When the Saintess Arrives, No King Exist

Chapter 1176 - 1109: Recent Developments in the Dawn Island War

In April of 1456, while the Holy Union was engulfed in a storm of blood and rain, Dawn Island remained peaceful.On the road between Wonyu City and Longbow Castle, a convoy of nearly a thousand people stretched for almost a mile, advancing slowly.

By April, spring had already brought warmth and blossoming flowers. Various pink, purple, and white flowers had burst like fireworks on the lush green grass.

However, if someone were to look closely, they would notice that the convoy was not only guarded by Armored Knights, but the carriages were classic wooden board war wagons from the Holy Union.

Let alone the accompanying infantry, most of them wore retired heavy breastplates from the Holy Union, wielding dark, spring-loaded guns.

Although the Defense Committee of the Dawn Island area had already connected the controlled zones, clearing the key roads.

There were still many Robber Knights and aristocratic territories with unclear allegiances.

Therefore, even for transporting supplies, it's best to have soldiers escort them.

Today's journey not only included these guards but also had a committee member, Michelle, among them, followed by the "revolution" exported from Horn to Dawn Island.

A group of military officers who had just graduated from the Holy Union military academy.

"The region of Dawn Island is surrounded by several rivers, resembling an island, thus called Dawn Island.

Unlike our Holy Union, most places are plains, with very few high mountains."

"To us, I speak honestly, what you call mountains look more like mounds of earth."

The surrounding officers burst into laughter, though the local officers further away showed dissatisfaction.

Michelle didn't care, so far, all hard battles and impressive victories have been fought by the Holy Union's system military.

Don't take offense, just hold it in.

However, as soon as Michelle wanted to speak, he noticed the dangerous gaze from the Senior Pastor beside him and immediately stopped talking.

"Most of the terrain has been discussed, let's talk about politics now. The name Five Cities Alliance is basically abandoned.

Silver Fortress, Longbow Castle, Wonyu City, Lebei City, Silver Bud City, and various surrounding town autonomies...

Now they've all joined our Dawn Island Defense Committee, headquartered at Longbow Castle, with the frontline command center at Wonyu City."

So far, the Defense Committee of Dawn Island, led by Committee Chair Jeanne, has successfully integrated all sides.

This wasn't achieved by Jeanne relying on her Holy Union identity, but by a series of battles.

A battle at Sk Wolf Castle, successfully instilled doubt in Puzilio, turning him into Cowardlyio.

During this, he attempted to feign an attack on Longbow Castle and besiege the city, but was repelled by Socette's defense.

Later, he launched attacks in several other directions, but all in vain.

Under the urging of Regent Duke Omeis, Puzilio, having wasted more than two months, finally launched an attack on Wonyu City in January.

Unfortunately, after the two months of training and integration, the difficulty of assaulting Wonyu City had significantly increased compared to before.

The simplest part is, there are bunkers outside the city, there are breast walls near the city, and clockwork cannons on the city walls.

Just like the past at Ladan Castle.

Many border knights seeing this setup were forced to face their psychological shadows.

Back then, they were beaten down and disheartened at Dusk Bell Mountain, why face this in Leia again?

What they didn't know was, the Holy Union Army had long adopted the practice since the Salvation Army era.

Regardless of the size of the battle, they would review, summarize, document, organize, and archive after the fight.

The mistakes in these battles naturally need to be avoided.

And good tactics, naturally, would be applied over and over again, Ladan Castle's 3D defense system is an example.

Nonetheless, during the first attack, Wonyu City almost breached.

In the end, it was Committee Chair "Joan" who persistently harassed the enemy's supply units, forcing Puzilio to retreat.

After this battle, the Drum father and son finally saw the truth clearly, completely handing over the city defense to the Dawn Island Defense Committee.

Subsequently, Socette officially took charge of Wonyu City's defense.

After this, Jeanne conducted guerrilla warfare outside, while Socette defended the city and engaged in positional warfare around it.

