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Sorry for taking so long - the update is about halfway done.
I've got quite a lot of things keeping me busy lately, so I really can't give you guys a date for the next chapter.
Thank you for your patience (シ_ _)シ
I've got quite a lot of things keeping me busy lately, so I really can't give you guys a date for the next chapter.
Thank you for your patience (シ_ _)シ
My apologies for this most ungodly delay~
Good news: A huge fatass new update.
Bad news: There are still ~40 Screenshots I've got to work my magic on (told you last session was long), so the next update might be a bit shorter.
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Chapter XVIII - Infernal Arsenal of the Sun
Early 1948 saw the end of Sternberg's Mongolian Empire. For years it stood there secluded but powerful as one of the world's greatest industrial and military powers. But the wide steppes of Central Siberia had been conquered by Axis Forces from all over the World & the Tibetan Himalaya once again became Home of the Chinese Dragon and so did Ulaanbaatar.
This brought a big geo-strategical change to the war between Axis Mundi & Japanese East Asia. Now a direct frontline to Transamur was established and Fleischer immediatly moved his forces...
The Qing Empire - strengthened by the acquisition of Mongolia and Tibet - decided to make use of the current political situation to regain it's former lands of Manchuria. The Japanese Fengtien Republic's leadership showed readiness for negotiations and within a few weeks, Manchuria switched sides and was reintegrated into the Qing Empire, giving the Japanese Sphere a severe manpower-blow.
Not only that, though: With most of their forces concentrated in Eastern Siberia, the East Asian Alliance was open and vulnerable for potential chinese attacks, which followed the very hour Zhang Zueling pledged his loyalty to the Qing Emperor. Haakon was happy - now Japan would definitly bleed dry...
Following the doctrine of "My enemy's enemy is my friend", Wrangel sent massive military equipment and supplies to the Qing as a little present. Relations between both nations warmed up further thanks to the Qing delivering Sternberg to Petrograd, where he was hung up and put on display for several days.
Eventually, the Qing officially entered the Axis, which led Fleischer to move his forces to Beijing and Nanjing in order to resupply and prepare for possible Japanese Naval Invasions. However, he seemed to be the only one...
Russia gaining the former lands of Xibei Lianbang Yiyuan from it's conquest of Sternberg's Empire decided not to include yet another ethnic minority into their state and released another puppet, which led to small internal frictions with the Qing. For now however there were more pressing matters at hand.
Fleischer's predictions turned out to be true: the Japanese landed near Nanjing. But the Norwegian Forces were still far from the Chinese Coast and most Quing units had been redeployed to the Korean Front. The speed, logistics, equipment and strength of these enemy forces was unseen by that point and quickly overwhelmed the few Axis troops stationed in the region.
With Haakon's whole Colonial Navy entering the Chinese Sea, a devestating defeat was dealt to the IJN and was witnessed the by the IJA Forces of Port Arthur. This victory was a hollow one, though since most Chinese, Peruan, La Platan & Greek Vessels were already sunk by the IJN, which merely lost a fraction of it's forces in that battle.
By September 1948 it got way worse: While slow but steady breakthroughs were being made against Transamur, the Korean Front became a complete stalemate with several million men entrenched on both sides, unopposed IJA Forces rolled through the Chinese Heartland. Only few Axis troops managed to organize a feeble defense ring in the north in order not to let Beijing fall...
Changzhou became a prime example of that phase in the war: Well-equipped modern Japanese Infantry was facing a bled-out & out-dated Russian Infantry Division and the line was merely held by Haakon's Motorized Troops and a left-over of the Alg. Ostasien GmbH. Had the tide turned? Would the ally considered so valuable turn out to be a weakness?
It was time for drastic measures. Haakon tapped female labour forces for the factories, so he could free up more men for Norway to recruit. Oslo was sure, that this could become a long war. The same thing would be issued again barely one year later to free every men able to carry a rifle and serve the Axis.
In October, even the Qing realized that things had turned really bad really fast. The resistance at Changzhou however inspired every last men under Wrangel's command. The city has been held for quite some time now - longer than any other fortress against the IJN. Reinforcements were sent now that Transamur was starting to draw it's last breath and only snow could slow down the Russian advances. The defensive ring got thicker...
