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Chapter 915 - 473 Fire Dragon Law and Dragon Flame Great Castle

Chapter 915: Chapter 473 Fire Dragon Law and Dragon Flame Great Castle

After the four counties of Alsace had fallen, the King of the Ancient Tomb immediately sent his troops deep into the Royal Capital of Alsace. Although there were many mountainous terrains before reaching the capital, where castles and towers were abundant remnants of the long-standing warfare with other countries, much of it had been dismantled during the reign of Henry VII. Still, a considerable number of defensive structures remained.

In fact, the original four counties on the border of Alsace were important frontier strongholds, but because of mismanagement and the negligence of the nobles, they were easily conquered.

However, the subsequent barriers and challenges would determine the outcome of the war.

During this time, Ivita always received various opinions from the Governors of The Three Republics. They felt that the King of the Ancient Tomb’s decisions were always problematic, but Ivita knew that was just their misjudgment.

Generally speaking, with the military talents of the King of the Ancient Tomb and the Hearthstone Witch acting as the Witch Marquis to suppress the troops, Ivita’s forces had no significant issues for the moment.

Tens of thousands of troops were quickly taking over each location.

But the resistance from Alsace was growing stronger by the day. After Jalen overcame the initial succession issues, he was gradually able to take control of the situation, coordinating the domestic legions and sending ten legions to the southern front.

Speaking of ten legions, there were only actually five full legions, amounting to over twenty-five thousand soldiers, both in weapon and profession they were somewhat better equipped than Ivita’s mixed troops.

In a direct confrontation, Ivita’s forces were definitely somewhat weaker.

In the military tent, Ivita, along with Governors of The Three Republics, the King of the Ancient Tomb, the Hearthstone Witch, the Iron Mountain Knight, Knight Kelmu, and others, were all staring at the sand table placed in the center of the tent.

The sand table showed a dense hilly area lying ahead of their marching route, the very mountains that had always shielded Alsace from the invasion of numerous national armies.

Every time an enemy wanted to invade Alsace, they had to clear out the dense network of Alsacian strongholds throughout these hilly areas.

Going around was clearly impractical.

Marching and waging war isn’t just about reaching a destination with a group of people; maintaining a smooth supply line to the rear, having routes for retreat and reinforcements, is crucial; anything else would mean being encircled and attacked from multiple sides, which is a grave taboo in military campaigns.

After the King of the Ancient Tomb had laid out the marching route, the three Governors, not particularly skilled in land warfare, immediately raised their objections, feeling the route was unsafe and that there were better alternatives.

The Governor Mosaic from the Republic of Belisarius pointed to the map and said, "Isn’t there a river that runs through Alsace? Can’t we use this river to transport our troops?"

"Waging war is all about who can move troops faster. Controlling river and sea transport is to hold victory in our hands."

The King of the Ancient Tomb and Ivita were both speechless.

This Governor was probably used to naval battles and stubbornly focused on the river, failing to shift his thinking to land warfare. Unlike the ocean, river transport had limited capacity and could be easily blocked by the enemy.

The King of the Ancient Tomb tried to argue, but Lord Mossand was adamantly against marching over the mountains, claiming the armies of the Belisarius Business Republic were not suited for foot marches.

In the midst of the noisy arguing, Ivita used telepathy to converse with the Hearthstone Witch and the King of the Ancient Tomb. "King of the Ancient Tomb, stick to your decision, follow your marching route. It’s necessary to occupy the castles along the mountain path."

"The Fire Dragon Law has a very special ability, which is to bestow upon the stronghold castles the power of Dragon Flame. The war with Alsace is a struggle for castles on the land."

"Whoever seizes the castles can use them to dominate the surroundings."

"You must ensure the troops follow your orders as much as possible. Too many leadership opinions will only reduce the combat effectiveness of the army."

The King of the Ancient Tomb responded, "As you wish, Your Majesty."

"I will try to persuade these Governors."

Ivita turned to the Hearthstone Witch. "I need to leave here and make a trip to the Royal Capital of Alsace. The key to the nobles being coerced lies in the relatives held captive at the Holy Mother Monastery."

The Hearthstone Witch’s eyes lit up. "If we take these relatives away, the nobles behind them might even stand with us. Full of rage, the nobles, with just a slight nudge from us, could turn Alsace upside down."

Ivita nodded. "Stay here, and if any high-level professions from the other side attempt assassination, protect the Governors and the King of the Ancient Tomb."

Unnoticed by anyone else, Ivita’s figure vanished from within the tent.

At the same time, he reached high into the sky, using the Boundary-breaking Bronze Boat to attempt a direct traversal to the Royal Capital of Alsace. In the Star Realm, this bronze boat could traverse tens of thousands of miles in a single movement.

But in the Magic Black Forest, with countless Laws stabilizing space and time, the magic was greatly restricted and could no longer treat space as a plaything to be manipulated at will.

What Ivita had not anticipated was that upon using the Boundary-breaking Bronze Boat in Alsace, he found the restrictions to be even greater.

The Dragon Flames within countless castles and strongholds in the mountain regions formed nail-like constructs stabilizing space, making it difficult for Ivita to directly traverse to the Royal Capital of Alsace.