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What even is this? You can't just compare two things when you literally know almost nothing about one and have very limited knowledge on the other.

Now, I don't know exactly what the situation was so maybe this wouldn't have worked, but if you're being robbed here's what I would suggest for real like. 1. Ignore them. Don't say anything back. 2. Run. Like, run as fast as you can to the most populated place you can find. I would think they wouldn't attack someone in broad daylight, and if they do hopefully other people can help you out. Also, to avoid getting robbed again, maybe just try to avoid homeless people on the sidewalk. Above all, glad you're ok though. Hope some people learn from this and this doesn't end up happening to anyone again.

That awkward moment when someone is making a snarky comparison between real life and LOTC, throwing their lot in with the UK staying in the EU, but then the UK leaves and the snarky comment blows up in said person's face.

Say nay to gambling!

You do not have the power to deny us the use of bears. Vladimir Putin is very experienced in the art of bear riding. In America, bears phase men. In Soviet Russia, men phase bears. Also, we will allow the Ukraine to enlist NATO's help, as it will decrease the number of troops we will have to fight in future wars.

"The only peace they will find is in war," Putin muses as he sits atop a hill on his trusty bear. "If they were strong, this would never have happened. The only true strength that is left is in Russia. Putin would then attempt to divert all minas being donated towards these people in order to build more bombs and missiles to escalate the war.

The Wrath of the Bear, 20th of June, 2016 Upon the decisive victory at the Battle of Crimea, the President, Vladimir Putin, once more takes hold of his AK-47, and heads out shirtless, mounting atop of his bear. He rides for Crimea, to speak with his men. "We march for the Ukraine!" he shouts to the collection of his men. "For too long, the world has memed me, mocked me, and made Russia look like a fool! No longer! Dead men can't meme, and soon the world shall be memeing in fear of the greatest power this world has ever seen! AVE RUSSIA!" With that, armies geared up, ready to continue their war effort, inspired that their the president of the world will once more join them in the field of battle atop his bear. White, blue, and red banners flutter in the wind, as the Russian armies push on to reclaim what is theirs. The thunder of tanks could be heard across the steppe as the tracks rolled through up towards the Ukraine. "We assault now!" shouts Putin as he rides into battle atop his bear guns blazing, whilst the rest of the Russian military follows suit. WARCLAIM DETAILS Type of battle: Invasion and Conquest Time: Monday, June 10, 2016, 2:45 GMT Attackers: Russia Defenders: Ukraine Location: TERMS OF VICTORY Victory for the Attackers: All Ukrainian forces are killed, surrender, or flee the country. Victory for the Defenders: To imply we would lose this is maddening, WE SHALL NEVER BE DEFEATED! AVE RUSSIA! REWARDS Offensive Victory: The Ukraine is ceded to Russia, and they are given permission to continue the war with an invasion of Poland. Defensive Victory: Russia is given permission to send more troops and squish the puny little Ukrainians into dust. RULES - No nukes. - All Rules of War - If the Ukrainian military does not show then the region shall be automatically ceded to Russia and they may force the time and date of the next war claim.

Somewhere high in a tree, a member of the military gone mad would be hiding as he gnawed on what was left of a squirrel. Unaware of the fact that Courland's military had shifted away from being German, he was still a German at heart. He overheard the two men discussing and climbed down the tree, cackling as he did so. He approached the two men on all fours, his clothes torn beyond repair and his face looking incredibly disturbing. "Do not be so quick to judge, goldzizies," he hissed, looking at the two men with a wild glare. "Mein Furher shall not bend so easily, especially not with words like that. You expect to keep this keep," the savage man grumbled as he explained things to the two men "but yet you can't even speaks correctly. Your keeping... clearly you mean you're keeping," he stated, shaking his head "and you keep? What is he keeping? Clearly not this place. With grammar like that, you are DOOMED!" With that, the savage man would run back into the woods, cackling in a haunting laughter that would echo throughout Kraken's Watch.

If you mean something like the British East India Company, I suppose so. Go ahead and just alter the application how you see fit.

