Chapter 496: CXXV. Two Girls
Kelor Highlands, within the castle fortress.
The flickering candlelight in the lamps reflected on the sandbox used for military simulations.
Black Sail representative, Lostra commissioner, Freemasonry Alliance Front volunteer representative, and the local lord, the Resistance Army’s second leader.
"Aran is solely focused on the railway lines. The fortresses where troops are stationed and the outposts for enemy searches are all built nearby, leaving no room for strategic maneuvers. If we split our forces and attack from the north, wouldn’t they be caught between the front and rear?"
Unlike Fen’s belief in total warfare, Aran, surrounded by enemies, was stretched thin and did not invest heavily in Mulong’s military effort.
"That’s why the Seventh Amendment has to join the fray. They guard the strategic points in the small countries around Aran, which, though nominally part of Mulong, are effectively under their control. We are doing the same now. The Seventh Amendment disrupts and sabotages the railway from the north. Before the railway advances, Crocodile Island must also capture forward strongholds. Uborio is holding out to the death..."
The second leader, having conducted too many explosions, suffered from silicosis, with dry, cracked skin, incessant coughing, and an emaciated frame. The face under his hooded turban looked exceedingly haggard.
There was no need for him to finish; the situation was bleak. True, they had significantly delayed railway construction progress, but the cost was...
Chuan Che looked at a short, thin soldier with a sallow face in the room. This kid hadn’t even finished losing his baby teeth.
The Imperial Lion was unstoppable.
Kelor Highlands, as the rearguard, was full of the disabled and wounded from the front lines. The growing despair made the second leader want to end this tragedy.