Movements of the Ozian army were quickly picked up by the various intelligence satellites and patrol craft. The Empire of Christstan would not tolerate such acts of aggression and similarly followed suit by deploying the 1 Million man Army of Maxony, the Emperor's own army. He would make a statement by this, using his own resources to defend his lands. Also large wings of the air force were moved into position. Though Christstan being a civilized nation, sent a message to their bordering nation via an officer under a white flag.
"Your Majesty, surely we do not wish a war of this magnitude! By all means, Christstan will be victorious, but think of the loss of life!" This from the Emperor's Chief adviser on Foreign Affairs, Dr, Erik Frei, minister of Foreign Affairs.
The defense minister stepped forward "My Liege, your armies shall fight honorably in your name. We do not fear death and would gladly die in the defense of our land. Such acts of aggression cannot be condoned nor ignored."
"You surely are not saying we should go to war?"
"That is precisely what I am saying, The Christstan army needs to be proved on an international scale. Small time rebellions in small countries will not give us the respect we deserve."
"A war over respect? Why I..."
The words of the Doctor were cut off, Emperor Heindrick grew tired of the constant struggles between these two men. One was too aggressive, the other to passive. Though that is why he was Emperor, he found the balance and right choice from the extremes of his advisers.
He looked to the assembled men, "A letter shall be delivered to the Ozians. We shall demand the de-militarization of our border and offer peace to them while reminding them of our military strength. Then, should they not heed our act of civilized diplomacy and are truly as barbaric as they say, I will gladly lead our men into battle."
The men nodded, their Emperor always seemed to have the answer.
The letter delivered read as follows
To The Esteemed Ozian People,
Your recent act of aggression towards our border has not gone unnoticed nor overlooked. We have deployed a massive force to defend our border and will not yield an inch should you step foot on our soil. We however do not wish for it to come to this. As two civilized and powerful nations, this can be settled in a diplomatic manner. All Christstan wishes is for the de-militarization of the Christstan-Ozian border by both your people and ours. Christstan shall not attack our neighbors, but should you press your forces against ours, we will be unrelenting in retaliation.
Be wise, avoid this senseless conflict.
Signed,
Emperor Heindrick von Weiger