Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 177.2

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕𝟕.2: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 (3)

The best solution would be for Miandian, Siam, and Annan to create a new country together. The problem was that the lords of those three provinces had no intention of becoming independent. They were not trying to find a new nest either.

‘𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘡𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮. . . . . .’

If there was one thing he could guess. . . . . . Miandian, Siam, and Annan had a lot of hardcore Confucians?

‘𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘰-𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢.’

They still served the mandate of heaven of the Great Zhou Empire and were hardcore Confucians, loyal only to King Zhou Yunwen.

Furthermore, according to recent information provided by the Imperial Intelligence Agency Hecaton, the Xianbei were raising an army to resist the invasion of the Yue Kingdom. It was also ironic that many citizens were following the Xianbei to defend the territory of the Zhou Dynasty.

Because of this, the Yue Kingdom wanted to secure control over the three provinces by using the dispatch of troops as bait. However. . . . . .

‘𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘢𝘯 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱.’

Furthermore, hadn’t he gathered a dream team to face the Archduke of Plague? Whether the Yue Kingdom sent troops or not, nothing would change.

Well, what if the Yue Kingdom had a hidden force like the Wood Elf demigod brothers? But that was not the case. In a word, the Yue Kingdom was not in a position to demand anything.

‘𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘶𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘩𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸.’

Fortunately, the Feng Kingdom was acting surprisingly wisely. They could have joined hands with the Yue Kingdom and expanded into Annan Province, but they did not do so.

Instead, they advanced into Guizhou Province, completely occupying it and becoming a nation with a total of six provinces. Although they couldn’t obtain Zhejiang, one of the granaries of the Jiangnan region, they were able to offset it to some extent by occupying Hunan and Jiangxi.

‘𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘐𝘋 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.’

It meant that they could establish themselves as an autonomous country without having to receive investiture from the Imperial Empire. It was said that they were already in diplomatic talks with the Huan Kingdom and the Union Alliance of the Southern Gigas Continent.

In particular, they expressed their intention to help the Huan Kingdom rule Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang and form a military alliance with the Huan Kingdom to prevent the expansion of the influence of the Western Empire. Within the Huan Kingdom, there were continuous claims that the Huan Kingdom should take the mandate of heaven, so the alliance was essential.

‘𝘑𝘦𝘦𝘻. . . . . . 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵.’

He had done everything he could for the Imperial Empire. So, even if the Feng Kingdom joined hands with the Huan Kingdom and was recognized as a formal country, it did not mean that he would be held responsible.

Furthermore, Oswald’s mission was to confront the Archduke of Plague. It did not mean that he was interested in the politics of the East.

“Commander!”

At that moment, Deputy Commander Yuilhan entered.

“What is it?”

“The plague army has moved.”

“Where to?”

“They have moved their troops to the east. It seems that they are targeting the Huan Kingdom army.”

“How many?”

“1 million.”

“It’s not the plague, it’s the Army of Sin that’s moving. . . . . .”

“What should we do?”

“Well. . . . . . Since they are going to reduce their numbers on their own. . . . . . It’s not reasonable to refuse.”

“Then we will prepare to advance to Kaifeng.”

“Yes, it would be better to do it quickly. We need to advance when the Huan Kingdom is attacked.”

“Understood.”

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

This news soon reached the Huan Kingdom. The Huan Kingdom immediately prepared to face the Army of Sin.

Of course, even if they were not demons, they were undoubtedly very powerful beings by the standards of ordinary humans. The half-breed demons, dimaens, and monsters of Chaos were very powerful beings even for ordinary humans.

That was why they had been fighting for so long in the New Continent. . . . . . That was why the Huan Kingdom was also preparing for defense by creating a trench line to the west.

Of course, a mobile strike force was formed to delay their advance for a while, and the Huan Kingdom Air Force, which had recently switched from biplanes to monoplanes, also took off.

“Falcon Squadron, commence dive bombing!”

━Understood.

The Huan Kingdom’s monoplane, Onyang 1, began to dive. Their target was the eastern coastal area, which had become the territory of the Huan Kingdom, including Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shandong Province. That was why they had begun their attack to stop their advance.

In particular, their first priority was to attack large monsters that were difficult for ordinary infantry to deal with. The targets of the dive bombing were Chaos Ogres, Chaos Minotaurs, or Chaos Trolls.

While the Huan Kingdom Air Force was active in the air, self-propelled artillery vehicles were preparing to fire on the ground. They could not distinguish and attack specific targets as accurately as the Air Force, but they had a good track record of wiping out certain areas.

“As soon as the Skyhawks’ operation is over, fire at the target point they reported!”

Soon after, contact was made with the Air Force, and the self-propelled artillery began firing. A total of 100 self-propelled artillery pieces fired 155mm shells. In this way, the Huan Kingdom delayed the battle as much as possible until they could establish a trench line.

Nevertheless, the Army of Sin fiercely advanced towards Jiangsu Province. Those running at the forefront were driving vehicles that were a bit different in shape. . . . . . But they were in the shape of tanks.

Moving at a faster speed than ordinary tanks, they were moving again after being hit by the artillery fire of the self-propelled guns.

Soon after, the Huan Kingdom Air Force received news of them and moved to stop them.

However, as if they had been waiting, aerial monsters appeared. . . . . . Various aerial monsters such as Chaos Harpies, Chaos Griffins, Chaos Wyverns, and Chaos Eagles appeared.

And among them, there was a fighter plane that looked similar to this one. . . . . . It was a monoplane made by the dimaens.

“Oh my god. . . . . . All squadrons, prepare for attack!”

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