NationStates Jolt Archive

OOC: make sense, of course then theres the whole honour problem and the 'god-emporer'. The rank and file will think thye'll get struck down for diobaying him...


ooc:
yeah as oposed to the "demonix" that they KNOW [or think they know] will strike them down in the night if they continue to resist. hehe.

incidently, once it gets light enough to see them properly, the hawks will stop makeing their runs. psychological warfare and all that.

ooc:
yeah as oposed to the "demonix" that they KNOW [or think they know] will strike them down in the night if they continue to resist. hehe.

incidently, once it gets light enough to see them properly, the hawks will stop makeing their runs. psychological warfare and all that.
OOC: Good point.

I'm guessing that the nights almost voer now.

OOC: Good point.

I'm guessing that the nights almost voer now.

2 or three hours game time from false dawn to true dawn..
so, roughly two hours untill they stop makeing their flights. hehe.
i must say though, this night must have had plenty of moon and star light for all the stuff both sides have been doing.

OOC: Personally I wouldnt put Austian officers with Austian men. This would slow down integration and may encourage the troops to rebel.

IC:
"Perhaps. But I am still unconvinced." Replied William. "Maybe we should enslave some and release the others?"

OOC: Personally I wouldnt put Austian officers with Austian men. This would slow down integration and may encourage the troops to rebel.

IC:
"Perhaps. But I am still unconvinced." Replied William. "Maybe we should enslave some and release the others?"

"perhaps if you simply give each man the choice of who to surrender to, without telling them the effects of such a choice, and each of our leaders do as they will? 'twould make for an intersting choice. at any rate, if at all possible we would be very pleased if we could get some bowmen out of the deal. it is an area in which we are decidedly lacking, as you can see."

General Regulus seemed to be taking in all this information listening carefully. He waited for the others to finish what they had to say then spoke,

"I do not agree with turning anyone loose..."

He watched the others reactions,

"Those who do not surrender to be imprisoned or drafted into our armys should be killed on the spot, it is the first act of defyance and SHOULD not be tolerated"

After a short pause he continued,

"Many times i have seen troops surrender in battle, armys are regrouped THEN! they are faced once again by the very men who defeated them the first time...i say STOP this problem before it even has the chance to start!"

The ostian archers marched towards the gates to join the infantry in the city. The walls and the gate had been taken, the soldiers would wait untill a decision was reached by their superiors.

Reallydrunk']General Regulus seemed to be taking in all this information listening carefully. He waited for the others to finish what they had to say then spoke,

"I do not agree with turning anyone loose..."

He watched the others reactions,

"Those who do not surrender to be imprisoned or drafted into our armys should be killed on the spot, it is the first act of defyance and SHOULD not be tolerated"

After a short pause he continued,

"Many times i have seen troops surrender in battle, armys are regrouped THEN! they are faced once again by the very men who defeated them the first time...i say STOP this problem before it even has the chance to start!"

The ostian archers marched towards the gates to join the infantry in the city. The walls and the gate had been taken, the soldiers would wait untill a decision was reached by their superiors.


"kill them when they are already beaten and have surrendered, and it is true you will not have to face them again. but each battle you fight, those men who are there, knowing they have no chance of simply returning home, will fight all the harder. the familys of those who fought will resist in every way they can, rather than peacfully submitting.

if every man woman and child in this land is out to kill us, sabotage our equipment, steal our supplys, and so on, how do you expect your men to survive this campagine? how do you expect to profit from such a war if, at the end of it, you face hostile locals who constantly rebel and revolt and resist? would it not be easyer if they willingly accept our rule? that way, we are fighting only the soldiers on the battlefield, and the only strong resistance in heart and mind will be the rulers and their closest bodyguards.

are the benifits not planely obvious to you?"

Conor spoke this time.
"I think she is right brother. Let them live. That is all we can do if we want this conquest to be permanent."

William nodded.
"I trust your judgement. Let them live. Tell me General." William turned to the Ostian. "Will you back this decision?"

Conor spoke this time.
"I think he is right brother. Let them live. That is all we can do if we want this conquest to be permanent."

William nodded.
"I trust your judgement. Let them live. Tell me General." William turned to the Ostian. "Will you back this decision?"

ooc: fyi, if this is refuring to Pi [pronounced Pie, and just as tasty, though in a compleatly different kind of way]... she's female. if not, well, carry on.

General Kingston at last spoke up.

