The Gerolstein front. Winston Churchwood reports.
The Bluesian army has been supremely confident. General Costeau has advanced towards the Gerosltein forces and the Hermans. Bluesian forces close to Gerolstein's capital have withdrawn to capture the Hermans in a pincer. Incidentally, they seem to be tageting the Gerolsteiners at the same time.
General Costeau insists that they are 'protecting' the Gerolstein forces. In fact I have just witnessed hostile actions by two regiments of zouaves that have advanced on Gerolstein positions. The normally deadly Bluseian artillery also opened up but the zouaves, by attacking in front of the guns, have hindered their firing. A regiment of Grand Fenwickian Guardsmen (remarkably like Redian guardsmen) have formed a firing line. The Duchess's Rangers in their green and light blue uniforms are moving forward in support as are two regiments of Gerolsteiner voltiguers in blue uniforms, remarkably like those warn in the First War between the States in Amerigo.
The Blusians have also moved to prevent the Hermans from bringing reinforcements to occupy the town of Sourkroot. In fact , a unit of Grand Fenwickian archers are already accomplishing this task as they occupy a hill opposite Herman positions and filling the sky - and Herman bodies- with arrows. The Hermans are returning fire and moving two heavy machine guns into the ruin opposite the archers. The Blusians have watched this bravery and have directed no firing on the archers.
The Blusian Foreign legion, on the other hand, has directed. from a forested position on the other side of the river, many well aimed volleys at Herman forces on the other side. Well aimed artillery fire from the Bluesian fort also did tremendous damage, including the destruction of the Herman Big Bertha and a group of Herman lancers emerging from the tunnel complex. Finally, a shell even landed on the bridge across the river delaying indefinitely the Herman reinforcements.
Meanwhile the grand Fenwickian archers, after sustaining many casualties withdrew behind the hill. What strapping brave fellows they are.
The Gerolstein cavalry attempted to follow Bluesian forces as they crossed to the central battlefield but they were blocked by a surge in refugees along the cobblestone roads. The refugee flow has not, however, hindered Bluesian zouaves that have simply ignored the choked roads and moved around them and closer to the Gerolsteiners.
The Hermans, already in the central battlefield have occupied a building in Sourkroot and have taken some Bluesian machinegun fire, whilst directing their own shooting at the Gerolsteiners.
The Bluesian zouaves have moved to give the Bluesian gunners a clear field of fire at the Gerolsteiners and the result has been some particularly deadly firing from a medium and a light gun. However, some of the casualties still fall among the Blusians, this time from 'friendly fire'.
Bluesian successes continue as their cavalry and another foreign Legion regiment arrive from crossing the Blinx River. They now have Herman forces caught between the Bluesian advance on two flanks. A number of them have surrendered. Gerolsteiner forces, on the central battle area, have dwindled to dangerously low numbers and the Bluesians troops are singing and cheering as they race towards the Sourkroot building held by Herman grenadiers.
The heavans cloud over and an immense downpour obscures vision and hinders movement, dramatically slowing and, finally, halting the Bluesian advance.
To conclude this report, the Bluesians are in possession of their castle and surrounding land, which no-one threatened. They also have back the land which the Bluesians formally occupied and withdrew from across the Blinx River. The land around Sourkroot, however, and indeed the town itself has almost slipped from their grasp; it is almost all in Bluesian hands, but still disputed by a single Herman grenadier regiment. The Bluesian strategy was effective in preventing the full employment of German and Gerolsteiner forces around Sourkroot but time and the elements prevented the complete achievement of Bluesian objectives.
The Herman superiority in machineguns was partially neutralized by the Bluesian containment stratefy. The Bluesian establishment of fields of fire for its artillery was particularly efective. The Gerolsteiner infantry shooting was accurate but not a match for the Bluesian gunners however they held up the Bluesian advance sufficiently to claim a victory, as the Gerolsteiners still held the most land.
General Costeau insists that they are 'protecting' the Gerolstein forces. In fact I have just witnessed hostile actions by two regiments of zouaves that have advanced on Gerolstein positions. The normally deadly Bluseian artillery also opened up but the zouaves, by attacking in front of the guns, have hindered their firing. A regiment of Grand Fenwickian Guardsmen (remarkably like Redian guardsmen) have formed a firing line. The Duchess's Rangers in their green and light blue uniforms are moving forward in support as are two regiments of Gerolsteiner voltiguers in blue uniforms, remarkably like those warn in the First War between the States in Amerigo.
The Blusians have also moved to prevent the Hermans from bringing reinforcements to occupy the town of Sourkroot. In fact , a unit of Grand Fenwickian archers are already accomplishing this task as they occupy a hill opposite Herman positions and filling the sky - and Herman bodies- with arrows. The Hermans are returning fire and moving two heavy machine guns into the ruin opposite the archers. The Blusians have watched this bravery and have directed no firing on the archers.
The Blusian Foreign legion, on the other hand, has directed. from a forested position on the other side of the river, many well aimed volleys at Herman forces on the other side. Well aimed artillery fire from the Bluesian fort also did tremendous damage, including the destruction of the Herman Big Bertha and a group of Herman lancers emerging from the tunnel complex. Finally, a shell even landed on the bridge across the river delaying indefinitely the Herman reinforcements.
Meanwhile the grand Fenwickian archers, after sustaining many casualties withdrew behind the hill. What strapping brave fellows they are.
The Gerolstein cavalry attempted to follow Bluesian forces as they crossed to the central battlefield but they were blocked by a surge in refugees along the cobblestone roads. The refugee flow has not, however, hindered Bluesian zouaves that have simply ignored the choked roads and moved around them and closer to the Gerolsteiners.
The Hermans, already in the central battlefield have occupied a building in Sourkroot and have taken some Bluesian machinegun fire, whilst directing their own shooting at the Gerolsteiners.
The Bluesian zouaves have moved to give the Bluesian gunners a clear field of fire at the Gerolsteiners and the result has been some particularly deadly firing from a medium and a light gun. However, some of the casualties still fall among the Blusians, this time from 'friendly fire'.
Bluesian successes continue as their cavalry and another foreign Legion regiment arrive from crossing the Blinx River. They now have Herman forces caught between the Bluesian advance on two flanks. A number of them have surrendered. Gerolsteiner forces, on the central battle area, have dwindled to dangerously low numbers and the Bluesians troops are singing and cheering as they race towards the Sourkroot building held by Herman grenadiers.
The heavans cloud over and an immense downpour obscures vision and hinders movement, dramatically slowing and, finally, halting the Bluesian advance.
To conclude this report, the Bluesians are in possession of their castle and surrounding land, which no-one threatened. They also have back the land which the Bluesians formally occupied and withdrew from across the Blinx River. The land around Sourkroot, however, and indeed the town itself has almost slipped from their grasp; it is almost all in Bluesian hands, but still disputed by a single Herman grenadier regiment. The Bluesian strategy was effective in preventing the full employment of German and Gerolsteiner forces around Sourkroot but time and the elements prevented the complete achievement of Bluesian objectives.
The Herman superiority in machineguns was partially neutralized by the Bluesian containment stratefy. The Bluesian establishment of fields of fire for its artillery was particularly efective. The Gerolsteiner infantry shooting was accurate but not a match for the Bluesian gunners however they held up the Bluesian advance sufficiently to claim a victory, as the Gerolsteiners still held the most land.
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