Thread:Zillafire101/@comment-4960835-20160524105213/@comment-25309944-20160914012103

It would make more sense if the Persan played it like this:
 * 1. They learn of the DEC's true motives.
 * 2. They reach out to Page and offer to help him overthrow the Covenant, proposing to act as his liaison with the Triumvirate.
 * 3. The Persan fake a song and dance where, supposedly, both the Mendel and the Zarbania powers, and other minor powers, indicate interest in a plan to free Mirus militarily. As the dance evolves, orchestrated by UPD diplomacy and intelligence, even fake war plans are produced and agreed upon. NP, being new to Mirusian politics, doesn't catch on to what's going on.
 * 4. D-Day arrives, the plan is for the UPD to slide in and occupy Menento before the French realize what's happening. The idea is to draw out the French Mirusian Fleet (2 heavy naval corps) as well as any other assets the French are likely to send and see it redeploy to the Dragowar territories. Meanwhile, the DEC is to launch its own fleet (supposedly to help the French), but its real purpose is to carry out a major surprise attack on French bases, logistics, defenses, etc, before meeting up with the UPD to take on and crush the French Mirusian Fleet.
 * 5. I don't know what magnitude of betrayal you want here, but it's likely that by the time the French Mirusian Fleet turns around and meets the DEC fleet, the Persan will be a no-show. An open naval battle ensues where the French easily crush the DEC fleet. Meanwhile, you can have the Persan carry out a surprise attack on the DEC, which will at this point clearly no longer benefit from the protections of the Covenant.
 * 6. Make peace with the French, which is going to require a lot of explaining, giving them their land back, and maybe a few minor concessions to convince them that you won't try and take Menento again.
 * 7. Profit.