The Knight's Journey to the Empire

That’s right, the Kingdom of Midburg has a second line of defense to guard against the invasion of the Kingdom of Essex.

However, the layout of this second line of defense is even more flawed than the first line of defense, so its role is:

Apart from being able to slow down the attack speed of the Essex Kingdom's army and allow the nobles of the Midburg Kingdom more time to escape, it has no other function.

The second line of defense of the Kingdom of Midburg is mainly composed of three important nodes:

The first node is a castle complex consisting of more than a dozen aristocratic castles with McLennan Castle as its core, located on the eastern coastal plain.

The second node is Fort Rodesaboye, known as the "Gateway to the Plains," located between Carter County and Central County.

The third is Eagle Castle, located between Tallinn County and Lothian County.

Of course, the areas blocked by these three important defense nodes are just some roads suitable for large-scale marches.

There are still many other small paths, hidden roads, etc. that lead directly to the heart of the Kingdom of Midburg.

However, with the layout of the Kingdom of Midburg, these complicated paths could not be defended at all.

Because of this, it is said that this second line of defense is full of loopholes and can only block the speed of the attack of the Kingdom of Essex.

In fact, if the defense line on the north bank of the Winston River fell, the destruction of the Kingdom of Midburg would be inevitable.

Unless a miracle happens, the only difference is the time.

……

Because of the existence of the castle group centered on Fort McClellan, the offensive speed of the Essex Kingdom's army was greatly slowed down, and the time for Garnese County to face the Essex Kingdom's army was greatly delayed.

Therefore, after receiving the news that the first line of defense in the south had fallen, Soran and Countess Katis did not immediately flee to the [Angliss Islands].

Instead, you will have more time to pack your belongings, make plans and prepare for the future.

At present, the number of immigrants who have migrated from the city of Ganise to the [Anglican Islands] has reached about 30,000 to 40,000.

Also moved there at the same time were a large number of important facilities related to the development and construction of the new territory, including shipyards, salt workshops, blacksmith shops, etc.

Moreover, on the current [Qihang Island], after Wolfe's planning and layout, a small port city, more than a dozen towns, and dozens of villages have been initially established. The initial development of [Qihang Island] by mankind has been successfully completed.

It can be said that, except for the lack of food production, the environment of [Qihang Island] is now relatively suitable for large-scale human survival and settlement.

Therefore, there is absolutely no problem for Soren and Countess Katis to choose to move there now.

……

"Oh! That's right!" Soran suddenly exclaimed: "Doug Johnson and his team are also stationed on the eastern defense line, right?"

"How are they now? Is there any news about them? Can they escape?"

Doug Johnson is the trusted general that Soran has secretly chosen in his heart. In the future, he wants to train him more and let him stand on his own!

Therefore, Soran must ask a few more questions about Doug Johnson's safety.

Countess Katis shook her head slightly and said somewhat depressedly: "The letter from the front line did not tell us about their specific situation!"

"Just say that Lord Fatius will lead his troops to support Duke McClellan, and then follow the Duke to the front line to recapture the lost defensive positions."

"But then their army was ambushed by the elite troops of the Kingdom of Essex in the middle of the night, and most of the people were dispersed in the panic!"

"So now there is no news from Lord Fatis and his men, and the casualties are unknown."

Upon hearing this, Sauron also frowned!

Because if he had to say, in this army supporting the southern battlefield, what he cared most about was the safety of the two upper knights, as well as Doug Johnson, Martin, Borgia and a few others.

The second priority is the safety of Leader White Bear's 200-man territory guard team.

So Sauron also revealed to them that after being defeated, they should run towards the White Bear Territory as quickly as possible, so that they might still have a chance of survival.

As for the others, it doesn’t matter!

After all, they are just cannon fodder.

"In that case, we can only leave it to fate!" Soran sighed and said, "I hope they can all run back to White Bear Territory safely and catch the last train!"

White Bear Territory is the final evacuation point of the [Angliss Immigration Plan] and will not be abandoned until the army of the Kingdom of Essex invades White Bear Territory.

Given their current situation, Sauron couldn't help them even if he wanted to, so their life or death depended on their own destiny.

"Helen, hurry up and pack your things and prepare to evacuate!" Soran continued.

"It's not very safe here! Fort McClellan won't hold out for long. We never know when it will be conquered by the Kingdom of Essex!"

"By then, the army of the Kingdom of Essex will be able to march north unimpeded and will soon reach the County of Ganise! By then, we may not be able to escape!"

"When I received the letter, I had already told Butler Mark to direct the servants to start packing." Countess Katis replied softly.

"As for the castle, it will take about five days to clean up! After five days, we can prepare to evacuate!"

Soren nodded.

In five days, the army of the Kingdom of Essex should not be able to run so fast!

……

The news that the eastern defense line was breached by the Kingdom of Essex spread at an extremely fast speed within the Kingdom of Midburg, immediately causing a shocking uproar.

This news was like a fierce and vast torrent that swept across the sky and dealt a heavy blow to everyone in the Kingdom of Midburg, "from His Majesty the King to ordinary civilians."

The dark cloud of war began to hang over the Kingdom of Midburg, as the steps towards the kingdom's destruction had already begun.

Unless a miracle happens, it will never stop and will only devour the entire territory of the Kingdom of Midburg step by step until it is wiped out in the long river of history.

People gradually began to panic and rushed to find a way out.

For example, the Antonio Fortress, which borders the Principality of Golia in the western County of Saladin, was crowded with dozens of refugees in just a few days, including some nobles and even great nobles.

They were bustling about, quarreling, and in chaos, all for the purpose of fleeing to the territory of the Principality of Glia.