Puerto Pollo reorganize politics and military


Troops of the new National Revolutionary Guard parade in gala uniforms in Danjer Cove.

The government of Puerto Pollo has announced yesterday with a public cerimony its reorganization plan. More than four years after the end of the Second Civil War and the victory of the Bruuman-backed Pollos Endemoniados Revolucionarios (PER), who until now serve both as political party and armed forces, the regime moves toward the separation of politics and military. PER will remain as the sole political party of the island, while the newly instated National Revolucionary Guard (NRG) and Civil Revolutionary Guard (CRG) will act as armed forces and gendarmerie/police, respectively. 


NRG elite troops on parade . In the latest years they have been involved in different foreign wars, attached to Bruuman forces.

The split will also mean a downsize of the troops: of 15.000, 5.000 will join the NRG, 3.500 will join the CRG and the remainder will be demobilized, many going to serve in PER offices or in the public administration. It is actually a topic of debate (abroad) how much the new realities will be effectively separated: most analysts forecast that they will remain strongly intertwined and that the military will continue to dominate the government. The move thus is probably due to create a more efficient public administration infrastructure and a military better suited for its new role.


Civil Revolutionary Guard memebers on parade.

It is worth noticing that the Bruuman People's Defense Forces (BPDF) still mantain a 10.000-strong garrison in Puerto Pollo, which provides air,naval and artillery support to the Puerto Polloan light infantry-based armed forces.

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Bruuma put Huawan treaty in action in medical and military fields


Bruuman soldiers load crates on a cargo plane bound to Reizen via Huawan. Source: BNCA

Bruuma has announced that it will established a international research centre on the island to develop cures and a vaccine for Catra Rye Disease. The VPRB has formally asked the Peony to send a team of its scientists, and has invited other nations to join. 

Meanwhile, the regime has unusually made public that it will deliver a shipment by plane to the WPR in Reizen. According to the press release, the shipment: "contains anti-contamination equipment and medical supplies to ensure the health of the people of Reizen against possible biochemical attacks. The planes carries no weapons or armaments". The press release further specify that the cargo planes and their fighter escort will station for re-fueling on Huawan, as recently conceded by the bilateral treaty between the two countries.

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Bruuma signs military and economic treaty with Kai Fa


The Bruuman envoy is welcomed at his arrival in Tom Yam

The Bruuman Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the country has signed a Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty with the People's Republic of Kai Fa. The Treaty was signed in the Kai Fa capital, Tom Yam.

The deal covers both military and economy: summing it up, Bruuma will be allowed to establish permanent bases in Kai Fa, in exchange for providing training and weapons to the People's Kai Fa Army (PKFA). Regarding exports at friendly prices, Bruuma will mainly provide oil, gas, agrarian products and healthcare supplies, while Kai Fa will supply mostly coal, iron and fabrics.

   

Totalling a little above 9 million inhabitants, Kai Fa is a single-party state, ruled by the Communist Party of Kai Fa (CPKF), headed today by Brother Lo Pol. The country main richness come from its mineral resources and heavy industries (chemical, machinery, electricals, vehicles), with textile and fishing industries providing additional contribution to its exports. 

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In light of the recent treaty of alliance stipulated with Bruuma, we begin with the first of a serie of installments on the history of Kai Fa

History of Kai Fa: the Five States (676 – 1271)

Burial urn and monument, Kong Bao, IX century

The Founders period (676 – 918)
The first inhabitants of Kai Fa arrived by sea in 676 and landed at Ko Fun, bringing with them and already developed and distinct culture. Traditional sources make no mention of the land being already inhabited at the time, and modern historians have been so far unable to prove otherwise. The first settlers, reached by further waves of seafaring immigrants in the following decades, built independent villages and cities where the most powerful clans ruled. Through the first three centuries, five cities emerged among the others and conquered their surrounding territories, forming the Five States of Tom Yam, Chau Fan, Ba Bao, Kong Bao and Tou Fu. The States were organized in a highly hierarchical and stratified society with an economy based on agriculture and rearing.  The courts were imbued with Confucianism, while the commoners usually followed folk religions, Buddhism or both. The balance of power between the States meant that the occasional wars usually ended with a return to the status quo. 


Scene of battle, XI century

The Upheaval period (918 – 1216)
In 918 catastrophic floods swept across Kai Fa, destroying the fields and causing widespread famine. They signalled the beginning of an era of social and economic instability, marred by wars, revolts and disasters. In years of waning state power, bandits held sway on large swaths of territory, while many Buddhist monastery turned into independent local rulers. Society militarized, and those troubled centuries areregarded as the first golden era of martial arts in the country. 


