The Empire had dispatched seventy thousand reinforcements to Faoken?
They included the ground forces of the Rhine Military District, one of the Empire's current top five military powers, as well as a full ten thousand Mage Soldiers from the First Air Force Army Group?
This...
Upon hearing the news, John was not happy about receiving reinforcements. Instead, he immediately furrowed his brow, his eyes filled with uncertainty and suspicion.
If Dormammu and Emperor William had secretly sent reinforcements after witnessing the hardships of the Faoken Battlefield, John would have found that somewhat believable.
But if the reinforcements came from the War Affairs Department—or, more directly, from the Old Guard Party—then John had to give this so-called "relief force" much more thought.
In his judgment, neither Wolf's position as the head of the Old Guard Party nor Emperor William's current authority was enough to make the Empire send reinforcements whose combat strength could practically be called terrifying.
Setting aside the destructive power of ten thousand Mage Soldiers from the First Air Force Army Group, the sixty thousand ground troops of the Rhine Military District's First Ground Army Group alone, provided the commanders on both sides were equally capable—or even if they were slightly inferior—
were enough to ensure that the Faoken territory currently occupied by their side would not be successfully retaken by the enemy.
After all, eight years ago, under Arias's command, the Rhine Military District's First Ground Army Group had carried out a forced landing without a single coastal supply point. With overwhelming combat power, they crushed the Fang Clan's defenders and nearly wiped out the clan's direct-line troops during the war.
Only Gary Fang, the Fang Clan's young clan leader and sole remaining direct descendant, managed to lead the 112th Division out of Golden Lion Territory.
After occupying