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After capturing Runan you call for an orderly takeover with no looting or harassing to occur. Those who would break the law would face the full force of the law. The captured Du Ji is put on administrative duties and Lu Qian is given a small minor rank as part of your military forces. Despite having recruited the two to your force, you have some initial hesitation. Past lords have executed their former enemies and their entire families to ensure no rebellion occurs and you wonder if such deeds were done with cause. Will Du Ji rebel in the future?

Your concerns are met with Wang Yi who gives you advice that might be iniquitous.

“If you are concerned with Du Ji's loyalties, then allow my family to keep an eye on Du Ji's family at all times. I will command my family to make friends with Du Ji's to see they do not misbehave. Commit secure guards around Runan as well and make sure Du Ji will not rebel in fear of his family's fortune.”

Do you take Wang Yi's advice?

>listen to Wang Yi, secretly place Du Ji's family on watch
>trust Du Ji, no such measures need to be taken

>>537932
>>trust Du Ji, but we should verify his trust first
He's said he wants to see where my ambition leads. But having your family watch them is still a smart idea.

>>537932
>listen to Wang Yi, secretly place Du Ji's family on watch

>>537932
>>trust Du Ji, no such measures need to be taken

Friendly reminder that wufags need to fuck off

>>537932
>>listen to Wang Yi, secretly place Du Ji's family on watch
Just don't do anything stupid. If he does his job, there's no reason to threaten him, or even suggest he's under watch.

Also, yay! Time for Wu Quest!

>>537945
Friendly reminder. No one is going to.

>>537932
>>listen to Wang Yi, secretly place Du Ji's family on watch
At the very least this serves as a means to give him some support and help build up Wang Yi's power.

He'll be important in bringing Runan under control, and support from another countryman, even if it's to keep an eye on him will help.

>>537945
Friendly reminder that you're on the Wu Train now.

>Listen to Wang Yi

>>537932
>Trust Du Ji, no measures will be taken

>>537932
>listen to Wang Yi, secretly place Du Ji's family on watch
There's benevolence and there's being a dumb faggot

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You heed Wang Yi's advice and you put Du Ji's family on secret watch. Wang Yi orders several of her family members to feign friendship with Du Ji's own clan and to keep tab on their moves. You also order several guards of your new city to keep an eye out on any strange movements. Should Du Ji ever rebel or plan anything, you can easily take his family hostage.

Several days after capturing Runan you hear that there was a certain young noble that went around speaking ill of you and your force. He called you a tyrant and a bringer of trouble, criticizing your capture of Runan and your plans to wage war further. He was apparently very vocal and spoke aloud not only to his friends and family but the general population as well.

Hao Xian promptly had the man captured, executed, and had his head displayed over Runan's prison.

The noble's family has voiced complaints to you, saying it was an unfair punishment. What do you do?

>bring Hao Xian to you and reprimand him
>Hao Xian did the right thing, the punishment was justified

>>537979
>Hao Xian did the right thing, the punishment was justified

>>537979
>>bring Hao Xian to you and reprimand him
It was a little excessive. Let's try and say it diplomatically though.

>>537979
>>Hao Xian did the right thing, the punishment was justified

>>537979
>go to the family and try to make the fullest of the situation.

Understanding why this guy did what he did, convincing the family that they are retarded in some aspect, compensating the. In some way and gaining more alliances is the best bet.

>>537979
>Hao Xian did the right thing, the punishment was justified
We are harsh but fair

>>537979
>bring Hao Xian and reprimand him
Someone says a few harsh words about us and we have him executed?

>>537988
Dude, it's ancient fucking China. Don't bring your 21st century values here

>>537979
>>Hao Xian did the right thing, the punishment was justified
He spoke of hating war, but wanted to instigate it. Rather than talking to me he yelled at anyone in hopes to start a riot. Blood was shed and rather than trying to prevent it, he wanted to instigate it.

>>537988
Guy was shouting at everyone, insulting us and likely trying to get a riot going. If we did nothing it would prove him right. If we ordered him silenced, he'd still call us a tyrant. It was a cruel action, but damned if the noble whelp couldn't have tried other means than trying to antagonize the one who won the war.

>>537994
agree, cruel but necessary

>>537979
>>bring Hao Xian to you and reprimand him

It was a bit far but probably for the best, would do to make amends with the family.

>>537979
>Hao Xian did the right thing, the punishment was justified

>>537995
Yes. Still, we should build up some infrastructure here, help the common people out, get farm production and the market up and running. Drafting people would be a dumb idea right now, so any additional soldiers we'd need to get through funds.

Might be a good idea to make a training school or inns to draw in people. Actually, did any of our troops rank up? Do we even have any newbies left?

>>537979
Publicly reprimand Hao but secretly say thanks

>>538011
Infrastructure is a good thing, yes. Also can agree on the soldiers as well, only the ones that volunteered from taking the city and those that we are willing to pay.

>>537979
>>Hao Xian did the right thing, the punishment was justified

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You see no reason to reprimand or punish Hao Xian for his actions. In times such as these rebellions and insurrections are common against invaders. You have already ordered that no looting or harassment of the population should occur; if people are willing to take advantage of that and spread discontent then they should be punished accordingly. Besides, such an action shows that your force's strength and commitment to order. You tell the noble's family you will hear no more of their complaints and that the young man should not have attempted to cajole the people.

Your actions bring more order around Runan, but the people think less of your benevolence.

With Runan captured, you now possess two commanderies in your terrtiroy. Runan commandery is a large territory but not remarkable by any means. It mainly acts as a gateway of small trade between Xu province and Jing so some commerce comes and goes. Though Runan may not be prosperous, a talented governor could potentially improve it vastly. The city of Runan is medium in size and holds a sizable population.

You should now allocate your officers and a governor to one of your two commanderies while you take control of one. You should choose someone trustworthy and who you know is a good leader as governor, and you should give him a mix of administrators and generals to ensure he can properly run the commandery. Which commandery do you keep control of and which officers do you assign to the other?

Focus on governing...
>Chen
>Runan

>choose a governor and officers for the other commandery

At some point I think it's best if we apologize to Du Ji for basically calling him a punk bitch and taking his shit. Not in a "I'm so sorry please forgive me" per say, but more of a "Hey, sorry for calling you a punk bitch, it was the heat of the moment" way.

