Editing Legend of the Galactic Heroes (section)

===798 UC===

The year begins with the war on hiatus.  Yang Wenli is grilled by an ingrateful government that somehow manages to resent him for saving their butts, fearing his growing political power and not understanding his motivations.  They also don't understand why he has given shelter to a former enemy, Admiral Merkatz.  

The child emperor Irwin Josef sits on the throne but not for long.  With the civil war in the empire resolved, Reinhard dispatches a force to assault Iserlohn, using the semi-mobile Geiersburg fortress previously commanded by the Lippstadt League.  Although the initial exchange of super-weapon fire between Geiersburg and Iserlohn inflicts serious damage on both sides, the Imperial attack ultimately fails spectacularly because it was a half-hearted, half-baked assault against a very determined defense. 

As the year winds down, the last remnants of the league kidnap the emperor and flee to the alliance, forming a government in exile.  Rumors fly that Reinhard orchestrated it, although in truth he merely did essentially nothing to prevent it.  For all intents and purposes, Reinhard is now emperor. And his first act is... to launch a super-massive no-holds-barred invasion of the alliance through the totally undefended Fezzan corridor.