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By dropping 13 castles.

The crown prince’s assault tactics have never failed.

14 times, including the dropping of Rhodes Castle.

The crown prince’s record is 14 wins and 0 losses in 14 matches. It was a 14-game winning streak.

Same tactic.

Then, you start to think that you are invincible.

“All Army!”

Queen Aldvina shouted.

“Fire!”

Kwakwakwak!

Dozens of cannons were fired from within the castle. It was directed at the Crown Prince and the Black Lion Knights.

No matter how accurate a cannon is, if you create a barrage, there will be damage. The Black Lion Knights suddenly suffered damage that was close to annihilation. It was caused by irrational violence that could not be countered by the human power of a cannon. and…

“Heo-eok, heo-eok… ”

The crown prince, who narrowly escaped the cannon fire, felt his life threatened for the first time in 15 wars. Only then did I feel it. What I meant was that war is not a joke. The fact that you can die as much as you kill your opponent.

But the crown prince looked around. The soldiers were watching them. He was the next emperor. I need to show off my cool side here. The crown prince who thought so barely stood up and shouted.

“All troops! Follow me!”

Reloading a cannon takes a long time. The crown prince ran towards the castle. Numerous arrows and crossbow bolts flew towards the crown prince, but the crown prince knocked them all away and rushed towards the castle wall. When the crown prince stood in front of the castle wall, there were no soldiers around. The crown prince thought.

‘It would be faster to climb up the castle wall than wait for a ladder or siege weapon.’

Climb the castle wall as always. The crown prince thought so and tried to climb up the gap in the castle wall. But at that moment.

-Slippery!

The crown prince’s hand had slipped. There was something buried on the castle wall.

“Oil?”

It was oil. The enemies had put oil on the walls.

“Why on earth?”

Of course, this was only thinking about the crown prince. Oil was put on the castle wall to prevent the crown prince from climbing up the wall, but the crown prince never imagined that he would spread oil on the entire castle wall to keep one person in check. and…

“Shoot!”

The crown prince had no choice but to retreat from the foot of the castle wall due to the arrows and bolts that continued to fly from the castle wall, and the magic that often flew.

—–

The siege that day continued past dawn. Unlike the soldiers at the front who easily surrendered, the defenders of Karbia were persistent. When the friendly forces fired cannons, the enemies also fired cannons at the friendly cannons, and when the friendly forces launched a strong attack using siege weapons, the enemy deployed soldiers toward the place where the siege weapons were placed.

“Follow me!”

As always, the crown prince led the soldiers and climbed the enemy’s wall in a siege tower. When the crown prince first climbed the castle wall, not only the prince but also the soldiers who followed him had the same thought.

‘I won!’

If you give the crown prince a place to rampage, he will definitely rampage. It will be like that this time too. Now that he is on the castle wall, there will be no one who can stop the crown prince. I thought so, but

“… ”

When the crown prince charged towards the castle walls from the siege tower, an unusual event occurred. Knights in silver armor appeared on the other side and began to block the crown prince.

A situation where dozens of knights are blocking one crown prince. Since this was his first time in a situation like this, the crown prince couldn’t help but feel nervous. The crown prince shouted as calmly as possible to hide his nervousness.

“Ho-oh, they seem like they are quite famous. I’ll give you a chance to make a name for yourself. Let’s name each person one by one… ”

“No need for a name!”

After interrupting the prince’s words, the knights of the Kingdom of Dorok began to rush towards the prince with a frightening force. After dealing with them, the crown prince could feel it. The fact that everyone I’ve dealt with so far has been nothing more than a small child. It was at a level where one person could easily win. However, their fear was not limited to the capabilities of just one person. It was teamwork. They were united as one body and were pressuring the crown prince, and the crown prince was unable to withstand their concentrated attacks and had no choice but to retreat one step at a time.

“Where on earth do these people come from? ”

Meanwhile, while the unidentified knights were pressuring the crown prince, Queen Aldvina smiled with satisfaction. This was because it was worth saving the Red Bear Knights, the best knights of the Dorok Kingdom, by not sending them to the battlefield.

“Only poorly trained miscellaneous soldiers were left in the highlands on the front. It was just to fill in the numbers. The reason they were discarded was to focus all of their capabilities on the defense of Karbia. All the elite soldiers of the Dorok Kingdom are gathered here in Karvia.”