>>538032
>>Runan

>>538032
Focus on governing Chen

Also you guys are retarded for just letting the people think that we are assholes that much more. Shame, we could have prevented that if we talked to the family.

Let the dude we took over govern his own city. He's earned rest and a chance to redeem himself

>>538032
>Directly on the border of Cow Cow Land.
Fuck, that's not a good place to be. Hopefully Yuan Shao keeps him too distracted to bother with us.

>>538033
Man, we don't need to grovel.

>>538032
Runan and Han Fu or Du Ji can watch Chen.

God damn come on guys runan is already developed and can only change so much with our input. If we have control over Chen which is basically a blank slate even now we can build it ground up to be a badass city with amazing fundamentals

>>538032
Focus on governing Runan.

Send Hao Xian to govern Chen as governor, send Han Fu and Yang Jing to assist.

>>538032
>>Chen in long term, Runan for now.
It's going to be our corner stone, but for the first while I say we put some focus on helping Runan out.

As is, Han Fu, Hao Xian, Lu Fan, and Song Qian for Chen, while the rest stick to Runan right now. Those four are better established there and Hao Xian leaving the city might help calm it down.

>>538032
>>Chen

>choose a governor and officers for the other commandery
Hao Xian as Leader
Du Ji and Song Qian as subordinates.

>>538032
>Runan

Runan is the focus of your governance.

Come to an agreement on who to send for Chen.

>>538032
>Runan

>>538081
Hao Xian as governor, Han Fu, Song Xian and Yang Jing will assist

>>538081
Hao Xian

>>538061
Change Song Qian out with Wang Yi and I'll agree to that. Let's her and Hao Xian get closer

>>538083
Supporting

>>538081
>Han Fu, Hao Xian, Lu Fan, and Song Qian
Lu Fan can handle the governy stuff while Hao can handle the military and milita since he's more the fighter type.

>>538083
This

>>538085
Wang yi would be her best at Runan where she has family, support, and a job to do. Either way, we need 4 people in Chen at least for now. Hopefully we can increase our roster some more.

>>538083
But, yeah... This if we agree on sending four.

>>538092
It is four. I'm wary on sending other of our trusted officers away from Runan if Du Ji and Lu Qian try something

>>538095
Ah, must have missed where it said that. I'll read better next time.

>>538095
Really all that I would want from this is to spend time with du Ji and get to know him better as a person so we can fix the mistakes we made in conquering the city in the best way while also approving the relations of du Ji with us, it's important because he is obviously competent. We don't need competent people at our throats unless they deserve it.

As an aside, looking at the map and with the cities Sun will get, we seem to be in a decent situation. Sun can start expanding west, we take the east and south to take trade. With that one city near Chen we have support in case any of the central powers try anything.

>>538112
It seems like Zheng Li will end up in historical Wu and Sun Jian will end up around historical Shu?

Did our troops and Du Ji's troops advance in ability after the siege?

>>538119
Most likely. Sun Jian will certainly have a strong chance for Dong Zhou land. Meanwhile, we can establish the south and deny Yuan Shu land while being in a good position to handle Cao Cao's forces.

You place Hao Xian in charge of Chen commandery and you commit Han Fu, Song Qian, and Yang Jing under his command. Hao Xian has a balanced view on governance and leans towards the militaristic side. He will focus on keeping a sizeable army and maintaining strict order and discipline.

The Summer season is nearly over. Unfortunately you did not capture Runan fast enough to take taxes, but you still receive gold from Chen. In the following tax seasons the gold from Chen will be put in Hao Xian's use so you should take heed in spending your gold and your focus of improvement.

What actions do you take for Summer? The fruits of your labor will be cut slightly due to having spent a portion of the season besieging Runan.

825 gold, purchases are free action
>recruit soldiers: 1 gold for 1
>improved spears: 1 gold for 1
>improved armor: 1 gold for 1
>improved crossbows: 1 gold for 1
>horses: 1 gold for 1
>rams: 100 gold for 1
>catapults: 100 gold for 1
>warships: 100 gold for 1 (can hold 300 men)

>>538144
Focus on repairing any damage done to Runan.

>recruit soldiers
500 of them
>improved crossbows
200 of these
>catapults
1 more for good measure

>>538144
>recruit soldiers: 1 gold for 1
500
>improved armor: 1 gold for 1
300

>>538147
Yep. Let's just do this

>>538144
Use some money for infrastructure, farms, and shops. Help the commoners out. Spend some money on Armor and Spears. I'd like our elite unit to be fully armed, armored and horsed so they can be ready for the battle.

>1catapult
>1war ship
>200 troops
>200 crossbows

>>538147
Repairs plus building up infrastructure and some goodwill with the people wouldn't hurt

>>538144
500 soldiers, and the rest on building up Runan.

We still need more soldiers, even if we want to help with Runan.

>>538144
We will likely need to make sure we have more catapults this time around for when we fight the next siege battle.

How many Warships do we have already? That will likely be important too

>>538178
1 it's in the pastebin in the op.

Hey arpeggio plz add catapult to forces pastebin

>>538181
Speaking of the pastebin is it 1000 troops at trained and 950 at adept? There are two adept sections.

>>538184
>>538188
Fixed.

>>538181
Ah thanks

I'm going to suggest we
>Raise 500 more troops
>Build two more catapults
>Build one more warship

At least three catapults sounds like it should be able to handle well in a siege, while the warships will likely prove useful what with all the big rivers in Jing province

>>538144
500 troops
Buy horses with the rest

Right so about rebuilding runan. The first is obviously the walls, those need to be restoned and slated. The site of the battle could be torn up and replanted with fresh grass and crops to keep the ground well maintained. Restocking the roads with slate and sand along with additional bamboo linings is obviously a must. We need dat infrastructure. Also speaking of which, additional posts and towers that function the same way in Chen that seperate the fields and act as police and trading stations seems like a good idea. A small stables in each should drastically improve messenger times. They could also be fitted with additional housing for potential soldiers, food and the homeless.

Anyone want to add anything?

>>538147
Backing

and then

>>538198

>>538198
Probably a better idea for troops. Still shooty too.

>>538211
Could have the roads to Chen fortified. Start up trade, make some inns to draw in more people and inport the wine. Considering the size of the land, horses and cattle might be good here alongside farms.

