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[ScumbagSoldier]

Leave it be. See what they do first.

[Vert]

restore military cabinet, demand it demandingly

[a worthless person]

The Emperor, seeing that the Cabinet was hung, decided to err on the side of a strong, iron hand, and ordered the restoration of Transamur's Military Cabinet.

Soon, the Transamurian Government replied angrily, and first closed their borders from us, before ceasing diplomatic ties entirely.

Many in the Military Government demand a forceful attack of the rogue state, and many in the populace of Japan, currently inundated with wartime propaganda and idealization of the military, would be disappointed and angry with a decision to allow Transamur, a valuable trading partner, to leave Japanese hands.

(I was going to do a long update after the break, but I lost part of my save so I had to play back a week or two of the war with Manchuria, and then this vote happened:)

Quick vote before I can return to constant updates, thanks!

[McJongJing]

Break them more like.
INVADE INVADE INVADE.

[Kami_sama]

We should've waited to see how Transamur would've acted but if the emperor wanted if this way I can only agree.

We can't loose them, just invade.

[a worthless person]

Soon, the Transamurian state received their ultimatum: As soon as Manchuria was dealt with, they would be next. With such a proclamation, the illegitimate government offered it's reply: It would immediately come back under Japanese yoke, grant us full military alliance, control of their army, and access to their land, until an agreeable government could be set up.

Meanwhile, to the south, news arrived that Indonesia, the massive chain of islands, had declared independence from it's former masters in the Netherlands. Once the problems of dissent and revolting puppets was dealt with, they could make a tasty prize, now that they are completely separate from European alliances.

The war with Manchuria was quick one, that both showed the usefulness of the newly modernized Japanese Army, as well as the military strategic reforms from Odagiri and Rommel. Months and Years of planning and hoping had been proven during the conflict, that such innovative ideas at least have some worth.

As soon as Changchun and Harbin fell, the Fengtien government under Zhan Zuolin crumbled, and the former state was formally annexed into the Japanese Empire, where the resources, industry and manpower could be managed directly, without risk of dishonorable, organized rebellion.

As troops were quickly redeployed from the former Korea-Manchuria line to positions bordering Transamur and Qing China, eyes turned briefly to our western pawns in America, The Pacific States. After a brief, nearly-bloodless conflict against the Federal Government, a treaty was signed, handing over several former US states to the PSA.

However, just as divisions were being shifted away from Korea, bad news came: Korean 'patriots' and sympathizers, armed with cheap, foreign arms and funded by the Korean Government-in-Exile, formed bands of militia and partisans, and quickly overwhelmed the defenses of several provinces, quickly forming an illegal state and declaring 'independence' from the Japanese Empire. Their first order of business was to declare war, to reclaim the rest of Korea. In the suddenness, two squadrons of tactical bombers were captured and destroyed by the rebels, but the naval units in Seoul were able to pull out of port and rebase.

Just then, organizations in Taiwan demanded independence. The Emperor's decree meant that the rabble-rousers in Taiwan were quickly denied and arrested

Within days, the Japanese Imperial Army set to work. Units were instantly recalled back to the Korean front.

Meanwhile, in the south, two provinces were left out of Korean hands for the moment, but were undefended. Quickly, a transport squadron sailed to the Home Islands and picked up the Japanese Home Army HQ, 4 whole divisions, and was able to sail and drop them off in Busan before the south could be taken. The beachhead will allow naval and air supremacy over Korea, as well as ensure the Koreans are stuck in a two-front war, and be left unable to dedicate their entire army to the north.

Soon, Taiwan responded in kind: They declared their independence, as well. Luckily, with Transamur granting us their army, navy, and airforce, we were more than ready to fight two wars, considering they are shitty militia. The next photos are a time-lapse of the war:

Through a quick, brutal campaign, the Japanese Army used it's numbers, technological superiority, and more advanced tactics to crush the Koreans with limited Transamurian help. Erwin Rommel, current Chief of Army in Japan, commented that "The Campaign showed no finesse. With the mountainous terrain and desire to make the war short, the swift, intricate dance of blitzkrieg gave way to brutal, blunt overpowering force strategies. Thankfully, our Air and Naval superiority, combined with the modern, well-made armaments used by the troops, mean that the war was short and far less bloody than it could have been."

Meanwhile, in Formosa, the garrisons and army fought valiantly even as the Formosan rebels grew from beneath them. General Odagiri, Chief of Staff and father of the new Japanese focus on modernization and maneuver quickly took command of a division of newly-recruited Marines, and sailed to Taiwan. After relieving the beleaguered garrisons, Odagiri lead a swift retaking of Hainan, and with that, resistance crumbled.

Casualties, only counting military personnel, from all 3 conflicts (Manchuria, Korea, Taiwan) numbered only 56,697 men, with an additional 2,000 Transamurian casualties, a number that was more than doubled by Korean casualties alone.

With peace back upon the Japanese Empire, save perhaps some disciplinary action in Transamur, Japan can now focus on it's borders in earnest...

Shall the Japanese Empire continue to grow in the Emperor's name, as the sun rises? Vote, minna!

[McJongJing]

We shall not just let the sun rise, we will smash it into the enemy
I want China. All of it.

[Kami_sama]

No rest until we nuke Pearl Harbor !

However we may need a little bit of time for our troupe to recover, idk how it works in this game.