"We should give them this offer:
All who surrender to be set free with a few days supplies but no weapons.
All who wish to join us being allowed to do so, recognising that they could be deployed anywhere, and will have to learn Latin.
All who refuse to surrender to be defeated, and if they live to be enslaved.
Any high-ranking officers, of which there will not be many, to be executed. Lower-ranking officers to be given the same deal as their men.
The whole alliance must show a united front on this. Any slave-taking should be limited to those who refuse to surrender.

In this way we show ourselves better than their present ruler; we do not force them to fight. Thus the true conquest, not just invasion, of their country begins."

Admiral Knox was nodding; this was Incognitia's view.
"Unless anyone of us cannot accept this deal we propose ceasing fire, ceasing all military operations, but making ominous looking preparations, while we give them our offer."

"Those sound reasonable, but we cant supply those who surrender. Its hard enough feeding our own men, never mind the enemies! They can walk free, without trouble." Replied William.

"We must give them enough to get clear of the city. Those supplies we can take from the city's own stocks, once the whole place has fallen. Otherwise we will have starving mobs roaming around, and most of the good we have done by not killing them on the spot is lost."

General Nakamura added his few obans into the discussion

"most of the defenders here would have been peasants taken away from their farms. let them return peacefully so they can go home with their families and continue to farm.

if we kill them now we will have nobody to work the land, no more local supplies and civilians fighting us behind the lines.

this act of mercy will show them that we are not uncultured barbarians and will help us in the long run"

"That is assuming they havent burnt the supplies. If I was ruling this city, the moment the attackers breached the wall I would burn the supplies. But you are right. We will give them what we find in the city granaries."

"I shall send a party under flag of truce, then. If any of you wish to send men with it, that would be helpful, in making it clear to the Austians that we act together."
The cannons were ordered to cease firing, and a party of men was soon gathered around the central cannon, Big Beth; an ensign carried a furled flag of truce, and they awaited accompanying parties from the allies. A hastily written scroll carrying the terms of the offer was passed to the captain leading the party; however it was planned to announce the terms aloud, so that they could spread to all the Austians before an answer was demanded.

"I suggest we give them one hour to consider after the terms have been read out."

"Agreed" General Nakamura replies and sends a latin speaking officer to the group.

"Lt Fujimoto will represent our interests. he speaks latin and is a very promising officer"

William nodded.
"I hope they accept."

The party advanced. They went slowly, so that Ostian and Angerman representatives could join.
As they went the ensign unfurled the white flag and waved it above his head. Somewhat nervously, but with heads held high - they were winning after all - they approached the Austian lines.

The party advanced. They went slowly, so that Ostian and Angerman representatives could join.
As they went the ensign unfurled the white flag and waved it above his head. Somewhat nervously, but with heads held high - they were winning after all - they approached the Austian lines.

Pi also agreed with this plan of action, in as much as it would actually happen and work, even though there were better ones, and so joined the group.

messengers were sent for the hawks to stop their flights. it was getting light anyway. work continued on filling the pits, however, under cover of some borrowed allied bowmen. the bowmen mostly just stood there looking omonus, but anyone stupid enough to take a shot at the enjiners got a shot right back.

General Regulus listened to the other commanders and finally after a brief quiet moment he replyed,

"I will accept those terms stated for their surrender, I will not order the death of any man who surrenders..they shall be given full quarter without question"

He continued,

"Good of you to join us general Nakamura, your dutys held you up elsewhere i would assume..understandable though"

Regulus looked at a ceniturion standing in the corner. The man had already been in battle being one of the officers who lead the first charge under Antonious, he was very dirty looking obviously seeing some action on the front,

"Florian, you will go with the party to discuss the surrender"

The officer saluted, his hands were covered in anothers blood,

"Yes general! your wish is my command"

He turned and left the room. General Regulus grinned addressing the others in conversation,

"If they attack under a white flag...i will not hesitate to kill anyone, i know you all understand that..."

With Pi, Florian and Fujimoto, the party seemed complete.

Captain Jones, whose men still made up the core of the group, called over to the Austians; he showed why he had been chosen as he spoke Austian and was an ex-NCO; the nearest thousand men must have heard, meaning the whole army would know within minutes.
"Where is your commander? We come to offer a final chance to surrender and save your lives."