>>538211
Oh I forgot, about the efficiency. So those stations can be sold at a premium rent to bisuness owners and nobles and can turn them into their own villages and manors. Which should effectively greater the growth of the city as well as provide extra money. In addition a new code of law would be needed to distinguish these people from officials and always have state presence at these stations that fall under direct control of the military and by extension administration of the state.

That should do it.

Oh also unrelated comment want yi is best girl. Does anyone want more shit? I gotta backlog of writeins I've been itching to pump out.

>>538237
>want
>>want
>>>want
>>>>want aoutocrorrect in hell

>>538237
>Oh also unrelated comment want yi is best girl.

Muh nigga

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+500 Adept soldiers, -500 gold
+1 catapult, -100 gold

You decide to focus on repairing the damage done to Runan when you attacked for the end of Summer. Some of the walls of Runan city have been damaged when you attacked the city. You restore the walls back to their proper state. Furthermore you make sure every soldier that perished gets a proper funeral and the people that lose their family are properly compensated. Support for you in Chen is heightened.

As Fall comes, you hear news that Sun Jian has succeeded in taking Wuling commandery. In the meantime Sun Ce sucessfully defeated Liu Biao's invading force despite only having half of Liu Biao's numbers, and in the field no less rather than holing up at a city or fort. Sun Jian sends word to you that he will attack Liu Biao at the Summer of the next year. Sun Jian will be taking up the brunt of the attack while you only need to attack Jiangxia. You predict about 5000 professional soldiers will be on the defense while Liu Biao will likely conscript some additional few thousand militia.

News arrives from the capital. Wang Yun and Lu Bu were defeated by Li Jue and Guo Si. Lu Bu took to the field and managed to score a few victories, but using the mountainous terrain and valleys, Li Jue and Guo Si send a secret force to take Luoyang by surprise. Wang Yun was executed, the Emperor is now under the control of Dong Zhuo's former generals, and Lu Bu has fled with the remainder of his troops. Apparently Lu Bu is serving Yuan Shao, fighting bandits and rebel forces around his territory.

You have some free time and you decide to take the opportunity to visit an officer. Who do you visit?

>>538270
A meeting with Du Ji to further secure his loyalty might be a smart move.

I'm open to changing my vote depending on what people want though.

>>538270
Song Qian

>>538270
Interesting developments. Let's visit the bro we beat the shit out of and get his opinion on us being a wu fag.

>>538270
>Who do you visit?

Du Ji

>>538270
Du Ji might be a good idea. He knows the land best and with his advice we could find out what sort of buildings or projects we could do here.

>>538285
>>538289
>>538281
>>538270

du ji

set up like a realpolitik marriage between his daughter and anybody he wants

>>538303
Yeah no. Not anyone. Maybe Zhang He or Song Qian.

>>538303
This, marry his daughter to one of our officers. Wang Yi belongs to us

>>538307
Yeah, only with officers and only if it would actually be helpful.

If we can better secure his loyalty with some time together, I'd be okay with that too.

I just hope we can snag Huang Zhong from Liu Biao. Maybe Gan Ning as well.

>>538312
I'd rather recruit Pang Tong. Guys an amazing admin and could help us build up Chen into a anti-cao cao choke point.

>>538270
Visit Zhang he

>>538324
Yep Pang Tong fucking rediculous. But having Zhong or Ning would also boost out military significantly.

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Deciding it would best to raise your friendship with Du Ji as to ensure his loyalty, you pay him a visit. You find the man at the local prison administrative station where he is dutifully working. At the moment you visit, you see him talking with a few guards and a prisoner kneeling on the guard.

“So this man attempted to steal food from the local vendor?” you hear Du Ji say. “Then his punishment shall be three months of labor. Send him as a farmhand where he shall toil in the fields. He will be given at least one meal a day and shall be treated properly but thoroughly. Thus he shall learn the value of hard work instead of stealing, and if he decides to steal again his life shall be forfeit.”

The guards bow and take away the prisoner. Du Ji goes back to his working on papers at his desk until you step in. When he sees you, Du Ji rises and bows to you.

“Ahh my Lord. To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?”

>say you came to simply chat and to see how he is doing
>say you came to discuss matters of state and affairs

>>538333
>>say you came to discuss matters of state and affairs

>>538333
>say you came to simply chat and to see how he is doing
>say you came to discuss matters of state and affairs

bit of both, talk about the weather, talk about the job.

>>538333
>say you came to discuss matters of state and affairs

>>538333
Chat first, then inquire as to how we can improve these lands. I trust this guy a lot, no doubt a great dude

Also guys prepare your assholes I'm drawing up some more shit regarding defenses, it builds off of the tower/kill zone setup we have in Chen and now presumably in runan

>>538328
They are great warriors, but as is we only have 2 administrators and we are picking up a third city if all goes well. The main issue with the southern lands is that compared to the central plains, its under developed. Cao Cao and any in that area are going to have an advantage in terms of supplies, and money. We need good administraters to turn all that land into usuable assets. If we can do it right, we'll be in a stronger position.

>>538333
>say you came to discuss matters of state and affairs
In a way. We need to learn more about Runan, it's people, it's capabilities to bring it to it's potential and he seems the best man for that. Both a lesson and a way to tell us about the land.

>>538333
>>say you came to discuss matters of state and affairs

>>538333
>>say you came to discuss matters of state and affairs


Also apologize for calling him shit in the field.

Righto, so this is building off of >>538211 >>538220

So what your seeing is the separation of the post stations and killing fields.
Key:
>red=city
>blue=the kind of thing I was talking about in those recaps
>black=raised roads that clearly stand out even during shit weather, raised and drained to resist flooding and enemy attacks, can be fortified easily to block off and force troops to either funnel through the roads or get butchered in the killing fields
>yellow=unraised roads that serve only to pull together the rural community and development as well as section off the farming land for easier management of crop production. These get covered when flooded.
>green=forward preliminary fortifications that are only erected in the border stations, only act to break up enemy assaulting forces and force them into the main event.

Do I need to explain further?

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>>538385
Oh shit forgot pic

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“Greetings Du Ji,” you say as you sit before his table. “I came to discuss matters of state and affairs. I must say that I do not fully know how to properly govern and administrate the commandery of Runan as much as you. I was hoping to take your advice.”

