The afternoon before the Naval Battle of Le Brias, 15.00 hours
Command bunker of the kingdom of Altarus, capital of Le Brias
"What is the condition of our troops and the position of the Palpadia Empire ships?" asked King Taara the 14th
"Report, your majesty, that our ground troops have been prepared to mobilize immediately to the area that will be landed by opposing troops. As for our naval forces, they are already at sea and are 200 km from Le Brias. As for our air force, both our F1 fighter planes and Wyvern troops are on standby for sorties. We have enough ammunition and fuel for our fighters to make 10 sorties. As for the wyvern troop, we estimate they can sortie a maximum of three times a day. We have enough ammunition for more than 10 sorties for our wyverns." said a general.
" What about the enemy fleet?" asked the 14th King Taara.
"The enemy fleet has split into three completely separate fleets. From the aerial photos we got from Myto Empire, it seems the 3 fleets are, the combat fleet, the ground invasion fleet, and the logistics fleet. Two fleets, i.e., the battle fleet and the invasion fleet, are in front of and in different directions from each other. Meanwhile, the logistics fleet was trailing behind the invasion fleet at a considerable distance. " said the general.
"Hmm, it seems the battle fleet is aiming to pave the way by fighting our ships. Let's honor their intention. Order our combat fleet to engage them. Keep them busy so they can't help the other fleets. We will attack the invasion fleet on our shores," ordered King Taara the 14th.
"Yes, sir. It fits with the strategy we take," replied the general.
"Do we know their landing point yet?" asked King Taara the 14th.
"We have made predictions according to their current trajectory. It seems they will make landfall west of the capital, Le Brias. There are several beaches that the landing might occur. We are identifying the beaches. But the most probable one is Acar Beach and its surrounding beach, 20 km from Le Brias." said another general in charge of combat intelligence.
"Are we allowed to make preparations on those beaches, your majesty?" asked the first general.
"I allow it. Immediately send our troops to those beaches. Prepare various weapons, traps, and so on. " ordered King Taara the 14th.
"Very good, sire." said the general.
"Can't we attack those ships while they are still at sea?" asked King Taara the 14th.
"Impossible sir. If we were to defeat the warships of Palpadia's main fleet, then almost all of our ships would be fighting them. The same goes for our air force. We can only attack them on the beach, when they are immobile." said an admiral.
"Oh, I see. Don't forget to notify the Myto Empire side. Since we will likely have to focus our forces on sea battles, we will most likely need Myto Empire to secure our shores. " said King Taara the 14th
"Yes, sire." replied the general and admiral.
"We really rely on the Myto Empire in defending our country. Without them, we would only last a few days in the face of the Palpadia Empire. Really, we are in debt with them. I don't know how we can pay for it. " said King Taara the 14th.
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Acar Beach, code name "Gamma Site," is 20 km west of the capital, Le Brias.
Engineers Company B, Kingdom of Altarus Army.
Engineers Company B is one of the five engineers companies ordered to set up various barriers and coastal defenses at one of the five places that Palpadia's troops are expected to land. Engineer Company B has nearly 150 members and is commanded by Major Carlo. They arrived at the location at 18.00. Gamma site has a beach that is nearly 10 kilometers long, has a sloping stretch of sand, is almost devoid of large rocks, and faces the sea directly towards Palpadia Empire. An ideal place to conduct amphibious operations.
Major Carlo saw the condition of the beach after he got down from his vehicle, a 'tactical car' vehicle that had just been obtained from Myto Empire. Behind him was a small convoy of 10 trucks, each towing a cannon. There are six 40-mm and four 105-mm guns. Four trucks carried all of his men, and the rest carried various equipment and ammunition for the guns.
"1st and 2nd platoons immediately survey the place to place these guns! Don't forget to place it in a place that is quite hidden and far from the beach!" Major Carlo ordered. "The third and fourth platoons immediately survey the area where machine guns will be placed! The rest plant explosives on the beach! Hurry, we only have a few hours before our troops arrive at this place . "
His men jumped out of the truck. Some stayed in the truck, and they headed back to the forest, which is quite far from the beach—about 2 kilometers from the beach. Soon some were running around looking for a good place to put the machine gun amidst some vegetation and bushes that were a little further from the beach, about 1 km from the beach. The rest ran with shovels and lugged backpacks filled with explosives to the shoreline.
