The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 613: Coalition Army's Policy

The first order issued by the Coalition Army's Supreme Commander, Arnold Lakes Adler, was to "subdue all cities except for the royal capital."

Therefore, the coalition army did not head for the royal capital. Instead, they split into three groups and set out to conquer the cities.

There were two reasons for this.

First, even if they attacked the royal capital immediately, they would not be able to take it down quickly.

The royal capital of the kingdom was the last stronghold. It was well fortified, and the crown prince's direct troops were still intact. If they were to launch an attack taking advantage of their large army in this situation, the enemy would withstand it with a siege. Hence, it made sense to prioritize capturing the other cities.

The second reason was that if they left the enemy-linked cities intact, they risked being turned into material for the enemy's synthetic soldiers.

While besieging the royal capital, if synthetic soldiers were produced in the other cities, they would be occupied dealing with them.

Above all, many civilians would become victims.

At the same time, it was a decision to abandon the people of the royal capital.

The enemy was using civilians as weapons.

The most dangerous were the civilians in the royal capital.

The best course of action would be to immediately conquer the royal capital and save the kingdom from the devilish grasp of the Crown Prince.

However, Arnold deemed this impossible.

Even if a million troops were present, Arnold would have made the same decision.

The enemy would fiercely defend and not come out.

Against an enemy impervious to tricks, the only option was to strike head-on, and that would take time.

Therefore, save the people who could be saved.

That was Arnold's judgment, and all the generals of the coalition army supported it.

"The enemy is coming!!"

Upon receiving his subordinate's report, Dragon King William, who was assigned the northern advance of the three armies —north, central, and south— immediately reversed direction. ℝÃƝǑ₿Êṩ

"Retreat! Keep moving!!"

From the city they were trying to capture, flying pseudo-monsters, synthetic soldiers, appeared.

Their number was about three thousand.

While it was not an insurmountable number for the Dragon Knight Order, dealing with them head-on would result in significant losses.

Therefore, the Dragon Knight Order led by William immediately retreated.

The Dragon Knights fled at full speed.

They flew as if scraping the ground.

The synthetic soldiers also chased after them.

However, suddenly, the Dragon Knights soared in altitude.

The synthetic soldiers tried to follow, but in doing so, they exposed their undefended state.

Seizing this opportunity, the waiting Imperial Army launched a unified attack.

"Fire!!!!"

With the command, countless arrows and magic were released.

The synthetic soldiers, who were focused on the sky, fell prey one after another.

Some managed to rise into the sky, but there, the Dragon Knight Order was waiting.

Taking the unified attack, the synthetic soldiers fell from the sky.

Seeing this, William felt a chill.

Not for the synthetic soldiers.

"To see through their characteristics after only observing them from afar once and to think of a countermeasure..."

The synthetic soldiers were indeed troublesome.

However, they had a habit of chasing anything that posed a threat.

The Dragon Knights, who also fly, were the greatest threat to the synthetic soldiers, and unless the enemy appeared before them, they would chase the Dragon Knights.

Therefore, they decided to use the Dragon Knights as bait and lure the enemy into a trap.

Saying so, Supreme Commander Arnold placed a Dragon Knight unit in each army.

And it was incredibly effective.

There were no longer any problems with the synthetic soldiers who had been so troublesome before.

What's terrifying is that Supreme Commander Arnold, who thought of this, has no experience fighting synthetic soldiers.

He saw them from afar, identified their weakness with the information he heard, and prepared a countermeasure strategy that could be used by the entire army.

It was this that made William feel fear.

It would make sense if he implemented it in his army. If one had a high tactical insight, it was possible, and William assumed that he would do it to that extent.

However, Arnold greatly exceeded William's expectations.

It's far more challenging to make an average person do an average task than for someone with outstanding talent to do it themselves.

But Arnold's strategy didn't require outstanding talent.

Even if the person leading was not William or Ansem, the strategy was feasible. If there was aerial power, a decoy operation was possible.

Looking back, it wasn't a complicated operation. It's something anyone could think of.

However, the synthetic soldiers had just appeared.

To take immediate countermeasures is an extraordinary thing.

Until now, Leonard had been the lead with Arnold assisting.

Even in the decisive battle in the northern part of the Empire, the main force was Leonard. Arnold was only supporting.

However, Arnold has now reached a position where he can freely move the entire army.

Rather than adjusting to others, he can now control the entire battlefield.

William also thought that he was probably better suited to that.

However,

"Leonard is above and beyond..."

When commanding an army of over a hundred thousand, the supreme commander manages the entire army from the rear.

Leonard was more suited to leading his direct troops in battle. He was more like a front-line general. William was the same.

Arnold, on the other hand, was more of a staff type. He seemed more suited to controlling the battlefield from the back, but it was more than just a good fit.

"Your Majesty!! Everything is taken care of!"

"Good! Enter the city! Be careful not to harm the civilians! Our goal is to liberate them!"

Giving instructions to his subordinate, William slowly descended.

The combined force of the Imperial Army and the United Kingdom Army slowly moved towards the city.

They had already taken three cities.

It was quite a fast pace.

But he couldn't feel proud of it.

Right now, he himself was merely a piece on the board. The player who moves the piece is separate and he's just being manipulated accordingly.

"We might be able to conquer another one today... but I suppose that's also within your predictions," William muttered, a wry smile on his face as he dismounted from his wyvern.

It was annoying to be told everything was going as predicted, but it was even more unbearable to be thought of as performing below expectations. Furthermore, his fellow generals were Ansem and Leonard. He couldn't bear to lose, and a competitive spirit started to sprout within him. And yet...

"I suppose even this is part of your calculation..."

What a terrifying man.

The Empire had been in chaos due to the struggle for the throne. The Empire, which had once been united under the Crown Prince, had been a threat. It shone so brightly that it seemed capable of dominating the entire continent.

He thought that that brilliance would never return. However, the chaos gave birth to a new star. Moreover, it was a binary star.

"Who would have thought that I would come to appreciate the fact that my homeland isn't connected to the continent..."

Now they are allies, but once everything is over, they will become competitors. He intends to pursue a cooperative approach, but it's unclear what will happen. During unusual events, the United Kingdom has a natural fortification in the form of the sea. That alone probably makes it better off than other countries.

Because they are spared from the threat of Arnold, the Supreme Commander who leads an army of hundreds of thousands under Emperor Leonard.

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