Now Maria of Portugal is denouncing me - more will come when I capture Thebes.
A Warrior arrives in Gao and I immediately upgrade it to a Swordsman.
The second round of the siege begins.....
....from all sides
Then my Swordsman assaults but Thebes is still under Egyptian control.
To the North, Byzantine has dispatched a Settler to Africa. I've moved my Spearman from Benghasi to block ist passage deeper into "my" territory. In fact, I welcome a new city at the mouth of the Nile as a trading partner - it would also lie between Egyptian Memphis and my Empire.
710 BC: Ramesses sues for Peace offering his city Memphis but I refuse. I want Thebes and its resources not an isolated city surrounded by soon-to-be hostile neighbours.
The Egyptians have destroyed my weakened Catapult but my Swordsman has survived. I first target an enemy Warrior which is in the way
Then my two remaining Bowmen bombard Thebes....
....then both of my Catapults.
Finally my Swordsman, the same guys who took Heliopolis earlier, storm Thebes and it falls....and it costs only 8 Unhappiness Points so the Songhai Realm is still happy - and capture beaucoup Gold as well. I'm now considered a Major Warmonger - not good for my image....
I start building a Courthouse - the citizens need to be arranged for maximum growth!
The Byzantinian Settler has landed - hopefully a city will be founded there.
My captured surplus resources are quickly exported.
700 BC: Now Gandhi denounces me but I'm past caring - I have what I want :)
Mopping up - goodbye Warrior...
I hand out a couple of Promotions....
....then I purchase some land - you'll see why in the next post ;)
Finally a great view of my Eastern Territories. Until the next post....
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