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    Trenches, Guns, and Magic

    by karlmaks

    After being knocked out and abruptly awakened by a punch, Morin finds himself a prisoner of war.

    He initially believed he was in a world on the eve of a conflict similar to World War I, but quickly discovers the actual situation is far more bizarre. For starters, why is he, an Imperial soldier, allied with volunteers from the International Brigades?!

    Assault Troopers who look like walking Iron Cans carrying swords and shields, Armored Knights powered by a mix of diesel and Magic, and battle mages marching with the army… All of this tells Morin that this world has serious, fundamental issues.

    But his immediate concern is how to survive this conflict, a war ironically touted as ‘the war to end all wars.’

    Key Elements:

    • Magically Modified World War I
    • Real Men Use Bolt-Action Rifles
    • Diesel-Powered Armored Knights
    • Airship Boarding Actions

    1. Chapter 1: What Is Your Mission Here?!
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    2. Chapter 2 Neither Holy, Nor Empire.
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    3. Chapter 3: What Brigade Did You Say You Were Called?
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    4. Chapter 4: A Powerful Noblewoman.
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    5. Chapter 5: A Different Early 20th Century
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    7. Chapter 6 Your Majesty, This Is a Slap in the Face!
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    8. Chapter 7 The Other-World Military Cadet Joins His Unit, Be Like
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    9. Chapter 8 Heading Out
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    10. Chapter 9: Skirmish Line Courage
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    11. Chapter 10 Don’t Worry, the Enemy Will Scatter with One Charge!
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    12. Chapter 11: First Contact
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    13. Chapter 12 When the Machine Gun Fired…
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    14. Chapter 13 Reserves, Advance!
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    15. Chapter 14 The Spoils of War
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    16. Chapter 15: A Pyrrhic Victory
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    17. Chapter 16: Dining on the Battlefield
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    18. Chapter 17 Forward Reconnaissance
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    19. Chapter 18: Hans, Your Coffee is Truly Awful
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    20. Chapter 19: The Language Genius?
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    21. Chapter 20 Trouble, We Went Too Deep
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    22. Chapter 21: Scumbags Are Everywhere in Every World
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    23. Chapter 22: The Tables Have Turned
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    24. Chapter 23: Thank You, Bad Man
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    25. Chapter 24: The Highland Mages
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    26. Chapter 25: A Little IED Surprise
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    27. Chapter 26 Morin’s Effort
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    28. Chapter 27: Continue the Offensive
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    29. Chapter 28: Long Range Equals Invincibility
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    30. Chapter 29: Such a Wonderful Beginning?
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    31. Chapter 30: The Aetherium Crystal Cannon’s Counterattack
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    32. Chapter 31: Heavy Machine Gun on the Flank
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    33. Chapter 32: Encountering the Northumberland Fusilier Regiment
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    34. Chapter 33: The International Brigades’ Support
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    35. Chapter 34 All-Out Effort, Victory is Possible!
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    36. Chapter 35 The Elites Are Out
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    37. Chapter 36 The Armored Knights’ Civil War
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    38. Chapter 37: The Stereotype of Mages
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    39. Chapter 38: Temporary Victory
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    40. Chapter 39: 3rd Platoon, Time to Eat!
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    41. Chapter 40 The Talkative Nobleman and the Downtrodden Me
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    42. Chapter 41: Other-World Political Work
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    43. Chapter 42: Bad News
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    44. Chapter 43: Morin, a True Tactical Wish Machine
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    45. Chapter 44 Everyone Must Become an Expert in Urban Warfare
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    46. Chapter 45 Morin’s Battlefield Modification
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    47. Chapter 46: The International Brigades Are Full of Talent
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    48. Chapter 47: The Internationalist Fighters
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    49. Chapter 48: HEAT
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    50. Chapter 49 The Magic That Belongs to Everyone
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    51. Chapter 50 The Start of Urban Warfare
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    52. Chapter 51: Welcome to the Meat Grinder
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    53. Chapter 52: The Last Ripple of the Cavalry Regiment
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    54. Chapter 53: The Guard Knight Order’s Darkest Day
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    55. Chapter 54 Hard Fight
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    56. Chapter 55 Street Fighting Mages
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    57. Chapter 56 Target the Tie-Wearers!
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    58. Chapter 57 Penetration
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    59. Chapter 58 Even Powerful Magic Fears the Bayonet
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    60. Chapter 59: Decisive Battle Moment
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    61. Chapter 60: The Mage’s State of Mind Experiences ‘A Slight’ Change…
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    62. Chapter 61 Eldridge? Attack Helicopter!
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    63. Chapter 62 Goodbye, Captain
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    64. Chapter 63 Our War Behemoth Enters the Field
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    65. Chapter 64 The Black Eagle Banner Flies Over Seville
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    66. Chapter 65 Magic
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    67. Chapter 66 Morin’s Build
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    68. Chapter 67: “Good News” Keeps Coming
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    69. Chapter 68 Prittwitz is a Pig
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    70. Chapter 69 Situation Escalates
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    71. Chapter 70 Fleet Mobilization
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    72. Chapter 71 Victoria the Eternal
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    73. Chapter 72 Could I Really Be a Magic Genius?
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    74. Chapter 73: Map Explanation
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    75. Chapter 74 Patents
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    76. Chapter 75 I Have A Friend…
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    77. Chapter 76 Relief
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    78. Chapter 77: Re-encounter with Mackensen
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    79. Chapter 78: Combat Records
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    80. Chapter 79 Army Reform
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    81. Chapter 80 Promotion and Troop Replenishment
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    82. Chapter 81 New Recruits are Easily Moulded
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    83. Chapter 82: Inspection
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    84. Chapter 83: Second Class Iron Cross
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    85. Chapter 84: The Untrodden Path
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    86. Chapter 85: The Paris ‘Card Table’
