Germanian Jungle War

The Germanian Jungle War was a conflict in Wojcraft 3 fought between the Naiman Khanate and the Germanian Empire. The war was started as a result of a combination of incidents, including Germanian territorial ambitions and Mongolian warmongering. The war resulted in the destruction of Germania and the surrender of The Screaming Eagles, a Germanian Satelite State.
==BUILDUP TO THE WAR==
DPRK LAG MACHINES
The nation of DPRK, commonly known as 'North Korea', was on the same continent as the Germanians, who were already planning on their destruction. The Germanian Empire had seen North Korea as a target to invade and destroy. This was part of the Germanian plan to establish dominance over their region, and establish "Greater Germania", a plan to take over the entire Germanian continent. Seeing the DPRK's capitol city of 'Pyongyang', which consisted of 7 chunks and a dirt hole in the side of a mountain connected to a cave, the Germanians had assumed an invasion of the Nation would be simple.
Prior to the Jungle War, Wojcraft would see a series of random lag spikes, where the entire server would begin to violently lag on some occasions, and run smoothly on others. Most assumed the server couldn't handle that many players at once, therefore the lag was caused by an abundance of players. On September 2nd, Chrissant would notice a pattern in the lag spikes: They would only ever appear whenever a DPRK member was online. As soon as there were 0 North Koreans online, the lag would cease. This led Chrissant to the conclusion that the DPRK was behind the lag, which as it would turn out, was correct. Seeing this as the perfect casus belli, the Germanian leader, Chrissant, would issue a public statement denouncing the DPRK's "Corruption of the realm", vowing to take "severe action" if the lag continued. Chrissant would additionally preach the same content in the in-game chat to the online players, who received the speech with positive reception.
Chrissant's suspicions would be proven to be correct on September 4th, when the Wojcraft admins located and destroyed a lag machine built by the DPRK. Despite being responsible for the horrible lag, the North Koreans suffered 0 repercussions. Germania was the only nation to publicly denounce the use of lag machines by the DPRK.
MONGOLIAN SETTLEMENT IN GERMANIA
On September 2nd the Naiman Khanate would begin construction of an outpost in the Germanian Jungle directly south of Costa Verde, the Germanian capital. This outpost was meant for quick deployment of Mongolian forces to Germania in the event of a war. Germania decided to keep quiet about the construction, hoping not to start a war, however, privately objected against the outpost, seeing this as a possible act of aggression. The outpost would prove to be invaluable in the Mongol counter-attack during the war.MONGOL-KOREAN ALLIANCE
On September 3rd, the Naiman Khanate announced their alliance with the nation of the DPRK. The Mongols claim that North Korean leader CryKou had "asked for Mongolian assistance against the threatening Germanian Empire". Germania responded by denouncing the Naiman Khanate as "traitors to Woj", seeing the alliance as personal partiality towards the DPRK despite the trouble they had caused to Wojcraft with their lag machines and use of banned items such as elytras. It would later be revealed that the Mongols had an ulterior motive for allying with the DPRK.
ASSASSINATION OF CRYKOU
On September 4th, the day of the destruction of the North Korean lag machine, CryKou, along with other DPRK members, would all meet at spawn. Seeing the opportunity to "accelerate" the situation, Chrissant went to spawn, watching their movements from atop the trees, armed with a rifle and enchanted armor. After minutes of waiting for the time to strike, Chrissant fired a shot at CryKou, hitting him directly in the skull, sending him running. Chrissant pursued, striking him multiple times with his sword, before finally inflicting a killing blow, firing his rifle once more and hitting the North Korean leader in the back, killing him instantly. Chrissant was now being pursued by the remaining North Korean soldiers, however he managed to escape unharmed.
GERMANIAN NAP ATTEMPT AND WAR PREPARATION
On September 4th, the Germanian leader met with gondola-Khan of the Naiman Khanate to discuss the creation of a non-aggression pact between the two nations in the event of an offensive war initiated against Germania by the DPRK. gondola refused the offer, claiming that they would defend their Korean brothers to the very last man. Seeing the refusal of such an NAP as a confirmation of imminent war, Germania quickly got to work building war materiel and setting up outposts.
