As the saying goes, victory and defeat are commonplace in war. Luo Ya, who had fought countless battles in his life, could be said to have a profound understanding of this saying. But he had to admit that there was a difference between victory and defeat.
In the tragedy of Tuck Fortress, the loss of over a hundred thousand regular soldiers was too great. Even the powerful Theocracy found it hard to bear. This civil war could be said to be a desperate gamble. If they could successfully suppress the Eric Family, the Theocracy could use this opportunity to be reborn. But if there were heavy casualties, the turmoil of the country would be unavoidable.
Thinking of this, the black-haired youth couldn't be bothered to hide it anymore. He knitted his brows and tore open the report. After quickly skimming through it, Luo Ya's hanging heart finally relaxed a little.
To be honest, after reading the contents of the report, Luo Ya felt a little strange. As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. In fact, the reverse was also true. Luo Ya and Ka Diya had fought dozens of battles since they were little chess pieces. So, Luo Ya had some understanding of his father's military strategy.
Quickly ending the war, eliminating internal troubles, and gathering strength was the goal of this war. It was also the only way to revive the country. Although the Theocracy looked calm now, in fact, countless people were observing the situation. If they couldn't end the war quickly and display enough strength, the nobles in various places would definitely think that the royal family had declined and would have thoughts of raising their own troops.
"Sir, did something happen at the front line?"
Perhaps because Luo Ya's expression was too serious, Cynthia and the others couldn't help but come forward to inquire about the details after thinking for a long time. In order to stabilize the morale of the troops, Luo Ya passed the report to Cynthia and the other generals. But, Cynthia and the others didn't come up with any useful results regarding the tactics at the front line.
According to the report, when the allied forces launched their second attack, the Austin Empire's military movements became more frequent. The army of the Schroder Family even crossed the border and entered the territory of the Eric Family. Later, when they discovered that it was a feint, they retreated.
In the beginning, Luo Ya was rather puzzled by the Austin Empire's reaction. After all, the young man believed that ending the civil war and allowing the main forces of the Theocracy to advance east was the most urgent matter and the only choice to ensure the safety of the human world. But after looking back at history from another perspective, Luo Ya seemed to vaguely understand the reason behind the Austin Empire's actions.
The Austin Empire's actions seemed suspicious, but if one looked at history as a mirror, they would find that the same kind of friction existed in the previous war against the aliens, and their goal was the same: to seize the leadership position in the Holy War against the aliens.
There was no doubt that the Holy See played a decisive role in the continuation of the human race. But it had to be mentioned that during this process, the influence of the Holy See and the Theocracy would naturally expand, and the number of believers would also increase. In fact, after every alien war, the Theocracy would have a golden period of several decades, when its national power and influence would increase significantly.
In other words, the only thing that stood in the way of the Austin Empire was the Theocracy, and now, the Theocracy was in an unprecedentedly weak state, so it was the best time to replace it.
Once they succeeded, not only would the Theocracy become stronger, the Austin Empire, which had the largest territory and population, might even use this as a starting point to establish a united human empire like the ancient Austin Empire from a thousand years ago. This should be the long-cherished wish of the Akmen's emperors.
"This time, things are troublesome."
Edgar City might be sturdy, but with the help of a Level 1 Source Ranker, it was only a matter of time before it was conquered. According to the original battle plan, Holy See John should have made his move at this time, but now that Duke Caesar's army was interfering in this war with the excuse of "having a blood relationship with the Eric Family and an alliance treaty," Holy See John could not show up, because this was a trap.
"Either the Holy See will appear and start a full-scale war, and then reap the benefits from the negotiation table, or stall for time so that Edgar City can't be conquered for a long time, and then the Theocracy will completely lose the chance to revive … This is an overt scheme."
An overt scheme was different from a scheme that could be broken with a single poke. Even if one figured out everything, it would be futile, because an overt scheme was not easy to solve from the start, and because of this, there was no need to hide it.
For this kind of mission, even Luo Ya, who had confidence in his father and the army, felt that it was too difficult. But as if it was really blessed by the gods, the Theocracy's current situation was not completely unsolvable, because unintentionally, he personally struck a ray of light for this dark future, and that was Brian's death.
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