Battle of Enokaji

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1937
On 7 July, 1937, the Kingdom of Chisei declared war on the Empire of Yamatai.
 * Chisei Theatre
 * Western Front (Yamatai)
 * On 7 July, the Battle of Ryokawa opened the war as Chiseian riverboats and crack mechanised infantry assaulted and occupied a town on the border of Chisei and the Yamataian New Territories. At the same time, Royal Army formations crossed the border and invaded the New Territories through the Kaigan, Shikotsu and Enokaji regions, with the aim of capturing Kiyosu, Hira and Wanshi, which were the three largest Yamataian ports on the mainland. They were supported by a large amount of infiltrators and pro-Chisei fifth column in the New Territories. Surprise attacks by saboteurs and miniature submarines against Yamataian ships in dock were also carried out, but the ships sank into shallow harbours and were easily recovered in a few months.
 * On 12 July, the Imperial Army sprung their trap, encircling the Chiseian attack forces within the New Territories with wide pincer movements, then moved across the border and entered Chisei in Operation Ouka. Chiseian troops caught in the pockets fought valiantly. A few of the stranded formations managed to link up around Akazawa and carried out fighting breakouts to return to the Chiseian lines.
 * Later in July, the Imperial Navy Marines launched an amphibious attack on the northern coast of Chisei, near Shoutaku. After a week, the city was captured by the Yamataians. The plan is that all of these beachheads would land formations intended to push south-east to eventually arrive at Eito at the same time as the forces pushing east.
 * As the Imperial forces landed at Shoutaku (Theatre Group West) began moving southwards, a large amount of Shirakawan troops became cut off on the densely populated Saiyu peninsula around Kaigan as they retreated westwards.
 * In mid-August, the Battle of Enokaji began as Imperial Army Theatre Group South arrived at the city of Enokaji. A massive siege ensued, with control over the city changing hands over a period of seven months and leaving much of the city flattened.
 * By September, Theatre Group West arrived at Kusaoka, linking up with the fresh Theatre Group Central, a new Imperial Army Group that had assembled at Kiyosu. This is in time to intercept an attempt at an offensive by the Royal Army in Saiyu attempting to keep the Saiyu peninsula connected to the Chiseian lines. The Battle of Kusaoka ensued, resulting in a capture of the city as a new Imperial staging area and cutting off the Saiyu pocket from central Shirakawa.
 * In November, Theatre Group West and Theatre Group Central, pushing eastwards, hit the famously fortified central lakes region. In a repeat of the First Escar-Varunan War, the two army groups were stalled at the lakes region as the cold winter months arrived.
 * In December, the first two elite Imperial Guards Divisions arrived at the central lakes region.
 * Eastern Front (Kuiju)
 * On 10 July, Kuiju declared war on Chisei due to their alliance with Yamatai. Kuijuan troops began attacking the Chiseian border, which was heavily fortified.
 * In August onwards, the Kuijuan forces advanced through the south-western hills of Chisei. Despite capturing Suunoko, Mounoko and Aoyama early on, the Kuijuan forces found difficulty in traversing the mountainous region and struggled to push into the Sougen Plains region.
 * In September, the Kuijuan Army captured Takeshima and proceeded to use it as a staging area for their major push into the Sougen Plains, with an aim to capture Sougen. However, they faced dogged resistance from Chiseian armoured divisions.
 * Hokukaidou Campaign
 * In late July, the Imperial Navy Marines attacked Hokukaidou, landing in the north at Notsam, capturing the city in a surprise night raid and marking the start of the Hokukaidou Campaign.
 * By late August, the Imperial Army had moved south and engaged enemy defences around Moiwa. Attempts were made to bring forces around the northern edge of the island, but this was faced with heavy resistance from guerilla operations. The simultaneous Royal Navy attacks on the Yamataian supply lines made it difficult to resupply the troops on Hokukaidou.
 * In mid September, the Imperial Army broke through the lines and captured Moiwa, driving far south in a bid to capture Kakkumi by the end of the year. Reinforcements arrived after the Imperial Navy attained naval superiority.
 * In November, the Imperial Army arrived at a series of fortifications along the route to Mauka, stalling the offensive. A Chiseian counterattack from the direction of Apashiri threatened to cut off the supply lines, forcing the Imperial Army to face this new offensive. With the plan changed, it was decided to attack Apashiri while a new front against Kakkumi would be carried out.
