Let's take our eyes off the southern part of the continent for a while, and head north along the great river of Morro, which winds for thousands of miles, here is the northern country and the territory of the Desik Empire, a powerful continental power.

War, years of war, when the Desik Empire trampled on the territory and dignity of other countries, its own country was also miserable and fragmented. Of the 200,000 troops who invaded San Jose, only 1230,000 were withdrawn, and half of them were taken away by Kaiser Eduard VI. General Hans set up a makeshift base in the small town of Lorraine on the banks of the Morro River, where tens of thousands of tired and unarmed Desik infantry defended the river against a possible counterattack by the San José army.

The most elite Steppenwolf horsemen and rangers in the De Scik army had followed Manstein to the south of the continent to attack the city of Kyoto, the capital of San Jose, which lacked the protection of the army. However, from the San Jose army, both Hans and Edward understood that the emperor's plan had been shattered.

The rest of the army, mostly drawn from all over Desik, and the veterans and elites among them were also lost in the years of fighting. The three most elite heavy infantry regiments, the "Storm Bear", "Eagle Falcon" and "Frost Regiment", were also understaffed. They have always undertaken the most tragic task in the battle, and they have suffered heavy casualties. Although Edward VI supplemented them with some soldiers, these former farmers, shepherds, and even slaves recruited from all over the country were not soldiers.

Low morale and poor combat effectiveness, this is how General Hans summed up the army under his command. In the last counterattack, General Hans sent the last elite reserves at hand to the battlefield, because in order to attract the attention of the cavalry troops, they fought very hard, and the ten men who went up often did not return one. What's even more depressing is that the supplies of the Desik Empire are close to depletion after years of war, and the wounded soldiers can no longer be properly treated.

Looking at the dejected officers under his command and the soldiers who sighed, even General Hans didn't know what to do. At the time of the evacuation, Edward VI was not at all like the high-spirited soldier he had known and loyal, and it seemed that all his sharpness and energy had been pulled away from him at once. He was completely devoid of his spirit, except that he was still wearing the skin of Edward VI.

General Hans understood that when a person's ideals and goals were suddenly sentenced to death, he was no longer a normal person.

However, there was no way to return it, and General Hans had to muster up the energy to put in order the troops he had at hand, whether they could still fight or not. Bands of soldiers were sent out to build fortifications along the riverbank. In any case, at least when the San Jose people came to kill, everyone had some resistance to rely on.

But a day passed, two days passed, three days passed, many days passed, and the expected San Jose people did not appear, and the San Jose army, which was still fiercely assaulting on the battlefield on the other side of the river, seemed to disappear from this world at once, and the whole Morro River was calm and there was no movement.

At first, Hans was curious, but gradually, the soldiers who had been on the front line began to notice that something was wrong. "Why didn't the people of San Jose come?" many began to ask, and even General Hans himself began to wonder in his heart, "whether General Manstein succeeded in the end, and whether he and His Majesty the Emperor had evacuated too hastily and hastily." ”

But it turned out that all this was a beautiful fantasy of General Hans. The Rangers (Note 1) sent soon brought news from the other side that there had been a great rebellion in the San Jose Empire, and that the Supreme Commander of the opposing side, Count Mosic, had been assassinated and his head was still hanging on the gates of Lausanne. Many San Jose soldiers joined the rebellion, the Golden Book Voucher Heraldic Banner was set on fire, and the San Jose royal rumors were over.

Hans was completely stunned by the news. He had guessed 10,000 possibilities: for example, Manstein had won, for example, the emperor of Kyoto City had died, and for example, the Shang League had sent troops to help in the war...... And so on and so forth, many possibilities, but General Hans never had the slightest idea that on the eve of victory in the war, the San Jose Empire itself would rebel. Oh no, the death of the Emperor of San Jose is basically a guess.

"What the hell is going on!" General Hans grabbed the Ranger by the collar in a rare gaffe, trying to make him clear. The ranger looked embarrassed and stammered, "It seems that there is a rebellion within San Jose, someone has seized power, and the entire city of Kyoto is in chaos." However, the rest of the news is not clear from Kursk, and if you want to know, you have to go to Kyoto City. ”

The Ranger was not wrong, and the news he heard was not wrong, however, the information he got was wrong. Later scholars have also wondered if things would have gone in a different direction if General Hans had known that the rise of darkness was the culprit in the San Jose rebellion.

An excellent general, Hans was first and foremost a loyal servant of His Majesty the Emperor.

