General Dadaneier was standing on a rock at the top of the mountain, holding a telescope in his hand. He looked at the Lampari Kingdom's camp at the foot of the mountain with a serious expression.
The Lampari Kingdom's army had been at the foot of the mountain for two days, but there was no movement at all. It really was a bit strange.
But general Dadaneier didn't dare let down his guard. After all, he was leading his army to guard the most important pass to the Kandla Empire's northern province. Once it was lost, the Malor Empire's control in the northern Kandla Empire would be completely exposed to the Lampari Kingdom's army.
With the current strength of the two armies, if they couldn't stop the Lampari Kingdom's army at this easy to defend and hard to attack pass, letting them enter the northern plains of the Kandla Empire, it meant that the Malor Empire would lose all the territory they worked so hard to control.
However ….. could they defend it?
General Dadaneier looked up at the sky and revealed a bitter smile.
The Lampari Kingdom's military Magic Airships were much better than the Malor Empire's in all aspects. When the two armies clashed, it was the Lampari Kingdom that had control of the air and the Malor Empire could only be suppressed.
In order to take back control of the air, it's said that the empire had already begun discussing the Magician Legion system. They would bring back the powerful magicians that had accumulated over the years and rely on them to deal with the Lampari Kingdom's Magic Airship fleet.
On the surface, this suggestion wasn't unreasonable.
Although the Magic Airships were strong, because they were too big, they couldn't compare in terms of agility.
If they used powerful magicians to deal with them, with the magicians' deep understanding of Magic Space, it wouldn't be like when they first met the New Flyer's Magic Airships. They couldn't fight back because of the simplest Magic Elemental Space Lock, so there was hope to fight back.
But in reality, the feasibility of this suggestion was very low.
First, because they were limited by the « Magicians Peace Treaty of the Continent », the magicians of the Malor Empire weren't willing to break the treaty and join the Malor Empire's army. This was because it was very likely that they would lose all chances of getting a skill evaluation in the future, as well as losing the chance to work in other companies or research facilities.
It really was the duty of the Malor Empire's magicians to work for their country, but there was no one who was willing to sacrifice their future for this.
Second, even if the magicians were willing, the Malor Empire wouldn't be willing.
Recruiting magicians into the army and fighting the Lampuri Kingdom was clearly going against the « Magicians Peace Treaty of the Continent ». The Marlow Empire would be criticized by all the countries of the Sines Continent.
This was of the Malor's army's current situation.
Unless they had no other choice, the Malor Empire wasn't willing to do something like this that would cause endless trouble.
Then again, even if they really did this, they would only be able to take back a part of the air. It would be very hard to suppress the Lampari Kingdom's Magic Airship fleet.
As for using this to gain an advantage and defeat the Lampari Kingdom, it was basically impossible.
Otherwise, the Malor Empire would insist on doing this even if they would be criticized by the other countries.
They had already taken care of the Kandla Empire and if they defeated the Lampari Kingdom, the Malor Empire would become the strongest country in the Sines.
At that time, this treaty wouldn't be a problem at all.
But because they didn't have this confidence, the Malor Empire couldn't make this decision.
In the sky in the distance, there were several black dots that quickly flew over.
General Dadaneier didn't need to look carefully to know that it should be the Lampari Kingdom's transport Magic Airships that were transporting supplies over.
In the past two days, he had seen this situation four times. It could be seen how frequently the Lampari Kingdom transported supplies.
But after seeing this situation, the doubts in general Dadaneier's heart became even deeper.
Since the Lampari Kingdom was willing to use the transport Magic Airships to transport supplies, it meant that their desire to attack was very strong.
But they had been waiting at the foot of the mountain for two days and there was no movement, just what was going on?
The situation on the battlefield was constantly changing, so naturally they had to race against time no matter what they did.
Every bit of time was precious, but the Lampari Kingdom's army had wasted two days here, this was simply a major mistake.
Unless ….. they were planning something.
Thinking of this, general Dadaneier put down his binoculars in an annoyed manner. He took a large Magic Communicator from a guard beside him and made a call.
"Hey, Hanich, how is it on your side?"
"Nothing much." There was a calm and steady voice that came from the Magic Communicator.
"What?
Is there a situation on your side? "
"It's better if there is a situation!" General Dadaneier groaned.
General Dadaneier gave a snort, "Those damn Lampuri people, they've been waiting at the foot of the mountain for two days and they haven't done anything. Just what do they want to do?"