The 4th and 5th of September would see Germania spend hours grinding war materiel, such as armor, guns, shields and foodstuffs. Not yet having developed a system for mass production, instead using an enchanting table to enchant, Germanian armor enchantments were not standardized, leading to mismatched enchantments such as Projectile Protection III, Projectile Protection IV, and Protection IV. An estimation of Germanian supplies were as followed:
- 27 sets of enchanted diamond armor
- 2 sets of enchanted netherite armor
- 27 rifles with 16 ammo for each
- 27 shields
- 27 iron swords
- 3 double chests full of food
A large part of these armaments were obtained through 70Shades' (then known as Hafizueco) x-raying, which was unknown to the Germanians at the time.
Germania would finally set up an outpost directly south of the Khanate, a small underground digout that did not go past the dirt level. The chests would be supplied with weapons and armor for the war to come.GERMANIAN RALLY
On September 5th, Chrissant held a rally of the Germanian combined forces, including those from The Screaming Eagles and Peacekeepers. The rally was held at 'The Dome' an underground structure that was under construction at the time located at the base of The Screaming Eagles. The rally saw a total of 20 people show up, making it the largest single army in Wojcraft history.
TREATY WITH HYPERBOREA
In a last ditch effort to gain more support for the war, the Chrissant met with kimjongnut of Hyperborea on February 5th to discuss a treaty to get them involved in the war. After much discussion, the Hyperborean leadership agreed, pledging their military support to the war effort, claiming they would join the fighting in the coming war.
==THE BATTLE==
BUILDUP
Early in the morning on September 6th, Germanian forces began to log on. The Germanians would make last minute preparations, checking their supplies and locations. Despite having amassed 15 members during the rally, only 5 would show up. The Germanians at this point would wait for Eaglegaming23 and the rest of the soldiers to come online. One issue faced by Germanian forces was the fact that Eagle and his men mainly lived in the west coast of America, meaning it was possible the Germania would have to choose between launching the attack with the aid of promised Hyperborean support units, or wait long enough for The Screaming Eagles to come online. With Mongolian troops coming online, Chrissant made the decision to wait for Eagle and his men, hoping that Eagle would bring more manpower to the fight.
Before any more soldiers could join, however, the Mongols discovered the Germanian outpost near their base, subsequently declaring war on the off-put Germanians, who expected to be the ones to launch a surprise attack. A single Mongolian soldier was sent to capture the outpost, which prompted Chrissant to issue the attack order early.
GERMANIAN ATTACK
The Mongol soldier sent to capture the outpost was met by 5 Germanian soldiers. Fighting ensued and one Germanian soldier was killed before the Mongol soldier was taken down. The Germanians, 5 men strong, launched their offensive into Mongolian territory. 3 Mongols were present at the base, who met with the invading Germanians on the battlefield, attempting to prevent them from reaching the base to place flags. Despite fighting in a flat plains biome, Germanian soldiers took cover in the numerous craters that were present in the fields. After intense fighting, Mongol troops were forced to retreat behind the cobblestone 'memewalls' of their base, beginning the Germanian siege of the base. The Germanians reached the walls, placing flags on the southern-most side of the wall. Due to the nature of the aforementioned 'memewalls', the invaders were forced to place flags on top of the walls, which made it easy for the Mongols to break them from behind the safety of the walls as soon as they were placed. After many attempts to penetrate the walls, finally one flag made it through, allowing the Germanians entry into the base. The Germanians continued their advance further into the heartland of the Khanate.
Chrissant contacted both Chairman pp1488 and Reichskanzler kimjongnut of Hyperborea, informing them that the war had begun, with pp1488 not responding and kimjongnut claiming they could not join the war.
