280 Academy Phase 2

Accompanied by the Leite Kingdom's counteroffensive, the mêlée between the 11 nations seemed to have undergone a fundamental change.

However, soon conflicts erupted in other regions, once again rendering the outcome of the war unpredictable.

In the north, the Poplar Kingdom engaged in warfare with the Elm Kingdom, battling fiercely along the border.

Compared to the eastern front of the Leite Kingdom, the state of warfare here was somewhat different, with both sides still employing tactics from two years earlier, yet using advanced firearms like needle guns and breech-loading cannon.

This instantly escalated the bloodiness of the war to an unbearable level, with both sides suffering over 30,000 casualties within 3 days of the outbreak of hostilities.

The Poplar Kingdom held absolute superiority in machine-gun firepower, but the Elm Kingdom had the advantage in troop numbers and artillery, resulting in a stalemate with rapidly escalating losses.