So, that very night, Saskii, along with the senior officers of his twelve divisions, devised a battle plan for their arrival in Pariston the following day.

The first thing they did was to send a reconnaissance unit to the Enzos Mountains to investigate the situation inside after the collapse. After that, they planned to explore a route and send an advance team out of Enzos to the Heinrich military base to confirm whether the remnants of the enemy were still at the military base.

While the advance troops conducted reconnaissance, the main force dug a sufficiently wide road in the rear to allow the army to pass smoothly. This was certainly a challenge, but with the entire Fifth Army mobilized and its forces sufficient, Saski believed that they could overcome this difficulty. Of course, it was a problem that had to be solved.

After all, the severing of the passage between the two provinces had a huge impact on the empire, as it concerned all subsequent countermeasures.

After the plan was finalized, Saski sent a communications soldier to deliver the entire operational plan to Salibia. Although the situation was constantly changing and the battlefield commander had full decision-making authority, he still believed that the subsequent operational guidelines should be communicated to Von Palen. If Von Palen had any additions or new guidelines, the plan could be changed temporarily.

The communications soldier could travel to and from Salibia and back in less than ten days, while digging a new road would take at least ten days. Therefore, Saskii intended to proceed according to his own plan until the new orders arrived.

Then, at the crack of dawn the next day, Saskia led his army once again on the road to Pariston.

Although they hadn't slept well that night, Pariston was not far away, and if they marched at full speed, they would most likely arrive around eight or nine o'clock at night. Therefore, Saskie insisted that the soldiers must speed up their march.

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On the same day.

The capital city of Salvia lies at the border between the provinces of Pocamea and Balsas.

Compared to this day a month ago, the festive atmosphere of the New Year in Salibia has long since vanished. A few days ago, it snowed several times, and the whole of Salibia was covered in white. Although the cold wave has receded and the sun is shining brightly and warmly these days, and the snow is gradually melting, the atmosphere in the city is still cold and somber.

A month ago, the residents, who were immersed in the New Year celebrations, could never have imagined that a month later, the empire would undergo earth-shattering changes.

In this short month, one shocking piece of news after another reached Saliviya, news of the invasion by the Yan Kingdom.

In the beginning, people did not realize the seriousness of the situation. Of course, they had unparalleled confidence in the imperial army. After all, in most people's minds, the Yan people were just targets of the empire's conquest. In the official description, the Yan people were a backward and barbaric country, and they should not have the strength to fight the empire.

Therefore, even when it was initially said that the Yan Kingdom had landed on the border with its fleet and officially launched an invasion, people only believed that the navy had made a mistake and was affected by uncontrollable factors, leading to their defeat. However, the Empire's strongest land forces could have repelled the Yan Kingdom in a very short time, or even annihilated these invaders within the country's borders.

But the series of bad news that followed brought a sense of alienation to people's reality.

First, the two major seaports were captured, and then the Macedonian military factory, which the empire had built at great expense, was burned down. During this period, without exception, the army forces sent to eliminate the enemy were all defeated, suffering unbelievable casualties.

The last official news was that General Brewster, who commanded the Fourth Army, was being ordered to the front lines to confront the overwhelming enemy army.

Of course, this is only the official news at present. In fact, a few days ago, some rumors were already circulating widely in Salibia.

Rumors circulated that the enemy's offensive was too swift, and that they had already reached the Heinrich military base before the Fourth Army could even be deployed.

Subsequently, a fierce battle ensued between the two sides around the military base, and ultimately, to everyone's great disappointment, the Fourth Army retreated back to the Nzoz Mountains.

It is clear that the army forces have been defeated once again.

Although this news has not yet been officially confirmed and a clear result has not been given, there is a high probability that it is true, because while these rumors were flying around, a large number of police forces appeared in the capital. They announced that they were all false rumors, while cracking down on the Kosovo rebels who spread the news.

It is rumored that these rumors were spread by Kosovo rebels hiding in various places, but this is really strange, because before the Yan people crossed the border and launched an invasion, the official had already said that the Kosovo rebels were about to be completely wiped out, and that they had already reached the point of being annihilated.

But as news of defeats on the front lines arrived, the number of Kosovo rebels, who should have been wiped out, suddenly surged, appearing like mushrooms after rain in various cities. While Salibia, as the capital, fared somewhat better, in smaller towns, the Kosovo rebels were even bold enough to distribute leaflets on the streets during the day.

No Kosovo rebels dared to distribute leaflets in Salibia, but leaflets had already reached Salibia.

This morning, residents living near St. Marín Square were taking a walk in the square when they were surprised to find a flyer covered in red lettering pasted on the front of the St. Marín statue atop the several-meter-high bronze column.

The flyer clearly stated in red on yellow paper:

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