Pi quietly spoke to the group

"it might be best if we were to tell ALL of them. their commander may simply refuse to pass on the message. if they are all aware of the options, and the comander choses to fight, it may well cause confusion as meny desert, or at least heasitate."

"agreed" Toshiro Fujimoto replied

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"General Regulus the Kirisuban forces weren't needed in this battle but we will have our share of fighting later on" General Nakamura replies "we also know what a flag of truce is"

General iTomiono ordered the men nearest to th messangers away so that they would not hear the discutionsand rode forth to meet the allies. With him where his most senior aides and generals. "Yes?" He asked in a deep voice, his grey eyes watching them, "what do you want? You have come to offer the terms of your surrender?"

William watched the procession. He had not sent a Frozopian representative: Now was a time for observing, not action. Instead he watched from afar, patient as ever.

Captain Jones was first to reply.
"General, this is your last chance to surrender your men. If you refuse then our terms will be announced by heralds such that your entire army can hear, and we will allow each of your soldiers to decide for himself.
Our offer is:
Every man who surrenders will have his life spared.
Every man who wishes may join one of the allied armies.
Every man who does not wish to fight will be sent on his way with some food but no weapons.
Every man who fights on will find his life forfeit, into either death or slavery.
The standard terms do not apply to your commanders and yourself, obviously, but we will spare your lives and keep you as honourable captives.
Here are the terms in writing" handing over the scroll
"You have half an hour to decide before the heralds tell your men directly."
At this Jones turned his horse around and withdrew, the rest of the party following.

As promised, the heralds were preparing themselves. At intervals around the Austians, men with loud clear voices and passable Austian were getting into position, with small escorts carrying large shields to cover them against arrow fire. They would speak only when given the word.
The message would directly reach the outer ring of Austians, and from there word would spread in mere minutes to all the Austians in the city. If the General refused, his men could decide for themselves.
(OOC: I know taking the commanders as prisoners wasn't part of the deal we agreed, but I offered it on my own initiative because otherwise they have no incentive to agree, and if they agree their whole army will surrender, not just most of it.)

Captain Jones was first to reply.
"General, this is your last chance to surrender your men. If you refuse then our terms will be announced by heralds such that your entire army can hear, and we will allow each of your soldiers to decide for himself.
Our offer is:
Every man who surrenders will have his life spared.
Every man who wishes may join one of the allied armies.
Every man who does not wish to fight will be sent on his way with some food but no weapons.
Every man who fights on will find his life forfeit, into either death or slavery.
The standard terms do not apply to your commanders and yourself, obviously, but we will spare your lives and keep you as honourable captives.
Here are the terms in writing" handing over the scroll
"You have half an hour to decide before the heralds tell your men directly."
At this Jones turned his horse around and withdrew, the rest of the party following.
"Good terms." The General muttered, "There basically allowing us to walk out with out army intact. Tell the men there chocies, burn the stores and get ready to leave. I'll nagotiate with these Heralds." As the aide rode off he turned and rode back towadrs the enermy, "We accept but we wish to know what you mean about honourable captives, what conditions pray tell? And do these terms apply to civillians?"

Florian stood with the others listening to the officer speak,

"The terms are as written, the stores will remain intact..of course, what good are they to us burned to the ground..a waste of supplys am i not mistaken?"

"If our terms are not accepted..who knows the outcome, it is a very good agreement..that will spare peoples lives"

He awaited the reply...

Meanwhile the catapults were being brought into the city followed by auxillarys and archers. The infantry were organizing themselves into formation preparing for their orders, Antonious moved to the front of the ranks where his men could see him,

"If they do not accept our terms!..WE WILL RUN THEM INTO THE GROUND!"

He yelled at the top of his lungs, the legionaires tapped their swords of sheilds letting out a loud cheer.

"If you surrender, the city and all within it are ours, including all the stores. Wanton destruction will be a rehection of our offer. Every man woman and child is included in the offer. And honourable captivity means you will be held securely but not uncomfortably until the end of the war, at which point negotiations will get underway to return you to any remaining independent Austian state."

A loud cry echoed through the air as the legionaires cheered, at the sound of metal on metal was loud and Florian grinned,

"It is a very good offer honorable leaders...there is no point of fighting for what is lost when more can be gained in the future, those men are worthy of life...they came to defend their city today but it is not in your favor this time..."

"This is an honorable request..do not consider it a threat..please"

The cheered died down and the excitement ended aswell. The ostian army was ready for what ever the decision, their blood boiled and their spirits were as high as the clouds.

