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The siege of Jade Sea was the attack on the Tiperyn port of Jade Sea (now Yuhai Islands) in Kodeshia during the Grand Campaigns by Kodeshia. The siege was waged against [[Tiperyn] between 1919-1919. The siege was the first encounter between Kodeshi and Tiperyn forces in over 200 years, and the only major land battle in the between the two powers during Grand Campagins.

Background
The war between both powers started because of the fact that the Kodeshi government decided to change the existing policy with Tiperyn. Which had since 1655 captured and controlled the Yuhai Islands as the Jade Sea Realm Viceroyalty. They formed an important trading and naval outpost for Tiperyn's network of Kesh colonial holdings. Imperial Kodeshi leaders had long sought to retake the islands but it's lack of naval power and pressing land and internal policy issues had taken attention away from the plans to recapture the islands. But since the 1907s and the major naval build up and alliance with Akiteiwa which included secret agreements to recapture lost territory from Tiperyn in the Jade Sea and Tethys Ocean.

Tiperyn defences
The main island held the major city and defensive forts and large port with naval installation. The fortification were situated between the two main rivers (the Chua and Chua, the river that ran through the city). The forts were situated next to the main bridges, and were mostly positioned in the area that was between the river on both sides of the city. There was a strong fort at the centre of the island which was called "The fort of the Four Corners" (Kongtak Kong Kwee-Aai ). Inside the fort were two more smaller fortresses, both were called "The fort of the Two Rivers" (Kongtak Kong Kwee) on each side. On each side of the island was two more smaller forts; "The Tower of the Four Seasons" (Thngak Kong Hing) which was on the west side of the island, and "The Tower of the Two Rivers" (Thngak Kong Kwee) on the east side of the island. The port which held the naval installation were next to the main bridge that connected both islands (the Chua-Chua), the port itself had a few large stone houses, and on the north side of the river was a large dock that could hold more than 50-60 ships.

Prelude
Kodeshi forces began with the Weidalu Fleet heading out from port in Chenghai towards to the Jade Sea islands to begin a blockade. The 1st Scouting Group consisting of the faster Battlecruisers arrived first with 2nd Scouting Group and 3rd Scouting Groups consisting of Cruisers and Destroyers in tow.

As the Kodeshi forces approached their positions, Tiperyn forces withdrew from the two outer defensive lines and concentrated his troops on the innermost line of defence within "The fort of the Four Corners" (Kongtak Kong Kwee-Aai ). The next day, a Tiperyn torpedo boat sank the stranded Kodeshi light cruiser as it slipped past the blockade before being spotted and sunk by rest of the Weidalu Fleet. A Kodeshi reconnaissance aircraft scouted the port and reported that the rest of Tiperyn Realm Action Group had departed; The Kodeshi Naval landing force deployed a small initial force of the Marines heading to shore and secure the beachhead. The landing forces suffered heavy losses as they were then ambushed by the enemy forces. The Tiperyn then sent forward their small, but capable forces. The Kodeshi were able to defend themselves well at first, however the Tiperyn forces were able to pin down the Kodeshi Marines until strong naval bombardment support from the Weidalu Fleet, forced the Tiperyn forces to withdraw back to the fort.

After reinforcements arrived on shore, Kodeshi forces were able to force a surrender on May 4th, the Kodeshi naval commander then ordered 1st Battleship Division, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Scouting Groups to leave the blockade. Elements of the 5th and 6th Cruiser Scouting Groups with the 7th Destroyer Scouting Groups and small contingent of Marine landing forces simultaneously took the smaller islands of Huangliu and Liuyan known as the Yellow and Sulfur Rock Islands which were mostly uninhabited besides a small Tiperyn radio outpost station and some small fishing villages.

The Gonghai Fleet then began a search for the Tiperyn Realm Action Group in the Jade Sea.

Aftermath
As the Tiperyn garrison was able to hold out for nearly a months despite the naval blockade with sustained artillery bombardment and being outnumbered, the defeat nevertheless temporarily served as a morale booster. The Ability of the Tiperyn Realm Action Group of the Jade Sea was able to escape allowed Tiperyn to conduct raiding missions throughout the Jade Sea and Tethys Ocean and forced Kodeshia and Akiteiwa to commit substantial forces to the region to find and destroy the remaining Tiperyn forces in the region.