[GZG] [GZG Fiction] FLASH NEWS! League of Latin American Republics Invades Anglian Confederation!

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Flash Report! League of Latin American Republics Invades the Anglian Confederation!
Saturday, 13 August, 2057

London, England – After nearly a week of discussions between the League
of Latin American Republics and the Anglian Confederation over the who
has the rights to the ex-United States territories of California, New
Mexico, and Texas, talks abruptly ended last night. In the pre-dawn
hours this morning, the League, under a storm of missile fire,
exercised its military option and invaded the Anglian Confederation,
completely overrunning all defenses that had been mobilized to that
point.

"We knew they were up to something, with the maneuvers they had been
doing of late," stated Admiral Dewsbury, Lord Governor of the territory
previously known as the United States, "but we really did not expect
them to carry out their threat."

Military analysts who had been monitoring the LLAR's activities
suggested that if anything occurred, it would be small scale border
skirmishes. The Anglian Confederation military was not prepared for the
unprecedented scale of this attack.

"Our response will be swift and hard. We are now at war," declared Admiral Dewsbury.

In the attacks the LLAR forces rolled over AC defensive positions and
have made incursions upwards of 70 miles into AC land. Many defending
units were obliterated outright. The LLAR took very few prisoners
during this initial assault.

A mixed company of Royal Guard and ex-US Rangers, who were stationed at
an old monastery in the territory of southern Texas, managed to hold
off LLAR attacks, but they have been totally cut off from outside
assistance. Communications with the unit are completely down, but
satellite imagery shows that intense fighting is still raging around
the old church.

"Those are brave men and women," said General Thresh, commander of the
ground forces on the continent. "We are making our best efforts, but
the attack was such a surprise that we will not be able to mobilize a
relief effort before it is too late to help them."

"I fear they will not last the night," Thresh added softly.

Most of the Anglian Confederation Ready Reserves that survived the
first few hours of the attack are currently embroiled with LLAR forces
at the front line.

So far during this conflict nuclear weapons have not been deployed.

"It is an option we are considering," stated General Thresh, "But we are loath to employ them except as a last resort."

There has been no statement from the League of Latin American Republics about the invasion.

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