“Ahh well...” Du Ji gives you the details of Runan's population, lands, laws, and the like. Du Ji states that when he ruled, he would welcome all those who had advice or different views of the state to give their views. Then they would discuss matters and argue thoroughly to see what would be the better option. You take some of Du Ji's explanations to heart (+1 Pol).

Du Ji also explains to you that Runan has potential to grow in many ways. He was planning on building schools and focusing on Confucian education when he was in charge to better educate the people. Through education he planned he eliminate crime and promote values. With you now in charge of Runan, Du Ji says you could develop in any way you wish. Whether it is focused on farms and providing supplies, commerce and gold, schools, military, etc.

The two of you are slightly interrupted when a girl comes inside the office. She places cups of tea for the both of you.

“Ahhh, Shiji, thank you,” Du Yu says. You look at the girl who is small in stature but quite attractive. “This is my daughter, Shiji,” Du Ji tells you. “I have told her that she does not need to be in this dank place, but the girl refuses to listen to me.”

“I have nothing else to do father, the least I can do is help you around your work,” the girl says. She bows to you humbly.

“My daughter is a good girl and she is of age to marry, but I have yet to find her a suitable spouse,” Du Ji says with a sigh. “I think she would be better off in a household then following me around and reading all the times. But she refuses to even try looking for a man.”

“Father, please do not make me look lazy...”

What do you say on the matter?

>tell Du Ji you can try to arrange a marriage (choose officer)
>take the girl as your wife or concubine
>stay out of the matter

>>538391
>tell Du Ji you can try to arrange a marriage (choose officer)

You anons will make a better choice than i will, yes. I don't have a particular preference.

>>538391
>>tell Du Ji you can try to arrange a marriage (choose officer)
Zhang He or Song Qian but also say that we wouldn't do it if they did not get along.

>>538391
I dunno, you guys know better on who to marry this girl off to. Wang yi is obviously taken

>>538391
Lu Fan or Zhang He would be a pretty good choice for her, and schools both confucian and military may be a good idea. Build up bonds and make it so the people can better help themselves.

>>538391
>>tell Du Ji you can try to arrange a marriage (choose officer)

Hao Xian is our right hand man and governor of Chen, so that's an option.

Lu Fan is also a good option

Nah Hao Xian is getting Wang Yi.

>>538408
>>538404
Well, my reasoning is Zhang He is a pretty balanced officer who could certainly take her opinion to heart while Lu Fan is a really good diplomat and thinker. Would be a good mental match for either if she's the sort who reads and the like.

>>538391
>>tell Du Ji you can try to arrange a marriage (choose officer)
Lu Fan would be a good option.

However perhaps we can say that we would introduce some of our officers to her, see if any sparks fly.

>>538391
>tell Du Ji you can try to arrange a marriage (choose officer)

Hao Xian is our right hand and it would be good if he at least is married if we aren't. Lu Fan is another option if we want to breed more political/administrative types.

>>538423
Zhang He is balanced, but more martial. Lu Fan's the scholar type and the girl seems to be the literary type.

>I think she would be better off in a household then following me around and reading all the times

LET HAO XIAN GIVE HER THE D

>see pic
>think sun luyu somehow got lost and travelled to runan

>>538426
Hao Xian is far too rough and did not leave a good impression with the people of Runan. We want to give her to someone who would work well with, both to strengthen ties and also to aid him.

Int Wives to Int husbands.

>>538460
Yeah, I'll go with Lu Fan as my first choice and Hao Xian as my second then

>>538472
I can agree with this.

>>538460
Yeah I'm going with this guy's argument.

Hao Xian and Wang Yi are already a match

We could throw a feast at some point and see if nature takes its course, propose such to Du Ji anyways

Before we give any names, would it e proper to consult them beforehand ?

>>538479
Oh shit that's a really good point. We are a relatively consistent moralfag after all.

>Hao Xian and Wang Yi already being shipped

They had like one scene where Hao Xian got his ass kicked. Shipperfags please. You guys are giving Hao Xian an insane woman instead of a loyal girl.

>>538479

Hence why saying we'll introduce them to shiji and see how things go. Not outright arranging a marriage.

>>538479
definitely a good point
>>538477
so is this, with the feast

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>>538483
The insane ones are always the most loyal.

>>538483
Only we should have insane women. Because we've seen enough Yandere bullshit to know how to handle those people, duh.

It's interesting to read the descriptions of our people and their relative aptitude.

It looks like our "great generals" are Hao Xian and Zhang He.

Our best strategists at the moment are Lu Fan and Wang Yi

Our strongest warriors are Yang Jiang, and then Zhang He, and Song Qian.

Something to keep in mind for later I suppose.

>>538496
He has a point.

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“Might I suggest a match with one of my vassals then?” you say. “Lu Fan is a good man and has been serving my force for several years. He is prudent, intelligent, and extols the virtues. I think that he and your daughter would be a fine match,” you tell Du Ji before you turn to his daughter. “That is of course if it is your wish. I will not force anything in my foce.”

Shiji bows to you.

“It is the duty of all daughters and women to marry. If that is what my father wants, then I shall also follow.”

Du Ji rubs his chin, thinking over the match for a few seconds before nodding.

“I have heard that Lu Fan is highly-ranked and quite talented. I would have no qualms about the match.”

“Very well then,” you say with a nod. “I shall discuss the matter with Lu Fan and if he agrees, perhaps the two of you can meet one another to see if you are compatible with one another.”

Your friendship with Du Ji grows since you have agreed to help him make ties with one of your officers. Later on when you inform Lu Fan of Du Ji's daughter, he scratches the back of his head.

“Ahh... Well uhh... A marriage,” he replies. “To be frank Lord Zheng, I do not much care for such matters. I only wish to fulfill my duties and continue my service in your force. However I am coming to that age where I should have some children... I guess it would not hurt to try,” Lu Fan replies. Though not ecstatic over the news, Lu Fan agrees to your proposal and will later see Du Ji's daughter.

>>538385
>>538386

Also if I haven't been shilling enough what do you beatiful bastards think of my defense improvements huh?

>>538519
God that jpg is gorgeous.

>>538519
Oh god he's gay isn't he

It is the Fall of 192. At the end of this season you shall receive another set of income. At Chen you hear that Hao Xian has focused on recruiting more soldiers for your future campaign and training the men. In terms of administration, he has focused on education and culture. Apparently he is building a small garden where scholars can come to discuss matters of the state.

What do you do to improve your force for the Fall of 192?