Welcome to Dawn of a Modern Age, where applicants will always be accepted no matter how early or late we are into the game. In this game, you must be prepared to step up and take command of your own country. Everything that country has is at your disposal. Will you lead your country in an aggressive campaign of military might and conquest, or sit back and let others fight while you become the economic superpower of the world? All of these choices are for you and you alone to decide. Be warned, however, once you set foot into, the world of Tempus, whether your nation grows into the next superpower of gets crushed by the existing ones is entirely up to you. Rules: General I-1. Do not make yourself overpowered or god mod(i.e. control things you have no control over). I-2. Be reasonable- Think over your actions before you put them into effect, once you have done something it will not be voided unless in violation of the rules. I-3. Everything has a weakness(including you nation) so anything you make will not be invincible. I-4. 2 IRL day will equal 1 year in game. If you are going to be gone, inform a mod and you will be allowed to catch up once you return. I-5. Listen to the mods. I-6. Any wars you partake in will be modded, regardless of whether or not it is an NPC or a player. I-7. Put something about bananas into the extra information section of your application to show you've read the rules. I-8. No two countries can have the same cultures. II. Land II-1. Make the amount of land you claim realistic. For example, you are not going to claim half the continent and be allowed to continue. If you expand and take over that much, then it’s ok but you will not start out with that much. II-2. Any resources you have on your land must be reasonable. Mods will determine what resources exist on your land. So, for example, you are not going to have an insanely large lead, iron, copper etc. mines all on your starting piece of land. III. War III-1. You can’t wipe out your opponent on the first war post, and upon making your first post attacking them, you may not make a second post doing so until they have made a role-play post responding to you. III-2. When going to war, both sides must agree on a mod they feel will be fair in moderating the war. Obviously this isn’t a problem for wars with NPCs. IV. Projects IV-1. When doing projects, make sure you say exactly when they start and end. IV-2. Give a description of what exactly your project is trying to accomplish, and what the product is once it has concluded. Application: Nation Name: Place on Map: Government and Economy Type: Leader: Population(No more than 25m): Military: Technology(1920 tech of some country): Culture: History: Extra Information: Link to the map: https://i.imgur.com/usLGjYM.jpg Ratings Chart Superpowers: Mangevic Empire Astershire World Powers: Regional Powers: Basic Nations: Superpowers- These are the nations which few others can rival. Their presence stretches across the globe, and they normally have militaries and economy unrivaled by that of any other nation. World Powers- Like superpowers, these countries have a large influence and are capable with competing with most other countries. However, if a world power every came to blows in a one on one with a superpower, the war would be completely one sided. Regional powers- These countries exert and influence within their own region. They are often times feared by smaller surrounding countries. Their economies are well off enough to allow for growth but, they lack the economic resources to mass produce during war times like Superpowers and World Powers can. Basic Nations- Think of these nations as being like the Baltic states of the time. Everyone starts out here. Their militaries are well off enough, but they are fairly limited to what they have. Their economies get the country by, but almost any war they engage in will have massive effects on economic stability. NPCs: Nation Name: Mangevic Empire Government and Economy Type: Capitalist Constitutional Monarchy Leader: Boris Kozlov Population: 300m Military: 20m Technology: 1920 Russian Tech Culture: Russian History: The Mangevic Empire was formed from a small city state called Mangev. Manger was always a militaristic city state, and as time passed more and more people fell under their control. However, Mangev had always faced problems expanding across the whole continent. Administrative duties across wide tracts of land constantly hindered their further away territories, and often times they would either split off or join another nation. Furthermore, they never cared much for building up navies, as pirates from other nations would often come and crush their fleets early on in wars, which stopped them from expanding and moving supplies efficiently. However, as the world became more industrialized, management became easier and trains allowed Mangev to quickly move soldiers and resources across her lands. Soon, those who had long rebelled against Mangev began collapsing under the weight of the juggernaut as she pushed inwards. Upon realizing the only way to combat the Mangevic Empire was together and united, many of the countries nearby the Mangevic Empire formed a coalition to halt the advance of the Empire. Understanding that advancing would be more difficult, the Mangevic Empire then began reaching out to other countries. While her lands were resource rich, she would need allies and trading partners in order to ensure a war could be prosecuted. The Mangevic Empire began arming other nations, and many of her mercenaries began going off and were hired by her