The Bamboo War

The Bamboo War was a conflict in Wojcraft 4 fought between the Third Order of Bethlehem and Neo China, both sides backed by allies. What was meant to be quick work made of a small country led by an inexperienced player turned into a complete military failure on the side of the order due to sudden and unexpected foreign intervention by the Gyblonski Corporation, the Order's former ally in the Northern Civil War. The conflict would play a part in the Woj Civil War, as well as diminish the Third Order's projection of power over the lands of Woj.
== BUILDUP TO THE WAR ==
Prior to the Northern Civil War, Neo China had already been in the cross-hairs of Chrissant of the Third Order of Bethlehem, having been offended by their burning of the birch forests of spawn, as well as the braggadocious manner in which they had done so. The burned trees were replaced by bamboo, which was seen by Chrissant as Neo China symbolically asserting their dominance over the region. This was more of a personal issue to Chrissant, who had admired the birch forest of spawn from the moment he joined Woj 4. 
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEAL OF THE NORTH
Noticing the prevalent environmentalist sentiment in the current Wojcraft iteration such as the opposition to the Antella Nuclear Power Plant, Chrissant wrote a denunciation of Neo China's actions on February 1st, which he sent to Eagle of the Imperial North to publish on their newspaper. The hopes of this denunciation was to either generate support for a future war between the Order and the Neo Chinese, or, in a best case scenario, create a de-facto coalition against Neo China to reprimand them. This, however, did not come to pass, as no nation was willing to join the North (the Order by Proxy) in their stance. Neo China responded to the North's publication on the following day after a supposed attempt by the North to remove the bamboo forest, mocking the attempt and claiming that bamboo was in fact good for the ecosystem, stating that it provides shelter for plants and animals, as well as limits hostile mob spawning. As it turns out, there was no attempt by the North to remove the forest at that point in time. To this day it is unknown who made the "attempt", or whether or not it was simply a passerby harvesting some of the bamboo.
At this point, seeing no peaceful alternative, it was decided by the Order that they would have to go to war with Neo China. Despite taking measures to find a peaceful solution, war was the preferred alternative for the Order, hoping to acquire military experience as well as an outlet to use their newly collected arms stockpile. Any plans that would have been made for an attack on Neo China were to be put off, however, as the Northern Civil War was beginning to brew. The North's denunciation of Neo China would lead to their involvement against them during the war, solidifying their position as enemies of the North and the Order. 
FIRST ATTEMPTED INVASION
On February 3rd, following the first Battle of the Northern Civil War, Chrissant, having been disappointed by the underwhelming results of the battle, decided to launch an invasion of Neo China by himself. When he arrived at the town, he declared war, placing down a flag. The only member in the nation at the time was its leader, cuckolded, who had been distracted in his base when the invasion begun. The attack was meant to be quick, with town of Neo China at the time consisting of 3x3 chunks, meaning only 2 had to be taken for an invading force to be victorious. Cuckolded, ill prepared for war, was killed multiple times during the attack after putting up a futile resistance inside his base. The invasion was cut short when g0ndola of the Gyblonski Corporation arrived. Upon seeing him, Chrissant couched repeatedly to greet him, but was gunned down, his flag subsequently broken by Gondola, who explained that the invasion was a violation of the ceasefire that was agreed upon following the first battle of the Northern Civil War. Chrissant claimed that this was not the case, as Neo China had not agreed to any ceasefire. Nevertheless, seeing this as reasonable, Chrissant cancelled his attack, willing to wait until the end of the ceasefire. This would not be the first intervention of Gondola in a Neo Chinese - Third Order conflict.
== THE BATTLE ==
On February 6th, Chrissant began the deforestation of the bamboo forest that surrounded Neo China, lighting bamboo chutes ablaze and cutting them down with stone swords. In an attempt to get cuckolded online, Chrissant photographed the deforestation and posted it to the Wojcraft discord server. Eventually, after having destroyed a majority of the bamboo in the area, cuckolded logged on to the server, allowing Chrissant to launch the invasion, again singlehandedly. 
LAYOUT OF THE NEOCHINESE BASE
The town of Neo China was comprised of a total of 25 chunks layed out in a 5x5 square pattern. The center chunk contained an 'oriental'-style tower estimated to be 20-30 blocks tall. Surrounding the tower were cobblestone walls which stood about 10-15 blocks tall. The main tower, excluding the large mountain to the South, was the highest position in the region, giving the Neo Chinese and their allies a significant advantage over the invading force. The high ground advantage and the small size of the base, as well as the newly deforested terrain would all be major contributing factors to the defeat of the Third Order.
THE INVASION
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Category:Wojcraft 4
Category:Conflict