General Regulus heard the cry from outside the walls,

"They have a strong morale..."

He looked at General Nakamura,

"Im sure when they enter the battle the enemy will remember to fear them after they face them...fine warriors you have general"

General Nakamura nods and replies "my troops will leave their mark on a battlefield. they would fight to the last man without surrendering if I ordered them to and they would make their nation proud"

General Regulus nodded,

"And proud they should be to have soldiers like that! men in all of our armed forces have sworn to defend their nation at all costs..it is the oath they make! therefore the best of them shall fight to their very death.."

He paused then continued...

"Not meaning they cannot retreat or surrender under such terms we have given this city...they are fair, they would be foolish not to accept.."

"Austia will need these people farming, trading and rebuilding again after the war is over otherwise a lot more people will suffer. without civilians to keep the wheels of the nation going you have nothing. At least this way if they surrender they won't starve"

Regulus agreed with General Nakamura,

"It is true general, this battle is a loss for them..and our first potential victory we have received in aust.. a devestating blow to their morale it is.."

Regulus rested his left hand on the fine made handle of his dagger, the right hand on his matching sword sheathed on his side.

"We shall accept you offer," The General said, "Unfortuntly the stores where burned the moment you breached our walls-we have supplies only for ourselves, dupplies that may only last 3/4 days."

"We did not notice any fires, beyond the ones we set. And I warn you, any stores burnt more recently will carry heavy consequences. So if the aide who just rushed off was sent to ensure all supplies were destroyed, I strongly suggest you call him back.
Finally if you are in the process of destroying stores, you are in effect starving your own people, as we will obviously feed our own first. Are you so heartless as to condemn your men to starvation, in return for their courage in your defence?"

Florian remained quiet watching the enemys reaction to what the officer from terror had said to him, when there was brief quiet moment he spoke,

"I agree, such an act would be...harsh? even if the stores were burned it would not effect our men very much at all..we are very well supplied..you would only be starving your own people general.."



General Regulus watched Maximus and his cavelry ride through the field at a slow pace examining the ground for wounded soldiers. Medical staff rushed to the aid of the dead and dying who lay scattered about ready to evacuate them behind the lines where they would be properly attended too.

The General smiled, "I follow only my orders gentlemen, and I follow them to the letter. The last of the stores have already been hadned out to my men." Meanwhile back in the camp the last of the stores where being ruined, the flour was being wetted the eggs broken and the barley was piled onto a large bonfire in the middle of the square. Each soildier and citizen was given enough food for just 3 days.

OOC: Assuming your stores were going to last beyond a week, that's impossible. You've had just about enough time for the order to reach the individual men, let alone be acted on.

General Regulus stood with some of his officers giving them orders, they all saluted returning to their posts.

Florian grinned,

"Handed out to your men...in such little time? do they still not stand behind you ready to act on your order?...what you mean is the remaining stores are reserved for your men....general..you hold out on us after our generous offer.."

OOC: Assuming your stores were going to last beyond a week, that's impossible. You've had just about enough time for the order to reach the individual men, let alone be acted on.
OOC: He's lying, of coruse he is. The men probably would have there own food-enough for that long but he hasn't handed anything out.

OOC: I wasn't talking about what your general SAID, I expect him to lie, as do my men.
I was referring to this:
Meanwhile back in the camp the last of the stores where being ruined, the flour was being wetted the eggs broken and the barley was piled onto a large bonfire in the middle of the square.

You haven't had time, not least because the stores would be somewhere safe, probably underground, and take hours just to get out so that you can start ruining it.

General Regulus sat in his command tent writting in his journal, an officer opened the flap an entered,

"General, my troops will be ready to move to the specifyed objective.."

Regulus looked up with his icey blue eyes, candle light flickered making his appearance evil and replyed,

"Very well Centurion...continue your dutys.. inform when they are complete"

"Remember...everything you carry out under my command is for your great nation.."

The officer saluted with a grim look and left the tent, Regulus continued to look towards the door of the tent staring off in space,

"Aha.."

His attention turned back to his previous task..

"Excuse my interruption General" as General Kingston made his way into the Ostian command tent "But where are you sending troops at this time? The Austians are about to surrender, after all."