Most of the soldiers dug holes on the shoreline, planted explosives equipped with round iron splinters in the holes, and covered them with sand after connecting them with cables that were then extended to the machine gun stations, which also functioned as control centers for blasting. For the places for the machine guns, there was a hole 1 meter deep, and on top of it were placed sandbags camouflaged with tree branches. It housed a 12.7mm heavy machine gun. Later, two 7.62mm light machine guns, carried by regular army troops, will be installed in each machine gun hole. There were 20 holes or heavy machine gun nests made by them along the coast. Additionally, they dig another 50 holes, which the regular troops will later fill with light machine guns.
After working for more than 4 hours, they had planted more than 2,000 explosives on the beach, and the installation of heavy machine guns, cannons, and mortars had been completed. The remaining time is used to make holes in the sand covered with camouflage to place soldiers who can surprise enemy troops.
At 12.00, they returned to their empty vehicles and waited for the regular troops to arrive. Soon after, dozens of trucks arrived at the Gamma site, carrying a division of 2,000 troops. They immediately handed over the site, and Engineer Company B's troops left the place.
Most of the newly arrived troops then set up a base camp in the forest behind the cannon positions. Others filled the machine gun nests with machine guns, ammunition, food, and drinks. Also, they filled the holes in the sand with one box of ammunition and some food and drink for the soldiers who would occupy them. In some of the holes, they also put the AT-1 RPG. After that, they rested at their base camp. The time is already 02.00. Meanwhile, the trucks that transported them had long gone back to their base to transport one more division, which will arrive in the morning.
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The next day, at 0900, the same day as the Naval Battle of Le Brias.
Palpadia Empire Super Phisanus class warship "Pall", Flagship of Palpadia Empire Amphibius Force
General Cius saw a thin fog that was starting to dissipate around his fleet. In front of the ship could be seen the faint outlines of the beach where Palpadia's troops had landed. He looked carefully through the telescope at the conditions on the beach. There didn't seem to be any activity, and it didn't look like anyone was on the beach.
"We achieved a complete surprise. " he said happily. "Launch all of our wyverns immediately. But they are not temporarily attacking the coast, they are temporarily staying above our fleet. But use some wyverns to scout ahead. Report what's on the beach.
"Yes, general. ' said an officer. "It looks like we won't have a battle to seize this beach. At most, only the fishermen will stand up to us, or local guard soldiers if there are any. "
"Don't let your guard down. Don't forget our experiences conducting amphibious operations. Sometimes the enemy suddenly attacks." said General Cius. "We will get further confirmation from our wyvern scout later. Tell the whole ship that we will carry out a landing operation in an hour"
"Yes, General. Will our wyverns be able to attack targets of opportunity around the landing zone?" asked the officer.
"Not for a while. When we have finished or almost finished landing, then we will release some of the wyverns to attack targets of opportunity around the landing zone." replied General Cius.
"Yes, General," said the officer.
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An hour later.
The wyvern scouts of the Palpadia Empire found nothing on the beach they were about to land on. Even the fishermen are not there. There are only farmers in their fields, but the distance is quite far from the beach. They couldn't find the two divisions of the Altarus royal army and its equipment hiding on the beach. The command center at Le Brias is also aware of the landing at the Gamma site. They ordered the other divisions further away from the coast to pack up and prepare to depart for the Gamma site. For troops near the Gamma site, they began to position their cannons to be able to reach the coast of the Gamma site. Not to mention that every available F-1 fighter plane and Wyvern Lord is ready to take off.
"Report General. The wyvern scouts found no troops on the beach they were about to land on. There are only farmers who live nearly 20 kilometers from the coast. Can we do the landing operation now? We were concerned that those farmers would report our movements to the Altarus royal army," an officer explained.
"Hmm, it looks like the soldiers of the Altarus kingdom are still hiding in their barracks. Alright, we'll start landing and destroying this Altarus kingdom as soon as possible. Immediately move our army ships toward the coast. Make a landing!!!" General Cius ordered.
"Yes, General." replied the officer.
Soon, the troop carriers that had been in the middle of the battleship formation began to move towards the shoreline. They would approach the coast until they could run aground, and then they would drop the troops they had brought.
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Command bunker of the kingdom of Altarus, capital of Le Brias.
"Gentlemen and Your Highnesses, the Palpadia has already begun the landing maneuvers!!" shouted an officer on the first floor of the control room.
"Quickly fly the rest of our planes and wyverns. Don't forget to contact Myto Empire for help." said a general.
