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Victoria II - Japan
Chapter Nine - Brunei Falls

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While some of the Liberals pondered their next move the military knew what needed to be done.

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First seven new Armies were ordered to be assembled. But even as this happened the first clash between the Army and the Rebels happened at Kagoshima.

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Luckily the Army outnumbered the Rebels, slightly, and it was hoped that it would be a victory.

The other Armies were told to attack, if they had a chance of victory, or avoid the enemy mobs.

By the middle of February another clash happened in the Province of Yamagata in Northern Japan. And another started in Yokohama.

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A few days later the Battle of Kagoshima came to an end and it was a victory. A Major one at that. It looked like the Rebels, while they had the numbers, were too spread out to hold up against well armed and well trained soldiers.

As long as the Army didn’t do anything stupid like spread themselves out.

Even as the Liberals patted themselves on the back another battle was started in the Province of Miyazaki.

And the Budget was in the ‘Red’. It had, as the Americans would say, gone through the floor.

Yet, near the end of February reports came in that both the battles of Yamagata and Yokohama had also been victories.

And by March the Battle of Miyazaki had also ended in a victory. And while the Army was losing men the Rebels were losing whole armies.

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Then another battle started. This time in the Province of Fukushima. Once again while the Rebels had the numbers nation-wide the Imperial Army had local superiority.

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Sadly it was also announced in March that the Rebels had taken the Province of Osaka. The Liberals were outraged but the military pointed out there was very little they could do until the Rebel mobs were defeated.

Still this bad news was soon forgotten by a victory in Fukushima. Which was than overshadowed when the Rebels officially took the Kyoto.

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Then, near the end of March, there was another Battle over Bintulu. Seems the military in Brunei still had some fight in it.

Right at the end of March a Imperial Army clashed with Rebels in Aomori. Fifteen thousand Imperial soldiers against two thousand Reactionaries.

In April news came from Brunei. The Battle for Bintulu had been a overwhelming victory.

Back at home Aomori was also a victory.

While most of Northern Japan was now clear of Rebels the rest of the nation was still knee deep in them.

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In May the Rebels in Nagoya were attacked by Tokugawa Nariaki whose men had cleared the North.

Funny enough a massive Rebel Army just in the province to the north did nothing to help their comrades. Who were totally wiped out.

It seems the Imperial Army was only attacking smaller armies while also building up its own forces. Piece by piece the Rebels would be chased down and destroyed. Until the Imperial Army was big enough to take on the bigger mobs.

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Back in Brunei the last army of the enemy government had fled into unclaimed territory. So, of course, one of the Armies was told to go after them.

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In late May the first new Armies, of three thousand fresh soldiers, was assembled in Okayama. Sadly, this meant it was kind of trapped and useless. At least until it could join up with one of the other Imperial Armies. So it decided to move to a safer Province.

Near the end of May another clash started up in Nara. Over fourteen Imperial Soldiers against just over two thousand Rebels.

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At the same time the last enemy army of Brunei was being attacked by many times it number in Sintang. The enemy was wiped out and the Japan Army moved back north.

Only a few days later the Battle for Nara was also a victory.

Tokugawa Nariaki moved north and started another battle in the Province of Kobe with a much smaller Rebel force.

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In June a second Imperial Army assembled in the Province of Yamaguchi. Where the other newly trained Army had been waiting. The two joined up and moved east to join Tokugawa. In other words six thousand fresh troops were going to join the other seventeen veterans.

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Victory in Kobe soon came. And while this was happening around nine thousand veterans were being shipped home from the war in Brunei.

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The troops would be landing in Kyushu and join the small force already waiting there. Well, trapped there.

Then the Japanese troops took the Capital of Brunei.

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The Japanese government demanded that the defeated government of Brunei give up and hand over its nation. Brunei, realizing it had no way out. officially became a part of the Japanese Empire on the 16th of June, 1841.

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Now if the soldiers could just be shipped home as fast as possible,
 
There is somethign delightfully old-school about rebels in Victoria II. They remind of rebels in EU2 before patch .... 1.08 maybe* ... which changed how Revolt Risk worked. It's not the same, but it does remind me of those "good old days" :)

And so Japan sets out to shine on the world stage. Hopefully the prize is worth the price.
 
