Now, even the dullest should understand that the era of war has come.

Yes, the war is coming, and no matter which continent, even the "land of the free" on the bridge of the continent will be involved in this strife.

In fact, all this can be expected, with the explosion of science and technology and the revelation of hidden forces, it is time for global resources to be redistributed.

At this time, it is naturally impossible for countries to rely on their mouths to divide a leader and a result that both sides are satisfied with, and they can only rely on the barrel of a gun to speak.

The main battlefield to the west is the coastline, and the Duchy of Gaul and the kingdom of Rothil have joined forces to begin to raise an army specifically to deal with the Southern Loa Empire.

The United Knights were originally just a gimmick, symbolizing the union of the kingdom of Rothil and the Holy Kingdom in the coming special period.

However, with all kinds of unexpected accidents, it is now receiving more and more attention and resources from the top of the kingdom.

At this point, it is rare for the king's faction and the aristocratic faction to act in unison.

The main battlefield in the east is the battlefield of the Rhine Alliance and the Cang Dynasty, both sides are constantly investing in new war technology, and the two armies that can fight tough battles are constantly fighting each other with flesh and blood as fuel.

The Holy Kingdom is now in the midst of internal turmoil, and the struggle between the three major families and the Divine Descent Organization is likely to trigger a civil war in the entire country in the near future.

The countries of southern Middle-earth, having lost the military support of several great powers, must now unite to deal with the attacks of strange objects and some outlaws who have escaped from the battlefield.

However, the southern country, which had not experienced war for a long time, was also plunged into a bitter war for a while, and it was impossible to end it in a short time.

The Daohuang Dynasty needed to resolve the increasingly fierce rebellion, so now the Eastern Continent can also be said to have returned to the era of war. The brave and experienced army of the DPRK made the war more violent.

And the hatred catalyzed by violence is accumulating, and as it accumulates, the conditions for the end of this war become more and more frightening, perhaps even to the point of extinction.

Needless to say, the South Loya Empire is enough to bring this arrogant and lazy country into a state of combat readiness just because of the awakening of the living meteorite consciousness caused by the excessive use of hidden powers.

Even outer space was not spared, and in order to better keep her people safe in the years to come, Viroya began to activate and organize the weapons systems that were drifting in orbit.

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The civil war in the Holy Kingdom eventually broke out.

With the outbreak of the civil war, the order to blockade the borders became an empty piece of paper, and the troops stationed on the frontier were all at risk, except for the ability to defend against foreign armies taking advantage of the civil war to invade the Holy Country.

All sorts of foreign people blocked at the border carried countless messages to Middle-earth in all directions.

It was not long before the top of all countries became aware of who the two sides of the civil war were, as well as the profile of the fighting.

Led by the Eldridge family, a part of the Divine Descent was gathered to form a joint faction with the other two families and the remaining members of the Consede.

The former is weak but highly centralized, while the latter is strong but loosely commanded, so now the two sides are fighting on an equal footing. It is impossible to end the civil war in a short period of time.

The Eldridge faction now controls Sanctuary City and the northern regions for the time being, while the other faction controls the southern regions and the colonies of the Holy Kingdom.

In order to obtain the assistance of the Kingdom of Rothschild, the Eldridge family made the formation of the United Knights a top priority, and various technologies that had been restricted were quickly released.

In return, the kingdom of Rothschild sent a large number of troops from the south into the territory of the Holy Kingdom to assist the Eldridge family in their war against the other.

As a result, another faction began to draw troops from the colonies and other countries to participate in the civil war, and the scale of the war became larger as more and more people and materials were invested.

Now, the border city of St. Ansel, on the border between the north and the south, is in ruins, and the two sides are fiercely fighting for it.

St. Ansel served as a north-south communication artery, and the Confederate army stationed ten divisions in this area and vigorously built a fortress. The Northern Army relied on a powerful air force to carpet bomb the Southern Army's defensive lines.

At present, the fighting here has entered the stage of brutal street fighting, and both sides can only use refueling tactics and constantly adding new recruits.

Cecilia had been waiting for an opportunity to change the situation in the Holy Kingdom in one fell swoop. It's just that her power is insignificant in front of both sides of the civil war.

For this reason, they can only take advantage of the chaos to recruit troops, plant spies on both sides, and collect intelligence. Although it may seem like an egg hitting a stone, none of the members of the group are cowardly.

On the tenth day after the outbreak of the Civil War, the army searching the underground labyrinth returned a clue and was never heard from. Knowing that the situation was critical, the Eldridge family leaders immediately assembled an elite force and searched deep into the underground pipeline system of Sanctuary City.

For the sake of safety, the big names have taken refuge in the fortress in the Gospel Mountain temporarily.

Cecilia took advantage of this power vacuum to completely control the management of Sanctuary City, and the command of the Holy Army temporarily fell into Cecilia's hands.

