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Line 6: They have different goals, as the Capellan leader, [[Daoshen Liao]] was obsessed with the supposed ''threat'' he sees in the Republic space, entrenched behind [[The Wall]]s of [[Fortress Republic]], while the Coordinator of the combine, [[Yori Kurita]] was much more interested in conquering Federated Suns space than anything else. However, as they shared common enemies, the Suns and the Republic, Daoshen Liao chose to develop a formal alliance with the Combine.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 67</ref> In early April of [[3149]], an ambassadorial contingent from Capella arrived in Combine space, and was shuttled to [[Luthien]] to meet with [[Coordinator]] [[Yori Kurita]] and her advisors. Warlord Toranaga was not permitted into the meetings until very late in the negotiations. Daoshen Liao proposed a military partnership that harkened back to the [[Concord of Kapteyn]]. The [[Free Worlds League]] wasn't invited to this alliance, but the Unity Pact shared the spirit of cooperation against their common enemy. When ''Kanrei'' Toranaga was invited to the talks, he attempted to sway the Coordinator to accept, but fall on deaf ears. Yori feared that the Combine alliance would allow the Capellans to claim [[Earth]] and that later, the Chancellor would then declare himself [[First Lord]] of the [[Star League]] which would trigger a new Succession War. But after Daoshen shared the information than [[Devlin Stone]] was alive and well, and was responsible of recent Republic attacks on the [[Dieron]] district, the Coordinator, who blamed Stone for the Combine weakening in the last decades, finally agreed to sign the pact. Commencement of joint military operations against the Republic space began with both sides' militaries participating.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 68</ref> The Unity Pact was signed on 21 April at Unity Palace. Since that moment, the Combine joined the other interstellar powers striking at the Republic. They have different goals, as the Capellan leader, [[Daoshen Liao]] was obsessed with the supposed ''threat'' he sees in the Republic space, entrenched behind [[The Wall]]s of [[Fortress Republic]], while the Coordinator of the combine, [[Yori Kurita]] was much more interested in conquering Federated Suns space than anything else. However, as they shared common enemies, the Suns and the Republic, Daoshen Liao chose to develop a formal alliance with the Combine.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 67</ref> In early April of [[3149]], an ambassadorial contingent from Capella arrived in Combine space, and was shuttled to [[Luthien]] to meet with [[Coordinator]] [[Yori Kurita]] and her advisors. Warlord Toranaga was not permitted into the meetings until very late in the negotiations. Daoshen Liao proposed a military partnership that harkened back to the [[Concord of Kapteyn]]. The [[Free Worlds League]] wasn't invited to this alliance, but the Unity Pact shared the spirit of cooperation against their common enemy. When ''Kanrei'' Toranaga was invited to the talks, he attempted to sway the Coordinator to accept, but fall on deaf ears. Yori feared that the Combine alliance would allow the Capellans to claim [[Earth]] and that later, the Chancellor would then declare himself [[First Lord]] of the [[Star League]] which would trigger a new Succession War. But after Daoshen shared the information than [[Devlin Stone]] was alive and well, and was responsible of recent Republic attacks on the [[Dieron]] district, the Coordinator, who blamed Stone for the Combine weakening in the last decades, finally agreed to sign the pact. Commencement of joint military operations against the Republic space began with both sides' militaries participating.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 68</ref> The Unity Pact was signed on 21 April at Unity Palace. Since that moment, the Combine joined the other interstellar powers striking at the Republic. − Anyway, the Combine's contribution to the Pact was minimal, as they did not want to help the Confederation very much, and they were focused on fighting the [[Federated Suns]]. The Combine only launched [[Operation TIAMAT]] the same year, taking the Republic worlds of [[Asta]], [[Altair]] and [[Fomalhaut]] and four more worlds of the Suns, separating them from Republic space. In [[3150]] they sent the [[Hikage]], one of their newest and better regiments, to assist the Capellans to take [[Northwind]].<ref name=SFp95>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 95</ref> But the [[Battle of Northwind (3150)|Battle of Northwind]] only proved the two allied states didn't work well: the Hikage took a lot of time to help the Capellans, and these units, fearing that the Kuritans were planning to attack them, launched an attack, and both 'Allies' finished fighting each other at the same time they fought the Republic defenders. The destruction of the working [[HPG]], the most valuable asset on the planet, made the Hikage lose interest, and they retreated from the world, and the Capellans made the same soon after. Both blamed each other for the sabotage, but in reality was done by Republic infiltrators.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 96</ref> The disaster sounded the death knell of warm relations between the Confederation and Combine.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 97</ref> + Anyway, the Combine's contribution to the Pact was minimal, as they did not want to help the Confederation very much, and they were focused on fighting the [[Federated Suns]]. The Combine only launched [[Operation TIAMAT]] the same year, taking the Republic worlds of [[Asta]], [[Altair]] and [[Fomalhaut]] and four more worlds of the Suns, separating them from Republic space. In [[3150]] they sent the [[Hikage]], one of their newest and better regiments, to assist the Capellans to take [[Northwind]].<ref name=SFp95>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 95</ref> But the [[Battle of Northwind (3150)]] only proved the two allied states didn't work well: the Hikage took a lot of time to help the Capellans, and these units, fearing that the Kuritans were planning to attack them, launched an attack, and both 'Allies' finished fighting each other at the same time they fought the Republic defenders. The destruction of the working [[HPG]], the most valuable asset on the planet, made the Hikage lose interest, and they retreated from the world, and the Capellans made the same soon after. Both blamed each other for the sabotage, but in reality was done by Republic infiltrators.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 96</ref> The disaster sounded the death knell of warm relations between the Confederation and Combine.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 97</ref> ==Notes== ==Notes==
