NationStates Jolt Archive

Due to the intelligence gained from the U.S.S.S's spies in Finchtopia, we have decided to wage war because of Finch's government which has been funding massive terrorist activities against the U.S.S.S.On the morning of July 20th a small band of USSS forces crossed a narrow bridge onto Finch soil and took positions on the shoreline and around the bridge to secure a landing zone for later troops.Meanwhile back in USSS territory the rest of the soldiers were preparing for the invasion infront of the main military academy.

The general in chief of Finchtopia stood in a tower far from the battle. The Spartins had encamped in the peninsula just before the Finch mainland. Either the bridge between the general and them or the isthmus to the east were the ways to the mainland.
"Send the fist band in. We'll drag the bastards over here. And I'm sure they won't set foot on the Isthmus." The General, known far and wide as the Iron Finch, was a hardass on his own troops and had beaten POWs personally.
He watched, a three truck convoy sent in two companys, twenty men armed with rifles and bayonets. They only had enough rounds so every man could fire three rounds. Another, massive group was east on the Isthmus. They had enough munition to survive for months. Cannons, machine guns and thick battlements seperated the enemy from the Captial of Fort Finch.

He turned on his radio, speaking to the men in the cabs of the trucks. "Set fire to the trucks, they'll have to run back to mainland."

After the first small wave of securement troops landed another band of 500 crossed over while the rest took defensive positions around the home island.the 500,known as osiris moved farther into the mainland and took positions along a roadside ditch while others hid in the woods and set up a small command post and dug trenches and set up anti-tank barriers and barbed wire.Soon after 12 of Finch troops,most likely advance scouts came down the road,not well alert the soldiers were cut down by the snipers in the woods and their bodies dragged off the road.

While some brave men dove into the trucks and steered them to create a makeshift barrier, others tried to pat out the flames. It was only to avail on one. Either way, they lined up the three trucks and the remaining men did their best to hide behind them, taking pop shots. 12 already dead, 8 men survived, hiding for their lives.

Far off, General Iron Finch watched, a smile on his face. They were of course resorceful. He sent a few hundred men from his position to fortify the Isthmus, that was the biggest threatened thing.

Back at the firefight, a tire exploded from the flames. Then another. The 8 men tried staying but the flames spread and they knew explosions were to come.
A few stayed and fired, hoping to die corageously. The rest ran, 6 of them, fleeing or their lives. They tossed down their arms and hoped to make it back. A few were cut down by the enemy. The rest sprinted across the short bridge.

"Shoot them." He ordered his XO. Iron Finch climbed down a ladder, hoping in a jeep and ordering the general army to go to the Isthmus defenses. A second defense foce of 400 was iles behind, slowly marching toward sthis position. It was going to take them a few hours. And across the country side, militia were arming and defending every inch They were pushovers though.

The few Finch still hiding behind the trucks were whiped out by a grenade.Osiris marched toward the storage huts and tower and reached it before nightfall.Commander Johan ordered snipers and machine gunners to the tower and soldiers to dig in and set up the defenses again while others checked the storage huts,nothing but a few clips of ammunition and gas.Johan radioed back to send for the second wave of 400 to take the first command post and to send up some trucks,a jeep and if they could spare a tank."Word from some of the captured mitilla say theres a force of 400 comming this way soon" Johan said as he gazed over the landscape from the tower

Stepping up on the horse and the flag of Finchtopia waving wildly behind him, the Iron finch took out a saber. His eyes, one real; one an iron replacent, shot a menacing glance over the troops, close to 10,000 standing, rifles poised. 2,000 were on horseback. They were the pride of the Finch Army. He knew that most of the enemy had taken up positions on the mainland. That was why 600 more men were sent to flank the invaders from the east.

