The Kandrian Empire surged into preparation for the inevitable beast tide that was bound to sweep across the entirety of human civilization. Despite the fact that there were states and nations that had managed to protect themselves, the beasts and monsters continued to surge forth throughout the entirety of the Human Domain.
This was an approach that defied human military strategy and theory.
Normally, human invasions from one nation into another were conducted with an annexation-consolidation model. A time-and-tested model for territorial imperialism that was objectively the best strategy for annexing territory.