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They have different goals, as the Capellan leader, [[Daoshen Liao]] was obsessed with the supposed ''threat'' he sees in the Republic space, entrenched behind [[The Wall]]s of [[Fortress Republic]], while the Coordinator of the combine, [[Yori Kurita]] was much more interested in conquering Federated Suns space than anything else. However, as they shared common enemies, the Suns and the Republic, Daoshen Liao chose to develop a formal alliance with the Combine.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 67</ref> In early April of [[3149]], an ambassadorial contingent from Capella arrived in Combine space, and was shuttled to [[Luthien]] to meet with [[Coordinator]] [[Yori Kurita]] and her advisors. Warlord Toranaga was not permitted into the meetings until very late in the negotiations. Daoshen Liao proposed a military partnership that harkened back to the [[Concord of Kapteyn]]. The [[Free Worlds League]] wasn't invited to this alliance, but the Unity Pact shared the spirit of cooperation against their common enemy. When ''Kanrei'' Toranaga was invited to the talks, he attempted to sway the Coordinator to accept, but fall on deaf ears. Yori feared that the Combine alliance would allow the Capellans to claim [[Earth]] and that later, the Chancellor would then declare himself [[First Lord]] of the [[Star League]] which would trigger a new Succession War. But after Daoshen shared the information than [[Devlin Stone]] was alive and well, and was responsible of recent Republic attacks on the [[Dieron]] district, the Coordinator, who blamed Stone for the Combine weakening in the last decades, finally agreed to sign the pact. Commencement of joint military operations against the Republic space began with both sides' militaries participating.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 68</ref> The Unity Pact was signed on 21 April at Unity Palace. Since that moment, the Combine joined the other interstellar powers striking at the Republic. | They have different goals, as the Capellan leader, [[Daoshen Liao]] was obsessed with the supposed ''threat'' he sees in the Republic space, entrenched behind [[The Wall]]s of [[Fortress Republic]], while the Coordinator of the combine, [[Yori Kurita]] was much more interested in conquering Federated Suns space than anything else. However, as they shared common enemies, the Suns and the Republic, Daoshen Liao chose to develop a formal alliance with the Combine.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 67</ref> In early April of [[3149]], an ambassadorial contingent from Capella arrived in Combine space, and was shuttled to [[Luthien]] to meet with [[Coordinator]] [[Yori Kurita]] and her advisors. Warlord Toranaga was not permitted into the meetings until very late in the negotiations. Daoshen Liao proposed a military partnership that harkened back to the [[Concord of Kapteyn]]. The [[Free Worlds League]] wasn't invited to this alliance, but the Unity Pact shared the spirit of cooperation against their common enemy. When ''Kanrei'' Toranaga was invited to the talks, he attempted to sway the Coordinator to accept, but fall on deaf ears. Yori feared that the Combine alliance would allow the Capellans to claim [[Earth]] and that later, the Chancellor would then declare himself [[First Lord]] of the [[Star League]] which would trigger a new Succession War. But after Daoshen shared the information than [[Devlin Stone]] was alive and well, and was responsible of recent Republic attacks on the [[Dieron]] district, the Coordinator, who blamed Stone for the Combine weakening in the last decades, finally agreed to sign the pact. Commencement of joint military operations against the Republic space began with both sides' militaries participating.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 68</ref> The Unity Pact was signed on 21 April at Unity Palace. Since that moment, the Combine joined the other interstellar powers striking at the Republic. | ||
| − | Anyway, the Combine's contribution to the Pact was minimal, as they did not want to help the Confederation very much, and they were focused on fighting the [[Federated Suns]]. The Combine only launched [[Operation TIAMAT]] the same year, taking the Republic worlds of [[Asta]], [[Altair]] and [[Fomalhaut]] and four more worlds of the Suns, separating them from Republic space. In [[3150]] they sent the [[Hikage]], one of their newest and better regiments, to assist the Capellans to take [[Northwind]].<ref name=SFp95>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 95</ref> But the [[Battle of Northwind (3150) | + | Anyway, the Combine's contribution to the Pact was minimal, as they did not want to help the Confederation very much, and they were focused on fighting the [[Federated Suns]]. The Combine only launched [[Operation TIAMAT]] the same year, taking the Republic worlds of [[Asta]], [[Altair]] and [[Fomalhaut]] and four more worlds of the Suns, separating them from Republic space. In [[3150]] they sent the [[Hikage]], one of their newest and better regiments, to assist the Capellans to take [[Northwind]].<ref name=SFp95>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 95</ref> But the [[Battle of Northwind (3150)]] only proved the two allied states didn't work well: the Hikage took a lot of time to help the Capellans, and these units, fearing that the Kuritans were planning to attack them, launched an attack, and both 'Allies' finished fighting each other at the same time they fought the Republic defenders. The destruction of the working [[HPG]], the most valuable asset on the planet, made the Hikage lose interest, and they retreated from the world, and the Capellans made the same soon after. Both blamed each other for the sabotage, but in reality was done by Republic infiltrators.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 96</ref> The disaster sounded the death knell of warm relations between the Confederation and Combine.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 97</ref> |
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