Semalam, teringat zaman kegemilangan aku sebagai seorang strategist dalam video game Medieval II Total War, first battle against Russia dimana aku outnumbered and outmached, Mujahid pernah cakap "Jangan harap lah.." dan dia berlalu pergi sambil ketawa sinis.
Tapi, taktik yang aku gunakan dalam battle itu, tak sangka dapat diapply dalam battle-battle seterusnya, bukan sahaja didalam Medieval, but Empire and Napoleon jugak. So, hari ni aku nak cerita pengalaman battle tu and macam yang roomate aku tau, aku ada buat memoir untuk pengalaman ni - in english. Kalau ada grammatical error, abaikan - sebab aku budak Band 3..hu3x
Caffa, a small town located at the tip of the Crimean Peninsula. The triumphant Kingdom of Venice, made Caffa a trading settlement and thus, attracted a numbers of traders mostly from the Black Sea. The city fall to the hand of the Turks on the aftermath of Russo-Turks War, and it did suffered a terrible effect to the trade activities at the Crimean Chersonese. The ambitious, William II of England managed to conquered the Western Europe, abolished many of the royal monarchs including the French, the Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Spain and now His Majesty is standing on the gate to Russia. He know what are the consequences of invading Russia, the possibility of being trap between the harsh Russian Great Winter and the ferocious Turks. He sent his general, Arthur, Duke of Northumbria to make a deception manouvre to drive the Turks from Trebizond while he will lead the cream of the English army towards Russia. The English army consisted of a numerous number of English knight, most of them saw and experienced a number of battle in William's campaign to conquer Europe.
"Your Majesty, Duke of Northumbria has captured Trebizond, Selim is on the run, he's retreating.." .The Turks has been weakened by a number of attack by the Russian and the empire's fate is hang in the balance and now the English unexpectedly crossed the Black Sea and defeat an army of Turks led by Selim. Victory at Trebizond made the road to Russia became too much easier as there will be no threat from the Turks. Caffa is loosely defended by the Russian, apart from that much of the population has flee to the East, seeking a protection from their leader. "What a nonsense - they surrendered Caffa without even offer us any resistance, stupid Russian, this valuable land is ours, boys"
One year later, William II made his way to London, thus gave the task to defend the region capital, Caffa to the Duke of Northumbria - "Sire, this is really not a good time for us..all of us" The Russian led by Grand Duke Mikhailovski with some 2500 Druzhina, Dvor and Boyar Sons laid a very first siege of Caffa. They want to reclaim the city, the Duke having inspected his army "I don't know what are the outcome of the battle, but they might capture the first gate.." The English army consisted of 335 knight, with some longbowmen and Ribault were in hopeless position, the Russian outnumbered them 7 to 1. "Sire, my noble mounted knights agreed to sneak out through the back gate and flank the Russian, it's a suicide mission but you might escape to the nearest dockyard - it's an honour for us" The commander of the English Knight, Sir William Howe offered to command some 125 noble cavalrymen in order to relieve the siege. "We have no choice - on your favour gentlemen"
The nearest allied region located far west from Caffa, Stettin occupied by the English on their earlier campaign of Russia, but to retreat there by land could be dangerous as the Russian Cossack might be able to harass them on their way to Stettin. The English might retire by sea as there were no naval threat by both Russian and Turks on the Black Sea but the only way to achieve it is by sacrifice the cavalry unit which will disrupt the portion of Russian while the others can escape harmless.
The English heavy missile unit, Ribault also might be the only hope to at least, inflict a large number of the Russians should they retake the city and the Duke use it well by position it on the high ground facing the castle entrance. The Duke in order to avoid pitched battle, placed the armoured swordsmen, dismounted English Knight and the longbowmen inside the city, and positioned them on the second layer of Caffa's fortification. The Duke's intention was to lure the Russian inside the heavily pack city and shower them with the deadly arrow should they manage to breach the first wall. Sir William Howe's cavalry unit had already stationed outside Caffa, covered by a mist, the Russians did not realized the manouvre.
Grand Duke Mikhailovski's cannons start to battered the English fortification at 7 PM, but there was no answering fire from the English - they did not have an artillery. The main entrance was pound to a rubble, the Russians infantry and cavalry made their way through the rubble and march to the castle - in a battle formation. The Russians believe that the English had abandoned the castle but..