>>538537
As before, focus on training our men for war.

We may want to get our troops some naval training specifically so that we don't all drown on the way to Jing province.

>>538537
Improve defense using this >>538385
>>538386

Because writeins and shit

>>538537
Fire attack preparations.

Mock battles with the warships.

>>538537

Would it be possible to meet with one of the heads of the local unaffiliated commanderies and try to make a vassal out of them?

If possible would be able to gain a small but intact force for the upcoming fight.

Since we got no money all we could do is train as it is

>>538537

Train up our recruits and adepts

>>538537
Oh and see if we can recruit any other talented individuals if it doesn't conflict with the larger goal of getting our military ready for a showdown with Liu Biao.

Another thought is potentially meeting with Cao Cao to make sure we won't fall prey to any surprise attacks. Tao Qian is our ally but we don't know how strong he'll be in a crisis.

>>538548
Oh shit we have no money? Fuck. Yeah let's do your suggestion then. Seems like a solid plan.

>>538537
Train the men. Add some time on the warship as well as the catapult.

>>538537
Train the fuck out of everyone.

100 situps, pushups, and 10 kilometer marches every day in full kit.

>>538559

Well, we have 25 gold.

And yeah, training the men is a solid idea, but if we could potentially gain a few thousand men it'd be worth a gamble putting off the training.

>>538535
Probably. Doesn't really matter as, back then, intelligent people understood they have a duty to raise intelligent children no matter their preferences.

>>538537
Lots and lots of training. Fire attacks and naval preparation sounds good, although I don't know how good we can get at naval training with only one warship.

>>538537
Training the men, perhaps getting some businesses started. Inns would likely do well during the winter months.

>>538564
we actually have about 225 gold right now. Enough for a good project since we only used up 600.

>>538537
So if we aren't going to try and vasalize another independent portion of the map near to us, then we should do massive training with our troops.

>>538583

100 on businesses, 50 on the less fortunate, making sure that no one freezes or starves to death?

>>538583
Oooooooooh shit.
100 to do this >>538546
100 to purchase 100 crossbows.

Also do you guys remember the armor innovation I posted last thread? I think I should post that too.

>At the end of this season you shall receive another set of income

We'll have an opportunity to spend a lot more money fairly soon I think.

>>538589
Good point, I say dump the extra 25 to the populace as tax returns. We Marxist now.

>>538598
>We Marxist now.

Don't even joke about such nonsense

also

>no one wants to try and vassalize a local commandery

>>538589
Pretty much. Start work on inns. If winter start to come, have the homeless use the incomplete inns, possibly hiring those who are capable to work later.

>>538607
he places we can go right now are close to yuan shu or close to Cao Cao. We finish with Liu Biao and then we can consolidate.

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>>538607
No it's a really good idea. I support it actually. But if no one else is going to vote for a really good idea that is guaranteed to improve our situation. Then what's the fucking point? I posted like 5 paragraphs of shit last session on all sorts of shit. No one listens to me.

Liang conmandery is taken over by bandits right? Let's take it

>>538548
>>538537
this works fine for me too after income.

and maybe extra crossbows or catapults too.

>>538613
>he places we can go right now are close to yuan shu or close to Cao Cao. We finish with Liu Biao and then we can consolidate.

I'm just worried that by the time we get finished they'll get ate up.

>>538622

As a character we are not some great inventor or innovator, while your ideas aren't bad they aren't very IC.

>>538632
You want to start a war, on the cusp of winter, when we will need supplies for the very real seige in the summer, with a split force and while we are trying to restructure and train. That is a horribly bad idea.

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You commit the Fall of 192 to training your troops. You order your elites and veteran soldiers to toughen up the newer recruits. Drills and swordsmanship lessons as well as a small diet is enforced upon the soldiers to let them experience the dires of war. To fight at Jiangxia's waters you also dedicate a portion of the time in naval exercises.

1450 Adepts → Trained
400 Recruits → Adepts
The men in your command are average skilled naval fighters.

Winter comes and you are given several issues to deal with. You hear that several hundred Yellow Scarf remnant soldier have made the local mountains their home. Though they do not raid or pillage, they have made the mountains their territory and push away all who come. Apparently they only stick around an area for a couple months before moving on.

You hear of a talented man around the area. He is a merchant who came has traveled to and from barbarian territories where he made a profit selling Han wares for furs and horses. You have the chance to recruit him.

In Jing province you hear that there is a disgruntled officer who finds his lord to be weak and lacking in will. You also hear that he is quite arrogant despite being brave, making his fellow officers dislike him. Perhaps you can take advantage of the situation for your future attack.

What do you do?

>pacify the Yellow Scarf soldiers and bring them under your service
>recruit the talented merchant
>cajole the enemy officer

Shit, i have to work in the morning, anons, and it's quite late here. My only suggestion is save up and train til the next campaigning season, oh, and also

>>538674
>pacify the Yellow Scarf soldiers and bring them under your service

if not that, then Mr. Merchant.

>>538674
>>recruit the talented merchant

I know this won't be a popular option, but we know that we are unpopular among Yellow Scarf soldiers.

I'd prefer the merchant to an arrogant officer.

>>538674
>pacify the Yellow Scarf soldiers and bring them under your service

>>538674
>>pacify the Yellow Scarf soldiers and bring them under your service

Perhaps they even have a weak-mediocre officer leading them?

>>538674
>>pacify the Yellow Scarf soldiers and bring them under your service
>>recruit the talented merchant

I wonder if we can handle these two at the same time. Since recruiting might require us be present but we can send an emissary to the yellow scarfs along with some supplies of food to show sincerity.

>>538674
Personally pacify the yellow scarves
Tell one of our brain Brian bros to get the merchant dude
Get a liked minded warrior bro to cajole the other warrior bro

>>538674
>>cajole the enemy officer
Gan Ning?

>>538674
>>recruit the talented merchant

>>recruit the talented merchant

>>538674
>>538692
But if we cannot, I'd vote for just recruiting the talented merchant due to our past issues with the yellow scarfs.

We might be able to just pass a message to them saying they can reside there if they do not make trouble.

>>538693
>Brian
Brain


Come on people we have officers, lets multitask baby

>>538674
>>recruit the talented merchant

>>538674
I'm honestly really interested in seeing who this enemy officer is, and anything we can do to improve our chances in the upcoming campaign sounds worthwhile

>Cajole the enemy officer

>>538674
Yo op can we or can we not send officers to do multiple things?

