After this period of time, the Two Rivers Legion's combat strength had recovered, especially after they selected and trained a batch of auxiliary soldiers from among the captured Xister Kingdom laborers.
Many of the Xister Kingdom laborers were local civilians from the East Sea Alliance who had been forcibly conscripted. After the Two Rivers Legion captured Vorka City, these innocent civilians were identified and assigned as ordinary laborers and overseers guarding the prisoners.
Later, the Two Rivers Legion promised them rewards after the war, and many began voluntarily taking part in the city's defense.
It could be said that, whether in terms of unit organization or the amount of weapons and equipment they possessed, the Two Rivers Legion's combat strength was not much different from before the war.
Victor also believed it was time to organize a counterattack. The troops had mostly recovered, and they only needed to wait a few more days for news from the sea.
At this moment, in the outer waters of the East Sea Alliance.
Near a rocky island, a massive fleet was gathering.
Judging from the flags on the ships and the crests painted on their hulls, these vessels were the Vela Navy fleet, bearing the family crests of the Vela Nobles.
Ships bearing the Great Oak Crest, the Golden Sunflower Crest, and the Iron Birch Crest were the most numerous. The fleets of those three families made up nearly more than two-thirds of the entire force, while the rest consisted of scattered fleets belonging to other Vela Nobles.
The fleets of those three families were the Vela Navy's three strongest forces, especially the fleet bearing the Golden Sunflower Crest.
The core of the Golden Sunflower Family's fleet was the Steam Gunships Victor had carefully built.
Although there were only twenty Steam Gunships, each