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The start of hostilities between [[Daxia]] and [[Varshan]] can be pointed to a border delimitation dispute between both nations following the fall of [[Nanzitolclatl]]. Both nations began a policy of aggressive military build-up and posturing on the disputed border of Xisheng and north Varshan, including several clashes that resulted in deaths from the two sides. [[Daxia]]n forces began the hasty construction of a set of four strong defensive lines, collectively known as the [[Chen Line]]; the fortification was considered too resilient to even countenance an attempt by Varshan's forces to breach it. As [[Urcea]] and its dependencies were dragged into a shooting war with [[Varshan]], forcing the latter to withdraw numerous units from the Xisheng frontier region, the [[Daxia]]n political leadership committed to an opportunistic attack of its own to settle the border issue by force, as had happened with [[Nanzitolclatl]]. Even with the shift in resources to [[Cetsencalia]], [[Daxia]]n forces were still numerically inferior to their [[Varshan]]i counterparts. A large portion of [[Daxia]]n strength in [[Crona]] represented in the main body of the [[Army of Conquest]] was still engaged north in a simmering conflict with the [[Alpachnia|Alpachnee Confederation]]. [[Daxia]]n High Command believed its air assets on hand, partial element of surprise and the qualitative edge of its forces would be enough to nullify the [[Varshan]]i advantage in numbers. On May 25, 2021, [[Daxia]]n artillery alongside drones began an intensive bombardment of [[Varshan]]i positions south of the Amox river. By May 29, [[Daxia]]n forces had constructed several pontoon bridges and were crossing over the Amox into [[Varshan]] proper. Pushing back light counter-attacks, a mechanized thrust aided by irregular detachments and drone sorties, secured several bridgeheads allowing [[Daxia]]n forces to continue pouring forth. Initially unable to hold back the [[Daxia]]n advance, [[Varshan]]'s Northern zone commander [[Shai Malan-Zar]] adopted a strategy of defense in depth, quickly ordering his forces to fall back to prepared defensive lines north of Shimrra, further out of range of [[Daxia]]n artillery. As [[Varshan]]'s own invasion of [[Cetsencalia]] found increased battlefield gains, [[Varshan]] command saw fit to transfer back significant forces to the fighting on Xisheng, where the [[Daxia]]n offensive was bogged down 35 km north of the city of Shimrra. The sudden influx of battle hardened reinforcements saw the reversal of the limited [[Daxia]]n gains within two months, forcing them back to the Amox river, and then forcing them to conduct a hasty fighting retreat back across it. These setbacks forced field marshal [[Bort Borg]] to finally recall the bulk of the [[Army of Conquest]] from the north in order to salvage the worsening situation and stabilize the front. With local superiority [[Varshan]] forces successfully crossed the Amox after several abortive and costly landing attempts and began capturing several towns and strongpoints south of the [[Chen Line]] while [[Daxia]]n retreated to avoid being destroyed in pitched battle by overwhelming numbers. | The start of hostilities between [[Daxia]] and [[Varshan]] can be pointed to a border delimitation dispute between both nations following the fall of [[Nanzitolclatl]]. Both nations began a policy of aggressive military build-up and posturing on the disputed border of Xisheng and north Varshan, including several clashes that resulted in deaths from the two sides. [[Daxia]]n forces began the hasty construction of a set of four strong defensive lines, collectively known as the [[Chen Line]]; the fortification was considered too resilient to even countenance an attempt by Varshan's forces to breach it. As [[Urcea]] and its dependencies were dragged into a shooting war with [[Varshan]], forcing the latter to withdraw numerous units from the Xisheng frontier region, the [[Daxia]]n political leadership committed to an opportunistic attack of its own to settle the border issue by force, as had happened with [[Nanzitolclatl]]. Even with the shift in resources to [[Cetsencalia]], [[Daxia]]n forces were still numerically inferior to their [[Varshan]]i counterparts. A large portion of [[Daxia]]n strength in [[Crona]] represented in the main body of the [[Army of Conquest]] was still engaged north in a simmering conflict with the [[Alpachnia|Alpachnee Confederation]]. [[Daxia]]n High Command believed its air assets on hand, partial element of surprise and the qualitative edge of its forces would be enough to nullify the [[Varshan]]i advantage in numbers. On May 25, 2021, [[Daxia]]n artillery alongside drones began an intensive bombardment of [[Varshan]]i positions south of