Well, not a good turn for me, but things could be worse. I really miss the replay (it wouldn't generate correctly, and I can't see my opponents moves
). Somehow, he got around behind me. It didn't help that Bragg sat in his tent and did not MTSG to help Hardee. Let me show you the sadness. I am not showing the destruction of my little militia in Jackson? (the locked unit just south of Humboldt). I was able to blow the depot at Bowling Green.
As a point, this is why I was so upset last round about giving up the initiative to my enemy. It was upsetting that my units had to rest (how dare they!), and it appears that my enemy's did not rest. Arrgh.
Here is the battle of Humboldt (lots of crying and wailing in the background as this is viewed).
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Once again, the retreat was the worst part. I suffered slightly over a lot of hits during the retreat. [SIZE="5"][color="Indigo"]OUCH[/color][/size]. I much prefer to be the abuser, and not the abused.
A moment of silence for the departed please.
Let's move on. Here we see the eastern edge of the battle field. Was I correct or what on the movement of the union. It appears that Crittenden's Corps moved into Bowling Green (after I blew the depot and skedaddled out of town). And just look at the size of his Corps, 4 times as big as Wharton. Wharton is going to slide south to threaten Nashville or Bowling Green as opportunity merits (and going to hide in the hills to be invisible).
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Now to my moves in the western edge.
Here is Cheatham's move (really lack thereof). As you can see, he took a severe beating during the battle of Humboldt. I am having his rest to get reinforcements. He also will hold Ft. Henry (it's worth a VP). The lone Calvary unit is going to cross the river so as to be able to join Wharton's command.
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Here is everyone else's moves. As you can see, Grant is behind me (and closer to Corinth). The AOM will blow the depot, and march to join Bory at Memphis. Bragg will move to Humboldt and then south to engage the union. Hardee will travel south to be available for MTSG (he is not very powerful, but every bit helps).
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A note about the power levels:
Last turn, Bragg was at 417. By defending (and not moving), he is now at 713. Whereas Hardee was at 389, but after combat, he is at 278 (his 235 + Cheatham's 43). Wharton has gone from 75 to 90 by just moving.
And last but not least, the current victory scenario:
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Those killed during the retreat do not show in the total column. If you add up the battle screens I have shown, you get abut 12,800 (plus the 90 I killed when Grant squashed my militia unit) gives about 12,900. From my earlier post, you know that I killed an extra couple of thousand or so during retreats. So the total casualties only reflects those killed during the actual battle.
Remember - The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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