 * In December, the Imperial Army overcame the Chiseian offensive and drove towards Apashiri. This was a trap, however, and another offensive from Kakkumi drove north, cutting off the Imperial Army's forward elements and routing the attack. The Imperial Army split into two elements to attack Kakkumi and attempt to free the Apashiri Pocket, while the Navy hastened to prepare an invasion of the Hisui Strait.
 * Naval
 * When hostilities commenced in July, the Imperial Navy attempted to blockade and trap the Royal Navy, but were mostly unsuccessful. The Kuijuan Navy's poor state enabled the Chiseian naval forces to escape out of the Gateway Sea. Only sporadic fighting occurred between the enemy navies, primarily when Chisei attempted to disrupt Yamataian amphibious landings. The Royal Navy definitively secured the Hisui Strait.
 * In August, the Royal Navy made several key counterattacks against the Imperial Navy landing operations and supply routes to Hokukaidou.
 * In mid-September, the Imperial Navy deployed one of the Yamatos and a carrier group to the area, routing the Royal Navy and forcing them to regroup in the Hisui Strait.
 * Crosswind Theatre
 * Pulau Todak Campaign
 * On 20 July, the Yamatai Imperial Navy and Navy Marines originating from Yamataian Nanyokuni and Yamataian Kita-Imoshima arrived at and attacked Pulau Todak, landing in the northern islands. Propaganda proclaimed that Yamatai was here to liberate the Todaki people from Chisei.
 * By late September, the Imperial Navy Marines captured Muara Bahru after weeks of difficult fighting in the Battle of Muara Bahru. Well-trained in jungle warfare, the Yamataian troops used bicycles and light tanks to unexpectedly flank the enemy numerous times. Chiseian troops and Commandery Marines retreated to defensive lines around the port city of Telok Tengah.
 * In November, the Imperial Navy Marines assaulted the Chiseian lines in the Battle of Telok Tengah, breaking through the lines after the legendary Battle of Bukit Pasir resulted in Yamataian control over the strategic Bukit Pasir hill.
 * On 19 December, the Governor of Pulau Todak surrendered to Yamataian Admiral Nakamura Etsuko. Despite his attempt to stall for time as the remaining Chiseian troops made an escape via civilian ships to return to Jyugoku, he was forced to sign the surrender document and was imprisoned as a prisoner of war after three days of negotiation.
 * Many Chiseian troops escaped to the southern islands, where they would often fortify themselves in caves and bunkers that were nearly impossible to attack. With the Imperial Navy in control of the Todaki waters, these holdouts had no hope of reinforcement or resupply, and resorted to guerilla attacks when able. Attempts at training native villagers into some kind of armed resistance were hampered by a lack of weapons and Yamataian crackdowns.
 * Imoshima Campaign
 * On 7 July, at the same time as hostilities began, the Royal Navy attacked Imperial Navy ships in port with carrier-based aircraft in northern Yamataian Kita-Imoshima. Chiseian torpedoes had not been modified to operate in the shallow harbours, however, and they were forced to use bombs only, reducing the damage done to the Imperial fleet. Immediately after the attacks ceased, the Imperial Navy's 2nd Crosswind Sea Fleet moved out to engage the Royal Navy forces, trying to hunt down the carriers that had carried out the attacks. These carriers would, however, escape. The attacks were followed hours later by an amphibious landing of Commandery Marines and Chiseian regular troops from Jyugoku. The local garrison and colonial troops held fast. In the south of the Yamataian colony, Chiseian troops also landed and occupied several smaller towns as they moved northwards.
 * By late August, Chiseian forces had secured several major towns and roads on southern Kita-Imoshima, but were faced with heavy resistance and flanking activities by the Yamataian Imperial Army forces on Kita-Imoshima, including one defensive amphibious landing, making it difficult to link up different landing areas. The troops that had landed in the north made greater progress.
 * In mid-September, Yamataian reinforcements from Yamataian Nanyokuni arrived in Kita-Imoshima, helping to push back the Chiseian advance in the north, which hit several defensive lines and were unable to advance. A flanking action by the Imperial Navy Marines captured the Chiseian beachheads, surrounding their forces.
 * By December, the Chiseian forces in the north had been destroyed and surrendered. In the southern regions, however, continued reinforcement and supply from Chiseian Minami-Imoshima prevented Yamatai from dislodging the Chiseian footholds. Imperial Navy submarines were deployed to interdict the Chiseian supply lines, drawing in Chiseian destroyers, which attracted the deployment of Yamataian cruisers. This naval buildup would later erupt to a full-scale naval battle.
 * Other Theatres/Global

1938

 * Chisei Theatre
 * Western Front (Yamatai)
 * In January in the Hisui Strait, the Battle of the Hisui Strait occurred, where the Imperial Navy finally attempted to assault the Hisui Strait. After months of submarine reconnaissance, the Imperial Navy assaulted the strait and drove the Royal Navy out, capturing the waterway at last. However, Gakudou Island on which the city of Shinshi is located, was not captured by the Imperial Navy Marines, who were repulsed by spirited defenders. The island's forces remained a threat to Imperial control of the strait for another six months, thanks to an ambitious supply campaign by air from the mainland and a spirited resistance from local defenders.
 * In late January, the Imperial Navy Marines launched a second amphibious attack on Hokukaidou in the south-west, to seize the south-western plains on the island. Along with the forces already landed at Kumamura, which had captured Ashika but had been unable to circumvent the mountains for months due to strong resistance, these forces were grouped under Theatre Group Hokukaidou.
 * In February, in a bid to bring in more troops to replace the stalled Group West and Group Central (who were fighting around Mizushi) in the planned encirclement of Eito, the Imperial Army launched an attack on Kyougoku, using it as a beachhead to land the newest Theatre Group, Theatre Group North, which is primarily Songese colonial conscript troops.
 * In early March, Enokaji finally fell to Imperial Army Theatre Group South as the Chiseian forces pulled back to defensive lines around Kawano. The bulk of Group South holds back to recover and regroup in Enokaji while a probing force of three Imperial Guards Divisions (Date Group) attempted to circumvent the Kawano defence.
 * By mid-March, the sudden appearance and southward drive of Theatre Group North caught Kirimori by surprise. Troops defending Kawano were drawn away to defend Kirimori, with some formations falling prey to an elaborate ambush by Group South's Imperial Guards Date Group (led by General Date Akira).
 * On 2nd April, Theatre Group South attacked the Kawano Line in force. After three weeks, Kawano fell to the increasingly experienced and dangerous Group South. In mid-April, elements of Group North managed to overcome the defensive lines around Kirimori, but this pocket was encircled and destroyed by the Chiseians.
 * In mid May, Yamatai Imperial Army Theatre Group South arrived at Eito. With the original plan for three Theatre Groups to converge on Eito at once in disarray, Group South engaged the defensive lines to the south of the city. The Date Group moved out and carried out a daring flanking manoeuvrer from the west, but was ambushed and destroyed by several elite Chiseian armies moving to reinforce Eito from the west.
 * In early June, Group North finally managed to overcome the Kirimori Line, but were then stalled by a counter-offensive against Kirimori by fresh Chiseian reserves from Ourano (which had been preparing to repulse the Kuijuans). Group North split into two elements, one holding Kirimori while the other under General Nishio Takeo pushed southwards to attack Eito and relieve the pressure on the southern front. Imperial Yamataian troops actually managed to enter Eito on 27th June, capturing an outlying suburb. Ironically, the soldier who raised the Imperial flag over the town hall to signify this was Songese Corporal Le Trinh.
 * In July, a Chiseian offensive managed to briefly cut off the Takeo Element of Group North from his supply lines, but was then surrounded and destroyed. Elsewhere, General Date Akira managed to escape Chiseian capture and disappeared into the Chiseian countryside.
 * In early August, the Royal Army - using troops that had moved west from the Lakes region - launched an offensive against Group South around Kawano. This forced Group South to move to defend the Kagami River, abandoning a planned offensive into southern Eito. A decision is made to use fresh but inexperienced replacement troops - colonial conscripts from Nanyokuni - to counter this Chiseian offensive instead of relieving the Group South units that had been fighting since the start of the war. By the end of August, the Chiseian attack attempt faltered and moved northward to reinforce Eito's southern defence, having successfully bought time for reserves to arrive from Ourano.
 * In September, Muzushi finally capitulated after almost a year of fighting. Unhindered, the combined force of Group West and Group Central - under a new single command under Field Marshal Takeuchi Gunpei, "Front West" - drove east and hit Eito's western defence line. Elements of Front West (primarily the 16th Imperial Guards and 4th Armoured Divisions) pushed into the city itself on 20th September. A plan was considered to evacuate the Chiseian Royal Family and government from the city, but with few better options to set up a new capital and fearing mass desertion among the troops if they perceived themselves to have been abandoned, they instead relocated to a more secure area in the east of the city.
 * In the Hisui Strait, Shinshi fell to an Imperial Navy Marines attack launched by Group Hokukaidou. This third attempt at attacking the island overwhelmed the starving and exhausted defenders at last, and the island surrendered. The Imperial Army immediately took over the air base there and began fortifying the island.
 * As the weather got colder in November, many in the Imperial leadership were concerned that this would negatively affect the Songese conscripts, who were unaccustomed to cold weather as they came from a tropical country. Colonial units comprised mainly of Songese - which mostly had arrived as replacement and reinforcement troops - were withdrawn and the subsequent winter offensives against Eito were primarily carried out by mostly exhausted Yamataian troops. However, the fears were founded and several thousand Songese died in the cold of the Chiseian winter.
 * In mid-November, the Imperial Army 1st Infantry Division captured the Chiseian Celestial Palace, partially destroying it, though they were dislodged from that area of the city after another week of fighting. Meanwhile, Group South finally regrouped and moved northwards into southern Eito. Group North began reinforcing its foothold in northern Eito, but was unable to advance further in the face of manpower shortages and continued Royal Army attacks from Ourano.
 * On 3rd December, six months later than planned, the Imperial Army finally attacked Eito in force. Field Marshal Takeuchi Gunpei took over overall command of the Battle of Eito as it entered its most violent stage. Heavy urban fighting ensued as Group South captured the southern area of the city, while Group West headed north to reinforce Group North's foothold. A sudden pair of counter-offensives by the Royal Army (again using fresh reserve troops that were intended to defend against Kuiju) against the north and south flanks unexpectedly broke through the Imperial lines. Group North, which had been hit the hardest by the winter due to its large amount of Songese troops, lost its tenuous hold over northern Eito and retreated to Kirimori. Group South found its leading edge separated from the main body as the Royal Army's southern attack cut towards the Kagami River, where it was met by elements of Group Central, and cut off and surrounded once Group South restored its lines.
 * Meanwhile, in late December, the Chiseian troops in the Saiyu Pocket finally surrendered to the Yamataian authorities in the face of a lack of food and ammunition to continue their defensive campaign around Kaigan in the winter.
 * Eastern Front (Kuiju)
 * In February, the arrival of naval support from the Imperial Navy in the Hisui Strait enabled the Kuijuan forces to attack Sougen. A major siege of Sougen began, as the Kuijuan forces faced great difficulty overcoming the riverine defences in the region.
 * September, the Kuijuans find they are unable to fuckin leave the Sougen plains cos they are shit.
 * November The Jiquanese finally break through the Sougen plains and make a mad drive for Eito, which easily outruns its own supply lines and is encircled by the Royal Army. A new frontline appears around Ourano, a major industrial center and one of the last in Shirakawan control - the Shirakawan Council of Elders issues the Absolute Resistance Edict, ordering every able-bodied person in the city not engaged in factory work to be drafted into the Self Defence Forces.
 * Crosswind Theatre
 * Imoshima Campaign
 * Jyugoku Campaign
 * Sarethan Campaign:
 * In early February, Yamatai supported a coup by some group, providing Imperial Marines and naval support led by one of the Yamatos, with the goal to have a friendly regime to secure the Sea of Annan and thus all trade to Orda. Also they wanted to steal whatever fuel and resources Sarethan had in store.
 * Other Theatres/Global

