The reason shogunate didn't contribute more is because you want the smaller clans (templars, searaiders, vrn) to destroy themselves fighting LLJK so you can sweep into the desert later and clean up with minimal opposition. You guys are playing the smaller clans and it only works because they're blinded by their hate for LLJK and/or they're dumb as hell.
Yeah yeah, i think everyone knows this by now. Hopefully only the retards would believe this though.
In any case , as far as your reasons for starting this war go, they are pretty silly . Legio, you wanted Grunwalder, we offered you Hawaha and Weyyah castle, said that you could have them for nothing in exchange once we're done with LLJK. How is that a trick to get you involved in a war against LLJK is beyond my comprehension. The second reason is just some mumbling so i guess there's no need to discuss this.
You could've just wrote "we're attacking you because we (Union and Legio) want your lands and because we didn't grow enough balls to confront the real source of our territorial problems - the Grey Order." I can understand this, you won't see me complain here. All i can say is that whatever the outcome of this war, we will remember how Legio and Risen promised us twice that they'll stay neutral in case there is a war between us and the Union. We will also remember all the friends who we were trying to help and the friends that tried to help us.
The only thing that saddens me is that Cicero decided to join you, but oh well.
We will defend till the last soldier we have dies. Should we fail against these uneven odds, we will be back, wipe or not. Now let's have some fun . See you on the battlefield.
Regards
Shogun Oda Ujin.