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Republican Dispatches: News from the Front
Indrala Invades Dah Delta: Aims for Dahriel
Deltaria dispatches Infantry Reinforcements to Kaliburg, Mainland
Kaliburg Ananto
September 12, 3939
Indrala Consolidates positions in North, Invades in the South
In an effort to pincer Ananto, Indrala launched an invasion in the Dah Delta, in Ananto's South. The land, known as wild and swampy land, seems like an odd choice, but reports point to Indrala's attempt to fully pacify the population centers of Ananto. The Celestial Empire therefore moved rapidly though the agricultural settlements in the Dah Delta, famous for the local cannabis strain "Dah Gold", and developed a front just outside of the city of Dahriel. But Dahriel does not promise to be as easy as Dulnerstaad. Renowned 2-Star general Henry Englebert Allen, who is one of the youngest Major generals in the Regular Armed Forces, has been preparing defenses since the start of the war, and the civilians have been removed to safer environs near Xanadu. As a result, Dahriel has been transformed into a fortress, and the 2300 defenders of the city man their stations awaiting the arrival of the Indralans. Observers report that a mere 12 miles separate the two forces, as Indrala moves slowly across the wetlands in the Delta. They are expected to arrive at Dahriel in a week.
The first few members of the Advanced Unit of the 5th Deltarian Field Army land in Sulari
In other news, the first advance units of the Delatarian 5th Field Army have begun arriving at Sulari in Suldanor. Removed far from the battle of Ananto, the advance team will set up LZ's on the mainland, and will eventually reinforce Regular forces in Ananto. The Deltarians are arriving in waves, given their limited transport capacity from across the world. Deltarian deployment to Ananto is being made significantly more difficult due to the near complete cordon that the Indralan Navy have established around the Island, though a small window still exists through which refugees are flooding back to the mainland. There is no telling when Indrala will shut this door too, completely cutting off Ananto from the rest of the world.
Lastly, it has been reported, though these reports have been unsubstantiated, that diplomats have been dispatched to Mikuni, Hulustria to discuss the war. Mikuni is a long time rival of Indrala and Kalistani negotiators may be shift the balance in the Ananto Sea. Mikuni entrance, combined with Deltarian presence may be enough to counter the hegemonic force brought by the Indralan Tortoise Fleet.