June 24, Eagle's Nest, 9 a.m.
The Plathen Emperor looked at Celtic Marshal who had just finished his report, then turned to Army Commander Rundstedt, "So, your opinion is to postpone the attack on the Southern Front and focus all efforts on the central… 'crisis'?"
"Yes," Marshal Rundstedt nodded.
The Emperor pondered for a long while, lips pursed, then asked, "So, is this truly a crisis? Just ten hours ago, you were saying that General Mendel's counterattack was highly effective?"
"Yes, and to this point, his counterattack remains very successful, having cleared most of the Ante Troops that breached the 9th Army Group's defense lines. But the problem is…"
"The problem is?" the Emperor pressed.
Celtic Marshal responded, "Other Army Groups haven't managed to launch effective counterattacks and the defense lines are in a shattered state. In fact, Marshal Bog believes, aside from the 9th Army Group, that the position of the other Army Groups is quite perilous."