With the rebel Senat in the south and the orcs in the prairie in the north, the imperial capital was still able to cope with the attacks from two powerful enemies in the north and south. Not only that, the imperial capital had even begun planning for counterattacks while the war was still intertwined. General Orlando is ready to use this opportunity to defeat all the stubborn enemies blocking the road to the empire's revival, and at the same time integrate the power of all mankind to face the undead army that does not know when it will reappear.
In order to prepare for the upcoming counterattack, Orlando held a comprehensive military meeting at the military camp where the Royal Knights of the Imperial Capital resided. Apart from Orlando, Faras, Victor and others, only those qualified to participate in such a meeting were Important figures from southern forces such as Cassano, Liberty Paradise, and Moon City, and Ryan is naturally among them.
Due to the importance of this meeting, the Elf Queen and the Dwarf King were both present. However, with their detached stance, they naturally chose to sit in. From beginning to end, they all remained silent and absolutely would not Intervening in these internal disputes, the introduction of the two people also reminded everyone of the prosperous scene when the empire was first established 200 years ago. Even Orlando himself, as a holy knight, was very excited and felt that his efforts over the years It was not in vain, the empire's revival is just around the corner,
The current Imperial Capital-Cassano alliance has become a new political entity due to the addition of more allies. Simply put, every force in this alliance has an equal status with the Imperial Capital, and each other has political power. , economically, and even militarily, they are independent. The imperial capital on the stronger side will not interfere in the internal affairs of other forces. Everyone is relatively independent. However, in diplomacy, other forces must follow the footsteps of the imperial capital. When faced with When there is a foreign enemy, other allies are obliged to send out their troops to fully assist the imperial capital in fighting until the final victory is achieved.
This model is actually not much different from when the Holy Alliance Empire was first established. Even compared to the original, this new covenant is more relaxed for the allies who join, and the dominant imperial capital will not use all kinds of restrictions at all. things that bind the allies, because Orlando and others have reached a consensus long ago, and the emergence of the rebel Senat has also proved this. Therefore, instead of trying to curb the development of others, it is better to try our best to develop ourselves, as long as we ensure that the imperial capital is in the military, political, and economic and magic, etc., then other allies will never betray the imperial capital, and the entire alliance will also increase its overall strength due to the improvement in the strength of each ally. Each alliance within the alliance will also become stronger due to a large number of exchanges. The relationship becomes even closer, and when the time comes, one will be honored and one will be humiliated. Although it is not a truly sovereign and unified country, there is not much difference.
Such a covenant is definitely an ideal choice for the defeated Free Paradise and Moon City. At least Chilaviv and Clifford came to the imperial capital with the intention of ceding territory and paying compensation. Unexpectedly, they came to the imperial capital from France. There will naturally be no objection to such a good result being obtained here. For Cassano, this is also a very good result. After all, it is only a small area with a population of only a few hundred thousand. Although it can be With Ryan as a special lord, it is on equal footing with the Imperial Capital, but its own strength is really poor. In terms of population alone, the entire Cassano is not as densely populated as a large farm on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital. Once Ryan is no longer in Cassano, Sooner or later, this area will not be able to withstand the pressure of the Imperial Capital and will become a vassal of the Imperial Capital, or even eventually become a city under the rule of the Imperial Capital. It is better to take advantage of this opportunity to fix the model of an autonomous territory that is dependent on the Imperial Capital and has relatively independent authority. , which is also quite beneficial to the future of Cassano as a whole.
All this does not seem to be very beneficial to the Imperial City. After all, they are the victors and should enjoy more spoils. However, if you think about it, you can understand the painstaking efforts of Orlando, Faras and others. Now Faras has sole power, but this The country still belongs to the Fernando royal family in name. If the imperial capital truly unifies the entire continent, then the reputation of Faras, the actual controller of the imperial capital's power, will reach its peak in an instant. However, the little king is still young at this time and has no prestige at all. When the master is weak and the servant is strong, the rule of the Fernando royal family will naturally be in jeopardy. This is naturally what Orlando, who is loyal to the royal family, does not want to see.
On the other hand, although Faras holds the power, she has no ambition to replace her. Thinking about Luke's sudden accident, Faras was forced from the spoiled eldest lady to her current position by Victor. Now she just hopes to maintain the current situation and has no plans to go further. In fact, if Faras had no way out, she would rather abandon her current identity and return to her original carefree and adventurous life, instead of what she is now. Intrigues and intrigues all day long, arduously moving forward on the road to power,
Of course, there are also factors related to the freedom paradise and Wangyue City. After all, no one is willing to abandon their free identity and become the vassal of others. Even if the southern forces such as Wangyue City are now subdued due to defeat, they will still appear sooner or later. If Senat comes second, everything will happen again.
