Gentlemen, welcome to the assembly
These have been some turbulent weeks, both internally as on the world scene. I will start with a brief summary of important world events.
News has reached the Assembly that the Dieu le Roi Party has been pursuing it's own foreign agenda; sending religious agents all across the globe to push events in their favour. The large scale and amount of mobilization used in these events have led some to believe that DLR has 'friends on the inside': Important DLR figureheads have been seen consorting with suspected Illuminati, Deus Vult cultists, and the illustrious 'Templar Order', a secretive group of very rich and very powerful men.
DLR partisans pose with their weapons in a Carlist training camp, at an undisclosed location
DLR militants have secretely travelled to Carlist training camps in Spain, where they will support and train the forces of the rebellious Carlist Faction in the troubled kingdom. The DLR chairman remained mostly silent on the matter, but he did make this statement to the associated press:
Apricot said:
“Dieu le Roi respects the claims of both Xavier and Alphonso to the Spanish throne. Both are good Catholics and should not be associated with the anarchist rabble in public discourse. Our party’s position is that France should remain neutral in these two men’s dispute over the throne.
However, we share the outrage of many pious Frenchmen who identify with the persecution that the Carlists are subjected to for their beliefs. For this reason, we facilitate the travel of young men who come to us believing it is God’s will that they volunteer to defend the Carlists from attack. We feel that we would be poor servants of the Church to do any less, and respect the law of this land to do no more.”
Aside from that, the DLR has sent entire divisions of religious zealots overseas, bolstered by Christian fanatics from other countries, to support Haiti's war against the agressor, the Dominican Republic. With this support, the war has unexpectedly turned in Haiti's favour: Yesterday, expeditionary forces captured the strategic city of Santiago.
The Asian crisis deepens. What originally began as an alliance between Fascist Tibet and Imperial Mongolia has now transformed in a two-way truce to invade and occupy Inner Mongolia, and safeguard the territory from Communist influence. With more and more nations entering the fray, our foreign agents inform us it is only a matter of time before the warlords of South-China, Siam and Birma join in the fight, as each Asian state sees the spiral of chaos as an ideal time to secure their own territorial claims.
The Berlin stock market crash is hitting the world hard, with the entire Americas going into recession. Syndicalism and Socialism are on the rise everywhere, only narrowly surpressed in the Netherlands, and taking over the government in Bolivia. The new communist regime in South-America has pledged loyalty to the growing Internationale and aims to spread Socialism all across South-America. It is rumoured the USA is planning an intervention in Bolivia, but with the US's inegrity already damaged, a foreign adventure could turn out to be suicide for the White House.
Back at home, the first Reservists have finished training, and are now restaffing France's borders with Germany. Due to clever intelligence tactics, and with the Kaiser distracted by Asia and the ME, Germany is yet to notice.
Aside from that, our foreign agencies have managed to steal a series of military doctrine blueprints from Italy and Germany, which should speed up our own research.
On the alliance front, a couple of major Catholic nations announced today that they have formed a Christian faction, a defensive alliance aimed at protecting the catholic countries against the dangers of foreign religions, the threat of international Bolshevism and internal troubles. Aside from that, Sweden officially announced it plans to join Mitteleuropa, in fear for the Norse Communist threat to the West.
A week ago, sh- hit the fan in Asia. After the spectacular Battle of Pyu-Sjie Valley, whatever was left of the Qing Central Army pretty much desintegrated, allowing Communist forces to push up to the German-controlled territories of Yangtai, basically dividing the country in two. There's is no doubt about it that the Qing have entered their last hour: the Emperor has fled to Germany where he plead for a direct intervention. An intervention which, interestingly enough, the Kaiser accepted.
As we speak, the Boelcke-Flotte, along with 120.000 German soldiers, is on it's way to Yantai. It is said the Kaiser fears that Mao would grow to be a dominant power in Asia, which would allow the communists to attack and annex Germany's puppet states. In order to protect it's colonies and interests before it becomes too late, Germany has declared open war against the People's Republic of China.
This troop movement did not go unnoticed. After hearing the news, India decided to retaliate against Germany by declaring war, now openly marching entire armies to Central-China to support the Communists in their struggle.
It is the first open war between Communist and Imperialist forces since 1919, and many analysts are already calling it the Great Asian War. Whoever comes out victorious, the more distracted Germany is, the more breathing room France gets to act out it's own policies.
Unfortunately, I doubt the Asian War is what's on the government's mind at the moment. After an unfortunate series of diplomatic slips, media leaks, coalition riots and internal struggles, it seems the government is on the verge of collapse, with opposition roaring for re-elections. Rumour has it that the FINP plans on declaring a Motion of Zero Trust - If it passes, the Social-Progressive coalition and President Iceman2508 are history. Will France's future be Right, Left, or Third Way? We'll keep you posted.
Gentlemen, that is all for today. Thank you for attending
Vive la France!
La Republique would be an AAR of epic proportions. Has there ever been a AAR where two opposing governments formed by players literally figth against each other? Stuff of legends.
