Crisis of the Sun Valley | IC (ICRS / Allies - Semi-Open)

[Lord Mousetrap]

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March 14, 1901

As the dust settles over the Sun Valley, the emperor lays slain by anti-imperialist rebellion groups. The news gets noted in the LMT21 (Lord MouseTrap 21 hrs / week) news broadcast as a mourning period for the empire, though the monarchy is thoroughly gobsmacked about the news, the Emperor shot?!?!
"I think I know who did such a horrific blow to the Empire, look at the Republic of the Rhine, they fought for their independence from us when we weren't so powerful as of now...I think THEY DID IT!", Suleiman I, ascendant to the throne says, as he continues to prove his brothers wrong, by ranting. As he continues to rant, he carefully picks his words to say to his brothers, so that they feel that his empire is ready for a total war with whom those are responsible...but it doesn't look so rainbows and dandelions for Squeaktown, who is still reeling from their third failed invasion of Lord Mousetrap, Squeaktown was mentioned as one of those responsible for the assassination of His Majesty, Gustav Adolphus I.
As the monarchy is thoroughly shocked by Suleiman I's speech, the top military officials prepare for what could be a world war, though our cartographers are finishing up their work, which their first drawing in March of 1901 is:

As the military looks at their rough draft of the world, the top men hope the map will show their interests and enemies, though without Suleiman I's order to proceed...it is unclear what the fate of the empire is with the fear of total world war. "Are our reserves ready?", barks Belisarius II, the greatest general in, perhaps, the world, in reply, his intelligence officer says something on the lines of, "Yes, prepare the bombards!"
As those fears circulate, the army and navy start drafting masses of populace into the armed forces, preparing the empire for war...

[Squeaktown]

March 15, 1901

"Did anyone see the LMT21 broadcast?", screams His Majesty's messenger, Lawrence of Aland, out of breath, "Here, the recent papers of the new crisis of that dang valley..." As the papers get passed around, suddenly, the King of Finland falls dead of cyanide poisoning from a glass of wine. About now, all the princes and kings are like, ?!?!, but the president manages to get together and order immediate and harsh actions to be carried out, under supervision of himself.
Though he also contacted the military, just in case because what would you do in this situation? The military instantly targets one person, Kim Nam, an ex-military official with heavy ties to the Empire of Lord Mousetrap, believed to of carried out many terrorist attacks on the tightly bound union of Squeaktown, but now finally caught looking endlessly at a Mandelbrot Set...and the army gets wind of the situation inside Lord Mousetrap's inner circle of princes and kings, they are planning a war with us?!?!
As soon as that is realized, a message is slid through the door, one of the more obscure officers reads it, "Ultimatum", then it reads 10 demands, the most insane one demands police presence inside our inner circle of government...the military goes silent, they know they'd lose a massive war!

[Intelania]

i dont care about your problems squeaktown I CHERISH THEM

[New intelana]

WAIT WHAT NO SQUEAKTOWN ILL HELP YOU I WILL GIVE YOU SOME ANTIDOTE SO THIS WONT HAPPEN AGAIN

[Lord Mousetrap]

*cough cough, pretending that never happened*

March 18, 1901
As the royalty enjoys a nice showing of new films, eating popcorn in handfuls, until a man who looks ragged from top to bottom bursts in, his horse then collapses from exhaustion, carrying hundreds of papers, two of which are the replies from the ultimatum sent earlier. Surprised, His Majesty jumps up, but falls moments after due to age, then gets up, the man hands him the papers then dashes out to arrive at lots of meetings later on, but he reads, and reads.....and reads......until he gets to the ultimatum.
By legend, it reads that Squeaktown accepted the first 4 demands, rejected the 5th + 6th, accepted the 7th + 8th, and rejected the rest. "Uhh.....Lambeosaurus! What shall we do?!", his Majesty whispers to his friend, Lambeosaurus Nobonaga. "War", in a reply he weakly squeaks.
Right that instant may of changed the world, a day later, the military approved a 2 million man invasion of Squeaktownish Finland, shocking the world in disbelief.

