Post by KyferLegs (Diria) on Sept 19, 2023 0:53:02 GMT -5
The invasion from Verak couldn't have come at a worse time for the Military. Either by exact consideration of Veraki planners or simply just pure unlucky coincidence, the invasion had begun when most Divisions and their Battalions had begun rotations. Usually, further within the cities, where most men served their tenure, the process was primarily ceremonial, but closer to the border, Diria's more experienced battalions stood guard or resided and faced grueling hours and duties. Nonetheless, fresher recruits still found themselves stationed wherever a place was vacant. Nevertheless, after the revolution that solidified Diria as an independent nation, the morale of its troops became an essential factor, especially those on the border. Since the country wasn't at war, companies would commonly rotate from border bases, fortifications, and checkpoints every few months. The border bases, usually quite pleasant compared to other military installations, provided a time when soldiers received calmer duties and had time to nourish themselves. However, communication issues were common during these times, usually disregarded by higher commands. Sometimes, during rotations, Battalions would arrive late or at the wrong location, as their runners or communication squads either didn't do their jobs, made a mistake in translation, or provided incorrect orders. But after a week, the situation seemed always to resolve itself. Why fix something when it didn't hurt anyone in the long term? At least, that is what the Dirian High Command believed until Veraki invaded.
Immediately, Verak had caught the Dirians off guard. Bunkers and machine gun nests usually fixated on the border at the ready with hundreds or thousands of soldiers, had only a skeleton crew, being the soldiers of the rear guards of their respective companies. While the other three-quarters of their companies were already halfway to the border bases, and the relieving Company hadn't arrived. The others had no time to prepare as they had just arrived at their encampments or were leaving. Nonetheless, with the torrent of elements of Verak's invasion force pressed against Dirian fortifications, most soldiers had only been able to fire at least a belt or a few clips of their guns before discovering their usual ammo bearers were missing, or Verak artillery had killed those capable of fighting in the intial barrages. Fortunately, the many skeleton crews or caught off guard Battalions along the border of Verak consisted of several communication squads, usually fixed in trench dugouts, so many telegraphs, and rarely radios, were able to scream their panic before being overrun or purposefully destroying their equipment so when they scrambled and retreated the Veraki wouldn't capture any vital information. Despite losses or not, this allowed Regiment HQs to notify subsequent Division HQs, which Division HQs then conveyed the news to the top brass. The process took an hour or, at most, two. Still, the moment the Chancellor, now commander-in-chief, had received the information, they declared a state of hostility and general mobilization. Then, the Chancellor requested their assistants to inform the proper positions within the Dirian legislative and executive to call an emergency session.
While the democratic side of Diria formulated an official response, the Dirian Armed Forces immediately got to work. One of the first military actions when information of an invasion seeped through the Dirian Army Headquarters within Solis was when one of the Generals ordered a Major within the Dirian Honor Guard to lower the Federal Flag at the Capitol Building and replace it with the Civil Standard, signaling a state of emergency. Within Diria, the State Flag was the only flag used within Governmental or State buildings. However, the standard Civil Flag in war was used instead on government or state buildings to signify unity as a nation. It was also a method of communication that allowed the bases surrounding or within Solis to begin a process of signals flags or visual morse codes that informed spotters of ever farther out facilities to prepare for what was to come.
Nonetheless, rumors spread quickly within Diria, so about an hour after the government or Military received the news, a national broadcast was drafted rapidly and hurried into radio waves or telegraphs. The broadcast was inherently brief, as the last thing the government wanted to share was the fact the Military was caught unprepared, so it simply stated the obvious. In its first half, the broadcast was from local stations that received orders to connect to the Capitol's leading radio station or other stations that had already established links to the Capitol if out of transmission range. This immediate message within Solis was the following:
"Hello? Hello- Hello, this is Solis and all Dirian radio stations! This noon, or at twelve, zero, zero, Veraki troops attacked the Dirian border, breaking twenty-two years of peace. At this moment, elements of the Dirian Army have reportedly been engaged and are actively fighting against the aggressors. Shelling has been reported, and lives have been lost. You will now hear a special broadcast in a moment."