"Regardless of the situation over there, we will seize the time to rest and recover and try to stabilize the situation before the San Jose people react. After giving the order, seeing that there would be no major battles on the front line for the time being, General Hans handed over the military affairs to his battalion generals, and also set off back to Baiyan City to report to the emperor.

In General Hans's mind, no matter what, the emperor is the root of Desik. Only by cheering up His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible can we get out of the current crisis.

However, with this departure, he embarked on the same path as Count Mosick, the best commander of San Jose.

From the small town of Lorraine to the White Rock was a wide avenue, which was built by the Great Tent of State to connect the north and south of Desik when it was at its strongest. At this time, the mood of defeat permeated the entire country, and there were almost no pedestrians on the roads.

In the distance, out of the sight of General Hans, a man in black with several men was watching the column from afar.

"Is the barracks all ready?" asked the man in black who was the leader of the group, to the assistant beside him.

"It's all ready, just wait for this side to start, and they will do it!" the subordinate bowed respectfully.

"What about White Rock City, is it the same time?" the black-clad leader continued to ask.

"Yes, also at the same time. We, the Black Dragon Society, are responsible for dealing with Desik's main army, White Rock City, and taking over Black Harbor City and Desik Navy. ”

This group of people is the leader of the Black Dragon Society, Arthur, and his subordinates. The Black Dragon Society is an action organization of Dark Rising, and they have been operating in Desik for a long time over the years, and they finally have their own power. This time, in conjunction with the Patriarch's actions in the south, they will also be launched at the same time.

Looking at the people and horses that were getting closer and closer in front of him, the carriage with the black Steppenwolf banner in the middle was General Hans, the commander of the army of the Desiks. Arthur smiled slightly. General Hans was no stranger to himself, and the two fought side by side during the attack on the Shang Alliance.

"But war, war, war, General Hans. Arthur sighed slightly, retracted the smile on his lips, and a black mist formed in his hand.

In the distance, the group had no idea that they were walking into a trap. And where they didn't know where they came from, the Desik military camp was already one step ahead of them, and they were in chaos.

Desik East, north of Black Harbor. The Royal Navy lost its influence in the war after the destruction of its temporary docks in the southern Patong region. And in order to save costs and save more strategic supplies for the Kursk front, a large number of warships had to nest in the port.

General Heinrich, who originally hoped that this war would win him greater honor, did not expect to let the Royal Navy of San Jose escort the guards out of the encirclement in Ytin Harbor City, which indirectly led to the destruction of Patong Pier. Lost a large number of warships in battles with the Royal Navy.

These days, apart from sending a number of transport ships to pick up the Desik army on the south bank of the Morro River, the Desik navy has basically done nothing. Even, His Majesty the Emperor also ordered that many sailors and soldiers were transferred from the navy to strengthen the city defense of Baiyan City, which was extremely weak after the Great War. They may be transferred to the Central Garrison.

Heinrich took his servants with him and spent these days fishing on the seashore. A general who has no battle to fight is no different from an ordinary old man. It's summer, the Sea isn't frozen, and the most delicious sea fish in the whole of Desik is produced – the Summer Sunfish. The delicious fish is poured with water and boiled in a pot of soup, and the aroma can waft for miles.

In front of their line of sight was the Desik ship parked in the harbor. These single-deck paddle clippers have been battling the southern wind and rain for hundreds of days and nights, and many of them are already scarred. But the Empire's finances were almost finished, and there was not a single gold coin to repair these ships.

"Hey, when will I be able to go to sea again!" this was what everyone, including General Heinrich, thought in their hearts.

"General, report from the sentry post that a team of men and horses has come to the open sea, and the flag is our Desik's, but the ship has not seen it, which is strange. "A Desik herald suddenly came running from the barracks.

"Open sea?" Heinrich wondered, how could anyone come to the military port at this time. I had to put down the fishing rod in my hand and get up suddenly. Anyway, it's my business.

Just off the coast, in a small fleet, a group of people dressed in black, dressed in mages, were quietly looking at Xin Harbor in the distance. Although dilapidated, it was still one of Desik's most important military forces. The organization's plan is being realized step by step, and now is not the time to drop the chain.

No one noticed that next to the small flotilla, there was a black back peeking out of the water. Looking down from the sky, under the water, a huge figure was quietly approaching Xingang not far away.

And General Heinrich was hurrying to the port with his soldiers.

Note 1: Desik's Rangers have always been on the duty of light cavalry vigilance. So in addition to the hussar units that charged in groups during the war, such as the Ranger Division, which followed General Manstein south. In addition, there were still a small number of rangers in the infantry regiments, which served as scouts.