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The crown prince tightened his own neck. This was done by saving all the prisoners. But at this point, only Wiene Franz knew that fact. Even Lee Si-hyeon, who knows the knowledge of the future, had not yet noticed that fact.

The prisoners were captured by soldiers and transported to the barracks of the Eastern Province Army. He was to be captured in the dungeon of the Eastern Army Barracks and released after receiving a ransom from the Dorok Kingdom Army. If you don’t pay the ransom in the Dorok Kingdom, you will probably be executed. Because that’s the custom.

After capturing Ismar Castle, the Crown Prince immediately attempted to enter the lowlands, the heart of the enemy. However, the local army commanders tried to stop the crown prince.

“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Moving straight ahead is definitely not a good idea!”

“Huh? Why? Now that the enemy’s outer castle has been captured, shouldn’t we just go inside?”

“All our ancestors who thought that way failed! If you ignore the enemy castles lined up in a straight line and enter the enemy camp straight away, the soldiers waiting in the enemy castle behind you will jump out and attack your supply line! Our ancestors suffered that way many times! The fear of the Dorok Kingdom is not the strength of its soldiers, but the strength of this defense line!”

“Supply ship? Is it that important? When it comes to food, can’t we just take what belongs to the enemy?”

“… ”

“… ”

The commanders were speechless. Even if it is a war involving hundreds of units, how can 80,000 people solve it with local supply?

At that time, Gernhardt, commander of the central army, suddenly stood up.

“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Something Gernhardt. Suddenly stand up.”

“How was the last battle?”

The crown prince thought for a moment and asked again.

“How was it? It was quite an enjoyable battle from my perspective.”

Combat is fun. The other commanders were dumbfounded by those words. The crown prince was truly a human being beyond imagination. However, Gernhardt said this as if he had expected it.

“If you capture all the castles in front, the same battle as last time will be repeated several more times.”

“Ah!”

Only then did the crown prince look like he realized something. If you go straight into the enemy’s base, you can make a big contribution, but you won’t be able to fight much. However, if you drop all the castles in front of you, you may experience similar battles several more times!

Only then did the crown prince realize that fact, nodded and shouted to the commanders.

“Everyone, get ready! I’m going to drop the castle!”

Only then did the commanders’ faces brighten. The commanders looked at the central army commander with an expression of admiration. The central army commander was finally starting to get a sense of how to deal with the crown prince.

The number of castles on the enemy’s border was 13. Each castle was built at a certain distance, and if even one was left behind, it would definitely confuse the supply lines, so it was better to capture them all.

The good news was that the castle was captured very quickly. As the crown prince stood in the vanguard and charged towards the enemy at extremely high speed, the morale of both the allies and the enemy decreased, making it relatively easy to take down the castle on the front line.

At the same time, rumors were spreading among the enemy forces. There was a rumor that the crown prince of the Arcadia Empire was a great general. Half right and half wrong. It was true that the crown prince had extremely strong swordsmanship, but he was not a master. The crown prince was good at fighting, but not good at war. The difference would be revealed in the future.

In any case, such rumors were received favorably by our troops. If you hear a rumor that the castle next door has fallen, the morale of the castle will naturally drop. The soldiers of each castle would run away as soon as the crown prince climbed up the castle wall, and by the time the number of castles that had fallen exceeded five, they would fight or just give up.

This even happened when the 11th castle was dropped. As soon as the crown prince started charging, a white flag was immediately raised from the enemy side.

“Pear, it’s a white flag!”

“… Are we not fighting?”

“The Crown Prince seems to be frightened by his name!”

“Is that so? Hahaha!”

An entire castle was taken without a fight.

Once the 11th castle was in their hands, the 12th and 13th castles surrendered in the same way.

The Crown Prince treated those who surrendered as prisoners of war and transported them to the Eastern Province Army without killing anyone.

They demanded a ransom from the Kingdom of Dorok, and if they did not pay the ransom, they would die. Because that was the custom. but…

“We’re going to occupy the Dorok Kingdom anyway, so what’s the problem?”