General Regulus decided to inform his allie of his plan,

"I am sending a large amount of cavelry and infantry ahead tonight to intercept the Austians retreating....we will kill all of them, never again will we face the same enemy"

The candle light flickerd in the room,

"It is how things must be handeled...i have done so in the past, they will all die.."

His eyes shone and a content look set over his face, the large scar going right down his eye was very visible at this time given the lighting situation,

"Victory is victory general..."

"General, the vast majority of these men are conscripts; fighting only because their homes are under threat. Once they have surrendered, they will return home, not go to fight in a faraway city they have never visited, for an emperor and generals who have never done anything for them.
What is more, they will take home, and spread, the story of how we, the Alliance, spared their lives when they thought death was certain. We will need to govern this country, afterwards. A massacre of men who have surrendered is really not the best way to start."

OOC: I wasn't talking about what your general SAID, I expect him to lie, as do my men.
I was referring to this:


You haven't had time, not least because the stores would be somewhere safe, probably underground, and take hours just to get out so that you can start ruining it.
OOC: You've given me an hour and I'm stalling.

OOC: We gave you half an hour, and according to what you've written your general rode after our negotiators just moments after they left him.

OOC: We gave you half an hour, and according to what you've written your general rode after our negotiators just moments after they left him.
OOC: point, still dosn't stop me from doing my best.

OOC: We are tired of this Aust, could you just hurry along and admit you cant destroy your supplies? Just surrender and be the end of it.

OOC: We are tired of this Aust, could you just hurry along and admit you cant destroy your supplies? Just surrender and be the end of it.
OOC: i've accepted the terms, I'm waiting for your lot to actually do somthing. (Like tell my General what to do.

And I know I can't destroy all of my supplies, but I can damn well try!

General Nakamura was appalled. even in the darkest days of the their civil war they never killed unarmed retreating men.

"General Regulus, if you carry this out you'll undo in a stroke all the good work of this battle. we need these people back home and on their farms otherwise there'll be famine in this country"

OOC: i've accepted the terms, I'm waiting for your lot to actually do somthing. (Like tell my General what to do.

And I know I can't destroy all of my supplies, but I can damn well try!

ooc: i think i'll deal with that issue.

IC: Edward, and Pi also as she had returned from the negotiations, such as they were, had been watching the activitys within the city from attop the gatehouse, as it gave a good vantage point.

"what are those men over there doing? are those barrels?" Pi asked.

Edward looked where she was pointing "humm. slightly suspicious looking. ahh well, the pits are filled enough to take a skwadi or two over there. take rock troops, we don't want to start another battle. just go over there and start orginizeing things. grab the lowest ranking Austian officer you can find who speaks a civilised tounge to help you out with translation."

"yes sir!" Pi left to do as she was bid.

General Regulus gazed back with a calm expression,

"Mercy is a weakness general...men learn to deal with situations such as these over time, we are soldiers...we do what we have to do generals"

He paused...

"A long time ago..i was in gaul and showed mercy to those who surrendered, my generals legions were met by a massed army which had been formed...10,000 legionaires were ambushed and killed on that day, no mercy was shown to them..

He watched their reactions,

"Still General Tiberius took prisoners...showing mercy to the heathens, when the general was killed in action...i came into power and things changed, the enemy hated me with a passion...they called me the butcher and their hate became so great they put steady pressure on our borders, one of them even took a swipe at my eye leaving me this hideous scar...it helps me to remember why i do not share this mercy you all speak of...i was going to spare him..untill he cut me open..."

He continued....

"I will consider what you have said, my officer will report back and i shall issue the final orders..mercy..or death..."

"General, I understand your feelings about this. But I must remind you, this is a different continent; it is a different war; and it is a very different opponent.

The greatest mistake you can make is not to learn from the past, the second greatest is to make every event afterwards fit the mould of what has come before."

Regulus nodded slowly looking at general Kingston,

"You are wise general..maybe you are right, a very different enemy indeed..but you have brought my attention to how things in the long run will work, i will change my decision this time..and we shall see how things go from here..."

Regulus seen where Kingston was comming from and recalled his officers, there would be no ambush..the Austians would go free.

OOC: Yes! Result.
And to Aust, this is a bump! We need to know how many of your men take each option, etc.

OOC: Most will take the option to go home, they probably have familly in the south, they can always emigrate over to the other side of Aust. Seeing as Austians are very tightly bound to the Emproer and Country, along with the oaths of honour to 'serve, honour and portect' him. They will see this as a easy way out. Of course, I'm not exactly advatising the fact you offered places in your army.

