Talk:Great Eulhae War

Here's a draft combining all the Eulhae ideas we've come up with in the past that I can find. There are probably a lot of things that don't work with one nation or another's desired history. But I'd like to get a basic outline out first, so we actually know what we're discussing and changing.

Pre-War

 * In the 1890s through 1920s, there are a series of wars between Mincang and MS:
 * First Meisaani-Mincangan War: The little southwestern corner of Sansiao (SW of Xiayan) is basically under loose Mincangan control/influence -- at this point Mincang still probably is struggling to get its whole territory centralized. Meisaan thinks it can pretty easily just take it over, since it already controls the rest of Sansiao, and then probably push beyond the hills into the little lobe of Mincang that sticks out towards Sansiao, which it also thinks is probably farther than Mincang can really extend itself. It does so, but then Mincang surprisingly mobilizes very quickly, retakes all of that area, pushes all the way through most of Sansiao. Mincang gets a bit stuck just north of the lake-y area at the east end of Sansiao, where Meisaan really digs in. Some potential for trench warfare. Eventually they settle with a treaty, but Mincang gets to keep control of Sansiao. Meisaan is angry, of course. Mincang uses the war as a way to basically force Zhuigo -- previously pretty neutral and strategically unimportant -- under its influence, strongarming it into some kind of confederation/alliance and stationing a lot of troops there.
 * Second Meisaani-Mincangan War: Meisaan tries to retake Sansiao, heading directly for Quejin and the central river valley. Mincang, now much better positioned in Zhuigo and Sansiao, sends large numbers of forces up the eastern valley, pushes all the way through that SE lobe of Meisaan, and takes control of Hausan. Meisaan is angry again. Mincangans become more patriotic and nationalist, getting happy that they finally span from coast to coast, like the great ancient Cheonje.
 * Third Meisaani-Mincangan War: Mincang is overextended and overconfident, JM is starting to get a little scared at the idea of Mincang having an East Sinju Sea port. Meisaan, with the backup of JM, recaptures its SE lobe and NE part of Sansiao, cutting off a substantial part of Mincang army in Hausan. Meisaan is victorious, but not tremendously so.
 * Somewhere between 1910 and 1925, messy rivalries in Bangju break out into war. Fusen and Hach support one side (including at least whatever’s in the area that becomes modern Sakushi), JM supports the other (which is probably a bit more independent of JM influence and powerful in its own right, whatever it is). None of the three guarantor powers are officially at war, though. The relationship between Fusen and Hach is one of convenience — both want to get JM out of the way. Not sure what happens with Taniilux: is it a JM ally, and therefore gets attacked occasionally by Fusen and Hach?
 * The war effectively ends in stalemate, with Fusen/Hach-favored forces having control over much of Bangju, but JM-favored forces still powerful the south. Fusen and Hach formally divide up Bangju into respective spheres of influence.
 * The Bangju war sees the first development of attrition-style warfare, setting up for Eulhae.
 * Nuki allies with Fusen.
 * Mincang takes over some of the small states to its south — Lanxieu, Hhokai, Sitoan.

