From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

Chapter 196: The Second Army's Desperate Campaign

"Then...what is that?"

A puzzled voice was heard on the tense front battlefield. The officer in charge of observing threats and deploying the warlock troops quickly found what the soldiers were puzzled about: a person walking in the air... Kuranta.

The warlocks' spells stopped and dissipated a few meters away from Si Ye. Unseen by anyone, a black border was spreading across the entire battlefield, with him as the center.

"Knight King!"

"For the Knight King!!!"

One of the knights shouted, and when the other knights saw Si Ye standing in the sky, they all let out a war cry.

The morale of the knights who had seen Si Ye display the Nightmare Khan's form was greatly boosted. They launched a short charge and created several gaps in the defense line of the Ursus Army.

"King of Knights?"

The commander of the Second Army was very confused. Didn't Casimir abolish the Pegasus royal family and reorganize the government long ago? When did a Knight King appear? He didn't even look like a Pegasus.

But with a cautious attitude, no matter what Si Ye intended to do, the commander of the Second Army decided to launch a sufficient artillery attack on Si Ye.

In the absence of internal guards and support from half-blood Wendigos, any unsuppressed heroic unit on the battlefield has the ability to overturn the battle situation that the Second Army has managed to stabilize with great difficulty.

The Originium cannons on the gunboat roared, although there was a possibility of accidental injuries when firing at this distance.

But if a character like Si Ye, who looked no simple man, was allowed to stir up trouble on the front line, the front would collapse sooner or later. For the sake of the overall situation, the commander of the army group gave the order to open fire.

The etched shells roared towards Si Ye, but stopped a few meters in front of him, as if there was an insurmountable chasm there.

Si Ye is still connected to the accumulated emotions on the land of Ursus, although the people of Ursus have not been directly beaten by the Nightmare Khan.

But when Ursus was still known as the Kingdom of Hippogriffs, the scene of Nightmare Khan beating up Hippogriffs still remained in Ursus's history. When the first Nightmare Knight in armor stood up from the ground, unimaginable emotional fluctuations were heard in the Ursus army.

Nightmare... Ever since Nightmare Khan mysteriously disappeared on his way to heaven, there has been no trace of Nightmare walking on this land for a long time.

Casimir recruited a heroic Nightmare to become the king of Pegasus, and then attacked Ursus under Nightmare's leadership? This was an outrageous story that even a third-rate tabloid couldn't make up.

The army commander felt dizzy. The scene before him was so outrageous that he didn't know what to do.

But Si Ye would not give the army commander a chance to continue thinking. Dense groups of nightmare knights stood up from the ground. The black and red airflow made these knights look like they came from hell. They rushed to the front of the Ursus army with silent roars.

The Nightmare Knights filled the battlefield, and the pressure on the War Knights and Power Armored Units, which were originally at a disadvantage due to numbers, suddenly decreased. The positions of the Ursus Second Army were quickly compressed and fell.

"Hold on, I'm coming to support you."

The commander of the First Army finally completed the turning of the huge battleship group and moved towards the Second Army. The first batch of supporting artillery bombarded the Nightmare Knights in groups, turning them into ashes.

But black and red smoke billowed in the aftermath of the explosion, and more Nightmare Knights rose from the craters, greedily grabbing the fear and pain of the Ursus soldiers.

"No...Leave some of the gunboats as cover, and retreat immediately to the northwest."

The commander of the Second Army gave the First Army an unexpected reply.

"We've lost contact with His Majesty the Emperor. We've lost contact with Saint Jun Fort. Do you remember the excuse the Yan Nation to the east used to declare war on us? I suspect this is another conspiracy by those old-time war hawks."

"Another 'Great Rebellion'? How dare they!"

The commander of the First Army gnashed his teeth.

When Emperor Vladimir of Ursus died, Ursus experienced a civil war due to internal and external troubles. The First and Second Armies, as staunch monarchists, were even responsible for suppressing the rebellious Eighth Army.

Now it happened again? And in the face of a foreign invasion? The First Army commander dreaded thinking about how to end this rotten situation.

