The Strategy Takes Effect; Now It Was the Enemy's Turn to Figure Out How to Solve Their Supply Problems

Within a few days, the field forces stationed along the border had been wiped out. All that remained were the troops in the major cities.

Some of the vampires in the countryside who obeyed Louis had fled with their families and entered the major cities.

The north-and-south pincer strategy Lynn had devised at the start had now succeeded. The intended effect was to force Louis to split his forces.

To make him fight on two fronts!

On the main battlefield, Lynn and Louis had each mobilized a hundred thousand soldiers to fill out their battle lines, with another two hundred thousand assigned to protect their supply lines.

Louis, meanwhile, had deployed the five-hundred-thousand-strong army that had fought Lothair before. Mikhail had only been routed; he hadn't lost many men.

After gathering those troops again, he still had hundreds of thousands. On top of that, every major city already had several thousand soldiers of its own.

There were also countless soldiers training in his rear, with new recruits joining the battle every day.

A small portion of the troops were holding the front line, while the rest trained and dug defensive fortifications.

According to Mikhail's plan, he needed to stall until mid-November. By then, heavy snowfall would seriously impede Lynn's advance.

And the Empire had several ice-free ports.

When spring arrived, the thawing permafrost would turn the ground into muddy terrain that was difficult to cross.

Over the course of several months, the southern munitions factories could expand production.

The Demon Race could also mobilize its vast National Strength during those months. With the resources of an entire Western Continent at its disposal, it could produce supplies, invest in other countries to industrialize them and manufacture weapons, and pay to procure more.

That was the plan they had envisioned. It ought