He waved the saber in his hand. "For the Dynasty! We'll take the penninsula! The Snake have taken the trap! Time to take it's head! For the Dynasty!Finches forever, Long live the Finch Dynasty!!!"
The horse he sat upon bucked wildly and he charged, leaping over the trenches. The men in the trenches dropped thick wooden beams to serve as bridges. Leading a wave 0f 2,000 cavalry was a sight for the Iron Finch. he allowed them to pass him though. Like the penninsula served as the invaders lifeline, he was the Finch army's.

The 7,000 strong remained in their places. 15 hundred infantry followed the cavalry but at a fast march. After those guarding the bridge were dispatched, they set up positions to stop any reinforcements. It'd be easy for sharpshooters to obliterate charging armies coming down through a narrow bridge.

From the tower Johan saw the approaching armies and just then the 10 trucks 2 jeeps and a small tank arrived with 12 men not merely enough to defend themselves.So Johan made the decision to head to the mountains where there is an old coal mine and shale dig area.so USSS men loaded onto the trucks and jeeps and set off for the mountains.They reached the mountains by midnight and the snipers took positions in the steam shovels in the shale quary while the rest of the soldiers marched into the maze of mines.the trucks were hidden in the foliage around the mountain side and the tank was backed into the mine tunnel.Johan set up command in the map room of the mine office 300 ft. in and considered sending a runner into norde for assistance.meanwhile back at the bridge the 400 left started to retreat over the bridge when the Finch cavelry caught up to them.

The Iron finch slowed down as a hundred of his cavalry swarmed the bridge. The drew their rifles, fitted with massive bayonets. The reast slowed, trotting aroeund in the dirt and picking of men as they ran.
The hundred on the bridge commenced slaughter. They shot, sliced, and stomped nearly half of them.

The tables turned though. The enemy was chased across the bridge and coastal defenders opened up on the attackers. Hordes dropped, men screamed and fell. A few jumped from their horses and dove into the water. As most tried to spin and retreat, many were knocked off the bridge and the enemy fire continued to take lives.

Still, a third returned for continued service and more were to arrive soon from swimming over.

The Iron Finches XO, General Lova took the fort they had earlier abandoned. It agaion was taken without a shot.

The sun coming down, they decided to play with the invaders.
Lova walked to a radio operator. "Contact the Nordens. Inform them there are some escaped convicts in the mountains. And tell them they're scheduled for the gallows... You know how the Nordens treat our criminals."

He smiled, there used to be scirmishes over Nordens killing escaped convicts. Since then they've stopped killing them. Now they were simply enslaved. Firing at Federal Nordens though resulted in firing squad if all the Spartins weren't killed in battle.

Johan went through many attack plans but none seemed to work,he thought about having a few ships come up the channel to the mountain area where a section of the mine let out so they could escape.His men seemed to like the idea of escapeing in the night on the ships so he radioed back home to send 2 ships,enough for 1/3 of the osiris force to escape.He and a few brave,well trained men would stay and rig the mine with explosives and fight it out.Meanwhile the runners that were sent to the Nordes were captured by the norde security and brought to a station where they explained the problem and reason of being in their territory.

"General. we've intercepted something from the enemy. They have a field radio, it was easy to pick up. They've got ships coming." General Lova slammed his fist on the table.
"Inform The Old man." He said, referring to the Iron Finch. "And- and inform the Emporer that The Nordens may get involved." It wasn't an easy decision. Emperor Alejandro Finch XVII was a very strict man. He'd killed generals before for not winning. And above all things, he hated the Nordens. Norde knew more about Finchtopia than anyone else.

The Iron Finch was on his way south, rain had picked up in the night. A good chunk of Isthmus defenders were tranferred to the penninsula. Almost every cavalryman rode with the Iron FInch. They were to cut off the enemy from escape. And at all costs, avoid confrontation with their Southern Neighbors.

Governor General Horace Mic rode to the base of the mountains. Only member of the military or those with noination from the National legislator could run for Governor of Norde. Governor Generals commanded the army and held more power than normal Governors would.
A frilly uniform clung to his body. His grey uniform allowed him to blend in with the early morning darkness and the light rain made him even more inconspicuous.

