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 23rd, 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.