Campbell II was almost collapsed. If it weren't for the tenacious character he had developed for a long time, he would have almost gone crazy. The Western Front Army of the Augsburg Empire had already penetrated deeply into the southern part of the Principality of Cologne, Mainz, a major city in southern Cologne. The Southern Alliance of the Alliance fought the first official battle since the Augsburg Empire's war. The huge gap in force made the coalition forces of several countries in the southern Alliance unable to withstand the offensive that the Augsburg Empire must win. It lasted only one day. Mainz fell, and more than 10,000 coalition soldiers became prisoners, and more than 16,000 soldiers were killed in this battle.

The entire Principality of Cologne had only 35,000 regular troops and 20,000 reserve soldiers. Even if all mobilized, no more than 50,000 troops were added. In addition, the surrounding Duchy of Dresden and the surrounding Duchy of Kassel had 15,000 troops, and the total army was only 110,000 troops, of which 70,000 were formed into the Southern Corps among the Standing Army of the Alliance.

Under the impact of the powerful Augsburg army, although the coalition forces also resisted resolutely, they were outnumbered. Campbell II's determination was not proportional to the command art of Rüders, the commander of the Southern Corps of the Standing Army. The commander of the Western Front of the Augsburg Army was Long Stein, a famous general in the Augsburg Empire. He used 30,000 iron-armored cavalry to forcibly break through the infantry defense lines of the Principality of Cologne and the Principality of Kassel, the Principality of the Standing Army, which led to the collapse of the entire front. The coalition forces had to retreat to Bamberg, the important city in central Cologne, preparing to carry out more tenacious resistance here.

Campbell hoped that the coalition forces could help him defend Bamberg here, and waited until the coalition standing army in the central and northern regions and reinforcements from other member states. Without the support of these member states, Campbell would not dare to challenge the Augsburg Empire even if he was arrogant. However, the Augsburg people did not seem to want Campbell to relax for much time. Less than two days after capturing Mainz, the army on the eastern front of Augsburg broke into the territory of the Duchy of Dresden along the western coast of the Baltic Sea and seized the Akland Pass in one fell swoop. This was the commanding height of the southern region of Dresden. Capturing this place was equivalent to controlling the southern part of Dresden. Looking north from here, the southern plains of Dresden appeared in front of him, and the city of Dresden, located in the middle of the Dresden Plain, became the capital of the principality.

After learning that the Akland Pass was lost, the Dresden people gave up the second wave of 25,000 reinforcements that had been sent. They needed to defend their capital. The Dresden Plain was flat and there was no danger to defend. The Augsburg people could easily cross the Great Plain and fight to the foot of Dresden City. If the Augsburg people were allowed to seize the Dresden City, they would die without a burial place.

The remaining allies are Kassel and Ulm. They are small countries with less than 30,000 troops in the country, and they have no extra troops to support Cologne. They also need to guard against the dangers they may face once the Augsburg people captured Dresden. The only hope now is the army of the Duchy of Salzburg. Salzburg is the most powerful country in the south of the Alliance, with a standing army of up to 140,000, one of which is the Standing Army of the Alliance, and one of them has been stationed in the north, and now it seems to be stationed in the West Indian and German areas. If the Principal of Salzburg can send another corvette to provide reinforcements in time, perhaps Bamberg has another hope, otherwise he will have to rely on them to defend the city of Cologne.

The envoys to Salzburg were already in the third wave, but the army of the Duchy of Salzburg was still not able to appear in the eyes of the Cologne people who were eager to see. Campbell was a little desperate. If the Salzburg people were also afraid of the army of Augsburg, then the Duchy of Cologne would really have no hope.

On June 9, the first batch of reinforcements of the Principal of Salzburg finally arrived at the city of Cologne. At the same time, the three legions of the Allied Standing Army rushed towards the south from the border of the Famini Empire and the northern region. Although they came very quickly, due to the incorrect estimate of the Holy Spirit Envoy Jigman, they were able to match this matter well, their estimates of the war were seriously insufficient, so the mobilization of the Standing Army seemed much slower, and now the southern countries have paid a heavy price.