>>538700
>We might be able to just pass a message to them saying they can reside there if they do not make trouble.

Well, if we could send an official telling them they are welcome to reside in the mountains so long as they don't start trouble we could always come back to them later.

I would support recruiting merchant in that case

>>538674
>brave but arrogant general
Gibe Wei Yan

>>538674
>cajole the enemy officer
>recruit the talented merchant
Pacification may take more time than expected.

>>538711
If we're ale to send the message, a small supply of warm clothing and food would certainly make them more likely to stick around.

>>538674
We could use money and work, both as soldiers and farmers to help convince them, though we should bring a diplomat along with us. Have an administrator talk to the merchant and see if we can get him to set up shop for a few seasons so we can recruit him proper.

>>538709
No, only one choice. There's a reason why you have a decision matter.

>>538719

Pretty sure all three are going to take the same amount of time.

Just saying, with a fight coming up a few hundred decent men will be more useful than a merchant or general.

I really want the merchant with our wine trade tho

>>538714
DUDE
I love Wei Yan. He's a total bro general

>>538743
I'm worried we won't be able to recruit them given our past history with Yellow Turbans desu

>>538730
Then the yellow turbans. It takes out an outside matter and could help strengthen our positions. I REALLY want that officer, we still need soldiers for the siege.

>>538743

We're got 4.5k men and we can recruit more with the next season's income.

A merchant's skills at improving economy is cumulative and best gotten right at the start for best effect.

>>538674
>>cajole the enemy officer

>>538749
>I'm worried we won't be able to recruit them given our past history with Yellow Turbans desu

Have faith anon, we didn't antagonize those that wouldn't join us before, the wars been over for a while now.

>>538758

True. Of course, theres also the chance that they could start shit while we're on campaign.

>>538758
I'm going with this guy. Sound reasoning. Also no doubt those yellow turbans will bleed into our pop at Chen. It's the famous city of refugees.

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You decide to go and see the merchant and travel westward where he is currently residing in one of the villages. After asking around for the man, you find his location at a local tavern and trading spot. You travel to the location and at dusk you enter the tavern. On the corner of the tavern you find a man counting his wares and coins. You go to greet him but before you can give proper introductions, he interrupts you.

“Greetings my na-”

“No no no no, that will simply not do,” he mutters. “The profits I made this trip are far less than the last time I went. Maybe the barbarians are getting tired of Chinese pottery? What else should I offer them? You sir!” he says looking at you. “What do you suggest I sell the next time I head over to the Xiongnu lands? I have sold pottery thus far and they were impressed by it, but it seems the popularity of such wares is now outdated. I must move on to new ventures.”

You think over what the Xiongnu people are. They are northern tribesmen skilled in horsemanship. They are nomadic people and herders. What product do you suggest to the man to sell?

>>538778

Don't barbarians traditionally have an affinity for booze?

Well now...

>>538778
Saddles and horse grooming equipment that is stylish.

>>538782
Was just about to say that
>>538778
Let's sell some of our wine. No doubt they'll find it a bit more exciting than the fermented mare's milk they usually down

>>538778
Wine, silk, and grain since they are presumably lacking in all three?

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>>538778

Booze.

Especially our Made In CHEN Honk-brand Grape Wine.

>>538778
Wine. Drinks of fruit, grain, and things of metal. Wandering makes fermentation difficult and in smaller doses. Metal tools and weapons require forges which tend to be rather big.

Good wine will lighten their spirits and a tool that can last multiple uses would be a good sign of a lengthly partnership.

>>538778
Grain-based alcohols. They aren't going to get that if they are nomadic.

>>538778
Booze. Hawk the shit out of that booze that our bro started making back in Chen.

>>538792
I don't know, you might get in trouble selling too many metal tools to them. Some commanders may get rid of the merchant because of the increase in threat potential.

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>>538790

>>538804
skinning knives, pots, mirrors, and simple repair gear is not as bad as full on weapons. They likely have bows and arrows, so things to help the day to day tasks would do well.

>>538778
Chinese princesses

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You realize the nomadic people are likely low on foodstuffs and luxuries of your land. Why not then sell wine? Especially considering that you have dedicated Chen on specializing in wine making and selling, sending these ventures out could be useful.

“You are in good fortune friend,” you tell the man. “In Chen which is only a few day's travel, at the new city of Xiaodan, there is a popular set of wines that are sold and has become prominent among the noblemen. If you could take these northward and sell them to the Xiongnu then you could make a great deal of profit. Wine is man's best friend they say, and have the northern barbarians ever tasted good wine?”

“Hmm... You might be correct,” says the man rubbing his chin. “But if these wine are premium as you say, then they should be quite expensive. I wonder if I should take the risk,” he says.

“Have no worries,” you say with a bow. “I can get you them at a cheaper price than normal, for I am Zheng Li, the ruler and administrator of these lands and Chen. I can grant you these wines in return for a favor for me.”

“Oh! I see I see, pray forgive my rudeness” the man says rising up and bowing to you. “I am Liang Xi, your humble local merchant. I aim one day to have my own stores and become a prominent man of the area. You say you will give me the wines in exchange for a favor? What is it you would want from me?”

You explain to Liang Xi that you are looking for talented individuals to come in to your service. You offer Liang Xi a position within your force. You offer him the wines to sell and a position of power as an administrator, to which he is delighted.

“Yes yes, I would be glad to serve you,” Liang Xi says bowing deeply. “Put me in charge of your finances and I assure you that I will increase commerce and prosperity in your lands. It seems I am most blessed by heaven today to be granted such favor!” he exclaims

Liang Xi joins your force.

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Break for the day. Will likely run Wed at 5:00 PST, though it might change if I'm given a different schedule.

>>538829

>minister of finance for Cao Wei

Gentlemen, we have a golden goose.

>>538829
Can you spoil us on what the other two options would have been? Or is that a surprise for later?

>>538829

Thanks for running

>>538836
Spoilers.

>>538836
I'd rather the QM save it for post-session Q&A.

People have a tendency to start a shitstorm and bitch and moan about how we could've gotten a god-tier general or whatever instead.

nb4GanNing as the salty as fuck Jingzhou officer (but knowing history and stuff he'll probably switch over to the Sun family a bit earlier)

>>538841
Even if it was Gan Ning or Wei Yan, I'd still be happy with getting a great merchant to improve our finances.

