At the behest of the Emperor, the Bunitanian Empire began the Battle of the Baltic Sea against the EU. The aim was to occupy the three Baltic states, complete the division of Norway, Sweden and Finland, and open supply routes in the Atlantic.

Of course, this is all official information, and the real situation is unknown.

Battle of the Baltic Sea, the third day of the battle.

"The commander of the Imperial Army is still the young Prime Minister, the Second Prince Honazel, and at least three or more Knights of the Round Table have been confirmed. They are the third knight Kino Beinberuk, the sixth knight Ania Amstram and the seventh knight Shuki Suzaku, and depending on the distribution of the war zones, we may also need to take into account the fifth knight Lukkaard Fabre, the tenth knight Luchiano Blandley, and the twelfth knight Monica Kurushevski. ”

In the forward bases of the EU Sixth Army, the generals all had serious faces.

"The Knights of the Round Table have dispatched more than half of them, what a huge lineup!"

"It is no wonder that it has only been more than a month since the end of the Battle of Moscow, and immediately again the Battle of St. Petersburg, and now the Battle of the Baltic Sea has begun. Even the action and recovery power of the Imperial Army have reached the limit, relying on the Knights of the Round Table as the main combat force, and by the way, the army boosts morale, this kind of risky behavior is not the style of Honazel, plus it is already the third day of the war, but the offensive of the Imperial Army is not very fierce, it seems that the commander of the Bunitania Empire is also forced to fight this battle. ”

EU's Ice and Snow Vulture, the commander of the Sixth Army, Admiral Balklai, spoke in a deep voice.

"Indeed, the Imperial Army's attacks in the past three days are mostly to test that we still have a chance?" Hearing this, the subordinates looked at their admired boss with Xiyi's gaze.

"It's still very difficult for our Sixth Army to defend itself." Admiral Balklay stared at the arming map on the electronic board, and finally shook his head with a sigh and asked in a deep voice.

"Has there been a response to the request for help from home?"

"Yes, the military department's reinforcement plan was rejected by the National Defense Committee for further discussion." The communications staff officer who answered this sentence replied hesitantly.

"Dismissal and reconsideration?" Barclay frowned.

Because the 132nd Brigade was about to retake St. Petersburg but was surrounded in Varna, some parliamentarians and the public accused the military department of being too hasty in its operations and rashly putting 15,000 EU soldiers in danger. Therefore, the Central Council issued an order to the National Defense Committee that any operation must be reviewed again. ”

"These damn politicians!"

Suddenly, the entire base command center resounded with a scolding voice.

"No matter how much you scold, it won't help now, order all troops to do their jobs, the imperial army has already given us a 3-day vacation, I believe that once the imperial army starts to attack, it will be as fierce as a storm."

Admiral Balclay may be unhappy with the politicians in Parliament, but at this time he must show calm determination on the part of all.

"Your Excellency! Rakwere's 521st Brigade sent a request for reinforcements. ”

"Are you coming!?" Admiral Balklay spun around.

"Where's the details?"

"Yes! The Imperial army made a feint with a frontal attack, and the third, sixth, and seventh knights bypassed the forward defense line from the sea and attacked Rakvere. ”

"At sea? What the hell does the Baltic Fleet do!? This situation obviously came as a surprise to Admiral Barklai, and the EU's greatest advantage in this battle was the support of the navy.

"That's because the Bunitanian Empire sent an air fleet."

"Air fleet? Is this some Martian joke? ”

"Bunitania uses its energy wings to give Knightmare the ability to fly, so presumably the same is true for battleships, right? Wasn't the seat of the 10th prince of the Bunitanian Empire a floating battleship? In the base, I don't know who whispered.

"The guys of the Empire, has it been mass-produced?"

The Bunitanian Empire's quest for weapons of war at any cost made Admiral Balclay want to be ironic, but at the same time envious and jealous.

As a soldier, who doesn't love new, advanced weapons? If the bureaucrats of the Republic could be as attentive to this aspect as a tenth of the Bunitanian Empire, General Balclay would be greatly gratified.

"Your Excellency, now is not the time to care about this. Rakweire is a strategic hub in eastern Estonia, and if occupied, the forces of the forward line will be completely isolated. The chief of staff whispered to Admiral Balclair.