"Archers, FIRE!!" The terrible hail of arrow delivered by the longbowmen and the English archers inflicted many casualties among the Russians, they're shocked and began to waiver. Scattered, the Russians try to hold their ground seeking cover on each other - the discipline and moral is broken. The unstoppable rain of blazing arrow was too much for the Russians but the English had not done yet. The Duke unleashed the Ribault. Firing from the high ground give them a superiority towards the badly demoralized Russian, Mikhailovski try to rally his troops and ordered them to advance towards the second layer of the castle. One third of the Russian were killed in an inferno triggered by the fire arrow but the spirit of the army cannot easily being broken because most of the army came from the noble family, means anything happen - surrender must to be avoid.
At the height of battle, the Duke led the charge of the English infantry. The noblemen of Russian began to rout and flee the battlefield including Mikhailovski but suddenly, Sir William Howe's knight began to appear behind the rubble and charge with a full speed towards the Russians. The Russians were trapped and the encirclement is complete. As the previous order from His Majesty, no quarter will be given for the enemies of England, the Russians was annihilated. The English suffered only a little of casualties from the battle.
After the battle, the Duke sent Philips, Earl of Nottingham to recruit as many of mercenaries on the region of Caffa, because the castle itself unable to recruit any fresh troops especially the precious knight. Started from the first siege, Caffa wil witness the battle for another 11 sieges, 9 by the Russians and 2 by Timurids - but none of these failed to claim this castle from the English. Why? Because none of them could tell the story of the person who responsible for the defence of Caffa.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Kisah AKU, Law n Chinese Girl?
Minggu lepas, ketika melayan facebook yang bikin kepala otak jadi biru - aku dikejutkan dengan satu message from anonymous, takut jugak kalau-kalau ia sejenis virus baru. Ku baca message itu dengan tenang, siapakah ini? hatiku bertanya. Aku menghela nafas yang panjang selepas membaca message itu - ingat lagi ke aku benda-benda pelik ni?
p/s: identiti amoi ni dirahsiakan..
Hatiku berbelah bagi, nak reply ke message amoi ni..and finally i made one solid decision - "Jom Farid, apa salahnya try bantu sahabat Malaysia kau ni"
Mari kita sesame lihat soalan amoi ni...waah, it's tort - subjek favourite jugak selepas criminal law.. Tanpa mengetahui mesej seterusnya, aku terus agreed untuk tolong but suddenly, she said 10 pages for both issues - "my goodness, aku pun tak pernah buat sebanyak ni" .
Aku pun cakaplah yang aku maybe boleh tolong but bagi aku masa sikit sebab kebanyakan fact, theory and kes dah hilang dalam kepala otak aku, maybe sebab kekecewaan tak dapat sambung law hari tu..
at the end of the day, amoi ni wish good night kat aku but selepas itu aku mendapat mesej yang bagi aku agak mengejutkan
tadaa!!
aku terkesima - adoilah, jelas dan nyata sangat ke??
Pergh, aku bukan apa - bila aku cakap kat family aku, diorang tak percaya, cakap kat kawan-kawan aku pulak - 50-50, bila cakap kat kakak aku, jealous habis dia dengar. So, buat mereka yang tak boleh terima fakta ni bila aku inform kat korang dulu, sila jangan cemburu dengan saya..hu3x
keesokan paginya, di office aku memulakan misi mencari jawapan bagi kesulitan yang dialami amoi tu, memang happy bila dapat revise balik subjek law ni - teringat jugak waktu semester 2, budak-budak group aku tak terima skrip jawapan aku sedangkan aku dah penat gila buat, at the end aku just dapat 20 out of 40 untuk markah assignment, task...surprisingly, untuk paper itu aku berjaya dapat B+, memang diluar jangkaan aku..
setelah siap, ingatkan nak hantar e-mel tapi bos suruh aku dengan Shaz pergi Bazaar Ramadhan Kg. Baru, beli some foods untuk iftar kami, so - sampai je rumah pukul 11 malam, aku terus bukak fb then straightly sent my answer script to my very first "client"..hu3x. One more thing, apa yang uniknya kali ini, aku dikehendaki menjawab soalan amoi ini berdasarkan UK legal system not malaysian legal system - sesuatu yang baru untuk aku.
kalau saya tahu, saya try tolong..ok
p/s: Cina tanya melayu - memang pelik sebab jarang, but it's okay. Hidup Gagasan 1 Malaysia
p/s: identiti amoi ni dirahsiakan..
