Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
A Gift from Issac
A parade of Starfall troops led by Aurellia has moved towards Venz. A total of 50,000 soldiers made up of the Starfall Defense Force, knights who came from the territory he captured, volunteers, and the royal elites. Their range is huge when viewed from above.
Meanwhile, from the south, as many as 25,000 people also moved to besiege Venz. The two armies that marched towards Venz were equipped with the best weapons and equipment they received.
Soldiers were in top condition while Mages, they were equipped with the best Magic tools that could be produced and stamina-enhancing potions and mana. They were prepared to go to war against the Lewis faction of princes.
"I didn't expect we'd gather this many people. Hey Is, what have you done so far?"
Behind them, Issac along with Aurellia and Margaret were in a horse-drawn carriage. Their job is to monitor everything from behind as the field command holders keep an eye on everything from the front.
"No. The one who did all this was Lia. I'm just facilitating them to live better. But basically, it was Lia who kept them alive."
In other words, they might assume that this is a life debt. And what Issac said is true. He only gave a temporary place that saved their lives was Aurellia.
That was why once they knew that this war was to make Aurellia the queen, people flocked to volunteer. Issac's job was to ensure that Aurellia's power would last at all costs.
"Muu.... Issac was always inferior! Whether it is in the empire or the kingdom, you always act as if this is not all your effort but the result of the struggles of others! That's not fair!"
Margaret was just pouting at Issac's explanation. Well, he was the Assistant to Issac for three years in the empire. So Margaret knew exactly what the nature of Issac was.
Seeing the pouting Margaret was cute, so Issac kissed her fiercely. Margaret initially fought back but in an instant she accepted it. Well, being kissed by her lover was one of the best things for her.
Because Aurellia was jealous, she also forced Issac to kiss her. In the end, the three of them shared a kiss on the horse carriage at that moment. Huh.really envious.
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A few days later, they finally reached the capital. But before that, Issac deliberately delayed the trip and rested his troops. Their journey was quite long and their rest time was quite a bit yesterday. That was why tonight, he decided to make his soldiers rest longer than usual.
After eating enough, some of the troops ended up sleeping and some were on guard. Of course this is a common thing. No matter how much and how strong they are here, they will all still be helpless if attacked while sleeping.
Issac himself decided to wake up. A lot of documents that he had to take care of. Even when the conditions were like this, his work really piled up.
After finishing his work, he went out to seek the wind. It's pretty cold tonight. The patrolling troops were gathering at some point of the bonfire. So far nothing suspicious. He greeted some people who were walking around.
But this peace did not last long. As soon as Issac wanted to return to his tent, he detected the presence of a hundred men who were not part of his army. It seemed like it was not just him, as quite a number of mages and knights could sense their presence.
"Everyone, the attack is coming!!"
From behind the veil of darkness, a hundred people appeared and attacked the troops with various things. Magic, arrows, spears, swords, etc. They seemed to want to demoralize his army. The place they were camping was a flat and airy land surrounded by trees.
After the ambushers completed their mission, the men would retreat and flee into the forest. The ambushers might have assumed that the patrol teams would not risk pursuing them, which was why once they completed the mission, all of them would immediately retreat into the forest.
"Immediately secure the body from our side. Are there any other losses in our fallen comrades' laur?"
Issac approached them and asked. One of the soldiers who seemed to be the head of the patrol team shook his head.
"There is no master! It's...."
"Sorry to cut master, but we've suffered a considerable loss."
"What's that?"
"Food rations for the troops have been stolen. Looks like those ambushers were diversions. While we're busy fighting them, the others are in charge of stealing supplies."
Issac put on a disappointed face. After knowing the amount of loss, he will ask the logistics department to solve it later. But on the way back to his tent, he put on a sly smile. The bait has been eaten. It was a gift from him to his beloved prince Lewis.
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"Haha! We got a lot of food! Hoi, this morning we're going to have a party!!"
The next morning, Prince Lewis's army actually held a party before the war. Three hundred men were assigned to seize the enemy's food stock and they were so successful that a festive feast was actually held.
They had heard that the enemy had reached outside the walls and the cannons were pointed at the walls of Venz. And also in the south. Prince Lewis's army was split in two.
After being satisfied partying, they finally began to counter-act to prevent the enemy troops from being able to break through the fortress.
The cannon's thump had sounded but it took some time to break through the fortress. The mages from the enemy side also used earth magic to make large stones and then threw them into the fortress.
The resistance is already happening on the edge of the wall. Archers and mages from allies were firing at the attackers. Their fight was pretty fierce. Maybe because they are full.
Meanwhile, Issac watched the entire plot of the battle from behind. He used Magic eyes to see from afar. While watching them, Issac looked at his pocket watch. Looks like it's time.
And for some reason, suddenly the defense forces retreated massively. They no longer attacked his troops and quite a number of his troops had broken through the wall using large and long stairs.
Of course they backed off. That was because the food they consumed today that came from his food reserves had been poisoned. That was the plan from the beginning. Surely, now Prince Lewis' army is suffering from diarrhea.
Half an hour after the bombardment of the magic artillery squads and mage squads, the wall was successfully breached. Issac instantly activated his flying magic and shouted.
"ALL TROOPS.... GO!!!"
Like a flood, the cavalry and infantry advanced and broke into Venz.