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<blockquote data-quote="The Patriarchy" data-source="post: 17740" data-attributes="member: 162">WarIn 460 BCE, while the Alkharans made strides in governance with the formal adoption of zero—leading to the appointment of Tithe Collectors who efficiently managed crop taxes—their expansion faced an unexpected challenge. The newly encountered city-state of Tlatilco, centrally located within Alkharan lands, resisted fiercely. Though the Alkharans outnumbered the Tlatilcans nearly two to one, they faced an opponent with a superior military: swift chariots and skilled archers, while the Alkharans had only warriors and emissaries.The Alkharans positioned their forces on high ground and funneled the Tlatilcans into tight passes, using bottleneck tactics to inflict heavy casualties. By all accounts, they decimated the Tlatilcan ranks, sustaining only light losses themselves. Yet, in a stunning turn, the Alkharans were somehow routed, driven back despite their tactical advantage and numerical superiority. The Tlatilcans’ resilience and unexpected counter-attacks unsettled the Alkharans, leaving them to puzzle over the defeat and reconsider their approach. It became clear that controlling Tlatilco would not be as straightforward as they had believed, as the small city-state had proven itself a formidable opponent in the heart of Alkharan territory.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Patriarchy, post: 17740, member: 162"] [CENTER][FONT=times new roman][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)][SIZE=6]War[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER] In 460 BCE, while the Alkharans made strides in governance with the formal adoption of zero—leading to the appointment of [I]Tithe Collectors[/I] who efficiently managed crop taxes—their expansion faced an unexpected challenge. The newly encountered city-state of [I]Tlatilco[/I], centrally located within Alkharan lands, resisted fiercely. Though the Alkharans outnumbered the Tlatilcans nearly two to one, they faced an opponent with a superior military: swift chariots and skilled archers, while the Alkharans had only warriors and emissaries. The Alkharans positioned their forces on high ground and funneled the Tlatilcans into tight passes, using bottleneck tactics to inflict heavy casualties. By all accounts, they decimated the Tlatilcan ranks, sustaining only light losses themselves. Yet, in a stunning turn, the Alkharans were somehow routed, driven back despite their tactical advantage and numerical superiority. The Tlatilcans’ resilience and unexpected counter-attacks unsettled the Alkharans, leaving them to puzzle over the defeat and reconsider their approach. It became clear that controlling Tlatilco would not be as straightforward as they had believed, as the small city-state had proven itself a formidable opponent in the heart of Alkharan territory. [/QUOTE]

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