//------------------------------// // Capitulation // Story: Long live Olenia! // by Dustwing //------------------------------// -1011- Olenia stood Triumphant. The Changeling armies were defeated, and Chrysalis presumed dead. When the Queendom Invaded Olenia in 1008 Queen Velvet had just finished basic reforms in the Army. Everydeer expected Olenia to fall within Months. That did not happen. As thousands of brave stags and does signed up to the Army, the Changelings met fierce resistance at the Northern Line, the Fortifications on the Changeling border had been fully constructed only months prior their construction having begun under the traitorous "King" Johan. The Forts held strong, Tank Brigades bombarded with mountain artillery and Infantry shattered against the Mountains. The only Breakthrough on the Changelings side was in the far North, the city of Grylloblatod falling to Changeling hooves in the first days of the war. The City was defended fiercely and most of the population had been evacuated but still the Changeling Jägers held the city after 3 days of fighting. The Olenian defenders fell back to the river at Ishamn and the Mountains around Feslott, the Line held strong. In 1009 many Cities along the coast were attacked by the Changeling Navy, the attacks at Sakara Valolahti and Öslott were repelled by local garrisons, but the landings at Elkslinna partly succeeded. Garrisons from Öslott and Ishamn were immedietly ordered to drive the Invaders back into the sea. The Öslott Garrison arrived a day after the Landing, the Changelings having made slow progress in the cold and snowy North. First fights began shortly after the Garrisons arrival with Garrisons from Ishamn and a few Frontline Brigades arriving only two days later by rail. Fighting against the Marines was fierce but the Changelings were not prepared for the Mountain terrain that dominated the North and were eventually pushed out of Elkslinna. Stranded with no supplies the around 4 thousand Marines surrendered to Olenia and were taken as POWs. in Winter of 1009 the first Olenian counter attack begun, Many of the Changeling Tanks and Infantry had been moved South for a decisive attack, and Field Marshall Manntlerheim seized the opportunity. The light defensive Units of the Changelings were easily overwhelmed, Specially made Trucks allowing Olenian Infantry to move quickly through the Mountains and retaking Grylloblatod before the Changelings could form a proper resistance. The Changelings raced North to reform the Front but by the Time that was achieved the Town of Kosklämm Piste had already been taken. By this time however the Olenians were out of supplies and no existing railways led into the Changeling Lands from Olenia in the North. The Winter offensive concluded having reached its two Major goals and more, taking back the Northern regions of Olenia and distracting the Changelings from the South. The Offensive in the North gave Olenia enough time to call up reserves and reinforce the Southern Line against the attacks that followed in Spring. The Changeling Tank Divisions, already crippled by the Previous attacks once again shattered against the Fortifications on the Rivers and Mountains while Olenian Divisions in the North Pushed towards Apsychos and Phantine. The Olenian Offensive was getting dangerously close to Lyctissä and the Changelings knew, thousands of conscripts were sent to defend the front around the city and they succeeded in halting the Olenian advance. In the far North however the Changelings could not stop the advance in time and Olenian units were soon at the edges of the Changeling Forest and uncomfortably close to Ditrysium. The Spring Counter-Offensive of 1010 came to a close with more significant gains in the North and the first Artillery bombarding Ditrysiums defenses. The front was stable untill winter of 1010 when 11 fresh Infantry Divisions arrived in the South around Smalstad, the Second Winter Offensive would begin shortly. Olenian Infantry in the south left their Fortifications in the morning and after heavy fighting and large losses on both sides were marching towards Prefia. The much smaller Central Army, which had not seen much action during the war thus far followed suit and pushed through the light Changeling garrisons, taking Ateena and pushing up towards Formicida. The Third Olenian Offensive once again ended in success, although it failed to reach the town of Prefia before Spring Ateena had fallen and the Changeling front was largely unorganized. Seeing an opportunity once again Marshall Manntlerheim swung the central Army North towards Lyctissä and the Northern Army down as well. The two Armies met around Lyctissä after 4 days and attacked the city from two sides. The City was not evacuated by the Changelings and shelling of the city was officially forbidden by Queen Velvet herself. Fighting in the city was brutal house to house combat, Changelings Jägers disguised as civilians shooting from everywhere at Olenian Trucks sweeping the city. Lyctissä was only fully under Olenian control 2 weeks after Fighting had begun and Civilians were given Aid by Olenian Groups such as the Blue Antlers and the Olenian Hostpital Association. The second opportunity opened itself near Ditrysium, an unknown General had leaked Changeling positions all along the Northern Front and Olenian Units exploited this Intel to the fullest. Changeling strongpoints were circumvented, encircled and destroyed. Ditrysium was declared an Open city by Queen Helvia, officially the first Changeling openly cooperating with Olenia the city was seized and its Queen placed under Protection of the New Royal Guard. News Outlets in the Changeling Queendom declared Helvia dead and her title stripped not even a day after and a sham execution was held in Vessalipolis, the Execution was obviosly faked however, the real Queen Helvia still under Olenian Protection on her way to Sakara. Both Lyctissä and Ditrysium had fallen by summer of 1011 and Changeling resistance was slowly crumbling, as the combined strength of the Northern and Central Armies swung towards Vassalipolis and the Southern Army marched towards Tuhota even the most fanatical follower of Chrysalis could see the writing on the wall. The Queendom had failed and Olenia had won. As Tuhota fell in brutal fighting, the Changeling Armies forcing Civilians to fight or using them as living shields and Vessalipolis beeing bombed to the ground by its own bombers in an attempt to stave off the Olenian Soldiers, as millions of Changeling died under her command and under her promise of Changeling rule over the whole of Equus, Queen Chrysalis hid in her bunker in Vessalipolis. And was never seen again. It was assumed she had died, cowardly shot herself in the face of her failure, some say she is still out there waiting to take revenge. Whatever the case she was nowhere to be found after the fall of Vessalipolis in Autumn of 1011. The remaining Changeling Armies now solely under Hivesmarschall Trimmels command tried regrouping around Sorth, when they arrived the city was already controlled by Olenian Motorized Infantry. Trimmel officially declared unconditional capitulation on the 2nd of November 1011. All Changeling Tanks were seized by the Olenian Army. The Regions of Hekuulevat, Tainaholm, Sieluttomat Vuoret and Kosklämm were annexed by Olenia. The Southern Regions of the Changeling Lands including Ditrysium, Lyctissa, Vessalipolis and Tuhota were put under Olenian Occupation for 6 years. The former Queens of the Hives were forced to lay down their titles with only Queen Helvia beeing allowed to keep it in name. The Federation of Changeling Hives would be established in succession to the previous Changeling Government under the rule of the Governance council consisting of 12 Deer from Olenia and 4 Changelings with one of them beeing Queen Helvia.