"Those damned war hawks may have succeeded. The Seventh Army suddenly withdrew, and Fort Saint lost contact... But we still need to preserve the flame. First Army, immediately withdraw to the northwest and cover the mobile city over there as it enters the fringe..."

"What about you?"

"The Second Army is completely entangled with the enemy and cannot be evacuated, so we will provide cover for you."

The commander of the Second Army had a blank expression on his face, but as he was at the command center, bad news kept coming in one after another.

The entities of fear are immortal, and the emotions on the battlefield become their best food. After Si Ye sent them into the battlefield, the front line of the Ursus Second Army, which had been able to be maintained, immediately became shaky.

Kasheina terminated all support for the First and Second Armies, which resulted in the internal guards who were supposed to block the enemy's elite troops quietly withdrawing from the Second Army.

In the world of Terra, where heroes and elite soldiers are clearly distinguished from ordinary soldiers, the heroic units led by Mainna and the top-level Pegasus elite can move freely in the Ursus army's battleships without being stopped, carrying out efficient decapitation operations, causing the command structure of the Ursus army to gradually collapse.

If there were not a group of relatively elite returning ancestors in the Ursus army who were able to stop Mainna, the Second Army Headquarters might have fallen by now.

"If all this is caused by those war hawks, you might be able to..."

"No!"

The commander of the Second Army interrupted the words that the First Army was about to say.

He understood that if the sudden change in Saint Jun Castle was the work of the old war-loving nobles, then he should probably let the entire army surrender to the Goka coalition so that he could remain useful and be loyal to the emperor in the future.

"This is the territory of the Second Army. I'm a royalist, but I'm more of a soldier. I can't tolerate Ursus's territory being trampled upon by other countries while I try to survive."

"…Then take care of yourself, for Ursus!"

Seeing that the commander of the Second Army was determined, the commander of the First Army stopped trying to dissuade him.

After separating a group of gunboats as continuous fire support, the entire First Army began to retreat to the northwest of Ursus.

"Why did another group run away?"

Margaret had a strange expression on her face. It would have been fine if a group of soldiers had suddenly run away before the war, but how come the troops that were supposed to support the battlefield also ran away during the battle?

"Want to chase?"

"It's a bit difficult... It seems like a heroic act. Even though the Second Army's front is in retreat, they still have some gunboats operational. If we chase them, we'll likely be rammed and intercepted."

The commander-in-chief of the Colombian fleet quickly made an assessment that the Second Army had clearly entered a do-or-die situation.

Even though the Silver Spear Pegasus had infiltrated the high-speed battleship to carry out destruction, the huge hull was still struggling to maintain operation. Once the Columbia fleet pursued the First Army, the other side might directly crash into it to intercept it.

"Unless Lord Si Ye takes action...but..."

Russell looked up into the air. Although the Night's projection there was still maintaining the collapse paradigm to release the fear entity, it had obviously entered its usual unconscious standby mode.

Moreover, the direction of the First Army's retreat was contrary to the Allied Forces' offensive route, making it difficult to pursue them.

"Forget it... Let's minimize our losses first. Notice that the Ursus people are allowed to surrender."

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Chapter 197 Eastern Front and the Hunt on the Tundra

Unlike the Goka coalition, which was more or less weakened before the war and had some difficulties in fighting, the Yanka coalition on the eastern front was unstoppable after the war started.

On the one hand, unlike the First and Second Ursus Armies, which were royalists and could enjoy the best quality personnel and supplies, the Third and Fourth Ursus Armies in the tundra direction were originally rebel armies during the Ursus Rebellion. They were marginalized by the new Emperor Feodor and were not well prepared for battle.

On the other hand, the Great Flame and Kazdel’s martial virtues were too abundant.

The Yan State has been cultivating land for more than 200 years, and has a well-trained army and sufficient food, as well as a group of top elite troops guarding the evil demon defense line.

Kazdel is in constant war, and even the civil war was still going on a few days ago. The Sarkaz who can survive to this day must be very good at fighting, because the Sarkaz who can't fight have died long ago.