Cecilia knew that her current strength could not confront the two forces, so she took advantage of the short time she could be in power to arrange the fake death of some of her subordinates in Sanctuary City, as well as cover the work of a group of revolutionary/life troops leaving the Holy Kingdom.

On the thirteenth day of the outbreak of the civil war, there was a skyrocketing explosion in Sanctuary City, and a mushroom cloud rising from the ground covered almost the entire Third Ring Road of Sanctuary City, and the houses near the explosion were razed to rubble.

With countless civilian casualties, countless steam pipes destroyed, and chaos throughout Sanctuary City, Cecilia immediately used the authority of the Cult to organize rescue efforts and the arming of the police force.

As for the higher-ups of the Eldridge family, these bigwigs are now more concerned about how to deal with those enemies hiding in the underground of Sanctuary City as soon as possible.

In order to speed things up, the Eldridge family even dispatched monsters living in the spatial slits to wreak havoc underground.

However, the building hidden in the depths of the underground labyrinth was a combination of technology from the treasures of the relics of the gods, so it was naturally impossible to find and destroy it so quickly.

The part of the apostles who were bent on hiding used all means to avoid searching.

After several days of inconclusive results, the Eldridges had no choice but to abandon their attack on the apostles, blocking some of the passages to the underground before turning their attention back to the front lines of the civil war.

As for the residents of Sanctuary City, they didn't pay much attention to it. This gave Cecilia an opportunity to immediately apply to the patriarchs of the clan to serve as the Disaster Commander of Sanctuary City.

The patriarchs thought about it, this did not affect them, but could be used as propaganda materials for propaganda, just to strengthen the prestige of their forces among the people.

After discussing with the senators, they handed over part of the management of Sanctuary City to Cecilia and sent a guard of alchemists to protect her.

As a result, all the forces of the Holy Kingdom began their own preparations.

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The flesh and blood mill of the Rhine League and the Cang Dynasty was still going on, both sides invested the power of the whole country, the age of military service on both sides had been lowered from 20 to 16 years old, and a large number of women were also conscripted into factories and hospitals to work.

In order to prevent the Cang Dynasty from fighting such a tragic war again, Daohuang released a group of 50,000 prisoners and came to the territory of the Cang Dynasty by sea with the supplies of twelve huge ships.

However, because the port was lost, these personnel and supplies had to be received by the Cang Dynasty itself by sending a fleet to the sea.

During this period, a naval battle broke out between the fleet of the Daohuang Dynasty and the fleet of the Rhine Alliance.

Most of the ships of the Daohuang Dynasty were made of wood and had armor installed on key points, while the Alliance's fleet was very much in line with the standards of Middle-earth, standard steam ironclads.

When the two fleets met at night, the Daohuang Kingdom quickly used floating lanterns, a special lantern that floated on the sea, and this lantern could shine a special light in all directions, and the area was extremely wide.

However, it was very expensive, and even such a large fleet was only ten in total.

At about eleven o'clock in the evening, a naval battle broke out.

A patrol fleet of the Rhine Alliance unexpectedly spotted the fleet of the Daohuang Dynasty supporting the Cang Dynasty, and a battle broke out.

The coalition's fleet had already passed information to the rear command from the very beginning, and a combined fleet was urgently assembled and set off.

The fleet of the Daohuang Dynasty was not in love with war, and began to prepare for retreat as soon as the enemy was discovered.

The hill-like ship needs more time to start, and time is the center of gravity for both sides.

The largest cannon caliber of the patrol fleet is only 208 mm, which is very powerful against warships of the same level, but it is a little powerless in the face of the big ships of the Daohuang Dynasty.

Specially restructured, the new warship used to deal with the technological advantages of Middle-earth has built a large number of air-sealed cabins, and the core parts of the battleship are protected by several empty compartments.

Although this will lead to a sharp reduction in the number of artillery pieces, and the fire density per unit area will naturally be weak, the defense will be greatly improved.

Although within forty minutes of the launch, three shells from the largest turret of the patrol fleet hit the battleship of the Daohuang Dynasty, the seemingly huge wound did not hurt such a large battleship.

The warships of the Daohuang Dynasty also began to counterattack.

The guns of the new warships are a combination of Middle-earth and Eastern technology, and although they are still inferior to the artillery technology of Middle-earth, they can still effectively kill and damage enemy ships.

A destroyer was set on fire, and even the three friendly troops around it were overwhelmed in an instant by the rushing waves. Although they were not sunk, they were all damaged to varying degrees.

After all of its ships were running at full power, the fleet released smoke bombs and began an orderly retreat.

The Combined Fleet, still somewhat afraid of ocean-going operations, gave up the pursuit of the enemy.

Thus ended the first battle between the Daohuang Dynasty and the Rhine Alliance. But its end lacked thought it was more of a beginning.

The next day, reports on the Daohuang fleet were written and made headlines in the major newspapers of Middle-earth, and it is conceivable that the scale of the war began to expand silently again.