the 2nd Asiri war

307YBCW an invasion force spill forth from the republic of san antonia territory in the southern continent. the sultan Ahmed 1st believe that it was just a san antionan invasion. but when an army lands in attelo over throwing the duke and places a puppet in charge he realized house Asiri had come for there throne once again

The Conflict

Prelude

since there defeat in the first Asiri war house Asiri liked there wounds. the regained there strength and entered into more trade selling there chalk and salt. through this the family gain more power and wealth. they built the dragonhall a great black fortress on the center isle of the salt isle. the family stuck to it alliance with the republic and continued to marry into it. Asir 3rd became a commander in the republics army fighting in the southern continent against rebels.
330YBCW erich asiri was born he was named after Asir 1st mother father count erich of Helzeg the largest hergiz county. erich was a sharp minded boy and was raised to be a soldier by his father. when he was 16 he traveled all across his mothers lands in the republic. he was tough like all asiri children that is was by birth he was the rightful emperor of The twin sultanates of Castilian and Abria. Erich bought into the story but unlike his father and his fathers father he was willing to fight for it. he saw the soldiers of his family private army. then Erich father Hamed Asiri died erich was crowned with the dragon crown in the great hall of the dragonhall and was declare Erich asiri 1st at the age of 16. he traveled to the republic of san antiona where he was received by the great family's. erich was then at the age of 17 wed to the 23 year old maria torina. her father was the second most powerful family in the republic. Erich however had no love for his new wife and didn't contaminate the marriage instead he went back to dragonhall. for the next three years he built up his power made alliances. his crowning glory was the building of a fleet able to ferry his army of 120000. he and his wife did eventually have children , twins a boy and a girl. 
in the twin sultanates meany while the empire was experiencing peace the frontier raids had died down and the marriage of the verianberg emperors sister to the sultan Ahmed had solidified a shaky alliance. the sultan emperor was a weak ruler controlled by his wife. he was a soldier or at least he wished to be being very blunt in his military decisions. he lacked imagination and was not good at diplomacy. his wife grew board of him and soon started seeing other men have two children which were not the sultans. a boy who was called peter and a girl called ericha after herself. it was even rumored that the empress had had an affair with her own 18 year old son.
307YBCW asir planned his invasion he went with his fleet to attelo where rebel lords had pledged there support through there succession rights. his uncle italio torina lead the invasion forces into the duel administrated territorys

Deployment

the Army of black souls was made up of 120000 men. 20000 were cavalry both heavy and light. there muskets were state of the art. unlike the army's of the sultan there uniforms were akin to those of the verianberg empire.
the san antiona army was divided in three each with a different task. the most northern force would attack the Castilian colony. the center would drive to the great cannal and the southern most would march along the coast to cut off support from the kingdom of Riebeeck.
the twin sultanate imperial army at the time was a massive behemoth. no army had dared take it one. however its generals and troops lacked experience. the army's of the empire were divided badly into zones. this meant that in an invasion troops could quickly be rounded up and fresh men conscripted. but it meant that a invader could if they were fast take out the small groups one by one. the castilan army was organised in a similar way but they were hardened with there endless war with the Antroians. The seterchan army was a small force only and didn't follow the imperial doctiran. it instead was only divied in three. one centered on there capital. one centered on the plains of the east and the third made up of seterchan frontier corp focused on the frontier region with The frontier kingdom