If there were no undead legions watching eagerly, the Imperial City could still fight against the political turmoil for three or five years to conquer the mainland by force. However, now that the tentacles of the demigod lich have touched every aspect of the mainland, if the Imperial City makes other moves at this time, once it causes the south The resistance of the forces is equivalent to weakening one's own strength, which is completely outweighed by the gains. Therefore, the current situation of the imperial capital becoming the leader of the Holy Alliance externally, weakening the imperial power internally but still maintaining the majesty of the royal family is everyone's best choice.
After resolving their relationship, the new Holy Alliance Empire immediately held a formal military meeting, and the attendance of Fulia and Reynolds also made everyone excited. At this meeting, Orlando slowly described it in a very calm tone. After considering the current situation on the mainland and the current status of the northern and southern fronts of the Imperial Capital, although the current Imperial Capital can relatively easily block the attacks of the Orcs and Senat, it is still difficult to launch a large-scale counterattack. After all, Orlando does not want this war to be protracted. If the situation continues, we must either resolutely defend and consume the enemy's strength, or we must use superior forces to destroy the enemy's resistance in one fell swoop and completely solve the Holy Alliance's serious problem.
Based on this principle, Orlando decided to prioritize the concentration of troops to fight the main decisive battle with the orcs. After all, the main forces in the imperial capital are all in the north, and the orc offensive is a greater threat to the imperial capital. At the same time, the other alliance members of the Holy Alliance are all in the south, regardless of the mobilization of troops. It also takes time to transport materials. It is during this time that the orcs can be counterattacked first. When the orcs are driven away, the south is almost ready and can launch a counterattack against Senat.
And no matter how annoying Senat is, he is a human being after all. His appearance is just a struggle for power within humans. In a certain respect, even if Senat unifies the continent, he will treat the people under his rule well. That is his The foundation of rule, and once the orcs become the overlords of the continent, I am afraid that humans will never be able to stand up again, and the continuation of the entire race will become unknown. Of course, no one has said this reason. It would be good if everyone knew many things. It would not be beautiful if it were really pointed out.
This strategy of going north and then south is in the interest of everyone, and naturally no one will object. After it passed smoothly, everyone immediately took action. Chilaviv of Free Paradise and Clifford of Moon City used teleportation magic circles overnight. Taking advantage of Cassano to rush back to their territory, they began to secretly mobilize troops and supplies to concentrate in the predetermined direction, while Ryan was left behind because the Imperial Capital needed his help for the next counterattack.
According to the intelligence sent back from the Three Northern Fortresses, there are two powerful combat forces in the orc army this time. One is the sickle chariot pulled by mammoth war elephants. This kind of killing machine appeared once four years ago. According to Pieces of information were pieced together, and the news showed that when the orcs launched a quick attack on Sunrise City, they used this legion.
These scythe chariots move extremely fast under the pull of mammoth war elephants. It is extremely terrifying for them to form a phalanx charge on the plains. The mammoth war elephants have rough skin and thick flesh, and they are not afraid of cutting with swords, axes, bows and arrows, and the two sides The bronze chariot covered with sharp scythes is quite heavy. Even the heavy horses are directly overturned during the rapid running. Ordinary soldiers will be directly turned into pieces by the scythes and die quite miserably. This time, the Three Northern Forts General Sharik sent out cavalry to harass the orcs twice in a row, but all ended up being annihilated in the counterattack of this mammoth chariot. Their existence made the vast prairie a restricted area for human activities.
Of course, with just this kind of mammoth chariot, Orlando is not particularly worried. After all, he has the Royal Knights on hand. As long as he finds out the weaknesses of this army, Orlando can personally lead this victorious army against the enemy's attacks. Attacking with a fatal weakness may not necessarily defeat the opponent, but the orcs' other new combat power has to worry Orlando.
Of course, Orlando knew very well about the Hydra, an ancient magical beast that Ryan and the others had killed before. This time the orcs went south and brought the Behemoth, which was also an ancient magical beast. Although the number should not be large, this kind of land known as land Overlord's Behemoth is ten meters tall. Its upper limbs are unusually developed and extremely powerful. It often directly tears its prey into pieces. At first, even an adult red dragon did not dare to swipe at its front. In order to avoid it, Harassed by the behemoths, the dragons had to choose steep cliffs or islands far away from the mainland to produce dragon eggs and thrive. The power of the behemoths is evident.
The existence of the Behemoth is also one of the reasons why Orlando is determined to have a decisive battle with the orcs first. Although it is still unclear why the orcs will stalemate with humans in the Three Northern Fortresses, after all, they can forcibly conquer that place by dispatching the Behemoth. There were several small fortresses that General Sharik had no power to compete with, but the Beast King did not do this at all. This kind of abnormal thing often means a bigger conspiracy. General Orlando had to guard against it, so he invited Ryan to join him. Launch an attack on the orcs, and Ryan has been waiting for this day for 4 years since escaping from the Thunder God Fortress, so he is naturally happy to go,