[Squeaktown]

March 20, 1901
Pockets of resistance, frightened by the enemy chants are holding out against a massive, and superior invasion force in Finland, but the main army is fighting it's way into Finland and the colonial detachments are battling for the rival colonies of Lord Mousetrap, and the coalitionary armies are battling the Empire for North America, specifically Florida and Cuba, Cuba being held by the newcomer empires of Intelania and New Intelania but their fighting fiercely with unimaginable ferocity, us suffering heavy casualties, but remaining well off and unreported through newspapers.
"Hey, I got news from the Far East sectors. Looks like Japanese rebels are fighting New Killer for China.", a very ragged man comes in, stunned by the ferocity of the enemy. Reeling from the invasion of Finland, the Emperor orders the main army to force their way into Finland and prepare to battle the hundreds of legionary corps in the invasion force. He then orders the imperial navy to race their way into the Suez Canal and blockade Union Central, the rival's capital.

[Intelania]

meanwhile in intelania the country starts a war with the south who is trying to claim its independence the war isn't looking good for intelania
what the south is threatening to bomb the capital uh oh we better give up ore we are over!!

[New intelana]

with their newfound independence new intelana decides to side with squeaktown

[Lord Mousetrap]

March 22, 1901
"Sir, we have sights of a huge-e enemy force moving our way, they just obliterated my scouting parties. And I hav-ve photos, sir, also doc-oc-c-c---", comes in the remaining members of the scouting parties, one of them stumbles forward and squeaks out the warning before collapsing due to exhaustion and bullet wounds. Horrified by the warning, the great general of the 2nd Imperial Army, Hannibal XXIV immediately runs on horseback towards the commanders' camp and warns them and starts preparing the troops for battle, he starts thinking on the upcoming battle, "So, we could charge their lines, but wait, no, we could win but at what costs? We could hold our own, but that would leave flanks around the hills, or we could send some to message the government about this, yeah..." He then commands his loyal messengers to warn the high consul of the enemy.
By the cover of night, it happens. gunfire from afar lights the clouds with smoke and unimaginable noise, but the warning paid off.

Meanwhile in the Horn of Africa, emperor Suleiman I arrives in a hurry while the enemy invades this land for an unknown reason, the high consul sent him to lead the African armies to victory, but no. Only 13,500 to defend/invade all of Africa? No, that is impossible from first glance, but how many times had he won with odds against him?

And the Empire's policies put our American holdings not so valued, not much resources in the colonies, on the scales, but now their the only thing holding the actual republic of America to invade the Motherland, so the consul sends seasoned war veteran, Sir George Osborne IV, to defend the east coast, but with only around 10,000 men and the machinery of war to defend. "I. I think you need to read this, Sir George.i" , a man opens a door with vigor and leads him to a telegraph, with an urgent message and news on the Finnish expedition and battles. Shocked, he telegrams Sit Hannibal XXIV on the situation. No man will live to even reply.

[Squeaktown]

March 23, 1901
As our forces prepare and clash with Imperial forces outside Oppsala, Finland, Emperor (who was excommunicated by the Pope) Gustavus Adolphus OK pledges his allegiance to our empire and any provinces who risk revolting from their empire and the Intelanian empire, and also pledges to protect the New Intelanian empire, a strategic move on his part but bitterly divided our lower consultants to a status quo. But commander-in-chief Sir Isaac Brock III starts the initial battery and artillery bombardment, then in 30 minutes time, send out flanks to capture vital choke points in the enemy lines while also charging their main infantry/legionary divisions, then in 300 minutes time, all personnel will charge the enemy, collapsing the weakened and undersupplied enemy, but incurring massive losses on our imperial forces. No commander will be free or fleed.

