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===Qian Colonization of Stenza=== | ===Qian Colonization of Stenza=== | ||
The colonization of modern day [[Stenza]] started in the early 1600s, when a | The colonization of modern day [[Stenza]] started in the early 1600s, when a [[Corumm]]ese vessel captained by [[Xi Haifong]] suffered a major scurvy outbreak and decided to deviate off its course to find land. The landmass they found turned out to be [[Stenza]], and upon returning home the crew reported of their findings. [[Xi Haifong]] was employed by the [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] rather than the Corummese state. The land they had discovered was deemed interesting enough and of untapped economic potential that several other expeditions were organized, and within two years a Corummese walled compound had been found in the [[Cape of Hope]] on the northwestern part of the island, named after the fact it brought hope to the ill sailors who discovered it. The Corummese called this city Xīwàng (Hope), but is now known as the regional capital Faamoemoe (Hope). The Company would gain authorization from the imperial court to further colonize and exploit the new landmass, for the greater glory of the Empire. | ||
Corummese exploration beyond the initial settlement at Xīwàng was met with curiosity and then hostility from the local tribes, who did not trust the foreign settlers. A seven decade long push into the country followed, and by 1671 the whole island was under [[Corumm]]ese control, with the native population being subjected to the choice of compliance or death. It is estimated that up to half the native population died during this period at the hand of the colonizing forces. | Corummese exploration beyond the initial settlement at Xīwàng was met with curiosity and then hostility from the local tribes, who did not trust the foreign settlers. A seven decade long push into the country followed, and by 1671 the whole island was under [[Corumm]]ese control, with the native population being subjected to the choice of compliance or death. It is estimated that up to half the native population died during this period at the hand of the colonizing forces. | ||
Over the course of the next 100 years the island was transformed into a modern colony. [[Stenza]] was found to be rich with metals such as nickel and iron, phosphates and potash, exotic woods and crops such as coffee and tea. These untapped resources were ripe for exploitation by the Corummese colonizers. By the early 1880's the [[South Seas Development Company|Company]] had fallen into bankruptcy due to corruption, foreign competition and native revolts. The Corummese state intervened and seized all of its assets, including in the Stenzan colony, thus removing any intermediary between itself and the natives. | Over the course of the next 100 years the island was transformed into a modern colony. [[Stenza]] was found to be rich with metals such as nickel and iron, phosphates and potash, exotic woods and crops such as coffee and tea. These untapped resources were ripe for exploitation by the Corummese colonizers. By the early 1880's the [[South Seas Development Company|Company]] had fallen into bankruptcy due to corruption, foreign competition and native revolts. The Corummese state intervened and seized all of its assets, including in the Stenzan colony, thus removing any intermediary between itself and the natives. | ||
From then on the local population was forced to follow Corummese culture and, by 1887, the nation was a Corummese model colony headed by a 'Stenzan' Governor-General named Noa Zhu. Although seemingly given a wide latitude of decision making, Zhu was nothing more than a Corummese puppet while the nation was still ruled with a tight grip by the metropole. | From then on the local population was forced to follow Corummese culture and, by 1887, the nation was a Corummese model colony headed by a 'Stenzan' Governor-General named Noa Zhu. Although seemingly given a wide latitude of decision making, Zhu was nothing more than a Corummese puppet while the nation was still ruled with a tight grip by the metropole. | ||
The next three decades were not per se bad for the Stenzan population, who enjoyed all the technological and social developments the Corummese brought to them while their land was still being exploited. Regardless of this progress, the native population was still treated as a second rate class to the Corummese colonizers, who enjoyed considerable wealth based on the labor of the | The next three decades were not per se bad for the Stenzan population, who enjoyed all the technological and social developments the Corummese brought to them while their land was still being exploited. Regardless of this progress, the native population was still treated as a second rate class to the Corummese colonizers, who enjoyed considerable wealth and status based on the labor of the native ethnic polynesian majority. | ||
===Stenzan Guerillas and Free Stenzan Army=== | ===Stenzan Guerillas and Free Stenzan Army=== | ||
Although very thorough in their efforts to subjugate the Stenzan population, small pockets of tribal guerillas were never fully swept out of Stenza's vast mountainous reaches. For most of Stenza's colonial history, these guerillas | Although very thorough in their efforts to subjugate the Stenzan population, small pockets of tribal guerillas were never fully swept out of Stenza's vast mountainous reaches. For most of Stenza's colonial history, these guerillas posed not much more than a nuisance to the colonial government. Occasional scuffles would be followed by search-and-destroy operations, which in turn led to relative peace. | ||