The Blood Demon Lord raised a huge wave of blood in the sky, the Scavenger Lord built a wall of flesh and blood with twisted branches, and the Heavenly Master of Yan Country relied on the magic formation of [Tower] to turn the hills into ravines.

In addition, there are weapon-carrying soldiers who are many times more numerous than infantry soldiers, as well as elite guards who always suddenly appear among the ordinary infantry.

There was also a guard who was different from the others. He had ghostly movements and was wantonly wielding red sword energy in the Ursus army formation. With his extraordinary martial arts, he played the maneuver of directly attacking the enemy and killed the Ursus officers in charge one by one.

To be honest, faced with such a hellish picture, the Third and Fourth Armies did not collapse immediately and were able to fight back, which is worthy of their military status.

Even because these two armies had a long history and many experienced soldiers, they sacrificed some of their gunboats to turn them into barricades to serve as cover. After continuously using the supervision teams to let the infected patrols fill the line, they actually blocked the advance of the Yanka coalition to a certain extent.

However, they did not fight to the death with the Yanka coalition.

During the Saint Stein Castle Incident, Kashena took over the Brilliant Palace. Naturally, the stubborn war factions of the Third and Fourth Armies received Kashena's order to withdraw from the border to defend the Saint Stein Castle.

"How come these Ursus people run so fast..."

Wei Yanwu returned to the [tower], took off his helmet, and looked unsatisfied.

It took only a few minutes for the Third and Fourth Armies to receive Kashena's order and formulate a retreat plan.

They decisively split the fleet and cut off the tail to survive. Before the Yanka coalition could react, the high-speed warships carrying the main force and the royal army had entered full speed and quickly sailed away from the tundra border.

"Ducare, stop chasing me."

Fremont stopped Ducare who wanted to chase him. With the lich's research on space magic, it would be easy for him to catch up, but one should not chase a desperate enemy. The coalition forces still had other strategic goals to accomplish.

"...Tsk, these inferior bloods have good fighting spirit, but they are also very decisive in running away."

Ducare spat and stopped.

The Ursus tundra is vast. After breaking through the defense line, the Yanka coalition needs to divide its forces to occupy and control the few mobile cities and large villages on the edge of the tundra as a fulcrum for subsequent operations. In order to ensure the progress of the mission, Dukare cannot act at will.

"Let's reunite with His Majesty and the Regent first. We will be solely responsible for this city called Chernobog. We must not lose to those Yan people in terms of progress."

Nieczrei floated down from mid-air, urging Fremont and Dukare.

Although Kazdel and Yan Nation both belong to the Terra United Council and are forces under Si Ye, healthy competition still exists between them.

After all, there are only so many strategic goals. If the Yan people do one more, the Sarkaz will have one less. It would be embarrassing to be outdone when it comes to rewarding people for their contributions.

...

On the tundra,

Fyodor was struggling to advance through the woods. Thanks to the Ursus people's martial spirit, he had not neglected exercise too much. Although his lungs felt like they were on fire, he was still able to keep moving forward under the pressure of anger and death.

"Your Majesty, let me carry you."

This is the only remaining guard next to Fyodor.

After escaping from the Fortress of Saint Stein, they originally wanted to head west of Ursus to seek shelter from the absolutely steadfast royalist army.

But Kashena had obviously anticipated this situation. Since leaving the Holy Castle, the pursuit and blockade along the way made Feodor begin to doubt his life.

Fyodor even suspected that the entire Ursus had been infiltrated by the "black snake". He was the emperor of Ursus, but he could not find anyone to assist him in Ursus, nor could he find a place to stay.

Because of the disparity in the number of inner guards, facing the pursuit of the inner guards from the Holy Horse Castle, Fyodor was driven all the way and fled in the opposite direction to the Ursus tundra.

Dozens of minutes ago, they had at least one or two vehicles for traveling across the tundra, but the internal guards supporting the Black Snake seemed to have crawled out of the ground.

During the battle, the vehicle was destroyed and Speaker Witte was seriously injured. In order to prevent the death of this loyal follower, Fyodor could only send a few internal guards to take Witte to find a place for treatment.

Anyway, the 'Black Snake' was most likely after him, so staying away from Fyodor made Witt safer in a sense.