Allah for One - CRWG Campaign for 2018

The first session managed about 1/2 a year

625AD
Spring

The Romans invade Nobatia with support from Dar al Islam. Nubia supports the Nobades. The battle of Aydhab is a resounding victory for the Nobades but they suffer casualties.

The Lahkmids invade Yemen. Despite a spirited defence the Yemeni forces are overwhelmed by the Nomads at the battle of Aden.

Summer

Dar al Islam invades Nobatia. The Nobades retreat from Aydhab under the impression that the Moslems have several allies. The city is taken by storm.

Alodia then moves to attack Dar Al Islam at Aydhab with support from the Nobades. The battle of Aydhab is a narrow victory to the Nubians driving the Moslems back across the Red Sea but the Nubians suffer significant casualties.

The Romans launch another attack on Nobatia. The battle of Dongola is another triumph for the Nobades over the Byzantines, this time the Romans suffer significant losses whilst the defenders are unscathed.

Cheers

Yes

I think I deserve a thorough kicking for how I handled your army in the two battles

However the good news is that you have lost no territory as yet and with Persia not at war with you (The King of Kings was also Absent) and there still being a bit of fracas south of you between Dar al Islam and the two African countries, you will probably be able to recoup your losses in the new year.

As for me - The Nomads took some pre-emptive revenge for you, and I am one city and four elements down plus the City Dwellers are loudly proclaiming their plans to give me a stomping.

Cheers

Our third Session of the "Allah for One" campaign went quite well - the attendance was good and we were able to get through just over one year to bring us up to the end of 627AD

Autumn

Aksum continues to besiege Sennar but fails to breach the defences.

Dar Al Islam continues its offensive into Persia. The Persian army is besieged in Mosul but beats back the Arab assaults, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers.

Alodia attacks Axumite held Suakin, but the city resists.

The Romans continue their siege of Soba, but the Nobades army manning the walls beat back a determined assault. The Byzantines suffer very high caulalties.

The Khazars breach the defences of Ctesiphon, capturing the Persian capital and making Persia a vassal.

The siege of Muza continues but the Quraysh fail to make headway.

The prestige table at the end of 626 is:

Lahkmids – 9.8
Persia – 6.8
Aksum – 6.0
Alodia – 5.8
Nobatia – 5.5
Khazaria – 5.3
Quraysh – 5.0
Dar al-Islam – 3.1
Roman Empire – 1.8
Yemen – 0.0

627
Spring

Aksum invades Lahkmid territory. The battle of Aden pits the Lahkmids with their Yemeni allies against the Axumites. The Lahkmids win an overwhelming victory.

Dar al Islam invades Khazar territory. The Battle of Basra is a narrow victory for the Khazars but both sides suffer casualties.

The Romans once again try to bring the Nobades to heal. The battle of Soba is a victory for the Nobades who break the Byzantines when their general is cut down.

The Quraysh continue their attack on Yemen, by now the taking of Muza is a point of national pride. At the battle of Muza the Yemeni are forced to fight in the open but the timely arrival of a Lahkmid contingent gives them heart. The battle is a narrow victory for the Quraysh, with their flanks giving way but at the same time the Yemeni centre collapses.

Summer

The Lahkmids launch an offensive across the Red Sea to Aksum. Zaylah is surrounded and surrenders after token resistance.
Alodia makes another attempt to recapture Suakin. The Axumite garrison resits and the city holds out.

The Quraysh pursue the Yemeni to the gates of Sana’a where the battered defenders man the walls and throw back the assaults.

Autumn

The Lakhmid wave continues to sweep over Aksum with Adulis falling to them without a fight.

Alodia’s siege of Suakin fails to make headway. The city continues to resist.

At Sana’a the brave Yemeni defenders hold back the Quraysh once again.

At the end of 627 the prestige table is

Lahkmids – 22.0
Nobatia – 8.5
Alodia – 7.8
Persia – 7.8
Quraysh – 7.0
Khazaria – 6.5
Dar al Islam – 6.1
Aksum – 6.0
Roman Empire – 2.8
Yemen – 0.0

Another Sesssion - Number 5 and once again we were sans a few players - it was a long weekend in Canberra after all and leaving the place on any long weekend is a time honoured tradition

Still with 5 players we pushed on using the programmed leader rules and managed to rocket through 2 years

628
Summer

Khazars invade the Roman Empire. Battle of Antioch is a clear if hard fought Khazar victory.

Persia moves to recover its territory from Dar al-Islam taking advantage of the desert between the Muslim outpost in Persia and their army. Mosul is besieged but holds out.

Yemen marches on Muza while the Quraysh army is recovering. The city is blockaded but refuses to surrender.

Nobatia likewise tries to recover lost territory whilst the Byzantines are licking their wounds after Antioch. Dongola is besieged but the attackers fail to force the defences.