"Yes, sir." replied several officers. They immediately sent messages to various parties involved.
"It's beginning. Lets pray that we can defeat them all. " said King Taara the 14th.
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Command tent from site gamma defense.
Colonel Actuk is the leader of the two divisions defending the Gamma site. As it was discovered that the landings would only take place at site gamma, Colonel Actuk was also given the mandate to command all of the Altarus royal forces that were on the nearby coast. A total of 10 divisions totaling 20,000 people are his responsibility. Reserve troops of 20,000 were again prepared to support the troops on the beach under General Kamak, which is 50 km from site Gamma. However, the supporting troops are troops that are still green in the use of weapons. 10 armored cars also silently started moving towards Site Gamma.
"Colonel Sir, the Palpadia Empire has already maneuvered for landing!" said a communications officer.
"Immediately alert all troops. Get ready for the shore bombardment that will take place soon. Remember not to return fire on them before they land and are greeted by our explosives. Colonel Actuk ordered. "Also, communicate the estimated arrival time of air power."
Soon, the 50 Palpadia Empire warships in the amphibious fleet fired their guns. They bombarded the beach with magic cannons. However, because the effective range of the magic cannon was only 2 km and they were reluctant to get close to the shoreline because of the risk of running aground and the possibility of return fire from the Altarus kingdom, they were still almost 2 km from the coastline, and as a result, the shore bombardment only hit right at the shoreline on the beach, but not much into the land. Therefore, not many explosives were planted on the beach, which was damaged by the shore bombardment. And all defense holes remain unreachable by shore bombardment.
Moments later, the air force from the kingdom of Altarus arrived. But they only numbered 3 squadrons, or 36 F1 fighters. They had to fight more than 200 wyvern lords from the Palpadia Empire. Due to the numerical advantage of the Palpadia Empire, the F1 fighter only fought from a distance, they used their speed advantage to carry out hit-and-run attacks. But because of that, it was difficult for the Palpadia Empire's wyverns to attack the ground or see the conditions on the ground. That is what the kingdom of Altarus hopes for.
Suddenly, Myto Empire's 12 air speeders came onto the battlefield. From a considerable distance, they released air-to-air missiles, each airspeeder releasing four missiles. Seeing the "light magic" fired by Myto Empire's airspeeder, the Palpadia Empire wyverns performed evasive maneuvers, but none of the missiles missed their target. The Palpadia Empire's 48 wyvern lords fell in the blink of an eye. That evasive action caused them to momentarily forget the attacks from the Altarus Empire's F1 fighters, resulting in 14 wyverns falling victim to 12.7 mm machine gun fire during a missile attack by the Myto Empire. In a short time, the power of the wyverns of the Palpadia Empire was reduced by ¼ of its original amount.
On land, the Palpadia Empire's troops began to dismount from their ships and head for the coast in small ships. However, because the troop transport ships were quite far from the coast, it would take at least 10 minutes for them to reach the beach. At that moment, 60 wyverns belonging to the Altarus Empire suddenly attacked. They flew at a low altitude to avoid detection from the Palpadia Empire's wyvern lords, who were also busy fighting the Altarus Empire's F1 fighters and the Myto Empire's airspeeders.
The attack caused more than 180 of the 1,500 landing craft released by the 150 troop carriers from Palpadia to be destroyed by the fireballs from the wyvern belonging to the kingdom of Altarus. Also, more landing crafts were hit by the wyvern's 12.7 mm machine guns, damaging the landing craft and killing the troops on it. More than 200 landing craft damaged and filled with Palpadia's soldiers were dying from machine gun fire. Like it or not, the ships had to return to the troop carriers where they came from.
Although many landing craft were lost, more than 1,000 made it to shore. They quickly took out the troops and land dragons they brought with them. The Land Dragon is a dragon that has no wings and looks more like a tortoise, in that its back is made into a place where troops carrying muskets can be carried. Land dragons such as wyverns and dragons can emit fireballs that are useful for destroying opponents. In total, more than 100 land dragons landed on the beach, accompanied by more than 10,000 soldiers from the Palpadia Empire.
After successfully landing troops, the landing craft immediately returned to troop carriers to pick up more troops. But when they were on their way back to their respective ships, the wyvern belonging to the Altarus kingdom attacked again and carried out a hit-and-run attack. They just passed at high speed between the ships and sent fireballs at them. But this time apart from the landing craft, several troop carriers also fell victim. A total of 183 landing craft were victims, apart from that, there were 16 troop ships that were also hit by the fireball and are currently on fire. Again, the wyverns quickly exited the battle area before the Palpadia Empire's wyvern lords could attack them.
