I leaned back after another long planning session with Isabelle. Lately, we have been looking into the specifics of the battle plans for the main army while my Elite army will be more spread out among the line. Isabelle learning about the potion's effects started a fury of planning on new assumptions, but the new plans were more based on whether it worked and what to do if it didn't.
The worst issue we had was either the lack of intelligence in the movement of the Empire or the complete lack of attention we were getting. It was like the Empire believed that we would never attack them, and no other nations were attacking at this time. This was at its most oddest because I could not help but wonder if our own politics were helping with this.
All the Tribes knew we were about to go to war. It was the fact at this point, we were in the preparations stages of movement, and both Isabelle and I were annoyed and amazed at what was happening. I heard that spies kept reporting from our ranks that the military was stationed well behind the border in the City that no one seemed to know the name of.
The Beast-kin called it Border City, and so that was what I was going to call it. The military was holding Border City for an unknown period of time by the military, and they retracted their forces back from the border in order to occupy it. Apparently something there required constant forces in order to keep control of. Was it a Coop de Tat? I couldn't help but wonder why in Border City.
To our annoyance, though, reinforcements were on the way, our spies say, after large infighting in the military. They were moving more forces up to Border City, and that was what it was going to be. With that information, we would have to live with it, and that was what I was going to do. We were going to go to war with them and would need to take Border City to control that part of the land we wished to take.
Border City marked where I convinced Isabelle to stand her ground. It was a hard thing to convince her of, but I told her over and over again that taking land wasn't all we had to do. We have to control it, and the Empire has owned that land, and Humans run it. Humans that we have to convince of our rule over the Empires. We are a bunch of Beasts to some humans and always have or mostly been slaves around them and lesser people, which would work against us.
I could not help but stress over the coming invasion, and my forces were readying their weapons, and the last of the armor was being prepared. The Weapons and staffs were already doing for the Elite army, but the Logistics army was having trouble catching up with the Main forces. It seems many of the Smaller tribes lacked the funds in order to go to war. The Honey Bager-kin was the worst for it. It seemed that they just didn't seem to give a fuck, but they were a powerful tribe among the mid-tier tribes. They were one of the few tribes to live near the Elven forest.
Their people were mostly warriors with very few Wizards. They formed a large scouting class of forces that Isabelle was reluctant to rely on because of their nature to attack. Many other Tribes were gathering outside the Silvermoon Tower's city and getting stronger as we gathered up; the problem lay in more fundamentals as the entire army was completely unorganized and lacking supplies.
More where I came in and without the Dragonic backing up the Logistics Army with a large import of gold with more flowing in by the day. The army would still be securing more and more tents, let alone the food for the warriors to eat. It was crazy, and the logistics army was being tested to the extreme, and I could not be more proud to say that they were holding up.
Fresh recruits with the expanding army size with many recruits being F and E rank after boot camp, there were more where that came from. More supplies were being moved, and the positive feedback I heard from the public and Rose, in particular, was great to hear how business was booming, and employment was shooting up.
People were spending more than ever, and the Soldiers were blowing their salaries almost nonstop. The pregnancies among the tribe were exploding among those staying at home, and it was ridiculous. It seems that the population was about to increase by almost twenty-five percent before we left for the war. It was amazing what was happening culturally because most of the tribesmen doing this were my people. Those in the Elite Army and the Logistics Army.
My armies were well paid, while those in the main forces were barely paid if they were. They were there for the cause, and you could see Moral on my side much higher, and it was something that Isabelle wasn't sure if she liked. I fought with her for an hour, and the conclusion that she came to was that it wasn't something she could change now.
I sighed in relief as my popularity among the populace was untouched, and now I saw other tribespeople looking to join the army. It was a crucial moment, and when I was about to start accepting members, it was the first time the Elder council stopped me. They were not ready to allow outside tribe members into our new Armies so that they may repeat it.
Such a dumb response to it, but it was something I could not fight at this point. It was a pain, but the interest was there as so many realized what the Army meant for them in society. Those that were at the lowest point in Bunny-kin society were now looking at the Army as a way for them to raise their station and look for a way to be considered strong.
The culture behind my Military was something that caught on quickly, and I was raised onto the highest pedestal as a result. Now it was about raising my power to the A rank, and I frowned as I realized that my appointment was late. Queen Mira was never late, and I stood when I heard a knock on the door, and Queen Mira came in looking very annoyed.
"Do you know about this?" Queen Mira asked, her voice dark.
"Know about what?" I asked seriously, and I was about to stand.
"Stay sitting," Queen Mira said, walking over and sitting before me. Her body, this time, was Blonde with large cherry lips meant for going around a giant cock, but now they were in a firm line that still gave you those thoughts as her D-cup breasts seemed to press against the fabric of her dress harshly. The White dress looked like it was struggling to hold on, but I was only paying a little attention to that as she leaned forward.
