The King's orders were swiftly passed down, commanding Katerina to lead her troops to the foothills of the Ural Mountains within a few days to recapture the important city of Chelyabinsk.
Since the attack on Qiuming City had failed, the Kingdom of Windsor's First and Second Army Groups changed their tactical strategy and began to elongate their lines of defense, planning to use the terrain and the superiority of firearms and artillery to reduce the disparity in numbers.
Among these, Chelyabinsk was a focal point of their defense, and it was one of the Romanov Kingdom's most crucial cities. Regaining control would open the southern trade routes, allowing goods to be imported and exported from the Kingdom of Frederick.
