East Osovia wrote:Hermona, East Osovia
With the withering artillery fire being poured down onto the Olpenese position, the last thing the Osovian's expected was for the Olpenese to rush from their position, guns blazing. The Osovian machine gunners had become overly lax during the bombardment, and most eyes were turned upwards after the newly set up radar indicated 15 hostile aircraft were moving towards their position. No one knew that these aircraft had been called off yet.
The Olpenese men timed their attack well, rushing out in the gap between barrages and pushing towards the nearby Osovians. They chuck grenades and fire rockets at the blindsided Government forces, destroying several vehicles and detonating one of the artillery munition depots. The proceeding explosion shakes the nearby hills and lights up the night sky, quickly grabbing the attention of all Osovian soldiers in the area.
Now too close to safely continue the artillery barrage, the Osovians and Olpenese began to exchange fire throughout the night. By the time the sun rose on Hermona, though, the last of the Olpenese soldiers laid bleeding and dying. Osovian casualties ranged in the hundreds from their lack of preparation and the ferocity of the Olpenese. There was no time to recuperate, however, as the Osovians were redirected towards the Oceanian position nearby. Once again they took advantage of the familiar hills to strike first, though this time with far less time to prepare and, consequently, far less artillery support.
Tanai-Danu, East Osovia
"Of course, gentlemen. Right this way."
Prime Minister Yorsagra led the two Galimencians back to the armored vehicle. Together, the four of them were escorted to the capital building and ushered into the Prime Minister's office. The room was lavishly decorated, with a masterfully crafted rug bearing the East Osovian Coat-of-Arms and a few presumably expensive paintings hanging from the walls, one of which depicted a stunning portrayal of the Sea of Azov.
"Please, make yourselves comfortable," the Prime Minister said, motioning to a set of plush chairs encircling a rounded table. "Now then, what would you like to discuss with us?"
Near Kuban, East Osovia
As the South Americanastanian forces dug in, so too did the Osovians. However, they also used the South Americanastanian move to fortify themselves as an opportunity to finish their encirclement, pinning the South Americanastanians against the Kuban River and cutting off their supply and potential evacuation route. More troops from nearby areas began to gather, bolstering the Osovian numbers and bringing with them more guns to bear down on the South Americanastanians. A call was made for fighter support, but none had yet to arrive, forcing the Osovians to continue to rely heavily on ground-to-air systems.
Meanwhile, the soldiers in Adygeysk fell back out of the mustard gas cloud and into a more easily defendable position. A good portion of their troops had fallen, either from the initial gas attack or the subsequent nightmarish firefight, and those that remained had their morale shaken severely. Still, they dug in and fired semi-blindly into the lethal fog.
Sinda, East Osovia
Between the attacks on Sinda and the occupation by the CDC, the people of Sinda had enough. The Vikanians, though an odd sight to the Osovian people, were generally liked and tolerated, but the Mereticans and Olpenese were almost universally reviled at this point. During the night, Molotovs were thrown from rooftops on the CDC encampment. All workers in Sinda joined together in a general strike, grinding the economy and production of Sinda to a screeching halt. Profanities and racial slurs were hurled at the occupying soldiers. In a matter of hours it seemed like the entire city was about to revolt.
Bata, East Osovia
The Reformists struggle through their training. A few excel and pick up the basics relatively quickly, but there is a decent portion of the population that is aging, adolescent, or simply just not physically fit enough to carry weapons and armor effectively. Luckily, the standards of radio transmission were easier to fix, and the Reformist radio operators quickly adopted the more secure methodologies of communication almost immediately. The new fortifications are also a boon, and Bata is quickly beginning to look like a decently defensible position.
Meanwhile, the Reformists aren't entirely sold on the Xenickese IAA agents' attempts at asserting themselves as leaders amongst the Reformists. The use of force in particular creates some distance between the IAA operatives and the Reformists, but in lieu of actual leadership, most Reformists seem compliant for the time being.
Russo-Osovian Southern Border, East Osovia
The East Osovian border guards stop the Kamilistani convoy. After asking for their purpose for entering East Osovia and receiving an answer, the Osovian soldiers look over the Kamilistani vehicles. Then, once they were confident of their decision, the Osovian border guard gave the Kamilistani transports clearance to enter East Osovia.
The Ukcrossian Soldiers seeing the Training Isn't working very well, instead make small spotters outposts on roofs and elevated places, they train the Older more Frail ones in much lighter weapons like pistols and they also give them binoculars, they lead them to the spotters outposts, and instruct them to warn the soldiers if they see any enemy movement or soldiers. Ukcrossian Soldiers instruct any reformist that is succeeding in training to come on patrols, Go to checkpoints, Go to set up sniper nests, or to help in training. The Reinforcing convoy arrives it Bata and They Immediately set up a small camp, The Medics in the convoy start to set up medical tents to treat wounded soldiers and Civilians. They Also Begin to hand out supplies to the reformists and Civilians. The 2nd Ukcrossian Convoy Spots some of the Oceanian Troops moving around and Fire at them, and Quickly pull back, Getting back to the convoy. They Inform the troops on the situation who,contact the Field HQ, Then more troops go with the scouting squad to attack.
