It was an unpopular decision, and certainly one that was contested in history. Some say it's a bit meta, but this is not a roleplay thread.

The Minnan Buffer was created the month after. A defensive position on the south of Central Huawan was made to combat imperial incursion into Huawan. The lush Eterna Forests was the perfect place to hold the line against invaders, not many has managed to go through the natural defense of Huawan. Bunkers and positions were made and patrols came along. The Imperialists had such a large forward army that the buffer could not save the country from a full on invasion, but long enough to halt the Imperial advance.

To safeguard the waters and satisfy the council's will to defend against the allies. The Royal Navy has increased protection on the Eastern region's coast. The Eastern region has been a pirate cove and precious naval base of the Peocracy of Huawan. Its torrents and chokezones made it nearly impossible to invade, yet the natural barrier has served the Peonic defence well in history.

However, for the world, there are several things that remained perspective. Huawan is a weak nation that outperforms any player in The Great War, it neither has the resources to come toe to toe against the Allies and the Imperialists. The overall attitude saw the nation to be not a threat. On the other hand, The Peocracy has a substantial resource of Coal, oil and food. Resources that are useful in war, anyone that could control the Peocracy would control the war. If the Imperialists hold Huawan, they effectively hold the Cordillera, and if the Allies hold the Peocracy, it won't be long until the Imperialists would fall.

Another thing is that Huawan has a division of sentiments in her government, and no one expected that these sentiments are exploitable. Until they realized history could repeat itself from the other side of the region