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

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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.