On January 24, 540 in the New Calendar, Boulder City fell.

Under the protection of several Crusaders, the commander of the Crusaders, Calavi Wendel, had no choice but to flee in panic from the west gate of Boulder City...

He turned around and looked at the fortified city that had been devastated by the artillery fire of the Idar people, and was silent for a moment.

He has experienced war, but never such a war!

The completely different weapons brought completely different combat methods to the Idar people, and also allowed the Crusaders who guarded Boulder City to witness the strength of the Idar army for the first time.

Feeling helpless and helpless.

This is the truest thought in Callaway Wendell's heart after the war.

He really wanted to go to the battlefield and fight the Idar people in person, but the Idar soldiers would not give any Crusader soldiers such a chance!

after all……

Since the Idars only needed long-range artillery fire to defeat the Crusaders without attacking them, why did they still fight for their lives with the Crusaders?

And even when the Idar army finally began to engage in close combat with the Crusader soldiers when they officially attacked the city, the weapons of the Crusader soldiers were unable to cause the slightest harm to the Idar people who were huddled in that steel shell.

Kill.

"The Central Plains...it's over..." Callaway Wendell muttered absently.

Boulder City is the only pass between the central Great Plains and the Moore River Valley. The fall of Boulder City means that Idar's army can directly penetrate into the mainland, attack the imperial capital to the west, and intimidate the Holy City to the south.

!

This directly changed the war situation! It made the church's position become more and more passive!

You know, for such an important fortress, the order given by the church to Karawi Wendell at that time was to hold on for as long as he could!

But……

How long can you hold on?

Callaway Wendell only lasted three days!

After careful preparation, the Church spent nearly a month to break through the imperial capital of Saint Lawrence; the Odin Empire, which adopted sneak attacks and flanking tactics, took nearly a week to break through the Northern Territory, which stood in the northern border of the empire.

Fourteen Fortresses.

But looking back at the Idar army, it only took them three days to break through the Stone City guarded by tens of thousands of Crusaders!

And the most critical thing is... Idar's army obviously didn't do its best!

From the beginning to the end, except for the launch of the general offensive on the last day, the Idar Army was almost always resting and training in the camp, having a picnic while watching the artillery fire in Boulder City!

The huge gap between the weapons and equipment of the two sides made it difficult for Callaway Wendell to resist!

This battle is simply unwinnable!

"Let's go quickly..."

Callaway Wendell took one last look at the Stone City he had left behind, and then let out a long sigh.

…

For the Idar people, the victory at the Battle of Boulder City was definitely a very good start.

The fall of Boulder City and the entry of the Idar people not only dynamically connected the central battlefield and the northern battlefield, but even allowed the Idar army to secure victory in the northern battlefield in advance.

Because Boulder City is not only the eastern gateway to the Central Plains, but also the hub guarding the Kelvin Basin and the Central Plains.

When Idar's army takes complete control of this key military fortress, the connection between the Crusaders stationed in the Kelvin Basin and the holy city of Bethlehem will undoubtedly be severed.

This not only made the Crusaders soldiers in the Kelvin Basin completely become the turtles in the urn of the Idar people, but also caused the Crusaders soldiers stationed in the Kelvin Basin to resist the Idar Northern Army Group to lose their only channel to obtain logistical supplies!

In this way...

The Crusaders stationed in the Kelvin Basin were left with only two choices - fight to the death, or surrender.

Obviously, even if they choose the former and decide to confront Idar's army head-on without fear of death, then these Crusader soldiers who lack logistical supplies may only be able to exert less than half of their combat power.

after all……

Even if the faith buff brings a lot of bonuses to the Crusader soldiers, the debuffs of shortage of logistics, insufficient supplies, reduced organization, and reduced synergy will completely overwhelm the bonus effects of the frontal buffs.

Thus, the northern battlefield was stabilized!

On January 26, 540 in the New Calendar, the Crusader soldiers stationed in the Kelvin Basin finally surrendered under the leadership of the Crusader generals, completely clearing the obstacles in front of the Idar Northern Group Army.

