Indeed, this beautiful battle ended all the major battles in the Luojia River Plain this winter, and also ended the embarrassment of the Fifth Army, which had been exhausted for more than half a year.

The blockade of Arad's million-strong army was initially victorious, capturing Orlando Province, where the Fifth Army was located, and wiping out a large number of the Living Forces of the Fifth Army, leaving the Fifth Army less than half of its original strength.

But the outcome was always unpredictable, and the Fifth Army abandoned its base camp and died in the Pamela Mountains, and broke through the death barrier - the New Ze Mountains reached the Roga River Plain, and stood still strong. Although the Fifth Army lost nearly 200,000 living forces, its own losses were even greater, reaching nearly 300,000, and a large amount of supplies were lost, which was equivalent to being an enemy.

Returning to Abaokra City, Higg needs to focus on next spring's war, because Arrad, who has suffered a big loss this year, will definitely turn his attention here, and the Fifth Legion will face more fierce revenge from Arad.

The first thing Higg did was to relocate his base camp in the Rhodia River Plain to the city of Bavaria, home to the Magic Guild, the largest city in the Rhodia River Plain and the capital city of Magaland Province.

Although the Fifth Army was reborn in the Roga River Plain, it suffered huge losses and was sharply reduced in numbers. From the initial 400,000 people, the number of soldiers in the Luojia River Plain is only 140,000 now, and nearly 20,000 wounded soldiers may eventually be transferred to logistics or retired, plus about 40,000 people in the Simak Division on the west side of the New Jersey Mountains, the actual combat strength of the Fifth Army is only about 160,000, although these 160,000 people have experienced harsh war choices and survived, all of them are warriors of a hundred battles, but if Arad launches a larger-scale war mode next year to retaliate, even if he can rely on the geographical advantages of the Luojia River Plain to deal with the enemy, That can't stand the consumption of only casualties and no military replenishment.

The second thing Higg had to do was to reorganize the 18,000 newly captured soldiers and the 20,000 prisoners who had captured the fortresses of Owala and Giscol, and recruit some new recruits for training as a reserve force, and strive to expand the number of tens of thousands on the basis of the existing 160,000 men within half a year.

Most of the nearly 40,000 captives were spearmen and crossbowmen, which was exactly what Hig lacked, among the 120,000 combat-capable people in the entire Luojia River Plain, the number of Higg's cavalry reached nearly 50,000, and the other branches of the army were much weaker.

The recruitment of new recruits is in the form of voluntary enlistment in the army and does not violate the provisions of the three chapters of the Covenant. But Higg still underestimated the wealth of the Luojia River Plain, in such a peaceful environment, how many people would want to be soldiers in the war? Eighteen cities recruited troops at the same time, and although the conditions were favorable, only more than 20,000 people were recruited in a little more than a month, which is equivalent to only completing more than one-third of the conscription target.

As a last resort, Higg postponed the reduction of the number of retired soldiers, leaving 5,000 of the original target of 20,000 people who had entered logistics and retirement, and reorganized the baggage troops that had lost their formation.

The third question, the most worrying thing for Higg is the problem of officers, although the officers of the Fifth Army are loyal to themselves on the surface, but that is when they are facing a difficult situation, if the battle goes well or there is no war to fight, those officers Higg is still worried that they will not be able to suppress it, and they must find a way to remove some generals one by one, but where do the officers come from?

The fourth question, the relationship between the Luojia River Plain and the base camp of the Silent Forest, whether the two armies are integrated or each other's horns, is both pros and cons. Although Simak's 40,000 troops on the west side of the Xinze Mountains can contain the enemy army, and can prevent the enemy from following his example and crossing the Xinze Mountains into the Luojia River Plain, there is no supply there after all, and whether to integrate or continue to stay there is a headache for Higg.

Fortunately, under the governance of Lan Xian'er, the Luojia River Plain has become a stable rear, and Hig still has a few months to make adjustments, and he still needs to listen to the opinions of his generals and strive to take the initiative in next year's battle in his own hands.

From Bavaria, the nearest distance is not the base camp of SMS, but the revival city with the magic guild and the capital of the alchemy country, Scana. The first thing Higg, Blue Fairy, and Daniel have to go to is not Fuxing City, but Skana, because Altai's proud disciple Noah is still there, and it will be a big trouble for Altai to know that he hasn't taken Noah with him for nearly a year to learn fire magic.

This is the first time that Higg, Blue Fairy, and Daniel have come to the Alchemy Country in winter, this is a completely snow-white world, even great magicians like Higg and Daniel feel the cold that goes deep into the bone marrow, not to mention Blue Fairy! The days here are very short, only a few hours, and even during the day, the sun will always only hang on the edge of the sky and show its face, and then it will dim in a hurry.

"Nicole! You didn't even leave, you are still in the Alchemy Country, what about the fleet of Fuxing City? "When Higg came to the Alchemy Country, he was taken to Nicole's Princess's Mansion.