Nearly a hundred men dressed in green and donning branches with leaves escorted the foreign prisoner back into the mountains. They knew they weren't Finches. The accent wasn't strong enough.
The governor general didn't ride further into the mountain. He had requested the foreign leader come down here though. He wanted to converse with the man, give him sanctuary.

One of the runners sent to Norde returned with the message to meet at the base of the mountains.So Johan and 12 of his men went to the base,cautiously.Governor General Horace Mic was waiting at the bottom."Hello Governor" Johan yelled out from the darkness."I am Commander Johan Tricur of the Osiris unit."The Governor welcomed him and his men and started to ask him questions.Meanwhile the two ships,about Spanish gallion size,set out for the mountains with an escourt ship which was heavily armed to evacuate the soldiers from the mountains.

"You're men will need to hurry. I picked up your message easily. No doubt the Nordens are sending a horde after you. The Iron Finch is sure to be on his way."
Mic paused and extended his hand. "If you'd like, I can grant your men sanctuary. I can't provide much military assistance. This is a fickle matter, the wrong move could ruin my chances of re election." Governor General Horace mic looked ot the forests and the mountains.

"I've sent a team him. They'll help you. THe Nordens know the mountains better than your best trackers. Sadly, the Finches know it just as well, if not better in some cases."

[OOC]: Are....are these all the same people? They all have the exact same join date, and the only difference in writing style is that Spartin uses less spaces....

[ooc finch and norde are the same,spartin isnt]

Johan agreed to the Governor's idea."should i bring the men in the mountains or cancel the evacuation?" Johan asked.Meanwhile back in USSS territory General Howardson was calling up the reserves and local mitilas to prepare for a possible counter-invasion.roadblocks,fortifications and checkpoints were set up along with anti-tank obsticles and barbed wireand mines.Men manning the bunkers and trenches started training again and others set up coastal defenses along the only 2 possible landing areas,since the rest were steep cliff walls with bunkers at the top.

[OOC]: Ah, ok. And there was me thinking I was just getting far too paranoid.>.>

The sun had risen. The Iron finch, his black cloak clining from the night's rain slowed his horse. It was tired of course. Following his lead was the legion of cavalry he'd led from the Finch Penninsula.
They took only moments to dismount. The horses, trained for this, rapidly tore back north at the sound of a whislte blown by the General. Only his personal horse remained as it was propr form for a general to lead from horseback.

He send in a third of his troops. He knew the way the Governor General of Norde thought. If he had seen past the Finch lie, thered be a small team in the forests. Otherwise, there'd be no one in the forests. He was positive the Nordens had seen through the lie however.

The remainder of his force set up defebnsive positions on the outskits of the woods. A few hid behind trees. Veterans dug trenches and used brush to disguish their positions. They lay in between the mountains and the beaches where the galleons were to land. The Iron finch sat on horseback outside of rifle range and defenedd by cover and several snipers. Not to mention the primitive machine gun his personal guard carried.

from atop a mountain observation area Johan had seen the Finch troops takeing positions.now would be a good time to attack them.but in order to do this he would still have the gallions comming since he could not radio them without being intercepted.So after hours of maneuvering the tiny tank through the mines they had it at the mine opening with 200 of his men behind it.another 200 came out of a side exit next to the Finch.Then Johan fired his pistol into the air and the tank lurched foreward and fired a shell into the woods,immediatly starting a fire,troops stormed out both exits fireing at the Finch and taking cover behind trees and large rocks.A few of Johans snipers climbed into trees while the men in the mine finished rigging it with explosives.

Lieutenant Colonel Willard Conlan loaded his rifle. He fired, having been a sharpshooter prior to his promotion to head of this battallion, he was an excellent shot. Even now at the top. he pulle dthe trigger, the bulet richoceted off of the tank. He turned and took a bottle of vodka from his officers' pack. off came some fabric of his sleeve. He stuffed it into the bottle and using a match, he lit it.
It was a trick learned in the academy. The men in the tank would do little harm now, they were burning.

