Summoning the Great Union: A new front

chapter 13- Infamy

Author's note: i will be changing something's from the last Few chapter's (like the union's population count). But anyway's merry christmas and here's to the start of the parpaldia arc.

Valkie's beware....
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Kingdom of Fenn, western region, Nishinomiyako

Nishinomiyako, on the west end of the Kingdom of Fenn, would become the front line of a war with the Parpaldia Empire, so about 2,000 warriors were stationed there for that eventuality. About three kilometers west of Nishinomiyako, there was a small, uninhabited island. A watchtower was built on this island to monitor for an invasion from Parpaldia, and two warriors were permanently stationed there as lookouts.

It was a clear day with calm waves and light breezes. There were no rumblings of engines, only the sound of the waves and the wind, as well as wildlife like birds and insects. The breeze was very comfortable. The lookouts noticed numerous small dots off in the distance. As the dots gradually grew larger, so did the lookouts’ sense of dread as they made out what they were.

“Th… they… they’re finally coming! It’s the Parpaldian imperial army! Send up the smoke signals!!!”

They used the color reserved only for the direst of emergencies, for when their country was being attacked, and soon red smoke could be seen coming from the island.

“Th… that’s—! …Sound the whistle!!!”

Upon seeing the red smoke, the watchman in Nishinomiyako immediately ordered the emergency whistle to be sounded. The warriors who heard the whistle would blow their own whistles to propagate the alert. The entire town of Nishinomiyako was filled with the sound of whistles, and all the citizens of Fenn knew what it meant.

From the port of Nishinomiyako to about five kilometers inland at the western castle, preparations for war were now underway. Even in the military quarters in Nishinomiyako, warriors were getting ready for battle. Finally, even though they were waiting for it, the superpower Papaldia Empire’s army was finally coming. They knew that they were overwhelmingly outmatched, but still… they did not intend to lose!

The Fenn army was ready to fight.
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Parpaldia Empire, imperial army

General Cius received a report. The wyvern lords from the dragon carrier were already in the skies above Nishinomiyako and were conducting reconnaissance. Nishinomiyako didn’t have a large army; the only strategic locations of note were the western castle a bit inland and the military quarters near the port. The imperial army didn’t encounter any enemies during their journey; factoring in the report from the oversight army that they had eradicated Fenn’s navy, it seemed that Fenn no longer had any naval forces whatsoever.

“We need to secure the coastline first and foremost…”

He needed the beachhead in order to get his troops onto land; he wasn’t naïve enough to believe that they could just dock at the port. There was only one wide coast near Nishinomiyako, so he decided to lay anchor there. Based on aerial surveillance, there were only some thin, wooden barriers blocking the coast.

“First, we will fire our ships’ cannons at the military quarters near the port and destroy that. Then, we will destroy the wooden barriers blocking the coast as well. After that is done, one thousand infantry will form the first landing battalion and disembark to secure the beachhead. Finally, we will unload our land dragons and our main weaponry.”