A Siege That Shook the World

Two months before gaining the advantage in the air war, the Red Army's ground forces had already secured absolute superiority on land. They crushed the newly formed Sack Imperial Army and pressed toward the empire's "Last Castle."

This cluster of castles wedged between mountains and sea was pinned down from the front by twenty thousand Red Army soldiers, able only to rely on its sturdy layers of walls to blunt the enemy's offensive.

Fortunately, this formidable fortress complex possessed an advantage that could not be ignored: the Sack Imperial Army numbered as many as 160,000 men.

The fortress complex had a broad front and a complete defensive system, capable of fully blocking the Red Army's advance and providing ample protection for the Sack Empire's territory behind it.

Thus, the fortress complex received abundant supplies. Food, weapons, soldiers, and even construction materials flowed in without end, ready to replenish its losses at any time.

The Red Army reached the fortress walls one month after the war began. After destroying two lines of walls, they suffered more than four thousand casualties in a joint counterattack by the Dragon and the defenders, suffering a considerable defeat.

After that, the Red Army halted beneath the walls. For two whole months, they made no progress and did not even attempt another assault. Every day, they simply bombarded the castle complex at fixed intervals.

That victory was promoted by the Sack Empire as a great triumph, followed by a string of victories completed on paper.

Those stirring, magnificent victories "eliminated" the Red Army, replenished back to twenty thousand men, no fewer than ten times.

The castle's commander-in-chief was a candidate for emperor, Elector Marquis Boman. His reputation soared, and he was called "Empire's Wall" and "Great General."

Even the reigning Emperor Paul felt threatened, beginning to