In the early 1900s, the guerilla threat seemed to have mostly died down for the | In the early 1900s, the guerilla threat seemed to have mostly died down for the [[Corumm]]ese. Unknown to the colonial government however, multiple guerilla bands had settled in the mountains at the current day city of Etangeni in 1901, spending multiple years training and planning a future struggle to fight their colonial oppressors. The guerilla bands grew over the years through word of mouth recruitment, until it was decided in 1906 that the struggle should begin. Armed with stolen weapons and, in some cases, tribal tools. The guerilla bands each set off in different directions, having agreed to start their fight the next spring across the country. | ||
These guerilla bands would eventually grow out to become the Free Stenzan Army during the large scale revolts in 1919, becoming an immediate precursors to the modern day [[Stenzan Armed Forces|Stenzan Army]] | These guerilla bands would eventually grow out to become the Free Stenzan Army during the large scale revolts in 1919, becoming an immediate precursors to the modern day [[Stenzan Armed Forces|Stenzan Army]] | ||
===Stenzan Security Force and Corummese Army in Stenza=== | ===Stenzan Security Force and Corummese Army in Stenza=== | ||
The Stenzan puppet state, headed by the aging Governor Noa Zhu and his | The Stenzan puppet state, headed by the aging Governor-General Noa Zhu and his Corummese advisors, possessed a relatively modern Corummese-equipped army. This army, called the Stenzan Security Force, consisted of Corummese officers and leaders commanding Stenzan junior officers and enlisted men. The colonial forces drew the majority of its officer corps from the northern districts which were more heavily populated by ethnic Corummese people, while the common soldiery was mostly of Polynesian background. While apparently formidable in paper, it would be readily apparent that the force was not prepared to combat a determined insurgency. Apart from this force, a relatively small force of regular Corummese troops called the [[Xiwang Army]] was also present, its numbers having dwindled since the 1890s thanks to the relative peace in the country. With the Stenzan Security Force seeming competent enough, the Corummese government in Stenza saw no need to maintain a large Corummese military garrison if the colonial forces could maintain security on their own. | ||
==Geurilla fight (1907-1919)== | ==Geurilla fight (1907-1919)== | ||
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===Corummese reaction and escalation=== | ===Corummese reaction and escalation=== | ||
The immediate | The immediate [[Corumm]]ese reaction to these attacks was to condemn them as outright criminal. Stenzan workers were informed by Zhu's government that anyone found aiding the guerillas would be shot without hesitation, and a witch hunt for those who helped the guerillas march across the country started. It is widely believed that this witch hunt led to the deaths of over 10,000 innocent civilians in the mountains. Conscription for the Stenzan Security Force increased, and increased Corummese forces were shipped in to both lead the increased Security Force elements and provide additional manpower to the Corummese Army in Stenza. | ||
The next 12 years were periods of relative peace and periods of chaos across the country. Guerilla bands roamed the country, attacking targets of opportunity and occasionally clashing with elements of the Stenzan Security Force and Corummese Army in Stenza. These groups were loosely organized, manned by local volunteers who came and went and armed with whatever weaponry they could get hold of. It proved impossible for the Corummese to contain these guerillas however, with guerilla formations sometimes disappearing into thin air as guerillas hid their weapons in caches and returned to their villages to lay low. The guerillas also proved masters at eluding the Corummese and government forces across Stenza's diffucult terrain, their light nature and ability to live of the land allowing them to keep ahead of the supply-dependent attackers. News of Guerilla successes and the attacking of innocent civilians accused of helping the guerillas cause over the years, with their popularity increasing steadily. | The next 12 years were periods of relative peace and periods of chaos across the country. Guerilla bands roamed the country, attacking targets of opportunity and occasionally clashing with elements of the Stenzan Security Force and Corummese Army in Stenza. These groups were loosely organized, manned by local volunteers who came and went and armed with whatever weaponry they could get hold of. It proved impossible for the Corummese to contain these guerillas however, with guerilla formations sometimes disappearing into thin air as guerillas hid their weapons in caches and returned to their villages to lay low. The guerillas also proved masters at eluding the Corummese and government forces across Stenza's diffucult terrain, their light nature and ability to live of the land allowing them to keep ahead of the supply-dependent attackers. News of Guerilla successes and the attacking of innocent civilians accused of helping the guerillas cause over the years, with their popularity increasing steadily. | ||