The Huang Kingdom

The third member of the Survivalist Coalition, the Huang is said to be militarily the strongest faction among them, surpassing even the Chang and the Beng, who have superior numbers. In reality, this fearsome reputation holds firm, as they are the faction to have reclaimed the most territory and won most battles after the Great Hibernation. The Huang faction would eventually outlast the other factions, absorbing their populations to become one of the strongest forces in China. 
Originally highly xenophobic and viewing even Suit technology as a necessary evil, they have started to embrace the use of Vannai technology (particularly the use of Superfort materials) as the only weapons they can use to prevent what they view as a foreign invasion of China by the ACC, the EuF, and Japan.
==History and Status==
Due to its sparse population density, the autonomous region of Xinjiang was not seeded with many Suits during the 2014 invasion. However, a large contingent of PLA forces were moved into the region to secure its large natural gas production facilities. Refugees followed these military forces in search of safety, and in turn the mass population movement eventually brought Vannai Puppets into the area, and following the Puppets eventually came Pilots.
Huang He Jun was one such Pilot. After taking a Suit for himself, he tracked Puppet movements farther east into the deserts, eventually coming to discover a large refugee population struggling to hold on in a land barely fit for human habitation, and an army that had lost its spirit and will to fight. Huang took charge of these dejected people and through fiery charisma and martial skill, forged them into what was widely recognized as the most militarily successful of the Survivalist Coalition warbands, despite neither being the largest nor the richest. Huang and the faction that took its name after him succeeded in establishing a rare area of relative safety in the eastern desert, earning Huang and his officers a reputation of legendary skill and bravery.
Through the beginning of the China War, the Huang faction enjoyed consistent success and was able to recapture the most territory from the remaining Puppets. After Warlord Beng was killed in a freak nuclear explosion, Huang He Jun switched his priorities from further expansion towards anticipating the collapse of the Survivalists Coalition. The actual fallout from Beng’s death was far worse, giving casus for the European Federation and Japanese Empire to launch expeditionary forces into China. With more foreign elements making moves, the coalition rapidly deteriorating and the Armor Corps proving themselves to be less reliable by the day, Huang realized he and his people would be on their own, and began to redouble their efforts to strengthen their hold on what territory they claimed. By the end of 2019, Huang He Jun was the last remaining warlord of the Survivalists Coalition.  With enemies still abound and no competition remaining, Huang He Jun declared himself Emperor of the Huang state.
In late February 2020, the Huang Kingdom launched an attack on the EuF expeditionary forces that had established themselves in the ruins of Beijing and by early March had succeeded in provoking a retreat, terminating any further involvement from the Europeans in the war. However, the Japanese Empire was more than willing to step in where the EuF left, and while the Europeans had entirely focused on collecting Superforts for study, the Japanese were not shy of their intent to conquer and kill as much as they could. Throughout the rest of the year, Japan and the Huang Kingdom would be engaged in a slowly escalating conflict against one another, with the Japanese accounting for their comparatively lower numbers through liberal employment of various biological weapons and weaponized organisms. Despite making gains in the far east of the mainland, Japan was ultimately unable to penetrate the Kingdom's territory and eventually stepped out of the conflict, allowing Dōngběi to assume the responsibility of continuing hostilities with the Huang Kingdom. With Dōngběi itself being a much weaker state, this has allowed the Huang Kingdom a much-needed reprieve from the constant fighting. 
==Population, Industry, and Military==
At the start of the Great Hibernation and formation of the Survivalists Coalition, Huang's faction possessed a median population of 16 million drawn from all regions of China. The practically-minded Huang He Jun ensured that his population retained a strong industrial base, resulting in a degree of productivity that set itself ahead of the predominantly nomadic survivalists, allowing it to supply other factions such as the Luo that were not as well off. This also allowed the Huang faction to produce their own weapons thanks to their recapturing, restoring and maintenance of various military industrial locations in northern China. 
Over the course of the war, the other warlords would fall, leaving their factions to be absorbed by the Huang, resulting in Huang's population swelling to 67 million Chinese. A substantial fraction of this population was required to undergo military service in exchange for the protection of Huang's banner, resulting in Huang possessing an unexpectedly large and trained army that, despite their antiquated stylistic veneer, boasted fully modern capabilities. As the era of the Survivalists Coalition passed and Huang was able to set down roots in the territory they had claimed, this has resulted in the Huang Kingdom becoming a militarily strong faction with a unique technological edge influenced by years of combating the largest and most exotic of Puppets.
As the most militaristic of the Warlord-led factions, the Huang had set up the infrastructure of military colleges, constantly being able to supply its armies with well-trained and tactically-capable soldiers. The use of Suits in the Huang is also high varied, with a focus on highly mobile, highly effective strike groups made up entirely of suit Pilots. These strike groups are then support and reinforced by Pilot-led combat units. This varied composition of strike forces allow the Huang to adapt to almost any kind of battle.
Huang footsoldiers use the same arms as their NLA counterparts, primarily the ubiquitous QBZ-95 assault rifle. The body armor utilized by the infantry is considerably different, however, developed specifically in response to many close-range battles against guerillas, Vannai constructs, and Japanese WBOs. Taking after the colors of the Huang Kingdom, the armor plates are green, worn over green-tan or brown fatigues. The plates cover the chest and shoulders, with a set of gauntlets also being standard. The helmet covers the back of the neck completely and is built with eye protection permanently installed. A respirator can be fitted over the mouth and nose, enclosing the head completely and providing protection against chemical weapons such as the lacrymator released by slain Kōkū-gao WBOs. Additionally, a Yuxinite composite in the armor grants additional protection against energy weapons commonly employed by Vannai drones.
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