On June 8, the army on the eastern front of the Augsburg Empire captured Bamberg. The Cologne lost the courage to continue to resist before reinforcements arrived and had to evacuate their central town Bamberg. The Augsburg army took the opportunity to occupy the Wilam Pass, the key passage between the Duchy of Cologne and the central plains of the Duchy of Dresden. This is an important channel leading to Dresden in the central part of Cologne. If you control it, you can get along with everything and look to the Dresden Plain and the west to press the Cologne Valley.

On June 9, the army on the western front of Augsburg defeated the heroic Knights of the Duchy of Dresden in the middle of the Dresden Plain. The huge gap in strength made the resistance of the Knights of the Duchy of Dresden seem meaningless. Facing several times its own troops, the Knights of the Duchy of Dresden must insist on fighting against the Augsburg Empire on the plain. The result can be imagined.

On June 10, the Augsburg Empire captured Kemunicz in the middle of the Dresden River, realizing the strategy of two lines set by the Augsburg Empire to advance side by side, and controlled the Wilam Pass. The army on the east and west sides could be easily connected. The important barriers in the south of the two alliances, Cologne and Dresden, have almost lost most of them. Augsburg won the first stage of the war, but at the same time, more than 200,000 standing troops in the alliance have been reinforced. The Augsburg Empire also realized that it was not so easy to defeat the Allies as easily as in the first stage, and it was particularly important to stabilize the current position.

Cui Wenxiu quietly arrived at Blue Castle City under the night. The imperial army stationed here only had one division, and the Hansen Alliance only had 20,000 White Stork Corps of Defien were stationed in Blue Castle City. The imperial army was still secretly mobilizing, but this may not be hidden for long. After learning that the Augsburg army had successfully captured the Bamberg and Willam Pass in the central part of Cologne, Cui Wenxiu knew that the time was ripe. As long as the Augsburg Empire army controlled these two places, the battle between the Allies and the Augsburg Empire would not end in one or two days. Moreover, even the southern part of Dresden fell into the hands of the Augsburg people. This battle of occupies the Hansen Alliance will be deeply trapped in the quagmire.

"Are you going to stop doing everything?" Cui Wenxiu asked with a smile. The governor of West Indian De'an County in front of him was the leading young governor of the entire empire. He was only thirty-one years old and became the governor of West Indian De'an. This caused a sensation in the imperial political arena at that time. However, Cui Wenxiu believed that the emperor's eyesight was the ability to place Mr. Link here, and his majesty must have his intentions.

"Don't worry, General Wenxiu, everything is ready. Tomorrow, the chambers of commerce in other provinces will jointly write a letter asking the Hansen Alliance to evacuate Blue Castle and hand over the Mana Province to the Empire to single management. At the same time, the Mana Provincial Chamber of Commerce and local nobles will also take to the streets to protest, showing the people's wishes. It has made the Mana people feel deeply inconvenient, let alone the Empire is at its peak now, and fools know who to follow will have a future." Link smiled slightly and sat back in the chair. "Don't you know that the general is ready?"

"Link, are you questioning me, Choi Wenxiu's ability?" Choi Wenxiu asked half-jokingly, "The Hansen Alliance must leave, not just the provinces of Mana, but also the two provinces of Deshin and Destan. They are not qualified to point fingers on this land. They will soon realize this, and if they don't do this, they may lose more."

"Haha, General Wenxiu's reputation has long been well known. Maybe Dexin's problem is not a big deal, but what about Destein? As far as I know, most of the local people in Destein have converted to the Holy Spirit religion. Less than 30% of the people who truly believe in the Nierites and the Roman religion have become much higher. Link is not overwhelmed by Cui Wenxiu's momentum. He needs to remind the other party that although he knows that the other party should be more thorough than himself, he must do his own responsibilities.

"Well, this is actually the biggest problem and obstacle to our military operation. Now the Hansen Alliance is stationed in the entire West Indian and German land, only one White Stork Corps is 70,000. Now the Hansen Alliance is fighting fiercely with the Augsburg people. It is unlikely to draw extra troops to support the West Indian and Germans, both in terms of possibility and time. The Duchy of Hanover may send out their national defense forces outside the standing army of the alliance to reinforce, but that little force poses a great threat to our advantage. But as you said, the people of the Destan Province may unite with the Hannover people to prevent us from entering. On this place, it is too close to the land of Hannover, and on the other hand, with the support of the people, we do not have the right people, and it is much more difficult. If we really want to continue, there may be a possibility of completely destroying Destan, so I have been hesitating."
Chapter completed!