The Mandate of Heaven and the Problem of the Warlords

[Ryousan2k]

One thing that enabled my victory against the Nationalists as Qing was that half the Warlords defected to my side, but probably ended up hurting my in the Long Run, as I exchanged the Mandate of Heaven for en Easy Victory. Qing needs descisions /Focus to integrate the Warlords one Victory is achived

 

[ThatStrategyGuy]

Eh, you can just use the tools we already have, use the continuing focus to lower autonomy, lend lease them your old guns and build factories in their territory. Although I do think that it should take less political power to annex them.

 

[Ryousan2k]

Eh, you can just use the tools we already have, use the continuing focus to lower autonomy, lend lease them your old guns and build factories in their territory. Although I do think that it should take less political power to annex them.

That what Im doing. But that means Im not beocme Emperor of China anytime soon xD My position is quite secured now, though: I dominate Indochina, Tibet and Korea. Joined the Allies and we at the last legs of another War with Japan

 

[Taikō]

Same happened to me. Unfortunately there's nothing I can do, since I don't have any other DLC and thus can't annex my own puppets.

 

[Ryousan2k]

Same happened to me. Unfortunately there's nothing I can do, since I don't have any other DLC and thus can't annex my own puppets.

Thats troublesome. In my opion , the One China Policy Event should fire an Event whioch demands Annexation for all the Warlords and immediatetly releases all puppets who refuse and give you an annex Causus belli

 

[Taikō]

Thats troublesome. In my opion , the One China Policy Event should fire an Event whioch demands Annexation for all the Warlords and immediatetly releases all puppets who refuse and give you an annex Causus belli

Or at least make the warlords part of a new faction when you choose the subjugation (I think this is what it was called) option so that at the very least you can kick them out and fight them if you so desire.
Also, pretty annoying having to declare war on France, Portugal and the UK just for a tiny piece of land

 

[Alliegorical]

I just built 4,000 fighters and lend-leased em to each warlord one by one. When you annex them, you get the fighters back, so you can just clean em up as fast as you can gain the PP. The PP isn't a big issue if you go without a focus for a while. Don't use the autonomy continuous focus, it's garbage.

 

[Jorge Firebomb]

Lend-leasing fighters to lower autonomy so you can annex, then getting the fighters back is actually a pretty impressive abuse of game mechanics. I wouldn't have considered doing that.

 

[Alliegorical]

Lend-leasing fighters to lower autonomy so you can annex, then getting the fighters back is actually a pretty impressive abuse of game mechanics. I wouldn't have considered doing that.

Oh, that's an old trick. I had already used it for Death or Dishonor or Cake after finishing the Balkan Dominance focus branch.

 

[Ryousan2k]

I just built 4,000 fighters and lend-leased em to each warlord one by one. When you annex them, you get the fighters back, so you can just clean em up as fast as you can gain the PP. The PP isn't a big issue if you go without a focus for a while. Don't use the autonomy continuous focus, it's garbage.

Well thats is a neat trick Still, I wish we wouldnt need to cheese the Game mechanics to Unify China

 

[Karaya 1]

Well thats is a neat trick Still, I wish we wouldnt need to cheese the Game mechanics to Unify China

You dont, just buy all the DLCs
/sarcasm.

 

[Chewy Yui]

When I vassalised the warlords, they got an event and rejoined the United Front (and stopped being my puppet)

 

[Ryousan2k]

When I vassalised the warlords, they got an event and rejoined the United Front (and stopped being my puppet)

I feel you pain, my friend. It has happened to me more times Im proud to admit but I have found a very simple method to avoid it as precaution. As soon they accept vassalization, create a faction with them, that way they cannot escape