Warriors of Macedon, a 2020 Macedonian AAR

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Warriors of Macedon, a 2020 Macedonian AAR

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The year is 2020, almost 2 years since a deal was struck with the Hellenic Republic to normalize relations in exchange for Macedonia changing her name to "Northern Macedonia". Peace has reigned, thus far. However, one day, on July 21st 2020 a military coup takes place in the North Macedonian capital of Skopje. A military junta takes power within a matter of hours as the civilian government crumbles. This junta is led by a mysterious young officer known only as "Alexander". His face has never been seen, and there are whispers and wild rumors about his origins. Some say he is Greek, others say he is Bulgarian, still other believe he is a Serb, or perhaps even an Albanian. Regardless, in all official communiques he refers to himself as simply a "Macedonian".The young officer, according to the rumors no older than 25, storms into the North Macedonian parliament building where the members of the North Macedonian Parliament wait in fear. Alexander steps to the podium and begins his address thusly,

"The time has come for Macedonia to reject the vile machinations of the Hellenic Republic grasping at our inheritance to the south! We must throw off this "Republican" ideal foisted upon us by a Europe that has been seized by the "Democratic" ideals of Hellenism! True Macedonians know that the right of kings is the only true form of government! Democracy? Pah! The pathetic, cowardly, weak democracy of ancient Athens lasted under 200 years and controlled an embarrassingly small amount of territory! By contrast, our glorious Macedonian Empire led by the Great Alexander spread glorious Hellenistic culture from Greece to the Indus River! We shall rebuild the Hellenistic world, and destroy the Hellenic one that has been built by our southern neighbors and their "useful idiots" over the past 2000 years, the Romans, Brits, and Americans. I hereby declare the reformation of the Kingdom of Macedonia and raise high the banner of the Vergina Sun. Today, we have liberated Northern Macedonia, tomorrow we march on the south!"

A chorus of applause erupts from the Macedonian Parliament, some clapping with genuine patriotic fervor, others out of fear.
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One week later the Macedonian army, still in shock from the coup, is at last ready to begin the offensive to liberate the south. However, there is a widespread fear among the officers that their small nation is woefully underprepared for war.
One month later, after several unsuccessful attacks into Greek territory, The Greek army launches a massive offensive deep into Macedonian territory.
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Panic quickly spreads throughout the capital until a shocking diplomatic turn of events causes a dramatic shift in the war. NATO, previously tacitly supporting Greece, fractures following the intervention of Turkish troops on the side of Macedonia. Germany, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia, Italy, France, Poland, and most of Central Europe soon follow and NATO troops begin flowing into Macedonia to halt the Greek advance.
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The tide turns quickly, and within a few days allied forces begin laying siege to Thessaloniki.
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The city quickly falls, at which point the threat of American and British intervention convinces the Macedonian alliance to make peace.
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In the peace deal Southern Macedonia is annexed by the Kingdom of Macedonia, and Western Thrace is released as a puppet state of Macedonia. Thessaloniki is renamed Solun, and immediately becomes the new capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia. Alexander greets the cheering throngs of Solun and announces his intention to "Free our Macedonian brothers in Bulgaria, by whatever means necessary!"
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After a brief military buildup Macedonian forces march across the Bulgarian border to liberate Pirin Macedonia.
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Bulgarian forces counterattack with ferocity, but Alexander is not deterred, he insists that his forces press on!
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The Macedonian assault is devastating, and with the door to Bulgaria's capital lying open, they are forced to make peace.
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All of Macedonia is now liberated, and Alexander, speaking from his palace in Solun, promises peace. However, that very same day Alexander holds a conference with his most trusted generals and issues important, highly classified orders. "Although I have appeased the peasant rabble by reuniting "Lesser" Macedonia, there are still hundreds of millions of Macedonians who live beyond our borders. We must prepare to liberate all Macedonians from here to the Indus. Prepare war plans against Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and what remains of the so called "Hellenic Republic". As the sun sets on the dying empires of the west, a new sun shall rise in the east, the Vergina Sun."

So, as you can probably tell, in this AAR I am planning on reconstructing Alexander the Great's Empire. Just to make things clear, I'm not actually taking a side in the IRL Macedonian/Greek dispute, I just thought it would be fun to try to rebuild Alexander's Empire with Macedonia.
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Re: Warriors of Macedon, a 2020 Macedonian AAR

Post by Danieldarnell95 »

Enjoyed reading it so far, just wondering though, how did you get the borders for Macedonia? did you use the map editor?
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