Several years have passed.
The Eternal Knight Empire in a border town near the North.
Inside a tavern under dim lights, the air is filled with a faint smell of wine and strong tobacco, intoxicating and mesmerizing.
People are gathered together, and the tavern is bustling with excitement, with many of them being soldiers just returned from the battlefield, exuding a fierce aura as they raise their glasses and laugh, their voices echoing throughout the tavern.
Since the development of wine and tobacco, these two items have been favorites among soldiers on the battlefield, but they cannot freely drink alcohol while in combat.
The round table is filled with various dishes and drinks.
All specialties from the northern border.
Haha.
Drinking here is the best.
Those guys from the north drink like women.
Their alcohol is not strong enough.
It's like water tasteless.
A burly man grabs a bottle and chugs it down.
The sound of gulping echoing as it all goes down his throat.
I really don't know how they can drink that.
It's not strong at all.
What is the difference from water? Maybe they just like it.
Haha.
But not everyone is as strong as us.
Those noble lords from the north, soft-skinned and delicate.
Have no combat power at all.
How can it handle strong liquor? Speaking of this, how is the situation in the north? Have they attacked that city yet? It feels like there has been no movement at all? A younger recruit curiously asks, "As time has passed, at first the Eternal Knight Empire kept updating its citizens through newspapers about the progress of the war and the daily number of enemies annihilated.
But slowly the information has become less and less.
Now all they can see is the front line continuously advancing with no other intelligence available.
That s normal we just push in without any fuss.
What s there to report?" An old soldier with extensive intelligence channel scoffs at the northern countries two years ago.
The Alliance of 100 nations gathered a million.
Well, they claim a million, but it's probably only about 500,000.
Anyway, they assembled the elite troops from the entire alliance and launched a major battle against us in the capital of the Casano dynasty, resulting in less than 150,000 troops retreating.
Since then, the Alliance of 100 nations has had no capacity to counterattack on the front lines.
They can only do some petty tricks in our controlled areas, but it's useless.
The Inquisition of the Divine Church has taken over the stability work in the controlled areas, and it doesn't team matter who comes.
A few years ago, the Eternal Knight Empire invaded the northern continent, capturing cities and engaging in intense conflicts with the alliance of a 100 nations, leading to an unprecedented war.
Initially, the northern countries were caught offguard and misjudged the strength of the Eternal Knight Empire.
So, they suffered greatly.
The Empire captured the main city near the border, and the Eternal Knight Legion advanced rapidly, demonstrating strong combat power, annihilating several kingdoms and astonishing speed while the Alliance was still in debate.
Facing the valiant Eternal Knight Army, these small kingdoms with populations in the millions and no more than 100,000 troops, even with the support of the Alliance, could not stop the Empire s march and were directly annihilated.
On the vast plains of the North, the Empire's cavalry galloped across the battlefield, unstoppable, having slain countless enemies.
Under the increasingly fierce offensive of the Eternal Knight Empire, the northern countries felt immense pressure, ultimately leading three major powers to form an elite army of 500,000.
The Eternal Knight Empire also gathered troops, mustering 350,000 soldiers, preparing to clash with the alliance of 100 nations for control of the northern continent.
With nearly a million troops combined, both sides engaged in a bloody battle on the plains that lasted for over 10 days.
Such a large-scale army battle had never occurred in the entire northern continent.
This battle was extremely important for both sides.
The northern countries needed a great victory to stabilize the situation and unify their forces, while the Eternal Knight Empire needed this victory to crush their will to resist.
It was a brutally fierce battle.
Corpses littered the fields and blood stained the entire prairie.
The strong smell of blood still lingers in that area to this day.
The outcome was as expected.
Although the Alliance of 100 Nations had a larger army and the advantage of home ground, the Eternal Knight Empire's forces were clearly stronger.
With the assistance of several top legions, the Alliance suffered a crushing defeat.
With less than 150,000 troops managing to retreat.
Since then, the Alliance of 100 Nations has completely lost the ability to engage in direct combat with the Eternal Knight Empire.
One must admit that their foundation is indeed solid.
Even after sacrificing so many soldiers, they still have the capital to form a second coalition army.
However, after witnessing the strength of the eternal knight empire s army divisions began to appear within the alliance.
Some believed that even if they formed another coalition, it would be impossible to win.
And instead of wasting manpower, it would be better to use geographical advantages to wear down the empire s resources.
This has now evolved into the current situation where the alliance of a 100 nations only defends and does not attack, holding their ground when they can win and retreating when they cannot, preserving their strength.
Brothers, I'm about to head over there.
Is there anything I need to pay attention to? A young man, not very old, raises his glass and asks a few veteran soldiers who have just returned.
There is nothing much to pay attention to.
Just distinguish between friend and foe.
And manage your subordinates well.
Don't go too deep.
The northern countries still have some strength.
They can't win against the Empire S army, but it's fine for them to hit you a bit.
Take good care of your subordinates.
Make sure not to touch the Empire S laws.
Follow wartime regulations.
And don't have the delusion that just because you're not in the Empire s territory, they one team manage you and you can act recklessly.
When you get there, first visit the local commander to understand the situation before engaging.
It's a mess over there now with regular troops.
Rogue bandits.
Bandits disguised as regular troops.
You hit me, I hit you, it's hard to tell who has who.
So keep your eyes open and don't get tricked.
A middle-aged veteran with a fierce scar on his face and his sharp eyes smiles.
Those bastards are quite underhanded.
The middle-aged veteran points to the scar on his face.
See this? It was made by those bastards from the north.
Mad they couldn't he win on the battlefield.
So they disguise themselves as us.
If I had he been tough enough, I would have been done for that time.
Listening to the warnings of everyone.
The young man swallows hard.
He initially thought the battlefield would be simple, just going up to fight.
But didn't he expect there to be so many intricate matters on a battlefield? What's wrong, kid? Are you scared? A middle-aged veteran laughs.
If you're scared, it's not too late to regret now.
Give your spot to someone else and enjoy life behind.
Another veteran also laughs.
Who do you look down on? I've been strong since I was young.
I don't even know how to write the word fear.
The worst that can happen is death.
And then I'll serve my lord.
The young man retorts disdainfully, then smiles.
I just think there are too many twists and turns in this.
It's too troublesome.
Not being afraid is the best.
You have more talent and strength than us.
Go over there and take a chance.