Beginning of the Great War Episode 16

At Balt-Rhein, Louis, Emperor Goldbalt IX, and their advisers prepare to take over the Centro city-states, despite the protests from Adviser Duke Eisenstein and General Corentin Pineau. At the Centro, Venedik notice that their rival nation, Republic of L'isonlani, was seen violating the secret pact between the eleven Centro nations by aiding the empire's navy ships from pirate attacks. Brega speaks with L'isonlani's Doge Doria, who falsely promises to honor the pact, but has secretly sided with the empire. When claims of a plague spread around the Centro, Brega's crew are forced to quarantine themselves for forty days. In the meantime, Doge Lucio suspects this is a ploy and L'isonlani has sided with the empire. After setting up the alliance with Urado, Mahmut and co. return to the Türkiye Stratocracy and meet with Lucio, who proposes a meeting to be held between all five stratocracies of Greater Türkiye, Urado, and Venedik. Once all the leaders assembles, Mahmut mediates the tension between Lucio and Zsigmond, who find Venedik untrustworthy. Once they hear that an Imperial-L'isonlani naval fleet has set up a blockade between east and west Centro, the Tripartite Military Alliance is formed to counteract the growing threat. Choosing to travel by land to confront the empire in Western Centro, Mahmut, Süleyman, and co. are assigned to convince the Cuore di Rumeliana nations to allow the Turkish army passage through their lands as Halil is appointed general of the Turkish army. At the same time, the Balt-Rhein army begins their fearsome invasion in South Rumeliana.