Siege of Shangda-Fei

The Siege of Shangda-Fei was an immense battle in the Krippan State of Xin-Moxige that turned the entire tide of the Krawvill-Krippa War. The Royal Krawvillzé Army had marauded across most of the remainder of Krippa, but was halted here when they were unable to capture the city of Shangda-Fei, despite instigating a massive siege that lasted months. Ultimately, Krippa prevailed and struck back after Krawvill had expended most of its resources, and this moment was popularly believed to be what kickstarted the explosive and frighteningly swift growth of the 79th Krippan Empire, which later became the most powerful entity of the 182nd Age, and later, in Krippa's history. Later still, this entity grew to be the most powerful nation in all of Mencu's known history.

Origins and Cause
The Krawvill-Krippa War had been in full swing for years before the siege took place, with Krawvill ravaging territories in northern and eastern Krippa, and with marauders called the Separatist Rebellion causing trouble in the south. The only state that did not fall to one of these groups was Xin-Moxige, and while it was assaulted on all sides, it stayed together and remained out of the hands of hostile powers because of a dramatic and unexpected change of government caused and instated by Liberty Tezeru Mežkiel 4.

Prior to Liberty's coup, Xin-Moxige was a fairly unassuming and sparsely defended state with a lax "do-nothing" government that offered minimal protection to its people. After Liberty's coup, the state was placed under Martial Law, and a totalitarian dictatorship was installed in its place led by Liberty herself. She immediately declared that Xin-Moxige was no longer a state of the Republic of Krippa and that she was reinstating the Krippan Empire. She declared herself Divine Empress of this newfound country, and while she was almost completely unrecognized during the early months of her reign, her power and authority quickly gained her national—and later international—recognition.