"If the enemy is on campaign, his home defense will be weak." ~The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China (author unknown)
Emperor Cao Cao was content to let Chulom and Boaam fight without his intervention, because he was convinced that boaam would not be able to get a significant advantage over the Chulomese Army. But with troubling words coming in day by day as the battle raged and casualties mounted, and the whole economic structure of the continent began to collapse under the strain of ongoing fighting, the Emperor decided he would relieve the pressure upon his ally. he had already consulted the Duke of Yellow Rock, and formulated his strategy, and his inspection of the ranks, was the excuse he needed to be in the right place to begin it. The moment he arrived at his command post in southeastern Sunji, he took immediate command of 30,000 troops, and invaded the kingdom of Boaam between its lowest western towns.
His son, Cao Te, had been left behind near the central eastern border and struck accross with an additional 20,000 troops. and
north of him, was the Duke of Yellow Rock, who struck east with 30,000 MORE troops.
All total, 80,000 troops had crossed the border, with the remaining 20,000 stationed within sunji to prevent counterinvasion by Boaam's dangerous northern ally.
ahead of his force Cao Cao sent two sets of runners, the first set was dispatched towards chulom to announced sunji's intervention. the second set was dressed as Boaamite soldiers who were to bring word to the ruler of Boaam, very loudly, that they had been invaded, thus would the army of boaam have terror put into their hearts, drastically reducing their morale and sending chulom's soaring in the next day of the conflict.
when Cao Cao's force crossed the border, he split 10,000 troops in two directions, to seize the border towns that he passed between. whatever puny militias may be there, would be no match for his thousands of well trained veteran troops. when he had then gone more miles in to boaamite territory, he paused and set up camp, sending cavalry out to scout his perimiter.
To the north, at the central invasion area, Cao Te was in charge, and his tactic immitated his father's. He went between two towns, and broke off 5,000 of his 20,000 man army to send north to capture the border town. leaving the southern one alone as his father would take it. However his next action differed. he went further than his sire, and was marching in the direction of the Boaamite capital. it was this that he was intent on capturing. when he had pushed his troops hard, he finally made camp, prepared his defenses, dispatched scouts and an emissary towards the capital to announce the defeat of the army sent against chulom, and the fall of the western border, and demand that the city surrender.
in the farthest northern portion of the invading force, the Duke of Yellow Rock mimiced the tactic of his southern counterparts, sending his force out past the town, splitting some 5,000 off to take it, but halting only when he came to the river, where he encamped for the night with his remaining 25,000 man army.
Makeup of my invasion force:
cao cao's force= 10,000 naginata cavalry 5,000 to take north town
10,000 cavalry archerers 2,500 to take southern town
10,000 lite cavalry 2,500 to take southern town
10 mages
Cao Te's force= 10,000 cavalry archerers
5,000 naginata cavalry
5,000 lite cavalry (sent north to take town)
The Duke of Yellow Rock's force= 5,000 chariots
10,000 archerers
5,000 swordsmen
5,000 two handed
5,000 ashigaru spears
(2,500 archerers and 2,500 ashigaru spears taking town)
as the forces cross their respective positions, any fort encountered will be attacked. (if boaam's whole force is in place fighting chulom without stationing troops in them, the forts will be burned, if they are occupied, then 1,000 troops will stay back to lay siege to them)
To better illustrate the invasion, here is the strategic map of my advance:
