Coaliton - Quki war

rough draft


 * invasion begins October year 7, Tal'dorese Empire lands on south shang capturing the south capital within 4 month period 250,000 troops land with 450 machine guns plus howizters Quki army was in chaos and scrambling for to mobilize.
 * The Quki navy gets decimated by Balkan Navy after attempting to target Taldorese ships 8 submarines lost.
 * 1 month later Balkan Republic joins in attempting to do landings on North Shang but due to delays and logistic issues unable to do so this is when Lu Tzu steps in to get the army back in order and blocks Balkan to do landings.
 * Feb year 8, 200,000 the northern coast while in the south 300,000. Tzu was preparing reconquest of occupied south shang and considers a invasion of Pesten and Skerelm colony to secure resources for the war effort
 * April year 8 Pesten enter the war on the coalition side
 * Tzu launches an invasion to Skerelm and Pesten colony the colonists resisted until falling in August no casualties
 * Tzu launches 500,000 troop invasion of southern offensive overwelming Tal'dorese Empire troops.
 * Balkan Republic launches 126k force through the former Confederacy of Seperatist States they reach the North capitol within week overstretching their supply lines.
 * The Quki navy returns with 40 Howizter man of wars and 2 steam warships and destroy the occupied minor shang island preventing major supplies arriving the southern offensive as it falls in september but a several weeks later comes the Balkan navy and decimates it 25 howizter MOWs and the Quki navy surrenders.
 * Balkan Republic captures the North Capitol after a multi day siege as the defenders flee to the outskirts reinforced to 403,000 later enters the capitol and Tzu's army returns with a surprise attack with extra 200,000 troops a massing 300,000 troops besieging the city starving Balkan troops later on a ceasefire was made as a force of 60,000 Balkan troops came to aid the besieged city later on in november Balkan Republic pulls out of the war as Quki surrenders the besieged army.
 * Jan year 9 Pesten tries to retake their colony with a force of 200,000 attempting to land on the beaches but is unable to as they do not have the fleet for it (irl sept 19)
 * Feb year 9 TE withdraws from the war, agreeing to an armistice, but never signing a treaty.
 * Year 12, Vanilla Empire invades Qiku Dynasty for nearly 2 months until losing interest and signing a treaty with QIku giving 100,000 Vanillian troops to assist Qiku for future battles
 * minor sea MOW skrimishes between Skerelm and Qiku early March of year 12 Qiku wins the engagement
 * may year 12 General Lu Tzu starts a revolt against the Qiku Dynasty after being severely punished by Qiku imperial court as he was Hurian and attempted to end Hurian oppression though some might say he was just trying to gain power for himself, starting the Tzu revolt as he is attempting to form his own dynasty almost 2 months later Tal'dorese supports the revolt and re declares war on Qiku.
 * late may year 12 Qiku 400k at the north pushing down Tzu controlled Taijing and ShangYuan 328k Tzu forces attempt to defend these cities the Qiku navy shell the coastal cities of Xumen and Xuging around 30k civilians perished, total 32k Tzu soldiers died from the Eastern front and coastal shelling, a couple of weeks later Qiku cities of Qitou and Dongmei. The Qiku navy destroyed 5 TE man of wars a week after.
 * mid june 12 Skerelm forces assist the TE forces in Dispuata numbering 50k at the time.
 * mid Sept 12 the bulk of 700k TE forces landing on Dispuata but the Qiku navy with their ironclad frigates and ironclad battleship destroyed many TE vessel 100k forces drowned a massive TE defeat.
 * Oct year 12 TE forces invade 450k plus 20k Skerelm assisting them the Qiku army at east 400k forced them to head to the Northern mountains the TE forces reached Suying but stopped and entered a stalemate with the Qiku army. The Fuashan truce was made as Tzu forces in the east stopped fighting the Qiku force, The western front fighting continued on though.
 * late oct year 12 SOUTHERN QIKU OFFENSIVE: a 4 month long offensive of Tzu forces overstretching the southern 128k army force of Qiku against his 108k force with a division of 92k spearheading attacks onto Qiku cities the city of Wei fell several weeks after the launch of the offensive as the 32k Qikusese divsion fell back around 400 Maxin guns were captured with 50k TE forces defending the city eventually being moved to Yuanying after the offensive ended. The cities of Xiangong,Hanshu, Lai HuiFang, Qi, Yan, Qingxin and Linhao captured around 6k Tzu casualties in total during the Offensive with 7k Qiku losses about 25k took a last stand on the city of Qi and Yan around late Jan year 13 after a month of fighting with the city of Qi destroyed with 30k civilians gone the Qiku force were taken prisoners.
 * Tzu sabotaged and raided many rifle foundries during the southern offensive and with the creation of the Tzu fleet (21 Ironclad frigates 1 ironclad battleship but the battleship wont be ready until June of year 13) estimated 270k rifles (123k stolen for Tzu's own recruits) the rest were destroyed during the the offensive or during the coatal city raids of Jiangdao, Tengshan and Yuanshan.
 * March year 13, Qiku raised a conscript force of 730k, 300k of those on the southern half of Qiku stopping the cities of Pingjiang and Hengchang falling this is when the first Scourge infected arrive on Shang island(?) through unknown means around the same time Vanillan Empire invades Armasth colony of Shang island starting the conflict of Armasth - Vanillan Colonial War.
 * Mid April year 13, the previous January engagement on Jiangdao (10 Qiku ironclad frigates vs 21 Tzu frigates | result: Tzu victory, Qiku fleet flees after losing 2 ironclad frigates while Tzu losing one) led the Jiangdao fleet to gain reinforcements of 10 destroyers + 4 more ironclad frigates with their Ironclad battleship the entire Tzu navy engages after losing 1 ironclad frigate decides to flee, Qiku suffers no naval losses.
 * early June year 13, former pestenese and skerelm colonists are recruited for Tzu's efforts 123k new recruits reinforce the western front which had Tzu 300k troops.
 * Mid Jan year 14, More TE reinforcements arrive on Shang Island at the north front extra 1.5k howizter pieces, 300 Maxin guns, +100k troops.
 * REST OF YEAR: (14) NEEDED ( AUG - DEC)
 * July year 14: The cities of Xiangong and Pingjiang is recaptured by Qiku forces a spearhead army of 96k as the Qiku army was using Tzu's own tactics against his forces. TE sends extra 20k troops with 300 maxin guns to support the eastern offensive.
 * Late July year 15, The battle of 3 cities A total force of 200k Qiku riflemen, 40k shotgunners, 2k maxin guns, 800 howizters launch attacks  Tzu entrenched controlled cities of Wei, Hun Shu, Lai Huifang vs total Tzu 170k outside of the cities while total 30k inside the cities (10k each) with 1.5k maxin gunners and 1.5k howizters total,  the begin phases of the battle lasts around a week until being driven out suffering 20k losses but Qiku lost 55k from the all out assault (35k shotgunners dead by far one of the 2nd bloodiest battles of the war at the time) the entire assault force enters the 3 cities setting up their own defenses.
 * Early Oct year 15 Tzu forces that remained outside of the cities quickly mobilized and surround the cities (each 60k Tzu vs 48k Qiku) around 5k Tzu losses from the shelling, Tzu forces siege the cities and wait out for the Qiku forces to starve out.
 * Early Jan year 16 NEED TO BE DONE
 * Late Dec year 17: The Withdrawal of TE forces out of Shang island majority of TE holdings on Shang Island(?) has been taken by Qiku as part of the Treaty of Fushan though the civil war continues and Skerelm still remains
 * year 18 NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED
 * year 19 NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED
 * year 20 NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED
 * (unknown month) year 21 (END) An agreement came to both sides though the peace is uneasy the Qiku civil war ended in stalemate though the Tzu Dynasty took the dishonorable name as "Tzu protectorate" it is only under Qiku by name it is independent and can challenge central Qiku authority, Skelrelm gained a portion of its colony back that hold the metal mine.
 * Dec Year 23 after multiple months of Qiku aggression against Herbanan and Armasth colonial holdings with Armasth losing its colonies to Qiku and Herbana only keeping its colonies due to SIA and I.C.O.I intervention. Gondolin, Vanillan Empire, United Federations of Kolsania known as the Doriath Union declare war of june of year 23 with Tal'dorese Empire joining in for revenge though the TE public may not agree with TE joining in a 3rd time after 2 losses eventually TE pulls out but Skelmrelm joins in.
 * Mid July year 23 The Imperial forces of Doriath with 700k Vanillian forces present at the time.
 * Dec year 23 2nd Qiku war after several pot shots at Qiku ports, past 4 years of North Shang aggression and attempts to absorb South Shang back into its fold made Tzu to declare secession from North Qiku making the first move to challenge Qiku authority once again.
 * A coalition force of Tzu Dynasty, Skelrelm and Doriath Union might put to an end to Qiku Dynasty.
 * Early Jan year 24: Qiku's peasantry began to protest as another war has been started and the people has not known peace since year 6, They are heavily taxed and poor and want change.
 * Mid Jan year 24: Qiku 1 million and 3k Krupp howizters enter trenches of the Tzu - Qiku border while launching another airship raid of total of 600 airships targeting Tzu's logistic centers. In response Tzu sends 500k to the border with 300 maxins, counter attack of 100k troops. after the raid Qiku losses 20 airships but damages the logistic centers.
 * March year 24: 800k force launched to squash rebels in Armasth - Herbanan occupied territories then the Central Imperial Government threatened to eliminate all of the colonists if not comply which in response the rebels fight back ferociously.
 * March year 24: Qiku army raised to 3 million though the Empress wanted it to reach 4.9 million it was simply not possible due to not enough adult males to fill the ranks.
 * march year 24 - october year 25 NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED
 * Year 25 October With the Imperial family captured, and high command of the military the Qiku army retreated rapidly and Skelrelmese - Tzu forces rapidly advance eventually the new heads of the army saw the pointlessness continuing this issuing a unconditional surrender.
 * Year 25 Mid October END OF THE WAR: COALITION VICTORY: unconditional surrender Qiku dynasty dissolved many Qiku official and navy remnant flees.