For all the strength the IJA & IJN showed, the IJAF lacked it. Total air domination was achieved by late 1948 which didn't just take care of the remaining Japanese vessels (cutting off reinforcements and supply for the IJA in China), but also of the industrial powerhouse those islands had. Things bombings were taken so far, that even Formosa dealt with open riots and changed to a Socialist System (which did not help at all as they didn't leave the Japanese Sphere).
With Japanese Infantry now concentrating on breaking the Beijing Defense Ring, Fleischer and his Russian allies were outnumbered and outgunned by all means and resorted to slow retreat buying more time, which was all they had against Japan. La Plata staged a few naval landings on it's own, but soon found that Tojo did not leave the beaches vulnerable like Pu Yi did.
Bled-out but successful, Fleischer for the 1st time would command a combined Axis Army Group of 13 Divisions and against all odds prevailed. By now he had gained renown even outside of Europe receiving several medals from Axis Partner Nations.
By mid-1949 the trenches of Korea did not move a single centimeter, but Axis Forces dominated the skies and got dangerously close the Japanese Home Islands. Time indeed did not favour Hirohito's alliance this time. "I should have acted back then, when I still could." as the Emperor later stated.
The surrender of Transamur brought about the birth of "Asia's USA". Fearing a similar fate as Sternberg had, the Transamuran leadership surrendered to Beijing instead of Petrograd which brought the acquiration of Kamchatka for Pu Yi leading the his empire becoming a mirror-image of the USA and Alaska. With hundreds of divisions now freed up, counter offensives were started as the Beijing Defensive Ring could not shrink any further. "At the very last moment..." Fleischer wrote in his diary.
As the IJA had entered Tibet westwards, the Norwegian High Command conceived a plan of making a well-placed cut towards neutral Yunnan and therefore starve the Japanese Forces in the West. The lack of supplies from the Home Islands already showed, as most IJA Divisions lacked any strength to fight back. It was concluded that this must've stopped them from taking Beijing earlier that year.
The offensive moved fast a saw the Japanese fleeing in disarray. Only at Uqai they finally managed to mount a proper resistance stopping their forces from being cut apart. Still, now that the Axis also dominated the seas, a La Platan landing in South Korea forced the local HQ to redeploy forces entrenched in the north to fend this invasion off. This tipped the balance at the northern front in favour of the Axis.
Haakon immediatly issued a Special Royal Medal for this ingenius military maneuver that turned out to completely break a stalemate, that had lasted for 1,5 years. The following operations became famous as "The Christmas Offensives".
Then it happened: Fleischer would be the one to face off against Tojo Hideki himself. It would be Haakon's men breaking the Hero of Japan in a battle out in the vast nothingness of Western China. The symbolic value of that battle was immeasurable. Especially in Norway the feeling of invincibility emerged and not just within nationalist circles.
As the last men of the La Platan Expeditionary Corps made their last stand at Busan, reinforcements arrived pushing the Koreans back to Seoul. With the Christmas Offensive stuck on the die-hard resistance of the bulk of the IJN at Port Arthur, this was yet again a very valuable assistance by the South American Partner. In occupied Busan - another important landmark of the war - La Plata built an Axis War Museum for the local people to witness the sheer superiority of the alliance that spanned the globe.
Good news: A huge fatass new update.
Bad news: There are still ~40 Screenshots I've got to work my magic on (told you last session was long), so the next update might be a bit shorter.
---
Chapter XVIII - Infernal Arsenal of the Sun
Early 1948 saw the end of Sternberg's Mongolian Empire. For years it stood there secluded but powerful as one of the world's greatest industrial and military powers. But the wide steppes of Central Siberia had been conquered by Axis Forces from all over the World & the Tibetan Himalaya once again became Home of the Chinese Dragon and so did Ulaanbaatar.
This brought a big geo-strategical change to the war between Axis Mundi & Japanese East Asia. Now a direct frontline to Transamur was established and Fleischer immediatly moved his forces...
The Qing Empire - strengthened by the acquisition of Mongolia and Tibet - decided to make use of the current political situation to regain it's former lands of Manchuria. The Japanese Fengtien Republic's leadership showed readiness for negotiations and within a few weeks, Manchuria switched sides and was reintegrated into the Qing Empire, giving the Japanese Sphere a severe manpower-blow.
Not only that, though: With most of their forces concentrated in Eastern Siberia, the East Asian Alliance was open and vulnerable for potential chinese attacks, which followed the very hour Zhang Zueling pledged his loyalty to the Qing Emperor. Haakon was happy - now Japan would definitly bleed dry...