Meanwhile in Palestine, former Emperor Vista CXIV gathers resources to March across into the Empire and break them, just maybe end it all. All the sudden, a man, ragged and bloodied from recent skirmishes in North America walks in, limping, then utters the words, "the enemy has and will occupy the New World of we don't do SOMETHING already?!" then collapses, cold and dead. Sir Vista, though shocked, reluctantly agrees to split 43,650 men to set sail towards the New World, it'll take a week or more to arrive at least...

Also in the African colonies, Lord Glinnschester I departs to reinforce the disputed colonies of the Congo and against the Empire with over 200,000 men and 1500 artillery units. News of the swift and brutal victory at Finland spreads like lightning with telegraphs ablaze with activity, and all the troops hope to recreate such a victory, but are met with stiff resistance all across unoccupied Africa.

[Central Detaltistoctoro]

March 23, 1901
15:00 - Oppsala, Finland, Squeaktown
After serving on Squeaktown's behalf in the Battle of Finland, Octavio II now wages war against Coalitionist Europe, which is a little bit weird because why let an entire coalition against a militaristic empire get in the way of a good (and maybe bloody) war against the coalition?
"Is the conspiracy true?", one resting soldier asks in the middle of the raging Battle of Finland, his senior commander replies, "Indeed, now ready your gear for the actions, it could effect everyone's fate, certainly ours, but will end gloriously." 3 hours later, when Squeaktownian forces celebrate in sight of a victory, our forces instead of cheering, march on to Stockholm, house of the royal Vasa family of Squeaktown, and the Swedish state.

News of the betrayal spread far and wide, though not to Imperial forces yet. The first ones to act is the Kilomanian Union, who promptly goes to war against Central Detaltistoctoro, who promptly goes to war with the True Holy Land of Jerusalem, who started the world war in the first place.

[Lord Mousetrap]

March 24, 1901
With no real army in Finland and only battered up forces waging guerilla warfare, Minister of the Army and Defense, loyal only to His Majesty, hastily assembled 75 legion corps, or around 452,500 fielded men to halt their advantage of a shattered army, and delay them long enough for the real armies to arrive.

0800 Addis Ababa, Ethopia, Lord Mousetrap
Reading the daily government telegrams, Emperor Suleiman I, being the guy to make easy decisions, starts to read on and on and he gets to the point made in Finland about 2 days ago, "Hmm. Okay. *toot toot* *whistle* Hmm... Uhh, what?!?!?!?!" One of his friends immediately tries to see what happened, then he realizes. the capital is exposed. An emergency telegram arrives first in the core provinces, then to Africa, then to the Americas and then the Far East. The emperor receives it, still in total shock, "URGENT WARNING - Edition of March 23-24, 1901 - Our armies in the Finn's land are the defeated on terms of the enemy, only few remain to warn the world. We shall hereby brace our selves to the lights of God to defend what we have and make the victorious neel before us and if the Transcendence (Lord Mousetrap) empire were to last the millennia, this could very well be their finest hours. The defense will need the better part of 50000 personnel to defend the Motherland." Now even more shocked, the emperor could of been knocked over by a feather. No action can be taken, our advancing army is significantly undersupplied, underemployed and undermanned as is, stripping it down will defeat it.

Meanwhile in the East Coast, the telegram arrives only an hour apart from Africa. Sir George Osborne IV also has the habit of checking the daily government telegrams every day. Though he is throughly shocked twice by the news and the warning. His army is even more in dire conditions but he knows that the empire can't win on all fronts opened up. Even with the warning, he orders all men to assist the steel producing city of Pittsburgh and the populated center and military stronghold of Chicago both at once. Then all efforts will cut the enemy supply lines and cargo from arriving for relief. He settles in for raising more personnel whom are discontent with their empire to rebel and strike while also waging a campaign of swiftness.

The crisis of the Sun Valley has caused the government to crack down and the problem of Sir Rasputin III to be exiled to the Philippines for treason. He instead of going to prison like ordered, he rose up a corps and embarked to Pyong Nam of New Killer and rose more men to defend the city from the coalitionaries and revolutionaries. The government, gobsmacked, demanded that their government imprison Rasputin at once and take control of his corps. Rasputin knowing better for worse, just sat there and counted away the time.