1939

 * Chisei Theatre
 * Western Front (Yamatai)
 * In the New Year Offensive on 1st January, Royal Army troops managed to dislodge the Imperial Army forces occupying central Eito. However, this would not be the
 * Eastern Front (Kuiju)
 * Crosswind Theatre
 * Imoshima Campaign
 * Jyugoku Campaign
 * Arshavati Theatre
 * Northern Front (Kuiju)
 * In January, Kuiju revealed why so much of their military was kept in reserve when they suddenly announced an intention to invade Arshavat for important resource rich border regions as well as ideological reasons. Attacking along a wide front, the Kuijuan Army drove deep into Arshavat, which was entirely unprepared for the attack. The Yamataian leadership was appalled and outraged at this perceived betrayal, straining the Niihama Pact alliance.
 * Southern Front (Yamatai)
 * In mid January, Yamatai was forced to preemptively invade Arshavat due to Kuiju's sudden attack and their Niihama Pact vows. Troops from Yamataian Nanyokuni moved through the jungles along the border undetected and attacked various southern port cities in Arshavati. Meanwhile, the Imperial Navy moved north from the Crosswind to support the attacks, easily sweeping the poorly-developed Arshavati Navy aside.
 * In late February, Imperial Marines captured the largest port city in southern Arshavat.
 * Other Theatres/Global

1940

 * Chisei Theatre
 * Western Front (Yamatai)
 * Eastern Front (Kuiju)
 * Crosswind Theatre
 * Imoshima Campaign
 * Jyugoku Campaign
 * Sarethan Campaign: The Sarethani rebels, supported by Valourian volunteers and Arshavat, hit a turning point and begin openly fighting the coup regime and its Yamataian support.
 * Arshavati Theatre
 * Northern Front (Kuiju)
 * Southern Front (Yamatai)
 * Other Theatres/Global

1941

 * Chisei Theatre
 * Western Front (Yamatai)
 * Eastern Front (Kuiju)
 * Crosswind Theatre
 * Imoshima Campaign
 * Jyugoku Campaign
 * Arshavati Theatre
 * Northern Front (Kuiju)
 * Southern Front (Yamatai)
 * Other Theatres/Global

1942

 * Chisei Theatre
 * Western Front (Yamatai)
 * Eastern Front (Kuiju)
 * Crosswind Theatre
 * Imoshima Campaign
 * Jyugoku Campaign
 * Sarethan Campaign: Yamataian and Hyspanic forces are completely out of Sarethan, which is now firmly on the Arshavati side.
 * Arshavati Theatre
 * Northern Front (Kuiju)
 * Southern Front (Yamatai)
 * Other Theatres/Global

1943

 * Chisei Theatre
 * Western Front (Yamatai)
 * Eastern Front (Kuiju)
 * Hinomoto Campaign
 * Crosswind Theatre
 * Imoshima Campaign
 * Jyugoku Campaign
 * Arshavati Theatre
 * Northern Front (Kuiju)
 * Southern Front (Yamatai)
 * Western Front (Tsutikuo)
 * Desperate for aid, Kuiju appealed to Tsutikuo for aid, and Tsutikuo began providing aid to Kuiju in their fight against Collectivist Arshavat, breaking the Allied-Arshavati Non Aggression Pact. Shortly after this was revealed, Arshavat invaded Tsutikuo.
 * Other Theatres/Global

