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Lainese Civil War

Lainese Civil War 内戰勑
Part of the Great War (from 1928)
Clockwise from the top: Lainese soldiers marching in Taivin City; King Cai Buang Chet carried by his entourage; NSP soldiers standing in line; Song Hanh adressing the Southern EEZ Assembly
Date 3 February 1928 – 19 January 1935 Location Lainan Result National Salvation Party victory Kingdom of Lainan reformed End of the Nhu Dynasty Minor resistance movements remained until 1939
Belligerents
1928–1931 Kingdom of Lainan Southern EEZ National Protection Army Supported by: Xiaodong	1928–1931 Phuc Hung Society Lainese Republican Army Social-Satyist Council Government Giai Phong (1928–1930) Kudhki Inipendence Front West Lainan Supported by: Senria
1931–1935 National Salvation Party Phuc Hung Society West Lainan Southern EEZ National Protection Army Supported by: Senria	1931–1935 Lainese Republican Army Left Phuc Hung Social-Satyist Council Government Kudhki Inipendence Front Supported by: TBD
Commanders and leaders
Cai Xa Ky Song Hanh (1931-1935) TBD  † TBD	Song Hanh (1928-1931) Anh Thu TBD TBD  †
Strength
TBD (March 1928) TBD (March 1931)	TBD (March 1928) TBD (March 1931)
Casualties and losses
c. TBD	c. TBD

The Lainese Civil War was a civil war that took place in Lainan during the Great War fought over by several changing factions over the future direction of the country. The war fits into the global framework of societal, political and cultural upheaval that took place during the Great War. The conflict is divided into three parts: the Tet Uprising, the 1931 Ceasefire and the Continuation War. It both bgean after and ended before the Great War.

During the years leading up to the conflict, Lainan was a vassal of Xiaodong and was also forced to grant several consessions to foreign powers from Euclea. Lainan had experienced very limited industrialization and urbanization, however the arrival of various foreign ideologies sturred discontent within the Lainese populace towards the government. This discontent towards Lainan's governing elite led to the creation of the Phuc Hung Society that sought to reform the country. The PHS became an umbrella group for many anti-government movements such as the Giai Phong and the Lainese Republican Movement. The organization also influntrated the ranks of the Lainese army and government. Originally funded and supported by the Estmere in order to combat Gaullican influence in the region, by the windup to the Great War, the Phuc Hung Society also received support from Senria to lessen Xiaodongese control over Lainan.

With the sudden outbreak of the Great War, Lainese anti-government movements began to sabotage and interfere with the government's war effort. Due to the sudden start of the Great War the Phuc Hung Society was largely unprepared to begin armed resistance. Actual fighting would take place a year later starting during the Lainese Lunar New Years celebrations or Tết. Anti-government forces saw great success in the beginning of the civil war leading to near total collapse of government forces by 1931. Part of the reason for the success were the extreme measures employed by the anti-government forces. The desparate situation of the kingdom alongside the capture of the young King Cai Buang Chet forced the government to negotiate a ceasefire with the Phuc Hung Society. The 1931 Ceasefire led to the creation of the National Salvation Party (Lainese: 黨救國, Tiệc Cứu Quốc) the primary objective of which was to put an end to the gruesome war. The establishment of the NSP led many commanders and forces to switch sides. On April 20 1931 the NSP refused to abolish the monarchy which led to execution of King Chet by the Kudhki Inipendence Front as retaliation. The death of the child monarch led to a continuation of the civil war. The civil war ended on January 19th 1935 when the forces of the Social-Satyist Council Government forces surrendered. Despite winning the war, the new reformed government of Lainan would spend the following four years quelling other minor resistance movements.