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Chapter Ten - Dealing With The Rebel Scum

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In June Japan was in the international news again. Not front page news. More of a side article. But Japan’s victory was known by the world. The Liberals felt a little touch of pride at this. They had won Japan’s first war outside its borders.

Of course they still had the Reactionaries to deal with.

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The 2nd Army was ordered to match towards Osaka to join the Army of Tokugawa.

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Back at Brunei the two Japanese Armies had become one. All they were doing now was resting and cleaning their weapons and waiting to be picked up by the Navy.

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Then there was horrible news in late June. One of the newly formed Armies assembled in a province already occupied by the Rebels. The resulting battle was a defeat for the Imperial Army. Three thousand new soldiers murdered by over forty two thousand Rebels.

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On the other hand, in early July, the 2nd Army joined up with Tokugama’s forces. And now, combined, they moved to Nara to rest and refit for their next battle.

By mid July it was reported that the Region of Tohoku had ALMOST 2 percent Clergymen.

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At the end of July Tokugama marched towards the next target. A Rebel force of about twelve thousand scum.

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The Battle of Wakayama started on the 1st of August as the Japanese soldiers slammed into the Rebels. A week later the Rebel mob had been totally destroyed. Another major victory for the Imperial Forces. And another Rebel army gone.

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In August the Liberals announced that Advanced Constructions, which would allow better Fort Construction in the future, had been finished. And once again Japan had taken another step towards Westernization.

The ships also landed in Miyazaki and unloaded the troops from their Transports. Joining the waiting troops the newly formed Army numbered around seventeen thousand.

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Which started its march north to attack a Rebel force numbering about twelve thousand.

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The ships were sent back to Brunei to pick up the troops waiting there. Those fifteen thousand soldiers should to prove to be very useful once they made landfall back on the home islands.

The Liberals looked at the map of Japan and nodded their heads with the knowledge that they would soon crush the Rebels. And the Reactionaries would never recover from losing so many supporters.

By the end of the year the world would be clean of such idiots. What could go wrong?
 
Those ships look increasingly ropey. Or - more to the point - the opposite of floaty.
 
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Chapter Eleven - Tokugawa Nariaki

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By August, 1841, Tokugawa Nariaki was the man of the hour. He was crushing the Rebel armies at every turn.

Of course the Reactionaries hated his guts and many of the Rebel Leaders offered bags of silver and titles in the new order if somebody, anybody, brought them his head.

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In August another Imperial Army was assembled. This time in the Province of Edo. It was only three thousand soldiers and had to be careful. As it was close to much larger enemy forces.

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By now the Rebel forces were in trouble. Their numbers had greatly decreased and defeat looked like it was just around the corner. Which is why they hated Tokugawa Nariaki so much.

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The Battle for Fukuoka also started in mid August when Yoshimichi Oyama’s Army of around seventeen thousand soldiers slammed into a mob of twelve thousand.

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A few days later Tokugawa Nariaki’s Army attacked the mob in Kochi. This battle ended quickly in a major victory.

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But in September there was bad news. Once again from the Navy. Who seemed to have lost a Frigate.

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It was also noticed that the Battle of Fukuoke was not going well. While a new battle had started in Matsuyama.

The Battle of Matsuyama was a victory while Fukuoke became a defeat. Much to the shock of the Liberal leadership.

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Now the Army of Daimyo Shimazu was in retreat. But Tokugawa Nariaki was also on his way to attack the Rebels from the south before they could do more damage.

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On the other side of Japan the newly formed Army was trying to sneak between the enemy forces to join the rest of the Imperial Armies. Or at least get to safety.

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While this was happening Diplomats, once again, wined and dined the UK and improved their relationship with their government.

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Near the end of September the Army of Tokugawa Nariaki started the Second Battle of Fukuoka with the six thousand Rebel scum. It was a victory of course.

At this point even outsiders looking into what was happening in Japan assumed that the Liberals were on the road to victory.
 
This rebellion is not over yet. And so much seems to depend on just one man...
 
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Chapter Twelve - The Final Blow

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By late September the Imperial Armies were told to try to free some of the province from their Rebel masters.