1944

 * Chisei Theatre
 * Western Front (Yamatai)
 * Eastern Front (Kuiju)
 * When it becomes clear that Kuiju is going to fall to Arshavat, Chisei launches Operation Soraoka into western Kuiju in January, as the Arshavati army closes in on Ambagurun (Capital).
 * Hinomoto Campaign
 * In February, Yamatai signs the ceasefire with Chisei and Tsutikuo. Chisei's troops in Nanyokuni immediately move north to counter Arshavat's invasion southwards. Except for the city of Yuzu, the Allies occupied most of Hinomoto at this point. Knowing that the Allies would possibly follow this up with an invasion of the rest of Yashima, facing losing fronts on Chisei and Nanyokuni, and having almost no naval forces left, a group of officers proposed to Empress Keiko to end the war. Under the command of Empress Keiko, in the only time she used her absolute powers over the government, the Yamataian government requested for an official ceasefire between the Allied Powers and Yamatai, in the interest of the need to keep collectivist Arshavat from invading the rest of Escar, and to avoid the horrific loss of life that would result from an invasion of Yashima. On the 8th of July, the Treaty of Senbonzakura was signed on the battleship Senbonzakura, which was anchored in Wanshi Harbour. Keiko had lost her fiancee, who was a naval officer on one of the Yamatos. She began a secret correspondence with the Chiseian Grand Queen to ensure the peace deal would go through.
 * Crosswind Theatre
 * Imoshima Campaign
 * Jyugoku Campaign
 * Arshavati Theatre
 * Northern Front (Kuiju)
 * At some point in the middle of the year, Kuiju's capital fell.
 * Southern Front (Yamatai)
 * Arshavat captured Thủđô in Nanyokuni . For a brief period, Chiseian troops fought alongside Yamataian troops in defending Nanyokuni . Negotiations between Arshavat and Chisei began after they captured Ambagurun in October, with the partition of Kuiju agreed to on the condition Nanyokuni was also partitioned. Yamatai was not part of these discussions, nor were any Songese. Chisei accepted, and an unofficial stand down was sent out.
 * Western Front (Tsutikuo)
 * Arshavat was repulsed from Tsutikuo.
 * Other Theatres/Global

1945

 * Arshavati Theatre
 * Southern Front (Yamatai)
 * In January, negotiations between Arshavat and Yamatai finalised the partition of Nanyokuni into North and South, and a formal ceasefire was signed.
 * Other Theatres/Global

OLD Timeline for INSPIRATION
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1937

 * August
 * The Battle of Enokaji begins, a legendary siege that has the city change hands numerous times with brutal urban fighting along with continuous strategic bombing and shelling of the city that leaves it nearly unrecognisable.
 * November
 * The Imperial Navy Marines and Army forces fighting on the northern-western front hit fortresses and severe lake combat around Mizushi and the central Chiseian lakes, and are stalled. Chiseian forces on the densely populated Saiyu peninsula around Kaigan also put up strong resistance, and attempt a counter offensive, but it fails by the end of the month, as the Imperial troops from the New Territories and the marines from the Shoutaku landing meet at Kusaoka, cutting off the Saiyu pocket from central Chisei.

1938

 * January
 * The Battle of the Hisui Strait occurs, a naval battle around Gakudou (Island on which Shinshi sits on the map) that leaves the strait in the hands of the Imperial Navy - Shinshi itself remains a threat to Imperial control of the strait for another six months, thanks to an ambitious supply campaign by air from the mainland and a spirited resistance from local defenders. A second amphibious attack occurs on Hokukaidou in the south-west, to seize the south-western plains on the island.
 * March
 * After seven months, Enokaji finally falls as the Chiseian forces pull back; the Kuijuan forces have pushed through the western hills and are rampaging through the plains around Sougen with support from the Imperial Navy in the Strait of Hokukaidou. By this time, the timeline of Operation Ouka has been thrown into disarray. The plan was in fact to be in Eito by this time.
 * Recognising that the North-Western Front is stalled at Mizushi, Yamatai launches yet another amphibious invasion at Kyougoku to open up a third front to drive towards Eito.
 * May
 * The Imperial Army arrives at Eito. Rather than the massive overwhelming force of combined armies that were supposed to arrive simultaneously, only the exhausted armies moving ahead from the Battle of Enokaji arrive "on time". The Battle of Eito would become one of the largest battles of the war, more accurately described as occurring in the regions around the city.
 * June
 * The Northern Front troops arrive at Eito at last, while the Kuijuan are still being held back by the bulk of the Royal Army in the plains around Sougen. The Imperials enter Eito for the first time, but only hold the northern outskirts of the capital and are also unable to overcome the defences of Kirimori to stem the waves of troops coming from there.
 * August
 * An attempt to launch an offensive to seize Kawano fails, and the South-Western Front is actually pushed back to the Kagami river.
 * September
 * The North-Western Front finally push through Mizushi, seizing control of the lakes and finally encircling Eito from the west. Eito is now surrounded on three sides. A plan is considered to evacuate the Royal Family and government from the city, but with few better options to set up a new capital, and fearing mass desertion among the troops if they perceived themselves to have been abandoned, they instead merely relocate to a more secure area in the east of the city - a few weeks later, the Celestial Palace is briefly captured and partially destroyed by the Imperials. The Kuijuan continue to fail to get through the Sougen Plains.
 * Shinshi falls after a third attempted amphibious assault finally overwhelms the exhausted and starving defenders.
 * November
 * The Kuijuan finally break through the Sougen plains and make a mad drive for Eito, which easily outruns its own supply lines and is encircled by the Royal Army. A new frontline appears around Ourano, a major industrial center and one of the last in Chiseian control - the Chiseian Council of Elders issues the Absolute Resistance Edict, ordering every able-bodied person in the city not engaged in factory work to be drafted into the Self Defence Forces.
 * The First Battle of Pulau Todak begins as the Imperial Navy assaults Pulau Todak and launches an invasion. The naval First Battle of Pulau Todak results in the loss of some major Chiseian vessels.
 * December
 * The Imperial Army enters Eito in force, punching through the western side of the city. Heavy urban fighting occurs as the Chiseians stubbornly defend their capital to an even greater degree than at Enokaji.
 * The Saiyu pocket collapses, and the Royal Army remnants in the region surrender en masse, though intense partisan activity makes Yamataian control of the area de-facto at best - local crime syndicates effectively administer many rural areas and slums, and support the underground activities of the Chiseian government where their interests align.
 * The Battle of Iraspet River occurs in Hokukaidou, delaying the very slowly-progressing offensive in that region, which has been deemed by Imperial command as a low priority.