The Engagement

invasion of the southern continent-the san antiona army launched there invasion at the start of summer when there food stacks were at there highest. there three invasion forces streamed across the boarder. the state of omonga over threw there high chieftain and installed a republic and pledged there support to the san antionans. this new alliance of san antiona troops and omongan tribes men marched north and invaded the Castilian colony. the colonial administrators ordered met with the administrators of duel administrated territorys organized a defense. the colonial govoner of the Castilian colony sent word to becelo of the invasion. this message was then forwarded to Mohammabad the emperor ordered the 1st grand fleet to ferry 70000 troops to the southern continent. mean while the invasion of the southern continent picked up. at the battle of sadi allo the san antionan army crushed the Castilian colonial army in turned marched to the colony's fortress capital. the southern most force march south taking every fortress on the coast and by the close of summer had reached the the kingdom of Riebeecks boarder.
Erich's invasion-when the 1st grand fleet landed its forces Erich launched his attack. his fleet passed there the colonial straits. he landed in the thin stretch of land which link the sultanate of Abria and the the sultanate of Castilian. from hear he would march west with his army. he was confronted by a lostian army of 17000 men. the battle was short and bloody. the duke of lostia at the time duke Stephan dainilo and all his son were killed in the short and bloody battle. the march to attelo was bloodless and the city fell without a fight. Erich named a lesser lostian lords count Michael ilionus duke of lostian and he raised a new army of 20000 men. in attelos ducal palace Erich was crowned with the dragon crown Sultan emperor Erich Asiri 1st, the dragon emperor and protector of the realm.
the sultans response-Ahmed 1st summoned his council. he requested that his army be gathered and sent to fight this up start. he sent letters to Castilian and setercha ordering there army's to launch attacks they could. the imperial war council argued against this saying that they should try and defend a reduced front as they believed Erich would chose the same invasion route as his decedent Asir 1st. his son and heir Mohammad (who was know in an incestuous relationship with his own mother) agree with his father general views as he was trained by them. Ahmed however insisted that an army mass to destroy the invaders. within a month an army of some 80000 men which included elements of the scimitari and the Sultans order of magic. by mid autumn the two army's had met. Mohammad was placed in command of the army. he chose the battlefield. it was a village surrounded by forests on all sides. the village was surrounded by a high wall which Mohammad ordered his troops to man. just south of the village another road was defended by a fortress where Mohammad sent 10000 troops to defend. The dragon emperor decided to march his troops against the fortress but instead of lay it to siege he left 5000 men out side its walls and took the rest of his army and march straight to strait ports. However there march was hampered by the fact that all the band had be Burt in order to slow his advance so he decided to march north to the land of his ancestors and ask the governance to help him. The governance took a week to decided. men were split between losing there privileges within the empire or if they won the rebellion they would possible be able to win more concessions. through this alliance The governance loyal to erich launched an invasion of The Pashalik of brigrannea.

erichs campaign-  Army of black souls march south once again leaving behind a rear guard of 20000 men to prevent Fredrick Mentanavic 1st from surprising them. erich march south on the western most road to the strait ports. Ahmed imperial army was able to halt him in the battle around the iron mine. but they were quickly sent back. only when the heir Mohammad arrived with an imperial army of 100000 did ercih stop his advance. erich decided to avoid his enemy so he took 80000 men and left 20000 men as a pinning force. he took his 80000 men south and went on an offensive to the coast in an attempted on cutting the empire in two. Mohammad knew that this was his plan and attack the enemy holding him in place but at heavy coast. and he then march south. erichs governance allies launched 14000 of there troops south in an attempted to seize on of the strait ports. this forced Mohammad to make a hard decision turn part of his army against his northern threat or continue the march south in order to catch up with erich and Army of black souls or turn north to attack the troops of The governance .
304YBCW a new sultan- in July the sultan died and his son prince Mohammad was crowned Mohammad 13th immediately he set out to better the army. he began The great military reform of mohammad 13th. the reforms in his army which was in bad need of it an better allowed him to control it. 

303YBCW the end of the war-

Start Date

307YBCW

Ending Date

303YBCW

Belligerents

loyalists

• duel administrated territorys
• The porphets line
• the principality of setercha
• the Sultans order of magic
• The twin sultanates of Castilian and Abria

Led by

• Fredrick Mentanavic 1st
• Mohammad 13th

Erich asiri loyalists

• house Asiri
• the duchy of lostia
• the republic of san antonia

Strength

unknown number of troops of the twin sultanate imperial army
40000 men of The seterchan army
the twin sultanates navy
50000 troops of the castilan army with 12000 Al shahasy riders
7000 troops of the sultans magic order

120000 troops of the Army of black souls
20000 rebel lostian troops
70000 san antionan troops in the southern continent.
10 122 gun ships
70 other warships

Casualties

Objectives

keep ahmed on the throne and destroy the house Asiri

place Erich asiri on the throne