The highlands, the fortress area of the Kingdom of Dorok, are notorious for their high defense. However, the fortified area was breached surprisingly easily. How was that possible? Are there a lot of imperial soldiers? No, that alone was difficult to explain. The correct answer was that Queen Aldvina abandoned it on purpose. Queen Aldvina left only the common soldiers in the fortified area on the front and the elite soldiers in the capital in the rear. And there was a hidden operation there.

“The war must have been easy so far. If you just charge, the enemy surrenders easily. But it won’t be easy from now on. It shows that war is fought with brains, not force.”

As if to prove Queen Aldvina’s words to herself, the Red Bear Knights were putting pressure on the crown prince based on teamwork. Of course, the Crown Prince overwhelmed the Red Bear Knights in terms of each individual’s abilities, but the Red Bear Knights had a large number in the first place. The crown prince shouted as if he felt unfair.

“If only I had the Black Lion Knights!”

The Red Bear Knights were dumbfounded as they saw the Crown Prince looking for his bodyguard knights who had already been killed by a cannon. Meanwhile, whether the Crown Prince shouted or not, the Red Bear Knights continued to pressure the Crown Prince.

“Retreat, retreat! Retreat!”

Eventually, the crown prince, who felt that he was being overpowered, had no choice but to call for retreat.

—–

“Damn it!”

Clink! The glass cup shattered and made a loud noise. It was the sound of Hwang Taega overturning his desk.

“Why! Why did you lose? I was stronger! If it was one-on-one, I would never have lost!”

The commanders thought as they looked at the prince glowing brightly. If the war is one-on-one, why on earth do so many soldiers have to gather together? I was just frustrated by the prince’s one-dimensional thinking.

“Your Majesty, but our troops are overwhelmingly strong, so if you attack slowly again, you will win.”

If I were to translate Guillermo’s words, it was as follows.

Translation: If you don’t show up and fight properly, you will win.

“That’s not the problem! Is there any way to beat those damn knights?”

Translation: It’s okay to win, and I want to be active.

“Your Majesty, think about the future, not now. As long as we win this war, the people of the empire will praise you forever!”

Translation: Let’s stop pretending and start thinking about winning.

The crown prince must have been tempted by the idea that he would be praised forever, so he calmed down and sat down. The Crown Prince asked the local army commanders.

“So, how to win?”

“Your Majesty, the number of defenders in the castle is estimated at approximately 30,000. On the other hand, our army still has over 60,000 soldiers. The absolute number of soldiers is overwhelming.”

“So? What is the conclusion?”

“This is a strong attack.”

Strong attack. The crown prince was puzzled by those words.

“Didn’t you already try it once?”

“It is not a strong attack centered on His Highness the Crown Prince, but a strong attack centered on ordinary soldiers.”

“It’s not a strong attack centered on me?”

The prince’s voice came to mind. He was offended when he was told that he was not the main character.

“Please do not misunderstand, Your Majesty. The fact that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not at the center means that His Royal Highness will not be at the forefront but will be deployed at the most critical moment, and His Royal Highness’s performance will not fade.”

The crown prince sat down after hearing the words of Gernhard, the commander of the central army.

“Well, if that’s the case… ”

“The specific operation is as follows. First of all, a lot of siege weapons were destroyed in the last battle, so we will have one month to build them again. After the siege tower and battering ram are built, cannons are fired at the enemy’s castle wall, then arrows are attached, and the siege tower is attached to send the soldiers into the castle. When the soldiers enter the castle, they destroy the castle gate with the battering ram. And if it seems like the castle wall has been breached, His Highness the Crown Prince can step forward and defeat the enemy at the critical moment.”

“Sounds okay. However, there is a problem.”

“What if it’s a problem?”

“One month is too long. Make it 1 week.”

“Your Majesty! 1 week is too short!”

“I won’t talk too much. Definitely make it 1 week.”

“Your Majesty!”

The other military commanders were shocked, but the southern military commander sighed deeply as if he was used to it. Meanwhile, Vinnet Franz was smiling. The more the crown prince made unreasonable demands, the more the empire would fall into ruin.

Meanwhile, Lee Si-hyeon quietly muttered while watching all these skits.

‘I guess I’ll have to get ready soon.’

I’m saying I need to get ready to take it out.