As time went on, this was revealed to be the Shogun's plan all along. By pulling money away from programs and trade-routes, the weakened republic was unable to properly resupply the colonies, causing dissent and disloyalty to crop up. In this moment, the Shogunate made his move and declared his organization's intent and at the same time, declared war upon the Republic, claiming that their failings were hurting the people under its rule. This rung true in the ears of the dissatisfied colonists, who rapidly moved to align themselves with the USSA. With the money continuing to flow into his organization and fresh recruits arriving daily from across Sojurn space, eager to fight the Republic they percieved as intentionally wronging them, Shogun Hakuro began moving against the Republican guard.