Chapter 961: March North! Attack the Star Fall Empire!

After the war against the Purple Cloud Empire ended, the fox woman Sister Qing Ling returned to the capital Ducheng to hold the line.

Lucine remains in the Desert Province.

Meng Ying has come to the north; she had long sent out numerous spies to probe the situation in the north!

Meanwhile, a large number of flying ships transported the army from the desert to the north.

Yes, after consulting with Sister Qing Ling and offering prayers, Meng Ying decided to strike the Star Fall Empire to the north.

This time, it is an expansion war.

Although this time, the Flame Empire gained half the population and territory from the Purple Cloud Empire.

The Purple Cloud Empire is too far away.

There, it can only be considered a distant enclave; after establishing the space gate, Meng Ying can travel there anytime.

She and Sister Qing Ling are confident they can quickly stabilize it and turn it into part of the Flame Empire.

But that half of the population and territory has not yet been secured.

The Purple Cloud Empire is now in chaos; it will take some time to sort out its own claims.

So, Meng Ying decided to strike the Star Fall Empire while the moment is ripe!

Who else but the Star Fall Empire lies directly north of the Flame Empire?

This time, Meng Ying mobilized five hundred thousand beastman troops, one million elite forces, and drew over one million reserve troops from the thirty northern provinces.

In total, there are two to two and a half million troops.

Domestic defense will primarily be entrusted to local garrisons and reserve forces.

The core of the Flame Empire remains the four southwestern provinces.

There, not only does Sister Qing Ling hold the line, but there are also five hundred thousand elite troops and over one million conscripted reserve forces.

The number of local garrisons is also substantial.

With space gates in place, the Flame Empire's major Sacred Domains and high-end forces can provide instant support!

Space gates now exist not only in the Flame Empire but also within the Sacred Flame Forest to the north; otherwise, Angest, even as a Fourth Rank Sacred Domain, could never have arrived so quickly!

"Report, Queen: the Star Fall Empire's army is about to emerge from the Great Snow Mountains."

A day later, a female official came to report.

The Star Fall Empire's army, after detouring once before, changed its route to the Great Snow Mountains—but they did not cross them.

The Great Snow Mountains are not a single mountain.

They are an endless chain of mountains.