The First Layer

Drip-feeding troops was suicide.

Fernandez I had already suffered once at Derek's hands. There was no way he would suffer the same loss again.

Yet he still chose, without hesitation, to send reinforcements. Naturally, he had his own reasons.

The first layer of his plan, and the simplest one, was to launch a larger-scale decisive battle so their losses would not be wasted.

Conveniently, the New Divine United Kingdom's forces were already prepared. Reinforcements could be deployed at any time.

By the next day, before the reinforcements had even arrived, the New Divine United Kingdom's army launched an even larger offensive.

A day had been enough for them to make thorough preparations.

The troops fully deployed, and artillery and other supporting firepower had all reached their positions.

When the assault began across the entire line, the artillery thundered without pause, and smoke filled the air like dense fog.

Mixed-blood officers began driving the Tool Mutes infantry forward to charge.

After years of training, these infantrymen at least knew how to follow orders and carry out simple tactical maneuvers.

As a result, the fighting was extremely intense.

For the Great Xia Empire, it was not possible to hold the advantage everywhere.

No matter how sturdy the fortifications were, they could still be breached.

Emerald Town, situated on the second line, quickly became a battlefield as well.

On the first day, Hubble could hear the artillery from the forward positions. It did not last long before silence returned.

To be honest, the intensity of the shelling did not frighten him. Instead, it made his blood boil.

But on the second day, artillery and gunfire rang out without end. At first, no one thought much of it, but when it continued all day without rest, with artillery occasionally booming even at night, everyone