PROLOGUE. Through the course of 4 years, Teutonia will crawl out of its grave, despite the outnumbering odds. Through the years, the neighbouring nations, particularly Neuvellon, Albion and Tanakvik, have all grown rather well during the years of Teutonian weakness, with no Teutonian competition, especially towards manpower, trading and even colonialization, all three nations have been able to develop more smoothly, but now, with the recent “ return “ of Teutonian power, they fear the balance of Europia has been interrupted, thus, on 1754, the secretive Maroon Coalition was formed between the three nations, all agreeing to prevent the rapid comeback of Teutonia. On 1755, hundreds of Teutonian states began uniting together into one nation, “ Altreikia “, in the south and " Teutonor " in the north. By the end of 1755, the thousands of fractured Teutonian states, have all consolidated into two large nations, Altreikia and Teutonor. During the first months of 1766, the Maroon Coalition, especially Neuvellon, would start preparing for a possible intervention, the popular and well-loved Neuvellonian General Marquees Leon, would propose the “ Maroon Plan “, a triple-threat offensive by the Maroon Coalition, with all three nations executing attacks throughout Northern Teutonia, while instigating a revolution in Southern Teutonia, both plans are to weaken the nation. The Maroon Plan would be ratified by July of 1766, with execution dated 5 months later, for now, the three nations would attempt to weaken Altreikia and Teutonor, with the power of propaganda, thousands of signs would be plastered all over Altreikian and Teutonite towns, warning of the consequences of a united Teutonia. By December of 1766, the Maroon Plan is finally executed, after months of preparation, all three nations would start mobilizing their armies. On an calm night, off the coast of modern day Altenhafen, an Altreikian musketeer resting on the beach would notice swarms of dark blobs along the coastline, at first, he thought of it as nothing major, however, the blobs would start increasing in size, until finally, coming out as a shape of a boat, not just a boat, but hundreds of them. The soldier would start hearing faint sounds of conversation from the waves, thats when he finally knew, an attack was imminent, he ran to the nearby garrison in alert of the coming threat, “ Boats !, Boats !, Wake Up ! “, he yelled. Its too late however, by the time the garrison had finally mobilized the troops, the enemies had landed, a standstill erupted, “ Cur hic es? “ the Altreikian troops shouted, “ Sales Teutons ! “ the enemies shouted. The standstill grew for 10 minutes, each side waiting for orders, it was only then when the Altreikians noticed another humongous group of boats appearing along the coastline, amidst the troops, “ Commence the attack ! “ echoed along them, the Altreikian musketeers fired at the enemy, a battle rapidly erupted, upon the arrival of the other boats, which were the Tanakvikians, the Altreikian troops had to retreat due to the numerical disadvantage. The coastal town of Eltonnenfen ( Altenhafen ) has fallen under Maroon hands. The Teutonian troops retreated from Eltonnenfen and now head way to the nearby town Mmelordia, the light cavalry would charge to the town of Mmelordia, in order to warn the populace of the imminent battle, upon the cavalry’s arrival, they rung the town bell, “ The citizens of Mmelordia !, in a mere matter of minutes, will an enemy rage upon this town !, we need of you to exit this place, and head south, to salvation ! “ Upon the arrival of the rest of the Teutonian troops, they would prepare defensive measures all across Mmelordia, as well as stocking up on more weapons, even preparing “ molotovs “, bottles filled with tar, lit on fire to throw as incendiary weapons. At approximately 3AM in the night, the enemy troops had finally arrived, sounds of marching were loud and echoing throughout the quiet of the night. Inside the town, the Altreikian troops would hear, “ Surrender !, and mercy will be at the tip of our hands ! “, the troops wouldn’t fall to the lies, an order to attack is declared, suddenly, Altreikian troops hauled the incendiary weapons over the defensive positions, fire and screams plagued the surrounding, the enemy troops split in two groups, the Neuvellonians handling the left flank and Tanakvikians handling the right, they both charge at the Altreikian troops. “ Hussah ! “ would echo through the night, Altreikian troops would successfully hold back the Neuvellonians, however, the better armed Tanakvikians would pierce the defensive lines, tearing through the Altreikians, they would light the houses of Mmelordia and would attack the remaining troops. ( continued on notes )
It was an impossible battle in the first place, the Altreikians would be massacred, not a single soul spared, except one, fleeing to the forest. The Neuvellonians and Tanakvikians would capture Mmelordia, cheering would be heard from a mile away. 4 Days Later. Altreikian and Teutonor troops have finally arrived as reinforcements, they near the town of Eltonnenfen, specifically, they set up camps in Kulten Hill and Neeles Hill. The Maroon troops had made the foolish mistake to prepare for a siege in Mmelordia, thinking Teutonian reinforcements wouldn't arrive for a week. However, there is a huge disadvantage for the Teutonians, both Altreikian and Teutonor troops are equipped with outdated Lleubeni rifles, even worse, the Maroons outnumbered them heavily, however the other Teutonian units were to arrive within a week. For now, the Teutonians would choose to liberate Eltonnenfen first, and would leave Mmelordia to the incoming reinforcements, this would prove to be a huge mistake. Upon the arrival of Teutonian troops in Eltonnenfen, they would be surprised to see no Maroons whatsoever, thinking this must be an ambush or a trap, they receive the order to back out as soon as they can, however, this was all part of the plan. As the Teutonians were exiting the town, sounds of extremely loud whistling would suddenly erupt through the air, in a matter of seconds, a cannonball would demolish the town cathedral, after a few seconds, another cannonball arrives, then another followed by another. It was a trap, the Teutonian troops rush to exit the town but in their horror, they're surrounded by Maroon troops. They can't leave the town in any sides, suddenly, the bombardment gets worse, cannonballs now rain every second, fire and blaze covering Eltonnenfen entirely, the Teutonian troops are dying, one by one, then two, then three, four, five. 10 minutes later, Eltonnenfen is now in ashes, not a single soul remains. Another victory for the Maroons, once again. Image: Maroon ships sailing by Eltonnenfen, seconds before they start the bombardment.
