Victor's plan was simple. His target was the enemy force in the Blue Lake Bay Region. He intended to attack the Barbarians there with his troops, join the Blue Lake Bay Garrison in wiping them out, and lift the siege. Then, before the main Barbarian army learned what had happened, he would quickly lead his remaining troops back to the Northwestern Frontier.
Defeating the main Barbarian army there would be ideal. If he could not, Victor would still deal it a heavy blow and hold it in place until the Northern Frontier Allied Army had assembled and arrived to help. Together, they would destroy it.
Victor believed he had enough time. If the Barbarians wanted to withdraw their remaining troops from the Blue Lake Bay Region to their main force, the journey across the grasslands would take at least eight days. By transporting his troops along rail line No. 3, Victor could get from Blue Lake Bay to the Northwestern Frontier in just five.
Of course, when Victor made this decision, he did not know that the main Barbarian army had already begun sending reinforcements to its troops in the Blue Lake Bay Region.
After their battles, Victor and the great chieftain Heshima had arrived at a curious understanding: both saw this peripheral battlefield as their chance to break the deadlock.
On April 8, just as the newly re-equipped Third Regiment prepared to march, the Barbarians at Blue Lake Bay launched a new assault on the Blue Lake Bay Fortress Cluster.
This attack was far fiercer than any before it. The Barbarian detachment had received substantial support from the main army, most importantly craftsmen and siege equipment. With those reinforcements, it could put far more pressure on the Blue Lake Bay Garrison than the defenders could easily handle.
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