Imperial High Command

**Imperial High Command**, also known as **Imperial Command**, **High Command**, or simply as **IHC**, was a wartime command division in the Libirachi Empire. It was led by the Emperor of the Libirachi Empire directly, alongside their deputy, the President. For day-to-day running, the IHC was lead by a Supreme Commander who reported directly to the Emperor, created the goals for the Imperial Military, and was briefed daily by the Joint Chiefs, who were the leaders of the various different Imperial Armed Forces. Initially established as the commander of the Alliance to Restore Democracy in the Empire's military, the Supreme Commander became a position within the Imperial High Command established by Stanford Rightly and became more prominent during the Presidential Civil War of 1870 - 71 as each fraction assembled their own military. Although initially supporting Theodore Rothchild, the Imperial High Command's allegiance changed several times during the war as multiple Supreme Commanders were voted out of power and replaced by a successor with a different political viewpoint. As such, the Imperial High Command was a member of (to name a few) the Reborn Alliance, Yuan Shikai's millitary fraction and Ashford Longwood's Imperial Army, although it remained a member of the latter until the end of the war, when the council was re-instated as the leading body of the Libirachi Imperial Army. Under the relative peace of the following century, the High Command became temporarily obsolete as Xi Kanna and Jacob Zuma preferred to rule by themselves, and it wasn't until the reign of Nathan Jackson that the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces became a major role once more, along with the High Command. Although Supreme Commander Kanan Garel held the highest position in the council prior to the Has Wars, Grand General Cassio Tagge was promoted to Supreme Commander by Empress Laura Fox following the Battle of Beijing, after Garel's failures allowed President Xi Jimping to be temperately captured by Bovido forces The Rear Admiral Walker and Grand Admiral Thrawn were members of Imperial High Command. It had at least one subdivision, which developed new strategies and tactics as part of the Empire's five-year plans for the newly acquired Bovido Territories. During the Has Wars, the membership of the High Command was ever-changing, as many officials gradually incurred the wrath of the Empress, after a series of failed military attacks humiliated the Imperial Army in 2020. As the Has Wars trudged on, the Imperial High Command began acquiring new members to assist with the wartime effort. In an attempt to win the war, Empress Fox allowed Grand Moff Alan Wieker to join the council to take advantage of his expertise in preventing invasions and assaults. On January 17 2021, the Hǔnluàn attempted to wipe out the Imperial High Command using a missile deployed from a fighter jet in the East Libirachi Sea, which succeeded in killing Grand Moff Alan Wieker and his command staff, along with Rear Admiral Walker and Bowen Shi, who were hosting a virtual meeting with the Joint Chiefs using a video conferencing tool. By the end of the Has Wars, the role of Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces had become an obsolete post, with all relevant powers held by the Grand Moff, while the Supreme Commander was only the chair of High Command meetings. Eventually, with the removal of Cassio Tagge from office in 2024, the role of Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces became a post held exclusively by the Grand Moff.