"Fix Bayonets!" He hollered. Sergeants echoed his orders. "Fire! Then sound the Charge!" Bullets flew from the small van of 650 men into the 400 meeting them. A number dropped, those with poor shelter were riddled with rounds.

Conlan himself leading the bayonet charge, they stormed the forests.

"FIRE!"Johan yelled to his remaining men,a load of Finch fell.the sharp shooters took aim and picked off any high ranking soldier in view.the men standing on the ledge above the cave opening tossed their grenades into the mass of oncoming Finch,more fell.Smoke and screams of the wounded filled the air.A USSS soldier came running out of the mine strapped with explosives,he didnt quite make it to the Finch line before a bullet detonated his explosives and blew him up.Johan ordered other men to charge with their bayonets.

"Hold poisitions!" The Colonel hollered. He had a bullet to the gut. The Finch had driven far into the enemy lines. They'd taken only losses around 40. It was definite that the Spartins had taken more. Especially now.
His two machine guns toted here by large men, were set down. They opened up, tearing into the Spartins like rain through the air.
The Colonel slowly lost his conscienceness. "Leave it to Major Almhurst." His XO was informed. Major Frank Almhurst was a hardliner and on all accounts, bound to be the next Iron Finch.

"Rally around the Machine guns." He orered, slowly, the lines inched towards the two machines tearing into the Spartins. Grabbing a man, "Get to the General. Tell him to charge. We'll devastate them from every angle." He smiled a bit. He had the mind to be the next Iron Finch alright.

"Take aim at the machine gunners!"yelled Johan.The USSS soldiers concientrated their fire at the guns and took out the gunners.They then took cover behind anything possible and opened up on the Finch soldiers as if Hell itself was Finchtopia.Many Finch fell to the barrage of bullets.Johan stood on a rock and rallied his men to charge when he was struck in the arm and fell back.Two men brought him back to the cave entrancce where they wrapped his arm.Johan watched as his troops rushed the enemy position and captured one of the machine guns.The other was rushed away by the Finch in their run back to the woods.Johan returned to the from lines to help his soldiers."set the forest ablaze!"he yelled and with that grenades,guns and molotov cocktails were hurled into the woods.The glow was so bright Johan had to cover his eyes."weve beaten them back for now,but they will probably attack again in a few moments."Johan said to his troops.Mark toypus,a private,rushed to the commander,"sir there isnt much ammunition in that gun,they took most of it so we will have to use it sparingly."
"Or we could use it all at once,preferably on their new commander if we get the chance."said Johan

In the distance, the Iron Finch slowly approached. His massive horde of 1200 men descended into the foest. They'd been orered to leave any heavy cloaks or clothing. Even the battle flag and the general's horse was left behind. They'd all be trouble because of the fire.

The enemy was dwindling. It was going to be slaughter, coming into sight, they opened up. The machine gun from his personal guard was there and opened up. It wasn't as bulky as the other two were. It was however loaded with as much ammunition as he'd need.

The overwheling numers opened up on the left flank, the Nordns had been incountered. The left flank remained and the remainder of the force, still vastly outnumbering the invaders, continued on.
For the frst time ever, the Iron Finch oredred "Take prisoners. His majesty has never met a fool like those the Spartins employ."

He smiled, his lieutenants knew what they were doing. THey'd bring back a good number of the enemy.

The battle was won Amhurst thought. He ordered men to counter charge, take no prisoners. He knew there was an order to take prisoners. But that didn't matter. The emperor never lost sleep over foreigners dying.

"Pull back to the mines and set anything possible on fire!" yelled Johan to his remaining troops.As the men ran into the mine the Finch charged their position.The large maching gun was set up at the cave entrance and it opened up on the Finch,cutting down every Finch in its line of fire.But within a few moments the ammo ran out and the gun was over run by the Finch who charged into the mines killing the stragglers of the USSS.As they pushed farther into the mine the USSS scattered and ran deeper into the mine and the Finch followed close behind,more and more Finch poured into the mine yelling and loading their gun for the slaughter of the USSS soldiers.