Following the doctrine of "My enemy's enemy is my friend", Wrangel sent massive military equipment and supplies to the Qing as a little present. Relations between both nations warmed up further thanks to the Qing delivering Sternberg to Petrograd, where he was hung up and put on display for several days.
Eventually, the Qing officially entered the Axis, which led Fleischer to move his forces to Beijing and Nanjing in order to resupply and prepare for possible Japanese Naval Invasions. However, he seemed to be the only one...
Russia gaining the former lands of Xibei Lianbang Yiyuan from it's conquest of Sternberg's Empire decided not to include yet another ethnic minority into their state and released another puppet, which led to small internal frictions with the Qing. For now however there were more pressing matters at hand.
Fleischer's predictions turned out to be true: the Japanese landed near Nanjing. But the Norwegian Forces were still far from the Chinese Coast and most Quing units had been redeployed to the Korean Front. The speed, logistics, equipment and strength of these enemy forces was unseen by that point and quickly overwhelmed the few Axis troops stationed in the region.
With Haakon's whole Colonial Navy entering the Chinese Sea, a devestating defeat was dealt to the IJN and was witnessed the by the IJA Forces of Port Arthur. This victory was a hollow one, though since most Chinese, Peruan, La Platan & Greek Vessels were already sunk by the IJN, which merely lost a fraction of it's forces in that battle.
By September 1948 it got way worse: While slow but steady breakthroughs were being made against Transamur, the Korean Front became a complete stalemate with several million men entrenched on both sides, unopposed IJA Forces rolled through the Chinese Heartland. Only few Axis troops managed to organize a feeble defense ring in the north in order not to let Beijing fall...
Changzhou became a prime example of that phase in the war: Well-equipped modern Japanese Infantry was facing a bled-out & out-dated Russian Infantry Division and the line was merely held by Haakon's Motorized Troops and a left-over of the Alg. Ostasien GmbH. Had the tide turned? Would the ally considered so valuable turn out to be a weakness?
It was time for drastic measures. Haakon tapped female labour forces for the factories, so he could free up more men for Norway to recruit. Oslo was sure, that this could become a long war. The same thing would be issued again barely one year later to free every men able to carry a rifle and serve the Axis.
In October, even the Qing realized that things had turned really bad really fast. The resistance at Changzhou however inspired every last men under Wrangel's command. The city has been held for quite some time now - longer than any other fortress against the IJN. Reinforcements were sent now that Transamur was starting to draw it's last breath and only snow could slow down the Russian advances. The defensive ring got thicker...
For all the strength the IJA & IJN showed, the IJAF lacked it. Total air domination was achieved by late 1948 which didn't just take care of the remaining Japanese vessels (cutting off reinforcements and supply for the IJA in China), but also of the industrial powerhouse those islands had. Things bombings were taken so far, that even Formosa dealt with open riots and changed to a Socialist System (which did not help at all as they didn't leave the Japanese Sphere).
With Japanese Infantry now concentrating on breaking the Beijing Defense Ring, Fleischer and his Russian allies were outnumbered and outgunned by all means and resorted to slow retreat buying more time, which was all they had against Japan. La Plata staged a few naval landings on it's own, but soon found that Tojo did not leave the beaches vulnerable like Pu Yi did.
Bled-out but successful, Fleischer for the 1st time would command a combined Axis Army Group of 13 Divisions and against all odds prevailed. By now he had gained renown even outside of Europe receiving several medals from Axis Partner Nations.
By mid-1949 the trenches of Korea did not move a single centimeter, but Axis Forces dominated the skies and got dangerously close the Japanese Home Islands. Time indeed did not favour Hirohito's alliance this time. "I should have acted back then, when I still could." as the Emperor later stated.
The surrender of Transamur brought about the birth of "Asia's USA". Fearing a similar fate as Sternberg had, the Transamuran leadership surrendered to Beijing instead of Petrograd which brought the acquiration of Kamchatka for Pu Yi leading the his empire becoming a mirror-image of the USA and Alaska. With hundreds of divisions now freed up, counter offensives were started as the Beijing Defensive Ring could not shrink any further. "At the very last moment..." Fleischer wrote in his diary.
