Marley's Texi
Marley, Texi Province.
Inside the newly established Ministry of Defense office, the newly appointed Marshal Marley and Minister of Defense Magath, looked wearily at the various intelligence reports on the table in front of him.
On the day the Marley Capital was captured by the Eldia Revival Army, Marley Warrior Candidate captain Magath and Willie Deba, the patriarch of the Tybur family, the powerful family behind Marley Willy Tybur, fought desperately to break through the siege and narrowly escaped the capital through the Marley Capital's Train before the Eldia Revival Army could reach them.
Magath and his men should thank the War Hammer Titan Lara Tybur. At the most critical moment, the War Hammer Titan deliberately drew all the pursuers away, and the Eldia Soldiers from Devil's Island mercilessly fired dozens of Thunder Spear.
Witnessing his Younger Sister engulfed by countless flames, Willy Tybur on the Train seemed to age ten years in an instant, whether from the disappearance of the War Hammer Titan passed down through generations of the Tybur family, or from his guilt towards his Younger Sister.
In the battle of the capital, the Marley Warrior Unit were completely wiped out, and even several Warrior Candidate were captured. The Titan Power that Marley had always relied on was also rendered meaningless.
Disheartened, Willy Tybur virtually disappeared from the sight of the Marley leadership after facilitating Magath as the new Marshal of Marley, until recently.
Not long ago, the War Hammer Titan, whom everyone thought had surely perished, actually returned safely to the Texi Province! A ragged Lara Tybur Daba returned to Texi Province; looking at her miserable appearance, one might mistake this Titan Warriors for a beggar from somewhere.
Upon seeing his Younger Sister again, Willy didn't care that Younger Sister was covered in dirt. The two siblings embraced and wept bitterly, a truly touching scene. However, Magath, now Marshal of Marley, had no time for such things. After a brief meeting with Lara, Magath went on to attend to other more important matters.
The return of the War Hammer Titan is certainly good, but for Marley now, it's just good news; a single Titan Warriors is essentially dispensable.
Even when Magath was serving in the Marley Warrior Unit, he had always hoped to implement Conscription System for the Marleyan and advocated reform within the Marley Army. In his view, constantly oppressing the Eldians fight for Marley would inevitably lead to problems sooner or later, and the Battle of the Marley Capital proved this point well.
But it wasn't until Magath actually became Marshal Marley that he realized how difficult it was to implement these reforms. Only after becoming Marshal did Marley's problems become fully exposed to him.
The local Nobility's outward compliance but inward resistance, the corruption and decadence of the Marley Army, and the apathy of the Marleyan —all these were stumbling blocks to Magath's reforms.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the previous Marshal of Marley was smashed into a pulp, along with a large number of old Nobility in the Marley Capital, Magath would have encountered considerable difficulties when he took over as Marshal.
Even with the support of the Tybur family, most of the Nobility in Marley didn't care. Marley was once powerful and dominated the world, which led to the Marleyan' Marleyan for the world and fostered their arrogance.
In such a social environment, both ordinary Marleyan and local Marley Nobility developed an arrogant attitude, which indirectly led to many local Nobility being perfunctory and resistant to Magath, the new Marshal.
When Marley was prosperous and powerful, the local Nobility were willing to cooperate with the Marshal. But now, you people have even lost our Marley, and you still have the nerve to order me around?
Although the Tybur family was taking the blame, many Nobility still didn't accept Magath's authority, which severely impacted the stability of Marley. This was also the reason why Marley hadn't yet retaliated against the Eldians' occupation of the capital. Conscription reform—but what's the point of talking about reform if you can't even recruit soldiers?
Fortunately, Magath possessed extraordinary willpower and, through his own abilities and swift and decisive methods, managed to stabilize the crumbling Marley Empire. After decisively eliminating all the Nobility in the Texi Province who were obstructing military reforms, local opposition diminished considerably.
There was nothing else to it; Magath really did order a massacre. The high-ranking Nobility in the Marley Capital were smashed into mincemeat. He didn't care much about dealing with the lower-ranking Nobility in the provinces either. He simply picked up a large sword and killed anyone who dared to cause trouble. With this iron-fisted approach, Magath barely managed to stabilize Marley.
Relying on his prestige, Magath quickly implemented conscription reforms in the army. Although it was difficult to implement in other places, it was the first step. Soon, Magath recruited tens of thousands of soldiers.
Magath's plan was that the first thing to do after Marley was stabilized was to retake the Marley Capital. After all, it was a huge humiliation for every Marleyan to have their own country occupied by foreigners, especially the Eldians, whom they had always regarded as slaves.
As long as the Marley Capital is not recaptured, Marley will lose face. Given the abundant resources and wealth within the Marley Capital, retaking it should be the goal of all Marleyan, both for public and private reasons.
Magath has remained patient and restrained these past few days because, while Marley is giving it their all, a "hungry tiger" is also lurking behind them.
It's not surprising that the Middle Easterners have been eager to retaliate against the Marley ever since they lost the last battle, considering that the Middle Easterners only lost half the battle, while Marley Middle Easterners, even if they won, would pay a much higher price.
The Middle Easterners Middle Easterners the first to receive news of the upheaval in the Marley Capital and to respond. Their greed was undisguised, and Middle Easterners quickly amassed an army of nearly 100,000 between Marley and the Middle East.
Faced with the menacing Middle East, no matter how much Magath wanted to immediately retake the capital, he had to first redeploy a large number of troops to guard against those bearded Middle East.
Strangely, although the Middle Easterners had amassed their armies, they did not immediately launch an attack. Instead, they remained stationed on the border, watching with predatory eyes. The Marley Army on the other side, though unsure of the Middle Easterners' intentions, dared not relax their vigilance. As a result, the Marley Middle East fell into a bizarre stalemate.
Magath had been exhausted these past few days working for Magath. Countless times he even considered quitting, but when he thought of his country Marley the people of Marley, Magath gritted his teeth and persevered.
Fortunately, Magath finally received some good news today – the Middle Easterners have withdrawn, and all 100,000 troops have withdrawn from the border between the two countries.
At first, Magath didn't believe the news at all, thinking it was a trick by the Middle Easterners. But soon, the wars that broke out in the Far East and the Middle East proved that it was not a fake news.
While Magath was shocked by the Far East people' madness, he was also overjoyed. With the Middle Easterners threat gone, he now had the time and opportunity to retake the Marley Capital!
Bang! Magath slammed his fist on the table and shouted to the Guard, "Send the order! Assemble all generals of the rank of major general and above in the Ministry of Defense! Prepare for a military conference!"
"Yes, Marshal!"