The extra coins in our pocket every season should be really valuable.

>>538841
Someone in charge of finance and trade was sorely needed if we want the coin to grow really big. After this we can start grabbing more generals since we've got a decent sized administrative officer corp.

>>538834
We are going to have SO much land devouted to silkworms and wine.

>>538846
Speaking of which, we JUST talked to Du Ji and found out he was planning to make a few schools.

Now, I realise we have to focus quite a bit on our military, but seriously, we should do that. Build a few schools, or at least military academies.

Or else our options for officers are limited to "QM rolls a dice, and good ones are super rare." because anyone decent is going to go places with facilities.

>>538848
That was the plan. Training up milita and merchants would be a good way to grow our lands.Add a bit of philosophy and we'd have a pretty decent standard of living.

>>538848
>In terms of administration, he has focused on education and culture. Apparently he is building a small garden where scholars can come to discuss matters of the state.

Looks like Hao Xian is way ahead of us there, but I agree and support building schools/academies.

>>538848
It is and one that has already started with Hao Xian building a garden for scholars to gather, allowing us to tap current talent.

Frankly, gathering places like this and tea houses where scholars can gather to debate and discuss strategies would be more important at this point since that allows us to tap current talent.

Schools and academies are unfortunately, for grooming future talent and we need the officials now to be put to use in the field.

>>538853
>>538848

Oh man, I'm hoping we can get Zhuge Jin through the academic network. He's got more sense than his little brother and knows when to fold 'em when the shit gets way too tough. Also has a shit ton more common sense out of the three Zhuge brothers.

>>538860
Yes. I know Hao Xian is doing that.
But we should ALSO do it. Or even do it, but focus on other sorts of academies.
Plus, garden =/= academy, one's for teaching, ones for debate. It's the difference between POL, CHA, and INT, man.

>>538866
Yes we should but I'm saying both facilities have a different focus.

Gathering places attract folks who are already versed in their subjects, like military tactics or administrative policies.

Schools are for promising youths who have not yet been fully taught.

Our immediate focus should be on attracting those already in the current talent pool, before grooming youngsters since building for the future doesnt really matter if we don't have the people to secure our present.

>>538875

A military academy could potentially attract current warriors and generals y'know

Be it them looking to further their own abilities or looking to challenge our academy

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>>537931
>Zang Ba: Disliked

>>538875
>Our immediate focus should be on attracting those already in the current talent pool, before grooming youngsters since building for the future doesnt really matter if we don't have the people to secure our present.

And how old is Pang Tong right now?
Plus, schools are an INVESTMENT. And best done EARLY. The longer you wait to build them, the longer they take to pay off.

>>538875
Well, a military academy could help us train up the average man. Make it so our militia is skilled and possibly larger when we draft them.

Yep Military Academy for Runan.

>>538877
Not for a newly established academy at the least. It will help train up promising officers and sergeants to lead our troops with the occasional named officer but right now our costing should be focused on the upcoming war.

>>538881
Look, I'm not saying don't build them and yes they take years to show dividends but the gathering places would already attract people.

What I'm getting at is the build order. We build the gathering places first before full fledged academies.

>>538887
>>538885
I'm all for a military academy, but keep in mind we should make a regular one too, or else we're gonna lose face with the populace, because they'll think we care ONLY about war, and not about improving the lands we already have.

>>538892
Or we can just build both at once. They aren't going to be like 500 gold each, and we have a population of over 1 million, man. We can do both.

>>538896
And we have an upcoming war to finance.

>>538899
We won't need literally every single ounce of gold we have going into the war.
We can spend a bit to make a few investments, man.

>>538892
>What I'm getting at is the build order. We build the gathering places first before full fledged academies.

Well, a gathering place could naturally progress into an academy down the line come think of it.

>>538893

It's not like we're only going to have one place to build stuff at y'know, but yea nothing saying we absolutely have to specialize in one area for each prov.

>>538896
> population of 1 million

Source? Pretty sure that a city the size of Runan can only sustain 50,000 at best.

>>538906
Look at that map earlier. Se the number on each province? That's our population, bro

Or are you just assuming there's a single city in each commandery?

Additionally, the population isn't the core of my argument, even if we have less, that's NOT STOPPING US from being able to build both.

>>538903

We don't but spare gold would help in the battle. Some enemies can be bribed and a strategic reserve is always useful.

Also I think you underestimate the cost of a school. Since if we're going to try and tap all the talent we can get, we're going to need to finance the costs of students at the academy. Otherwise, we're only going to get nobles and smart peasants would just be relegated to the fields. So it'll be a constant cost but a good one.

>>538905

That would be ideal, yes. Since it ensures that there already is a good number of well learned gentlefolk to teach the students.
On further reading, the academy/school probably would be much more important since the standardised Imperial Exams that were conducted in Ancient China were not very widespread at this point and were up to now, only done on persons recommended for official posts. It'll definitely be very important down the road.

>>538913
Hmm... I'm not even sure if that map has the historically accurate population numbers for each province/commandery. Minor quibble, death and disease has a tendency to cause numbers to fluctuate.

I'm all for building both scholar and military academies. That'll attract the talent and maybe train up a couple of promising officers from the local populace.

No guarantee that it'll improve the peasant militia though, they're more concerned with the next seasonal harvest rather than waging war as a profession.

>>538919
The thing you have to consider is that some of our biggest improvements require money as well. We needed it to start up our wineries, and its already showing us a great return. Using money to improve our merchnts via trade schools, or our soldiers by military academies means we will be able to make more for less and build up a skilled force with less effort.

Money is good, but this is going to be a long conflict and we can't keep losing soldiers after spending many actions drafting and training. We need to build up our supplies, facilities, and defenses if we want to last once Cao Cao looks south.

>>538931
Historically, Cao Cao will start start looking westwards, especially if he gets first on the pounce to liberating the Emperor from Guo Si's grasp. Then he'll sweep northwards and beat the shit out of Yuan Shao and secure the Central Plains before he even thinks about coming south.

>>538931
This. If we're just going from conflict to conflict preparing for only the next one, we're gonna run ourselves ragged and get fucked. We need to prepare for the future, despite the challenges of today.

