After Earthtail Kingdom destroyed two small states, the territories they controlled became connected to Great Qin's territory. In the future, if either side encountered any trouble, they could directly dispatch troops to help one another.
The other surrounding states grew even more terrified. There had originally only been a little over thirty states in this region, yet four had suddenly been destroyed. They would be next.
They now understood that two powerful Apocalypse World factions had joined forces, and they also knew they could not remain so scattered. Otherwise, they would surely be destroyed by the two great factions.
Thus, they adopted a strategy of encirclement. The surrounding states joined hands, surrounding Great Qin and Earthtail Kingdom, and even specially constructed defensive fortifications.
They did somewhat want to join together and attack the two great factions, but they did not have the courage.
This was because they guessed that Great Qin and Earthtail were both kingdom-level factions capable of reinforcing their armies at any time, while they were merely tiny marquisates and duchies. It would be exceedingly difficult for them to defeat two kingdom factions.
They had also sought aid from the surrounding kingdoms, but no kingdom paid them any heed. Those kingdoms had long known of this matter, yet they were currently watching from the sidelines.
The survival or death of these small states had nothing to do with them.
After that cavalry corps' charge, Earthtail Kingdom put away its carelessness and no longer rashly attacked, choosing instead to settle down for a while.
They still remembered that terrifying scene. Though that cavalry corps numbered only three hundred thousand, several million Earthtail soldiers had been unable to withstand them. Countless Earthtail soldiers had been hurled high into the air before crashing back down.
Earthtail Kingdom also began researching all