Leon Continent, Sauri Kingdom, capital Garnat, Champagne Palace.
Isabella stood on the balcony with her hands behind her back. In the afterglow of the setting sun, her face appeared even whiter and more radiant. However, at this moment, her brows were furrowed, exuding a faint sense of worry.
"Von Palen's ambition... has grown far too fast..."
She murmured to herself, her hands, hidden behind her skirt, clenching the secret letter tightly.
During her usual afternoon tea, Isabella received this secret letter, which had been delivered from afar across the sea after multiple transits. The ships responsible for monitoring the Delta Federation's movements spotted a large Delta Federation transport ship at sea, and after assessing their route, the officers believed that the fleet was heading towards Yan Kingdom.
Previously, the Delta Federation had already dispatched a fleet, but now it has sent a large transport ship, clearly indicating that they are sending more troops to Yan Kingdom. This means that Feng Palen has an irrepressible ambition to conquer Yan Kingdom.
Isabella guessed that Von Palen believed that after the four-nation coalition went to Yan, they would definitely be able to completely destroy Yan's naval power. Therefore, after the first federal fleet set sail, he quickly assembled a fleet specifically for transporting troops and land weapons, so as to execute the subsequent landing operation plan more quickly.
Federation soldiers have always been much stronger on land than at sea, which is why he was so eager to send out the army, hoping to destroy Yan Kingdom's naval power and occupy more Yan Kingdom territory as quickly as possible.
If only one Federation fleet had gone to this operation, he would certainly not have made such a risky decision before the outcome was known. However, the confidence brought by the united front made him dare to take the risk and wanted to seize this opportunity to gain the greatest benefit in one fell swoop.
Thinking of this, Isabella's face gradually darkened.
The four-nation alliance was led by its own country, and it should rightfully gain the most from this war. However, von Palen's eagerness and brazen dispatch of another fleet shows a complete disregard for his own country and is extremely arrogant.
"Has your invincibility on the continent of Salisnor made you so reckless?"
Isabella turned and went back to her room with a sullen face. When she got back to the table, she slammed the secret letter on the table with a "bang".
"Perhaps I should also get the army ready..."
She sat down in the chair, picked up a quill pen from the pen holder, and was about to write when she paused, then put her hand to her forehead and fell into deep thought.
"We can't rush things...we must wait until they send back good news before making any further arrangements."
"The Yan Kingdom's navy may not be easily defeated. They have a vast territory and control a wide area of sea. They may choose to avoid us after seeing our fleet. It may take some time to completely break through their sea defenses."
After thinking for a while, Isabella shook her head and flattened the paper.
"October is almost here... We must complete the landing and establish a garrison there before the depths of winter arrive."
"If the reinforcements can't keep up, then the fruits of victory won't be harvested until next spring. During this time, the Yan people will definitely do their best to prepare for fighting on their home soil. They will probably mobilize the entire population, which will be quite troublesome..."
"Although fighting on Yan Kingdom's home soil in winter might put us at a disadvantage, the Delta Federation has already dispatched troops... perhaps we can take advantage of that."
Having thought this through, she made a decision and said to the guards outside the door, "Please ask Major General James to come over here."
While waiting, Isabella leaned back in her chair and murmured:
“Clemento, I hope you have not disappointed me. By the time our army went to Yan Kingdom, you had already opened up the road to the land.”
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"Marshal Clemento and the entire Dawn Fleet have perished!"
"It's all because you disobeyed orders and acted on your own initiative that this happened!"
On Coral Island, Winston, who had been rescued, had already gone ashore with the soldiers. At this moment, he was filled with grief and was yelling at Federich and Edelman, who were arguing.
The argument between Federich and Edelmann stemmed from a conflict over "survival supplies." Even in the face of such dire circumstances, Edelmann did not forget to protect the lives of his soldiers, which led to the escalating conflict between him and Federich.
After being interrupted by Winston, Edelman turned to him and sneered:
"So what?!"
"Everyone who's here now has suffered losses. What right do you have to criticize us?"
"We lost this battle because none of us contributed! No! It was simply because the Yan Kingdom's warships were too powerful!"
Before he could finish speaking, Winston roared angrily:
"No! If we had gathered together from the beginning and launched a joint attack on the Yan people, the outcome would have been very different!"
"It's all because you acted on your own initiative and disobeyed our orders!"
"You're hopelessly stupid. You still don't understand why you lost." Edman shook his head repeatedly, his face full of disdain.
Winston gritted his teeth and glared at Federich, then accused him, "Federich! You've disappointed us greatly! If you hadn't run away then, you could have formed a pincer movement with us from both flanks! But as soon as you fled, the Yan people shifted all their firepower to us!"
You will be held accountable for this!
Federich's face darkened, but he didn't dare to argue with him like Edelman did, so he simply said in a low voice, "That's just how it is."
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