Jack of Harts

The Hyades Campaign began well but soon turned into a quagmire. Our fleets carved through the region’s outer defense forces, but our ground forces did not fare as well. The Chinese fought a scorched earth campaign, using everything up to weapons of mass destruction to deny us victory. We inherited broken worlds after suffering heavy casualties, both military and civilian. The Chinese meant to bleed us so badly that we would be unable to continue the offensive. They meant to leave us broken worlds that would require all of our remaining strength to pacify. It was an effective if ruthless plan.