The Second Battle of Chandrila was a two-stage engagement planned by Admiral Danik Kreldin, as part of his Blitzkrieg plan. Initiated by declaring another Proclamation of Annexation towards the Deralian Confederal Union, and their expected immediate refusal, Warlord Malign declared Deralia to be "in a state of rebellion", and "would have to be dealt with forthwith". Deralia, four years removed from the battles of that campaign, and having learned from the experience, amassed their entire battlefleet and saturated DCU space with ships and defenses. Most of their effort was placed around Yariz, Deralia proper, and Krittain, since they did not want any incursion to come along the Perlemian Trade Route.