Vojiskiy War

The Vojiskiy War was a civil war fought in the former Vojiskiy Empire between Imperial forces and republican forces with various ethnic separatist movements fighting on each side. The two largest forces in the war were of the Vojiskiy Imperial Army, formed mainly of rural farmers and monarchists loyal to the Tsar, and the Yarovan Republican Army formed up mostly of industrial workers and soldiers returning from the Grand Campaigns. There were occurrences where a faction was fighting both sides such as the Legija Death Corps and Kartvelian National Army towards the end of the war. Most of the fighting occurred in the south west, north west, and north east of the Vojiskiy Empire where the republicans garnered much support from separatists wanting independence. Guerrilla warfare was the most common form of fighting until an organised fighting force could be assembled in late 1922 by the republican forces. After the capitol was taken by republican forces the majority of imperial forces became concentrated in Eastern Yarova where they garnered the support of the Navy, rural farmers, and Trukhmen nationalists. The majority of imperial forces surrendered on 28 January 1926, just 15 days after the fall of the Imperial Palace. The Kartvelian National Army would continue to fight in Western Yarova up until 1927, The Kholak volunteers would continue clashing with Imperials in the North until 1928, The remnants of the Vojiskiy Imperial Navy would rule over Tolima until 1931, and the Legija Death Corps would fight with imperial remnants in southern Yarova and the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia until 1929.

Background
Signs of decay of the Vojiskiy Empire had been showing since the early 20th century, the largest of these being the defeat of the Vojiskiy Imperial Army at the hands of Kholak rebels in 1920. While fighting the Kholaks the Vojiskiy Empire thinned its forces even further by fighting in the Grand Campaigns for the monarchist Vallis' causing their forces to be highly underequipped and angered. The expense of fighting these wars hit the people of the empire hard. Raised taxes, famine caused by a need to feed Imperial soldiers, huge wealth gaps, and cruel living conditions caused the Republican movement to gain much traction. In 1921 Republican and separatist movements had began using small amounts of guerilla and partisan tactics, causing a crackdown by the empire. On 16 April 1922 more than 650 vocal republican advocates in the city of Yumarapol, a vital republican stronghold, were executed. riots broke out in several key locations across the empire against the imperial government and martial law was declared on the 14th. The Vojiskiy soldiers fighting in the Grand Campaigns were brought home to fight the growing insurgency.

Formation of the Yarovan Republican Army
In late 1922 imperial forces were drawn out of a small part of the western area of the empire due to an onslaught of republican fighters. This decision cleared an area in which the republican forces could begin organising an army for a unified offensive against the imperials. Many captured imperial troops began to join the ranks, lots of whom fought in the Grand Campaigns. Gima Dadei, one of the first members of the republican inner circle and war veteran, was tasked with the formation and heading of the republican forces. The army of the republicans became known as the Yarovan Republican Army, and would begin conscription in late 1923. The Republican Army would gain the support of Raudonasis Judėjimas in the northeast, Rovski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army in the south, volunteers from Lestykhol, and the Kartvelian National Army until near the end of the war when they were refused independence. The Union of Communists fought alongside the republicans until their betrayal in 1924. Lestykhol was initially hesitant to support the Yarovan Republican Army. However, the promise of being ceded new land along with the presence of an Imperial Naval blockade convinced the Kholaks to join the war in early 1924.

Unification of Imperial Forces
At the beginning stages of the war imperial forces were awaiting the reinforcement of troops returning from the Grand Campaigns before making any major assaults. This move would prove deathly, allowing for the organisation of the republican forces. The majority of returning troops, hungry and under equipped, would end up fighting for the republicans. Due to the need to form a unified front against the republicans and prevent isolated units from becoming overrun, the imperials decided to pull out of the far western side of the empire in late 1922. This move proved to be both beneficial and disastrous, allowing for republican forces to openly begin forming, but also allowing for the imperials to secure a unified front.

Aftermath (WIP)
The Vojiskiy Empire was dissolved after the war ended, and the Republic of Yarova was established. A large portion of the infrastructure was destroyed and millions of civilians were killed, wounded or left homeless. The newly-established Yarovar government went back on many of their promises of ceding land to the breakaway nation of Kartvelia and land claimed by Lestykhol.