Second Reunification War of Hoterallia
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50,000-60,000 civilians dead ~579,000 military dead | ~687,000 military dead | Unknown, most are captured or joined other cliques | ||||||||
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The Second Reunification War of Hoterallia (Hoterallian: ほてらじあの第二次統一戦争, Hoterallian Romanized: Hoterajia no Dainiji Tōitsu Sensō) was a civil war in Hoterallia fought between the Shori Dynasty-led government of the Kingdom of Hoterallia(KOH) and forces of the People's Revolutionary Council of Hoterallia(PRCH) lasting intermittently between 1939 and 1949.
In July 1939, the self-proclaimed People's Revolutionary Council declared their government as the true government of Hoterallia, holding Oracloer and they collapsed the whole country into war, the royal family created a provisional government based in their last bastion, Gerkoller, declaring the Kingdom of Hoterallia instead of their long lasting Empire of Hoterallia. After the two sides rallied up their army, regional warlords with enough money and manpowers declared their independence with their own intention of reuniting Hoterallia under their banner and their ideology.
Near the end of 1948 and the beginning of 1949, the Shori Clique runs a long campaign of encirclement and underground recruitment called Operation Phoenix Revival which helped their army grown in number, even many defected the Revolutionary Council due to their cruel ways to runs the country such as massacring individuals that opposed the regime, strict land reforms that causes wide famines,… By March 1949, many cabinet leaders of the PRCH had surrendered in their specific captured bunkers and by the 20 March, the Council finally surrendered and returned all captured POW and civilians. On the 28 March, the Shori Restoration occurred, returning the 48 years-old Emperor Norihi back to throne and proclaimed the Second Empire of Hoterallia.
Background
By the end of the Great War, the Empire slowly deteriorated in economic development even though not fully joining the war and getting invaded, the Emperor still launches massive reforms that eased up the mad population. But a small group intellectuals called themselves the Revolutionary Council and claimed that "They were the voice of the people…" which did not gain much attention until Emperor Norihi started to show his sickness, the power grip started to loosen, starting to past the power down to one of his son, Prince Momomito Shiro.
The Diet weren't established at the time, it was just a small parliament that issues works to intellectual and aiding the Emperor in his reign. The PRCH started to gain popularity slowly but steadily, their works were still unpopular to the mass population liking the Emperor greater reforms. Even though the Council lacks their popularity, they were stealing weapons from the military which were mostly worn out rilfe and weapons, they were also able to hide their secret underground airforce and armored vehicle that they built using scrap metal.