Spring 958: St. Gallen, once the pride of the French winter legion, now set on fire by the Romans.
The Romans who saw no way out of the beleaguering by the Burgundian forces than self-destruction.
In the Mediterranean, the Romans and Burgundians have a stand-off around Cagliari and Roma. The Burgundian army in Pisa however had to be disbanded. The Burgundians in return have taken Barca and are just one move away from Alexandria. The Romans seem to be anticipating such a move considering their Smyrna fleet has moved to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the army from Antakya to Palestine. Further north the armies of Romans and the Slavs are firmly set and fence off any attempt from the other to even move an inch.
The Swedes try to break the Roman defense line in Praha once more and just like before have to return empty-handed.
Then the Norse: they seem to have a preference for scorched areas. Now everyone knows that these fires usually leave very fertile soil, but perhaps not everyone is aware that SCs don't just grow when watered.
Some say the battle has now become a war between the Romans and all other Powers. If so will we see a major breakthrough in Fall 958? Just hang on...

Adjudication
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Burgundy:
A Abruzzi Supports A Roma
A Avignon Hold
A Bavaria - St. Gallen
A Frankfurt Supports A Hessen - Bavaria
A Koln - Alsace
F Ligurian Sea - Western Mediterranean Sea (*Fails*)
A Lombardy - Tirol (*Fails*)
A Mainz Supports A Hessen - Bavaria
F Palma Supports F Ligurian Sea - Western Mediterranean Sea
A Paris Hold
A Pisa Supports A Roma (*Disbanded*)
A Roma Supports A Pisa (*Cut*)
A Savoie - Genova
F Tunis - Barca
A Verdun Hold
A Zurich Supports A Bavaria - St. Gallen

EasternRomanEmpire:
A Ancona - Pisa
A Antakya - Palestine
F Cagliari Supports F Western Mediterranean Sea - Ligurian Sea
F Cherson Bight Supports A Kaffa
A Graz Supports A Praha
F Ionian Sea Supports F Napoli
A Kaffa Supports A Paristria - Cumaniya
A Khazar Empire Supports A Kaffa (*Cut*)
F Napoli Supports F Tyrrhenian Sea - Roma
F North Black Sea Supports A Khazar Empire
F Palermo - Libyan Sea
A Paristria - Cumaniya (*Bounce*)
A Praha Hold
A Ruthenia - Transylvania (*Fails*)
F Smyrna - Eastern Mediterranean Sea
A Spalato - Buda
A St. Gallen DES St. Gallen (*Disbanded*)
A Tirol - Lombardy (*Fails*)
A Transylvania - Valakia (*Bounce*)
F Tyrrhenian Sea - Roma (*Fails*)
A Venezia Supports A Ancona - Pisa
F Western Mediterranean Sea - Ligurian Sea (*Fails*)

SlavicNations:
A Burta - Cumaniya (*Bounce*)
A Cumaniya - Valakia (*Bounce*)
A Gardarike - Burta (*Fails*)
A Kjonugard Supports A Burta - Cumaniya
A Mordvin Supports A Rostov - Vladimir (*Fails*)
A Rostov - Vladimir (*Fails*)
A Vitebsk - Smolensk
F Vladimir - Khazar Empire (*Fails*)

Norge:
A Auvergne - Savoie
F Bay of Biscay - Mid Atlantic Ocean
A Bretagne - Maine
A Burgos - Toulouse
A Cordoba - Catalonia
F Dogger Bank Hold
F English Channel Hold
F Gulf of Cadiz - Serkland
F Hafrsfjord - North Sea
A Lapland Hold
A Maine - Tours
F Mid Atlantic Ocean - Gulf of Cadiz
F Sea of England Hold
F Sevilla - Cordoba
A Skiringssal Hold

Sverige:
F Baltic Sea Supports F Bornholmer Sea
F Bornholmer Sea Supports F Baltic Sea
A Brandenburg - Praha (*Fails*)
A Breslau Supports A Brandenburg - Praha
A Hamburg - Hessen
A Hessen - Bavaria
A Jomsborg - Brandenburg (*Fails*)
A Pommern - Jomsborg (*Fails*)
A Prussia Hold
A Przemysl - Ruthenia (*Fails*)
F Reval Hold

No retreats so we're heading for Fall 958.
Deadline is Tuesday Dec 2, at 23:00 GMT.

Frank