The Second Leersog War (Summary)

The continent of Altirus is one of the most advanced places in the world. On the west coast are two countries. Syrvania and Hetland. The two countries were old enemies, and Syrvania was an ally of the Lusivakian Commonwealth, while Hetland was a member of the Sovereigns League, an enemy of the Commonwealth. When Chergaria invaded Syrvania in 524, Hetland helped Chergaria with their effort. The invasion, which ended in 525, was a failure, but the ill feeling between Syrvania and Hetland increased. Meanwhile, the Syrvanian government wanted to expand their power. Hetland was chosen as the first target of the expansionist project in order to get revenge for assisting Chergaria during the invasion.

In the summer of 526, Syrvania went on the attack. They made considerable progress, but the Syrvanian Armed Forces had reached the small towns of Kitter Moer and Praegan. The Syrvanian troops were able to overrun the trenches the Hetts had built, but with heavy casualties.

The Hetts retreated to Cerzieg Bridge, a place that was important with sending supplies. The bridge was captured, and the Hetts had to retreat. The Syrvanian Forces crossed the Zlowice and attacked Skolvga with poison gas. The Syrvanian soldiers stationed at Skolvga swore that the Hettic troops rose from the dead, though the Office of Civil Interest claimed that this was merely a hallucination.

Meanwhile, the Syrvanian Northern Army Front, a unit created from spare troops when it was decided the war was taking to long, was able to break through a mountain pass. Shortly afterward, the 1st Special Insertion Group, then known as the 5th Light Patrol, attacked Castle Dazhik, crippling the Hettic Royal Flying Service. The Syrvanians were then able to make it through the Radetziy Pass.

With the invasion slowing down, the Syrvanian Army continued its push all the way to St. Lyvan, an important port. When the Syrvanians arrived at St. Lyvan, they laid siege to the city in hopes of being able to use it's ports to supply their troops. Bressia, another member of the Sovereigns League, began supplying St. Lyvan with supplies to help the city last through the siege. The Syrvanian Navy attempted to intercept the Hettic convoys, but thanks to poor planning on the Syrvanian part, Bressian volunteer pilots flying Hettic planes escorting the convoy from the air, and Bressian ships given to the Hettic Navy, the operation was a failure.

Back in the south, the Southern Army Front was faced with a major defeat in the Ludow Pocket. Unfortunately for Hetland, this victory did little to stop the invasion, and Syrvanian forces crossed the Diska River and captured Labwun, the capital of the region. The Battle of Labuwn was the bloodiest of the war with desperate house to house fights through the city, often turning to hand to hand. The weather then turned against the Syrvanians' favor, and General Ifan Litcwermenn took this opportunity to fortify the Ilast Valley in an effort to prevent the Syrvanian Northern and Southern Army Fronts from linking up. However, morale was low among the Hettic soldiers, and the battle was a defeat.

The Home Army divided into independent factions that did not follow General Litcwermenn's orders. The two Syrvanian Army Fronts linked together as the Home Army attempted to launch a final counteroffensive near the port city of Tába. Once again, the Hettic troops were defeated. The remaining loyal troops splintered again, this time into "free forces" that continued to fight until the capital fell and the war ended. The Royal family had fled to Bressia long before this, but they were murdered one by one in the following years. A Syrvanian puppet state was set up in the Kingdom's place, and Syrvania continued with its expansionist project until it was invaded by the Lusivakian Commonwealth in 540.