With their cooperation, twenty large and small battles were fought over three months at irregular intervals, averaging one battle per week.

In this environment, the original Dawn Island army rapidly transformed.

From initially being severely beaten without help from the Holy Union army, to now being able to challenge the Kingdom Army.

Of course, the biggest reason for achieving this is the change in the tactical system.

The war wagons and clockwork guns were just too overpowered.

Unless the Imperial Knights were involved, breaking the war wagons was impossible. With formations along the river, the war wagons could even deploy clockwork cannons.

The tactics Socette implemented against Sk Wolf Castle currently is the car-fort pushing tactics.

This tactic is recorded in the Holy Union Military Academy textbook, used previously in the Jinhe Town offensive.

The famous battle case of Monkulus.

Relying on the defenses of car-forts to advance into enemy lines, then building makeshift ramparts and breast walls on-site, progressing steadily.

Therefore, this tactic is also called "Gallar's Mobile Castle."

It's said that the temporary fort closest to Sk Wolf Castle can already see the spire of the Sk Wolf Castle church.

"So how is the enemy's current troop strength?"

"After several retreats, several reinforcements, we currently estimate their fighting soldiers to be around twelve thousand, with only half being elite troops."

"So precise?" One new officer was somewhat puzzled, "Isn't it said that true battlefield numbers are more ambiguous than the textbooks?"

"Normally, it is." The Senior Pastor urged his horse between the two, smiling and explaining, "But the people of Dawn Island are united, and the territorial pressure from River Island led Dawn Island people to distinguish between friend and foe for the first time.

They started differentiating Leia people from the Leia Kingdom, defining Puzilio's army as invaders.

With this, our spies can be said to be everywhere, figuring out the specific number of enemy troops became much easier."

"Saying so much, it's just that the army from Sk Wolf Castle likes to do business at our front lines." Michelle took a puff from his pipe, breaking the lofty explanation of the Senior Pastor, "Loves business, damn, can't stop it."

Despite the Dawn Island Defense Committee's front almost pushing to Sk Wolf Castle's gate, they couldn't suppress the enthusiasm for business.

Especially those who were small merchants or citizens turned soldiers.

War made business tough, with frequently delayed military pay from above.

With the arrival of the Dawn Island Committee, it became the only client in this region, who else would they do business with?

One thing led to another, whatever movements Puzilio's army had, Jeanne knew before Puzilio himself.

"Selling at the front?" Many officers were a bit confused, "But it's wartime."

"It's two separate matters." Michelle blew out a smoke ring, "As long as you're not dead, you can still do business."

His peripheral vision capturing the increasingly dangerous gaze from the Senior Pastor, Michelle quickly composed himself: "However, Dawn Island's citizens' recognition of us is also very important."

"On this point, Committee Member Michelle is absolutely correct." The Senior Pastor rarely agreed, "Even Committee Chair Joan values communication with the local believers. We are all one family."

While chatting and laughing, this group soon reached the vicinity of Wonyu City, only a couple of miles from the military camp outside the city.

Yet before approaching, they saw a cavalry force rushing over, flying the flag of the Holy Union's Sacred Cup.

Upon seeing that flag, the local soldiers in the convoy and the pedestrians on the road all raised their hands in cheers.

"Long live Her Highness Joan!"

"Her Highness Joan, we love you!"

"Her Highness Joan…"

Watching the local believers exhibit such fervor, the Senior Pastor secretly approached Michelle: "Jeanne..."

"Eh?"

"I'm saying Her Highness Joan is so popular on Dawn Island?"

"Of course." Michelle stood on his stirrups, gazing towards the direction, "After these battles, even though Her Highness Joan is a Thousand River Valley person, she's now regarded as the Saint Maiden in the hearts of Dawn Island people.

If Committee Chair Jeanne wanted to establish a Leia Kingdom, I bet they'd support it wholeheartedly."