An Alliance with the Teutons out of the blue? 
They are on the other side of Europe! Maybe they feel a crusading duty...
They are on the other side of Europe! Maybe they feel a crusading duty...-
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An Alliance with the Teutons out of the blue?
The Teutons aren't the only ones lacking common sense.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 64
The diplomat was from Norway which made his arrival making even less sense. The Teutonic Order might have duty in crusades but there were certainly no obligations for the Norwegians. At least, Beatriz wasn't aware Norway was even interested in crusades where she was so far from all the heathens. Given that Norway had a navy of some sort, Beatriz certainly saw some usefulness from this alliance.
The Castillian queen agreed to the second offer and told both the Norwegian and Teutonic diplomats that she expected the two nations to come to her aid against the heathens. The diplomats promised to pass the word to their rulers and left promptly. They would be escorted to northern Iberia where their ships awaited. Beatriz expected some news to arrive in a few days as she expected the two nations to join her war.
Those are two very strange alliance partners. I have my doubts that they'll be very useful in your part of the world.
I'm unsure if the Norwegian navy will be useful. Norway is usually very weak and get conquered by Denmark or Sweden rapidly.
I very much doubt their contributions too.
Well, my navy isn't that impressive either so it makes sense that the Norwegian navy could be on par.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 65
Beatriz was furious when she learned of the betrayal by Norway and the Teutonic Order. The two nations had approached her with requests for alliance but they betrayed her the moment she called them to arms. The Castillian queen wondered why she wasted time with the likes of the two nation. She thought their rulers were allying Castille for the crusade but clearly they were misled.
In some ways, Beatriz hadn't expected them to join the war. If anything, she was very doubtful. Yet, she must test how reliable the two nations would be. Castille might be threatened one day and she might need reliable allies to aid her in times of need. Faced against heathens who were largely focused on Castille, there was certainly no real threat to either of the nation but their betrayal proved how worthless they were as allies.
Quick announcement: I have stopped playing by 1895 because, at that point, it becomes tedious and rather boring.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 66
An English diplomat arrived in the Castillian court and, lacking tact, soon threw a few diplomatic insults towards Beatriz. Under ordinary circumstances, such insults would be catastrophic and the two nation could be at the verge of a war. Beatriz could execute the diplomat to show that she would not tolerate any insults. However, the Castillian queen was going to let the insults pass and ease the tension.
The Castillian queen could see the negative impact of a war with the English when Castille was already facing all of North Africa. She wished to not put her nation in a position where Castille couldn't possibly win. She knew victory was possible against the Muslim coalition due to the lack of unity amongst the North African nations. The Castillian queen wasn't foolish to let her emotions overcome her common sense.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 66
An English diplomat arrived in the Castillian court and, lacking tact, soon threw a few diplomatic insults towards Beatriz. Under ordinary circumstances, such insults would be catastrophic and the two nation could be at the verge of a war. Beatriz could execute the diplomat to show that she would not tolerate any insults. However, the Castillian queen was going to let the insults pass and ease the tension.
The Castillian queen could see the negative impact of a war with the English when Castille was already facing all of North Africa. She wished to not put her nation in a position where Castille couldn't possibly win. She knew victory was possible against the Muslim coalition due to the lack of unity amongst the North African nations. The Castillian queen wasn't foolish to let her emotions overcome her common sense.
A bit dumb to ally if they weren't going to join the war anyway.
We have quite a while left before that!
Well those alliances proved even less useful than I thought, and I thought they'd be pretty useless.
A bit dumb to ally if they weren't going to join the war anyway.
We have quite a while left before that!
Well, we are talking about AIs.
Well those alliances proved even less useful than I thought, and I thought they'd be pretty useless.
The AIs can afford to lose some prestige.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 67
Suddenly, Beatriz was told that another diplomat arrived at her court. She was frustrated with all of these diplomats when so little was accomplished. However, she couldn't exactly deny a diplomat from entering her court or her reputation would be harmed. Rumors could sprout up across Europe if she refused to see diplomats. Some nations might even see such denial as a sign of cowardice.
This diplomat was from Sweden and, like the two diplomats before him, was requesting an alliance with the mighty Castille. The Castillian queen was certain that this was merely another request with more betrayal from these nations. It was clear that Sweden, like Norway and Teutonic Order, thought that she could get an alliance without giving back first. Still, she wasn't going to let the diplomat return empty-handed but she still wanted the diplomat to inform the Swedish king that he was expected to join the war.
