Chapter 520: The Battle for the Outpost CXLIX
At this moment, it is different from last year in Aran. It is not just small-scale robbery; dividing forces in different places is a serious mistake.
Even if multiple fronts must be opened, the main force should not be too far away, or communications and reinforcements will become problematic.
But the distance between villages is often no more than fifty miles.
Although the main force on Crocodile Island hasn’t arrived yet, and the railroad to Drifting City is still a long way off, geological surveys and sentinel deployments in villages and towns within a radius of one or two thousand miles have already started.
Uborio leads the main force.
Liszt couldn’t be so foolish as to do the heavy lifting for Uborio at this stage. If possible, he would delay Uborio’s actions. If Uborio couldn’t hold out, the Princess was under his control, and then he would raise the flag, becoming the righteous force.
Under the pressure from Celeste.
Liszt also went to the front lines but wouldn’t target the toughest towns along the railroad. That was Uborio’s concern. His goal was to disrupt Crocodile Island’s sentry posts and advance units in the surrounding villages and towns and replace them with his own outposts.
Fen’s terrifying abilities were revealed. The current textbook still used by the Pedan National Arcane Academy, "Warrior Battlefield Cultivation," which he compiled, shows his knowledge in architecture. He could provide blueprints and supervise the construction of simple, quick-built forts and watchtowers.
After passing Drifting City and heading east, the land becomes increasingly fertile.
In the unfortunate fortune of war, the landlords and wealthy families had fled to seek refuge. Many indebted tenant farmers could still use the crops in the fields to feed themselves. This was the theory, but under Uborio’s extortion, everything was confiscated. Any capable households were also plundered as military funds.