General Colt Lentlant escaped with his life.


    We had defeated many enemy generals and were completely victorious.


    In terms of publicity, the impact of this victory was great.


    Those who had decided to stay put would now give up on the Lord.


    I kept up the pursuit and continued north.


    Colt Lentland was holed up in an old castle with perhaps 300 men. Those who saw no chance of victory must have been leaving rapidly.


    They must have heard that their stronghold had already been attacked by their relatives.


    "It is sad that the prosperous house of Lentland should perish so easily, even though it is the fate of history.


    In the midst of surrounding the castle, Sivik said to me sincerely.


    "I never thought I would see the destruction while my old bones were still alive.


    "I''m going to start my own kingdom while Sivik is still alive. Well, with one more province, there''s a lot to do, so the expedition will stop for a while, so you can relax in the meantime."


    "When you''re fighting all the time like this, slowing down is probably the hardest thing to do."


    Colt Lentland, his family, and his chief advisors were unwilling to surrender, and most of them committed suicide.


    My army went directly to the enemy stronghold of Morcala Castle, where the Lentlands had already surrendered and were handed over to me by the betrayed Vaad Lentlandt.


    Except for those who had previously offered to surrender, we beheaded many of them.


    A considerable number of the vassals had joined our side at the last moment, but those who betrayed us too soon and offered us the heads of their comrades were rather killed for disloyalty.


    The women were not involved in the war, so they were forgiven.


    Thus, I took Fordneria and then Nagouri.


    It was a blitzkrieg operation less than half a year after the unification of Fordneria.


    The first time I got the province of Ford''neria.


    The amount of political work became ludicrous due to the large increase in territory.


    The province of Nagouri has many port towns because it faces the sea, and there are also several river ports on the lower reaches of the Nagouri River, which also faces Maust. It will take you a lot of time just to get acquainted with these cities.


    "Fanelia, please report back to me as soon as possible on the size of the cities, their products, and their potential for future development."


    "I, for one, am not sure this is going to happen overnight. ......"


    It is said that even with the financial bureaucracy, it is quite tough.


    "Fortunately, most of the finance people in Nagoury are still alive. Please cooperate with them. Also, we need to figure out the vacant land ......."


    It''s a happy scream, but it''s still hard work.


    Since our territory has increased so much, we have decided to give you a bounty as well.


    "Captain Olcus Bright of the Red Bear Corps, Captain Leion Mirkolaiah of the White Eagle Corps, you will receive a county from the province of Nagouri for your valor. Noen Laud is hereby made lord of two of the three northern counties of Fordneria. Maissel Uge shall not be granted control of the county in which Beigaura castle is located, but shall be granted one county of Menar in the three northern counties."


    Other bounties followed, but this is the basic idea.


    Meisel was especially happy to be reinstated as a viscount of one county.


    "All those I have just mentioned may call themselves viscounts. I will ask the royal family if I can call myself a viscount.


    "Count, the royal family is in such a bad shape nowadays, I don''t think you need to confirm anything.


    Olks says such things because he is not a stickler for authority.


    "Even now, I''m fighting with my cousin who wants to be king, and even within the royal family there isn''t a united front.


    Yes, the struggle between brothers of a generation ago is still going on. The brother who ousted his brother becomes the next king, the brother''s son becomes king again, and the brother''s son wanders from place to place trying to take the throne again.


    Yes, it is Hasse-sama who is wandering from place to place who confirms my appointment as a viscount.


    Many people gasped.


    "What''s the use of getting permission from a man who could be assassinated and killed at any moment? It''s not even a good idea to get a blank check.


    "If Hasse-sama becomes king, it won''t be a blank check, will it?"


    I gloat.


    "I''m going to ride into King''s Landing to make Hasse king. I''m going to ride into King''s Landing to make Hasse king, and I''m going to be a ...... regent or something to support him.


    The first to react was Oda Nobunaga.


    --Very good!　Yes, we must first seize the capital before we can talk about anything else!　This High King also really entered the capital at first with the intention of supporting the Ashikaga Shogun''s family. Yoshiteru-sama was a very honorable man. In the end, he got tired of supporting the Shogun after a few years.


    Well, keeping a puppet for the time being is a usual way to take over a country. If it is too early to take over the country, then we can just be a steady regent.


    "I think Hasse-sama''s lineage is more suitable for the king. The current king, who is a cousin of Hasse-sama, is only a politician who favors his favorites around him and pleases the big nobles who are his protectors. I think it is time for Hasse to become king."


    "A wandering man would be light to carry."


    Olks seems to know what I''m going for.


    I got two prefectures. I could now have an army of nearly 10,000.


    Of course, the number of troops I can bring to King''s Landing will be much smaller, since I don''t want to be without a guard, but I have the right to set a goal.


    We can enter the capital by going east from the province of Nagouri and then inland from there.


    We will have to pass through several provinces, but it is not impossible.


    "For the time being, I will look for Hasse-sama. I have heard that he is hiding in a temple in Icto, the eastern neighbor of Nagouri. Shall we start by finding and protecting Hasse-sama?


    To the east of Nagoury are the sea-facing Shiyala and inland Ikut prefectures. The inland nature of the Ikt Prefecture, which is divided into smaller forces, makes it a good place for the inquirer to hide out.


    However, before I could get serious about such a political plan, a big change happened to me.


    A child was born.