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I understand perfectly. Still time for me to catch up.
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A distant cousin of famous general, Hamilcar, Sagrescar Barca was making a name for himself in Carthage and beyond. Mostly due to his, usually outlandish, attempts at misdirection. Nevertheless he had successfully pulled off a smash and grab heist against the Spanish, made a pin cushion out of a Greek general and dazzled the Romans with a skilful display of horsemanship.
Now he needed to get his vanguard force across a small bridge to secure the flanks of a greater Carthaginian force. Expecting the crossing to be uneventful, Sagrescar had allowed his elephants to cross ahead of the main force to take advantage of some tasty vegetation, along with a small unit of hoplites.
Unexpectedly a large group of rowdy unwashed Gauls approached at the double, accompanied by a smaller group of naked ginger-haired men and three chariots. Sagrescar quickly ordered his hoplites to form up and his remaining troops to get across the bridge as soon as possible, but the narrowness of the bridge would mean progress would be slow. It would be up to the elephants and the hoplites to hold the line to give the Carthaginians time to get across before the mass of cheese-whiffing Gauls blocked the bridge.
The Gauls kept up their pace, moving at full speed directly for the bridge, while their chariots swept across from their left flank to the right, supporting the naked men.
The Carthaginian elephants, enraged that their meal had been interrupted, let out a furious trumpet and charged straight into the Gauls. Or, at least they would have done if the Gauls hadn't decided that they really didn't fancy being trampled by 10 tonnes of angry pachyderm and promptly turned and ran.
While their clothed kinsmen continued their flight, the group of naked short gingers fancied their chances charging into one elephant.
...and the rest of the Gauls keep running...
The naked men fought bravely, and it was only after three rounds of combat, and the second elephant getting stuck in, that they finally collapsed under the weight of the great beasts.
There remained time for a demonstration of Iberian slinger marksmanship, scoring 0 hits in 20 shots at the fleeing naked fanatics.
Eventually 2 more fanatics died of laughing at the pathetic Carthaginian shooting, before the last member (and his member) left the field.
All too late the Gauls finally rallied in time to watch on helplessly as the remainder of the Carthaginian force trooped across the bridge. The evil charioteers spitefully killed one of the mahouts but, rather than stampeding off, as the Gauls hoped, the elephant just returned to his well earned, and interrupted, meal.
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Yep, will be there
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Actually, that bit is accurate, as I asked for the image to show him speared through the back. I didn’t ask for the spear to be tipped with a banana skin though!
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It's not hard to see why there was a mercenary revolt in Carthage. There was no money left for anyone else after the Numidians got paid. totally worth it though!
Meanwhile, this AI generated image appears to capture the moment Ptolemy Del Monte was felled by a Numidian spear.
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works for me
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Sounds like a bit of fun.
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Ok, all is right with the world once again. Except for the duplicate events whenever there are only 4 Sundays in a month!
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McGran started a new event:
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Yeah, I'm having a nightmare with this bloody calendar!
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McGran started a new event:
QuoteAll Day Gaming
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McGran started a new event:
QuoteAll Day Gaming
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McGran started a new event:
Quote7pm till late
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McGran started a new event:
Quote7pm till late
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McGran started a new event:
Quote7pm till late
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McGran started a new event:
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McGran started a new event:
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