The Xingqin War
This great war has been fought between the Empire of Rameria and the Dominion of Xingqin between 655 and 663 AW.
In an emergency meeting, he managed to mobilise large parts of the Ramerian Nobility and not only started pushing the invaders back, but also to build a standing army to match the oncoming Xingqin hordes.
The war dragged on for almost eight painful years, resulting in massive losses for the Ramerians. The war-weary Emperor turned to the priests and Correspondents for a solution, and one particular scholar developed a theory that would later turn into the Godhammer. This weapon was supposed to deal a lot of damage over a large area, however, the scholar fatally underestimated its power, and when Frederick gave the order to detonate it, large parts of both armies were completely destroyed.
Soon after, both parties more than willingly signed a white piece and retreated to their home continents to lick their wounds and try to rebuild.
While the Ramerians were still struggling to mobilise their force, the Xingqin used light scoutships to find weak and undefended settlements to raid and occupy, taking a total of four further islands and raiding three mainland cities before the Ramerians were able to respond.
This counteroffensive by the Ramerians caught the Xingqin by surprise, who expected the Empire to soon fold and submit to their demands. However, the Empire's high use of Correspondents was able to repel multiple invading hosts, as the Xingqin wasn't used to fighting against them.
However, the superior military tactics and mobility of the Xingqin still made them win multiple battles and take over yet more islands.
This resulted in a war of attrition for almost eight years: both sides were heavily focused on raiding temporarily weakly defended settlements, destroying the enemy's convoys and pursuing a defeat in detail. Both sides committed ever more resources to this conflict, unwilling to sign a white peace after already having lost so much and certain that they could outlast their enemies.
This resulted in a major anti-war movement springing to life in both countries, however, the absolutist Dominion of Xingqin had a far easier time containing it as opposed to the Feudalistic Rameria. Many vassals started withdrawing their support for the war, and countless civil peace movements sprung to life.
It was during this time that the desperate Emperor Frederick II turned to his best Correspondents and tasked them with coming up with new ways to utilise the The Correspondence - the last way he saw for him to win the war.
With superior manoeuvres, mobility and a novel streamlined flow of information within their army, Cao managed to take three of the heavily fortified islands within three months, while using other parts of his army to launch raids on the mainland to keep the Ramerian army occupied.
On the 14th of , Frederick II gave orders to assault Trelas V, greatly surprising his Xingqin opponent. He knew that he could no longer defend against them, and committed everything to destroy Cao's army before it could mobilise again. It quickly became apparent that the Xingqin clearly had the upper hand, however, and Order 21 was signed by Frederick, permitting the use of the godhammer that was smuggled into enemy territory by 14 elite soldiers.
However, when it actually exploded, the destruction was far greater than any of the Correspondents had foreseen: a huge fireball enveloped the whole island and the waters around it, destroying large parts of both the Xingqin and the Ramerian armies and fleets together with multiple civilian settlements on the island.
Survivors tell of an incredible pain that would sear through your body even before the heat of the flames could burn you and how all sound was banished from the isle for several minutes, as if the very universe itself was griefing for the incredible loss of life.
The Xingqin lost control of all the islands surrounding their capital island, as their tributaries lost all faith in the Emperor who now didn't even have a sufficiently large army to enforce his will anymore.
The Ramerians suffered a lot more from this defeat, however: their whole country exploded into a violent civil war, lasting mere months as the war-weary populace was more than willing to quickly lay down their arms again, even if it meant being absorbed into one of the various new-formed power blocks on Rameria: the Ramerian Successor States
A Brief Overview
When the Xingqin first invaded in 655 AW, the Ramerian military was in no shape to stand up to them and rapidly lost small islands to the invaders and had to endure the raid of multiple coastal towns on the mainland.In an emergency meeting, he managed to mobilise large parts of the Ramerian Nobility and not only started pushing the invaders back, but also to build a standing army to match the oncoming Xingqin hordes.