As the IJA had entered Tibet westwards, the Norwegian High Command conceived a plan of making a well-placed cut towards neutral Yunnan and therefore starve the Japanese Forces in the West. The lack of supplies from the Home Islands already showed, as most IJA Divisions lacked any strength to fight back. It was concluded that this must've stopped them from taking Beijing earlier that year.
The offensive moved fast a saw the Japanese fleeing in disarray. Only at Uqai they finally managed to mount a proper resistance stopping their forces from being cut apart. Still, now that the Axis also dominated the seas, a La Platan landing in South Korea forced the local HQ to redeploy forces entrenched in the north to fend this invasion off. This tipped the balance at the northern front in favour of the Axis.
Haakon immediatly issued a Special Royal Medal for this ingenius military maneuver that turned out to completely break a stalemate, that had lasted for 1,5 years. The following operations became famous as "The Christmas Offensives".
Then it happened: Fleischer would be the one to face off against Tojo Hideki himself. It would be Haakon's men breaking the Hero of Japan in a battle out in the vast nothingness of Western China. The symbolic value of that battle was immeasurable. Especially in Norway the feeling of invincibility emerged and not just within nationalist circles.
As the last men of the La Platan Expeditionary Corps made their last stand at Busan, reinforcements arrived pushing the Koreans back to Seoul. With the Christmas Offensive stuck on the die-hard resistance of the bulk of the IJN at Port Arthur, this was yet again a very valuable assistance by the South American Partner. In occupied Busan - another important landmark of the war - La Plata built an Axis War Museum for the local people to witness the sheer superiority of the alliance that spanned the globe.
Truly a titanic battle out on the plains, and the La Platans are certainly earning their keep.
that's awesome. it seldomly happens that so far in the war there is still a situation where the enemy can seriously threaten the player. the japs have truly gained a lot of area in china 
Thank you for your support everyone!
@Weserübung: The nuke is on halt for now. Currently building a fleet, but not for the purpose you might guess
@Weserübung: The nuke is on halt for now. Currently building a fleet, but not for the purpose you might guess
not to put pressure on you - just saying that I would like to know how this continues...
I know I know...
Uni takes a lot of my time, but I hope to get around to update this once more before 2013 ^^;
Uni takes a lot of my time, but I hope to get around to update this once more before 2013 ^^;
I know the feeling. My master thesis is sucking out so much time and energy these days...
Chapter XIX - Solar Eclipse
With the death of Wrangel in early 1950, Haakon's most powerful ally needed a new leader, that would ensure a continued Axis Partnership. Luckily, the old dynasty of the Romanovs lived in Greek Exile for years already and was more than willing to return to their homeland. Greeted by his people, Czar Romanov took office in April. His power now rivaled Haakon and Pu Yi in several aspects, especially as he was both Czar of Russia & retained the Greek throne at the same time.
By August another great political announcement shook the foundations of the world: The Union of Britain officially annexed France. Ever since the end of the German-Syndicalist War, France has been part of Mitteleuropa, but would remain on the fighting side of the Entente against the now weakened Internationale. With that, the UoB now inherited the realms of Britannia, France & West Africa, making it the world's greatest Industrial Power. A dangerous shift in the balance of powers took place.
Berlin had to react accordingly to this and decided to go with a strategy of enclosure. By adding Mittelafrika to the Mitteleuropean Alliance, all foreign possessions of London were now within reach of German soldiers and aircraft. Göring gladly agreed as he still sought to expand his colonial superstate.
Meanwhile in Korea the mass landing of South American Forces forced the Koreans to concentrate more and more forces in the south of their peninsula. While the La Platans stood no chance, their sacrifice would not have been in vain, as the numerical proportions in the north heavily fell towards Sino-Russian favour. Over the following weeks not only the Korean, but also one third of the IJA would be destroyed in the great siege of Port Arthur. The Quing Empire officially annexed Japan's most powerful puppet Korea in January 1951.
At the same time the inevitable happened in the Europe. Using the fact that the Italian Peninsula was suited for winter warfare while the Franco-German border wasn't, the UoB and the SRI both declared war on the Italian Kingdom in the hope of finally linking their territories by landmass. As it is obvious, the Italian Kingdom without any allies stood no chance whatsoever against the combined forces of the Internationale.
With all the geo-strategical shifts taking place in Europe, Haakon was forced to improve his own strategic position the as well, but could not spare any troops for new conquests in the Oxidant. Therefore, technology would have to bring the change and a secret research project on long range missiles was issued by Oslo.
