The Young King's Great Ambition
Chapter 39: The Unexpected Event

The great army started the device from the central region towards the north, picking up their friends who were defending in the valley, after which they would enter the enemy territory and conquer several cities.

Among the siege tools they brought were the siege tower and catapult, while for ram battering, they did not need it because there was an army of Typhoon Javeliner who was able to break through the gate with its penetrating power.

Some troops pushed him and there was a pedati carrying a large stone for the catapult.

There were five commanders and one officer leading the army, each commander leading two thousand men, and one officer commanding a thousand men in the front line of the great army.

Eleven thousand troops passed through the hills in the north, they would go to the second base of the defensive line in the north.

They found the place according to the instructions given, they were greeted by Miers and all the troops who saw them.

"Welcome to the second defense base, I want to invite you in, but I don't know if this building can accommodate them" Miers said

"Our goal to stop here is to add troops for defense, after which we head to the Gorlan valley to meet the waiting troops" the officer said

"Then we won't bother you, before you go, can tell me your name is the leader of the army" Miers said

"Vasileon of the Valdis clan"

Miers was wide-eyed, apparently he had only first seen someone from the Valdis clan, now that person was facing him.

"In that case, please continue the journey" said Miers

The big army now has ten thousand soldiers, they continue to walk north, not far from the second defense base earlier they passed through the rubble of the first defense base.

They walked while looking at the destroyed buildings and the decaying corpses of the enemies, perhaps they already knew that the troops led by Duke Nordford were carrying out an attack.

Finally they reached the road that is in the cliff gap, although it looks narrow, but the troops and siege tools are brought successfully through the road, although the process of passing the road takes a long time.

After passing through the road, they reached the hills, they also saw a great many rotting corpses in the hills, and those were all the corpses of their enemies.

A flaring sensation was felt upon seeing the corpse, and further north, they could see the stone walls, they would briefly reach their destination.

As they approached, their presence was known to the watchmen in the tower, and he saw a large army carrying the royal banner.

"That's them, reinforcements from the kingdom" said the scout loudly, Duke Nordford and several soldiers climbed the wall with stairs and saw them from afar.

"Welcome!!!" Said duke Norford.

Vasileon only raised his hands high to respond to duke Nordford.

The gate was opened, as well as a wooden bridge that descended from the gate for them to pass through the moat and into their camp.

The camp was full of people, and all the soldiers who had just come to rest, and Duke Nordford took Vasileon and his five commanders to his biggest tent to drink gingger ale.

"So this is the enemy camp that you took from them, very shady and a lot of food here" said Vasileon who saw the food served on the table

"That's right, we occupied this place when they ran away, we're dead now, you happen to come at lunch time"

They both enjoyed the meal, all the soldiers ate the food they liked, the meat with mushrooms and bread, which made them full and healthier.

As planned, they would attack the city of Vartis, when the brand reached the city later, they would build a tent near the city to begin the assault.

But they did not build tents in areas that already included the distance of archers and bewitching in the tower.

After crossing the Gorlan valley, they had crossed the land of their enemies, but they still had not felt the sensation.

During this time the kingdom of Svardia continued to be suppressed by the kingdom of Valmurg, the kingdom began to suppress the kingdom of Svardia from the time of his paternal father who became king at that time.

The kingdom of Valmurg was supposed to destroy the economy of the kingdom of Svardia with the war they fought, so that the kingdom of Svardia became a poor kingdom.

Perhaps the enemy did that out of envy, because other than the kingdom of Svardia blessed by its coastal location, coupled with the many mines in this land of Svardia, that could be a definite reason.

They had seen from a distance, a city with walls that looked strong and high, they immediately felt that this siege would be difficult and would take days to be conquered.

But they saw the city gate opened, appearing some soldiers carrying white flags while moving their hands to wave the white flag.

All the troops stopped, and the soldiers in the front row were surprised, what they saw with their own eyes was really real.

"They're flying a white flag!" Said the front row soldier

After hearing that all the soldiers behind were astonished and asked what was seen by those in the front row was really real.

"Did they give up?, did they really give up?" Said all the troops in astonishment and confusion.

"Are you fools for over-training your physique!, it could be a trap" Vasileon shouted to his troops

"Heavy infantrymen!, all ahead, and Typhoon Javeliner's men must be behind the heavy infantry" duke Nordford ordered.

The Svardians, standing some distance from the city, changed the ranks and made the troops flying the flag startled, and the archers on the wall were alarmed.

Then Duke Nordford and Vasileon advanced with the Thunder Archer approaching the troops holding the white flag, as they both approached, a voice startled the two of them.

"You've come, I know you must be vigilant and think this is a trap, but I'm here to surrender to you and be ready to be annexed by your kingdom"

A mustachioed man who was above the city gate, Vasileon immediately questioned him in a loud voice

"Are you the master of the city?, tell me your name, and also your purpose"

"My name is Morsiv, the ruler of the royal city of Valmurg, and I told you earlier, that I yield to you and am willing to be annexed by your kingdom, that is clear enough to you" the ruler of the city said in a tone that showed that he was very upset

"Can we trust you, why are you giving up while your city is so strong to survive our attack?" Ask Duke Nordford

"I just don't want to hurt the civilians I love with your weapons of destruction,"

The two men immediately felt guilty, and decided to be careful not to hurt civilians during the war.

"after all we're sick of the king collecting taxes and donating money just for war, and not for anything more important and useful, I'd rather follow you"

The man came down from the wall and approached the two men, Vasileon and duke Nordford got off his horse and they held talks in the barracks inside the city.