Art of Warfare (AOW): 2

[POMC S117]

In the Enaline Military Barracks, thousands of troops were preparing to move out. Tanks, jeeps and armoured trucks were all in a large line stretching miles. Overheard, helicopters hovered and jets circled. At the port, aircraft carriers, cruisers, frigates, dreadnoughts and smaller boats were departing. The artillery vehicles were waiting behind. They were going to leave later.

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In |Enaline gardens, a video recording was projected onto a large board. It showed recent Zoryan news. "Zorya may be the only good force left in the world. Can we really expect an honest fight when Drascia sinks to such lows? Acquiring aid from the hypocritical Enaline, and now the despicable Relf... not only does it show the moral lows of Drascia, but it shows how desperate the country is for aid. Obviously, they are substantially weaker than Zorya."

A news commentator sat on a luxurious coach, flanked by two celebrities. "It's laughable this paragraph." He mimicked a posh person and said. "Zorya may be the only good force left in the world. Can we really expect an honest fight when Drascia sinks to such lows?"

The crowd assembled laughed.

"I know. The cow. We are from Zorya. And we are free from constipation because we talk so much sh*t."

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Zorya State Media immediately responded. The news reporter was shown on the TVs of Zorya, repeating his last sentence.


"I know. The cow. We are from Zorya. And we are free from constipation because we talk so much sh*t."


Dolores Montgomery appeared yet again. The older woman had fire in her dark brown eyes.

"Enaline calls itself an advanced nation?" She practically spat. "Famous reporters calling their foreign siblings 'cows'?" Dolores looked hurt. "This humble reporter admittedly had a low opinion on Enaline before this release, but now... they're nothing more than children, launching desperate low-blows against their enemy. When will it stop, my fellow Zoryans? When?"

[POMC S117]

Spoiler:

Eliwer later appeared on the news to apologise for the childish insult.

[King Acunasti]

Spoiler:

They said "sh*t" on air?

Hessia remained neutral, busy with matters concerning Relf and rising tension between the Hessian government and Drascia.

[POMC S117]

Spoiler:

It was after the watershed.

[Sav]

Tim requested a video conference with Zorya.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

President Arlington appeared on the Drascian screen. His hair was messy and he had taken his suit jacket and tie off. The President still managed to hold his head high.

"Yes, Mr. Erickson?" Arlington asked.

[Sav]

"Well, i would like to tell you that i have not formed an alliance with Relf. Relf fighter jets appeared on the battle, and shot down 2 of mine. That is all i would like to say." Tim said, a hint of anger in his voice.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

"The world may believe differently." Arlington said gravely. "Zorya is going to give whatever it takes until Drascia admits defeat. The SMC will help with that." The screen went black.

[Sav]

Tim stared at the blank screen for a few moments. Meanwhile, a large army of jets, attack helicopters, and tanks were moving across the desert border. They planned to actually have a fair fight.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Reinforcements came in from Zorya's inner military bases. Thousands of tanks, helicopters, and jets came to protect the border. Soldiers were flown out with RPGs to shoot anything that moved.

General Gerald commanded the soldiers. "Never attack first, fools. Never attack first. You will always be outnumbered." He laughed to himself.

[POMC S117]

Enalinian soldiers and vehicles met up with their Drascian counterparts. Field Marshal Cummings drove a jeep towards Drascian's military leader.

[Sav]

The current military commander watched the jeep drive over to him. He stopped, and waited to see what would happen. He smiled when he saw the Enaline forces combining with his own.

[Sav]

The current military commander watched the jeep drive over to him. He stopped, and waited to see what would happen. He smiled when he saw the Enaline forces combining with his own.

[King Acunasti]

Spoiler:

Now, umm...How do you guys plan to get those jeeps and tanks over that gigantic snowy mountain range?

[POMC S117]

"This isn't going to end well. For either side." Shouted Cummings.

[Sav]

"It isn't." The commander said plainly.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

Zoryan State Media Channel: Breaking News!

Dolores Montgomery appeared behind her desk, yet again. Enaline was yet again the focus of her report, as evident by the caption below her.

Manipulative Emperor Eliwer acts on greed-driven goals

"You've heard it right, fellow Zoryans." Dolores said sadly. "It has become very quickly obvious that the Enaline government has really aligned itself with Drascia to forward its own goals... very possibly, world domination. After allying themselves with Drascia barely a day ago, Eliwer has sent troops to march against Zorya... conveniently to aid them in the war. Well, this reporter does not buy it! It's obvious that Eliwer has manipulated the Drascian people. The thin veil that Eliwer has put up to cover this has been torn down by the good people at the SMC." The camera shot a close up of Dolores's face.

"Take this to heart, 'Emperor' Eliwer. Your manipulation, hypocrisy, and greed cannot survive when being put to test by the forces of good in the world. Consider yourself under the microscope. Consider your actions carefully from now on."

[POMC S117]

From that moment onwards, the Zoryan news shows were switched to the comedy channels.

[Sav]

From that moment onwards, the Zoryan news shows were switched to the comedy channels.

Spoiler:

That gave me an idea!

[Arch-Mage Matt]

"Sir," General Isaac Gerald radioed in to Cooke. "Enaline and Drasican forces are incoming. What should we do?"

"General," Cooke responded. "Resort to Operation Turning if the forces persist."

[POMC S117]

The Enalinian forces halted, forming a line.

[Sav]

"Alright, we are moving out." The commander yelled. He begun to move the army forward, continuing towards Zorya.

[King Acunasti]

Spoiler:

I think I'll make a post soon that kind of outlines Hessia's history in a History Channel format. But I'll put it in a spoiler tag so that you don't really have to read it if you don't want to.

As you can see, I have absolutely nothing to do. I'm sick as hell. I can work on a serious report that's due soon...but f*ck that. I can work on that tomorrow.

[Arch-Mage Matt]

The radio activated on Enaline and Drascian forces.

"Gentlemen," General Isaac's voice rang out. "You cannot win this. We outnumber you ten to one, just on the forces we've assembled. Turn back now, or we will be forced to use additional... encouragement to make you turn around."