"Perhaps they're just blocking you."
Hanich on the other side of the Magic Communicator was the same as general Dadaneier, they were both commanders of the Malor Empire's garrison. They were now in charge of an army, each guarding two places that belonged to the Kandla Empire.
Because the two of them had a good relationship and they weren't far from each other, Dadaneier would often contact Hanich.
"What are they blocking me for?
The empire isn't prepared to counterattack, unless they want to attack us. "General Dadaneier muttered.
"But looking at their current appearance, it doesn't seem like it."
"It's very clear that New Flyer wants to cooperate with those fellows from the Kandla Empire to do something in the west and south. The Lampari Kingdom is cooperating with them." Hanich's voice was as calm as ever.
"I really don't know what New Flyer is doing.
If they really wanted to take a piece of the Candra Empire's territory from the empire's mouth, they could just send their guards to steal it. Why would they need to do all these things in a roundabout way?
It's simply too troublesome. "General Dadaneier's voice was filled with disdain.
"Everyone says that New Flyer's chairman Xu Yi is the wisest person, but I think he's completely muddle-headed."
"If you don't understand anything, then just obediently shut up and watch."
Hanich's tone finally changed a bit, but it was a reprimand for general Dadaneier.
"Chairman Xu, this kind of person, must have his reasons for doing things. It's just that he can't see it right now."
General Dadaneier helplessly sighed, "Well, you're Xu Yi's loyal supporter, I really shouldn't talk to you about this topic.
Speaking of which … Hanich, if you weren't a person from the Malor Empire, I'm afraid you would have already joined the New Flyer, right? "
"If you have enough understanding of Chairman Xu, you will definitely have the same deep admiration for him as I do." Hanich's tone was very serious.
"But this doesn't mean that I will choose to join the New Flyer.
And now isn't the time to discuss this with you. The empire let us guard these two places in order to stabilize the area that originally belonged to the Kandla Empire in the north. After the empire properly digested this area, I believe there will be further actions.
As for now, let the Lampari Kingdom and the New Flyer mess around in the south. "
"Of course I understand.
It's just that it's really uncomfortable to be stuck in the mountain and not be able to go out. "General Dadaneier complained.
"If you think you can win, then I don't object to you bringing people to fight." Hanich said coldly.
"I'm not crazy." General Dadaneier muttered and decisively hung up the communication.
The communication with Hanich didn't have any real meaning, it was just to relieve the annoyance in General Dadaneier's heart.
He often did this kind of thing, and Hanich was already used to it, so they didn't talk too much in the communication. It was just a casual conversation.
Seeing General Dadaneier put down the magic communicator, a guard walked over and handed him a form.
"General, this is the latest combat readiness report we just received."
General Dadaneier frowned and finally sighed as he took the form.
Although he was already mentally prepared, after seeing the situation on the form, General Dadaneier still felt a headache.
Compared to yesterday's report, the army's combat situation was much worse.
The form clearly showed that just yesterday, there were two Magic Cannons that had malfunctioned. One of them had lost its firing array and the other had a crack in the barrel, so it couldn't fire at all.
At the same time, in the reserve of Magic Cannonballs, after a single day, there were thirteen that had lost their effectiveness.
Adding in the thirty seven Magic Repeating Guns that had malfunctioned, the tracks of a Magic Tank had fallen off, and even over a hundred eggs in the warehouse had disappeared for no reason … …
All kinds of bad situations accumulated, making General Dadaneier annoyed. He couldn't help kicking a tree to the side.
"Damn, are those fellows from the logistics department eating shit!"
A small problem like the loss of over a hundred eggs could be ignored, but there were all kinds of new equipment malfunctions that general Dadaneier couldn't accept.
His army's military magic machines were already at a disadvantage compared to the Lampari Kingdom. Now that there were all these non-combat losses, if this continued, there was no need for the Lampari Kingdom to attack, he himself wouldn't be able to hold on.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help cursing those fellows from the Malor Empire's logistics department in his heart.
Apart from the five Imperial Guard Legions directly under the Imperial Family, the Logistics Department would always shortchange and skimp on the armaments for the Garrison Legions that he commanded.
Now that his soldiers were equipped with military magic machines, not mentioning the lack of quantity, there were also problems with the quality.
But he also knew that there were times when he couldn't blame the logistics department.