The war dragged on for almost eight painful years, resulting in massive losses for the Ramerians. The war-weary Emperor turned to the priests and Correspondents for a solution, and one particular scholar developed a theory that would later turn into the Godhammer. This weapon was supposed to deal a lot of damage over a large area, however, the scholar fatally underestimated its power, and when Frederick gave the order to detonate it, large parts of both armies were completely destroyed.
Soon after, both parties more than willingly signed a white piece and retreated to their home continents to lick their wounds and try to rebuild.
The first Invasions
The war was kicked off by a large army of the Xingqin landing on the Ramerian island of Taras, slaughtering its defenders and taking it over within days.While the Ramerians were still struggling to mobilise their force, the Xingqin used light scoutships to find weak and undefended settlements to raid and occupy, taking a total of four further islands and raiding three mainland cities before the Ramerians were able to respond.
This counteroffensive by the Ramerians caught the Xingqin by surprise, who expected the Empire to soon fold and submit to their demands. However, the Empire's high use of Correspondents was able to repel multiple invading hosts, as the Xingqin wasn't used to fighting against them.
However, the superior military tactics and mobility of the Xingqin still made them win multiple battles and take over yet more islands.
A War of Attrition
It soon became apparent that neither side had the upper hand overseas: the Ramerians were able to defeat every Xingqin force sent to the home isles and the Ramerians were unable to retake the already fortified islands.This resulted in a war of attrition for almost eight years: both sides were heavily focused on raiding temporarily weakly defended settlements, destroying the enemy's convoys and pursuing a defeat in detail. Both sides committed ever more resources to this conflict, unwilling to sign a white peace after already having lost so much and certain that they could outlast their enemies.
This resulted in a major anti-war movement springing to life in both countries, however, the absolutist Dominion of Xingqin had a far easier time containing it as opposed to the Feudalistic Rameria. Many vassals started withdrawing their support for the war, and countless civil peace movements sprung to life.
It was during this time that the desperate Emperor Frederick II turned to his best Correspondents and tasked them with coming up with new ways to utilise the The Correspondence - the last way he saw for him to win the war.
The End of the War
In the year 663AW, the Ramerian's side was so weakened by peace movements that the Xingqin were confident in being able to invade and their newest and most promising General - Cao Shuang - launched a campaign to take the Trelas isles, an island chain hosting large parts of the Ramerian mobilised army.With superior manoeuvres, mobility and a novel streamlined flow of information within their army, Cao managed to take three of the heavily fortified islands within three months, while using other parts of his army to launch raids on the mainland to keep the Ramerian army occupied.
On the 14th of , Frederick II gave orders to assault Trelas V, greatly surprising his Xingqin opponent. He knew that he could no longer defend against them, and committed everything to destroy Cao's army before it could mobilise again. It quickly became apparent that the Xingqin clearly had the upper hand, however, and Order 21 was signed by Frederick, permitting the use of the godhammer that was smuggled into enemy territory by 14 elite soldiers.
However, when it actually exploded, the destruction was far greater than any of the Correspondents had foreseen: a huge fireball enveloped the whole island and the waters around it, destroying large parts of both the Xingqin and the Ramerian armies and fleets together with multiple civilian settlements on the island.
Survivors tell of an incredible pain that would sear through your body even before the heat of the flames could burn you and how all sound was banished from the isle for several minutes, as if the very universe itself was griefing for the incredible loss of life.
The Peace
On the 15th of , a single day after the Godhammer incident, both sides unanimously agreed to sign a white.The Xingqin lost control of all the islands surrounding their capital island, as their tributaries lost all faith in the Emperor who now didn't even have a sufficiently large army to enforce his will anymore.
The Ramerians suffered a lot more from this defeat, however: their whole country exploded into a violent civil war, lasting mere months as the war-weary populace was more than willing to quickly lay down their arms again, even if it meant being absorbed into one of the various new-formed power blocks on Rameria: the Ramerian Successor States
The Xingqin War
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