Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 675 - 063: Silent Yet Thunders Roar (First Update)

Over the past year, the Blue Dragon Kingdom's army stationed at the Border Great Wall seemed to have done nothing,

but in reality,

the Southern Countries have not yet realized that their situation has already undergone earth-shattering changes!

The gradual collapse of morale domestically,

has led the Blue Dragon Kingdom to dig a deadly trap for the Southern Countries, waiting for the full-scale attack by the Blue Dragon Kingdom's army, vast lands and numerous populace will no longer be an obstacle for the military.

Originally,

if the Dragon Nest Legion had invaded the Southern Countries' lands immediately after breaking through the Border Great Wall, then with less than ten million people invading an Alliance with a population of more than a hundred million and an area dozens of times larger,

this would inevitably sink the Blue Dragon Kingdom into the quagmire of war, akin to how Austin's previous life's East Japan invasion of Huaxia found itself bogged down in the vast sea of the populace, unable to extricate itself.

Such a result is self-evident.

Because for the Blue Dragon Kingdom as a whole, it is about eliminating the backward oppressive and exploitative class of noble lords and knights, extending its power directly, and organizing governance right down to each peasant class, putting all the power of the nation's populace entirely in the hands of the Kingdom.

In this process, the Lords and nobles will inevitably become mortal enemies of the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

With the Blue Dragon Kingdom's military strength, defeating any country's military within the Southern Countries, and even driving straight into the Royal Capital to capture the King is not an impossibility.

However,

by doing so, even if one nation is defeated, simultaneously facing the unified counterattack of the other Seven Kingdoms, aware of the crisis, is unavoidable.

What's more daunting is,

the thousands of kilometers of supply lines will pose an extremely fatal weakness for the Blue Dragon Kingdom's legion.

Once the army advances alone, the rear supply can't keep up, the consumption-heavy alchemy bullets and shells will run out point by point, and food supplies will be lacking.

And because of the resistance from the Lords and nobles against the Blue Dragon Kingdom, leading knight squads to incessantly raid and harass, fires will be ignited everywhere, and the supply lines will be unsustainable.

Looking around, the whole country is filled with enemies.

At the same time,

facing the backlash of the other Seven Kingdoms, mourning the fox in sorrow at the death of the rabbit.

This would draw the Blue Dragon Kingdom into an inextricable quagmire of war and bring unimaginable losses to the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

All of this is not wishful thinking,

but a reasonable deduction by the General Staff regarding the war.

And it is for this reason that after breaking through the Border Great Wall, the Dragon Nest Beastman military did not immediately advance, sweeping the Southern Countries, but instead accumulated at the Border Great Wall, silently constructing various basic infrastructures and devising plans secretly.

It was only a year later,

that all conditions were fully met.

The disintegration of morale at the grassroots level in the Southern Countries, the direction of popular sentiment turned the Blue Dragon Kingdom's enemies from national populace to the noble lord exploitative class led by the King.

In this public opinion war, the feudal monarchies of the Medieval that have never witnessed the power of public opinion, were broken and routed by the Blue Dragon Kingdom, without even noticing this fatal attack.

You could say, if the Blue Dragon Kingdom's army invaded now,

the bottom-level peasants and serfs of Frandy and other duchies would not only refrain from helping the noble masters resist but instead warmly welcome the arrival of the Blue Dragon Kingdom, eagerly defecting to the Blue Dragon Kingdom's army.

The foundation of the people's will in governance was already completely constructed.

The only ones kept in the dark were still those high-ranking noble lords.

Meanwhile,

over the course of a year, after organizing the construction of disaster victims, the military stockpile near the Border Great Wall was ready, and the infrastructure completed.

Behind the Border Great Wall,

after a year of construction, a railway that spanned the vast plain and connected with the Kawa Great Forest railway network was officially completed and operational.

If placed in Austin's previous extraordinary unseen world, completing a hundred-mile-long railway in a year would have been difficult, but in this world, where the quality per capita and extraordinary power is evident, it was not an insurmountable obstacle.

With the completion and operationalization of the railway, the Border Great Wall region formally joined the Blue Dragon Kingdom's economic circle.

The supplies needed by the Border Great Wall's army could be transported directly from the rear via the railway.

Moreover,

as a developing area, the Border Great Wall region initially had a blank industrial manufacturing industry but developed significantly over a year, with some civilian-led small factories and government-led large military-industrial enterprises all settling near the Border Great Wall.

The relatively close distance to the Southern Countries as a vast dumping market further reduced the transportation cost of certain low-level industrial products, attracting many investors from within the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

The linked economic system also promoted the development of a batch of industrial enterprises.

During this process, the foundation of the Border Great Wall was continually strengthened, with many consumables like alchemy bullets and shells being produced directly nearby.

The potential for war was significantly enhanced.

The rapid economic development and preparedness provided ample confidence for the Blue Dragon Kingdom's military.

Thus,

war began.

With an order from the General Staff, the entire Blue Dragon Kingdom was mobilized, and the mighty army swiftly assembled in a short timeframe.

Then,

they launched!

The Dragon Nest Legion surged forth like a flood from a broken dam, splitting into streams of massive iron armor torrents, bursting out in three directions.

This time, the war wasn't targeting a single country.

But three,

Frandi Duchy, Golden Eagle Duchy, and Olan Duchy. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

These three duchies had the largest border area with the Border Great Wall, and all three nations' southern regions were plains, making it very convenient for the Dragon Nest Legion's march.

Meanwhile,

these three countries were also the ones with the most refugees fleeing over the year.

Facing the threat of the Blue Dragon Kingdom directly, recruiting military forces, and imposing war taxes, the upper layers of nobility's oppression of the lower peasants and serfs had nearly reached the extreme.

According to intelligence, natural disasters, reduced production, and oppressive levies and miscellaneous taxes had made the whole country almost a powder keg.

Amidst this backdrop,

the Dragon Nest Legion split into three routes, marching to the Three Great Dukedoms.

The enormous Steel Giant Beasts rolled over the earth, roaring thunderously, racing across the ground and leaving a trail of dust behind.

Behind the endless iron torrent,

soldiers, whether Beastmen, humans, or Elves, fully armed and in tall statures, were jogging in small steps behind the iron caravan.

The soldiers' solemn eyes and their silent marching steps beat in perfect unison, shaking the earth.

The atmosphere was filled with killing intent.

It seemed like an endless aura of murderous energy swept across the sky and earth.

Whether serfs or freemen encountered along the way,

saw this imposing terrifying army pass by, and cowered on the ground, hands covering their heads and tucking themselves into the fields' grass, leaving only half of their bodies exposed, trembling like ostriches.

The endless army did not pause at all, and as the uniform footsteps and the roaring of the Steel Giant Beasts continued for nearly thirty minutes,

it finally disappeared into the distant horizon.

At this time, the serfs who cautiously extracted their heads from the grass, their trembling hands and feet testified to the still unresting terror.

Their bodies were already soaked in a cold sweat.

...

On this day,

the suddenly deployed Dragon Nest Legion replicated the miracles of Austin's past life's World War II German blitzkrieg.

The defensive lines built with great effort by Frandi Duchy, Golden Eagle Duchy, and Olan Duchy, aimed at defending against the Blue Dragon Kingdom, which they considered as stable as a mountain of gold,

were completely breached in just one day.

The Southern District's defense line,

totally collapsed!