Hatiku berbelah bagi, nak reply ke message amoi ni..and finally i made one solid decision - "Jom Farid, apa salahnya try bantu sahabat Malaysia kau ni"
Mari kita sesame lihat soalan amoi ni...waah, it's tort - subjek favourite jugak selepas criminal law.. Tanpa mengetahui mesej seterusnya, aku terus agreed untuk tolong but suddenly, she said 10 pages for both issues - "my goodness, aku pun tak pernah buat sebanyak ni" .
Aku pun cakaplah yang aku maybe boleh tolong but bagi aku masa sikit sebab kebanyakan fact, theory and kes dah hilang dalam kepala otak aku, maybe sebab kekecewaan tak dapat sambung law hari tu..
at the end of the day, amoi ni wish good night kat aku but selepas itu aku mendapat mesej yang bagi aku agak mengejutkan
tadaa!!
aku terkesima - adoilah, jelas dan nyata sangat ke??
Pergh, aku bukan apa - bila aku cakap kat family aku, diorang tak percaya, cakap kat kawan-kawan aku pulak - 50-50, bila cakap kat kakak aku, jealous habis dia dengar. So, buat mereka yang tak boleh terima fakta ni bila aku inform kat korang dulu, sila jangan cemburu dengan saya..hu3x
keesokan paginya, di office aku memulakan misi mencari jawapan bagi kesulitan yang dialami amoi tu, memang happy bila dapat revise balik subjek law ni - teringat jugak waktu semester 2, budak-budak group aku tak terima skrip jawapan aku sedangkan aku dah penat gila buat, at the end aku just dapat 20 out of 40 untuk markah assignment, task...surprisingly, untuk paper itu aku berjaya dapat B+, memang diluar jangkaan aku..
setelah siap, ingatkan nak hantar e-mel tapi bos suruh aku dengan Shaz pergi Bazaar Ramadhan Kg. Baru, beli some foods untuk iftar kami, so - sampai je rumah pukul 11 malam, aku terus bukak fb then straightly sent my answer script to my very first "client"..hu3x. One more thing, apa yang uniknya kali ini, aku dikehendaki menjawab soalan amoi ini berdasarkan UK legal system not malaysian legal system - sesuatu yang baru untuk aku.
kalau saya tahu, saya try tolong..ok
p/s: Cina tanya melayu - memang pelik sebab jarang, but it's okay. Hidup Gagasan 1 Malaysia
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Kisah AKU n Shopping Raya 2011
Hari jumaat tu aku amik cuti – banyak benda nak kena settle dengan UiTM dan bank, sejak kerja ni – aku tak banyak masa nak buat benda-benda ni, tak focus. Balik bank je, terus bergerak ke UiTM Melaka, nak settle kakak aku punya pulak, lagipun dia mengada-ngada kata nak tengok dulu kampusnya macam mana, *sigh*. Lepas tu kami sekeluarga bergerak ke SBPI Rawang, nak amik “banduan”...ha3x, adik aku tu – dah lama sangat tak balik rumah.
Ramadhan sudah memasuki minggu ke-empat, dan baru inilah kami sekeluarga dapat berkumpul bersama-sama, yalah, sekolah adik aku ni pulak macam penjara pulak aku tengok, jarang nak bagi studentnya pelepasan untuk buka puasa bersama-sama family, dengar cerita diorang raya pun sekejap je – kata adik aku, 4 september dia kena balik SBPI Rawang ni.
So, masa ini memang terbaiklah kalau nak pergi beli kelengkapan hari raya such as baju baru dll. Kalau dulu kami pergi Selayang Mall, tapi kali ni pergi JUSCO Kepong pulak.