After this brief intermission, radio stations would begin connecting themselves to the Capitol's airways and, if unable, would receive what to say to an exact note by private channels or a telegraph. Being already drafted, the previous second half of the national broadcast was the obvious choice. However, the Chancellor, thirty minutes before transmission, decided to replace the previously long speech with a simple and urgent message, which was the following:
"It's war! As of today, we are at war! No matter our devotions or concerns, today's events have superseded all! We must now set our lives aside, look to the aggressor, and resist! All the efforts of our nation must go in one direction, one action. We are all now soldiers of Diria. We have only one thing to think about: Fight until victory! Long live Diria!" Next, the broadcast played a tune the Capitol had chosen or whatever a Local Station had played after due to lack of a proper connection to the Capitol's radio transmission. However, despite this intricate communication and plan, dubbed "Codek Devasante" or Code Unremitting, the development over decades couldn't have prepared or predicted the exact day of the invasion and subsequent mess.
Immediately, Verak had caught the Dirians off guard. Bunkers and machine gun nests usually fixated on the border at the ready with hundreds or thousands of soldiers, had only a skeleton crew, being the soldiers of the rear guards of their respective companies. While the other three-quarters of their companies were already halfway to the border bases, and the relieving Company hadn't arrived. The others had no time to prepare as they had just arrived at their encampments or were leaving. Nonetheless, with the torrent of elements of Verak's invasion force pressed against Dirian fortifications, most soldiers had only been able to fire at least a belt or a few clips of their guns before discovering their usual ammo bearers were missing, or Verak artillery had killed those capable of fighting in the intial barrages. Fortunately, the many skeleton crews or caught off guard Battalions along the border of Verak consisted of several communication squads, usually fixed in trench dugouts, so many telegraphs, and rarely radios, were able to scream their panic before being overrun or purposefully destroying their equipment so when they scrambled and retreated the Veraki wouldn't capture any vital information. Despite losses or not, this allowed Regiment HQs to notify subsequent Division HQs, which Division HQs then conveyed the news to the top brass. The process took an hour or, at most, two. Still, the moment the Chancellor, now commander-in-chief, had received the information, they declared a state of hostility and general mobilization. Then, the Chancellor requested their assistants to inform the proper positions within the Dirian legislative and executive to call an emergency session.
While the democratic side of Diria formulated an official response, the Dirian Armed Forces immediately got to work. One of the first military actions when information of an invasion seeped through the Dirian Army Headquarters within Solis was when one of the Generals ordered a Major within the Dirian Honor Guard to lower the Federal Flag at the Capitol Building and replace it with the Civil Standard, signaling a state of emergency. Within Diria, the State Flag was the only flag used within Governmental or State buildings. However, the standard Civil Flag in war was used instead on government or state buildings to signify unity as a nation. It was also a method of communication that allowed the bases surrounding or within Solis to begin a process of signals flags or visual morse codes that informed spotters of ever farther out facilities to prepare for what was to come.
Nonetheless, rumors spread quickly within Diria, so about an hour after the government or Military received the news, a national broadcast was drafted rapidly and hurried into radio waves or telegraphs. The broadcast was inherently brief, as the last thing the government wanted to share was the fact the Military was caught unprepared, so it simply stated the obvious. In its first half, the broadcast was from local stations that received orders to connect to the Capitol's leading radio station or other stations that had already established links to the Capitol if out of transmission range. This immediate message within Solis was the following:
"Hello? Hello- Hello, this is Solis and all Dirian radio stations! This noon, or at twelve, zero, zero, Veraki troops attacked the Dirian border, breaking twenty-two years of peace. At this moment, elements of the Dirian Army have reportedly been engaged and are actively fighting against the aggressors. Shelling has been reported, and lives have been lost. You will now hear a special broadcast in a moment."
After this brief intermission, radio stations would begin connecting themselves to the Capitol's airways and, if unable, would receive what to say to an exact note by private channels or a telegraph. Being already drafted, the previous second half of the national broadcast was the obvious choice. However, the Chancellor, thirty minutes before transmission, decided to replace the previously long speech with a simple and urgent message, which was the following:
"It's war! As of today, we are at war! No matter our devotions or concerns, today's events have superseded all! We must now set our lives aside, look to the aggressor, and resist! All the efforts of our nation must go in one direction, one action. We are all now soldiers of Diria. We have only one thing to think about: Fight until victory! Long live Diria!" Next, the broadcast played a tune the Capitol had chosen or whatever a Local Station had played after due to lack of a proper connection to the Capitol's radio transmission. However, despite this intricate communication and plan, dubbed "Codek Devasante" or Code Unremitting, the development over decades couldn't have prepared or predicted the exact day of the invasion and subsequent mess.