Early War

 * A coup in Nabei results in the establishment of a pro-Xencovian government, denounced by Nukigurun. Nukigurun presents an ultimatum to Nabei government, telling it to step down or otherwise face intervention. Nukigurun invades Nabei; war is declared by Xencovia. Jeongmi and Meisaan declare war on Nukigurun. The Chukyo Pact is signed by Fusen, Nuki, Mincang, and Hach, solidifying an anti-Jeongmi/Meisaan axis. Eulhae begins.
 * Basanreseri, with Fusen’s support, attempts to invade the neighboring JM-aligned parts of Bangju. Jeongmi and Meisaan declare war on Fusen and Basanreseri. The war begins in Bangju.
 * Basanreserian Seogwan attacks Mennefer, in coordination with Nukigurun.
 * Taking advantage of the chaos in the East Sinju Sea, Mincang invades Longzhou; in response, Meisaan formally declares war on Mincang. Fancy Mincang ski troops invade Meisaan directly over the western mountains in a surprise attack that skirts Sansiao (part of Meisaan at the time), where Meisaan was expecting an attack to come from down the river valley in Zhuigo. A massive proportion of the Meisaani army is encircled in Sansiao and destroyed. The defeat of the Meisaani army in southern Meisaan alarms Jeongmi, which up to this point had not fully mobilized.
 * Coordinating with Mincang, Fusen invades Yeoseo and commits many war crimes.
 * Mincang forces continue their offensive up the Meisaani coast.
 * Hachuabsh invades the Hweshed islands and the Jeongmian colony of Hallaiha. Jeongmi and Meisaan declare war on Hachuabsh. The war begins in Yeongju.
 * With naval support from Fusen, Mincang forces reach Minghoi. The Meisaani government capitulates and some elements of the Meisaani army are able to retreat into Jeongmi. Hokan has been neutral but Mincang-friendly up to this point; Mincang decides it is not worth the risk and invades.
 * Matobo invades parts of Miju.

Middle War

 * Meanwhile, Hach goes on a rampage through Yeongju and tries to invade Yahui, which is a JMan colony. It doesn’t really coordinate well with the other Contingents.
 * Also meanwhile, Nuki successfully occupies Yedal. JM and Nuki keep fighting over the area, but the war is not as intense at this point as it is elsewhere in the world.
 * An unusually harsh winter begins northwest Meisaan, which forces the Mincang advance to a halt.
 * Jeongmian-Meisaani forces attempt a counteroffensive and briefly retake Minghoi, however Mincang rallies and is able to stop the Jeongmians and Meisaanis. The war in northern Meisaan grinds into a stalemate, with Minghoi changing sides multiple times until the Allies launch another counteroffensive toward the later stages of the war.
 * Mincang and JM bomb each other over and over and over.
 * A coup occurs in Cheranaga Nadu, which has been effectively uncontrolled since Longzhou was invaded.

Late War

 * Hach gets bogged down in a guerilla war in Yahui; internally, mass strikes lead to a revolution that make Hach’s continued participation in the war impossible. Hach negotiates a treaty with the Allies that involves sacrificing its gains in Yeongju and empire in Bangju.
 * Hach loses eastern Bangju (Hekatsut and area) to Allies, who slice it up into a confederation of ethnic groups that don’t get along (not!Yugoslavia) after the war.
 * Some stranded Hach regiments in Yahui begin fomenting the beginning of a Yahui independence war.
 * Mennefer demolishes Seogwan but continues fighting Nuki. Lots and lots of people die but not a ton of progress is made.
 * JM now has control over much of Bangju, and surrounds Fusen on all sides. It takes back Basanreseri and all of Bangju from Fusen. JM also conducts massive firebombing campaigns on Fusen and Mincang.
 * Meanwhile, JM is finally figuring out mechanization, and its technological/strategic advances make it more successful against Mincang in northern Meisaan. It launches a second assault on Mincang’s northern front from the coast of Hokan, in coordination with a substantial Hokanese resistance movement. At the same time, Namju lands in Sitoan, on Mincang’s south, and pushes north. Mincang eventually surrenders.
 * Fusen finally surrenders. Some Fusenese rump state(s) in Fusenese colony/ie(s) on another continent continue fighting.
 * Once the other major fronts have concluded, JM can turn its full attention toward Nuki. It slowly but steadily liberates Yedal, and gives stronger support to Mennefer in the west. Nuki will not surrender, but JM is unwilling to conduct a land invasion. JM drops a nuclear weapon on Nuki, and Nuki finally surrenders. The Sinju war is over.
 * It takes a while for people to finish fighting in Miju and Yoju.

Unresolved questions

 * Not sure what happens with Kinshu? Is it aligned to the Allies?
 * What’s up with Taikieng? It’s hard to imagine that Mincang wouldn’t try to invade if it were an Allied power.
 * What exactly happens in South Jungju? How connected is it to the rest of the war? (I don’t think it necessarily has to be very connected at all.)