"The Empire has attacked!" She announced, much to my surprise, and I was blown away, and I started to hear voices in the hallway. "THEY SENT SLAVERS TO YOUR VILLAGES AGAIN!" She announced the incredulity in her voice unmistakable. "They met a ground of your Elite Army and attacked, looking to take a small Cat-kin Village that refused to leave their homes near the border. It was mostly older Cat-kin and elderly that no longer wished to flee, but now," Queen Mira looked shocked, "I cannot believe this! Does the Empire even know what is happening here?" She asked, her disbelief showing even more when Isabelle entered the room.
"Did you hear?" Isabelle asked, and I nodded. "The Elder councils of all tribes are gathering in a few days!" She announced, "A month ahead of Schedule!" Isabelle shouted.
My expression frowned, "We cannot start this early!" I announced, my voice filled with dread, "I am still gathering supplies!" I shouted, "Checkpoints and supply points are still being built. Supply chains are not finished. I am barely making my current plans!" I freaked out.
"You have no choice," Isabelle said, "The populace is in a fury with our forces all gathered. The Cat-kin are furious, and the Tribe's elders are all on board."
My expression was darker than ever, and I realized that either the Empire just made the biggest mistake ever and started this war early. Or they just wrote the doom of our offensive as supplies will be tight. I couldn't stop the forces that be from moving forward. The war was extremely popular, and the people of all tribes wished our warriors to clash with theirs and the gathering of all the tribes and the training that Isabelle was doing to bring the groups closer made every moment out of battle just as important as those moments coming up.
This was either one of the most ingenious things they could have done or the worst, and I knew the only way to know was the history books. Would scholars thousands of years in the future look back at this moment and see the Empire being geniuses or the worst mistake possible?
My mind raced on this point, and I took a deep breath and started to prioritize what was most needed in my head, and sighed. "I need to talk to my Staff Sargents!" I yelled in recognition of what needed to be done and sent out a mana message with orders to the logistics army.
My mana message was sent only to those of Staff Sargants and higher rank.
"Officers, The Empire's Slavers have attacked our land, and I believe that war is imminent. You will prioritize the building of supply points. You will lower the standards of all warehousing of weapons and ammunition while you will keep the same standards for each Food warehousing. You will supply each point with an additional person and all major supply points with at least three for the explicit use of increasing those facilities' sizes. We must supply and upgrade our ability to feed and supply the army with the most haste in the coming war.
Be Prepared! This is a warning, and all pending or pushing back contracts will be sent to the Supreme commanders desk with no exception unless it was only ordered within one month. You may give them one chance to fulfill the contract, and I will wait only a single day. If they have not fulfilled their contract, They will be brought to me and pushed with my office's authority. For the glory of the Nation!"
I finished with a single line, looked at the women before me, and sighed, "I have set my priorities to my people. The Elite army has been ready to move for months, and I would love to hear," I finally got a mana message that seemed to be sent strictly to me.
"Supreme Commander," A Staff Sargent's Mana message stated, "We have had an engagement with a Slaving company in a small village near the border of the Empire. They were empty, but all of them were carrying Empire silver and gold with them. They knew where the village was and were just about to attack when we ambushed them. They had no orders, and it seems to do this. This seems like an independent company from the Empire. When interrogating one of their people, they talked about the dead in Border City and that the Empire was just starting to open the City back up for people to trade and leave. There seems to be something wrong at Border City, but that is all the information we have—end of Report. I will inform you of any new information from the frontline Commander. It also seems that one of our people leaked this information, and I am finding out who as they messaged others before me."
"An independent Slaver company attacked the village. It seems they came from Border City and that something is up with Border City." I said, looking at Isabelle and Queen Mira with a dark expressions. "They seemingly are just allowing the citizens out of the city," I finished.
"What?" Queen Mira said with an odd expression. "Opening Border City now?" Queen Mira asked, "Why was it closed?"
"It doesn't matter," Isabelle said, "We need to move as soon as the Elders declare war. We will need to take the border fortresses as quickly as possible, then steamroll from there. Border City is where we will stop and reassess." Isabelle said and I nodded.
"Queen Mira," I said, turning to her, "Are you and your Ladies ready for this war?" I asked her.
"My ladies and I will assist you, Chelsea Loveknot, in this War," Queen Mira said, her voice filled with the moment, "Show us where we can assist, and we will be with you!" She announced, and I nodded.
"It seems that war is coming before we know it," I said and chuckled, "Let us walk on a road of dead bodies to Border City!" I announced, and I received two wolfish smiles in reply.
In the back of my head, I was already planning to find the person who leaked this information and lost me for those three weeks. It was time to move now.
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