When I went out into the garden, a wolf came quickly. And the wolf transformed itself into mistletoe with a trumpet.
"The Count of Meruya, Zyran Meruya, who ruled the province of Meruya, purged one of his vassals for tyranny, and in response, some of his vassals attacked Zyran. The province is divided into two camps, as there are some who support Zairan.
"Tell that to Sivik immediately. And tell Zairan that Arsrod is ready to protect you."
"Perhaps Xilan will not be able to follow us because he is protecting the Antoine family.
Then tell him that you will fight with his chief vassal''s side."
Let them understand that they have no choice.
I have given orders for the army to be ready to move at any moment.
Finally, Xilan sent a messenger to ask me to send troops to restore the province of Meruya.
The chiefs set up Sarhorn, Zyran''s brother, as a puppet monarch. The attacks against Zyran are getting stronger and stronger, and he seems to be on the verge of retreat.
The time has come.
I immediately went to Crown Prince Hasse.
"Now is the time to help us. The time has come for you to become king.
Hasse immediately agreed to my plan.
He was very kind to me.
Then 10,000 men from Maust marched out.
But I was not the commander-in-chief.
Crown Prince Hasse.
I''m standing right next to him, but he''s the commander-in-chief.
"Good! Remove the wicked men who have pursued Count Zylan Meluya! The province of Meluya is close to the royal capital. We cannot let such a mess happen so close by! Anyone who does not obey me here is against the royal family!"
Crown Prince Hasse''s voice was hard because it had been a long time since he had been on the battlefield, but his expression was lively because his goal was approaching.
If the crown prince emerged from the battlefield, the current king would be forced to join the side of his chief advisors.
The situation would no longer be a matter for Meruya Prefecture alone.
This time it is Dorborg, the leader of the Black Dogs, who will be in charge of the spearhead.
He told us to crush them without mercy.
Although the enemy had reinforcements from the Santhira family and others, they numbered at most 5,000, while ours numbered 10,000, and even more if we added the Xilan forces.
The enemy did not take a siege strategy, but attacked on the plain.
It would have been impossible for them to siege with 5,000 men, so they had no choice but to do so.
And if we stay in the castle, Zaalan will try to take over our position.
I''ll take out all the enemies here all the way to King''s Landing. That''s all I can do.
Dorborg, the leader of the Black Dogs, deliberately retreats from the enemy once they collide with him so that their ranks will be stretched out.
He then attacked from the flank to destroy them.
It was a quick attack, just like a war wolf.
First of all, it is safe to say that we won at first. The enemy eventually shifted to a defensive strategy of dividing into several castles. The morale of the enemy was somewhat lowered.
"At this rate, will the battle last much longer?
That night, Raviara told me. This is the room in the mansion where I live. On the table is a map, a strategic map.
"No, I don''t think so. "By now, a detachment is moving toward the enemy''s castle.
"Separate units? That''s not even what Raviara told me. ......"
"Yeah. I didn''t dare. If it becomes a known fact in the army, the enemy will know.
"However, you should at least tell Raviara: ......"
"There are several reasons. Soldiers are more motivated if they think they are the real deal. Right now, Sivik is leading a force of 2,000 men to ravage the northern part of Meruya province, using detour tactics."
Raviara was there, "Ah!" I heard a voice.
"By the way, you advanced your army this time without going through Mr. Sivik''s place. ....... I thought you were going to let them concentrate on managing the land. ......"
"Now, the enemy''s castle is in a half-way state, with many of their men out. We will raid here and take it."
I moved the panels on the map from both sides to get closer to the enemy panels.
"And the enemy forces out here will be crushed along with Sivik. The House of Meruya is now practically destroyed.
Zylan Meluya will live on as a puppet at best.
I moved my panel to the back.
"This is not a war about the province of Meluya. We''re going to take King''s Landing. We have some more men on our side. The time is ripe.
The past six months have been a period of getting people on my side through attrition. Now it''s time to see the fruits of my labor.
I will be able to do so.
From the next day, my army steadily captured the enemy''s huddled castles one by one.
As usual, we killed all the soldiers in the first castle that fell.
We showed them that we would show no mercy to those who did not surrender in advance.
They instill fear in the enemy and demoralize them. On the other hand, they make Hasse say repeatedly that he is a rebel against the Crown Prince, which further endangers the position of the enemy.
They must know that Hasse is going to be the king if things continue as they are. If they are against Hasse, their position will be worsened.
Then, a messenger on a fast horse came to my camp.
Castle Docto, the stronghold of the Meruya family, had fallen to Sivik''s attack and Sarhorn, who claimed to be the head of the Meruya family, had escaped to the capital.
"Fool! Why didn''t he at least escape to his own army? You don''t have the guts for the decorations."
I told them that day that Sivik had defeated the enemy castle.
"I''m sorry I didn''t tell you. But that old soldier has been a comrade-in-arms since I was at Fort Nagrad. I wanted to give him the honor of being the first to enter the capital."
The word "royal city" makes the generals excited.
"This province is a front. I''m going to King''s Landing to make the Crown Prince king!