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There was a debate among the Liberals about this order. Surely it would be better to first crush all the Reactionaries BEFORE liberating the captured provinces?

But, some argued, if the provinces were not freed surely the Rebels could recruit more soldiers?

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Even as this debate happened behind closed doors, so as not to alarm the public, a newly formed Imperial Army appeared in Morioka and was ordered south.

By October it was noticed that the Region of Tohoku had over 2 percent Clergymen.

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So it was decided to focus on the Province of Hakodate in the Region of Hokkaido. The island was too close to Russia. But at least it was free of Rebel Scum.

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A few days later the Navy’s Transports arrived in Bintulu and picked up nine thousand soldiers from Brunei.

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The 1st Fleet was ordered to go to Kochi. Where the soldiers could be unloaded and could join the other Imperial Armies.

By mid October two small Imperial Armies were trying to free Niigata and Nagano from Rebel control. The problem was the two Armies were small and also very close to large Rebel Forces.

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It was decided to withdraw them to the south. So they could join the large Imperial Forces. And not be wiped out. Defeat did little for morale of either the military or the citizens.

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Funny enough Japan was no longer in the international news. Maybe Civil Wars didn’t bring in the readers?

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In Brunei the remaining forces were ordered north to the Province of Api. It would make the Army that much easier to pick up when the Transports returned.

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By November most of the Imperial Armies, at least the ones not as sea or at Brunei, were laying siege to important Provinces, such as Osaka and Kyoto.

Now the 12th of November the debate within the Liberals had come to an end. Those who valued action over sieges had won and the Imperial Armies were ordered east. All of them.

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But even as the Armies took action the Navy reported another Transport lost at sea. Amazingly all the soldiers were saved. Seems they had been brought onto the remaining two Transports. It was a little crowded but it worked.

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By the end of November the Imperial Armies clashed with a small Rebel force in Shizuoka.

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As this was happening the rest of the Imperials moved east.

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And China offered to become an Ally of Japan. Of course this was declined.

Any future wars China got entangled with would likely be with European Great Powers. Which was the one thing Japan didn’t want.

Also, China engaged in a conflict with a Great Power would be just the right time for Japan to try to absorb a piece of the Middle Kingdom. Not help it.

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Around the same time China was being turned down the nine thousand troops were being unloaded in Kochi and being ordered eastwards. Of course the ships were ordered back to Brunei to bring the last of the soldiers back home.

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The Battle of Shizuoka came to an end as a victory.

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And so the Imperial Armies, many of them combined into one, headed northwards to deal with the biggest Rebel army of the war. And one of the few remaining Rebel mobs.

One of the last battles would soon be started. The final blow against the Rebels was about to destroy their hopes and dreams.
 
One can hope that the rebellion will be both swiftly and definitely dealt with, now. However, I would not be surprised to find more rebels from whence this lot originated from.
 
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Chapter Thirteen - Second Wave In 1842

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The Upper House was reorganized, once again, as the Conservatives lost even more members to the Liberals and the Reactionaries.

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Why there was still Reactionaries even allowed to enter the Upper House, much less vote in it, was unknown to the Liberals. Seems some Reactionaries had friends in high places.

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The Battle of Sendai had also started at the same time. Over forty thousand Japanese Imperial soldiers against just over twenty-five thousand scum.

It was a victory for the government though about two thousand Rebel scum did survive.

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The Imperial Armies were than directed south. Where the last Rebel mobs were still roaming about and causing trouble.

Near the end of January the Navy reported it had reached Api and had loaded up the remaining soldiers.

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They were ordered to bring the soldiers to Kochi.

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Then there was a report of surprise victory. Seems when the forty thousand soldiers were marching south they ran into, and totally destroyed, the remains of the two thousand retreating Rebels.

Everything, to be honest, was looking good from the Liberal's point of view. The last of the Rebel scum would be wiped out and the provinces would be freed.

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Then the second wave of reactionaries came about in the form of more Rebel mobs appearing in the provinces of Fukuoka, Matsuyama, Nagasaki, Mito, Nagano, Fukushima, Nara, Urawa, Morioka, Shizuoka, Osaka, and Nagoya.

