The Knight's Journey to the Empire

Maghreb Fortress, the headquarters of the army of the Principality of Golia.

The old general August, the "Silver Fox" of the Principality of Glia, who was known as the "purple gold beam that spans the sea and the white jade pillar that supports the sky", is now over sixty years old, and his hair and beard are showing signs of graying.

At this time, the old general was standing with his back straight in the headquarters of the army of the Principality of Glia, his aura was calm and steady, like a mountain and a deep abyss!

In front of him was a huge but very delicate simulation sand table.

The terrain simulated in this sandbox is exactly the territory of the Essex Empire that has disappeared in the long river of history.

That is, the current Kingdom of Essex, Kingdom of Midburg, Principality of Golia, and the Free City-State of Ancortina which also disappeared in the long river of history.

Old General August didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the various geographical landmarks in the sand table.

His deep eyes flashed with intelligence and wisdom, as if he wanted to see through this simulated sand table to the real battlefield in the distance!

Today, due to the urgent situation and critical circumstances, the Principality of Golia is facing the threat of national extinction.

So at this critical moment, old General August resolutely stepped forward and took on the heavy responsibility of the Minister of Military Affairs of the Principality of Golia again, shouldering the mission of unified dispatch and command of the entire army of the Principality of Golia and resisting the invasion and attack of the Kingdom of Essex with all his strength!

And old General August lived up to everyone's expectations. Soon after taking office, he issued more than a dozen military orders within just a few days, carrying out large-scale mobilization and deployment of the army of the Principality of Glia, making the entire Principality of Glia as solid as a rock and impregnable.

At this moment, the old general, who had fought on the battlefield for many years and had sophisticated tactics and rich experience in fighting the enemy, was already looking at the simulated sand table and fell into deep thought.

His calm and wise eyes slowly swept across every corner of the simulated sand table, carefully studying the topography around the Principality of Glia, as well as the deployment of the army, and conducting various checks and filling in the gaps.

However, when the old general's eyes inadvertently fell on a certain place on the simulation sand table, he couldn't help but frowned, and his thoughts became heavier and more worried.

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However, what worried old General August was not the Maghreb Fortress that the Principality of Glia was responsible for defending.

Although this fortress is also a key strategic point, the old general has full confidence in the fortress's current military strength and various defensive fortifications.

Moreover, the Maghreb Fortress has an absolute geographical advantage, and its walls are high and strong. The interior is heavily defended, with abundant supplies, and there is someone in charge here to command.

Therefore, those generals of the Kingdom of Essex must have been out of their minds to use this place as a breakthrough point in the war.

And this is indeed the case, even though the Kingdom of Essex has officially declared war on the Principality of Goliath diplomatically.

But so far, no fighting has taken place in the Maghreb Fortress.

The Kingdom of Essex, in addition to sending an army group to be stationed in the Maghreb Fortress, was also on guard against the army of the Principality of Glia suddenly launching a sneak attack on the heartland of the Kingdom of Essex, thereby disrupting its own offensive plan.

They did not even send troops to test the Maghreb fortress.

This also means that the focus of the Essex Kingdom's invasion has been completely placed on the Midburg Kingdom.

So what really worries old General August is the Winston River which is defended by the Kingdom of Midburg, that is, the battle between the two countries for the Winston River.

The geographical location of the Winston River is of extremely important strategic significance. It is not only the dividing line between the two countries, but also a naturally formed defensive barrier.

If the Winston River, a natural defense barrier, was captured by the army of the Kingdom of Essex, they could directly invade the Kingdom of Midburg and deal a devastating blow to it.

By then, the speed of the Midburg Kingdom's fall will inevitably be greatly accelerated.

Therefore, even if the Principality of Glia could successfully defend the Maghreb Fortress, it would still be unable to stand alone and would ultimately be unable to escape the fate of defeat.

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Regarding the battle for the Winston River, anyone with a little strategic vision can see that if the Kingdom of Essex adopts a tactical strategy of steady advancement and step-by-step operations!

Then, with the comprehensive national strength of the Kingdom of Midburg, although it can have a slight advantage in the initial stage, as time goes by, it will definitely be unable to cope with it in the later stage, and may even cause a complete collapse.

This situation is mainly caused by the difference in war potential between the two countries.

Because if we only consider the population base, the Kingdom of Essex has a population of more than 10 million, which is more than three times the population of the Kingdom of Midburg with a population of more than 3 million!

Of course, the population base of the Principality of Glia is even smaller, with a total population of less than 250 million.

In the era of cold weapons, what was the key factor that determined the outcome of a war?

It’s just the army and logistical support!

The larger the population of a country, the more manpower it can have, and the more adequate its logistical support.

So now, what old General August is thinking about is whether to send the army of the Principality of Glia to the territory of the Kingdom of Midburg to assist them in defense.

The Principality of Glia has geographical advantages both in the south and the east, so the domestic army still has some surplus after arranging defenses!

However, although the two countries have signed the "Offensive and Defensive Mutual Assistance Alliance Treaty", they are currently only limited to unified voice and unified action.

As for deeper political, economic and military cooperation, it has not yet really started.

Therefore, sending the army of the Principality of Glia to the territory of the Kingdom of Midburg is a relatively sensitive issue for both the Principality of Glia and the Kingdom of Midburg.

So old General August had to think carefully so as not to make the already bad situation worse.

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"Hey, Lao Deng, we're back from patrolling the barracks!"

At the headquarters of the army of the Principality of Glia, two young men in armor walked straight in, bypassing the notice of the guards guarding the door.

If Soran were here, he would definitely recognize that these two young men were the two noblemen he captured in the Western War.

One is the eldest son of the Principality of Golia: Ocles Drake;

One is the second son of General August: Simon August.

The person who just spoke was Simon August.