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

The wind was blowing harder and harder, but the soldiers on the pass were still busy setting up the battlefield. Along the main road, on the two-kilometer-long path, almost every position with slightly higher terrain that could be used as a shooting point was stationed with troops. And now, they needed to pile up simple small artillery positions with stones as quickly as possible.

In the mountains and forests on both sides of the main road, soldiers were also busy. Some soldiers were cutting down trees to clear the view, while others were digging trenches. The cut down trees were also used. The soldiers worked hard to pile the tree trunks on top of the trenches to serve as defensive barriers.

They had been busy for most of the day. Large tracts of forest had been cut down, leaving the bare ground exposed. The soldiers also knocked and smashed the rocks as much as they could, trying their best not to let them block the view down from the pass.

These actions came from Dylan's order, which was issued in the morning. During that period, Dylan received news from the soldiers who evacuated from the front line.

It was this news that prompted Dylan to issue the order to clear the obstacles on the hillsides on both sides of the pass. As for the deployment of troops on both wings of the main road, this had already been done after Kyle arrived at the pass a few days ago. Now it was just a matter of increasing the number of troops for defense.

It was not even five o'clock in the afternoon and the sky was already extremely dark, but the soldiers were still busy. The deployment on both wings of the main road had been basically completed, but the obstacle clearing task on the slopes on the flanks of the pass had not been completed. According to the order issued by Dylan, the soldiers needed to clear as much area for observation as possible. The better the field of vision, the easier it would be to see through the enemy's lurking.

Two hours ago, news came from the pass that the sentinels had detected an enemy troop moving quickly along the main road. Although it was impossible to see the enemy's movements from beginning to end, just seeing a part of it was enough to make people nervous. After all, there were still a large number of enemy soldiers lurking between the mountains that could not be seen. For this reason, the soldiers speeded up their actions. Once it was completely dark, they had to withdraw.

At this moment, in the main military camp on the pass.

"What does this mean, Harris?! Blatantly disobeying orders?!" Dylan raised his eyebrows and looked stern, shouting at the communications soldier who had just entered the tent to report.

"Sir, General Harris said he is worried. He has to keep an eye on the soldiers and stay with them until the end of the battle." The signalman said with a gloomy face.

"What is he doing?! He didn't even listen to my orders?! Bastard!" Dylan was furious, while the other officers in the tent had complicated expressions on their faces.

"After the baggage was delivered, did everyone else withdraw except Harris and his men?" Kyle suddenly asked.

"Yes, sir, everyone has evacuated. There are only forty-six people on the summit now." the communications soldier replied.

"Hmph! Harris, that bastard! He actually disobeyed orders at this time!!" Dylan put his hands behind his back, his face turning ashen.

At this time, Kyle on the side waved his hand to the signalman and said, "You go down first."

After the signalman left the tent, Kyle turned around and glanced at the officers in the tent. Including Dingle, there were only nine people in total, and they were all senior generals.

"No, we have to call this bastard down!" Dylan said suddenly.

The officers were silent. Kyle turned his head slightly and looked at Dingle. He covered his mouth and coughed softly, but the expression on his face was still as indifferent as ever.

"Sir, I think Harris..." Kyle just opened his mouth, but Dingle suddenly spoke at this time:

"General Harris has made up his mind. Just this time, respect his choice, sir..." Dingle lowered his eyes, his eyes dull.

Kyle shut his mouth. The others remained standing in silence. Only Dylan stood with his hands behind his back, pacing around the tent in a distracted manner.

After a long time, Dylan stopped. His stern expression had disappeared, leaving only deep regret and helplessness. He let out a long sigh, so loud that others heard it and sighed along with him.

Kyle didn't want to see this heavy atmosphere. He suddenly clapped his hands, straightened his back and said loudly:

"Okay, everyone, we have basically done everything we can. Now we are just waiting for the Yan people to launch an attack and we will defeat them."

"Although we suffered some defeats in the previous battles, as long as we can win this battle, the ambitions of the Yan people will be strangled by Enzos!"

Hearing this, Dylan turned around and looked at Kyle. Ever since the Weirli army was defeated last night, the atmosphere in the entire military camp has been sluggish. A victory is badly needed to boost morale and keep the soldiers going.

Kyle then continued in a loud voice: "We have now cleared many obstacles in the area. If the rats from Yan Nation try to sneak in from the mountains and forests again, they will only be met with artillery shells."

"In addition, everyone should know that although General Saski's troops failed to arrive as scheduled, I don't think they will be too late. We can hold off the Yan people here for a while. When they arrive, we will still have the ability to counterattack."

"All in all, we still have a considerable advantage!"

After hearing this, the eyes of several officers gradually became hot, but a few others did not react at all, their faces were still gloomy and their brows did not relax.

Because according to the order issued by the Emperor, the Fifth Army led by General Saski must arrive in Enzos before the end of the month, but tomorrow is the last day of this month. However, the latest news received about the Fifth Army is that they have just crossed the Hessen River. According to this calculation, not only will they not be able to arrive as scheduled, but they will even need to spend an extra week.

This is not good news. The enemy's momentum is unstoppable. With the fall of the pass and the defeat of the Weirli army last night, the Yan people have gained control of two-thirds of the Enzo Mountain Pass.

If the pass was lost, they would seize control of the commanding heights of Enzos. In the last third of the journey, if the weather was good and the Yan people marched quickly, they would even only need a day and a half to break out of Enzos.

It was for this reason that General Dylan placed the final blocking measure at the main peak above the pass. Harris had already led his men to place explosives for targeted blasting there, but General Dylan felt that it was not enough, so he sent another batch of explosives there.

However, this "insurance measure" was really frustrating, because the battle of the pass had not yet started, but the measure of "hurting one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of your own" had already been taken. It was obvious that General Dylan was not very confident about the upcoming operations.

In addition, most of the soldiers were unaware of this measure that had to be taken as a last resort. After all, it was impossible to tell them that a catastrophic disaster was brewing overhead, which was enough to destroy the fighting will of most people.

Today, the amount of explosives stored on the main peak has reached a terrifying level.

This completely uncontrollable and dangerous practice would bring immeasurable disasters if it actually happened. For this reason, several officers immediately objected when Dylan proposed this tactic. However, in the end, the order was still issued forcefully.

Among those who supported this approach, apart from Dylan, the most supportive was Dingle, who always looked sick and kept coughing.

Officers who held opposing views often thought:

'Don't they know what this means? Or...is it that the Empire can no longer win this war with its army?'

The short meeting ended in a not-so-relaxed atmosphere, and after the sun went down, Dingle was summoned by Dylan alone.