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Looked like the Civil War would last another year. Or so.
 
There is always another revolt :D
 
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Japan ended up isolationist because it was in constant civil war is an interesting game twist...
 
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Well given the true enemy of the IJN in WW2 was the IJA ...

People say this, but given the context, it's pretty clear the worst enemy of the IJN was the IJN. And the IJA for the IJA. Truly a masterclass in infighting and making shockingly awful decisions.
 
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Chapter Fourteen - Shikoku And Kyushu Were Secured

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In early March intelligent agents of the government announced that the Rebels had run out of recruits. Which was good news.

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For now. And, therefore, the Army might want to do its best to win the Civil War before a Third Wave of Rebels could be released.

There was also the news that the agents reported of a Brunei Liberation Movement building up in Brunei.

Of course there was still the debate among the Liberals about Hawaii.

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The Army decided to focus on the west for now. To clear out as much of the Rebels as they could.

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Forty two thousand Imperial soldiers slammed into a Rebel army in Matsuyama. The Rebels only numbered about eight thousand.

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The reinforcements, the last of the soldiers who had been in Brunei, arrived shortly afterwards.

The Battle of Matsuyama was a victory on the 24th of March. Which meant the Island of Shikoku was now clean of Rebel scum. The two thousand remaining Rebels were retreating to Kyushu.

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Then the Imperial forces moved west to the Island of Kyushu. This island would also be cleared of Rebels.

There was the short Battle of Kumamoto as the thirty thousand plus Imperial soldiers surprised the retreating Rebels from the Battle of Matsuyama. This time the scum were wiped out.

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Then Fukuoka was attacked. Over thirty seven thousand Imperial soldiers against fourteen thousand Revel troops.

Fifteen thousand nearby Imperial reinforcements were called in to help.

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In the end it was a victory though over ten thousand Rebel scum escaped and headed southwards. Much to the amusement of the Army. As this would trap the Rebels on the island!

Then a brand new Clipper Transport was finished in the dry docks in Hiroshima. Of course it was ordered to join the 1st Fleet.

As the Rebels fled south the Imperial forces split up to chase it AND free the provinces from the Rebel’s control.

In fact fourteen Imperial soldiers did catch up with the Rebels and started the Second Battle of Kumamoto.

On May 7th the Rebels, once again defeated, continued to flee south.

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By mid May the Imperial forces were slowly freeing three provinces at once. While the tiny Rebel army sat around and helplessly watched.

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As this was happening the Diplomats, once again, tried their best to improve relationships with the UK. Whatever they did pleased the Queen and it worked.

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The Liberals also ordered three Cavalry Armies to be trained and assembled. Much to the happiness of the Imperial Army.

On June 14th the Province of Nagasaki of the Region of Kyushu was freed from Rebel control. This allowed twenty two thousand soldiers to move south towards the Rebels still on the island.

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Then agents brought horrible news. The Rebels had recruits enough men to make more brigades. This alarmed the Liberals but the Imperial Army promised to defeat the Rebels before the Third Wave of Rebels were released.

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On the 24th of June the Battle of Kagoshima started as the over twenty one thousand Imperials attacked the over three thousand Rebel soldiers. The Battle ended quickly and the Rebels were totally wiped out.

By the end of July a new Transport had joined the 1st Fleet. The Liberals decided to cancel the last Transport being built. Much to the Navy’s annoyance.

On the 5th of August the Battle of Okayama started. During June and July Tokugawa Nariaki had taken over twenty thousand soldiers eastwards. Leaving two armies behind to keep clearing Kyushu.

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The Rebels only had about seven thousand soldiers.

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As this was happening the international newspaper still had nothing about Japan. Though it seemed that the US was in a war with Mexico again.

The Battle of Okayama came to an end in victory. The Rebel scum who survived numbered less than a hundred. On top of that the Province of Kagoshima in Kyushu had been freed. That left one province left to release from Rebel control.

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By mid September the Island of Kyushu was completely free when the Province of Kumamoto was liberated.

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Now the military could focus to the east and north. And hopefully crush the Rebels before they received a Third Wave.
 