Portrait of Emperor Lo Char (detail), late XIII century

The Unification period (1216 – 1271)
In 1216, the Tom Yam State had regained stability and prosperity and the ambitious ruling Lo dynasty set to exploit the weakness of its rivals. With a disciplined army, renowned for its archers, crossbowmen and siege engines, they expanded southward either by war or marriage, until in 1271 Lo Char was crowned Emperor of Kai Fa in Tom Yam after defeating the last resistance by warlord Za Chai in the Battle of Yuan Yang. 

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History of Kai Fa: The First Empire (1271 – 1527)

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Lo Imperial Seal in white jade, early XIV century

The Golden Age (1271 – 1378)
The Empire flourished and the court in Tom Yam became a renowned centre of arts, literature, philosophy and sciences. Agriculture expanded and many new lands were turned to cultivation, allowing a steep growth of the population. A strong army kept the country secure and imposed tributes to nearby lands.


Emperor Lo Sai during a summer court gathering on barges, 1414

The Late Era (1378 – 1515)
In 1378, Emperor Lo Nam, Char’s great-grandson died. After him, a succession of weak Emperors followed, while powerful Ministries became the true rulers of the country. Famines and plagues scourged the beginning of the XV century, and the ineffectual response of the court, combined with the frequent tax raised to cover the court lavish lifestyle, made resentment mount especially in the South.


The Battle of Dong Po, late XVI century

The Tearing Rebellion (1515-1527)
The Won dynasty of Tou Fu rebelled in 1515, when they imprisoned imperial envoys and declared the Emperor’s Mandate void. Most southern clans defected to the Won, and the following years were a chaotic affair of yearly raids and sieges on both edges of the Er Kwai river. In 1527, the two sides came to a final standoff near the village of Dong Po, just north of the river: Emperor Lo Son was killed in battle and its army routed. Before Won Ton and its rebels could march on Tom Yam, northern general Chow Mein staged a coup and hastily raised a new army, forcing Won to retreat back south of the river.

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History of Kai Fa: The Two Kingdoms (1527 - 1861)

The Northern Kingdom (1527 - 1861)
The Two Kingdoms coexisted in a state of cold war, with both holding claim on the Imperial title. The Northern Kingdom chose a conservative path: ruled by a landlord nobility and weak kings, it remained a centre for arts and traditional culture but lagged behind on economy and science.

The Southern Kingdom (1527 - 1861)
The Southern Kingdom, ruled by warlike noble clans, developed vibrant crafts and merchant classes and became a regional sea power. In 1661, the Won dynasty ended and was succeded by the Chop. In 1848, the ambitious king Chop Suey, set the country on a path of accelerated modernization, with the help of foreign advisors, and reformed the army. The rich iron and coal mines were instrumental in switching the medieval army toward a firearms-based one.


The Southern New Army tramples Northern troops, late XIX century

The Reunification War (1860 - 1861)
In 1860, Suey opened hostilities against the Northern Kingdom. His New Army laid siege to Ba Bao, one of the old five cities, on the Er Kwai river.
Despite the strenuous resistance of its defenders, the city fell and was razed to the ground, its defenders vanquished. In spring 1861 the New Army marched toward Tom Yam and once again crushed the Northern Army on its path. The city fell without mich fighting in the early summer and the last king Chow Lan commited suicide in its palace hours before Chop Suey made its entranced and proclaimed the restoration of the Empire.

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History of Kai Fa: The Second Empire (1861 - 1949)
 

Modernization period (1861 - 1911)
Suey and its successors pushed on the path of forced modernization, achieving a partial success in the city but facing much more difficulties in the countryside. The turning of the centuries brought new sources of instability ranging from xenophobic secret societies to socialist parties.
 
Turmoil period (1911 - 1937)
In 1911 a massive protest against the unpopular Emperor Chop Mian forced him to allow political parties and concede elections. Two decades of turmoil followed, during which, in 1924, the Communist party was founded by Brother Gau Bun. The Party gain scores of followers among agrarian workers and thus gained a strategic hold in the Army through their conscription.

 

 
Kai Fa Civil War (1937 - 1949)

In 1937, Generalissimo Ma Po took power, despite the nominal imperial title still retained by the adolescent Chop Siu, and civil war broke out. Twelve years followed of convulsed and bloody fighting, where warlords and their bands added to the chaos. In 1949 though the tide had definitely turned in favour of the CPKF and Ma Po was flew abroad with its last supporters, while Chop Siu was arrested and Brother Gau Bun became the first Chairman of the new People’s Republic of Kai Fa.