[Intelania]

meanwhile intelania is being attacked by the rebles of indo-china are you serious we can just take them over!! says intelanias military leader
so thats what they did yayy we now own indo china

[Intelania]

whats this our capitol building has been suicide bombed new intelana must have done this we shall enforce a better border patrol but at the same time we just invaded indo china maybe its the rebels we also need a better law enforcement force!!!!!! we will need both intelania has spent well over 6 billion answers on both as well as weapon research blasted rebels!! we shall also detect anyone who hates us to death be warned indo chinese rebels and new intelanans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Squeaktown]

March 25, 1901

0243 Konigsburg, Upper Prussia, Squeaktown
*thump thump* An eerie noise fills the governor's office as the army drills itself.
*thump thump* "Anyone know what that noise is?", whispers governor of Upper Prussia, Wilhelm XII
*thump thump* *creak!* "Seriously, what is that?", again whispers Wilhelm XII, louder this time.
*thump thump* *thump thu-BOOOOOM!!!* "WHAAAA?!", as Wilhelm XII exclaims, a mysterious figure enters in the room, "Move. Out. Now.", it states boldly. With the guards knocked out, and the figure holding something that looks like another round ball, wait...that's a bomb! Totally stunned and surprised, the governor just nods. Bystanders are totally spooked by the governor's commands.
0301 Konigsburg
A man, who is indeed injured from the blast, bursts in the door of one of the commander's tents outside of the port, still drilling his portion of the army, "I've got urgent news for you."
"Just place it on the table over there, near the corner.", the commander replies.
"No, read it now"
"I'm still drilling 'em"
"Read it"
"Fine, just how important is it?"
"It's from the emperor and your governor.", the man then collapses from his injuries.
The commander reads it, "Hmm...it's to me. Dear Louis, have your corps stop immediately and withdraw from Konigsburg. Don't comply and face yourself being stripped of command. Remember, this is for the safety and pride of you Empire, just remember that. From, His Majesty, P.S. Our ally in Prussia has betrayed us and their allies. P.P.S Do it."

1101 Chicago, North America, Squeaktown
"Alex, look NNW.", guard patrol Jacob states out. "Look, how many do you think that is?"
"1000..Maybe 1500", in reply.
"I'll bet 2000"
"Just wait"
"Uhhhh....."
"Now I think that is WAY MORE than 1000, around the value of 20000!"
Jacob quickly races down and warns his superiors. Commander-in-chief of our coastal holdings, who is holding is prestigious golden sword, then races to the north gate by the (maybe) Great Lakes and swings his sword to warn the guards by the gate. He then races to the central citadel and hastily reads the stats of the fort. Knowing well reinforcements must come, he'll have to delay the oncoming enemy as long as possible...

1200 Thebes, Egypt, Squeaktown
Inspecting the provincial army numbering over a million, Lord Ramses XI of Egypt, and the additional forces raised by the coalition-held Suez Canal, Ramses XI does not tell the emperor on his daring campaign for Union Central. He marches out and demands access through the Suez Canal, which is now held by Central Detaltistoctoro. They refuse, so he lays siege to the canal and assaults it through the Red Sea.
But the situation in Danish Squeaktown is looking ever more dire, the vital linking spot to Europe from Stockholm, if they falter, the Motherland, Sweden will be at severe jeopardy, the countrysides plundered, and world law and order abolished.

[Intelania]

Im working on a very secretive project *hint hint* once im done i guess you can say my military will be a complete tank
also just saying Central Detaltistoctoro and new killer will be no more once im done with them >:)
I have lord mousetrap on my side and our alliance will end you stupid rebels!!!!!!!!!!

