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Now here’s what’s good.
Nanking was once controlled by the Capellan Confederation for centuries. When it changed hands, after the 4th Secession War, about 34 years ago, Nanking was placed in the newly formed Sarna March. As you might recall, the Sarna March was gifted to his new bride, Melissa, by Hanse Davion as the spoils of war. Melissa and her Lyran Commonwealth ran the area, although increasing both houses ran lots of places as the Federated Commonwealth became a thing.
Many people on Nanking resented the change over from Liao to Steiner. They still did just a few decades later in 3057 when Operation Guererro led to the Chaos March’s formation. Melissa was a beneficial ruler though, and like a lot of fellow worlds in the Sarna March, they really grew to like her.
So you had some pro-Melissa folks, and some pro-Liao folks. Then 3057 hit, and the Federated Commonwealth troops were able to fend off the Liao attack. The Sarna March was no more. So Nanking was moved, along with nearby planet Zurich, to the Capella March, under Duke Hasek.
The problems are obvious. Neither the Pro-Steiner side, nor the Pro-Liao side wants to be a part of the Federated Suns part of the FC, and especially post-Civil War. Most of the planet are loyalists who support Katrina. That’s why they were able to rise up a bit to the allied forces who now control the world.
Right now, on Nanking, we have two major issues. Duke Hasek has ordered the planet controlled. But the people are lashing out. They may not agree on why, but they are pretty unanimous in not liking Hasek.
So, one of the things Word of Blake has been helping us is in demonstrating that we are a legitimate option. Kate is not prioritizing the world, so far away from her supply lines. Sun-Tzu can’t send a fleet to capture Nanking and then keep it, any incursion by him would give Hasek the excuse he has been waiting for since the St. Ives conflict ended to send troops across the border en masse.
But we can. Multiple nations have asked us to come in and help them – Ingress, Fletcher, Sheratan, Keid. And we are going to help others we approached – Arboris, Liberty, Epsilon Indi. Considering that, Blake is talking us up as an option on the table. We can take Nanking for the people. And our track record certainly shows that we are capable of doing that, and very beneficial administrators.
All they have to do is ask.
After working there for more than a year, we get the first overture from underground movements in the planet that have the ear of the rulers. They are feeling us out via back channels. Chief Foster takes Ambassador Yee (who we hired from Steiner after the Liberty debacle) to meet with them and arrives at Nanking a month later to talk and meet with various groups.
A few weeks later, the two women return with a variety of intel, and more importantly, the paper we need. We have video, and an official letter to the Celestial Coalition, signed by the rulers, asking for our aid to liberate Nanking.
We have our Casus Belli.
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