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History of Kai Fa: The People's Republic of Kai Fa (1949 - today)


The early years (1949 – 1978)
The new Communist regime banned other parties, installed a new public structure and turned to a socialist planned economy, causing deep social upheavals. Once again, coal and mineral deposits fuelled a growth spur of the economy, but short-sighted planning in the Sixties caused famines and economic collapse. Adding to the confusion, in 1966 Brother Gau Bun died and Party’s factions engaged in a decade long struggle for power, which ended with the victory of Brother Jiao Zi.

The reform years (1978 – 1991)
From 1978, Jiao Zi launched a broad program of reforms, which opened Kai Fa economically and diplomatically to the outside world and helped the modernization and recovery of its economy and society.  
The reforms however did not changed the political system, with the Party firmly holding on to power and repressing dissent.


View of Tom Yam, today

The current era (1991 - today)
The last decade of the millennium witnessed the beginning of an economic growth that still lasts today, with Kai Fa surging as a major producer in several new industries such as textiles and electronics. Society underwent a new change too: the market-friendly socialist economy allowed private property and enterprises in limited fashion, and new nationalist-tinged cultural policies led to a rediscover of Kai Fa traditional culture. In 2011 Brother Lo Pol became the new Chairman of the Republic and began consolidating its personal power, while at the same time pursuing a new cycle of reforms and upgrade of the country, beginning with tackling serious issues caused by pollution.

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Puerto Pollo takes the title of Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Pollo
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Government-sponsored parade in Danjer Cove

The government of Puerto Pollo has announced that the island country will adopt the official title of Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Pollo, which will be translated in Austral as Commonwealth of Puerto Pollo. The move is part of the re-organization of the state machine undertook by the government already by a few months, and is thought to be aimed at making the country more appealing for tourism and foreign trade.

After the rise to power of El Pollo Diablo, the country has called itself simply Puerto Pollo. The monicker Republica de Puerto Pollo was discarded as it belonged to the previous entities who ruled the island. 

Puerto Pollo has been commonly categorized abroad as a Bruuman protectorare, a state of things which in facts will not be changed by the adoption of the new title. It is yet to see if the communist regime in Bayougrad will leave more autonomy to the subordinate junta in Danjer Cove on internal matters.

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The Serevan War: the Battle of Syemaqa, Part I

On January 31st 2018, the Serevan War ended when a sudden ceasefire entered in place along the frontline, after Bruuma and Sereva secretly signed a peace agreement. The conflict lasted fifty-four days, costed thousands of lives and brought vast destruction on the island. 

The Bruuman Army fought land battles against regular armies for the first time in decades, proving itself as a still valiant force but also showcasing the need to adapt to contemporary warfare. Despite the prevalence of open-field battles during the war, one of the major engagement against the Erinoran Army was a week-long urban siege where the defenders curiously played the role of guerrilla that Bruuman forces had played often in the previous conflict. It also proved a learning moment for adapting the antiquated fighting style of the attackers. This is the story of the Battle of Syemaqa.

Prelude
After landing on the West coast of Sereva, the Bruuman Army pushed toward the interior, relying on the speed and power of its armoured vehicles. After two days advancing in the south, the Bruumans reached Syemaqa, an industrial town of 30,000 inhabitants laying on a bank of a small river of the same name. The Erinoran lines were overrun on the next day, leaving the city surrounded, but the Bruuman Army decided to conquer the city before advancing, due to its strategic placement near important transportation routes. 

The Opposing Forces
The Bruuman forces were composed of the 6th Guards Tank Regiment, the 131st Motor-Rifle Brigade, the 81st Guards Motor-Rifle Regiment and the 276th Motor-Rifle Regiment, with more than 4.000 men, 200 APCs, 80 tanks plus dozens of artillery guns and a company of anti-air vehicles.

Due to defective intelligence, the Bruumans estimated that the town was defended only by improvised militiamen, but instead up to 1,000 Erinoran soldiers of the 5th and 7th Battalions had converged on the city from a nearby base, instead or retreating behind the lines as their enemy believed, carrying with them heavy machine guns and anti-rocket tanks in good quantity in addition to their light weaponry. 

There were also still 5,000 civilians trapped in town.

The Battle Plan
The Bruuman commander, Colonel Ivan Shaw, planned to converge on the town from opposite directions with four armoured columns, comprising both tanks and carriers, who should have overrun the defenders and reach the centre. The rest of his forces was to remain positioned around the town, preventing an eventual counterattack from the outside. Air support was scarcely available due to adverse weather conditions.

The Erinoran commander, Captain Marcoro te'si Orusyo sanqeo, divided the heavily-armed part of its forces into combat groups consisting of fifteen to twenty personnel, subdivided into three-man fire teams, each consisting of an anti-tank gunner, as well as a machine-gunner and a rifleman. They were positioned in the top floors and basement of buildings in chokepoints, to ambush the incoming columns.

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