[Intelania]

our people are detecting some sort of....
wait are those elephants with tribesmen on top are they on a conquest looks like they are primitive Chinese tribesmen
welp this just gives us the ability to take over some of china...
whats this?
Nooo my capitol rebels once the military finishes the Chinese conquest we move back to the capitol and stop the rebels but that was too close
THAT'S IT I'M DONE WITH THESE REBELS ANYONE WHO REBELS AGAINST ME WILL HAVE EVERYONE THEY KNOW AND LOVE BE PUT TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK now that is settled our plane motors are way better but sadly they run out of fuel after only 4 hours of flight but that's better than 3 1/2 hours and we go at 120 mph on them better than 86 mph so now we have something nobody has AN AIR FORCE!!!

[Lord Mousetrap]

March 27, 1901
0000 Oppsala, Finland, Squeaktown
"Have you found any other comrades yet, any progress?", speaks survivor, Daniel. "Nope, are you thinking what I'm thinking, Daniel?" , in reply, his superior, Gustav.
"Yup", in reply.
"Giant zoo animals?"
"Well, or course!"
"Elephants?"
"Yeah!"
"One prob, have you kept your raided money?"
In unison, both say, "Nope. What about guns?" "Well at least we still have guns from that disastrous battle..."
The two set out to the nearest zoo, which happened to be closed and under royal supervision. They find a telegraph inside the treasury department and 2 giant killer elephants, which they promptly equip with saddles and hop on, hoping to reconnect with the Imperial Army.

1000 Suez (border city), Egypt, Lord Mousetrap
"Good boy, now fetch your treat!", says local commander and no-body, John Walpole II, playing with his family doggo. One of the loyal residents, spots a few figures on the horizon. Eh, maybe something. Maybe nothing. Another resident points out that hundreds more appeared. Eh. Finally, hundreds of people scramble to tell him that thousands are visible!
He then races to the open field where his corps was letting time fly. He commands all to battle stations, now!
Then the unimaginable happens, giant killing elephants and games lions appear. Most of the soldiers have never ventured out this far from Tipperary, let alone to Egypt. He strives to delay the oncoming rebel army as long as possi-wait. What was that?!?! A Squeaktownian coat of arms? But how!

1253 Delhi, North India, Intelania
"How is my elephant convoy coming along?", says world-renowned merchant, known for giving boatloads of extra profit to the poor and retiring from the Imperial Army as the commander of the grenadiers of Moscow. In a younger tounge completely unintelligible to English men like him, he simply responds by nodding and taking the elephants. Truth is he was ordered by Emperor Suleiman II to purchase lots of elephants and build them up to ready the local corps to invade New Intelanian scums. Truth be said again, the emperor already sent thousands of his own Indian armies to him. So he promptly ordered all resources to South India and invade when readied.

[Intelania]

March 28
the indo Chinese just keep rebelling you know what, its transportation time we will need to keep these guys out!
NEW COUNTRY pain intelania!!!!!
wait whats this they are siding with who? the rebels!!!!!Really now? why does every detachment of me have a different side!!!!!!!!

[Pain intelania]

welp we just got kicked out of intelania we are in the Australian wilderness this stinks
and who says we are siding with the rebels? sure we are rebels but have you read my name
"angry Russian accent"PAIN intelania we are against all people!!!!!
arrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
i will send troops to unclaimed lands and take them i will
CLAIM eastern Russia Alaska ans Canada southern south amarica!
it will probably take me until april 5 though BUT CONSIDER IT MINE
hahahahhhahahahhahahahhahahahahahahahahaaha

[New intelana]

here let me translate these angry uncultured swines they are saying.
once this "conquest" is over if you claim them you will have all that land because they will be weak after claiming 4 corners of the map...
I call it!!

[Intelania]

well crap,
i knew they were stupid but still!
we may need to wait 8 days(irl march 15) to take over but still!

