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The Downfall of the Bear
The new Marine unit was created, and its training finally done. The marines are expected to see action in the Pacific, especially on performing amphibious assaults. If you ask the marines themselves on what they are expecting, they'll answer: Japan.
The Marines on their training in an deserted town, now a training site.
Without the needed aid, the trapped forces in Siberia starved. A separate army resisted for a few days until they ran out of ammunition, and surrendered. The rest of the defenders went on until the 13th of November 1943.
The NRA on the west charged through and with the help of the Delhian army, they have destroyed 5 Russian divisions trapped.
After the envelopment, the lines solidify again. Something that the Chinese doesn't want. They have failed repeatedly to punch through the lines. The NRA then went through the north, and flanked the Russian army in Ufa, resulting into a fierce battle. The battle of Ufa was a massive defeat for China.
Machine-gun teams supporting the 'massed assault'
The lost made the leadership bolder. The plan now is to follow the Volga River up to the Persian border. In the 6th of May 1944, after 15 days, the encirclement is complete. The opponents are now frantically trying to achieve a breakthrough, though it was all futile as the main body of the NRA surge forward to Ufa. The encircled armies were all destroyed.
Encircled troops running low on ammo and supplies
All that is left to defend Mother Russia against the tempestuous tiger are a meagre force of three divisions.
Note:the third Russian division is still not on the front yet.
By the 4th of July 1944, Moscow was captured. Wrangel, the pretending emperor, was already been killed by his own people. When he was escaping from the capital, a riot sparked and attacked his convoy, and was murdered by the mob on the pavements of the city. The remnants of what government is left surrendered to the Chinese.
The rioters commit street fighting and pillaging the city before the arrival of the Chinese army.
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The defeated country was cut into two: Siberia, and the rump state of Russia.
The new state of Siberia was created, and are headed by the Siberian Nationalist Party, a group of Siberian Russians who initially were regionalists, and simply wanted autonomy. The group became radical, and seek all out independence after the assassination, and Wrangel's take-over (a person who they saw as an illegitimate emperor). The group received a deal from the devil when Wrangel offer them near full autonomy during the chaos of the late 30s. It was re-annexed, and their group purged in June 1940.
Now the Chinese offered something more, and a puzzling one too. Siberia will become a nation, but it will be a tributary state to the Middle Republic, with no control on its foreign policy. It has to pay tribute to Nanjing if it desires to be protected by it. The new nation, afraid of a resurgent Russia, agreed. The new system puzzled the Russians who are used to the concept of Westphalian Sovereignty. This new status is somewhere in between a vassal and an independent sovereign nation.
The highlights of the Agreement in Novosibirsk:
- The capital of the Siberian Federation will be placed on Novosibirsk. The largest city in Siberia.
- The new Siberian state shall be funded by Nanjing. A new parliamentary building for the Siberian government.
- The new state shall be modelled similarly to the Russian federation, keeping the federal states intact.
- The two countries mutually agrees the borders of the new state. The partner state, China, promises to assist the liberation of the lands claimed by Siberia; the borderlands currently controlled by Delhi, and the eastern lands controlled by the Transamur Republic.
- The Siberian Russians have promised to respect the indigenous people of Siberia, of their languages, of their cultures, of their traditions, and of their religions.
- Siberia renounces any ambitions of reuniting with the “Muscovite” Russians.
The Rise of the Kadets
The Kadets were one of the components of the Kerensky coalition. Their demise began after Kerensky's assassination and the take-over of the Wrangelists. The Kadets are the closest ally the Chinese have in Russia as they are very similar in ideology to the coalition that's dominating Nanjing, and also the ones who received the worst damage under Wrangel's totalitarian regime. After the defeat of the Wrangelists, the exiled Kadets in Finland returned, and they were headed by Irakli Tsereteli, who became the new Prime Minister of Russia. The new government promise to lead Russia into the (Social) Liberal route.
The new Prime Minister of Russia, Irakli Tsereteli
Another change is, the return of the Romanov family onto the throne. In contrasts to the Chinese, Kuomintang have no desire to seat an emperor to the Dragon Throne, even if it's ceremonial. However, the two parties have concluded that a ceremonial Tsar would create a solidarity among the Russian people and to promote stability. An advantage that Kerensky's government does not have.
When it comes to command and control, the Chinese have settled down with an alliance with the defeated country, as they cannot control this far-away nation. The Russians accepted the humiliating gesture as a necessity to survive any hostile forces trying to exploit the weakened nation.
The effects of the Sino-Russian war has radically changed European outlook in the Far East. The total defeat of a European country against an Asian one, in comparison to defeats of Russia under the Japanese, and of Germany under the Vietnamese, gave the Far East a more open respect among the people from the West. The Far East countries simply cannot be treated the same way any more.
Another thing is that the northern border is safe, with a reliant ally eager to regain its lands too.
Not to mention, China now has a political entry point into Europe, a weak one but something to be reckoned with when it is time to fight Germany.
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The victory have sparked wide celebration and an enthusiastic view of the future. In popular culture, many artists are singing patriotic songs which conveniently removes any dissension to the government.
New secret weapons were presented to the cabinet. The presenting scientists proclaimed that these “rockets”, developed by an American physicist named Goddard, would become important in the future. China have boasted herself that she invented the ancient rockets, now she's dedicated on developing its modern variants.
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What do you think? Should Russia remain as an ally? Or full independence? Puppet is not an option. I don't want to make it a puppet.
I skipped a lot of redundant details after the Ufa pocket. There isn't any to talk about except beating those three divisions and taking more land.