied on French equipment, then it would have to rely on French manufacturing to continue to supply their armies. This would be good for French manufacturing and swing the trade balance in France's favor. However, it would also allow the Commonwealth to focus their industry and research on other more pressing issues like infrastructure. Regardless, this was a decision that the Polish-Lithuanian monarch would have to decide. If they wanted more French weaponry, then the Kingdom would oblige and continue to help the Commonwealth in arming their army with even more production and shipment of French weaponry. If they desired to rely on their own industry to development and produce domestic weapons, then the King of France understood why the Commonwealth would decide to do so. Regardless, this one shipment was more of a temporary measure to help support the Commonwealth in this state of emergency, but depending on the Commonwealth there could be many more shipments in the future.

 

[Eliabeg]

Nicholas, Count Of Hanover

The German campaign into Netherlands continues. Nicholas rests in Groningen which has just recently been liberated. He has been the mastermind behind the conquest of these territories and since the very begging he had led it step by step. The stages have been set for the final push to liberate this part of Europe once and for all. Nicholas holds pride and believes that the Germanic Union is responsible for this. As a matter of fact Nicholas has ordered pamphlets to be published and distributed freely to all who will take them.

"The Germanic Union wants again liberates and purifies. The Germanic Union has found favor in God and His almighty power runs through the German Army. How can the pope insult us and how can other kingdoms follow like sheep? We are clearly doing the work of Christianity and continue to drive back the evils of the devil."

More troops continue to march into the newly capture regions. Although they aren't all moving towards the horde. The Germanic Union now borders their new rival, the Kingdom of France or "Barbaric Normans" as Nicholas calls them. The German ranks are being replenished and bolstered. Work on multiple defensive positions throughout the newly claimed regions has begun with fresh recruits helping speed along the construction. For now Nicholas has his eye on finishing the horde but with the Kingdom of France so close he decides it is best to seek diplomatic consul with them and see where their interests truly lie. A diplomat heads to the kingdom of France.
@ Heyitsjiwon