allies to aid in their wars. Soon enough, the Mangevic Empire became the top arms producer in the world, with a steady line of resources coming in from her allies. Extra Information: The Mangevic lands hold many great resources and the Empire has a large hoard of resources from her allies; however, these resources are rarely used and instead kept in reserve until the day comes when a great war cuts of their supply lines. Their society is very rural and committed to agriculture and gives them a great bounty of food. Nation Name: Astershire Government and EconomyType: Capitalist Parliamentary Republic Leader: Henry Walpole Population(No more than 25m): 300m Military: 10m Technology: 1920 British Tech Culture: British History: Astershire arose after a civil war had cause a division among an old Empire and caused the entire Empire to fragment. Astershire soon arose, knowing only war for many years. However, as time drug on, peace came and Astershire began launching a series of wars against neighboring island nations. However, everything soon changed when another nation swept out from the mainland on the north and attacked Astershire. Their forces were no match for this new nation’s forces and they were forced to flee the island. Millions of civilians were left behind and lost their lives in the ensuing slaughter. Astershire picked up their forces at war with a nearby island state and left. They sailed down the large chain of islands they had lived on and made it to the most southern island. When they arrived, their troops stormed the island, murdering, and conquering what they could. The war finally ended with the most southern island in the hands of Astershire, with a lack of men they turned to the only thing that could protect them, the sea. They rapidly built naval ships, preparing for war, and pulled so many troops from their army that only a few thousands were left. With all this done, Astershire began fighting numerous see battles against the people that attempted to wipe them out in their weakened state. Each time, although the nation of Astershire had less people than did their enemy, they were able to utterly destroy countless fleets, watching as many a convoy hoping to reach their lands and use their armies, sunk to the bottom of the sea along with the tens of thousands of men on them. For hundreds of years, Astershire continued like this until their population had recovered. By this point, the empire which had originally kicked them out of their homeland had taken over every other island in the chain, but was busy fighting wars in the north on the mainland and, after losing countless naval battles against Astershire, had almost completely abandoned their island holdings. Knowing this, Astershire took their fleet and struck east, completely destroying the navies of the neighboring nations and ensuring they wouldn’t be able to strike Astershire. They then turned around and hit the island, sinking every fleet of the empire that took their homeland and burning all their major port cities. Seeing this, the Empire made peace in the north and turned their army south, and Astershire began taking over their islands in the south, they sailed a fleet across the sea to relieve their islands, believe that it was safe since Astershire hadn’t yet attacked their ships going between the northernmost of the chain islands in their own homeland. The Empire’s fleet left, but after they had the realized they had fallen for a trap. The Astershire fleet appeared behind them, running them down. The two fleets then engaged in a fearsome battle on the sea, but the many transports of the Empire got in the way of their other ships maneuvering and by the end of it, the empire’s entire fleet, and nearly half their army, was sitting at the bottom of the ocean. Following this, the rest of the islands in the chain fell to Astershire and the Empire’s mainland holding were swiftly taken or had rebelled. With this defeat, they retreated to their last holding left in the middle of the Ocean, but Astershire would not allow this. Astershire descended upon the mountainous island and attacked, finally defeating the Empire. Following this, an industrial revolution occurred and Astershire began shifting away from war and towards peace. While they got involved in many more wars after this, rarely did these wars end in conquest. Generally, Astershire would destroy the enemy fleets, bombard their port cities while their allies launched a land assault, and then the nation would agree to a trade deal with Astershire. By doing this and making many allies, Astershire transformed into a production heavy nation. By gaining raw resources from their allies and defeated rivals, they were able to sell high quality trade products to nations all over the globe, and their massive fleet ensured that neither pirates nor enemy nations would dare disrupt their trading. Even though they have much less land than the Mangevic Empire, their massive wealth and rapid urbanization is what has allowed them to prosper and have the largest population in the world. Extra Information: They are a very industrial country with a very high standard of living. Their navy is both the largest and highest quality one in the world. They don’t have the army to compete with the Mangevic empire, and it would be a tough battle if some other nations got their armies onto their main land, but their army is still nothing to scoff at. However, Astershire, while they do have a large stash of resources, produces very little of their own. They are heavily reliant on trade to keep their economy in tact.