Autumn

The Khazars pursue the Byzantines to the gates of Constantinople. A determined assault by the Khazars is beaten back by an equally fanatical defence and the besiegers suffer considerable losses.

The Persians break through the Muslim defences of Mosul, taking the city and putting the garrison to the sword.

Muza surrenders to the Yemeni besiegers.

The Nobaian army starved the Byzantine garrison to submission at Dongola, recovering the city.

At the end of 628 the prestige table is

Lahkmids – 30.0
Aksum – 14.6
Khazaria – 11.5
Persia – 10.8
Nobatia – 9.5
Quraysh – 9.0
Alodia – 8.8
Dar al Islam – 7.1
Roman Empire – 2.8
Yemen – 0.0

629
Spring

Islamic gold foments a revolt in Yemen. The Yemeni expel their Lahkmid overlords.

Axum launches an offensive to recover territory from the Lahkmids. Battle of Zaylah is a near run fight but the Lahkmids are victorious when the Axumite general is killed by a chance shot from skirmishers. In the dying phases of the battle the Axumites manage to cause some casualties to the Lahkmids, but too late to tip the scales.

With the Axumites trapped in their capital the Alodians move on Suakin and try to recover it. The city is besieged but refuses to surrender.

Nobatia attacks Alodia attempting the recover territory of theirs that the Alodians hold. The battle of Aydhab begins well for the Alodians before a series of charges by the Nobades break up the Alodian line and give the invaders a convincing victory.

Persia pushes into Byzantine territory. Jerusalem is placed under siege. The city holds out.

The Quraysh turn their attention to the Lahkmids. Yamama is placed under blockade but the defences hold.

The Lahkmids follow up on their victory and attack Aksum. The battered Axumite army mans the walls but as the Nomads breach the walls the defenders are wiped out.

Yemen moves into Quraysh territory and blockades Narjan. The citizens put up a spirited defence and the city holds out.

Dar al-Islam begins an offensive into Quraysh territory. Mecca refuses calls to surrender and is placed under siege.

Summer

The Alodians renew their attempt to retake Suakin and march on the city again. The citizens refuse to open the gates and the blockade is renewed.

Nobatia continues its offensive deep into Alodian territory swooping down on the capital, Napata. The garrison puts up stiff resistance and the city remains free.

The Persians successfully breach the defences of Jerusalem and take the city.

The Quraysh siege of Yamama continues but gets no closer to capturing the city. They are taunted from the walls by the Lahkmid garrison.

Yemeni forces successfully storm the walls of Narjan and capture the city.

Mecca falls to Dar al-Islam after the gates are forced by Muslim forces.

Autumn

Suakin’s garrison beats back all attempts by the Al.odians. The city remains part of the Aksumite kingdom despite being cut off from the capital.

Nobatia’s besieging force fails to make headway against Napata.

Fearful of being trapped in hostile territory and facing a march across the desert if they fail, the Quraysh redouble their efforts. Yamama falls to a desperate assault and the city is subjected to a brutal sacking.

Dar al-Islam marches on the Quraysh capital Haíl. They are rebuffed by the garrison and fail to take the city by siege.

At the end of 629 the prestige table is

Lahkmids – 36.5
Khazaria – 18.5
Nobatia – 17.5
Persia – 14.8
Aksum – 14.6
Dar al Islam – 10.1
Quraysh – 10.0
Alodia – 8.8
Roman Empire – 5.8
Yemen – 1.0

Cheers

Session Seven, with only just enough for a quorum thanks to a proxy player. We powered through the rest of a year and then two seasons through the next.

Summer

The Quraysh siege of Mecca continues but the brave Musilm garrison continues to hold out.

The Lahkmids invade Yemen and besiege the capital Sana’a. The small Yemeni army retreats into the city and mans the walls throwing back the Lahkmid assaults.

Alodia invades Dar al-Islam. The battle of Badr is a close contest and only ends when the Nubian general is cut down by the Caliphs bodyguard, giving victory to the Muslims.

Having seen off the Nubians, Dar al-Islam attacks the Quraysh. They attack Jabala but fail to take it and settle down to besiege the town.

Byzantium’s siege of Antioch continues. The Khazar garrison eventually loses heart and surrenders.

Persia marches into Byzantine territory and besieges Alexandria. The garrison holds out.

Autumn

The Quraysh finally force their way into Mecca and retake the town.

The Lahkmid assaults on Sana’a continue to be beaten back by the heroic Yemeni defenders.

While the Lahkmids are occupied at Sana’a the Alodian army swoops down on Adulis. However they find the walls manned and are forced back.

Jabala falls to the Muslims after a final desperate assault.

Byzantium follows up the capture of Antioch with an attack on Khazaria. They besiege Van but are unable to force the walls.

At the end of 631 the prestige table is

Lahkmids – 52.2
Khazaria – 31.6
Nobatia – 20.5
Persia – 18.8
Roman Empire – 14.6
Aksum – 14.6
Quraysh – 14.0
Alodia – 13.7
Dar al Islam – 12.4
Yemen – 1.0

632
Spring

Byzantium invades Khazaria and takes Tiblisi without significant resistance.

