[ WP ] The Roman and Aztec Empires covering all of Europe and North America respectively have survived into the Modern era . Now at war write from the perspective of one of the troops on the ground

War is Hell only if Hell is a waiting room. 
 
 Our battalion has been stationed in this same damned spot for what seems like centuries. The citadel's bulwarks are ancient, paint peeling off rusting handrails. Still, she does her job well. She's positioned right for it too; a hilly plain, surrounded on three sides by the meandering curves of a river. Has n't been a single Aztec squadron near this stretch of the border in years. 
 
 Honestly, I'd gladly rush off into battle just for a chance to do something. We've been sitting in this same goddamn spot, fortified and doing nothing for ages - it feels like we've been forgotten by the higher-ups. We have n't had any of our weaponry upgraded in living memory; hell, this battalion is n't even *mechanized*, that's how far in the past we're operating. It's been what they're calling the `` Modern Era'' for long enough. Yeah, I'd stake money on us being totally forgotten - it ca n't cost them more than 50 gold or so to get us an upgrade, and we've still got squat. 
 
 Jesus Christ, I do n't even know why we're stationed down here in the first place. All we're doing is contributing to upkeep costs, and there's not a goddamn enemy in sight over here. The only thing of note within 10 tiles is Venice, and we negotiated an alliance with them at least a dozen turns ago. Not that they're doing much; all of our cities reached the stagnation point a long time ago. 
 
 Fucking Montezuma. We'd have won this game by now if he did n't have so many Great Admirals. I swear to God, as soon as this player finishes researching Advanced Ballistics, he needs to rain down nuclear missiles on his shit. It's already turn 400 and there's no end in sight. 
 
 God, I hate Civ.