In the air, the Palpadia Empire's army of wyvern lords had a hard time dealing with the Altarus Empire's F1 fighters, let alone the Myto Empire's airspeeders. Within 15 minutes, the F1 fighter planes took the lives of 28 wyvern lords, along with the victims of 3 F1 fighter planes. But what's even more terrifying is that Myto Empire's airspeeder killed 53 wyvern lords without any casualties on its side. Currently, more than half of the Palpadia Empire's Wyvern Lords have perished.
The Palpadia Empire troops, who were already on the beach, quickly walked across the coast, heading inland. They quickly crossed the area that had been planted with explosives without any suspicion.
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Forward Command Post of the Kingdom of Altarus.
Captain Aryu is the officer in charge of all the explosives planted on the Gamma Site beach. Currently, Captain Ary has received permission to detonate explosives if necessary. Therefore, Captain Aryu closely watched the movements of Palpadia's troop.
"Palpadia's troops have entered the blast area, Captain. Can we detonate some of the explosives we planted?" said one of the soldiers.
"Not yet; we'll wait until the land dragon enters the blasting zone," replied Captain Aryu.
"That's right, we have to be patient, because the land dragon is the main force of the Palpadia army." Captain Aryu's deputy officer stated.
"Yes, sir." said the soldier.
Gradually, the land dragon walked towards the interior of the beach and entered the blasting area. A number of land dragons appeared to be pulling the magic gun. The land dragon couldn't run fast enough, and Palpadia's troop adjusted its march speed according to the land dragon's speed.
Five minutes later, almost all the land dragons had entered the blasting area, and Palpadia's troop at the front had almost passed the blasting area...
"Blow up sequence 1!!" Captain Aryu ordered.
"Yes, Captain. " said the communications soldier, who immediately communicated it to all the detonation controllers.
Shortly thereafter, the coast of the Gamma site was like boiling; successive explosions occurred along almost 6 km of the coastline. Palpadia's troop, which had been moving neatly, became covered in sand dust that flew up because of the explosion. A few moments later, as the dust of sand began to settle, the dire state of the Palpadia Empire's troops was revealed. Almost all of the troops and land dragons were slaughtered, and the beach became littered with dismembered bodies, body parts, and blood. The same thing that happened in the Kingdom of Topa also happened in site gamma. But it wasn't the demon army that was destroyed; rather, it was the humans and land dragons who were the soldiers of the Palpadia Empire. Nearly 800 explosives were used in this blasting.
The rest of Palpadia's troops who were there even though they suffered tremendous casualties—80% or more than 8,000 soldiers were victims—were still able to react effectively, they immediately searched for their comrades who were still alive and brought them back to the shoreline. Likewise, the remaining 27 land dragons also immediately returned to the shoreline. Because of the dust, Captain Aryu and his staff could not clearly see the movements of Palpadia's troops. When the sand had completely disappeared, most of Palpadia's troops had left the blasting area and were approaching the shoreline. They waited for the arrival of the next troop from their troop carrier ships.
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Palpadia Empire Super Phisanus class warship "Pall", Flagship of Palpadia Empire Amphibius Force
"What happened on the beach?" asked General Cius when he saw the successive explosions on the beach.
A few moments later, an officer replied, "Sir General, it seems that the Altarus royal side has installed a lot of magic explosives on the beach. As a result, many of our troops were victims. We only have about 20% more of our troops landed. "
"What!!!! We've lost almost 40% of the troops. How can we rule over the kingdom of Altarus with only 60% of the troops?" General Cius said
"Actually, we lost more than 40%, sir general. There were 16 troop carriers that were hit by enemy wyvern fire and burned. We don't yet know how many troops died on those 16 ships." said the officer.
"Then bring all the ships closer to shore! We should be able to protect our landing troops. If our warships are approaching the coast, bombard the beach so that all the traps prepared by the enemy can be destroyed! " General Cius ordered.
When the officer was about to give an answer, suddenly a lookout far above the mast shouted, "There is a ship on the horizon to the front of the ship!!! There are a lot of ships!!. "
The lookout had not finished screaming yet; another lookout also shouted, "There is also ships on the horizon behind the ship!!!"
