Chapter 825: Grand Strategy
The official outbreak of the counteroffensive war basically had no impact on Rocky, but it also made his living environment surprisingly good, and he was a rare person who could calm down and develop without worrying about anyone's disturbance in a few years.
At this time, no one will bother him, not because he doesn't want to, but because he really doesn't have the time.
Now all those who have the strength to wrestle with Rocky are fully engaged in the war, because as Lodge had predicted, after capturing the three cities of Gurans, Mamai, and Dawn in succession, the coalition forces began to attack in a big way.
The experience left over from the first two counteroffensive battles has taught the coalition forces that in the face of their sudden attack, the demons are usually caught off guard, so the time when the demons react and organize an effective offensive is the best opportunity for the coalition to attack.
During this time, the number of demons in all regions of the world was very limited, so there was basically no ability to fight back against the long-planned offensive of the coalition forces, which in turn allowed the coalition forces to take this opportunity to regain large swathes of land, as was the case in the previous two counteroffensive battles, and this time was the same.
After losing the four big cities of Marta City, Gurans, Mamai, and Morning Radiant one after another, the demons in the entire Marta area have become unsettled, most of them have been killed in the siege battle, and a considerable number of demons have been eliminated in the sweep, although there are still some demons left, but the number has already been greatly reduced, on the other hand, the coalition army has effectively controlled the Marta area, and with Marta City as the center, with Gulans, Ma Mai and Dawn used the barrier to root the base camp on land, and it was not so easy for the demon to fight back at this time.
The ambition of the coalition forces was obviously only to recapture the four cities, so while repairing and consolidating the three cities of Gurans, Mamai, and Chenhui, they continued to move on to the next step, continuing to send large forces to occupy the other cities.
Starting with the three newly captured cities, the coalition forces were able to gain complete control of the entire Marta airspace in just two months.
At this point, after five months of the counteroffensive war, the first phase officially ended, and the coalition of almost all the sky cities in the entire sky signaled the return of humanity and other races to land with complete control of the Marta region!
After that, a large number of Sky Cities in the rear began to gather in the Marta area, which would then become the center of the coalition forces completely, and all rations in the rear would enter and leave this area.
On the other hand, after occupying the entire Marta area, the coalition forces strengthened their defenses and continued to send troops, and the troops were divided into two routes, one army went straight to the Blue Snow Peak area in the north, and the other army led the army straight to the Calhan area in the south.
These two areas are close to the base camp of the coalition forces, among which the Blue Snow Peak area is in the cold winter all year round due to the existence of the Blue Snow Peak, but don't underestimate the importance of this area, because although the Blue Snow Peak is a famous ice peak in the world, but behind the Blue Snow Peak, it is a basin like a paradise, this basin is surrounded by mountain peaks, although the four seasons are cold and winter outside, but the basin is like spring all year round, which is a great wonder in the world.
It is precisely because of the peculiar climate and environment and the unique geographical location that this basin located in the Forte of Blue Snow Peak is named Taoyuan Basin, which can be said to be the place that has been the least destroyed by demons in the world today.
Therefore, as long as the Taoyuan Basin can be taken back from the demons, then the coalition forces will get a granary on the ground, because the Taoyuan Basin can produce a large number of crops due to environmental reasons, which can relieve the pressure on the coalition forces in terms of supplies to the greatest extent, which is also the reason why the coalition forces sent troops into the Blue Snow Peak area, and in order to allow the troops to take the Blue Snow Peak area 100%, the coalition army sent the most trusted general as the commander - His Excellency Paladin Wilton!
As the relationship between the alliance and Rocky is getting worse and worse, the connection between Wilton and Rocky is getting less and less, of course, this is not surprising, the relationship between the two is not too familiar, although Rocky saved Wilton's life back then, but Wilton also returned this favor by letting him join the alliance, and even helping him return to Kartos City from the Myront family, so the two are basically indebted to each other now.
As a high-profile paladin, Wilton will naturally participate in this counteroffensive battle, and is one of the most important generals in the entire war, the first battle of the coalition in Marta City was personally commanded by His Excellency the Paladin, and this time he led a large army straight to the Blue Snow Peak area.
As for the target of the other unit, it is a hard nut, and that is the Calhan area.
The whole of this area should be called the Great Plain of Calhan, the whole area is a large plain, the terrain is extremely flat, there are many cities on the plain, of course, there are more demons than cities.
This is definitely a hard nut to bite, because there are many cities on the Kalhan Plain, there are also many demons, and it is next to the Marta region, which has become the base camp of the coalition army, and it is a place that the coalition army must take, otherwise the Marta region will never have peace, and more importantly, as long as the Kalhan Plain can be taken, then the coalition army can contact the Gazia City, one of the only two remaining holy cities on the land, from the ground!
It has long been said that this counteroffensive is a world-class battle in which everyone in the heavens and the earth will participate, so not only the people in the sky have formed a coalition army, but the only two holy cities on land are also ready to fight and ready to participate in this big war at any time.
The important purpose of the coalition army to take the Kalhan Plain is to be able to open up the connection with the city of Qaya from the ground, so that the Marta area where the base camp of the coalition army is located can echo with the city of Qaya and form twin towers to resist the demons.
Some people may wonder why the air power of the coalition forces is so developed, why do they have to open up the ground passage between it and the city of Qasia?
The answer to this question is very simple, because the demon is on land, if you want to retake the land, you must drive away the demon, and the first two counteroffensive battles have repeatedly proved that it is impossible to completely defeat the demon with air power alone, and the only way to truly defeat the demon is to advance by air and land, so the ground must be opened, otherwise it will be the same as no connection.
It can be seen that the coalition army's choice of the first battle in Marta City is really carefully prepared, and there are grand strategic considerations, otherwise it is impossible to have such a huge follow-up plan, but although the plan is good, it is very difficult to complete.