1939

 * January
 * Frustrated at the little progress being made in Chisei and desiring to achieve their own plans, the Kuijuan leadership launches a full-scale invasion of Arshavat. Yamataian leaders are annoyed and outraged as to why these troops had not been deployed to Chisei, straining the Niihama Pact. Nonetheless, Yamataian forces in Nanyokuni, including large amounts of New Territories conscript units, launch an invasion of Southern Arshavat to support the northern Kuijuan invasion.
 * February
 * Pulau Todak is occupied by Yamatai.
 * March
 * Kawano is captured by the Imperial Army, but they withdraw from Eito, with a new plan to besiege Eito to such an extent that the Chiseian government would have no choice but to surrender. While the frontlines surround Eito and the surrounding regions, Imperial control over occupied territory is far from absolute, and some rural civilians even continue to pay taxes to the Chiseian government, which still manages the postal system as the 'official' Imperial postal system is continuously targetted by partisans and barely functions. Partisan activity is very high, and attempts by the collaborationist government centered on Wanshi to build a new regime are hampered by the military scouring the land for anything that can aid the war effort.
 * Some Month
 * After Ahrenrok invades the Ahrenic Concession Cities, some of which are Chiseian, the Imperial leadership reaches out to Ahrenrok for an alliance, mainly to further distract the Chiseian colonial forces. Though they do not join the Niihama Pact, the Ahrenic-Yamatai Concordat is signed in July, setting up a low-level alliance that mainly involves technological exchange and also sees I-400 submarine carriers and Yamataian submarines sent to the Neptic Ocean to aid Ahrenrok by interdicting Chiseian convoys. Ahrenrok would eventually send some volunteer troops to fight in Chisei.
 * September
 * As a result of the Ahrenic-Yamatai Concordat and the ongoing Yamataian occupation of Varunan islands, which gave them sole control over the Varunan sealanes, public confidence in the pro-peace Choe Se-hoon Government of the People's Justice Coalition was at a low. Although Prime Minister Choe Se-hoon pledged diplomatic support to the Chiseian government, many of the cabinet were opposed to Yeongseon's entrance to the Escaric conflict. While most of the anti-interventionists in the PJC were opposed to war in general and argued that Yeongseon's entrance would weaken her colonial holdings in Valeya, plenty of influential anti-war figures in the cabinet (such as Foreign Minister Yi Wan-ik) were pro-Yamataian and/or had dealings with Yamatai. The People's Justice Coalition was defeated by the pro-war Grand National Party lead by Min Dong-myeong, who taken a hardline stance against Yamataian imperialism in the general election.
 * No longer able to subdue Yeongseon through political manipulation, Yamatai launched Operation Baika, which was initially a contingency plan not believed to be needed.
 * October
 * On 3 October, the Imperial Navy attacked the Jinhae Naval Base in a surprise attack, annihilating some of Yeongseon's most important warships although many capital ships survived with minimal or no damage. Surprise bombing raids also began on the northern coast from bases in Uchinaa, and the Imperial Navy Marines invaded the country. An air war began over the country, though due to manpower shortages the amphibious invasion faced heavy resistance by the Commonwealth Armed Forces and the reserve Righteous Corps.
 * Under the urging of King Gojong, the Yeongseon Royal Assembly formally declared war on Yamatai.

