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Operation Revival |
| The Egyptian forces in Rennes were quickly forced on the
defensive as wave after wave of French cavalry threw themselves at the
infantry defending the city. After an epic 72-day siege, Egyptian
cavalry relieved the defenders, obliterating the last few French
attackers. In the west, Avignon fell to a determined Egyptian
attack, but the attack on Amiens was barely successful after French artillery,
cavalry attacks, and infantry reinforcements threw themselves at the
Egyptian tanks before the city fell. In 1754, French counterattacks were weak, and intelligence reports indicated that France was running out of cavalry[1]. Egyptian logistical efforts were improved with the discovery of coal near Quatchai[2], allowing the reconstruction of the rail network near the front which had been nearly destroyed by French zeppelin raids. Egyptian armored thrusts took Poitiers and Bescanon, capturing a monument to Magellan's voyage around the world. Another armored spearhead bypassed the fighting at Rennes, heading for the city of Chartres. France After the Fall of Bescanon: Cracks began appearing in the World Alliance, as India and America both declared war on the Iroquois. French emissaries came to the Immortal Hapshetsut (may she be praised!) seeking peace. Their heads were returned to Napoleon, and Egyptian forces proceeded to take Chartres and to advance on Rhiems, Orleans, and Toulouse. During the hard fighting around Orleans, the commander of the 502nd Armored Brigade, one Ramses, received the first ever promotion to Field Marshal[3] in the Egyptian Army. Under Ramses' leadership, the 502nd took Orleans after bloody street fighting.[4] Inside, amongst the corpses of thousands of determined French defenders, Egyptian tank crews found six complete artillery batteries. According to Egyptian intelligence, this was almost half the total French artillery force. By contrast, Rhiems and Toulouse fell without incident. Operation Revival was now entering the heartland of France, within striking distance of Paris itself. France After the Fall of Orleans: Meanwhile, the World Alliance all but shattered, as
England allied with the Iroquois against Babylon and India. Rome was
quickly drawn in on the side of the English, and as the world spiraled
into chaos, it appeared that Egypt would have to stand alone against the
French[5]. On the home front, popular
opinion was beginning to turn against the war, as bodies came home in
increasing numbers, and more and more young Egyptians were sent off to
fight. France After the Fall of Dijon: After Dijon, the rest of Operation Revival took 10
years. Egyptian armor swept through France like a hot knife through
butter, capturing city after city. Montpellier fell in late 1774,
and 1766 saw the fall of the three cities of the Lyon Pocket - Lyon,
Bordeaux, and Nice. The second French capitol at Grenoble fell after
hard fighting in 1768, as did Cherbourg and Goigouen. By 1770,
effective resistance had all but collapsed, as Egyptian tanks drove
through Bayonne, Cambridge, Brest, and Kawauka, stopping momentarily to
put down a revolt in Marsielle. Exter fell in 1772, and the third
French capitol in 1774. Napoleon fled to Brest, which revolted, as
did Bordeaux. By 1776, both cities were put down. Napoleon was
brought to Sebti, where he was exhibited before the populace before being
executed by firing squad[7]. The French
Resistance collapsed immediately. France After the Fall, 1776 AD: |
| [1] - 8 left, down from over
20 2 turns ago. [2] - Apparently replacing France's last usable coal supply. Zeppelins blew the crap out of the rest. [3] - My first Great Leader. Took damn long enough. [4] - 6+ tank units went in, 3 survived, 2 of those barely. Of all the times to earn a leader, that was a good one - One of those times when you feel like a great leader WOULD show up. Oh, and the new rename unit feature is really sweet. [5] - We're ignoring the part where I have yet to see allied ground support. [6] - Albeit barely. I got some really awful combat luck in the dice rolls. [7] - You were saying about firing squads, Marechal? [8] - 63% "All we're saying is, give peace a chance!" [9] - Heroic Epic |