The next day, the Idar Northern Group Army moved south, and together with the Idar Royal Guards stationed on the middle battlefield, they broke into the endless central plains from both directions.

The Battle of Boulder City caused heavy losses to the Crusaders on the Eastern Front. In addition, the terrain of the central Great Plains was flat and undefendable. The advancing actions of Idar's army were even more like entering uninhabited territory. It could almost be called a strange thing.

Blitzkrieg of the world!

On January 27, 540 in the New Calendar, the province of Arturo fell.

On January 28, 540 in the New Calendar, the province of Doramonk fell.

On January 29, 540 in the New Calendar, the province of Kalkot fell.

On January 30, 540 in the New Calendar, the former imperial capital of the Norman Empire and the capital of the province of Normandy, the imperial capital St. Lawrence, fell!

At this point, the central plains were completely controlled by Idar's army.

…

Imperial City, St. Lawrence.

When the military jeep drove through the gate of this ancient imperial capital, Sam Layton asked the soldiers to stop the car, and he pushed open the car door.

Anyone who raises his head and gazes at this city that carries thousands of years of Norman history will be filled with emotion.

Since the Alexander family established the Norman Empire, St. Lawrence has become the center of the entire continent. During these years, St. Lawrence has not only been the center of the continent, but also the center of the entire Norman Empire. It is the center of this country.

The ultimate symbol of power!

And now...

After the Norman Empire and the Church of Light, the Idars became the new masters of this city.

When Sam Layton was young, he followed Bruno's father to this city.

At that time, St. Lawrence was bustling with people, all industries were prosperous, and the crowds on the streets were not as dense as the current city of Idar, but it was still a huge and prosperous city on the mainland at that time.

only……

After experiencing the devastation of war after war, and the ravages of war again and again, the periphery of this giant city has become covered with scars.

The crumbled city walls have not yet been repaired, and the flag of the Crusaders has been trampled underfoot.

The Idar soldiers followed Sam Layton, slowly passed through the city gate with some echoes, and walked into this city that was no longer as prosperous as before.

As early as half a year ago, the Norman Palace located in the center of the city had been set on fire by crazy church believers and Crusaders soldiers when the Crusaders entered the city.

therefore……

When Sam Layton came here, what appeared in front of him was a ruins that had not yet been cleared out.

The originally natural marble has been smashed into pieces, and traces of smoke and fire are almost all over the broken walls that barely survived.

"The Norman Palace is just gone..." Sam Layton grinned and showed an inexplicable smile.

At this moment, his heart was filled with extremely complex emotions.

actually……

Even Sam Layton himself couldn't describe what kind of emotion it was.

Perhaps it was the pride after temporarily becoming the victor? Or maybe it was a pity for the once prosperous empire? Or maybe it was worried that the Idar Empire in the future would follow in its footsteps and make the same mistakes again?

But no matter which emotion he was in, Sam Layton knew very well that all this was in the past, and the Norman Empire, which was still lingering a few years ago, had become what this continent once was.

history.

As for the future...

Everything in the future will be created by the Idar people! And the Idar Empire is bound to take a completely different path under the leadership of His Majesty Bruno!

"General Sam Layton..."

On the side, a mage Idar who followed Sam Layton and was responsible for maintaining the magic machinery pointed at the open space not far away with his slightly trembling hands: "Look there..."

Hearing this, Sam Layton turned back and looked at the empty street. There was nothing there.

"You mean those mage towers that originally stood there? That group of buildings on Alfaro Street?"

After all, Sam Layton had been here before, so... it took almost only a moment for him to understand the meaning of the mage's words.

"Before coming to the Idar Empire, I studied magic there..."

As he spoke, he saw a hint of emotion on the face of the mage.

He does not miss the time when he studied magic in Saint Lawrence, because most of the mages who first went to the Idar Empire were either marginalized or lacking in magic talent.

And their only memory of Saint Lawrence may be that they huddled in an inconspicuous corner of the mage tower, admiringly watching those talented mage apprentices receiving advice from a certain great master again and again.

Your Majesty’s teachings.

only……
To be continued...