Greetings Generalleutnant Friedrich Freiherr von Schwarzenborn, so I would say from your rank you are the second in command and have the leadership of the troops during the absence of our overall commander. I will overtake the role of spiritual leadership and raise the morale of the troops.
What about Herr Hartmann vom Höllental....is he a Hauptmann or a Civilian?
That's how quick promotion works these days
I thank you very much indeed for the trust put in me, though we probably won't need a sub-command structure.
And I'm afraid I won't have any battle results to post this summer (damn you, real life). But enough of the whining, let's get to work.
A map of our playground can be found here:
http://nemesis.de.games-workshop.com/background/rauber.htmSome basic thoughts:
- Hills and woods. Nothing great, but there are no mountains, meaning: If we have to fight dwarves, it will at least not a home match for them.
- The eastern region is more crowded and probably easier to defend. There is even a fortified tower in it, which conveniently is near the main road.
- The region is in the middle of the map, so its strategic importance is apparent. Confer it to the four centre fields on a chess board. Looking at the map, the control of the east-west route is the closest goal, since it can be achieved by stationing a strong garrison in the Ruins of Untergard and controlling the bridge there.
If the Asrai are willing to join us (to an extent), their forces would be most welcome here - to keep the surrounding area free of beasts. I'll ask our chief negotiators on this matter.
- So we have an inn. That's cool. The bandits you are going to recruit will be very interested in this, and the booze will boost their morale, no doubt.
When the beastmen armybook came out, there was a small scenario involving an inn. We could do something similar.
- The hills in the west could provide a problem. I think chances are good that they are full of pesky rats. The good thing: apart from religious fury, nothing forces us to go in there. I'd say we leave that to the dwarves (who have to look for that bloody crown, so they have to search the area) and save our men
Summary:
An easily fortified east with a strong presence - that we already seem to have. We should secure that area, as it is still a major part of the region (primary goal). Secondary goal: Secure the Ruins of Untergard to gain control over the bridge.
For the first task, the numbers of bandits you enlisted will help greatly, especially around the inn. For the second task: the more the better, but it could all come down to some few regiments defending the bridge - preferably knights or greatswords.
What do you gentlemen think?
Let's do a good job here and accomplish our part in defending the empire!