Since receiving the news from the spies hiding in Hammondale that the Elven Kingdom has treacherously raised an army to attack Hammondal, Catherine, the empress of the Erathian Empire, has not slept peacefully.

Not long after the end of the war, the Elven Kingdom, which was also a member of the Holy Alliance, openly turned against the empire and was ready to fight, which made the empress feel haggard.

The situation in the Empire right now is just too bad.

Putting aside the small kingdom of the Tetalia swamp that is currently making a lot of noise, neither the Legan Devils of Orf nor the Negan Kingdom across the Channel have given up their plans to attack Erathia again because of the defeat last time, and recent intelligence has also continued to show that the Kerrigan Devils are obviously secretly carrying out some plans, and maybe the Second World War will break out soon.

The barbarians of Krurod have also begun to get restless for a while, Catherine still remembers their behavior of taking advantage of fire and robbery in the last war, although she had taught these guys a hard lesson, but it was clear that this did not curb the greedy ambition for the method, fortunately, the Magic Kingdom of Bracada, which is also a member of the Holy Alliance, has been restrained from it, so that these guys can be much more peaceful.

There is no movement in Diya's necromancy, but Catherine does not dare to take these guys who like to hide themselves in the shadows and play with intrigues, and her father has underestimated these undead to such a bleak end. Besides, the legendary brother of his missing husband, the powerful magician Archibald, has fled here and joined them, and with this reinforcement, it is strange that the undead will not make a move.

Looking at their recent alliance with the Big-Eared Monsters, you know that they are not willing to be lonely.

But in such a difficult situation, the elven kingdom actually stabbed the empire in the back, how could this make the arrogant Catherine not angry?

If it weren't for the importance of the Holy Alliance to the Empire at the moment; If it weren't for the fear of the Holy Alliance collapsing, the empire would be in a difficult situation; If it weren't for the fact that the current strength of the empire has been greatly weakened due to various reasons, so that she does not dare to risk a full-scale war with the elves, Empress Catherine would have marched north to the castle of Navin in the forest of Turalone to ask the elven king Parson for an explanation.

Hammondale's importance to the Empire is self-evident, if they can accumulate heavy troops on this transportation route, whether it is Over's Crimean Devil or Negan's army, if they want to attack the Erathian Empire from the eastern defense, they have to think carefully about the serious threat that Hammondale poses to their flanks, and at the same time, if the battle is deadlocked, the Empire can also send surprise troops from Hammondale to attack Orther proper.

If Overher wanted to attack the Empire from Hammondale, it would be even better for Catherine, so that not only would the pressure on the eastern defense line of the Empire be greatly reduced, but she would also be able to take advantage of the dangerous terrain to deal a head-on blow to the invading enemy.

The Empress has also made frequent overtures to the dwarves of Bailders lately, preparing to win over these little men, who are both brave warriors and master craftsmen, to the use of the Empire, and if successful, the eastern part of the Empire will be more stable.

But now all of this has been destroyed by the elves, and if it can't be remedied in time, her long-planned overall strategy may also be ruined.

Therefore, Catherine immediately reacted quite forcefully after receiving this situation.

She first ordered the defenders stationed in Marston, the closest to Hammondal, to rush to Hammondale to rescue him, while Marston's defense was taken over by the troops in the rear.

"No matter what the cost, no matter what means are used, the road must be opened to reach Hammondale in the shortest possible time!"

In the order, the Empress said.

Then, she ordered Ryan, the Imperial High Priest who was also stationed in Marston City, to take a few angels to take advantage of the flight to rush to support in advance.

"Delay the elves as long as possible to capture Harmondale, and if Hammondale is already lost, use harassment tactics to exhaust the enemy and wait for most reinforcements to arrive to retake the place."

In any case, Hammondale must be in the hands of the Empire, this is Empress Catherine's idea, although she cannot start an all-out war with the elven kingdom, but this does not prevent her from putting on a posture of fighting to the death with the elves for Hammondale.

At this time, no matter what, the empire can't show weakness, how many pairs of eyes and how many forces are watching her and the empire's reaction, if they find out the empire's embarrassment at this time, I'm afraid that the empire will never be at peace from now on.

Eventually, Empress Catherine contacted Magnus, the immortal king of the Magic Kingdom of Bracada, in the hope that he would mediate the dispute.

With the presence of a powerful old kingdom on this continent, and everyone is a member of the Holy Alliance, I believe that the Elven King Parson should reconsider whether to start a full-scale war, unless he is crazy enough to face the crusade of two countries at the same time.

Catherine believed that Magnus, who had always been a good old man, would not be indifferent to the internal strife of the Holy Alliance, and would have agreed to her request and mediated.

But until then, Hammondale must remain in the hands of the Empire.

Although it was late at night, the empress still did not sleep, she sat worriedly in the study where she usually handled government affairs, looking at the map of the continent spread out on the table in a daze.

At this time, Ryan should rush to Hammondal, right?

Now Hammondale doesn't know what the scene is, has the elven army taken it, is it repairing the city defenses in preparation for the attack from the Empire?

Although the lord named Chen Jian is capable, it is a pity that he has no military experience, and he only has a few soldiers in his hands, even if there is a master-level fire magician to help, he will definitely be no match for the elven army that has been premeditated for a long time.

What a shame! Empress Catherine shook her head politely, saddened by the death of a new nobleman who had been loyal to both her and the Empire.

The current empire needs a large number of such people too much, and these people are the hope for the revival of the empire.

Just as he was sighing, a quick knock sounded softly.

"Come in!" Empress Catherine's spirits lifted.

At this time, there are only a handful of people who can come to their study by guarding them, and there must be something important that must be reported to them immediately, otherwise these people will not be able to disturb them at this time.

The heavy door of the house was opened, and Felix, who had been an envoy to Hammondal, came to the Empress's desk with a look of incredulity.

"What's going on?" The other party's face made the empress's heart sink, and she couldn't help but guess what kind of bad news made her henchmen so surprised, "The guys in Titalia are making trouble again?" Or is Hammondale already lost? ”

Felix was a little stunned by the empress's words, and immediately reacted: "Neither, Your Majesty, but this matter is too unbelievable!" ”

As he spoke, he handed the empress a copy of the magic express he had just received to the empress: "The spies of Hammondale have sent the latest information, the elven kingdom sent an advance force to attack Hammondal, and the general who led the army, the nobles of the elven clan, and also the famous hero on the continent, the elven general Ivo, also died together!" ”

"What?"

A bottle of ink on the desk was knocked over by Queen Catherine's wrong hand, and black ink flowed everywhere on the table, making the spread out map of the continent a mess.

(2nd Update)