"Yes! It is worthy of Schunazel, and it is difficult to deal with it. Admiral Balclay nodded approvingly.

"But if there are reinforcements, it will inevitably make Lakwere the center of the battle, and then it will become a war of attrition, what is the defense in depth arranged? And so on."

Speaking of this, Admiral Balklay suddenly touched his chin and muttered.

"It's not bad to just let the first line of defense give way and throw it into the reserves in one go, so that the battle situation becomes a war of attrition"

The Bunitanian Empire did have an advantage in terms of numbers, but its long supply lines limited their ability to restore. If it turns into a war of attrition, it will be advantageous for the disadvantaged Sixth Army.

"However, if we are engaged in a war of attrition, our army will suffer casualties," the chief of staff reminded worriedly.

"We are soldiers, and it is our mission to shed blood for the motherland and the people! If the correct strategy is abandoned because of a few gossips from those third-rate politicians, it is better to simply lay down their arms and surrender, so that no one will die! Admiral Balklay glared at the Chief of Staff and roared explosively.

But soon, Admiral Balclair, who realized that he had blamed the wrong person, patted the chief of staff on the shoulder and smiled reassuringly.

"Don't worry, as long as the wisdom of Honazel is as normal as ever, then when it is found to have become a war of attrition, it will not be far from the time for the Imperial Army to temporarily retreat."

"That's it! I understand! The chief of staff suddenly realized.

The morale of the Imperial Army is now maintained by victory after victory, and the soldiers' restlessness and emotions are temporarily forgotten because of the excitement of victory, and once the casualties caused by the war of attrition are too large, those suppressed emotions will spread, and the morale of the Imperial Army will be very badly damaged.

"It's good to get it." Admiral Balklay smiled with satisfaction.

"The 212th Brigade of Thapa, as well as the 133rd Brigade of Damsalu, were ordered to rush to support Rakwere, and the troops of the 1st Line continued to carry out the initial orders given by the command until the latest order was issued. With the exception of the garrisons in Loxa and Tallinn, all the units of the army group were assembled in the third line of defense! ”

"Yes!"

"Your Highness, the Third Knight has sent a report that the battle is going well, but the resistance of the EU garrison in Lakvere is very fierce." Kanon walked over to Honazel's side and whispered in a tone that was neither sad nor joyful.

"It's best if they can take Rakwere, if they can't take it in time, let them dig through the first line of defense!"

Shunazel commanded flatly.

"General Balklay of the Sixth Army is a capable man, and the counterattack will definitely be very fast."

"I see." Kanon bowed in response.

When he looked up, he found that Honazel was a little absent-minded, playing with a photo that was not clear.

[It's this again~] Kanon sighed reassuringly and quietly exited the room.

And the contemplative Honazel was unaware of this.

In the not-so-clear photo, a teenager with long black hair holding his hand down is standing on the edge of a cliff, as if this is just the clumsy work of a beginner photographer. But ever since the picture was brought to Honazel's desk, he couldn't take his eyes off it just by looking at it.

The figure that had been half of his face hidden by one hand lingered in Shonazel's mind.

This is the image that came from the back of the missing Imperial Army during the battle in Varna. In order to analyze the reasons for the defeat of the Knights of San Raphael, the intelligence analysts called up all the video data they could find.

An analysis of the EU's unit, which is only known as "Hannibal's Undead" within the Imperial Army, in addition to the scornful style of self-detonation, the fierce combat style of the weird Knightmare pilot at the bottom of the last is also very concerned about the Imperial Army.

However, the most concerning of them is the image of a Knightmare who disappeared in battle.

A teenager wearing a black trench coat with long black hair, and a maid holding an umbrella for the teenager. Such an ordinary pair, when it appeared on the battlefield, it became extremely weird.

"Two people over there, what are you doing here?" The driver's voice convinces that he has definitely done the right thing.

However, at this moment, a small gust of wind blew, and the boy raised his hand to suppress the long hair blowing, and could only see the slightly changing shape of his mouth as if he was saying something.

The next moment, the maid bowed slightly, then suddenly put away the umbrella and disappeared from the screen, and the camera was always fixed on this scene.

"Who the hell are you?" The unintentional murmur of Honazel was infinitely confused and a little hopeful.