the Amox river. By May 29, [[Daxia]]n forces had constructed several pontoon bridges and were crossing over the Amox into [[Varshan]] proper. Pushing back light counter-attacks, a mechanized thrust aided by irregular detachments and drone sorties, secured several bridgeheads allowing [[Daxia]]n forces to continue pouring forth. Initially unable to hold back the [[Daxia]]n advance, [[Varshan]]'s Northern zone commander [[Shai Malan-Zar]] adopted a strategy of defense in depth, quickly ordering his forces to fall back to prepared defensive lines north of Shimrra, further out of range of [[Daxia]]n artillery. As [[Varshan]]'s own invasion of [[Cetsencalia]] found increased battlefield gains, [[Varshan]] command saw fit to transfer back significant forces to the fighting on Xisheng, where the [[Daxia]]n offensive was bogged down 35 km north of the city of Shimrra. The sudden influx of battle hardened reinforcements saw the reversal of the limited [[Daxia]]n gains within two months, forcing them back to the Amox river, and then forcing them to conduct a hasty fighting retreat back across it. These setbacks forced field marshal [[Bort Borg]] to finally recall the bulk of the [[Army of Conquest]] from the north in order to salvage the worsening situation and stabilize the front. With local superiority [[Varshan]] forces successfully crossed the Amox after several abortive and costly landing attempts and began capturing several towns and strongpoints south of the [[Chen Line]] while [[Daxia]]n retreated to avoid being destroyed in pitched battle by overwhelming numbers. | ||
[[File:Nukey.jpg|thumb|Detonation of a nuclear device over Shimrra city.]] | |||
Within a month the [[Daxia]]n army fought to hold and then abandoned the towns of Khaw, Hong Guo, Mian, Baiga, Shul, Cheshen, Waguo, Chongzi and Anqi alongside most of the first line of defense. [[Daxia]]n forces repositioned alongside the Wajj-Chan-Sagnu defensive axis to try and prevent a breakthrough. [[Varshan]] conducted pinning attacks on the towns of Wajj and Sagnu while pushing towards the transport hub of Gatua. This attack marked the high point of [[Varshan]]'s offensive inside Xisheng and was the furthest it managed to advance into [[Daxia]]n territory. The initial [[Varshan]]i attempt to capture the centrally located town of Gatua saw them overrun the defenders and take almost 80% of the city, leaving the [[Daxia]]ns only in control of the northern industrial district and the airport. A higher tempo of drone sorties and the first massive use of chemical weapons in the war managed to stop the city from falling completely. Deployed by the [[Army of Conquest]] through rockets, chlorine gas attacks led to thousands of [[Varshan]]i soldiers suffocating in the southernmost districts of the city. Brutal urban combat raged for two months as both sides fought over every street, sewer and ruined building. Most of the ethnic Daxians had been previously evacuated, but the [[Crona]]n inhabitants were left to fend for themselves during the battle, resulting in thousands of casualties at the hands of both armies. Continued chemical attacks, missile attacks on supply depots and the grinding of their forces by artillery pushed the [[Varshan]]i command to retreat from the city and order their forces south to preserve its battle worthiness. | |||
The heavy losses incurred in Gatua brought the [[Varshan]]i counteroffensive to a halt, as depleted units were forced to abandon their positions and be removed from the front to be replenished and refitted. The war on Xisheng took a decisive turn after [[Varshan]] ordered a [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|nuclear strike on Zakan Rot]] in the [[Seneca Islands]]. Fearing [[Varshan]] would use its nuclear arsenal next against a [[Daxia]]n target, Chancellor [[Prib Dodd]], without consulting LoN command, authorized a retaliatory nuclear strike to reestablish deterrence. The target decided on was the city of Shimrra, a major city in north [[Varshan]] and a key logistical base and transport hub for its forces fighting on Xisheng. The [[Atomic bombing of Shimrra]] killed over 600,000 people and injured another 200,000, it also vaporized most of the Northern Command's command and control and its supplies. Varshani commander [[Shai Malan-Zar]], fearful of a direct nuclear strike on his forces and with communication with the interior broken, opted instead to abandon the northern defenses and to the retreat from the border. This decision was compounded by a desire to not be outflanked by [[Kiravia]]n forces gaining ground in the Mountains of Terror. [[Daxia]]n forces would continue operating from Xisheng until the end of the war in 2024. | |||
===Modern period=== | ===Modern period=== | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||