[Lord Mousetrap]

Summary Of The Month Of March 1901
As the month came to a close, the Intelanian Powers have indeed conquered some of Indo-China and Siberia, and we have tried to put an end to the technological mechas, and we have successfully captured the trading mecha of Chicago, but at what cost? We have failed our initial objective of entering the gates of Kola, let alone Stockholm herself, the stubborn spot of empire, and the populated mechanism of Persia, and indeed, Union Central, the heart of empire and the machines of mass warring states, the home to great men, like Khosrou Anushirawan and the Persian emperors, now the house of the Anushirawan royal family, is in danger of capture. The hastily arranged force to defend such a place has gone astray and, luckily for us, we have successfully captured the province of Konigsburg and planning a new campaign into Finland. Great elephants of war are being assembled to storm the ramparts of Stockholm and Rome. With the help of unlikely ex-convict and current military and government official in exile, Rasputin III, we have an active army in the Far East and by extension, Indo-China and we have put the coalitionaries and the New and Pain Intelanian empires in extreme jeopardy of total civil war with huge kingdoms and republics fighting each other with simply bribing Central Detaltistoctoro into attacking Squeaktown and in addition, their own allies of the Gaul and the Spaniards and the Roman mechas. Hopefully we can get back into stable footing and seek revenge and finally end the Vasa royal family once and for all. But for what it costs, our manpower reserves are running scarce and centuries years old laws of pressing the citizenry into military service are hitting iron walls.
In the N. American theater, we are squeaking away slight gains for our empire and planning a new campaign into New Intelanian held Florida and into native territories to attempt to ease the death struggle with fate. Then in the Australian theaters (only mentioning to please the Austrailians out there reading this), not much of note is happening except for the skirmish between our New Zealand and Philippine islands and coalitionaries and Intelanians. Our navy is finally being called to action after significant delays and setbacks, which is headed to our Ethiopian colony right now.

P.S. I am significantly compressing time to short spans to ease my and everyone's minds.
P.P.S There will be sequels for anyone interested.

[Squeaktown]

April 1, 1901
1800 Stockholm, Sweden, Squeaktown
Looking back into the dark room he'd just exited, he starts to realize the situation and the stakes he'd just blown. His adviser consul, even the advisers that have nothing to do with the army, warn him to accept a truce. The emperor had just refused it, not waiting for a stronger enemy, he wonders if he can just break their morale before the inevitable happens, a defeat of Sweden. The empire has already lost Konigsburg to undercover military men and through intelligence, knows that the enemy has rapidly build defenses up. He has also lost most of his questionable influence in the East Coast of America. Thinking back, it strikes him. If the assassination of the enemy's emperor was caused by the coalition and Jerusalem and caused unimaginable losses, then he should divert his bodyguard to attack the Holy Land, revenge for us (and maybe the enemy) to them.

1830 Sinai Peninsula, Palestine, Squeaktown
"Sir, we're ready for an offensive towards Ankara, whom is held by the Transcendence. Shall we give the order?", barks senior commander of his 405th Corps of the 2nd Imperial Army. His comrade accepts the order to advance, then confusion attacks the camps. The enemy has ambushed the army! Why wait? Every single commander and troop fall back to the hills behind them and the desert ahead. "Order up! Ranks order! And...FIRE!", orders the commanders, starting the Battle of Sinai. Truly horrific for any residents watching, the allies fall back some more as the enemy mobilizes into small groups of 100 and each charge what they can. Then when surrender looks imminent, enemy war boats attack.

[Intelania]

April first 1901
"its April fools day can we mess around with the other countries and nations" said the smartest and most educated person in intelania Tomas Goodheart
"so what should we do?"
"we should assassinate a ruler in squeaktown's alliance and leave squeaktowns weapons right next to their corpse"
"hahah that's a good ide...... WAIT are you saying that we wwwwill be able to have lord mousetrap gain an opppportunity to attack them or will wwwe just take them ooo..."
"stop stuttering we will only take the land most of squektown's alliances are in Africa we will have tons of resources to build a tank that we can shoot out of, (previous tanks were basically just a car coated with tons of steel) that will give us and lord mousetrap a better military but that will take like 10 years to make sure they are perfect!''
so they set off to destroy the natives leaders that live south of squeaktown they quietly slit the leaders throat with a dagger that a spy bought from a local weapon store
"it worked as planed now we just wait"