The Reclamation and Liberation

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The war had appeared to be going well as the troops gained ground with seemingly little resistance but then they started to realise why. 400 Fighters have been devoted to the assault on the Eretzoran territory in the east crossing the border, they thought given the numbers advantage they'd be able to bomb the bases very quickly however this was not to be. While they did strike a blow to the forces in the area and even some forces beyond where they held ground they started to lose jets at an alarming rate. The old technology and lack of defences against modern anti-air systems of Eretzora and modern jets suffered as missiles struck them and dogfights were lost within 48 hours the 400 fighters sent to fight on the eastern front were reduced to 75 before Ramzan finally allowed the airforce to retreat. This was on top of only 100 fighters surviving the northern batter The lost was devestating resulting in the countries airforce going from 629 fighters to just 175. The military was concerned by the massive loss. Furthermore while the northern line held for now on the eastern front for the first time they faced significant resistance in Eretzora after getting beyond the Yarv valley with resistance from local Belay, the EDF and also some Alsteneri people. The army ran a brutal campaign, if anyone threw a stone even if a 12 year old did so they would just shoot them dead, no resistance would be accepted, furthermore not risking resistance from prisoners of war the decision was made to not take prisoners, anyone who surrendered would be tortured for information then shot dead after their use expired. Ramzan had ordered for their to be no mercy and not retreat. The constant pushing forward cost more and more troops lives as they met more organized lines until it had gone to a stalemate but despite pleas to allow a withdrawal, Ramzan refused. He would not let his army give up one inch and any general who ordered a retreat would be shot.The military were starting to get concerned over the state of the war, it seemed that they may yet face a spectacular defeat.