The fiefdom increases by 1 soldier in 1 second, and the empress kneels down and begs not to rebel

"Damn it, why did they choose this time to start a war..."

After two days of sailing, in the federal fleet that had entered the Brando Strait, Colonel Mathias was biting his fingers with a heavy expression on his face.

Although they had entered the strait, Matthias was still gloomy in his heart, and the expression on his face was completely opposite to the sunny weather.

The war situation was already extremely serious when he left the Star Islands, and during the two days of sailing, he was thinking about the war situation on the island all the time.

Although there were two divisions guarding the Star Islands, and Commander Sasha was a man with rich combat experience, the Yan army he saw that day was truly extraordinary. Under such an offensive, Matthias could only imagine the final outcome with a pessimistic attitude.

Apart from the impressive combat effectiveness of the Yan State army, the timing for a war to break out is also extremely bad. Today is December 28th, and two days ago was one of the two most important holidays in the Federation. Both the domestic people and the military were celebrating this traditional festival, so now is the time to be most relaxed.

For this reason, in the few days before December 26, there were no more warships cruising overseas, and although there were still troops stationed in the mainland's foreign ports, the number of troops was not too large.

Many high-ranking generals had even set off for Salvia a few days ago. They wanted to celebrate the ceremony with the emperor in the capital, and the way to celebrate was a grand military parade.

Yes, on the first day of the new year, which is January 1st, an unprecedented military parade with national celebration will be held in the capital, the holy city of Salvia. This is the most important thing for the country. This custom has a long history, and since Emperor von Palen ascended the throne, the scale of this military parade has reached its peak.

According to the emperor, it is the best way to demonstrate the country's armed forces, enhance national self-confidence and pride, boost military prestige, boost morale, and consolidate the people's cohesion.

This year is even more extraordinary. This year is the twelfth year of the emperor's reign. During these twelve years, he led his army to fight in the south and the north, and accomplished the amazing feat of ruling the entire Salisno continent. These twelve years are a "new and full moon cycle", and after these few days it will be the new year and the beginning of the next twelve-year cycle.

To this end, in addition to holding a military parade on the first day of the new year, the emperor will also take an oath on the same day to convey the country's strategic goals for the next twelve-year cycle to the people. The first target will naturally be Yan Country, which will be the Federation's first overseas colony. This is a goal of great significance.

And this is also the first step that the Great Emperor will take in his new twelve-year cycle.

The event will last for three days and will not end until January 3rd.

This should have been a day of celebration, but now the Yan Kingdom is coming aggressively. In this situation, the situation is enough to make people feel nervous.

Matthias had not seen any patrol ships at sea since entering the strait. He knew that even the army was preparing for New Year's Day celebrations at this time. This could not be said to be a mistake, because according to past experience, it would be impossible for an enemy country to start a war at this time.

Even the neighboring Leon continent's overlord, the Sari Kingdom, would not send troops to start a war before the New Year. Even if an enemy country was really coming, it should have shown signs a few months ago, instead of suddenly appearing in the Star Archipelago like it did a few days ago.

Thinking of this, Matthias turned his head and looked at the endless sea. The Star Islands had long disappeared from his sight. Although he didn't know how far the war there had progressed, he thought it was definitely not optimistic.

"We need to organize military support as soon as possible..." Matthias murmured in a low voice, looking towards the harbor ahead with a serious look.

That was the Brulo Harbor where he was about to arrive. It was the largest of the three outlets in the strait. There were towering bunkers on the shore and dozens of artillery batteries built on both sides of the cliffs. All kinds of buildings were so new that they seemed to be glowing.

This is because the Brulo Harbor was only renovated three months ago and was expanded to accommodate more warships.

And just around the Brulo Harbor stands the First Federal Shipyard, an even more magnificent building that builds warships almost day and night. Even when the whole country is celebrating, tens of thousands of slave workers in the shipyard are busy working.

Like the Port of Brulo, the other two ports, although not as large as the Port of Brulo, also have shipyards not far from the docks. There is also a Macedonian military factory 20 kilometers inland from the Port of Foster. During this period, they are manufacturing weapons day and night to equip the ever-expanding army.

The importance of the three ports is self-evident, so the corresponding defensive fortifications are extremely complete. In the past years, no enemy country has ever been able to set foot on the mainland.

Looking at the coast, Matthias felt much more at ease at this moment, because even if the situation in the Star Islands was difficult, the enemy would never be able to set foot on the mainland. What he had to do now was to bring more troops back to support the defenders on the island.

Shortly after noon, Matthias finally arrived at the port of Brulo with his fleet. Without wasting time, he immediately conveyed the military intelligence that the Star Islands were under attack by the Yan Kingdom to the troops on the shore.

The news spread quickly, and in the evening, several senior generals gathered at Bruber Harbor.

After some time to digest the news, several senior military officers finally accepted this fact in horror.

——The Yan Kingdom, against which they were currently on an expedition, had launched such a powerful counterattack, and had even led its fleet back to their own territorial waters.

So it can be imagined that the fleets that were sent out before are now probably all wiped out.

The destruction of the fleet was tragic, the enemy's counterattack was shocking, and the urgency of the war caught people off guard.

After Mathias conveyed all the information he had, he did not immediately receive a reply saying "Support the Star Islands."

They were arguing about the war, expressing their different opinions.

"Matthias, as you said, the Yan people brought new warships with them. They have terrible combat power at sea, and it is not ruled out that they have already defeated Commander Adelman's fleet."

"So in this case, if we send a fleet out of the Brando Strait for reinforcements and encounter them before reaching the Star Islands, what will be the consequences?" In the conference room, Vice Commander of the [Black Powder Fleet], Vice Admiral Sebastian, frowned as he looked at Matthias and said.

"Your assumption is based on the premise that the Star Islands have been captured and Yan Nation will immediately head to Brando Strait after winning. Sebastian, do you have no confidence in our 28th and 86th Divisions in the Star Islands?"

The one who refuted Sebastian's words was Lieutenant General Gabriel, commander of the 32nd Army Division. He was short and stocky, his face slightly red at the moment, and there was uncontrollable impatience between his brows.

As soon as he finished speaking, another person said:

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Hearing this, Matthias looked at the man who spoke with a frustrated look on his face. It was Chick, the commander of the Iron Wall Fleet.

Chick's face was gloomy, and the eyes hidden under the brim of his hat were particularly cold. He crossed his arms and continued:

"Just like we didn't expect the Yan people to have the strength to counterattack."

"Faulty intelligence led us to make wrong judgments, and we greatly underestimated them."

"All we need to do now is to assume the worst and treat the Star Archipelago as a place that is about to fall."