On January 1, 9797 of the Radiant Calendar, a new year arrived.
Within the Supreme Command on Sixth Teleportation Array Island, Velin was reviewing the strategic plan submitted by his elder brother.
The Ice Ash Campaign would be led by the Second Corps, with the First Corps assisting. Its primary objective was to exhaust the Okra Kingdom's remaining strength, while its secondary objective was to occupy Valoran Province, Windy Breath Province, and Green Field Province.
The war was expected to last two to three years.
According to intelligence gathered from all sides, the Okra Kingdom currently had an army of around 2.3 million.
Of those, 1.6 million belonged directly to the kingdom's royal army, while the remaining 700,000 or so were controlled by nobles, the Adventurer's Guild, major merchant associations, and certain ambitious individuals.
Among the forces controlled by the kingdom, there were fourteen field legions totaling approximately 800,000 soldiers.
However, among those fourteen legions, the Stone Armor Legion had been annihilated by the Seventh Legion in Bados City, the White Blade Legion had been severely crippled by the Tenth Legion, and the Eclipse Legion had been destroyed by the Third Legion.
Of the remaining eleven legions, Velin's plan called for at least two-thirds of them—eight legions—to be wiped out during the Battle of Ice Ash.
As long as those eight legions were completely eliminated, the Okra Kingdom would become meat on the chopping block.
Even if other nations intervened, he had nothing to fear.
After setting down the document in his hand, Velin rose and walked to the right. He looked at the complete map of the Okra Kingdom hanging on the wall, eventually fixing his gaze on Baimu Province.
Within half a year, three possible scenarios could unfold.
The first was that the Okra Kingdom would mobilize its