An Emperor's Gambit
The UN elections did not go well for Napoleon. Not that he had any illusions of gaining the secretary generalship. The support just wasn't there. Napoleon had centuries ago made it quite clear that he heeded only his own thoughts and desires. The French empire was barred shut almost four millennia previously and remained so to this day. Admittedly the Incans finally pried open the gate, but only because they had the firepower to force it open anyway. For everyone else France was a land of arrogance and mystery.
The Aztechs had surely played a role in his UN defeat. His divisions of infantry were at this moment preparing to storm their last bastion on the northen continent. They had gambled that his war with Victoria had weakened the French empire sufficiently for them to a seize rich French cities on their eastern border.
Unfortunately for the Incans, Napoleon had suspected just as much and divisions of cavalry had been deployed secretly awaiting the Incan invasion. The French cavalry had struck fast and frequently as Aztech foot soldiers surged over the border. Their rolling retreat had bought enough time for the French Grand Army, fresh from their conquest of England, to rush west and lift the seige of Lyon.
From that point the Aztechs knew that their lightning strike had failed. What should have been a precise blow had become a relentless struggle. Both armies were blooded, well trained and well led. However France had the edge in production and logistics.
After fifty years of struggle the once mighty Aztech empire was now a backwater kingdom in exile. They had sued for peace of course, knowing full well there wasn't the slightest hope. Theirs was an empire too rich to be left unsubjugated.
And so all that remained for the proud Aztechs was to ensure that France would be humbled at the UN. Napoleon would have lost the vote in any case. But the Aztech had worked hard to ensure that it became a foregone conclusion.
Bah, the UN was fool's construct! Created to protect the weak from the strong. Strangely it was the Incans that had established the United Nations in the first place. Napoleon had to admit it was an amazing gesture from the worlds greatest civilization. They could afford to be magnanimous. The Incans had also created the first section of a craft they believed would allow them to travel the cosmos. Grand dreams indeed.
Dreams that he hoped to shatter! It was all or nothing now that the Incan space program was advancing so quickly. The Grand Army had received their first tank battalion a month prior. Assembly lines were manufacturing more by the day. His spies were starting to infiltrate the Incan hierarchy. All was not yet lost. Or so he hoped.
He had never seen himself as a gambler. But this time he would do just that. One throw of the die for glory... or total annihilation.
Viva La France!
The Aztechs had surely played a role in his UN defeat. His divisions of infantry were at this moment preparing to storm their last bastion on the northen continent. They had gambled that his war with Victoria had weakened the French empire sufficiently for them to a seize rich French cities on their eastern border.
Unfortunately for the Incans, Napoleon had suspected just as much and divisions of cavalry had been deployed secretly awaiting the Incan invasion. The French cavalry had struck fast and frequently as Aztech foot soldiers surged over the border. Their rolling retreat had bought enough time for the French Grand Army, fresh from their conquest of England, to rush west and lift the seige of Lyon.
From that point the Aztechs knew that their lightning strike had failed. What should have been a precise blow had become a relentless struggle. Both armies were blooded, well trained and well led. However France had the edge in production and logistics.
After fifty years of struggle the once mighty Aztech empire was now a backwater kingdom in exile. They had sued for peace of course, knowing full well there wasn't the slightest hope. Theirs was an empire too rich to be left unsubjugated.
And so all that remained for the proud Aztechs was to ensure that France would be humbled at the UN. Napoleon would have lost the vote in any case. But the Aztech had worked hard to ensure that it became a foregone conclusion.
Bah, the UN was fool's construct! Created to protect the weak from the strong. Strangely it was the Incans that had established the United Nations in the first place. Napoleon had to admit it was an amazing gesture from the worlds greatest civilization. They could afford to be magnanimous. The Incans had also created the first section of a craft they believed would allow them to travel the cosmos. Grand dreams indeed.
Dreams that he hoped to shatter! It was all or nothing now that the Incan space program was advancing so quickly. The Grand Army had received their first tank battalion a month prior. Assembly lines were manufacturing more by the day. His spies were starting to infiltrate the Incan hierarchy. All was not yet lost. Or so he hoped.
He had never seen himself as a gambler. But this time he would do just that. One throw of the die for glory... or total annihilation.
Viva La France!
posted by lucky at 9:24 pm
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First comments, yay!
not to mention reality... that's why its cool!
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