Eighteen, even more troublesome countermeasures

  Eighteen, even more troublesome countermeasures

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  Sophia Lirien. This name may not be too famous in later generations, but in this era, it is absolutely a terrifying existence that can make babies stop crying at night. Even in the Lirien family, which is known for its madness, her level of madness and cruelty is probably one of the top. Idriel Lirien can only be considered a junior compared to her.

  Although she was the most noble aristocrat in the Elf Kingdom, Sophia did not enjoy much of a luxurious life. She was first abandoned as an illegitimate child and wandered the streets, then after accidentally returning to the Liridon family, she quickly became embroiled in a family feud and was sold to pirates by her relatives, becoming their plaything for over a decade. These unfortunate experiences twisted her mind, filling her with hatred for all things, and naturally made her a devout follower of Xefralas, the Elf God of Hatred.

  After escaping from the pirate's lair, Sophia joined the Church of Xeraphas and became a notorious assassin. She took advantage of domestic political struggles to assassinate her own father and most of her relatives, briefly seizing actual power over House Liaton with the church's backing before being ousted due to lack of foundation, but successfully entering the kingdom's upper echelons nonetheless.

  She then devoted herself to the military, serving as governor or garrison commander in various places on the continents of Ferelden and Mazcka, notorious for her brutal methods and fondness for slaughter. In propaganda from other countries, Sophia Liriaton is basically synonymous with the already fallen spider goddess Rose. Even in the elven kingdom, there are many who look down on her, and the nickname "Ghost Rose" refers to the fact that when she fights, she completely disregards the lives of her own troops, and the subordinates who follow her basically all become ghosts.

  Sophia Yliasterin's most famous campaign was the one she led 250 years ago, before the official start of the "Great Spirit Invasion". At that time, the elven army was strongly counterattacked by the indigenous people in the tropical rainforest of the Mazca continent and was suppressed along the coast by the rebellious tribes. As soon as Sophia took office, she commanded her troops to force their way through the dense jungle and swamp, which had no roads, at the cost of one-third of the army's non-combat casualties, and directly attacked the enemy's hinterland, killing nearly 500,000 indigenous people in a month and destroying hundreds of cities. In addition, she colluded with the church of Talona, the goddess of poison and disease, to spread countless diseases on the Mazca continent, resulting in a death toll of around 10 million people, even among her subordinates and elven immigrants, many died due to lack of timely medical treatment.

  This heinous atrocity forced the kingdom to dismiss Sofia, but also successfully broke the backbone of the Mazkan native warriors - due to the drastic reduction in population, they could no longer withstand the elven invasion. In the following years, the Elyrian regime extracted enormous wealth from this rich land, providing a crucial material guarantee for the future "Elven Great Invasion" to return to the Ferelden continent. (When the Spanish conquered the Americas, they spread diseases such as smallpox that were untreatable at the time, causing the indigenous population to decline by tens of millions, and had to transport large numbers of black slaves to make up for the labor shortage.)

  Xue Fulaosi seemed to have no dissatisfaction with Sofia's private dealings with the Talona Church, and after putting her in the cold for a period of time, she recommended Sofia as a military leader through the power of the church. She did not disappoint the expectations of the gods, slaughtering dwarves at Lake Steam, slaughtering humans at Carinthal, building a terrifying killing concentration camp on the coast of Fallen Star Sea, and even launching a surprise attack on the Comanso Forest, sending her own kind who refused to join the Elf Kingdom to the pyre. These bloodbaths earned her the hatred of the world, as well as the titles "Reincarnation of Rose" and "Ghost Rose".

  She treats her subordinates and enemies with equal cruelty, often forcing them to take high-risk actions for strategic purposes. As a result, the troops under her command frequently mutiny, to the point where the Elven Kingdom's headquarters has to constantly reassign her to prevent her from decimating her own army in the rear lines. Overall, she can't be called a victorious general, but is absolutely a super villain feared and hated by people all over the world, including citizens of the Elven Kingdom.

  "If it's Sophia Liria, then don't even mention the frozen port of Emon, directly attacking Hell wouldn't be anything out of the ordinary." Zena, the Speaker, analyzed after calming down, "However, since she was defeated by 'Undead Bird' Tekumse, there hasn't been any news about her, and there were rumors outside that she had already died. I didn't expect her to take the field again. Is this information true?"

  "Hmm... I just dug it up from Mor Solheit's memories, no other evidence, so probably can't be confirmed." Philine wove a truthful lie with an unchanged expression and heartbeat, anyway the captives were already in a daze due to the magic extraction of their memories, and even if they wanted to interrogate them, they wouldn't be able to get anything out.