1940

 * January
 * The March Uprising begins in Shiramori and overwhelms the local garrison - some of which consists of Chiseian collaborators, who are slaughtered by the rebels. However Yamataian troops from Yuryuu and Iheya quickly surround the city and efficiently put down the rebel.
 * The amphibious invasion of Yeongseon ends in a defeat for the Empire, which withdraws to Uchinaa. The air war continues.
 * The Imperial Army attempts to attack Kirimori again.
 * March
 * Yeongseon invades the Western Islands, starting the Battles of the Varunan between the Imperial Navy, the Commonwealth Navy, and the Royal Navy over the mess of islands there.
 * By March, in Arshavat Kuiju has pushed into the Xanhvinh Plain while the Imperial Army has taken the Quanhco Islands and the southwestern seaboard.
 * June
 * Commmonwealth Marines land on Uchinaa for the first time, beginning the Battle of Uchinaa which would last almost a year and involve much of the Imperial Navy.
 * July
 * A major push by the Royal Army retakes Sougen from the Kuijuan, and punches a hole in the thus far static eastern frontline - the offensive sweeps south towards Shinko, sparking a panicked Kuijuan retreat to defend the city, partially relieving Ourano.
 * August
 * On 17th August, the Empress Kayako-class Battleship (Yamato) Empress Tsukiyama is sunk off of Uchinaa by Commonwealth aircraft while providing shore bombardment. The real Empress Tsukiyama is outraged when informed of this, and orders that an equivalent psychological target be taken from the Allies. Major cities in Yeongseon and Chisei are marked for firebombing campaigns, both via strategic bombers and balloon bombs.
 * December
 * The Battle of the Varunan occurs, whereby the Allies launch attacks on the remaining Yamatai-occupied islands and draw the Imperial Navy out for a decisive confrontation. The Imperial Navy is defeated for the first time in a major engagement, losing three carriers and several battleships. The Empress Hinata barely escapes after a torpedo hit narrowly misses her magazine. The Allied combined fleet is not totally victorious, however, and is also heavily damaged. Empress Kayako is the most successful of the warships at this point.

1941

 * January
 * The Battle of the Sea of Yashima occurs, the largest naval battle in history. The two remaining Empress Kayako-class battleships and the Senbonzakura, as well as the majority of the Imperial Navy's remaining carriers, take part. Lasting almost a month, the Battle results in the sinking of the Empress Hinata and most of the Imperial Navy's carriers. At the same time, island warfare dislodges much of Yamatai's forces from the mid-Varunan, though they still hold on to the northern islands. Due to this defeat, the Imperial Navy retreats in two directions; northward towards Yashima and eastwards towards Nanyokuni and Pulau Todak.
 * April
 * The Allies defeat the Imperial Navy a second time in this year in the Battle of the Crosswind Sea, sinking the decorated carrier Yuukaku as it leads a task force to attempt to cut through the Allied blockade that now divides the Yamataian Empire into two parts.
 * May
 * The Battle of Uchinaa ends, and Commonwealth Marines occupy the Uchinaa Island. The Allies move to make it into a base from which to invade Yashima and Chisei.
 * Utilizing the capture of Uchinaa, Commonwealth General Choi Yoo-jin ordered firebombing campaigns against cities and military installations in Yamatai via strategic bombers, reportedly to "make the Empress howl."
 * The Second Battle of Pulau Todak begins. Chiseian Commandery Marines land on Pulau Todak. At this point, it truly becomes impossible to send convoys between Nanyokuni and Yashima.
 * June
 * Brutal urban fighting in Minh Nong, X, and X lead to the slowing of the Niihama Pact offensive all over Arshavat.
 * July
 * The Royal Army makes a major offensive northward, liberating Kyougoku and Youteito and severely decreasing the Imperial landing areas. Imperial forces on Hokukaidou attempt to recapture Kyougoku but fail.
 * October
 * Tsutikuo joins the Allied Powers, and launches an offensive into Chisei to relieve the Royal Army. The Imperial Army retreats northwards in general, while the Kuijuan begin to pull back out of Chisei completely. Yuryuu, Haizawa, Yunoun and Yomitan are quickly liberated, followed by Shiramori, Aoyama and Takeshima. A Chiseian offensive into Kuiju begins, and Kuijuan forces are surrounded at Shinko.
 * November
 * The Invasion of Tsushima occurs, a huge amphibious attack on the island of Tsushima in the Yashiman archipelago, conceived as a propaganda effort for the ongoing Chiseian counterattack. Poorly supported and without proper naval superiority, the forces on Tsushima, mostly colonial conscript troops and a small Commonwealth Army detachment, are cut off and surrender or die within days.
 * Ryokoku Island off the coast of Tsutikuo, which Yamatai had occupied since the 1860s, is invaded and reclaimed by Tsutikuo.
 * By the end of the year, the northward offensive begins to progress more rapidly with the movement of Imperial troops south to deal with the Tsutikoan intervention, and the Yamataians are pushed back as far as Iouto and Kiiromori.

