Time has advanced to December, and we have entered the deep winter season with heavy snowfall, cold north, and severe cold.
In such a season, according to the traditional concept on the Sainz continent, it is obviously not suitable for any military operations.
Because in such cold weather, not to mention fighting, even an ordinary march may freeze a large area of his soldiers to death, not to mention that it is difficult to march due to the slippery and muddy road caused by the snow cover.
Therefore, in the tradition of Sainz continent, winter is a season of truce. No country will choose to go to war at this time.
But... this winter has completely broken this tradition.
In mid-November, the Lampali Kingdom defeated the Marfa coalition near the Grisius Mountains, almost annihilating two-thirds of the main force of the 200,000 Marfa army, and even surprised everyone on the battlefield. He directly killed a mage who was a symbol of invincibility in the eyes of countless people.
Just the victory of this battle caused the situation of both sides to reverse instantly.
Prior to this, the army of the Lampali Kingdom had been defeated all the way under the attack of the Marfa coalition. By the time they retreated to the Grisius Mountains, they had almost returned more than half of the territory they had snatched from the Frankish Kingdom.
At that time, everyone felt that the Lampali Kingdom had no ability to resist, and could only be driven out of the Frankish Kingdom by the Marfa coalition.
Even if the Maro Empire is bolder and directly breaks the tradition that magisters on the continent of Sainz are not allowed to join the war of invading other countries, then the Marfa coalition will most likely directly invade the Kingdom of Lampali.
And the possibility is still very high.
Because in this war that almost swept the entire Sainz continent, one of the warring parties was the camp represented by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, while the other was led by the two major empires and also had a powerful force like the Mana Magic Kingdom. The kingdom includes almost all the magisters on the continent of Sainz, except for the two magisters owned by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
In addition, supporting the two major imperial camps is the Magician Guild, which has been passed down on the Sainz continent for thousands of years. With the support of such a powerful force, it is not surprising to break this unwritten tradition. .
After all, there are countless reasons for joining the war.
If this happens, it will be difficult for the Lampali Kingdom to resist the attack of the Marfa coalition. In the end, I am afraid that the Lampali Kingdom will directly perish.
However... it was this battle in the Grisius Mountains that shattered everyone's predictions.
Some people may have guessed that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce would be able to help the Lampali Kingdom deal with the Marfa coalition, but no one could guess that the Lampali Kingdom could survive just one battle. The Marfa coalition was almost completely defeated.
But what really played a decisive role was that the Lampali Kingdom's army actually managed to kill one magister and seriously injured three other magisters in this battle.
God be upon you! This is a result achieved in the face of nearly 200,000 Marfa coalition forces, hundreds of senior magicians, dozens of great magicians, and four magisters!
Judging from the lineup of the Marfa Alliance Army, almost everyone originally thought that the Marfa Alliance Army did not even know how to lose, but they did not expect that it was actually so vulnerable in the face of a real counterattack by the Lampali Kingdom organization. hit!
One battle produced such results. In an instant, people had great doubts about the combat effectiveness of the Marfa coalition.
Everyone no longer believed that the Marfa coalition was still capable of defeating the Lampali Kingdom, and people even had great doubts about whether the two empires could win.
There are two most important reasons why the two camps were able to completely suppress the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce camp during the recent war.
First, because their side has an absolute numerical advantage in magisters, they can suppress the New Flying Chamber of Commerce camp from the frontal battlefield.
Second, the two imperial camps have deep foundations and sufficient manpower. They can organize attacks from multiple aspects at the same time, leaving the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce camp struggling to cope.
However, after the battle in the Grisius Mountains, everyone discovered that the magisters were not as invincible as they thought. Even the four magisters combined could not withstand the attack of the Lampali Kingdom's army. Even if one is killed and three are injured, then the biggest reliance of the two imperial camps on the frontal battlefield has disappeared.
At the same time, this battle also revealed a very important issue, that is, the ordinary armies commanded by the two imperial camps were like unarmed children facing fully armed adult men in front of the troops of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce. He had no ability to resist at all and could only be beaten passively.
During the battle in the Grisius Mountains, after one of the four magisters died and three were injured, the Marfa coalition originally had as many as 160,000 regular troops, which were also equipped with a lot of military magic independently developed by the Maro Empire. Machinery, it stands to reason that its combat effectiveness is still strong.
However, under the attack from the Lampali Kingdom, the 160,000 Marfa coalition forces were unable to make any effective resistance at all. A large number of people were killed in less than an hour. In the end, most of them were lost, and the entire army was even narrowly missed.
Correspondingly, the losses announced by the Lampali Kingdom were almost zero!
