Chapter 1721 Punch on Cotton
Although it is winter, it is not cold here in Subia. It is an exaggeration to say that the temperature is similar to that of Guangdong and Guangxi, but it is not the time to wear thick cotton clothes.
Judging from the average temperature, even in the coldest time of the year, the most you can wear is a sweater.
In contrast, the Silver City, the capital of Avarus, has long been covered in silver, and about one-third of the country has been sealed under ice and snow.
This may be why there are more and more letters sent from the rear, asking Viola to withdraw her troops.
Avarus really cannot afford to continue fighting. If the war continues like this, the farmers will not even have winter rations or even spring grain.
Viola also knows this very well. Although she occasionally displays the special traits of a tyrant, she is not an ignorant person who insists on having her own way. She naturally knows the reality of the situation.
Withdrawal is imminent, and Viola finally reaches the final step of her strategic plan.
Capture the Yamaguchi Fortress.
This should have been done a month ago, but due to Aldai's operation, the lava erupted, and a large amount of magma blocked the army's path. The volcanic ash and the hot temperature also made Viola Had to stop where he was.
Until now, the eruption has finally stopped, and the lava has basically cooled completely. Taking this opportunity, Viola immediately asked the army that had been resting in place for a month to move out.
The mountain pass fortress that Viola wants to capture is an important land hub connecting the Demon Kingdom of Subia to the mainland. Capturing this place is equivalent to controlling the mountains.
It also turned Subia, a land country, into a peninsula country.
Part of its territory on land was taken over by Guateni, and part was taken away by Avarus. Its strength was severely damaged, and it could not recover for decades.
Viola recently received the latest news that Lakshurya was sending more troops to the vicinity of Enwei Demon Kingdom, which frightened Enwei Demon Kingdom, the only one not involved in the war.
Viola's ministers sent Enwei several times to the Demon Kingdom, hoping to speed up the delivery of prisoners of war and restore its troops as soon as possible.
This is a good thing. Avarus can watch the fire from afar, and by the way, he can also make a fortune in the war. Not participating does not mean that there is no money to be made.
Anyway, it is for sale now, and Viola is not in a hurry. It is estimated that Lakshurya will at least wait until the spring farming season is over before starting the war against the Enwei Demon Kingdom.
Oswaya took back his own fortress and territory from the Tandelon Demon Kingdom, and further expanded the territory. Like Avarus, it has reached the limit of his appetite.
The Demonic Kingdom of Oswea has never been good at conquest. Using this force to expand territories is already pie in the sky, and they do not pursue more territory.
The Demon Kingdom of Oswea is currently playing the role of a peacemaker and has sent letters to Viola several times, hoping to end the war with the Demon Kingdom of Subia.
The nobles of Osweia and the nobles of Subia are closely connected, and most likely they asked someone to find Viola.
This is exactly in line with Viola's wishes. It is true that she can no longer fight here, but it is two different things between someone else's request for peace and her own initiative to withdraw her troops.
So Viola deliberately delayed giving an answer, waiting until the delay was reached to the limit before talking, focusing on pulling, so that she could have an advantage when negotiating.
Guateni's side has also reached its limit. It's not that they can't fight anymore, but they can't eat anymore.
As the weakest demon kingdom, Guateni has a small population. Even if it occupies more territory, it does not have enough people to develop and recruit it. Keeping too many in its hands will be troublesome.
Guateni is now waiting for Viola to express her position. She said that when the war ceases, Guateni will naturally be able to beat snakes and follow the stick, and there will be a step down. As for the Tandelon Demon Kingdom, it has now completely become history.
The territory was divided among the three kingdoms. Only the capital was retained as a neutral city, and a branch of the Tandelon royal family, which posed no threat, was chosen.
This neutral city will become a buffer zone between the territories of the three countries, so that everyone can feel more at ease.
The world situation is roughly like this. The seven demon kingdoms have become six. As for whether it will become five or even four, it is not something that can be judged in a short time. Anyway, Avarus will be in the next ten years at least. There will be no more large-scale wars, and there will no longer be mobilizations of tens of thousands of people. We will enter a long period of recuperation.
Princess Flavia came to Viola several times, hoping that she could continue fighting, but Viola's decision could not be changed just because of her few words.
The purpose of this princess's existence is just a big flag. Now that the war is almost over, the big flag is naturally useless.
Her current residual value will be taken out during negotiations.
According to Viola's opinion, it would be best if Flavia could return to Subia and get entangled with her brother, but there are still many details to consider in this matter. , it’s just a general direction for now.
The Demon Realm is about to emerge from several years of war and return to a period of peace. Although conflicts will still break out, there will be no large-scale wars.
This will be conducive to the spread of the Demon King's religion. The next troublesome area is likely to be the struggle in religious, economic and cultural aspects.
Of course, the most important thing for Viola now is to capture the Yamaguchi Fortress.
The fortress is actually not far from Viola's army. It's only a day or two away. If the lava hadn't blocked the road, this matter would have been done long ago.
However, when Viola rushed to the fortress with the idea of fighting the last battle and led the army bravely, she found that the fortress was quiet, and it did not look like she was preparing for an siege.
Subia is not Tandelon and is far away from Avarus. Although Li Chengqi’s rain of fire caused serious psychological shadow to the soldiers of Subia, the power of the Demon King’s Cult has not spread. The main force here is Religion is still Herophile, the girl of the angry waves.
So it is unlikely that the people would open the city gates themselves as soon as the army arrived, as was the case in Tanderon.
Viola thought there might be a scam, so she sent a reconnaissance team to check, while the army waited outside at a safe distance.
The result is that there is really no one in the fortress.
This is not even a fucking empty city strategy, it is simply the Subian army abandoning the fortress and running away.
To be honest, this is actually very weird. Without the Yamaguchi Fortress, Subia will almost never have the opportunity to return to the mainland. Viola feels that there will probably be a fierce battle.
So Viola sent a large number of engineers and some court mages and priests in to see if there were any magic traps. For example, after Viola took over the fortress, some kind of extremely powerful The alchemical bomb will detonate, blowing the entire fortress into the sky along with Viola and her army.
But if it’s not there, it’s not. The people sent there checked carefully throughout the day and found no problems.
What Viola thought was the last battle ended in such a haphazard manner.
This made Viola feel uncomfortable, as if she had exerted all her strength only to find that the opponent didn't fight...
(End of this chapter)