1942

 * January
 * Kuiju forces slow their advance as Arshavati forces begin repulsing the offensive. Arshavat makes its first broad front offensive, pushing the invaders out of X city and X city. The Kuijuan begin withdrawing troops from the Chiseian front even more hastily as their Arshavati Front forces begin to falter. Attempts to rescue the forces trapped in Shinko are abandoned, and the city falls within a month after a devastating nighttime raid by the Royal Air Force. The last Kuijuan troops occupying Chiseian soil proper are pushed out.
 * February
 * Imperial forces on Hokukaidou are ordered to withdraw and then join two new amphibious assaults at Takeshima and the Sougen plains, with Imperial Marines remnants from the Uchinaa campaign making up the bulk of the force. The idea is to reopen the western front which Kuiju has abandoned. The landing at Takeshima goes smoothly with little Chiseian resistance, but the landing at Sougen is repulsed. This is then compounded by the arrival of the Royal Navy at the Hisui Strait, which had secretly circumvented Yashima, which is still teeming with the remnants of the Imperial Navy. Imperial Navy command moves their forces to engage this fleet, seeking to finally conclude the decisive battle that would allow them to regain naval superiority.
 * Commonwealth troops land amphibiously in southern Chisei, and also move through Tsutikuo to reach Chisei.
 * March
 * The Cornering of Kayako occurs, whereby the Imperial Navy task force, led by battleship Empress Kayako, is drawn into the confines of the strait and sunk by land based aircraft and torpedo boats. This humiliating defeat leaves the Imperial Navy unable to support the new front at Takeshima, and the forces there collapse within a month. After the Empress Kayako is sunk, Empress Tsukiyama orders the Navy to rename all vessels named after people - for example the fourth Empress Kayako-class battleship, completed as an aircraft carrier, Crown Princess Keiko, is renamed to Kamikaku (Godly Crane).
 * After years of inconclusive fighting across Hokukaidou, the Royal Army is poised to liberate it at last. With the strait secured and the island's occupiers lessened by recent events, the Royal Army lands in Hokukaidou and clear out the island within the next few months. Imperial remnants on Shinshi are pushed out, and many surrender.
 * April
 * The Second Battle of Mizushi occurs as the Royal Army encircle the city from the north and south. With much of the city levelled, there isn't much urban fighting to be had and besides being an interesting propaganda piece the battle ends without much fanfare two weeks later.
 * June
 * The Battle of Wanshi occurs, with some of the heaviest fighting since Eito as the Allies assault the center of Imperial power in Chisei. Another offensive moves into the Saiyu peninsula, aimed at capturing Kiyosu and Hira, and cutting off the Shoutaku beachhead.
 * Arshavat pushes the Imperial Army out of Arshavat, and enters Northern Nanyokuni.
 * August
 * The Second Battle of Enokaji begins, with similarly heavy fighting here and in Wanshi.
 * September
 * The Allies capture Wanshi after all the Imperials move all command and control functions to Kaigan and flee. The New Territories are proclaimed to be officially liberated, though much of Chisei to the west of Ouchi remains in enemy hands.
 * Mounoko and Suunoko, which have been partially surrounded by Tsutikoan and Chiseian forces since the fall of Shinko, finally surrender.

1943

 * March
 * The Allies break through Ouchi and begin charging towards the coast. The spent Imperial Army keeps losing battles.
 * The Allies attempt to invade Yashima again with the Invasion of Hinomoto. With the Imperial Navy in the state it is, the Allied forces move almost unopposed, with the 'super battleship' - and last remaining major battleship of the Empire - Senbonzakura too valuable for the Imperial Navy to dare send out against Allied naval activity. Senbonzakura and Kamikaku would form a task force dedicated to harrassing the landing forces and provide support for Army units on land. The attack on Hinomoto is one of the bloodiest and most costly campaigns in the entire war so far, far overshadowing the individual battles at Eito and Enokaji.
 * April
 * On 13th April, Empress Tsukiyama suddenly died. Crown Princess Keiko took over immediately.
 * Kiyosu falls to the allies, along with much of the Saiyu region. Imperial forces are isolated at the Peninsula's tip, with Kaigan, Inae, Hira and Seta as their last major strongholds, while the Royal Army mops up what is left of the Shoutaku marines, who are confined to the city and it's surrounding suburbs.
 * Arshavat launches a series of strategic offensives which pushes Kuiju all the way back to the pre war borders, and then moves further into Kuiju.
 * July
 * Except for the city of Yuzu, the Allies occupied most of Hinomoto at this point. Knowing that the Allies would possibly follow this up with an invasion of the rest of Yashima, facing losing fronts on Chisei and Nanyokuni, and having almost no naval forces left, a group of officers proposed to Empress Keiko to end the war. Under the command of Empress Keiko, in the only time she used her absolute powers over the government, the Yamataian government requested for an official ceasefire between the Allied Powers and Yamatai, in the interest of the need to keep collectivist Arshavat from invading the rest of Escar, and to avoid the horrific loss of life that would result from an invasion of Yashima. On the 8th of July, the Treaty of Senbonzakura was signed on the battleship Senbonzakura, which was anchored in Wanshi Harbour.
 * August
 * Kuiju had not been invited to the ceasefire, and was still in a state of war with both the Allies and Arshavat. Desperate for aid, they appealed to Tsutikuo for aid, and Tsutikuo alone began providing aid to Kuiju in their fight against Arshavat, breaking the Allied-Arshavati Non Aggression Pact.
 * Shortly after this was revealed, Arshavat invaded Tsutikuo.

1944

 * When it becomes clear that Kuiju is going to fall to Arshavat, Chisei launches Operation Soraoka into western Kuiju in January, as the Arshavati army closes in on CAPITAL.
 * Kuiju’s capital falls.
 * Arshavat is repulsed from Tsutikuo.
 * Negotiations between the Allies and Arshavati officialise the Chiseian occupation of Kuiju, at the price of also having to partition formerly Yamataian Nanyokuni into North and South.