Chapter 824: Chubol Fortress (Part 2)

This little girl is none other than Ilsa, the current emperor of their Britannian empire.

After a brief shock, Allen and Enli quickly came to their senses and quickly knelt down on one knee to salute Ilsa.

"Ah, no need to salute, no need to salute, you two get up quickly."

Ilsa quickly walked to the two of them and helped them up.

Looking at the two people in front of her, Ilsa couldn't help but have a smile on her face:

"It always feels like it was only yesterday that the three of us went to quell the banditry in the west."

After hearing Ilsa's words, Allen and Enli couldn't help but smile at each other.

In the year 291 of the Imperial Calendar, Ilsa, who was not yet the emperor at that time, followed Allen and Enli as an inspector to the western part of the empire to quell banditry.

Ilsa, who wanted to cultivate her own power, was the first to think of taking Allen and Enli as her own. On the one hand, it was because Allen and Enli had outstanding abilities and were "neutral" people.

On the other hand, the reason is because Ilsa once worked with Allen and Enli to quell the banditry in the west. During this battle against bandits, the three of them developed a deep friendship.

Allen saluted Ilsa, and then said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, I wonder why you are here?"

"I'm here to see you off." Ilsa smiled brightly.

After that, Ilsa took off the gloves on both hands, and then grabbed Enli's left hand and Allen's right hand respectively.

"Although the Holy Hiran Empire's national power has been greatly damaged, it is still a 'superpower' after all, and it still has a powerful strength that cannot be underestimated."

"So, this battle may be very difficult. You two must be careful."

It was early in the morning, and the temperature was very low. It was low enough that knights like Enli, who were accustomed to harsh environments, couldn't help but tighten their cloaks.

As the emperor of the Britannia Empire, Ilsa even braved the severe cold to come and hold their hands to say goodbye to them.

The emperor rarely saw off the generals of the army who were going on an expedition, no matter which country they were in.

If the emperor can see him off in person, it is usually a large-scale expedition or the expedition has some kind of special political meaning in it.

The scale of Allen and Enli's expedition was not large, and it did not have any other political meaning, so there was no need for the emperor to come to see them off in person.

But Ilsa came to see her off in person.

Flattered - this should be the truest portrayal of Allen and Enli's mood at this time.

Allen's reaction was even greater than Enli's.

Enli just opened his mouth because of surprise, while Allen's pupils shrank when he learned that Ilsa came to see them off.

After Ilsa held his hand and said what she just said, Allen knelt down on one knee and respectfully said something similar to "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness."

Allen's reaction couldn't help but frighten Enli next to him, and also frightened Ilsa.

"Mr. Allen..." Ilsa said in a helpless tone, "Your reaction is really exaggerated..."

Allen also realized that his huge reaction just now seemed to scare Enli and Ilsa, so he stood up again while smiling coquettishly.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry. I seem to have frightened you just now."

"This is the first time I have felt so deeply respected by others, so I feel a little embarrassed."

After saying that, Allen took a few deep breaths, adjusted his emotions, and said seriously:

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

"I will definitely not let you down with Enli.

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"We will fight side by side with Commander Cheng, and we will be cautious."

"We will give His Majesty a victory that will be recorded in history!"

After hearing what Allen said, Ilsa smiled brightly again.

"Well! Then I'll wish you an early triumphant return."

"When you get to the North, remember to say hello to the knights of the Michael Knights for me!"

"Yes!"*2

Allen and Enli shouted in unison.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! We will return victoriously!"*2

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Britannia Empire, Northern Territory, Avalon Fortress, Michael Knights Headquarters, Su Cheng's office.

Thanks to the loan provided by the Wren family, the empire is now finally able to launch a large-scale offensive against the Holy Hiran Empire - the "Aurora" offensive.

The time for the offensive to be launched was set in the spring of 293.

When the snow melts and the mud dries up, it’s time for the combined legions of the Knights of Michael and Uriel to make their northern expedition.

Su Cheng has now received the news - Ilsa has sent an army of 40,000 armored warriors and Uriel Knights to help.

At the same time, the grassland people in the Far East will cooperate with them and send troops to attack and flank the Holy Hiran Empire.

Excluding the combat power of the Far East grassland people, the participating troops in this "Aurora" offensive are 4,000 armored warriors, 40,000 troops of the Uriel Knights, and 120,000 troops of the Michael Knights.

Total strength - 164,000.

Judging from the scale of the troop dispatch, it has surpassed the "Xia Feng" offensive against the Luolin Empire in 290. The number of troops deployed in the "Summer Wind" offensive was only 150,000.

The troops participating in the "Aurora" offensive were very "mixed", consisting of three different troops: the Knights of Michael, the Knights of Uriel, and the Armored Warriors. They were undoubtedly a "joint army".

The Knights of Michael were the main force of this offensive, and Su Cheng was also the highest commander of this offensive.

A long time ago, Su Cheng was thinking about how to attack the homeland of the Holy Hilan Empire.

Before the "Aurora" offensive was determined whether to proceed, Su Cheng had already begun to inquire about the intelligence of the Holy Hilan Empire.

According to reports from spies lurking in the Holy Hilan Empire, after experiencing the disastrous defeat of the "Hammer" operation, Vashili of the Holy Hilan Empire finally made a fairly correct judgment.

When the "Hammer" operation of the Holy Hilan Empire ended in a disastrous defeat, Vashili quickly ordered the start of national conscription to make up for the losses of the "Hammer" operation.

At the same time, troops were also drawn from the three corps of the Central Guard, the Far East Front, and the Southeast Front to rush to the southwest front, which was now empty.

The Southwest Front of the Holy Hilan Empire was completely wiped out in the "Iron Hammer" Operation.

The generals and soldiers of the Southwest Front were either killed or captured by the Knights of Michael and then pulled to serve as free labor for the Britannia Empire.

The defense of the southwest defense line after the "Iron Hammer" Operation was really as weak as paper.

The Britannia Empire could attack the Holy Hilan Empire's homeland with any troop it sent, because the Holy Hilan Empire's southwest front could no longer find any troop that could be pulled into the battlefield.

In order to fill the gap in the southwest front, the Holy Hilan Empire barely squeezed out 100,000 people from the three major legions to rush to the southwest front.

Not only squeezed out 100,000 troops to rush to the southwest front, Vasili also recruited a group of craftsmen to fortify the big city of Chupol on the southwest front.

In the current situation of the fall of Mukhavets Fortress, Vasili planned to fortify Chupol and make Chupol a frontline fortress that could replace Mukhavets Fortress.