  In 1965, 25 years ago, Sofia Lirien once again came to the mainland of Mazca to command the war. She ventured into the western highlands with an unstable rear, attempting to pacify the entire continent at once. As a result, she was first surrounded by the Black Eagle tribe's warriors led by Tekumse in the forbidden area, and then due to Sofia's improper handling, the entire army turned on each other, resulting in the worst defeat of the Elf Kingdom in several centuries.

  The sprite's colonial rule over the continent of Muzaka was also severely damaged, and it has not recovered to this day. As a defeated general, Sophia Liria did not appear in public view again after that, and most people thought that the female demon king had retired or even died.

  "I'd rather believe it's true, that in this world apart from her there isn't a general who would take such crazy action." General Norm said with a serious expression, "As long as one is willing to pay the sufficient price, there's nothing that can't be done. By the way, how many troops does the Spirit Army have this time? What's their specific composition?"

  "All I know is that the enemy has a force of about 10,000. No more detailed intelligence is available for now," replied Fili.

  "Even if there are 10,000 troops landing," General Norm unfolded a rough map of the new continent near Emon Port, "even if half of the soldiers are lost during the landing, at least 5,000 can be used to attack the city. Emon has no city walls, in fact, none of the cities in New Tassarlia except for Glorious City have city walls. Now that the weather is so cold, the ground is already frozen, and it's also difficult to rush-repair defensive fortifications. Can the 4,000-strong Giant Bear Legion defend the city with just its current strength, Charlotte?"

  "I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult, sir." Charlotte had always lacked confidence in the combat effectiveness of her own troops. "The Giant Bear Legion has not had a large-scale reorganization since its withdrawal from Emon Port until now, and the newly recruited soldiers have not been well-trained. Yesterday's battle also lost many old soldiers..."

  I know you're complaining that I've put all my energy and funds into the election, neglecting military preparations. But who would have expected the Spirit Army to arrive so quickly? Previously, everyone thought there wouldn't be any battles before next spring. Upon hearing Charlotte's grievances, General Norm felt a headache coming on; after all, it was his own base that was about to be affected, and he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

  But he didn't feel regretful, now the most is just losing Emon, but he is still the highest leader of the entire New Zealand, as long as there is enough time, he can concentrate his strength to turn the situation around. If the election is lost, he may not even be able to do the governor's job, what does it matter to him whether Emon is lost or not?

  "Since the local forces are insufficient, we can only ask for external assistance." Just as Charlotte was about to bring up that depressing conclusion of "not even a land spirit can win", General Norm hastily changed the subject to avoid hurting people's positivity. He scanned the room and disappointingly found that as soon as he mentioned gathering troops, they all buried their heads in the table like ostriches in the desert, not one willing to respond.

  At this time, are you still unwilling to hand over the troops? Don't you put me, the commander of this war zone, in your eyes! General Norm rolled his eyes and gave up on patiently persuading them, directly issuing an order instead.

  "Now I, as the commanding officer of the war zone, order that all state militiamen and guards must immediately march to Emon at top speed, unified under the command of Colonel Sutton..." It wasn't until then that he remembered Charlotte's promotion order, hastily pulling out the document from his pocket and handing it over to him, "unified under the command of Major General Sutton, to repel the invading enemy!"

  The conference room was suddenly filled with protests, but under the gaze of Nuo Mu's fierce and murderous eyes, the politicians retreated one after another, and instead haggled over the number of troops to be sent, logistics supplies, and equipment. However, since they had already torn their faces apart, Nuo Mu no longer intended to make any concessions.

  "Each state must dispatch at least 1,000 troops, this is the minimum requirement. Basic weapons are self-equipped, and all must arrive in Emon by the end of the month! At the same time, the Great Lakes State must monitor the original New Continent Legion, send them to Emon in batches, and wait for reorganization!" General Norm spoke sternly to everyone, issuing a final ultimatum. Then he immediately changed to a topic that made everyone happy, "Now, let's discuss what kind of responsibility the Solerton family should take for this incident..."

  Everyone immediately became excited, slaughtering a fat sheep is always a delightful thing for everyone, especially when a large group of people share a small portion of the rich family's spoils, it makes each person feel extremely relieved and pleased. The psychology of resentment towards the wealthy! The grievances from being forced to send troops earlier seemed to be instantly dispelled by the prospect of being filled with gold coins.

  But is the so-called fat sheep really that easy to slaughter?