Kat JUSCO ni takde Chargers Outfitter, so, aku decide untuk tukar kelainan pulak – forest. Forest ni dulu pattern bajunya tak canggih langsung, tapi sekarang ni kreatif la jugak. Taklah biasa sangat dop. First time aku noticed keunikan pattern forest ialah ketika hang out dengan roomies kat JUSCO Bukit Raja, dimana aku purchased one shirt sebagai probationary shirt..hu3x
This time pulak waktu mencari baju office untuk dipakai di uitm – aku dah malaslah nak pakai baju- baju t-shirt lagi, actually, i used to wear formal rather than casual, but some of my outfit such as yang brown kat atas tu – aku still bawa masuk UiTM nanti.
Boring tunggu adik aku dalam fitting room tu –“eh, style pulak gambar ni, buat dp fb la pasni..hu3x”
Unlike tahun-tahun sebelumnya yang aku selalu kira berapa banyak duit habis untuk dia ni, tahun ni aku takde idea langsung berapa banyak outfit dia beli and how much..
Bajet tough? Sepak laju-laju karang, baru kau tau...
Fitting room confession - Tahun lepas kaler cekelat, tahun ni kaler purple, “dah macam baju prs aku plop”
Dah pukul 6 petang, jom balik la korang – nak buka puasa dengan baju-baju tu ke weyh..??
Semalam, kami berlima berbuka puasa di Six Point Riverside Cafe, ala carte or buffet? Seriously, aku tak pernah prefer buffet sebab bagi aku rugi.
Kenapa pulak rugi? Untuk orang yang menikmati makanan, know how to enjoy the food and make your bloody stomach feel happy (macam mereka diatas – consider tengok makanan didepan diorang), buffet memang package terbaik..but,
Untuk orang yang tangki kecik macam aku ni – rm17 per head it just a total pembaziran, why? Sebab apa yang aku makan semalam, aku rasa tak sampai setengah pun harganya..hu3x
..............................THE END....................................
Ramadhan sudah memasuki minggu ke-empat, dan baru inilah kami sekeluarga dapat berkumpul bersama-sama, yalah, sekolah adik aku ni pulak macam penjara pulak aku tengok, jarang nak bagi studentnya pelepasan untuk buka puasa bersama-sama family, dengar cerita diorang raya pun sekejap je – kata adik aku, 4 september dia kena balik SBPI Rawang ni.
So, masa ini memang terbaiklah kalau nak pergi beli kelengkapan hari raya such as baju baru dll. Kalau dulu kami pergi Selayang Mall, tapi kali ni pergi JUSCO Kepong pulak.
Kat JUSCO ni takde Chargers Outfitter, so, aku decide untuk tukar kelainan pulak – forest. Forest ni dulu pattern bajunya tak canggih langsung, tapi sekarang ni kreatif la jugak. Taklah biasa sangat dop. First time aku noticed keunikan pattern forest ialah ketika hang out dengan roomies kat JUSCO Bukit Raja, dimana aku purchased one shirt sebagai probationary shirt..hu3x
This time pulak waktu mencari baju office untuk dipakai di uitm – aku dah malaslah nak pakai baju- baju t-shirt lagi, actually, i used to wear formal rather than casual, but some of my outfit such as yang brown kat atas tu – aku still bawa masuk UiTM nanti.
Boring tunggu adik aku dalam fitting room tu –“eh, style pulak gambar ni, buat dp fb la pasni..hu3x”
Unlike tahun-tahun sebelumnya yang aku selalu kira berapa banyak duit habis untuk dia ni, tahun ni aku takde idea langsung berapa banyak outfit dia beli and how much..
Bajet tough? Sepak laju-laju karang, baru kau tau...
Fitting room confession - Tahun lepas kaler cekelat, tahun ni kaler purple, “dah macam baju prs aku plop”
Dah pukul 6 petang, jom balik la korang – nak buka puasa dengan baju-baju tu ke weyh..??
Semalam, kami berlima berbuka puasa di Six Point Riverside Cafe, ala carte or buffet? Seriously, aku tak pernah prefer buffet sebab bagi aku rugi.
Kenapa pulak rugi? Untuk orang yang menikmati makanan, know how to enjoy the food and make your bloody stomach feel happy (macam mereka diatas – consider tengok makanan didepan diorang), buffet memang package terbaik..but,
Untuk orang yang tangki kecik macam aku ni – rm17 per head it just a total pembaziran, why? Sebab apa yang aku makan semalam, aku rasa tak sampai setengah pun harganya..hu3x
..............................THE END....................................
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