Apparently, the Mexicans, in expectation of a war with the Americans, had placed the bulk of their armed forces in California and New Mexico. After the initial landing at San Francisco, the Mexican defenders fought fiercely to contain the imperial advance. Indeed, it seemed for several weeks that the beachhead itself was in danger. However, the valor of imperial troops (and use of tactical nuclear weapons), saw the front widened considerably by the summertime:
By July, it seemed as if the tide had turned decisively against the Mexicans: The relatively well-developed infrastructure of California allowed the mechanized forces a rapid advance across the state, in preparation for the advance into the lightly defended New Mexico. In fact, on the Californian front, the bulk of the Mexican forces stationed there had retreated to the northern mountains, doing little to stave off their eventual defeat:
With New Mexico secured and Mexico proper breached, it was time for the final drive to Mexico City: The vast majority of the Mexican forces either destroyed or surrendered to imperial forces in California, left relatively few soldiers to defend their homeland. A golden opportunity to quickly envelop Mexico had now presented itself:
By October,the situation had become untenable for the Mexican reds: With large swaths of their country under imperial occupation and the vast majority of their units being destroyed, deserting, or surrendered, it was finally time to tighten the noose around Mexico City. Field Marshal Kuryibayashi, a veteran of the war with red India and "the Tiger of Bengal", began an offensive to cut off Mexico City from the miniscule available reinforcements in the south.
In the early morning hours of November 13th, 1951, red Mexico accepted Tokyo's terms of surrender, marking the Empire of Japan not merely as one of the three superpowers of the world, but now as a major player in the Western Hemisphere. This news alarmed the US State Department greatly and most available forces were deployed to the borders of Mexico and the PSA.
Meanwhile a friendly government in Mexico City was installed, High Command instructing them to deal with the reds who hadn't already escaped to the USA or Centroamerica as they saw fit. Surprisingly enough to some, Tokyo had restored the Pacific States of America as a buffer state with Washington, handing over Arizona as a token of goodwill. Relatively prosperous and stable, the PSA became a haven for Americans seeking refuge from an increasingly repressive Washington (which even went so far as to raise new border guard units tasked with a so called "firing order"). While there were occasional tensions between American men and imperial servicemen married to American women (of all races), it was not a problem that the strategically placed Kempetai outposts could not easily handle.
Meanwhile in central America, Centroamerica was on the warpath, having successfully bought the entirety of the region under its red banner. It was not necessary for His Majesty to speak to make his will known nor was it required for his ministers and the planners in Daihon'ei to respond verbally: Centroamerica was next.
By July, it seemed as if the tide had turned decisively against the Mexicans: The relatively well-developed infrastructure of California allowed the mechanized forces a rapid advance across the state, in preparation for the advance into the lightly defended New Mexico. In fact, on the Californian front, the bulk of the Mexican forces stationed there had retreated to the northern mountains, doing little to stave off their eventual defeat:
With New Mexico secured and Mexico proper breached, it was time for the final drive to Mexico City: The vast majority of the Mexican forces either destroyed or surrendered to imperial forces in California, left relatively few soldiers to defend their homeland. A golden opportunity to quickly envelop Mexico had now presented itself:
By October,the situation had become untenable for the Mexican reds: With large swaths of their country under imperial occupation and the vast majority of their units being destroyed, deserting, or surrendered, it was finally time to tighten the noose around Mexico City. Field Marshal Kuryibayashi, a veteran of the war with red India and "the Tiger of Bengal", began an offensive to cut off Mexico City from the miniscule available reinforcements in the south.
In the early morning hours of November 13th, 1951, red Mexico accepted Tokyo's terms of surrender, marking the Empire of Japan not merely as one of the three superpowers of the world, but now as a major player in the Western Hemisphere. This news alarmed the US State Department greatly and most available forces were deployed to the borders of Mexico and the PSA.
Meanwhile a friendly government in Mexico City was installed, High Command instructing them to deal with the reds who hadn't already escaped to the USA or Centroamerica as they saw fit. Surprisingly enough to some, Tokyo had restored the Pacific States of America as a buffer state with Washington, handing over Arizona as a token of goodwill. Relatively prosperous and stable, the PSA became a haven for Americans seeking refuge from an increasingly repressive Washington (which even went so far as to raise new border guard units tasked with a so called "firing order"). While there were occasional tensions between American men and imperial servicemen married to American women (of all races), it was not a problem that the strategically placed Kempetai outposts could not easily handle.
Meanwhile in central America, Centroamerica was on the warpath, having successfully bought the entirety of the region under its red banner. It was not necessary for His Majesty to speak to make his will known nor was it required for his ministers and the planners in Daihon'ei to respond verbally: Centroamerica was next.