War of Lost Brothers

War of Lost Brothers
Date 21st October 2016 - present Location Florian Republic Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Krasnarus-Corian Pact Krasnarus Kingdom of Coria Srbozemlje Liberation Army	Florian Republic Srbozemlje Loyalists

The War of Lost Brothers is an ongoing conflict originating in Apollonia. The war was triggered by the assassination of the Corian King in a visit to Astaronia. It was believed that the assassin was from the Florian Republic. This set off a diplomatic crisis and both the Florian Republic and Coria exchanged declarations of war against each other. It was announced later in the evening that Krasnarus would become allies with Coria in the war. It was also known that Coria had plans of annexing Srbozemlje, which the Florian Republic has reacted badly to. A day afterwards the Florian Republic started negotiations with Jingdao and Shireroth; however it has been marred as both countries are still technically at war.

Background

Arms race

A result of the War of Jingdaoese Immolation.

Political and military alliances: A web of intrigues

During the period following the War of Jingdaoese Immolation, the major powers of Micras went to great length to strengthen their positions throughout the planet. While during the Hammish Civil War and the subsequent conflict between Shireroth and Jingdao, the war had remained limited to certain regions (mainly Keltia and Northern Apollonia), the first direct conflict between the great powers and following armistice had convinced both sides that the key to victory was on Apollonia.

The run-up to the war saw some very important shifts, changing the balance in power. A staunch ally of Shireroth, Alexandria, saw itself collapse, while the USSO grew both in numbers as strength. The occurrence of the Auspicious Occasion in Shireroth, saw the nation also losing the possibility of Stormark joining their sides in any armed conflict. Now confronted with the possibility of being unable to fend of all the strength that the USSO was gathering, Shireroth started an intensive campaign in the small, but strategically located Florian Republic. The nation, partly impoverished during the Xhusor War and subsequent changes in government (including a shift from a police state into a more or less democratic nation), felt betrayed by the lack of support it received from the members of the Union. In the end, the Florians were downgraded from a fullfledged Member State into an Associate Member. Not much later, on the 22nd October 2017, they signed a treaty with Shireroth, effectively turning over any defence capacities to Shireroth.

The Jingdaoese Grand Secretariat felt alarmed by the sudden changes near its doorstep. Tensions further increased when the Tegong confirmed potential Shirerithian-backed plots to further increase their influence in the Eastern Apollonian territories, which Jingdao considered their own sphere of influence. It found allies in Coria and Krasnarus, whom felt threatened by the recent policies of the Florians.

Progress of the war

The Apollonian Theatre

The Florian campaign

Invasion of the Florian Republic by Jingdao.