The Trenches, Contested Territory, Aviye
Zai
Little capabilities could make all the difference when it came to war. General Jiang had stolen much of the Sunrise Sword's artillery when he'd split from the Revolution. It was a theft that had taken years of careful arrangements, a unit spared here, a favor granted there, but the result had been first and foremost in his mind when he'd first decided on separatism as the answer to the question of a unified Aviye.
Meanwhile, the fact that he hadn't noticed the smaller picture meant that he hadn't noticed the ammunition that would have been delivered to him, along with fuel and night flares, immediately disappeared as soon as he broke off. Thus, he very quickly hit his limit in the march towards Mt. Dakun, and had been bogged down having to wait for supplies from his new allies, who were, in turn, having to source the right type of ammunition from the Kingdom.