A new convoy twice the size of Alpha was deployed to the Moon with support ships, a full UEAF battlegroup began orbitting the planet and blockaded the Moon. The separatists attempted to destroy some of the ships by ramming them with ore transporters loaded with nuclear warheads which they had acquired from sources unknown, but after Alpha the UEAF was prepared and the kamikazie ships were shot apart before doing any damage.
The new convoy successfully landed at Lunar Majorus and began systematically destroying separatist groups with extreme force, it was said that the sound of gunfire never stopped for four months as the separatists were pushed back into their last stronghold, New Paris.
The UEAF marines tried and failed to breach the New Paris defences and instead settled down for a prolonged siege to starve the defenders, it had worked for the medieval knights and it would work here....or so they thought
New Paris was home to Nergal's only Lunar factory (Nergal was not the industrial giant that it was to become over the next 100 years), the separatists began using the facilities to build ships they could use to escape the Moon and set up a new colony on Mars. With supplies running low time was of the essence.
Just as the separatists came within 3 weeks of starvation the 3 colony ships were complete the ships; Liberty, Freedom and Jubilation took off in an attempt to run the blockade.
Following thier experiences with separatist kamikazie ships the UEAF had learned it was better to shoot and ask questions later. The colony ships were fired upon on sight. The fire from the UEAF ships destroyed the Libery and Heavily damaged the Jubilation dending hundreds of colonists to their deaths either by vaporising them or getting them sucked into space through hull breaches.
The Freedom and Jubilation both made it to Mars and began setting up a new colony that was named Hope City.