>>538931

I don't disagree. What I disagree with is when to build since our forces are currently only on parity with the professional core of Liu Biao's forces while he will definitely raised a few thousand more conscripts. I'm seeing that we'll need to concentrate on our upcoming military endevour rather than spend on this academy at this point since unlike the wineries, this will always be a loss making venture except in talent produced.

Yes it is important but I think that it should come after our next campaign rather then spending it on the eve of our next fight against a large faction.

>>538940

I think it would be fair to suggest investing in schools/business after we have concluded our campaign against Liu Biao, but I would also like to say that it should not be at the expense of further expansion when it comes to commanderies that are still independent. Further, if we can take those with the least amount of lost manpower as possible it would be for the best.

>>538940
Not exactly. Next campaign will likely have us move to Jiang to repair it, get it operational and begin the southern domination. We are going to be rather busy, drafts are going to be useless until after the war, and we'll likely be spending a good ammount of money on getting troops to reinforce our men. Plus side, we might get reinforcements from Chen so we could have a extra thousand.

THREAD 8?

So in this quest, do anons just flip a coin to either Go Save the Babies or Go Eat the Babies?

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>>542967
https://yuki.la/qst/410742

We recruit the baby's, we need all te troops we can get if we are gonna help sun jian and keep cao cao off our Chinese ass.

>>543014
Thank you!

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>>543015

Do we have a port on the East Ocean yet? I want to go see the Waps.

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With Liang Xi In tow, you return to the city of Runan. As promised you allow Liang Xi in charge of the treasury and trade between your territories. He quickly gets to work and you find him to be energetic and superb in his work. The collected income from Fall season come in and you gain 1000 taels of gold to your treasury.

You are also informed that the match between Lu Fan and Du Ji's daughter went well. Lu Fan sound Du Shiji to be respectable and intelligent, and so they have wed and joined clans together. With this you are certain that Du Ji will not rebel or cause any trouble, as Lu Fan is one of your most trusted men and holds a high rank within your force.

The attack on Jiangxia will come soon after the next season. What do you do in preparation for the Winter?

1225 gold
>recruit soldiers: 1 gold for 1
>improved spears: 1 gold for 1
>improved armor: 1 gold for 1
>improved crossbows: 1 gold for 1
>horses: 1 gold for 1
>rams: 100 gold for 1
>catapults: 100 gold for 1
>warships: 100 gold for 1 (can hold 300 men)

>>543047
2 warships and train the men on them.

>>543047
>warships 1
>catapults 2
>recruit soldiers 400
>improved crossbows 100

save the rest for other stuff.

>>543047
2 catapults, 2 warships
and 500 soliders.

>>543047
> 2 Warships
> 600 men
> 300 improved armor

>>543047
>Meet dude in tavern. Tells us he's a merchant. SURE YOU CAN CONTROL ALL THE GOLD GOING IN AND OUT OF OUR REGION!
It's silly when you think about it.

>Warships: 2
>Catapults: 2
>Soldiers: 400
>Crossbows 100

>>543047
I personally think equipment purchases are more important than soldiers. 500 armor and 400 crossbows in addition to two catapults and one warship.

>2catapults
>2war ships
>200 troops
>200armor
>200 crossbows

2 warships and 2 catapults are confirmed. -400 gold

Come to a consensus on other spending and action to take for the season.

>>543047
Train our men for seige and ship warfare.

500 soldiers, 2 warships, 2 catapults.
Get some schools started or at least the frame work for the military schools.

>>543082
at least armor (400), i got catapults so im happy for now with shooty acquisition.

Train the troops also.

>>543082
Train the men in more naval combat. Have them practice swimming with their armour on.

>>543082
Everything else on soldiers. We can spend gold on equipment next season, new recruits need time to be trained.

Better to recruit them this season than next.

>>543087
Shit, if nothing else, the last 200 armor we need for our elite troops. They deserve it.

>>543094
I can agree on our elites getting armor. We'll need them at their best if the battle goes on long.

>>543082
Recruit 500 troops.We're reaching the limit of how many we have left to train.

>>543098
Would it be wrong of me to also try to bargain for them all to get Improves Spears if we have the spare cash? We need 350 of them.

>>543092
>>543094
I'll switch my vote to include 200 armors if we can at least get few hundred more troops as well.

We have 825 gold so we can afford it. I'd rather not be outnumbered again in the siege.

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>>543082
Arpeggio, how much would it cost to get us a really big and stupid chinese hat?
Like pic related, but with two more levels and maybe a tiny crown with a pin through it on top.

Is there a river to our target? I'm thinking we just pick up more siege and gear for our bad ass troops if we don't need the boats.

Oh shit guys, we still have ties with yuan shao right?

We technically still support him, so it wouldn't be wise to blatantly help his enemies. We should fly different banners under our soldiers so we act as unaffiliated mercenaries. If sun fag allows us to bear his banner and have one of his representatives be the token head of our force then it masks everything perfectly

The only problem is that we openly supported sun fag when we faced liu biao. But that can be easily written off as a favor rather than wholehearted support.

We can basically have two alliances and thus opportunities in the bag for fame and expansion. It's perfect as long as yuan shao and sun fag don't have a border, then it starts becoming complicated.

>>543101
>>543105
Yeah, I'm willing to give our elite's armor as well, but we must have more men. Quantity is an important quality.

>>543107
>12 tasseled hanfu
why not just say we are emperor and get it over with

>>543082
>improved armor: 200
>improved spears: 150
>rams: 2
>recruit soldiers: 350
I don't believe we have rams for the doors if we need to push in.

>>543122
Because we're going to have a 36 Tasseled Hanfu, and the biggest, stupidest hat in all of China.

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>>543128
The only hat I require is Chen Lan's.

>>543138
I like his hat, but only if we can put it on top of two other hats.

>>543123
There are more ways to breach walls than through the gates. Personally I find ladders more universally useful than Rams. When you use a ram your soldiers are succeptable to overwhelming firepower and extra threats like boiling liquids and heavy shit. Ladders used under the right circumstances level out the playing field more considerably.

>>543138
I for one prefer the many hats of Dynasty Warrior Pang Tong... or one of Yuan Shao's dynasty warrior hats.

>>543123
second

Wanna cover all te bases?
>1ram
>200armor
>300troops
>100spears
Something like this should make us all happy right?

>>543151
That will work fine for me, yes.

>>543151
It works, let's just move on already