Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 597.2: The Witch’s Secret (2)

Battle of Scorched Earth.

This was the large-scale military operation planned by the united army just half a year after the devastating Battle of Stanlos. The term, ‘Scorched Earth’, was derived from the location of the battle, Hawe Desert.

Hawe Desert was a barren land overlooked by both parties for many years, and it only came to the limelight due to this military operation.

Many of the Austine Empire’s military commanders found this military operation abrupt and perplexing.

Based on the reports from the united army’s intelligence department, this military operation started out as a small-scale military maneuver organized by the Saint Mesit Theocracy, but their scouts unexpectedly discovered the trails of the Deviant Sovereign, which resulted in it being escalated into an assault mission.

The Rosa Merchant Confederacy, Knight Kingdom Pendor, and Country of Scholars Brolne had chosen to participate in this battle, thinking that they would stand a better chance in bringing the Deviant Sovereign down by launching an assault before he could gather his forces around him.

The Austine Empire received the news much later, so they could only take the sidelines in the battle.

Speed was of utmost importance in warfare. All veteran military commanders understood that.

The united army was massive, and communication was often interrupted due to the deviants’ interference. It was common for allies to fail to inform one another about their respective battles, so the Austine Empire’s military commanders didn’t think too much about their late intelligence.

The united army’s highest command center had issued a mobilization order to the Austine Empire’s armies. The highest command center was a committee comprising humankind’s Origin Level 1 transcendents. They held absolute authority in the eastern border, such that their orders had to be prioritized even over the Austine Empire’s imperial authority.

Compelled by the mobilization order and their deep-seated hatred of the deviants, the Austine Empire’s armies were quickly d

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