Alpachnee War: Difference between revisions

Corummese forces faced only weak resistance on its advance on the regional capital as the majority of local forces retreated into Tarum and made it the lynchpin of Alpachnee's southwest defense. Alpachnee reinforcements streaming south from Umuto ballooned the city's defenders to around 10,000. Crucially for the defense, Alpachnee had in its posession very few anti air systems, mostly older Pelaxian models. During the siege these would prove completely unable to shoot down Corummese drones which picked apart artillery emplacements, troop convoys and strategically important buildings. By November 6th Corummese forces had broken through defensive lines east and west of the city and were close to encircling the city. Only the highway north to the city of Umuto remained open and was the defender's last line of communication and supply with the rest of Alpachnee controlled territory. By november 7th the Tarum-Umuto highway was within range of Corummese artillery. An Alpachnee counterattack managed to recover five villages east of the highway before being turned repelled back. On November 8th and under LoN auspices a humanitarian corridor was set up to allow Alpachnee's remaining defenders to leave the city while abandoning all ammunition, vehicles and heavy weaponry.