Really sorry to post Fireheart, ik only leaders are supposed to post, but just feel like I should put in my 2 cents regarding Purepimp saying they have moment. Well... you sorta went a week without making another war claim against Courland, so are we just supposed to sit back and wait a month until you decide to war claim us again? It has also been established that the next battle will be a skirmish, so really either side could initiate it because I believe fireheart said the skirmish would be in order to judge who gains momentum in the war. Not to mention even if an argument could be made about the coalition still having the momentum, the fact that part of the coalition just broke off and could possibly be getting attacked by the rest of the coalition (seeing how people on both sides were statused up last night and ready to fight) should be sufficient enough to argue that the coalition's momentum has been broken seeing how they are now dealing with the Charlemagne's men.

"Bah, a pathetic attempt at preserving their own nation from the wrath of the war uzg," Bastion would grumble. "They expect soldiers that live far away, some of which have never been to Vandoria, to come fight for these lands of the so called empire and risk their lives just because the people living there cannot defend themselves. To hell with expansion, Vandoria gives the empire nothing but more land, titles, and a burden. What gratitude and glory will be shown to the soldiers that defend these lands? Nothing, near all the soldiers expected to defend Aethermoore have nothing tying them back to it." Bastion would then crumple up the message and pitch it into the fire, before returning on his quest of trying to invent pizza.

Bastion Courthose would finish reading this and roll up the scroll, staring off blankly and angrily into space. "Clearly the Church has been corrupted," he would mutter, reaching for his sword, "The pontiff forgets who is God and who is the follower. Well I say to hell with him! Brand me a heretic or a heathen, but if this man wants me to stand by and believe that he and he alone can determine that those previously welcome in the skies after death are suddenly barred from it by a fool, then in the name of the Lord himself, I shall strike down that man where he stands and purify the faith from the seeds of corruption he has sowed. Then, may God shine his light on those deceived by the fool and guide them back to the righteous path he has led them astray from. Deus Vult!" With that, Bastion would draw his sword and storm out into the night, determined to purify the faith. ...... Or you know, just do other stuff until the moment for him to do that arrives.... Like maybe inventing pizza.... Pizza sounds good right about now.

I don't know if anyone else had had issues, but when I smith I sometimes lose items. For example I canceled something and lost the leather chest piece, and another time I went to grab some chain helmets to spread them out in my inventory and they all just vanished. So yeah, not really fun smithing when you don't know if you might lose what you're trying to make.

Mc name: Lsuvsfar what is the characters name? Characteristics (male female, age etc):Asger Blackwood is a twelve year old boy with light brown hair. He stands at around 5' and is a rather small and scrawny boy. perhaps a small background story?: Asger lived on Avar for years. Their father tended to favor doing things with his older brother Toki, though he kept a close bond with his older brother. While Toki was with their father, Asger would go around and explore all over the island. However, Avar was far to small to keep him occupied, and he ventured out onto the mainland. However, with Toki having picked the option to go live in Istria, Asger knew he would likely have to go do things with his father. Skype?: Almighty Epsilon -------------------------- Mc name: 361384 what is the characters name? Toki Blackwood Characteristics (male female, age etc): A young male, aged fifteen years of age. He stands at 5'7". His eyes are a light blue and his hair a dark brown. perhaps a small background story?: Toki is the elder brother of Asger, both of who are cousins of the Blackwoods that reside in Istria. Their father, a Blackwood himself, married a homely woman from a small town who bore him two sons. Toki had a simple childhood, like any other child during the time. His father taught him how to ride a horse, how to shoot a bow, and finally how to swing a sword. Though try as Toki might, he was never very skillful at combat and was burdened with a sense of failure for not reaching his father's expectations. Due to this, Toki would constantly wander around, anything to occupy his time so he would not have to come home. It was during this time Toki developed a love for adventuring. And so, when it was suggested to him that he leave to live with other members of the Blackwood family, he was eager to accept. Skype?: I'll give it out later

Application: Name: Bastion Curthose Race: Highlander(Human) Reason for joining: I'm already in it. (OOC) Skype: You have it, but Almighty Epsilon Do you use TS?: Yes

Bastion would wonder why the steward is putting up nearly the exact same add he put up a few elven days ago and only changed it by adding words to his title.

Yeah, because when you're walking to your home and one of them jumps you and murders you you were clearly provoking attack.