The Iron Finch approached the mine. "Cover it up. Suffocate them. Don't leave any air holes. Rocks first then cover it with dirt." After that, pull back. And inform the Nordens that the foreigners set their beloved forests on fire. Not us. After all, they're our trees too.

"Leave a company here, bear the smoke as best you can and shoot the foreigners if they get out. The rest, come with me. We'll march north and prepare for the counter invasion. I want ever active duty man on the penninsula when I get there."

The Iron finch made his way out of the woods, fire surorunding him. "Oh, and have the Major stay here. His men can try and put out the fires."

The USSS soldiers climbed out the main entrance that they came in before,shooting any Finch that followed once all were accounted for Johan ordered the mines demolished.
The explosives were detonated and fire soon blasted through the mines like a backdraft,killing all the Finch in the mines.At the opening where the finch were still trying to seal up the blast knocked through their barrier and incinerated them all.Back at the main entrance the fire blast killed 2 of Johans men.
"It was a necessary sacrafice." he said to the others.He then climbed into a jeep and the men uncovered thier trucks,"my guess is that they're going to start a counter invasion,we can head them off since that blast would have them thinking we're all dead."only about 200 of the 500 remained as they sped back to the bridge on side roads.
Johan radioed back home "fire 12",which was the code for invasion,he knew the men would quickly fortifiy the island and rig the bridge with explosives if they didnt not see Johan before they saw the enemy,they would blow the bridge.He then ordered his men to plant mines along the roads and some in the woods as they headed back towards the bridge.

The hills came alive. Hundreds of minutemen rode north, carrying rifles, pistols, and sabers. The royal guard was taken off palace guard duty. Instead they were forced to haul 4 battereis from the capital to the isthmus, it's cannons were being transported to the northern coast.

Having recieved the message from the Iron Finch, thousands of men lined the bridges. They did not fire, they only prevented the bridge from being blown. The Southern guard, usually on the patrol for Nordens, was on the way up. The members of that group were even more elite than the palace guard.

The Empreror himself had taken up a seat at the outpost the Iron Finch had abandoned the prior day. With him there, it was brimming with defenders. Mostly sharpshooters.

In the distance, cannons roared. The Finches had opened up on the opposing coast.

Hearing the cannons open up Every ablebodied man took arms,all the mitilas came to life,The Presidental court guard and reserves piled into the fortified walls and into towers all over the island.All patrols were called back to the shore batteries,men filled the trenches and piled the bridge with rubble as barricades.
The elite field patrols swarmed the two landing spots and heavly defended them.All of the cannons along the shore opened up upon the Finch lines on their island.Hordes of ammunition and guns were brought the front line.
The armies defended the fromt along with a few eliet units while the mitilas spread out in the country and the elite court guards and reserves defended the presidental court and other important buildings.
The soldiers in the shore batteries took aim at the other island and readyed themselves for the vacation
Meanwhile back on the Finch island Johan heard the cannon roars and turned back towards the Norde hoping that since the Finch were all on one side of the island he and the Norde could finally defeat the Finch since they would be cornored.

The Iron Finch saw the hills just before the outpost. That meant they were an hour short of the main bridge at this pace. "Sound the horn. Perhaps the Outpost will" send some trucks.

His subbordinate did so, his horn sounding signaled others. It was a few minutes before anything happened though.
One of thos armored cars with machine guns mounted peaked over the hill. Followed by another. He didn't expect what came next. With the national flag waving on the front, the Imperial Limousine pulled down the hill.

Sergeants screamed at their men. The Emperor approached and the March halted. Every last man stood at attention and saluted their leader, now stepping from his car.