With Korea knocked out of the war, a gigantic mass of troops was now available for the Chinese front. The morale of the IJA received a heavy dent from all the losses in the north too, but hope was still there that a swift conquest of Beijing would force the Quing and therefore the Axis to it's knees. January however was opened by a massive counter attack of the Axis now that the far western pocket in Tibet was destroyed. Furthermore, South American troops who landed on Kamchatka months ago finally made it to the active battles as well.
In February it actually happened: IJA forces marched through the streets of Beijing, but Pu Yi was nowhere to be found. He already moved his whole cabinet to his new capital Jiangning. Haakon later openly spoke about the worries he had and the relief brought to him by the news of Pu Yi not folding after the fall of most of China proper as he too saw the end of the war at hand. The IJA forces in Beijing were quickly cut off and destroyed by more Russian reserve troops rushing to the lines.
Few days later the city was recaptured and the Japanese lines were growing thin, their latest flanking efforts proved to be useless and Fleischer's counterattacks started gaining momentum and the creation of several pockets was at hand.
And quite a peculiar pocket was the one created by Fleischer. Again he clashed with Tojo and was determined to finally beat this rival of him, but yet again he was the one outwitted and soon found his corps and a Quing division surrounded by IJA forces. Managing to hold his ground until his allies broke through the lines towards him prevented big damage on his troops, but his honor had been stained by this masterful move of Tojo.
Oslo meanwhile saw the finish of another long-term project. Haakon's Navy now featured two modern battleships - the Finnmark and the Vestlandet - which would further challenge Japanese Power in the East Asia. April 20th saw great festivities in the harbour of Oslo with many cheerful crowds saluting their brave sailors setting sail for war.
May eventually brought about the Second Italian Unification with the last Italian Royalists dropping their weapons in face of the overwhelming odds they were facing. With that, Syndicalism grew even stronger and was now considered to be a more dangerous alliance than ever before.
Facing these new constellations, Mitteleuropa was yet again enlarged with the addition of Austria and it's puppets. Berlin was ready for any possible hostilities in the west and started concentrating more and more troops along the Rhine. A situation quite reminiscent of Sternberg's last fateful decision as the Axis Meeting of 1951 in Petrograd concluded.
By June, the IJA was driven further south than ever before and the line was on the verge of breaking. There was nothing Tojo could throw against the Axis anymore and the imminent destruction of the IJA in China would bring about the obliberation of another third of Hirohito's Forces. Tojo would either make a heroic last stand or sign a ceasefire.
And a humiliating one it was. Tojo would withdraw all his forces from China, while the Axis would get to keep all their gains and not take a single step back. The following peace treaty (the second time Hirohito had to sign one on a table with Haakon) was quite generous on the other hand. Japan would get to keep it's pacific possessions as well as it's puppets Hawaii and Taiwan. Not even Sakhalin was demanded by Russia at the time. The Quing would integrate both Korea and Kamchatka into their realms and now focus on the question wether or not a continued Axis Partnership would be beneficial.
The time for the end war was dawning. Final preparations were made. As the secret Axis Meeting agreed upon: This war would be the last war of humanity...
With the death of Wrangel in early 1950, Haakon's most powerful ally needed a new leader, that would ensure a continued Axis Partnership. Luckily, the old dynasty of the Romanovs lived in Greek Exile for years already and was more than willing to return to their homeland. Greeted by his people, Czar Romanov took office in April. His power now rivaled Haakon and Pu Yi in several aspects, especially as he was both Czar of Russia & retained the Greek throne at the same time.
By August another great political announcement shook the foundations of the world: The Union of Britain officially annexed France. Ever since the end of the German-Syndicalist War, France has been part of Mitteleuropa, but would remain on the fighting side of the Entente against the now weakened Internationale. With that, the UoB now inherited the realms of Britannia, France & West Africa, making it the world's greatest Industrial Power. A dangerous shift in the balance of powers took place.
Berlin had to react accordingly to this and decided to go with a strategy of enclosure. By adding Mittelafrika to the Mitteleuropean Alliance, all foreign possessions of London were now within reach of German soldiers and aircraft. Göring gladly agreed as he still sought to expand his colonial superstate.
