”Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.”-John F. Kennedy
In the pristine blue waters of the Mediterranean Admiral Vasev, and Admiral Thurston who were commanding the coalition of English Caliphate, and Yurizlansian navies were setting sail for the Konstantinoplean fleet. Their fleet numbered 220, with 170Yurizlansia ships, and 50 English ships all waiting to do battle. Luckily the leaders of Yurizlansia were competent enough to not use all of the navy in one theatre. Vasev was also glad to hear the sorry state of the Konstantinoplean navy, and could not wait to cripple them. The plan was simple, defeat the enemy navy in the Mediterranean, and bombard the important island of Crete. The coalition navy also had about 50,000 marines ready to do battle with whatever invasion forces they find on the island. They were still sailing on the Mediterranean, waiting for any form of resistance.
King Vladimir Klumystef was sitting in his very spacious study contemplating his next plans for the war. That was when one of the clerks from the Defense Department gave him a letter.
From: Petar Yenkov, Head of Defense Department
To: His Majesty King Vladimir Klumystef
After I had been informed of the percentage we could use in certain situations from the top economists in my department, I have concluded that less than 1% of our population is in the military, which numbers 380,000. If we needed to, we could draft 2% of our country, which numbers 764,091 men. If we were to be invaded, we can draft 4% of our men, which numbers 1,528,182 men. This information is going to be vital during our struggle to win this war.May God be with you,
Petar Yenkov
This interested the King very much. He knew that he would need more men than he had now. He began to give speeches denouncing Konstantinople, and inspiring patriotic fervor. After he received the reports from the Admiralty, we waited anxiously for his plan to come through.