The commonwealth war I

[Ayzek]

Drassari
As the Soyabarian infantry moved closer to the Ishnalli and rebel positions around the base, Ishnalli artillery safe behind Ishnalli opened fire--letting loose a rain of explosives and shrapnel on the Soyabarian troops and turning the ground into a field of craters. The battered and broken terrain slowly down the Soyabarian advance and put them at the mercy of the defenders. The Ishnalli infantry had reinforced the rebel fortifications, taking position in trenches, behind sandbag walls, and buildings that survived the Soyabarian artillery barrage.

The Soyabarians were nonetheless a stubborn sort, who pressed on despite heavy losses. Yet, under constant fire from both artillery and machine gun, not many of the attackers survived to penetrate the defense line. The Ishnalli were strangers to close-quarter combat, however, and fought back without hesitation.

To make matters worse for the Soyabarians, the Ishnalli armor that advanced around the air base were equipped with anti-aircraft weapons and opened fire on the Soyabarian helicopters with homing rockets and machine gun fire, while other units attacked the Soyabarian troops as they disembarked. Upon reaching the trees, Ishnalli troops disembarked from their personnel carriers and fanned out, aiming to secure the area with the support of their armored vehicles.

In the sky, the Ishnalli air forces continued to press on. While Ishnalla's state-of-the-art fighters fought their Soyabarian counterparts for air superiority, multiple strike forces were launched from Ishnalla to bombard and disable the airfields the Soyabarian were launching from.


Ishnallan Sea
Once the Soyabarian battleships were located, the dozens of Ishnalli naval fighters that's been sent to sink them opened fire, unleashing volleys of cruise missiles and air-launched torpedoes on the battleships and their escorts. Soyabaria forces elsewhere in the Ishnallan Sea found themselves under similar attacks. To reinforce their efforts, Ishnalli positions on Paschlam Island fired anti-ship missiles at any Soyabarian vessel that they identified.

While the battle would undoubtedly drag on, Soyabar simply did not have the resources to successfully challenge Ishnalla in the waters off its coast, especially if the Arkianians joined the fray against them.


Zeebrugge
The Soyabarian naval bombardment was effective at slowing the Ishnalli advance, but it was far from enough to stop it. When the Soyabarians managed to destroy the roads outside the city, the Ishnalli simply drove over the plains. As time went on, and more and more Ishnalli troops entered New Zealmark, the noose around the Soyabarians tightened.


Central New Zealmark
Over rebel-controlled areas, the Ishnalli armed forces advanced fairly smoothly and managed to easily penetrate deep into the center of the control, under the curtain of Ishnalli air power. While elements of the Ishnalli military established a makeshift base sixty kilometers northeast of New Heers, a much larger force advanced down the routes to the city, while even more detachments made their way to the northwest and others to the south, towards New Handswepenstad. It was only a matter of time before Ishnalli troops cut off the Soyabarian supply lines.