While I maybe wouldn't suggest a speed nerf, I would suggest something be done. As everyone knows, olog lore is meaningless atm. From what I understand, the whole reason trolls can't go into the sun light is b/c they would be too powerful otherwise? Well why play a troll when you can just make your olog even larger than a troll and no one is going to do anything? Also, what kind of a debuff is stupidity? How the heck do you enforce a stupidity nerf? In what way does this ACTUALLY impact roleplay? Oh sure, you need to learn to speak blah. So what? It's not like blah inhibits communication enough that nothing can be accomplished. Even if it did, it's not like people don't use skype or TS to get around this, and it's pretty difficult to prove someone is metagaming that way. Also, if ologs were stupid, wouldn't it make sense that they wouldn't be able to get skills as high as other races since they wouldn't be able to figure out how to do more? Yet, this isn't the case. Also, are you going to sit there and tell me it's really easy to fool an olog b/c of a stupidity nerf? An olog isn't sitting behind the screen, it's a human. If that human wants to kill you, they're going to kill you. Going back to a speed nerf, this WOULD make sense IG. Sure if they have longer legs they take longer strides, but they also have more weight to carry and due to the fact they have far more upper body strength than humans less of their muscle is actually in their legs. BTW, using the logic of longer legs=faster, you are arguing that a thrower that has longer legs than an actual runner is faster than a runner. Also, if you look at taller people, yes they might be better at sprints, but generally they aren't that great at long distance because moving their legs that far uses up so much energy that they just take really short strides. However, even tall sprinters don't have a large amount of upper body strength, and if they had a lot like ologs do they would be slowed down significantly. So really at the end of the day an ologs massive upper body strength would work against them in any speed competititon. An ologs only real nerf is the fact they get hungry faster.... Wow..... What a nerf..... *claps* 10/10

Bastion would look over the note, glad that he might be of some service. "I should be able to cover the mining part," he would say with a slight grin.

Bastion would read the news whilst working on a new sword. "They got Roswell, aye? Looks like hunting season just opened up," he would utter as he returned to working on his sword.

Ara Zakaryan sat in his home, overlooking his kingdom and pondered his people's situation. Due to the USSR's anti-gun laws and the fact most soldiers were gone fighting the Nazis when the world plummeted into darkness meant there were very few guns throughout the land not counting the fact ammunition had been used up as time went by and guns with ruined parts were difficult to find replacements for. Because of this, most of the Kingdom of Armenia's soldiers used older weapons. However, like his father, Ara also realized that a military was only of some importance at this time since there were no major factions to challenge the Kingdom of Armenia. By using weapons forged years ago under his father reign, the Kingdom of Armenia's army consists of 250 men, all of whom only serve when required by their King. Most of them range in age from 15-40, and all of them are men. Of the 250 soldiers, 100 are spearmen trained to fight in a similar manner to a phalanx. They carry light armor similar to that of the Persians in the BC era, with shields made out of wood and a few having metal armor pieces. They also carry swords for close quarters combat. Another 75 men are designated as archers and swordsmen and besides their wood/wicker shields, they carry only cotton armor. The last 75 men are designated as the cavalry. The cavalry has very light armor, similar to the other divisions. They are equipped with bows, spears, and swords and trained to use all three on horseback. There are a few guns, which are always carried by some of the most veteran members of the archery division. These are rarely used unless the troops are engaging others using guns. The army has been sent out in groups consisting of 20 spearmen, 15 archers, and 15 horsemen, with each group carrying a few guns. They are to scout around to try and find any signs of human life. If they find friendlies, they are to invite them into the village and escort them back. They will also leave signs directing people to their village. Should they find people they believe to be a threat, they are to eliminate the threats. They will also be searching for possible supplies they could use.(MOD PLZ) Following the surrounding area being combed, the army shall split in two with 50 spearmen, 25 archers, and 75 horsemen heading out of town in random directions down old roads in search of other settlements. Should they find another settlement, they will attempt to make peaceful contact. Should the settlement attack, they are to tactically retreat but fight back if possible. Should they not attack, and the settlement is smaller, they are to make peaceful contact and offer to either annex the settlement into the kingdom or take the people into the village. Should the village be larger, they are to head back. Guns will be taken along for these treks. They will take along pac animals to carry along supplies and each soldier will be carrying a day or two worth of food and water. Once they are approximately 40% of the way through their supplies, they are to head back to the settlement. Multiple treks like this will be taken.(MOD PLZ) The townsfolk are being trained to use weapons to hold their own should raiders come. The Kingdom of Armenia will be building a wall around their settlement with extra space included for the future populace.(I'm going to assume this is 5 years or so like Alexandria's) The Kingdom of Armenia will begin building a forge so that we may smelt down old metal.(MOD TIME PLZ)

