Summoning the Great Union: A new front

Chapter 2- Invasion

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Kingdom of Lauria, royal capital Jin Hark, Castle Hark, royal council

It was a cool autumn evening with a beautifully shining moon. Torches lit up the dark room where the future of the nation was being discussed before the king.

"King Lauria, preparations are complete."

A man in silver armor knelt in front of the king and gave his report. He was a black-bearded man in his thirties and muscled to the point that it was noticeable even through his armor. This was General Patajin.

"We will be facing two countries. Will we win?"

So asked the 34th king of the Laurian Kingdom, 34-year-old Hark Lauria.

"One of them just has some farmers, and the other has even worse off, peasants who can't even farm in that barren land. Either way, with so many demihumans mixed in, we could never be defeated."

"Chancellor, what information do you have on "The Union", that nation that contacted us about a month ago?"

The Union had also reached out to Lauria, but, because they had already established relations with Qua Toyne and Quila, they were considered hostile and turned away.

"The so called Union of Eastern Republics is located about two thousand kilometers to the east of the Principality of Qua Toyne. Because they are so far away, it is inconceivable for them to have any tangible influence. Furthermore, they were astonished to see our army's wyverns. They appear to be some barbarian nation with no dragon riders. We have no other relevant information on them."

An army with no wyverns lacks the air support they provide, which means they are weak. While aerial bombings won't single-handedly defeat a cavalry unit, being constantly subjected to the awesome power of dragonfire without viable countermeasures will damage enemy morale.

"I see... Behold, we are now so close to uniting all of Rodenius. The thought of finally eradicating the abominable demihumans truly raises my spirits."

"Your Excellence, the unification may be imminent, but please do not forget your promise. Hehehe..." a man robed in black reminded the king in a skin-crawling whisper.

"Of course not!!" he replied angrily.

(Tch. They're just some barbarian idiots that aren't even part of the three civilizations. Once Rodenius is under our rule, Fillades is next.)

"General, outline our strategy."

"As you command! Our army is five hundred thousand men strong. For this mission, we will send four hundred thousand to Qua Toyne while the rest defend our mainland.

Just inside the Qua Toyne border, there is a town, Gim, with a population of one hundred thousand. We shall conquer it first. There are fields and livestock everywhere in Qua Toyne, so we will procure all our supplies locally.

After taking over Gim, we will march two hundred and fifty kilometers east to the capital of Qua Toyne and suppress it with our numerical advantage. Unlike our country, they do not have anything surrounding their towns to use as ramparts. At best, they might have a castle within the town. If we just lay siege to it, their supplies will quickly dry up. Their air force can easily be countered with our own wyverns.

At the same time, we will mobilize our fleet of forty-four hundred ships, route them north, then land on the north bank outside Myhak to take over their commerce hub. Because Quila is completely dependent on food imports from Qua Toyne, once we stop trade from Myhak, they should quickly capitulate.