Meanwhile in Korea the mass landing of South American Forces forced the Koreans to concentrate more and more forces in the south of their peninsula. While the La Platans stood no chance, their sacrifice would not have been in vain, as the numerical proportions in the north heavily fell towards Sino-Russian favour. Over the following weeks not only the Korean, but also one third of the IJA would be destroyed in the great siege of Port Arthur. The Quing Empire officially annexed Japan's most powerful puppet Korea in January 1951.
At the same time the inevitable happened in the Europe. Using the fact that the Italian Peninsula was suited for winter warfare while the Franco-German border wasn't, the UoB and the SRI both declared war on the Italian Kingdom in the hope of finally linking their territories by landmass. As it is obvious, the Italian Kingdom without any allies stood no chance whatsoever against the combined forces of the Internationale.
With all the geo-strategical shifts taking place in Europe, Haakon was forced to improve his own strategic position the as well, but could not spare any troops for new conquests in the Oxidant. Therefore, technology would have to bring the change and a secret research project on long range missiles was issued by Oslo.
With Korea knocked out of the war, a gigantic mass of troops was now available for the Chinese front. The morale of the IJA received a heavy dent from all the losses in the north too, but hope was still there that a swift conquest of Beijing would force the Quing and therefore the Axis to it's knees. January however was opened by a massive counter attack of the Axis now that the far western pocket in Tibet was destroyed. Furthermore, South American troops who landed on Kamchatka months ago finally made it to the active battles as well.
In February it actually happened: IJA forces marched through the streets of Beijing, but Pu Yi was nowhere to be found. He already moved his whole cabinet to his new capital Jiangning. Haakon later openly spoke about the worries he had and the relief brought to him by the news of Pu Yi not folding after the fall of most of China proper as he too saw the end of the war at hand. The IJA forces in Beijing were quickly cut off and destroyed by more Russian reserve troops rushing to the lines.
Few days later the city was recaptured and the Japanese lines were growing thin, their latest flanking efforts proved to be useless and Fleischer's counterattacks started gaining momentum and the creation of several pockets was at hand.
And quite a peculiar pocket was the one created by Fleischer. Again he clashed with Tojo and was determined to finally beat this rival of him, but yet again he was the one outwitted and soon found his corps and a Quing division surrounded by IJA forces. Managing to hold his ground until his allies broke through the lines towards him prevented big damage on his troops, but his honor had been stained by this masterful move of Tojo.
Oslo meanwhile saw the finish of another long-term project. Haakon's Navy now featured two modern battleships - the Finnmark and the Vestlandet - which would further challenge Japanese Power in the East Asia. April 20th saw great festivities in the harbour of Oslo with many cheerful crowds saluting their brave sailors setting sail for war.
May eventually brought about the Second Italian Unification with the last Italian Royalists dropping their weapons in face of the overwhelming odds they were facing. With that, Syndicalism grew even stronger and was now considered to be a more dangerous alliance than ever before.
Facing these new constellations, Mitteleuropa was yet again enlarged with the addition of Austria and it's puppets. Berlin was ready for any possible hostilities in the west and started concentrating more and more troops along the Rhine. A situation quite reminiscent of Sternberg's last fateful decision as the Axis Meeting of 1951 in Petrograd concluded.
By June, the IJA was driven further south than ever before and the line was on the verge of breaking. There was nothing Tojo could throw against the Axis anymore and the imminent destruction of the IJA in China would bring about the obliberation of another third of Hirohito's Forces. Tojo would either make a heroic last stand or sign a ceasefire.
And a humiliating one it was. Tojo would withdraw all his forces from China, while the Axis would get to keep all their gains and not take a single step back. The following peace treaty (the second time Hirohito had to sign one on a table with Haakon) was quite generous on the other hand. Japan would get to keep it's pacific possessions as well as it's puppets Hawaii and Taiwan. Not even Sakhalin was demanded by Russia at the time. The Quing would integrate both Korea and Kamchatka into their realms and now focus on the question wether or not a continued Axis Partnership would be beneficial.
The time for the end war was dawning. Final preparations were made. As the secret Axis Meeting agreed upon: This war would be the last war of humanity...
Haakon has not long before he dies(historically). He needs to get moving! The War to end all wars... Where have we heard that before, I wonder...?
The War to end all wars... Where have we heard that before, I wonder...? 
Love the aar and how you have edited the pictures, but i have a question? how do you play as countries like Norway? my options are only the majors, like, Germany, Russia, Commune of France, Austria, UoB, Canada and so on? theres 8 or 9 in total.