The Khazars respond with a counteroffensive into Roman territory. The battle of Antioch sees the Khazars with Persian support crush the Byzantines in open battle and taking the city.

The Quraysh attack Muslim held Jabala which falls after only a short siege.

The Lahkmids attack Yamama and besiege it. The city holds out.

Yemen attacks an outlying Lahkmid territory. They besiege Adulis but the city refuses to yield.

Alodia marches on Adulis, driving away the Yemeni forces but then assaulting the city and capturing it.

Summer

Byzantium attacks Antioch, and the Khazar army falls back before them. This disheartens the garrison who immediately surrender.

The Khazars move to recapture Tiblisi. The battle of Tiblisi is a resounding victory for the Byzantines cementing their position inside Khazar territory.

The Quraysh launch an offensive into Dar al-Islam. The battle of Badr is a narrow victory for the Muslims with both sides suffering significant casualties.

The Lahkmids finally breach the walls of Yamama and take the city.

Yemen moves to retake its territory, trusting that the Lahkmids were trapped on the other side of the desert. They are able to break into the city with the help of a fifth column.

Alodia continues to push through Lahkmid territory. Zaylah is placed under siege but holds out.

With the Byzantines too far away the Nobades erupt from Soba and attack Dongola. They place the city under blockade.

Our 9th session was played last Sunday with 6 players all up - we ran through 6 seasons.

Summer 634

After retaking Mecca the Quraysh pursued their Islamic foes into their own territory and attacked Badr. The battered Muslims fell back to Khaibar and let the city resist on its own. The garrison threw back the invaders with grim determination so the Quraysh were forced to blockade the city.

The Lakhmids continued their humiliation of Yemen. From Aden they marched on Muza causing the Yemeni army to fall back to Sana’a. The citizens were disheartened by the hasty retreat of their defenders and immediately surrendered to the Lahkmid forces.

Nobatia’s army saw an opportunity and set out from Soba through Dongola to attack Alexandria. The city refused to open its gates even though the Byzantine army was away in Mosul. A siege ensued.

The Roman Empire made its final push into Khazaria with an attack on Derbent from Mosul through Van. The Byzantines threw themselves at the city’s defences of only to find the Khazar army fanatically defending the walls. The invaders were beaten back with significant casualties.

Negotiation settled what brute force could not. The fragmented council ruling Khazria decided to submit to the Romans and in a ceremony outside the gates of Derbent became vassals of the Roman Empire.

Persia took advantage in the summer sailing season and the Lahkmid’s preoccupation with Yemen to swoop down upon Yamama from Hira via Basra. The city surrendered after only a token resistance giving the Persians a toehold on the edge of the desert.

Autumn

At Badr the Quraysh succeeded in breaching the defences, pouring into the town and taking over.

The Lahkmids made their final push into Yemen marching on the capital, Sana’a from Muza. The city was defended by the determined remnants of the Yemeni army. As the Nomads flung themselves at the walls they were beaten back by the Yemeni forces with nothing left to lose. Nearly half the Lhakmid army was wiped out before they withdrew to their siege lines.

Flushed with success the Yemenis sallied out of their city to take the fight to the Lahkmids. However the Lahkmids fell back to Aden leaving the Yeminis to taunt them as they fell back.

Alodia launched an offensive into Dar al-Islam from Suakin through Aydhab to Khaibar. The Muslims fell back from Khaibar to Medina. They subjected the city to a blockade but failed to breach the defences.

The Nobatian siege of Alexandria continued. Despite numerous assaults the Nobdes failed to breach the walls.

At the end of 633 the prestige table is

Lahkmids – 61.2
Khazaria –33.0
Roman Empire – 29.8
Persia – 25.8
Nobatia – 21.5
Alodia – 19.7
Dar al Islam – 17.9
Quraysh – 17.0
Aksum – 14.6
Yemen – 1.0

634 Spring

Dar al-Islam began its resurgence with a counteroffensive against the Quraysh. They forced the gates and retook the city, wiping out the Quraysh garrison.

Persia moved on Mosul where they found the Byzantines waiting and backed up by their Khazar vassals. The battle of Mosul is a narrow victory for the Persians who outmanoeuvre the Romans but find it hard to clinch the victory in the face of determined fighting by the Romans. The Khazars lose their general and are withdraw.

The Lahkmids decide to retake Yamama. They surround the city and try and starve out the Persian garrison. The city resists.

Yemen took the opportunity to fall upon Aden from Sana’a while the Lahkmids were occupied in Yamama. The city surrendered and returned to the Yemeni fold.

Alodia once again pushed into Dar al-Islam. The battle of Khaibar sees is an overwhelming victory for the Muslims who are lured out of their position by the Nubians but the succeed in killing the Nubian general then proceed to cut down three more elements.