Through his binoculars, General Cius saw the two contacts. At that time, he realized that the condition of his fleet was trapped in two directions. On the other hand, the support from Palpadia's wyvern lords was also getting weaker and weaker, the more wyvern lords the opponents managed to take down. The condition of the fleet became very critical.
"What can we do?" asked an officer who became worried.
Before General Cius had time to think and answer, suddenly there were explosions among Palpadia's ships, which were anchored. They were fired upon from the land!!
"We won't have time to move before those ships and shelling get here and destroy us." said General Cius. "Immediately send a request for help to the other fleets. "
A few moments later, the communications officer came reporting, "Sir General, the two fleets cannot help us in such a short time. The main naval force fleet is being scattered by enemy attacks and is in the process of being disengaged from the battle. The logistics fleet is still too far away to provide us with assistance."
"There are only two options: surrender or fight and escape between the blockades, but our casualties will be high." General Cius said.
"We have to keep fighting!! "Do not tarnish the superpower name Palpadia Empire," an officer warned.
As the officer finished speaking, there was an explosion on a Palpadia warship. Heavy fire from 105-mm guns fired 6 kilometers away on land hit the ship. Unfortunately, the ship was carrying a lot of gunpowder for the needs of troops on land. Shortly thereafter, the gunpowder was ignited by the flames caused by the 105mm gun's burst. As a result, the ship broke in two and quickly sank, taking most of its crew with it. Shortly after that ship was hit, two other ships, a troop carrier and a warship, were also hit. The two ships, although they did not sink, were badly burned, and their masts collapsed.
Not only that, suddenly the Altarus kingdom's wyvern troops attacked again. By then, Palpadia's wyvern lords had been reduced to a third and were forced into a defensive battle against the empire's Altarus F1 fighters and the Myto Empire's airspeeders. They were completely incapable of providing assistance or attacking the wyverns belonging to the Altarus Empire.
The Wyvern of the Altarus empire focused mostly on attacking Palpadia's landing ships, which were in the process of returning to the troop transports or in the process of loading troops from the troop transports. As a result, the troop carriers became easy targets for the wyverns belonging to the Altarus kingdom, which no longer only attacked once but began to circle around and attack all targets. The landing craft that were in the process of loading the troop were attacked and caught fire, causing fires as well as affecting the troop carriers that were nearby. A number of troop transport ships were also targeted by that Altarus royal wyvern. As a result, there was chaos on the ships belonging to the Palpadia Empire.
"Sir general, the magic detector showed a lot of objects from the sea coming towards us!!! Most likely, wyverns! It's not ours!! " said an officer who handles magic detectors, which are very expensive and only exist on the "Pall" ship. They detected a wyvern belonging to the kingdom of Altarus that was returning from the naval battle of Le Brias to its base.
"How many?" asked General Cius.
"Over 30 wyverns!! General, we also detected an object approaching us from the capital, Le Brias; that's a large number, general!! Over 60, possible Wyvern!" said the officer in charge of the magic detector.
"We can't defend against that much power!! Our entire path has been blocked by the enemy! In a few minutes, it is likely that all of our ships will be attacked by the enemy!! What are your orders, sir?" a frightened communications officer asked General Cius.
General Cius paused and closed his eyes. He said, "There's nothing more to do. We must surrender before we all die from the attack of the Altarus empire. May Emperor Ludius' majesty be able to avenge us and be able to attack and destroy the kingdom of Altarus and liberate us." said General Cius. "Signal all commands to give a signal of surrender to the kingdom of Altarus. "
A few moments later, Palpadia's troops gave the surrender signal, and before long, all the Wyvern Lords had returned to land on their wyvern carriers. The Palpadia Empire and the Altarus Empire's land battle has ended before they could land.
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Altarus Kingdom's Capital Warship "Taklok", Flagship of the coastal defense force.
Commodore Karena is the leader of the fleet that protects the coast from the kingdom of Altarus. The fleet consists mainly of frigates and armed civilian vessels. There are only a few capital ships like the flagship in the fleet. They closed at full speed towards the Palpadia fleet from two sides, effectively attacking from both directions. It is hoped that later the warships of the main fleet will attack from the sea if they have finished destroying the logistics fleet, and can destroy the fleeing ships.
"Commodore, we have a signal from the Palpadia fleet. They are sending a surrender signal." said a communications officer.
"Damn, they gave up before we could act. What cowards they are." said Commodore Karena.
"Actually, it's the right decision, commodore. They could be crushed in minutes by the rest of us without landing the troops." said a tactical officer.
