Alamayn-GoonGuard War

The Alamayn-GoonGuard War was fought between the Constitutional Republic of Alamayn and the Empire of GoonGuard. Several mercenary groups were hired by Alamayn to participate in the war. GoonGuard also brought its allies. The war started when GoonGuard made a national announcement declaring war on Alamayn.

Declaration of War
The Alamayn-GoonGuard War officially began on April 21st, 2022. The war began after GoonGuard declared war on Alamayn, stating this "The Empire of GoonGuard officially declares war on the Constitutional Republic of Alamayn after several months of transgressions against GoonGuard and her people." Their four transgressions were as follows: Alamayn supported the old Helmian government, Alamayn harbored Helmian refugee's, Alamayn has fought against GoonGuard in several battles, and lastly Alamayn has been a roadblock to the success of GoonGuards future. However, Alamayn proved many of these claims to be false. So, each side prepared for a very bitter conflict. So began the Alamayn-GoonGuard War.

Cold War
For eight days each side prepared for war. During those eight days, GoonGuard called upon its allies to help fight in the war. Meanwhile, Alamayn took to hiring mercenaries as a way to get a greater army. An Alamayni spy attempted to infiltrate GoonGuard, however the spy's attempt failed.

The First Battle of Arkalis
On April 30th, 2022, the first battle of the war was fought. It was fought at the southern Alamayni city of Arkalis, a medium sized settlement ravaged by its past owners. Less than twelve Alamayni soldiers garrisoned the city, with berry bush fortifications and walls surrounding the settlement. About twenty GoonGuard soldiers stood outside the town on all sides, preparing for an all out assault. Outside the walls, an innocent fisherman was killed by the oncoming GoonGuard army. Before the battle began, several Goon scouts wandered into the city and started looking at the Alamayn defenses. Alamayn combated this by encasing the scouts in cube structures. A few minutes after this scouting attempt, the Goons got on top of the Arkalis walls and surged forward. There was no fight, all less than twelve Alamayni soldiers died in a few minutes.

At the enemy war claim, Meteora, a few Alamayni infiltrators attempted to cause havoc there. One soldier took down three Goons, the only Goon casualties of the battle. They attempted to capture the Goon claim, but failed. The soldier who killed the three Goons retreated. Back at Arkalis, Alamayn sent several bonzai charges to try to cause some damage. These charges consisted of two-to-three iron armored Alamayn soldiers who charged in and tried to kill some Goons. This did not work and the battle soon ended. The First Battle of Arkalis had been a victory for the Empire of GoonGuard.

Intermission
Another Alamayni spy attempted to infiltrate GoonGuard, but again, the spy attempt failed. A few days after the initial battle, 1Taxed the governor of Polikos, a GoonGuard vassal, made a land grab on the abandoned city of Valhiria. It was a medium sized settlement in south east Alamayn. This took a decent sized chunk out of Alamayn's land. It also expanded Polikos' land.

The Second Battle of Arkalis
On May 14th, 2022, the second battle of the war arrived: the Second Battle of Arkalis. Again, the battle was between the city of Arkalis and Meteora. Alamayn had a garrison of about 40 soldiers defending the city, whilst GoonGuard had about the same, 40 or so soldiers. However, GoonGuard's army was composed mostly of mercenaries. Arkalis was much better defended this time than the last battle. It contained three defensible sections: the outer section, riddled with berry trenches, murder holes, and mine fields, the inner wall, protected by a massive wall with pretty much a barren flat grassland, and finally the city streets. The city streets contained mini berry fields and a battlements on top of a house. It also was protected by a thin wall.

The GoonGuard forces approached the city on the south and western sides, forces split, though more heavily focused on the southern side. The battle abruptly began with Goon walking toward the west side. A few Alamayni archers kept them at bay, though not causing any death. On the south side a massive Goon force pushed forward met by an equally massive Alamayni force. The two armies clashed in a stone pit, with Alamayn trying to knock some enemy soldiers into a pit trap to use their murder holes. Alamayn suffered about five casualties, and the Goons lost about three soldiers. The west side was holding well with the Goons having suffered a casualty. GoonGuard then retreated to replenish their supplies. As GoonGuard pulled away Alamayn also replenished their supplies.

After about a ten minute period of no fighting, the soldiers engaged again. This time however, Alamayn spotted a lone soldier and about fifteen Alamayni's pursued him. They chased the soldier to the Cusilvanian town of Portvgalia. Cusilvania is an Alamayni vassal. The lone soldier was killed and Alamayn pulled back to Arkalis. A spy amongst the Goons warned Alamayn of a final assault and Alamayn was prepared. The entire GoonGuard army pushed on the southern side of Arkalis. They got all the way to the inner wall where Alamayn held them off. A few explosions occured, ravaging the Arkalis landscape. After a few minutes of intense fighting, and some Alamayn and GoonGuard deaths, GoonGuard was pushed out of Arkalis. The battle ended soon after. Alamayn had lost twenty soldiers, while GoonGuard had suffered twenty-two casualties. Twenty of those causalties were caused by Alamayn soldiers, one was caused by friendly fire, and one was caused by fire damage. Even though the Goons were pushed out of Arkalis and Alamayn was successfully defended, the battle ended with a draw.