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== Course of the War ==
[[File:North Lyrevalian Khadgars.jpg|left|thumb|North Lyrevalian Khadgar tanks bought from Morstaybishlia]]
28 days after the ultimatum was delivered to the North, South Lyrevale began its invasion. Within days, the Norths only coastal city of Port Athlos had fallen and all forces inside captured or killed. Just hours after it was
On the 8th of December, a major naval battle began between the Southern carrier group flagshipped by LNV ''Pontifex'' and and three Ethalrian Amphibious strike groups with multiple carriers. This resulted in the disabling of the ''Pontifex'' and the sinking of a dozen other vessels, with the Ethalrian forces suffering only 3 sinking's in return. This scattered what was left of their navy and consequently resulted in the loss of naval superiority in the Southern Ocean below Lyrevale, leaving the coast open to naval invasion. The army continued to move Northwards with the support of Auraliyan volunteer troops who were adept at sabotaging infrastructure and logistics behind the lines. The threat of invasion from the south and the emergence of a second front led to a large number of troops being redeployed along the coast which slowed advances in the North.
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