"Yes, that's true. But I feel like beating them up. " said Commodore Karena. "Verify this condition with the rest of our troops. "
"Yes, commodore," said the communications officer.
"Meanwhile, maintain flank speed. We have to get there soon to take over those ships. Later, after we can control their ships, immediately land all of Palpadia's crew and soldiers on the beach without weapons or equipment." The commodore Karena said.
"Yes, commodore," XO replied.
"Damn, I need a good fight," commodore Karena whispered to herself.
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Palpadia Empire's fleet.
Flagship 'Dios'.
"Sir, we finally got a manacomm reply transmission from our amphibious fleet. They had been defeated and attacked the Altarus army. By this time their ships were surrendered, and nearly all men had been put in land except for a few crew members. We received the casualty list from our side." said an officer to the archeon admiral while handing over the document containing the casualty list from Palpadia Empire.
"What!!! They lost? What did they say?" asked Admiral Arkeon
"They lost around 11 o'clock. After that, they were banned from using Manacom until now." said the officer to Admiral Arkeon.
"Can we speak to General Cius?" asked the Admiral Arkeon.
"We will ask General Cius to speak to you, admiral," said the officer.
Just as the officer finished speaking, another officer from the communications section ran up to Admiral Arkeon. Out of breath he said. "Sir admiral, we have received news from the freighter 'City of Dios', that the logistics fleet has been destroyed. Only a few cargo ships, including the 'City of Dios', were left, able to escape the pursuit of the ships of the Altarus kingdom. "
"What!!" said Arkeon, who felt so angry that his face was red, and next, he felt so weak that he had to hold on to the chair so he wouldn't fall. "How can we lose like this to a nation of barbarians? Superpower Palpadia is defeated. What really happened?"
No one dared to answer the admiral Arkeon's question. Gradually, Admiral Arkeon was able to control his emotions. Admiral Arkeon also gave the order for the Wyvern troops they had sent to help the logistics fleet observe the scene of the battle.
"If they don't get help, they won't be able to win over us. It seemed they were assisted with military equipment from the Mu Empire. However, the Mu Empire had never entered into a pact with or directly assisted the Altarus Empire. We know that only the Myto Empire provided its assistance. Did Mu provide assistance to Altarus via the Myto Empire?" said an officer. "Are Mu going to do a proxy war using the Myto Empire as a proxy?"
"If so, then the condition of our country will be critical. Our strength can be exhausted fighting against the proxy countries of Mu before they attack us directly." Arkeon responded. "Curse the Mu Empire and the Myto Empire. How dare the Myto Empire confront us even though they are supported by the Mu Empire. Don't they realize that they are facing a superpower that can destroy them, even if it is supported by the Mu Empire? Are they unknowingly being used as cannon fodder by the Mu Empire?"
"We don't know what caused them to be bold with us. But what is clear is that we must destroy the Myto Empire before we can face Mu. For that, we must preserve our strength. ' said the strategist officer.
"So true. We can't attack the Altarus Empire with our remaining strength, we will return to the Palpadia Empire." said the Admiral Arkeon. "Signal all ships to turn back to our base in Esthirant."
"Yes, sir." said the officers together.
"Sir, General Cius is on standby at the manacomm, they allow General Cius to talk to you. " said a communications officer who had just arrived.
"Okay, I'll talk to him. We should be able to gather as much data as possible to report to his majesty, Emperor Ludius," Admiral Arkeon said as he approached the communication center.
Admiral Arkeon spoke with General Cius for over an hour before he reported to the 3rd Foreign Affairs Department and the Palpadia Empire Navy leadership.
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Command bunker of the kingdom of Altarus, capital of Le Brias, that night.
"How are the developments in our battle with the Palpadia Empire?" asked King Taara the 14th after he entered the situation room after having retreated for some time to rest.
"The whole battle is over, Sire. There had been no more fighting since the wyvern attack on the capital, Le Brias," replied a general. "Intelligence reports from the Myto Empire indicate that the remaining ships from Palpadia have sailed back towards their country. "
"I'm grateful. What about the final state of our military power?" asked King Taara the 14th.
"There is no change from this afternoon, Sire. We lost quite a lot of F1 fighters. Under these circumstances, we couldn't put up an effective counter if the Palpadia Empire's side attacked with equal force. But we still have enough pilots to man F1 fighters if we can get them from Myto Empire." said the general.
