But Alex also understood that riots had broken out in the Raine Kingdom's occupied territories. Earl Stanley would certainly pull some troops away from the assault on the East Sea Alliance Defense Line to suppress them.
With fewer Raine Kingdom troops on the offensive, the fighting along this front would ease for a while, giving the East Sea Alliance defenders, who had been on the verge of collapse, a chance to catch their breath.
Alex grumbled about it but ordered his troops to hold off on their attack. Ryan's side would probably stop soon anyway.
Things unfolded just as Alex had expected. When Earl Stanley learned of the riots in the occupied territories, he worried about his supply lines and immediately sent several Vela Legions serving as his reserves back to hunt down the rioters.
With those troops gone, the Raine Kingdom's attacks across the front began to lose intensity.
The East Sea Alliance noticed the change on the front line. Though they did not yet know the cause, they immediately ordered their troops to stay alert and use the lull to rest.
The same happened at Stone Mountain City, where the Vela Army eased its assault. The East Sea Alliance finally had time to recover and catch its breath.
Before long, East Sea Alliance spies discovered what was happening behind the lines in the Raine Kingdom's occupied territories and passed the news back through the alliance's intelligence network.
Both the East Sea Alliance's Noble Council and Count Valbi, who commanded at the front, learned that part of the Raine–Vela Allied Army had withdrawn to the occupied territories to hunt down rioters and suppress the unrest.
The East Sea Alliance Noble Council saw this as excellent news and immediately passed a resolution urging its troops along the defense line to