*Bang*
The table under the Rank 3 Mage who had been elected as the President of the Unites States was pounded into the ground in a fit of anger, "How have they stopped the combines assault of both Hohenzollern and our troops?"
"Reporting, Mr. President!" the soldier with the report nodded before continuing, "That is the news we received from the telegram from the frontlines. It turned out that the Triple Monarchy had already decided to give up almost 70% of their Hungary region as soon as we launched the attack. The time it took for us to conquer the territory they left behind allowed them to build a solidified line of defence much further back, one with enough logistical capabilities to combat our forces, especially considering we don't have enough experience in such a technological and magical war."
"Sigh…" the president finally calmed down, much to the relief of the reporting soldiers, before continuing, "So, what are the suggestions of the generals at the front lines?"
"Patience, Mr. President. They say with enough time, together with the logistical capabilities of Hohenzollern and our own growing abilities, we would be able to grind down the Triple Monarchy."
"…I see…"
"However…" The soldier hesitated for a moment.
"Come on, spit it out!"
"A faction of the military has been supporting the opening of a new front."
The president frowned. There was no space left on the continent to form another front. Not unless they went around from the sea, but the coastal defences would put any ship at risk of being sunk before it could deliver troops for a landing.
"Where?" He asked.
"Passing through the territory of the German Reich, Mr. President. This territory has been essentially abandoned by the German Reich since before the Great War even began. And we won't even be occupying any of the territory, only passing by to flank the triple monarchy. Once we have broken their line of defence, we ca just continue taking over their land, returning the land of the German Reich… is what the general in leading the faction explained to the other generals before he was shut down by them for being absurd."
The president did not immediately shoot down the option. He was running out of tactics to use to gain an advantage in the war, and prevent this newly formed nation from becoming stuck in a quagmire of attrition warfare that the other four nations had become entrenched in.
"This United States has only been united for so long, and it is impossible for us to outlast one of the long-standing nations in a war of attrition. For this, we must take risks others would deem suicidal in order to survive," the president sighed.
Their very nation had been created by stronger nations solely for the purpose of bringing down their enemies, and as such, they had to join the war. There was no other option. And now, running out of options that would result in the survival and potential prosperity of his nation, the president could only make the call he would soon come to regret.
…
Meanwhile, the Triple Monarchy, now having been degraded to the dual monarchy of Franz-Austria, while maintaining most of the population; and thus most of the magical potential of the third region Hungary, had almost undergone a complete transformation.
The politicians and those in power in the region of Hungary had been mostly kept out of the second line of defence, while those that made it through were swiftly 'taken care of' by the special units of the king. Administrators loyal to the king were then rapidly placed in positions of power in the remaining region of Hungary, effectively merging it back into Austria.
These same special units, emboldened by their controlled Berserk abilities, then made their way to the region of Franz, where they systematically took care of those causing issues in the region of Franz. They took care of the radicals; who openly pleaded for or demanded independence. Then they took care of those stirring up things from the shadows, using information the king had sourced over years of effort.
Soon, the police also care in to make arrests for those who had enough dirt on them to be completely done for. These were not simply limited to trouble-makers, but also politicians; those who revered their so-called parliament that achieved nothing but constant delays in the creation and implementation of important laws.
With the purges complete, the Franz-Austria Double monarchy had rapidly evolved into an efficient machine, something that it could never have achieved as its much larger, former self. Administrators finally gave proper reports of the current situation back home, while logistics and soldiers rapidly began moving to the front-lines to the north-west and south at an incredibly faster pace.
{AN: Sorry for the delays. I'm getting married soon, so irl stuff has been off the rails! And there will be a whole chapter dedicated to the description of the magic system. I have thought of a good situation, a goodbye to a long-standing character. Hope everyone likes this}