Even if there is an important factor in the collapse of morale in the Marfa coalition. But such a battle-loss ratio is still completely beyond everyone's common sense.
After this battle, no one believed that the traditional armies represented by the two empires could pose any threat to the new armies represented by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce Guards, which were equipped with a large number of different types of military magic machines.
In addition, senior magicians, even great magicians, and even magisters are no longer able to play the huge role that people imagined in turning the tide of the war, and the result is already obvious.
The two empires cannot possibly be opponents of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce camp's troops on the frontal battlefield, and are the only ones that can possibly reverse the situation. It is to rely on its strategic depth and profound foundation that far exceeds that of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce camp to delay the situation, and finally see the right opportunity to bring down the opponent.
The Battle of the Grisius Mountains took place in early winter, which was good news for the two empires.
Because winter is about to enter, no matter how great the advantage the Lampali Kingdom has gained, it can only temporarily stop its progress and give the Maro Empire some breathing time.
If there can be a winter as a reprieve, then the outcome of fighting again next year will be unpredictable.
However... the Lampali Kingdom surprised everyone and did not give the Malo Empire this chance to breathe.
On December 6, when a heavy snowfall covered the entire former Frankish Kingdom and a large area of the southern part of the Maro Empire, the army of the Lampali Kingdom unexpectedly launched an attack. It only took half a day, with the cooperation of 30,000 troops. Hundreds of magic tanks and magic chariots have arrived at the city of Saint Ruth where the Marfa coalition troops were stationed, which had fled the previous battle in the Grisius Mountains.
After fighting for half a day, the city of Saint Ruth was completely destroyed, and only about 20,000 of the Marfa coalition forces escaped northward.
On December 9, the Lampali Kingdom army pursued the remaining 20,000 Marfa coalition troops and blocked them in the Slode Valley in the north of the former Frankish Kingdom.
Seeing that the Marfa coalition was unable to resist, the commander-in-chief, General Phil, chose to lead his troops to surrender. The Marfa coalition was completely annihilated.
Three days later, the army of the Lampali Kingdom invaded the city of Nalian on the northern border of the former Frankish Kingdom and regained control of all the territory of the former Frankish Kingdom that had been recaptured by the Marfa coalition forces.
At this point, everyone believed that since the Lampali Kingdom's army had regained the territory that originally belonged to the Frankwa Kingdom, it should stop.
After all, further ahead is the territory of the Malo Empire. If you enter, it will be equivalent to invading the Malo Empire.
Countering the attack of the Maro Empire and invading the Maro Empire are two completely different concepts.
In the hundreds of years since the Malo Empire was established, all other countries that had invaded the Malo Empire's homeland were severely hit, and even the Candela Empire was no exception.
No one believed that the Lampali Kingdom, a small country that was inconspicuous on the entire continent more than ten years ago, had the courage to invade the Maro Empire—even if it had defeated the Marfa coalition before.
However, the Lampali Kingdom once again shattered everyone's speculations with facts.
On December 23, the army of the Lampali Kingdom, which had rested for ten days, was dispatched, brazenly crossing the southern border of the Malo Empire and formally invading the mainland of the Malo Empire.
Although the Maro Empire did not expect that the Lampali Kingdom would really dare to invade, they had already taken precautions. As early as the defeat of the Marfa coalition in the Battle of the Grisius Mountains, they had already withdrawn the troops that were simultaneously attacking the Duke of Drake. After returning, they mobilized large armies from other places and deployed them on the border for defense.
Out of the emphasis on the combat effectiveness of the Lampali Kingdom's army, the Malo Empire can be said to have mobilized almost all the forces within the empire this time. The Magisters alone mobilized all the remaining five, and the total force was even more. Up to 360,000.
However... this doesn't make any sense.
From December 24th to December 30th, after a week of fierce fighting, the Maro Empire suffered more than 100,000 casualties, 80,000 serious injuries, countless fleeers, and more than 400 senior soldiers. The magician, nine great magicians, and two magisters were killed directly in battle, and all the others were seriously injured. However, they still failed to withstand the attack of the Lampali Kingdom's army and suffered a disastrous defeat.
The Maro Empire's defense line collapsed, and the Lampali Kingdom's army marched straight in.
January 1, 3783 in the continental calendar, is the first day of the new year. For other people on the Sainz continent, this is an important festival to welcome the new year.
However, for the big figures in the Malo Empire and even the two empire camps, this was a day that made them frightened.
Because starting from today, this year, as the Lampali Kingdom's army enters the Malo Empire, the two major imperial forces representing the traditions of Sainz Continent may also collapse together with the collapse of the Malo Empire's defense line... (~ ^~)