The AI's from the Baltic continues to ally you.
They see me as a potential powerful ally. Foolish AIs.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 68
To her pleasant surprise, Beatriz learned that Sweden actually joined the war against the heathens. Why the Scandinavian nation would join baffled her but this was an indication the Swedish ruler was serious with this alliance, unlike the Norwegian and Teutonic rulers who didn't value alliances as much as she did. With the addition of the Swedish fleet, the odds in the Mediterranean would be evened a bit.
Still, Beatriz was going to remain on the defensive and wait for her enemies to come to her. Sweden, having only just joined the war, would require time to mobilize her forces and ships so the Castillian queen wasn't expecting her new ally to participate anytime soon. A messenger arrived recently reporting that no enemy ships was spotted off the southern coast of Iberia. To be on the safe side, Beatriz assigned a few scouts in Northern Iberia should the heathens get any ideas.
Lost track of the aar for a bit, nice when the forum doesnt give updages on it.
Oh the diplomatic ai of eu3, always in its mysterious ways. Still, you got one ally so its not all bad. And sweden should at least have a useful fleet and some troops it could be worse. It couldve been muscowy.
Oh the diplomatic ai of eu3, always in its mysterious ways. Still, you got one ally so its not all bad. And sweden should at least have a useful fleet and some troops it could be worse. It couldve been muscowy.
I don't get updates for a few AARs I follow either. As for Sweden, they won't be that useful since their contribution is minimal.
Well as least this ally didn't immediately break the alliance.
I was surprised they joined.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 69
The Castillian queen soon learned that, while Sweden's entry to the war didn't see her forces immediately arriving onto the battlefield, it certainly had a way of demoralizing the enemy, especially those who didn't want to fight Castille in the first place. Two weeks after the alliance formation between Castille and Sweden, a new diplomat arrived in Castille and this diplomat belonged to a heathen nation.
Beatriz was amused to learn a heathen diplomat had arrived at her court. She was certainly intrigued to see what this diplomat had to offer since the diplomats weren't allowed in until their offer was told to one of her advisers who decided whether the diplomat could enter or not. Of course, the diplomats were searched for weapons before they were allowed in. This diplomat was from Hafsids and he asked for Hafsids to exit the war.
I don't get the AIs at times.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 70
Soon after, a diplomat from the Golden Horde arrived wishing to talk peace. Beatriz learned later that the Golden Horde had its hands full with the Russian nations so a separate war wasn't favorable for them, not that they could contribute much to the conflict when they lacked the ships to reach Iberia in the first place. The Castillian queen still agreed knowing the exit of such a power would definitely demoralize his oppositions.
With two nations exiting the war in rapid successions, Beatriz expected several other nations to leave soon. She was simply glad that the heathen nations weren't as unified as they were during the earlier crusades. At the time, those nations were unified under one ruler and under one faith making a crusade of North Africa difficult, it not impossible. Given how fractured the Muslims were, she had a chance of expand into North Africa and eventually the Middle East.
Well the war is practically won now that your greatest threat, the Golden Horde, is gone. Surely they would have marched armies across all of Europe to crush you.
Why did they join the war in the first place if they are to peace out so rapidly? Or how much time has it been since you declared war?
Well the war is practically won now that your greatest threat, the Golden Horde, is gone. Surely they would have marched armies across all of Europe to crush you.
I've had a game before where the Golden Horde reached as far as the HRE so it's not that farfetched.
2 years had passed. I know it didn't feel that long. I was disappointed when they didn't put up more of a fight.
Beatriz the Great
Chapter 71
Just as Beatriz predicted, the diplomat of Ziyyanids arrived to talk peace. With the exit of the Ziyyanids, Morocco was basically the only North African nation still in this war save The Mamluks which was too far to do anything. If the two years had been any indication, The Mamluks was all talk and no action. Not a single one of their ship was spotted off the coast of Iberia.
Still, the Castillian queen knew she couldn't win unless she went on the offensive. The odds were improving but there was still the matter of the Ottomans who she must eliminate from the war. To do so, she must first send a diplomat to the sultan of Dulkadir who basically ruled over the Ottomans as well. Once the Ottomans were removed from the equation, she could finally launch her offensive.
