Second Cross-Strait War

Second Cross-Strait War
Part of the Kayatman Theater of the Hanaki War
Date 10 January 1928 - 27 October 1931 (3 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Jin Daobac Result Daoan Victory TBD TBD
Belligerents
Daobac	Jin
Commanders and leaders
TBD	Ma Hongbin
Strength
- TBD	- TBD
Casualties and losses
Daoan Casualties TBD+ Killed TBD+ Wounded TBD+ Died of wounds Total: TBD casualties	Jin Casualties TBD+ Killed TBD+ Wounded TBD+ Died of wounds Total: TBD casualties
Est TBD - TBD civilians killed on both sides Est TBD+ civilians displaced.

The Second Cross-Strait War, also known as the Second Daoan-Jin War, was a war fought between the Daoans and the Jin that began on 10 January 1928 until it finally ended on 27 October 1931, twenty nine years after the First Cross-Strait War. Modern day historians consider the conflict to be another theater of the Hanaki War, an ocean spanning-wide war that involved most if not all nations in the Ozerosis ocean, Ochran & Malaio continents. Prior to the start of the war, the Jin had carefully crafted a public facade of a liberal, democratic and much less hawkish state compared to their predecessors. The republican Jin government established cordial relations and signed a non-aggression pact with the Daoans to demonstrate their goodwill and commitment to a peaceful state of affairs in the Malaioan continent. Privately however, the Jin government plotted to gain their revenge against the Daoans. With careful planning and preparation, on the early morning hour of 10 January 1928, the Jin initiated a large scale chemical attack against military and civilian targets on the northern coasts of Dammay island. The attacks either incapacitated or forced the Daoans to flee, allowing the Jin to land capture large swathes of territory. A simultaneous amphibious invasion of Bautroi island was attempted but was ultimately repelled. Dammay island would continue to be occupied until it was liberated on 193X.

Background

Aftermath First Cross-Strait War

Despite the intense pacifist sentiment by the ruling government of the Huang dynasty (1674–1902) after the First Cross-Strait War, irredentist and revanchist nationalism emerged amongst the general populace and the military during the period. These sentiments were especially marked by the younger military officers of the Newly Created Army (Jin: 新建陸軍; pinyin: Xīnjiàn lùjūn) of the Huang dynasty, many of whom were forced into early retirement because of the disarmament stipulation imposed by the Treaty of Haobinh. The treaty imposed harsh monetary reparations and requirements for the demilitarisation of the Huang dynasty's southern coast. The victorious Daobac and Tsurushimese governments also limited the size and capability of the country's armed forces, which led to a significant loss of prestige and divinity for the Emperor of the Huang dynasty, reinforcing the 18th-century diplomatic characterisation of Da Huang as the "sick man of Ochran".

Jin resentment & rearmament

As the successors of the Huang Dynasty the Republic of Jin was primarily driven by their desire for revenge against the Daoans and Tsurushimans, who had defeated the Jin in the First Cross-Strait War and imposed a humiliating peace treaty against the Jin. To accomplish the Jin realized the must be discreet, taking great care to avoid overt action. In the aftermath of the First Cross-Strait War the Jin state underwent a period of political turmoil resulting in the establishment of the Republic of Jin. This new republican government was well received by the international community, with the Jin adopting a friendly and much less hawkish attitude towards its immediate neighbor. This change in attitude led to the international community, including Daobac, to provide foreign aid for reconstruction efforts of the nation. Many had hoped that with a stable and strong economy would lead to a more stable Jin state in the region. However in secret the Jin continued to harbor their desire for revenge against the Daoans and funneled some of the foreign aid it had received to secretly rearm its armed forces. To maintain this facade of a friendly and stable state, the Jin government signed a new Non-Aggression Pact with Daobac in the hopes of leading the Daoans into a false sense of security. When Kajera was attacked by Pulau Keramat in 192X, Daobac focused much of its attention to its southern maritime borders. The Daoans believed that the Jin's new friendly posture towards its neighbors, the recently signed NAP and the establishment of the demilitarized zone in the Jin's southern coast led to the Daoan government to believe that they were able to divert some of its military resources to the south to support the Kajerans in their war efforts against the Pulaui.