The crown prince’s thoughts were a little different.

“If the Kingdom of Dorok becomes the territory of the empire, won’t they also become my subjects?”

The crown prince had no intention of negotiating for prisoners.

“And if they become my subjects, they will be grateful to me for keeping them alive as prisoners instead of killing them.”

The plan was to occupy the Kingdom of Dorok and release them for free.

Then they will tell their own heroic stories. That was the crown prince’s thoughts.

In any case, all 13 castles guarding the borders of the Dorok Kingdom fell, leaving only the lowlands.

It decreased by only 5,000 from the initial 75,000.

The remaining 70,000 troops began to enter the lowlands of the Dorok Kingdom.

When entering the lowlands, not only the soldiers but also the commanders were surprised.

This is because a landscape unfolded that I had never seen before in my entire life.

“This place… ”

“Lowlands of the Kingdom of Dorok… ”

It is said that the lowlands are the true Dorok Kingdom.

The highlands block the enemy’s defenses, and the lowlands support the country’s productive capacity. That’s how the Dorok Kingdom works.

That means that the highlands were barren and rugged lands, and the lowlands were rich and flat lands.

The lowlands we entered after crossing the highlands were truly beautiful.

The atmosphere was similar to the Switzerland I saw in a movie I saw in the past. Wheat was ripening and glowing yellow everywhere, and windmills were spinning everywhere.

“It’s really different from the highlands.”

“Is this the true Kingdom of Dorok…? ”

The commanders were impressed

“This is the land I will conquer… ”

The crown prince’s heart raced as he looked at this rich land.

So the soldiers crossed the lowlands and marched toward Karbia, the enemy’s capital.

—–

Meanwhile, Queen Aldvina III, who was preparing for the castle in Karbia, was not at ease.

This is because the front castles on high ground were used as decoy units.

As a result, many soldiers died.

Although there were few real soldiers and most of them were improvised peasant armies, both peasant armies and soldiers were equally citizens. It is true that tens of thousands of people were sacrificed in this war.

That’s why Queen Aldvina made a promise.

“Albert von Arcadia.”

He said that he would definitely kill Prince Albert von Arcadia, the main culprit who started this war.

Fortunately, there was an operation.

And the strategy planned by Queen Aldvina was working well from the beginning until now.

Although our army has only suffered defeat so far.

All those losses were laying the groundwork for just one victory.

“100 defeats for one victory.”

It doesn’t matter if I lose 100 times.

If only we could win in the end.

—–

The Crown Prince who arrived in Karbia could not help but be impressed.

This is because the land called Karbia, which no citizen of the empire had seen for 400 years, was a more beautiful place than expected.

There is no splendor like the archipelago Arcadia. However, it was a rich city in good harmony with nature.

As expected, Vinet Franz was also looking around Carbia with admiring eyes, as if it was his first time seeing Carbia.

Meanwhile, the crown prince gritted his teeth and spoke.

“They took advantage of the abundance of this place to harass the empire for 400 years.”

From the crown prince’s perspective, they were rebels. It has plagued the empire for 400 years.

“I can never forgive.”

The crown prince thought. I will definitely destroy the Dorok Kingdom.

And the crown prince now had 70,000 troops. It had 20 cannons, 20 siege towers, 8 battering rams, and countless ladders. The cannons were brought over the mountains, and the siege towers and battering rams were made in the lowlands.

70,000 troops immediately surrounded Karbia. It was a great achievement for the first time in 200 years. The headquarters was abuzz.

“They say the most recent siege of Karbia Castle was 200 years ago.”

“It failed 200 years ago, but what will happen this time? ”

The commanders were also in a noisy mood. This time, there was an atmosphere of uncertainty. If you drop the capital Karbia, everything is over. The commanders’ stock prices will soar, and the crown prince will solidify his position as the next emperor. The imperial power of the emperor who conquered the Kingdom of Dorok at a young age will soar through the sky. and…

“All Army!”

The crown prince shouted loudly.

“Follow me!!!”

As always, the crown prince began charging towards the city.