"Frank." The Emperor said to his childhood friend.
"Emperor. With your permission, I'd like to send my men on."
Emperor Alejandro nodded. "Of course, send the boys up." The nearest men that heard took off at a sprint to impress the emperor. Thousands poured past the two old men who stood their smiling as the last of them passed.

"Frank, I'll give you a ride." The Emperor said, addressing the Iron Finch. "Lead on Ali." The two men, one controlling the nation and the other the finest military mind in the empire, rode together. They chatted, gossipped like school girls.

That changed however as the slow moving car reached the peak of the hill. "Ali, I'll need a ride down their. Fast." And send boats. A call to every ship in the empire. I want to cross. We won't cross unless we can cross like Finches.

Alejandro paused. "I'll do better than that. I'll send every single cannon protecting the capital. the militia has been called to defend it. And from the reports, your little invaders can't touch a single city. The cannos are wasted around the city. They're low on ammo and numbers. Every city in the empire has defenders outnumbering them."

A defening whistle blew over the capitol building,calling out the armor reserves.Scores of trucks heavly armored with guns mounted on them poured out,some had cannons mounted while others had machine guns.soldiers scattered to get out of their way as they drove to their positions.
The cannons on the coastal battery aimed at the opposing coastline and opened up on the masses of Finch.Soldiers and trucks carried anti-landing devices to the beaches along with mines for the water and beaches,barbed wire and anti truck trenches.Other soldiers rushed to the cliff areas to asure that the enemy would not scale the cliff walls.
The horse-back troops patroled along the boarders and preped for a charge if the Finch made it to their soil.
Johan finally reached the Norde boarder and was stopped by the police force."i need to talk to the Govenor,this is a great chance to cruch the Finch,every town and city is lightly defended and the Finch are on one side of the island,cornored between the USSS and possibly you if you help us."

Ships lined the coast and men piled into them. "Sound the charge. Shoot the men if they come back. Every tenth man, send him in with a box of ammo."
The Iron finch paused, watching his order carried out. upwards of 100,000 was assembled here. Others were on the way of course. nearly a third of the entire military stormed the neighboring island.

"Take the coasts. if we take it. See if we can't force them into signing a treaty. We'll give their men safe passage home or we'll execute them all. peace or we'll light our cigars on the building lining their coasts."
His radio man nodded, sending a message.
Another announced to him. "The Nordens have recieved the invaders. They intend to give them sancuary and hold their positions."

The general paused. "Ask them to arrest the invaders. They set the forest fire. A crime to the Nordens as well as the Finch. We share the island. Let the men stand trial. We'll have this conflict resolved before they ever call a jury."

Johan explained to the Nordes about the fire and said he and his country would compansate them,they could even imprison him if the Nordes helped him defeat the Finch.
Back on the USSS island the shore batteries opened up on the massing baots blowing some of them out of the water.Men took positions behind the anti-landing obsticles and on the trees lining the coastline.The General ordered part of the bridge demolished and with a small bang a 15 foot gap of the bridge fellinto the water and men made a small baricade next to the gap and took positions behind it.

The Norden governor general shok his head. "Guards."

Sharpshooted appeared from behind every column. They aimed, there were beads of the heads of all the foreigners. "Your first request is the reason for half a dozen Norden deaths. You started the fire, you killed them."
Taking his pistol from his belt, he waved for his personal guards to take Johan into custody.
"In the powers entrusted to me by the Norden Public, I hereby execute you, Johan of Spartin, for 6 counts of first degree murder and 7 counts of attempted murder. For this, you are to be shot 13 times. Six times in the heart."

He fired, unloading his 8 magazine into Johan. 6 rounds in the heart. The rest in limbs. He took a pistol from one of his guards and finished the execution.

Turning, the governor general said, "The rest of you... the first fifty men across the border can live. Leave Norden soil now and may the merciful god pity your souls."

Johan's second in charge,Mark Hamilton,yelled to the Governor,"but now would be a perfect time to rid ourselves of the Finch,They are on the other side of the island preparing to invade Spartin and we could have their cities wiped out and the army cornored."

