Under the cover of night, 200,000 Rokkenjiman troops and 1,000 tanks quietly slipped across the Manchurian border into the Russian wilderness. Those present were a combination of Goat Butlers and humans, led by General Esdeath. They moved quickly, with troops and tanks staying behind at certain points, as if they were preparing to go on the attack if ordered. Within a few hours, Rokkenjima's forces had secretly annexed the Russian land stretching from Manchuria all the way to Lake Baikal. Even a