Military Actions With the Japanese attempting to break through the Chinese front, Chiang would order his troops to spread out and stay hidden from the Japanese forces with others being ordered back to set up along major rivers, with small divisions set aside to protect AA units. Artillery units are being pulled back with the troops to these major rivers. Some AA units are to be kept in place and during Japanese air attacks, AA units are to open fire and take down Japanese aircraft so that Chinese forces can attack the Japanese without interference. Others will be moved back along the rivers. Nationalist forces will also attempt to pick of isolated Japanese units before retreating. They will also attempt to capture Japanese radios and then, having people speak who can do so in Japanese and do so with a Japanese accent, issue radio commands to get Japanese forces to attack and engage one another, get the Japanese air force to bomb their own troops, or should all else fail they will listen in or attempt to figure out Japanese positions and attempt to confuse the Japanese with false orders. In order to prevent Japanese forces from doing the same, Chinese radios are to be destroyed if they are at risk of capture by the Japanese so that they may not do the same.(MOD PLZ) Fighters currently in place behind the Japanese line(due to the fact the Japanese only occupied major railways and roads and left pockets of resistance untouched) have been ordered to start attacking the Japanese supply lines should they find a transport that is poorly guarded. Upon attacking it, they are to take what they can and burn the rest.(MOD PLZ) The Republic of China would accept Mao's apology. In response we will send 40,000 Nationalist recruits to aid the communists in their efforts. Seeing how the Communists are coming under attack from the air, we are now diverting 20% of produced AA units to the communist effort. Any military vehicles left from the southern front are to be retreated and kept hidden away in reserve until a large enough force can be created to hit the Japanese effectively. Domestic Actions The Nationalists would accept France's offer and we will immediately start using French blueprints to build french designs superior to that of our own. All vehicles produced are to be kept in preserve and troops are to start being trained in how to use the French weapons, seeing as to how they are superior to the standard issue Japanese Arisakas. Should a village be at risk of being captured by the Japanese, civilians are to be evacuated and they are to take what livestock and food they can. Crops are to be burnt to prevent the Japanese from using them to supply their war machine.

Application Forum Name: Lsuvsfar Nation Name: Kingdom of Armenia Leader Name: Ara Zakaryan Government Type: Monarchy Region you'd like to start (central Persia, north Ireland etc): Central Armenia Culture (Irish, French, etc): Armenian What's my favorite color: Mega Milk Nerds Nation Backstory (a nice paragraph or two.): Following the unraveling of civilization on behalf of the third reich, Armenia was thrown into distress. However, in one village a man by the name of Haik Zakaryan took his small village and turned it into a safe haven. The current currency system was a mess once everyone realized money was worthless and unbacked. Haik took what gold, gems, precious metals, etc. he could get and immediately stored that in hoped of using it as some future form of currency once things had stabilized. However, in the currency challenge he was faced by either adopting a system of bartering or bottlecaps. However bottlecaps would do nothing for his people and be just as worthless as the money they had just moved away from. Overtime, Haik built up the village to a few thousand people. He had built somewhat of an education system back and a small military, but the majority of things were still focused on survival. Haik passed away but his son stepped up to take his place.