"I'll put it into consideration." The Governor general said, walking away. Most of the foreigners were running North. "I hope you are fleet of foot young man." The governor said. "Otherwise, you'll be dead in an hour or so."

As he walked through a small door, guards stepped between the door and Johan's second in command. Bayonets poised and guns drawn, they had the upperhand.

Behind the clsoed door the governor was writing something. 'Call an emergency legislation.'

Mark turned and walked towards his men who were running to the boarders and past Johan's body,"i hope they agree to help us."he said.
Back in Spartin the DSS (Diplomatiac Security Services) had arrived at the Presidental Court.They were highly trained Spatin soldiers.Like the rest of the population they were brought up learning about war and training,every boy since the age of 6 had been training and learning but the DSS,starting at the same time,had a much greater education and better combat skills.All 250 of them took positions in the Court.The President,Andrew Murphy, walked into his office and gazed out his window,"are the troops in position" he asked his general,"yes" he said."alright then,if the Finch do overrun the country do we have those iffernal flying contraptions ready to evucate the diplomats?" the president asked."yes" said the General.

"Are the Ainti air craft guns in place?" The Iron FInch asked a lieutenant. "Yes sir, but they can only hit things within their range. And those are planes flying along the coast. The makeshift bridge we're working on will be able to bring others over."

The iron finch nodded. He looked at a map that was constantly being updated by his subbordinates according to radio messages. The Finches had taken a few coastal blocks and had begun to foritfy them under heavy fire. They outnumbered the enemy, that was for sure.

"Sir!" Hollered a captain with a leather helmet on his head. "THe scout squadrons have lifted off. They'll return soon with photos. I'm just reporting to tell you the fighters are ready to begin our superiority campaign."

These battles may have been one after another but the warlike Finch people had been planning it for generations.

The radio room was buzzing with life when they intercepted a message saying that the Finch were sending up scout planes.After this message General Howlar ordered all A.A. batteries atop the bunkers to be manned and re-supplied.He also ordered A.A. guns placed in the Court,bridge and around the country side and beach-head and a scout plane group to go over Finchtopia and find major troop and defence elements.He also ordered a few attack planes to follow for security.
Out in the country the local mitilas were arming and creating more defences and barriers to slow the Finch if they invaded while along the coast long deep trenches were dug to slow or trap the enemy comming ashore.More barbed wire and anti-landing devices were brought over and sea mines were placed.
From the mountain region of Spartin the Spartin Navy sent down battle-ready, fortified, iron-clad steamships.They had other ships but they were either patroling the coast or still being fitted with wepons.
A few soldiers noticed the Finch building a float bridge and told the shore batteries.once that bridge was to be deployed it would be blown out of the water.
Out in the channel along the Finch and Norde boarder the two gallions arrived at the beach-head to find only a few of the USSS soldiers.They told of the excution and how the others ran to the boarder while they,30 of them,went to the beach to meet the ships.
The captin of the flagship had recieved a message saying the waters were to dangerous to return since the shore batteries opened up and the invasion was to begin, so they scuttled one ship and beached the other to use as an outpost.The 30 men teamed up with the 200 on the ships and retrived their wepons and cannons from the ships and fortified their beached base and thought of what to do next.

"Sir. The sea mines are set. No way in hell they'll blow the bridge." Came the report from a lieutenant. Th Iron Finch sat back. "Inform our allies. See if we can't get some pressure on the enemy. INform the Huggie Bears, ask them if they can invade from the East. Then see if the 5 towners can't take them from the north. And Mexicanvilletown... see if their Navy can lend a hand."

The Iron Finch watched the man run off then ordered another one to come over. "When the bridge is completed, i want every man on the opposite coast to capture the other end of the bridge. Then hold position. Send a telegram. See if we can't sue for peace."