[a worthless person]

As our troops meted out justice on known Korean and Taiwanese Agitators, and others began to move to positions on the Chinese border, two parcels of news arrived, both good and bad. In the Transamurian State, news arrived that after the floundering, illegitimate diplomatic government fumbled and was caught rigging votes, another coup arrived, this one much more agreeable: Another military coup, these men must more friendly to the Japanese Empire, much more agreeable to their position as a puppet.

Meanwhile, after months of heavy, bloody, violent fighting, the Shangqing Tianguo finally roll over and die, a result that our assistance helped drag out by months, leaving Qing with a bloody nose.

Finally, the Emperor arranges another vote for the cabinet:
Shall we attack Germany and it's Chinese and Indochinese holdings?
Or Russia's eastern frontier of Siberia to the north?
Or Claim the islands of the southeast?

Vote time, minna!

[a worthless person]

No rest until we nuke Pearl Harbor !

However we may need a little bit of time for our troupe to recover, idk how it works in this game.

By the time they get to their new stations, most of our divisions will be fine. We have 30 or so divisions, and the casualties only equal about 5 divisions worth of dead men, most of the casualties belong to the Special Naval Landing Forces, aka Imperial Marines.

Although Japan's military is fully voluntary, as in, we don't have a draft, there are lots of incentives for men to join the military, so it should only take a month or two to recover those divisions, and the rest are mostly fine already, after only a few weeks.

[Kami_sama]

OK

America seems to be unable to account to something internationally but if we become to much of a nuisance it may make them unite.

German are nice.

So let's go for Russia.

[a worthless person]

OK

America seems to be unable to account to something internationally but if we become to much of a nuisance it may make them unite.

German are nice.

So let's go for Russia.

Siberian land won't get us much, but i've noted your vote~

[McJongJing]

Fuck Russia.
We beat them in '05 we'll do it again.

[a worthless person]

In the days following, Korea is quickly pacified, remnants of dissent and revolt purged and assuaged. Divisions are shifted to our borders with China, Mongolia, and Russia.

Meanwhile, we are met with a decision on how to proceed with our plans of Northern Expansion. There are two decisions: Russia, or Mongolia. Although a vote is about to be taken among the cabinet, Tennō Heika intervenes with his own immutable decision: Mongolia should fall first. They claim land in Manchuria, and are lead by a dangerous, violent madman. Tibet is allied with them, and a strike on one could get us both nation's worth of land. It would provide more areas to strike from against Russia, should we choose to in the future, as well as China. The Emperor's decision is moved ahead.

Mongolia and Tibet, two allied states that need to be dealt with.

As men prepare and plans are drawn up to destroy and annex Mongolia, news arrives from Europe:

Petty conflicts, from a 3-way Spanish Civil war to a Romanian Civil war, to Austria bullying it's neighbors, to a war in the caucuses. If anything, these European happenings will keep European players busy, including Germany. As preparations for Mongolia continue, some of our troops, the ones staying on the home islands in defense, undergo some war games.

In may, what would become a landmark decision was made. The Military Government of Japan came forth with an idea to include the Russians in the war against Mongolia, to speed up the war, as well as insure the Russians wouldn't interfere after the war. Russia had survived a communist revolt and 20 years of ineffective democratic rule, and now, the state was once again ruled by a Tsar, with a government of priorities similar to our own.

The Emperor immediately agreed, without even opening it to a vote. Having Russia on our side would not only make the Mongolian war pitifully easy, and allow Russian bodies to incur most of the casualties, but it would also provide insight on how well they had recovered, how strong their army was, and other factors, in case Japan decided on Russia as it's next enemy.

Only hours after sending the offer, Russia hurriedly sent delegates to Vladivostok to work out a deal. In return for the Russian land that Mongolia had snatched, Russia would grant Japan free reign over the rest of Mongolia's land.

With that, the rest of May, and the entireity of June were spent preparing and moving men. Soon, the Mongolian borders, to the north and to the east, were completely flush with built up Japanese and Russian military. On July 3rd, it began. Operation Tsunami had started.

The offensive went well from the beginning. In the Northwest, the Russians immediately began to retake their stolen land around the Transsiberian Railway, and in the east, our well-trained, well-equipped men surged over Mongolia's outdated cavalry and infantry, our armored cavalry and tank divisions rolling through the Mongolian desert happily.

Then, on the 17th, the Emperor and the Military Government received a request from the Philippines, asking for capital and assistance to expand their mining and logging industries, now that they are independent.

The Emperor agrees. The Philippines could prove to be a worthwhile source of metal and oil with their mining expansions, it would prevent German and other Foreign interests from doing the same, and, once the Japanese Co-Prosperity Sphere could spread south, we would directly gain from the expansions. With that, war continues, Japanese Tanks rolling over Mongolian Cavalry.

Finally, Mongolia is defeated as Russian troops march into Ulaanbataar. Now, it is up to the Emperor to decide on the treaties and annexation decisions. His choices in the next pictures are marked with red.

With that, the new borders were drawn. All that was left was to finish off Tibet.

Finally, a decision hit the laps of the Emperor's Cabinet: On what to do about Russia. The Emperor implored the cabinet to read the words closely, and was very outspoken in his desire to attempt to ally with Russia, and then move Japan's focus to the south, to China and Southeast Asia.

Vote, minna!

[Vert]

We don't need Russia, they're just big bullies
Let's orientate anew~