Battle of Thirteen Peaks

A battle in the Thirteen Peaks region of Willowscent, it was a massive defeat for Willowscent, they lost nearly a million soldiers to a massive ECHO force that was about to attack Arcadia from the north.

History

 * Willowscent General: Jean Xephon hears of a substantial ECHO lead force that planned to use the Thirteen peaks as a base for attack Haven of the Sun and other northern bases, attempting to cut off Arcadia's military industry machine in the north, before capturing the factory complexes in Arini. Mercenon, of House Von Carnij gave him the information.
 * Jean mobilizes the core of the army, over one million soldiers, and arranges them in battle array against ECHO.
 * After a day of fighting, both sides mutually agree to rest for the night. More ECHO forces arrive in the night and reinforce their position. Also, Mercenon arranges for the Orenai Fleet of ECHO to fight the Xephon Noble Fleet of Willowscent.
 * At midday, Orenai utterly defeats Xephon Noble, but retreats because of heavy damage and because Von Carnij warned of a substantial pirate fleet operating in the area. It attacked at the middle of the afternoon, Von Carnij, of course, was in control of the fleet at the time.
 * Due to Xephon Noble's inability to reinforce their position, Willowscent's army was overrun by the fresh ECHO troops.
 * The Orenai Fleet had sent to the Jonnuichi Fleet for backup before its destruction. It arrives and strikes at the retreating troops. General Jean had attempted to use his personal guard, among them the Knight Grand Cross Gerald Halffootte, to protect the retreating troops. They were directly attacked by the ships, as the commander Kor The Battler, did not even think them worthy of direct ground battle.
 * Kor the Battler then went on to fire at all retreating troops indiscriminately. He did not respect the Willowscent troops, considering them without spirit. He then picked up the ECHO forces and went to the area around Haven of the Sun to rescue the shamed Yillian.
 * It is estimated only one hundred thousand troops survived that battle, and of them only ten thousand made it back to the Fortress Autumn's Dawning Colors.

Epilogue

 * Willowscent Military ability shattered for years to come.
 * Gerald Halffootte defects to ECHO with over five hundred soldiers and thirty Heavy Troopers.