"Hmm, we really have to rely on the Myto Empire's help, huh?" said King Taara the 14th.
"Their help today far exceeds what we give them. I'm confused as to what we can do to repay the favor. "
"Right now we can't think about it, sire. Right now, the most important thing is to defend Altarus. We should get more F1 fighters to replace those lost today." said the general.
"Okay, tomorrow I will personally go to the Myto embassy to thank you and also to ask for more F1 fighters. " said King Taara the 14th. "Since we have defeated the enemy for now, tomorrow we will celebrate. Order to throw a party across the country tomorrow night. We will also pay tribute to the troop leader tomorrow afternoon. We can at least raise the morale of our country's population for our victory with Palpadia. Palpadia is no longer an invincible foe!"
"Very well, majesty, we will prepare tomorrow," the general said.
With that, that day was declared the day of victory against the Palpadia Empire.
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Palpadia Empire, evening.
The capital of Esthirant
Papaldia Empire, 3rd Foreign Affairs Department
Office of the head of the 3rd Foreign Affairs Department, Kyeos.
The head of the 3rd foreign affairs department, Kyeos, was working in his office. That day, all the employees from the 3rd foreign affairs department had not gone home because they were still waiting for news of the battle in the kingdom of Altarus. Suddenly someone knocked on his office door loudly and shouted, "Sir, the news about the battle in the kingdom of Altarus just arrived from the flagship ship 'Dios', we suffered a crushing defeat, sir!!!" The staff also opened the door and barged into Kyeos's study.
"Whaaaat!!! What happened?" asked Kyeos, who was very surprised.
"Our logistics fleet has been destroyed by the Altarus Empire. Only a few ships remain. Our Main Naval Force also lost against the fleet of the Altarus Empire; they lost a quarter of their ships. Meanwhile, the ships from the amphibious forces that were supposed to land surrendered to the enemy. Victims reportedly reached over 10,000 people, the rest became prisoners of war from the kingdom of Altarus." said the aide who entered Kyeos' room.
"What happened? How can we lose?" asked Kyeos, who became scared because of the Palpadia Empire's defeat.
"It seems they are getting help from other countries. Their ships had long-range magic cannons. Admiral Arkeon reported the range of their magic cannon was over 5 kilometers. They also use flying machines, and their wyverns are equipped with repeating rifles with high fire rates." said the aide. "The details of the report are in the meeting room."
Kyeos, without a word, immediately ran to the meeting room. Almost all of the key personnel from the third foreign affairs department had gathered. Several people were seen running around carrying a number of documents placed in that room.
"What happened? Where do they get their help? " asked Kyous.
"Judging from the existence of the flying machine, then it seems that the Mu Empire is the origin of the flying machine. Only the Mu Empire and HME created flying machines, but HME is unlikely to export them because they require various magical devices that are difficult to find in the Altarus empire," said an analyst. "However, we have not seen any direct contact, either in the form of a diplomatic request or a request for help from Mu's embassy in Le Brias. What is most noticeable is the increased intensity of communication between the Altarus Empire and the Myto Empire. "
"Hmm maybe the Mu Empire is supporting the Myto Empire, and the Myto Empire is supporting the Altarus Empire?" Kyeos asked.
"It seems so, sir. It seems the Myto Empire is reselling many of the military materials it obtained from Mu or made with the help of the Mu Empire." said an analyst.
"Judging from the reports obtained from the Admiral Arkeon, they have no possibility of winning under the current conditions. The decision to return from admiral Arkeon and surrender by General Cius was actually the right one." said another analyst. "They took us completely by surprise. We don't consider that the help from the Myto Empire is so great that it can change our power balance with the Altarus Empire. We also got word from our remaining spies in Altarus that the Myto Empire is taking an active role in this conflict. "
"What active role?" Kyeos asked.
"It looks like a number of their flying machines joined the battle. According to General Cius' report, there were several flying machines far more advanced than those of the Altarus empire that participated in the battle." said the analyst.
"Hmm, I see. Also, they allowed General Cius, whom they had captured, to give us a fairly complete report. It seems they want to give us a warning or intimidate us so that we don't repeat the attack on the kingdom of Altarus." Kyos said. "We must report this matter to his majesty, Emperor Ludius. Immediately send all documents regarding this matter and the executive summary of all events to the Palace!"
For some time, they discussed the defeat of the Palpadia Empire and found that the Myto Empire had a very big role in the defeat of Palpadia Empire.