Regarding the Parthian Troop Typho: Ups, you got me^^
But dont you think that 1.000 Seems a bit low?
Lets try to clarify some things:
Before a large, all out war with the goal to eradicate the other empire breaks out, initial skirmishes will be boarder conflicts, followed by some town sacking, followed by a real war, followed by both Empires actually beeing at their respective throats.
As I would consider both sides as roughly "even matched", this war would propably not leave the Parthian region. The operational goal staging goal for the Chinese force would propably be to gain a strongpoint in the Mediterran (I assume that reaching Rome with a big army from the east could get troublesome if the Roman fleet is not contained), the goal for the Romans would be to prevent this.
The only "Neutral side" which would directly influence this would be the Parthians, as they happen to be in that region, and would propably side with the defender (Parthians are propably quite happy with the Status Quo)
Germans/Xiognu/Berber-Tribes/Tibetans whatever would only indirectly
influence this conflcit by either hitting the empire next to them or choosing not to do so.
I doubt that these factions would even consider an Alliance with the Empire next to them before the "other Empire" would be a threat to themselves.
This would only happen if "their" Empire is doing pretty badly.
F.E. The Germans would propably give a damn if Rome looses some cities in the Caspian area, the Chinese would at least have to reach the Mediterran, propably even further, to become soemthing like a "perceived" threat.
Although its a different time, the difficulties Flavius Aetius had in building his Anti-Attilla Alliance were not insignifcant, and that was against an enemy at their throats, with a number of athrocities commited and certainly less diplomatic skills than the poltical stuff accompanying a Han expedition would have.
In addition, the repsective Empire would not ally unless they are in a dire situation as transporting a significant amount of Barbarian forces can be quite disastrous to the countryside they are transported through.
Still, are any numbers for the Xiognu/Tibetan forces available? I would be highly interested to see how they would scale up.
But dont you think that 1.000 Seems a bit low?
Lets try to clarify some things:
Before a large, all out war with the goal to eradicate the other empire breaks out, initial skirmishes will be boarder conflicts, followed by some town sacking, followed by a real war, followed by both Empires actually beeing at their respective throats.
As I would consider both sides as roughly "even matched", this war would propably not leave the Parthian region. The operational goal staging goal for the Chinese force would propably be to gain a strongpoint in the Mediterran (I assume that reaching Rome with a big army from the east could get troublesome if the Roman fleet is not contained), the goal for the Romans would be to prevent this.
The only "Neutral side" which would directly influence this would be the Parthians, as they happen to be in that region, and would propably side with the defender (Parthians are propably quite happy with the Status Quo)
Germans/Xiognu/Berber-Tribes/Tibetans whatever would only indirectly
influence this conflcit by either hitting the empire next to them or choosing not to do so.
I doubt that these factions would even consider an Alliance with the Empire next to them before the "other Empire" would be a threat to themselves.
This would only happen if "their" Empire is doing pretty badly.
F.E. The Germans would propably give a damn if Rome looses some cities in the Caspian area, the Chinese would at least have to reach the Mediterran, propably even further, to become soemthing like a "perceived" threat.
Although its a different time, the difficulties Flavius Aetius had in building his Anti-Attilla Alliance were not insignifcant, and that was against an enemy at their throats, with a number of athrocities commited and certainly less diplomatic skills than the poltical stuff accompanying a Han expedition would have.
In addition, the repsective Empire would not ally unless they are in a dire situation as transporting a significant amount of Barbarian forces can be quite disastrous to the countryside they are transported through.
Still, are any numbers for the Xiognu/Tibetan forces available? I would be highly interested to see how they would scale up.