MONGOLIAN COUNTER-ATTACK
Being faced with the fall of their capital, gondola-Khan decided to launch a risky tactic against the Germanians. gondola would leave one man in charge of the Mongolian defense as he took his troops and met with DPRK forces in the Germanian continent, launching an attack on the Germanian Empire's capital of Costa Verde. The sudden attack shocked Germanian forces, who immediately diverted most of their manpower away from the offensive to the defense of the Germanian capital.
Germanian troops immediately arrived at Costa Verde, where they were met by the joint Mongol-Korean invasion force. Brutal fighting ensued in the jungle and on the shore, with the Mongol alliance advancing further into Germanian territory. During the fighting, Chrissant attempted to launch 2 separate attacks on the Mongolian settlement, which was being used as the launchpad of the invasion. The attacks would prove to be futile, however, as with no backup, Chrissant would be killed in both of them. Fighting in Costa Verde would continue for a while with large gains in territory for the Mongols. The thick jungle made it nearly impossible to find flags placed by the invading force.
FALL OF COSTA VERDE
Fighting came to a standstill as the exhausted Germanian army, totaling 9 men strong in their highest moment, were defeated by Mongolian forces as the homechunk of Costa Verde was taken. The remaining Germanian forces were wiped out by the attackers, who proceeded to loot the area, though they did not do much structural damage to the base itself.
==AFTERMATH==
The aftermath of the fighting saw the Germanians return to their lands, still physically intact, but with most of their materials seized by the Koreans and Mongolians. Despite the massive defeat, the remaining Germanians saw the war as "fun" and decided they wanted to keep playing. Chrissant had decided that Wojcraft was taking up too much of his time, and used this defeat as an opportunity to quit, handing over leadership of Germania to rvvw, who he saw fit to rule. This "quitting" from Wojcraft would be short-lived, as he would return just days later to help create the 'Germanian Remnants'.
HYPERBOREAN BETRAYAL
Following the end of the war the Hyperborean government released an official statement, claiming that the agreement to aid the Germanians in the war was to "lull" them "into a false sense of power", making them fight the war to their own destruction. They would claim before then that this was due to Germania's open admittance to unite the continent under their flag, as well as a comment Chrissant made claiming the Hyperboreans would be granted "autonomy" under their rule. Despite being common enemies of the Mongols, Hyperborea found Germania's performance in the Wizard's Guild Skirmish to be poor, affecting their decision to betray them.
The Germanian response to the betrayal was one of outrage, seeing the deception as worse than losing the war itself. The newly formed Germanian Remnants vowed to enact vengeance on the Hyperboreans for their betrayal. This revanchist spirit would be the catalyst for the events of the Second Hyperborean-Mongol War.
GERMANIAN MILITARY FAILURES
Despite having an overwhelming numerical advantage in manpower, as well as being equally equipped to their enemy, numerous strategic as well as tactical blunders were made by the Germanian army during the war.
LITTLE-TO-NO COMBAT EXPERIENCE:
Most of the Germanian soldiers had never been in a prolonged conflict before, with none having been in a traditional war like the one fought. Many TSE soldiers had never even held guns prior to the battle, having to learn how to use their weaponry during the battle.
LOW MORALE:
The Germanians held the belief that even with 20 people on their side, there would be about 5 friendly casualties for every 1 Mongol death. The success of the offensive came as a surprise to the Germanians, whose leader remarked "We're actually killing them!". It would seem the intimidation the Mongols produced was enough to weaken the performance of their adversary.
LOW ORGANIZATION:
Many TSE and PK soldiers that joined after the Germanian offensive were left to figure out where the fighting was taking place, with the fighters being too preoccupied with fighting to group up with the newcomers. Many soldiers also broke off during the defense of Germania to attempt to make assaults on the Mongolian settlement as well as DPRK territory, which all proved to be futile.
MONGOLIAN WAR PLANS
After the war, after Chrissant gained temporary access to a Mongolian comms server on discord, it was revealed that Mongolia had plans for going to war against Germania as early as its formation. (citation needed)