The Austians were not yet on the move, and little news seemed to have filtered out from their High Command.
For that reason, it was decided to use the heralds put in place.
Trumpets sounded, to attract attention, and then in loud clear Austian, from all around the Austian forces, men spoke these words:
"Your general has accepted our terms of surrender. Under these terms, every one of you has a choice.
You may surrender and go home quietly, provided with a few days food but stripped of all weapons.
Or you may join one of our armies. If you make that choice, further arrangements will be put in place to allow you to choose which one to join.
We emphasise this is a free choice, and we will accept the decision of each individual."

OOC: Could have predicted that. So now all your army knows; or at least most of it does, and the rest will within minutes.

The Austians were not yet on the move, and little news seemed to have filtered out from their High Command.
For that reason, it was decided to use the heralds put in place.
Trumpets sounded, to attract attention, and then in loud clear Austian, from all around the Austian forces, men spoke these words:
"Your general has accepted our terms of surrender. Under these terms, every one of you has a choice.
You may surrender and go home quietly, provided with a few days food but stripped of all weapons.
Or you may join one of our armies. If you make that choice, further arrangements will be put in place to allow you to choose which one to join.
We emphasise this is a free choice, and we will accept the decision of each individual."

OOC: Could have predicted that. So now all your army knows; or at least most of it does, and the rest will within minutes.
OOC: It seems ulikly that you have so many HEralds that can speak the language if a nation thats been isolationist for so long. But, hey! Who cares. Can you just give me some info on how they decide, where do they go ect?

OOC: I'm sure in an army of 10,000 I can gather a couple of dozen who speak the language, or can read a prepared message in it.

IC: Preparations were being made, with all those who could speak basic Austian gathered to handle the outcoming troops.
It was announced to the closest end of the Austian army, and was repeated every few minutes, that all should start heading West.
As each man came west, he was asked whether he wanted to join up, or to be sent away.
All those leaving were made to place each part of their military equipment in a relevant pile, before being sent further west to await the issuing of supplies.
All those wishing to join were welcomed, and sent north, to await the question of which army to join.
Any man who didn't know, was told to turn around, walk to the back of the army, and come back when he was sure.

Some ostians came foward with knowlage of the Austian language and also announced the terms stated and the choices to be made. Mostly educated officers could speak the language enough to get the point across, General Regulus had informed his officers of the changed plan.

Other officers reformed their troops best they could while medical staff attended to the wounded.

ooc: just assumeing this worked, it wasn't exactly a big deal, and baseing the language thing on stuff that happend in the Time thread...

IC: Pi and her men had easyly prevented the distruction of the stores once they had informed the men of why they had been given such orders and their results. the bigger challange had been preventing the Austian troops from then raiding the stores themselves. however, while hand to hand combat was not something she was particularly good at, diplomacy and the arts of war were her strong points, and she used them to her advantage.

as a result, few of the supplys had actually been destroyed, at least so far as she could tell.

she was mildly surprised to discover that a couple of the mid ranked officers she ran into could speak, admitiedly broken, Angerman. but, as one of the men discreatly reminded her, this was not as surprsieing as one might think. Angermanland and Aust had both been essentually seperated from the outside world for a long time, but occasionaly they had come into contact with each other. reports as to weither the incident in the south island had been invasion, colonisation, or something else were confused but it was a knowen fact that it had happend and that the men from the sea had been Austians.

this had made the task much easier. once it was compleated, she had... well, comandeered, for want of a better word... a couple of those officers, and headed north to where a runner had informed her the decision as to which army to join would be presented to those Austians who had chosen to fight for the allies.

The newest military operation in Aust had already begun.
A substantial naval force, comprised of 100 ships of the line, and all supporting vessels, including Angerman-style dominance class, using Bambinio as a base, was sent to blockade Aust City.
They were even now sailing down the coast towards Aust's capital.
Once in place they would establish a blockade of each of entrances and exits through the reef suitable for large vessels; the dominance, 20 in all, would cruise to prevent other smaller vessels escaping.
The city would be blockaded until the government surrendered, and gave the allies all the territory they demanded.

with the Austian navy seemingly out of the way all the kirisuban warjunks joined the armada, Lord General Nakamura on his command ship.

most of the Kirisuban forces would travel by ship ready for action if needed 1000 of them remaining at Bambino.