642 Withdrawal_1

The following morning.

The Imperial Allied Army officially withdrew from Storm Fortress, initiating a massive retreat operation.

Despite the devastating defeat at the Sky Breaking Mountain Range, the Imperial Allied Army still had over four hundred thousand soldiers within the fortress. Together with the refugees from the Westland who were also leaving with the military, their numbers exceeded a million.

Such a large force, once on the move, spanned across vast spans of terrain. It stretched for dozens of kilometres, forming a long, thick tail that trailed from the Storm Fortress, a sight visible even from the sky.

Managing such a sizeable force in an era without real-time communication was an almost impossible task.

Inhabiting the body of Emperor Reinhardt, Colin watched the myriad problems continually reported to him, feeling both irritated and powerless.

Only now did he truly understand why the feudal system was the best choice for this era.