The president of Spartin recieved word of the alliances forming and realized they were out numbered 10 to 1.He recieved a telegram from Finchtopia demanding peace or invasion,he replied,"We will seek peace if you stop funding the terrorist attacks and senseless violence,this war has taken many lives from both sides and im sure the soldiers want the killing to cease."And with the wave of his hand the telegram was sent.
Incase the peace plan fell through the shore batteries and cannons took aim at the float bridge and were poised to blow it out of the water at a moments notice.

"We'll cut down on the terrorist fundingm repair the bridge and sent back 100 of the 200 men in out borders. Only the 100 of the lowest rank. We'll keep the rest as slave labor. Otherwise we'll burn the capital, kill the men and children, then take the females for our desires." He let the man finchish then turned to another

"Ready the artillery. If they don't accept we're opening up on an even higher rate. Word is, the Mexicanvillians have an armada assembled and are waiting for the word. The HUggie brears have a few thousand they're willing to spare. If they get involved though, they'll take the 200 as their own slaves."

The radio room recieved the message and rushed it to the President."Sir,we have a reply."The President read it aloud and agreed to the terms after much thinking about the 100."Gentlemen,i think this war is over." exclaimed the President.The room erupted in cheers but the word was kept from the troops incase the peace was false.
The thrid gallion sailed down the channel and rescued the 100 top ranking men and took the 30 survivors from Osiris and Johans body.They told the others they were part of an end war deal and they had saved many lives,they nodded and agreed."It's the best thing to do."one man said.The ship sailed out of the channel and to the ocean to await an O.K. to return through the fireing.

OOC: I said to take the 100 of the lowest ranks. We don't want your grunts. I'll just pretend you did it right. You can take 130. I'm keeping a hundred, the 100 highest ranks as I said.

100 men, the highest ranks left of the expeditionary force. Major Derick Perado, executive officer of the 3rd Home Guard Battalion approached the POWs. He had a few hundred riding behind him in a caravan of trucks. Guns were mounted on the trucks, keeping an eye on the slaves.
"Take their weapons then shackle them. I'll radio His majesty and the General."

Up North, the Iron Finch watched as his men slowly came back across the river. They took their time going back. Many were looting, Others were of course breaking the treaty by kidnapping people, mainly women who were gagged by dozens of men at a time.
The Iron Finch didn't care. He only knew those women being taken wouldn't get to sleep for days.

Two of the largest guns in the Empire were being pulled up to the coast. Normally they'd watch the Norden border. A show of strength, already there were plans to built a massive bronze state of Emperor Ivan "Iron" Finch. The first emperor and a finer general than the modern Iron Finch.

The soldiers made sure the Finch left their island and the mitilas started rebuilding their buildings.The trenches and bunkers were left still manned,now permantly and back in the factories a number of massive guns were being constructed to counter the Finch guns.The factories sprang to life building war supplies to replenish the materials used,farms started up again and life was back to usual,with the exception of the strong military presence and new navy off the coast.
Spartin workers started to repair the bridge,this time with guard posts along their side and check-point roadblocks.Also a number of guard towers were built along the coast to watch over the Finch coast.

OOC: Pick one account and use it,your confusing me with all these accounts.

The Emperor watched as the army dispersed to return it's watchful eye of the Nordens. Slaves and cheap laborers strived to rebuild the broken bridge. All the Spartin slaves were kept in the south though to deter escapes.
Getting back in his limousine, he rode away to forget about these matters. Finctopia was normally run by the Iron Finch on a daily basis. Only the capital and the surrounding areas felt his constant governing.
Most of the country was constantly treated like occupied territory.

The Iron Finch sent the Spartin slaves, as well as a brigade of the Home guard to help replant the burned forests. Of course they were going to hang at least one slave directly on the Norden and Finch Border.
The Nordens of course wouldn't care. They cared more about the wilderness than the Finches did.

The President ordered a Spartin pilot to fly to the Finchtopia airfield and propose trade.Perhaps,thought the President,the two countries could become allies and explore the islands to the West.The President sat back in his overstuffed chair and lit a cigar.