It's like gardening. No matter how many weeds one removes ...
 
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Chapter Fifteen - Saving Edo

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In mid October the Battle of Nagoya had started when twenty-four thousand Imperial soldiers hit twelve thousand Rebel soldiers.

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And the Imperials won. The two thousand plus surviving Rebels fled north.

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Then, in November, the Battle of Nara started. Same numbers different armies. It was also a victory.

Tokugawa Nariaki took his soldiers north to crush the remaining Rebels in the region.

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And so the Battle of Kanazawa begun. Over twenty thousand Imperial soldiers against just under two thousand Rebel scum. And by December the battle came to an end with victory. The Rebels were totally wiped out.

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As Tokugawa Nariaki had been fighting Yoshimichi Oyama had moved eastwards and attacked the Rebels in Yokohama. He heavily outnumbered them and it was assumed he would bring the Liberals another victory. Which he did. And another Rebel army was destroyed.

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He then marched on Edo to break the Rebel siege. This was important because if the Rebels took the capital that would have been a major blow to the current government. The Rebels, by taking and holding the capital, might have gained victory in the long run.

And so the Battle of Edo started in late December and right before the new year.

Would the year 1843 bring victory or defeat to the Liberals?
 
Why do I think 1843 will have a new wave of rebellion?

Incidentally, looks like a double-post.
 
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Chapter Sixteen - A Crushed Revolt

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As the Battle of Edo raged on the new year came and the Upper House changed slightly.

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The Conservatives, also know as the Court Faction, lost members while both the Reactionaries and the Liberals gained seats. The Liberals gained slightly more than the Reactionaries.

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By mid January the Battle of Edo was a victory, the capital was now clear of Rebels, and those Rebels who had survived were on the run.

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At the same time the first Cavalry Brigade, of three thousand horseman, appeared in the Province of Aomori. Somewhat trapped they were told to stay in place until they could join one of the other armies.

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After freeing the capital Yoshimichi Oyama went south and attacked the Rebels in Chiba. Of course it was a victory.

Tokugawa Nariaki then ordered his own Army east. To attack one of the last remaining Rebel forces still near the capital.

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So when he men entered the province on the 5th of February the Battle of Urawa started. And soon ended in another victory.

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While that was happened Yoshimichi Oyama had marched north to attack the Rebels in that region. And so the Battle of Morioka started. The Cavalry was ordered to move south and join him. They didn’t show up till after the battle ended in a victory.

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Now the combined Army, after a short rest, went after its next target.

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By March the Battle of Akita had begun. Which by the middle of the month was another victory.

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The international news, which was somewhat late due to the Civil War causing some issues with the flow of information from outside the nation, had nothing about Japan in it. On the other hand it looked like New Zealand was under control of the British. Or had been since February.

Another Brigade of Cavalry were formed and joined one of the other Armies near the capital.

With the Rebel forces destroyed the Imperial Armies were told to free the Rebel Provinces before a Third Wave of Reactionaries could be released on Japan.

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As this was happening the Diplomats did their best to improve Japan’s relationship with the Great Power of the British Empire.

By June many of the provinces had been freed. And therefore the Reactionaries had a problem.

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They had only about nine thousand, or so, followers left among the populace. Most of their supporters had been killed when they took up arms against the government. A Third War would easily be wiped out.

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Due to the Treasury being in the ‘Red’, and the Civil War almost over, the spending on Land units were decreased.

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Also between the scientists, and all the experience gained in the fighting,there had been breakthroughs in Army Doctrine. Which helped the Army when it came to defensive measures.

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In September the Japanese were in the international newspapers for their breakthroughs in Army Doctrine. The Liberals were not happy about the attention.

Then the last Rebel province was liberated and the Civil War ended. The Revolt had been crushed. If the Reactionaries wanted power they would have to take it without the use of force.

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With the Civil War’s end the government started to work on the justification for a war with Hawaii.

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While this was happening the US was still tied up in its war with Mexico. While it looked like they were winning the reports of the war suggested it wasn’t as one sided as the Americans would have hoped. Hopefully it stayed that way as it would occupy the US until Japan could take Hawaii.

Now the Liberals just had to plan on the war with Hawaii.