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Invasion of Honduras

Despite peaceful negotiation attempts with Honduras, their government has refused every offer, no matter how it generous it is. After yet another negotiation attempt, the president of Honduras ordered the immediate closure of the Celestial embassy in the country. After Honduran soldiers attempted to remove all embassy personnell by force, during which a fight broke out and 2 Celestial soldiers and a diplomat were killed, provoking a large firefight to break out within the embassy between Celestial soldiers aided by hired guards and Honduran soldiers. It lasted 3 hours, during which 6 Celestial personnel, 7 hired guards and 9 Honduran soldiers were killed, and numerous embassy personnel were injured. 2 Celestial soldiers died defending families of the diplomats working there.

Once news of the battle and the killing of Celestial soldier and civilians hit the news, citizens, government officials and military personnel alike became enraged. Demanding revenge, citizens gathered around King Ian's palace, demanding war.

King Ian and the Celestial congress obliged, declaring war on Honduras 12 hours after the battle at the embassy. The whole of the Celestial military was ordered to the border to prepare for an invasion.

There are 3 main army groups invading Honduras. Army group 1(25,000 solders and 74 vehicles) invaded from Guatemala, heading towards San Pedro Sula, after taking some objectives on the Atlantic coast. Army Group B(25,000 men and 74 vehicles) will invade from Nicaragua, heading towards Tegulcigalpa. A final army group, Army Group C(4,167 men and 74 vehicles) will invade from El Salvador and take smaller objectives in Honduras.

Army Group A met some pretty good success early on, taking Peurto Cortes without resistance. However, enemy forces made a stand in San Pedro Sula, offering fierce resistance to Celestial forces. The city was taken after 6 months of fierce and bloody urban conbat.

Meanwhile, Army Group B made progress quickly, taking Danli without resistance. However, a section of the Army Group was ambushed inside Choluteca, becoming pinned by heavy fire from buildings on all sides of them. The soldiers were only saved when a brave Celestial soldier charged and cleared numerous buildings by themselves, then had men help him clear more. Due to his actions, the soldiers were able to escape the city and were able to bring reinforcements to take the city after 4 days of battle. Army Group B then advanced on Tegulcigalpa itself, with help from Army Group C and elements from Army Group A.

Celestial and Honduran Forces engaged in fierce and heated battle. Combat raged in and on every building, alleyway, and road. Every engagement was bloody, with Celestial forces paying with blood for every yard of ground gained. After 7 months of battle, the last Honduran forces gathered in the presidential palace and government buildings. Other forces were scattered elsewhere. The fighting climaxed here, with the Honduran forces making a bloody last stand in the government buildings. Celestial attacks were pushed back, often with large amounts of casualties. The defenses were broken when the 35th infantry company launched a bayonet charge on their own initiative, charging the heavily fortified buildings. After a gruesome charge, they reached the fortifications and broke thru them. Other units followed them, and they eventually overran the enemy forces. The Honduran president surrendered in the office of the presidential palace.

With his surrender, the war was pretty much over. Scattered resistance remained in more remote parts of the country, but they were eventually wiped out by Celestial forces.

Honduras is now officially a province of the Kingdom of the Celestials.