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    87. Chapter 86 Rest Period Ends
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    88. Chapter 87: Field March
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    89. Chapter 88: The Bud of Tactical Thinking
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    90. Chapter 89 Klaus, Take Note…
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    91. Chapter 90 The New Direction for Earthwork Employment!
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    92. Chapter 91 How Can Your Misty Step Also Lay Smoke?
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    93. Chapter 92 Stormtrooper Youth Version
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    94. Chapter 93 The Battle for the Small Town
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    95. Chapter 94 The Surprise Attack on the 32nd Regiment
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    96. Chapter 95 Your Magic Crystal Cannon Is Very Good…
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    97. Chapter 96 The Air Burster Is Finally Air Bursted
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    98. Chapter 97 The Saxon Magical Predicament
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    99. Chapter 98 Mackensen Offensive
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    100. Chapter 99 New Spells and the Fastest Iron Cross Legend
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    101. Chapter 100 I’m Standing on the Heights Looking at Madrid~
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    102. Chapter 101 Proactive Negotiation
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    103. Chapter 102: The Surviving Highland Mage
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    104. Chapter 103: Returning Home and the Noblewoman
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    105. Chapter 104: Don’t Want to Work Hard Anymore…
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    106. Chapter 105: Young Master Morin Has Changed
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    107. Chapter 106: Re-encountering Ludwig
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    108. Chapter 107: Ludwig, Like Two Different People
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    109. Chapter 108: A Woman’s Heart
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    110. Chapter 109: Monster
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    111. Chapter 110: The Maiden and the Air-Cooled Light Machine Gun
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    112. Chapter 111: The Work of a Maid
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    113. Chapter 112: Oh No, Vacation’s Over
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    114. Chapter 113 Who Can Resist That?
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    115. Chapter 114 The Squad Firepower Problem
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    116. Chapter 115 Patricia
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    117. Chapter 116 Hello, Let’s Talk About Machine Guns
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    118. Chapter 117 No Lust, Purely Discussion
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    119. Chapter 118 Oh My, My Sister Is Going To Acquire It All
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    120. Chapter 119 First Solve the Problem of Non-Existence
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    121. Chapter 120 How Can Anything Succeed With These Insects…
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    122. Chapter 121 Poaching and Magical Ripple
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    123. Chapter 122 The 1st Teaching Assault Battalion of the Guard
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    124. Chapter 123 Man-who?
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    125. Chapter 124 I Love 400-Meter Obstacle Course
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    126. Chapter 125 A Young Man Arrives at the War College
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    127. Chapter 126 How to Command a Unit in Combat?
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    128. Chapter 127 I’ve Done This in Aragon
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    129. Chapter 128 Schmeisser Arms Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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    130. Chapter 129 New Concept Inspection
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    131. Chapter 130 Live Fire Test and the Grinder
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    132. Chapter 131 Unification or Death
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    133. Chapter 132 The Powder Keg is Still the Powder Keg
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    134. Chapter 133 The Teaching Battalion Always Has New Toys
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    135. Chapter 134 The Archduke, Time to Get in the Car
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    136. Chapter 135 Assassination
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    137. Chapter 136 The Fireball Spell of Sarajevo
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    138. Chapter 137 Great Britain: I Have Been Unjustly Accused for a Thousand Years
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    139. Chapter 138 Who the Murderer Is Is No Longer Important…
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    140. Chapter 139 You Cannot Learn [Silence]
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    141. Chapter 140 Before the Avalanche Comes…
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    142. Chapter 141 The Ultimatum
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    143. Chapter 142 Europe Is Boiling!
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    144. Chapter 143 The Approaching Avalanche…
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    145. Chapter 144 General Mobilization
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    146. Chapter 145 Schlieffen Plan: The Enhanced Version
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    147. Chapter 146: Benchwarmer
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    148. Chapter 147: Assault on Liège
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    149. Chapter 148: Armored Airships Are More Than Just Big!
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    150. Chapter 149: Instruction Assault Battalion’s First Battle
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    151. Chapter 150: Master Lu
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    152. Chapter 151: A Tough Nut to Crack
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    153. Chapter 152: The Madman’s Plan
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    154. Chapter 153: Gentlemen, See You on the Ground
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    155. Chapter 154: Infiltration
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    156. Chapter 155: I’m Striking the Friendly Forces
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    157. Chapter 156: My God, It’s MG14, Sir!
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    158. Chapter 157: All Units Immediately Abandon the Forts and Retreat!
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    159. Chapter 158: Speedrunning the Liège Fortress
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    160. Chapter 159: The Emperor’s Blade
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    161. Chapter 160: All-Out Offensive
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    162. Chapter 161: The Birth of an Actor
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    163. Chapter 162: Not a Toy
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    164. Chapter 163: Mobile Assault
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    165. Chapter 164: The Crown Prince: Where’s My Assault Battalion Piece?
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    166. Chapter 165: Assault Battalion, Advance!
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    167. Chapter 166: Seizing Charleroi by Storm
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    168. Chapter 167: Lost Contact
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    169. Chapter 168: Plan XVII
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    170. Chapter 169: The Gallic Cavalry
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    171. Chapter 170: Combat Reconnaissance
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    172. Chapter 171: Ludendorff, Where Are My Reinforcements?!
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    173. Chapter 172: Cuirassier Charge
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    174. Chapter 173: Cavalry Mobility
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    175. Chapter 174: Formidable Foe
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    176. Chapter 175: The Probing Ends
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