"I stayed in the Alchemy Kingdom for the sake of the fleet of Fuxing City!" Nicole said, "Arad has rented twenty of the main warships of Shenlong Island, and it has already arrived at the home port of the Sixth War Zone two months ago, and Shenlong Island is also equipped with special technicians and instructors for Arad's fleet!" Shenlong Island and the Alchemy Kingdom have been at war for hundreds of years, and they are very familiar with the characteristics of the warships on both sides, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, on par! Now I'm worried that once Arad's new fleet is formed, the fleet of Renaissance City and the Second Legion will be in danger! ”

"Haha, Shenlong Island finally can't sit still!" Higg smiled, "Hehe, but I'm not worried about this, you must have a way to solve it!" ”

"How?" Nicole said worriedly, "I've been back for two months, and I want to try my best to convince my father to help you, but my father hasn't replied!" If you want to compete with the new fleet of Arad, you need to replenish at least ten or more capital ships! Even if we start building now, it will take at least a year to complete! ”

"Help me?" Higg smiled, "Your Royal Highness, you and I are tied to a boat now, who will help whom?" I originally rented the fleet of the Alchemy Kingdom to participate in the civil war of the Alasia Empire, and I participated in the war in the name of escort through Daniel's personal capacity, and the fleet of Renaissance City did not nominally belong to Catherine's camp, but only the escort fleet of Renaissance City. Now that your old enemy, Shenlong Island, is unabashedly intervening in the civil war in Alasia, can your alchemy country sit still? Let's not talk about the interests of your Alchemy Country in Fuxing City, let's just say that if Arad uses the warships of Shenlong Island to defeat the fleet of Fuxing City and even the fleet of the Second Legion, it is actually equivalent to Shenlong Island indirectly defeating your Alchemy Country. Can you tolerate the fleet of Shenlong Island to show off its might in Alasia from now on, controlling the sea and controlling the shipping routes? What are the conditions of His Majesty Einsey, just mention it to me! The civil war in Erathia is not my own civil war, and how much does it matter to me that Catherine is defeated? Your Highness, help me with these words or use them carefully! ”

"Humph!" Nicole said angrily, "I can't hide anything from you, you won't eat at all!" Tomorrow morning my father will see you, do you want to see for yourself? ”

Lan Xian'er said with a smile: "Nicole, speaking of which, the relationship between Fuxing City and Erathia, and the relationship with the Alchemy Country are inextricably linked, and everyone's interests are mixed up in Fuxing City, Higg said that you help him, he is not willing to accept it, in fact, in other words, it is better, it should be mutual help, mutual assistance and mutual benefit!" ”

Nicole said, "Sister Blue Fairy, how could I not know my current situation? However, I am not alone in the Alchemy Kingdom, even if I can convince my father, my brothers will strongly oppose it! ”

Lan Xian'er smiled: "Nicole, this is my second time coming to your alchemy country, and I haven't had a good time yet, I don't know what to do?" ”

"What's so fun about the winter in the Alchemy Country?" Nicole looked at Blue Fairy suspiciously, and said, "Fifty kilometers northeast of Skana City, there is a Cloud Palace, which is said to be the remains of the Titans, and it is forbidden to enter it except for members of the royal family!" Unfortunately, the daylight hours are too short now, less than six hours, and even if you leave early in the morning, it will take four or five hours at the earliest, and it will be difficult to return. However, my father has a palace near the Cloud Palace, but if you want to live there, you can't do so unless you get permission from my father! ”

"Cloud Palace? Titans? Daniel was amazed and said, "You can stay anywhere, everyone is from the march and fights, and they still care where to stay at night?" ”

"It's too dangerous to live outside at night in the Alchemy Country!" Nicole said, "I'll see my father tomorrow and beg him to open the palace for us!" ”

"Since Your Majesty is going to summon us tomorrow, we have a reluctant request!" Lan Xian'er said, "We would like to change the place where we meet, invite Your Majesty and the Queen to visit the Cloud Hall together, where we will meet, and we have mysterious gifts for Your Majesty and the Queen to thank Your Majesty and the Queen for taking care of us!" ”

"You want your father and queen to go on an outing with you in such cold weather?" Nicole was taken aback, "What kind of gift is so mysterious?" ”

"Since it is a mysterious gift, of course, we can't say it now, we guarantee that Your Majesty and the Queen are satisfied!" Higg smiled, "Don't worry, Your Majesty and the Queen will definitely not be affected!" However, there are some small favors that need the help of Her Royal Highness the Princess! ”

Nicole looked at Daniel suspiciously, and Daniel said bitterly, "Nicole, do you know how I've spent almost a year? They both hid everything from me and made me scratch my heart and lungs all day long! I swear, I have absolutely no idea what the hell they're up to! ”