Chiang Kai-Shek would look upon everything that was occurring with great dismay. The Chinese Nationalist Party recognized the attempt by the Communist Party to undermine their efforts to defend China and gain power. Maybe before Kai-Shek would have lashed out, but not today. While many of his advisers suggested sending troops to force out the Commies or to negotiate with the Japanese, Kai-Shek did not listen. If the Commies wanted to fight dirty, then by all means Kai-Shek would tear apart their propaganda whilst pushing back the Japanese to reclaim their lands. While the Commies hid behind posters and actors, Kai-Shek would address the nation in a speech, which would be broadcast across the country via radio and sent to countries all across the world. Chiang Kai-Shek stood before a large crowd of people in the capital of Chongquing, with many people from news a radio there as well. Beforehand, however, he had released the telegraph sent to the Nationalist Government by the Japanese in order to make aware what the Japanese were attempting to do. He had to get this speech right if he wanted to secure the support of foreign countries and of his own people that may be looking to the Commies. With a deep breath, he began. "There are many of you out there that look upon me with worried eyes and ask 'What shall we do next'. To this I have only to say that the Republic of China shall not falter in our war against the Japanese dogs. As you have all been made aware, these dogs reached out to us, trying to turn us against our brothers in the north. However, and here I shall address you you Japanese dogs, look for a bone elsewhere! The Republic of China shall not falter against you and your foolish government. You believe you are winning this war? I believe you are sadly mistaken. So go ahead and try to take our lands you filthy mutts, for we shall stand strong when you come for us in greater force, shooting every dog you send forth! After all your dogs have been slaughtered and lie in a pool of blood, know that the Republic of China will be coming for you! The so called Japanese Empire will be torn to shreds, for they are not a great empire, they are cowards that murder civilians and take women and children to do terrible things to them! Never will we forget what the dogs have done, and the dogs will pay for their actions! China, will not falter!" Kai-Shek would take a short pause as the crowd applauded before continuing. With that, Kai-Shek would bow. His speech would be broadcast and published across China. This speech has also been sent to countries all around the world, and telegraphed to Japan in response to their telegraph. Military Policies Production will immediately commence on further creating artillery pieces, anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, and planes. Most of the anti-tank guns will be shipped off to the northern front, as it is too hilly and too forested in the south for the Japanese to effectively use armored vehicles. The rest will be shipped down nearby the Japanese holdings in the southern half of China. We will begin stationing them along the front against China in the south, moving them into position under the cover of darkness and hiding them in the foliage among the hill tops, seeing how much of the southern region of China is very well forested. The planes will be hidden away and not fully assembled, so once we finally have a large number of them assembled we can hit the Japanese with a much larger force. As of our current numbers being 3.7m standing troops, we currently have 1.5m stationed along the north front against the Japanese, and 2.2m stationed along the southern front. However, there are also many guerrilla fighters behind the front attacking the Japanese in the pockets between the major roads mostly guarded by their troops. We will try to smuggle arms across the front to further arm these troops and ensure they are a more effective force, and we will attempt to get them to aid us in coordinating attacks against the Japanese attempting to rebuild the railroads torn down by the retreating Chinese. If we are successful in doing this, we will then free the slave labor the Japanese are using to rebuild the railways. Seeing how most Chinese are unhappy with the Japanese occupation, we will attempt to use this fact to establish a civilian run spy network in the Japanese back line so we can learn more about their troop positioning and supply lines. While we are fairly confident we will be able to get them in China, we will also be attempting to organize a spy ring in Manchukuo. Villages nearby the PCP/RoC border have been warned to watch for incoming CPC troops. They are to nonviolently resist, but militia groups are being trained should the CPC attempt to use violence against the RoC civilians for refusing to recognize the CPC occupation and not obeying CPC policies. Domestic Policies The RoC will continue to create underground factories which cannot be targeted by Japanese airstrikes. We will also make underground bunkers for the populous to hide out in during air raids as we have already done. The RoC has also increased its effort to recruit more people into its ranks to fight against the Japanese invasion by publishing propaganda all over RoC controlled lands. Propaganda by the CPC is now being combated by the RoC's own propaganda, which highlights the fact the CPC, while being attacked by the Japanese, had put troops far away from the fighting in peaceful villages controlled by the RoC. Telegraphs CPC: Unless you agree to keep your forces away from the border we have with you and recognize you have no control of the villages your wrongfully occupied, we will provide you with no aid in the battle against the Japanese, and remain content in defending our own front against them. However, should you choose to keep your forces focused on fighting the Japanese dogs in the north, we may be able to move troops to push against the Japanese. USA: We ask that the United States continue to provide support to the RoC. The Japanese have continued to slaughter and do terrible things to the Chinese populous, and we have tried our best to fight them back with what we have, but we need your continued support in order to do so. We understand that you are attempting to have peaceful relations with the Japanese, but do not forget about the Japanese attack on the USS Panay. Despite what they may say, it was by all means a deliberate attack on a clearly marked American vessel. Beware the Japanese. Great Britain: We request your permission to start building up the defense in Burma. Burma is vital to ensuring that we can maintain a supply route, and with the Japanese having already targeted our other supply routes, it is important that we keep this one open.