Chapter 69: Great Victory

"From today on, the Green Forest Earl will be the eternal Nightmare of the Kajashi Kingdom..."

"I have a feeling I'll be even more demonized in the future, the kind who eats at least a hundred children a day..."

After walking out of the city gate of the Kajashi Royal Capital, Aaron returned to a dense forest where two attendants had long been waiting: "My Lord Earl."

"Let's go, we are heading back. How is the war situation on the Wind Bell Plain?"

Aaron asked casually.

He knew he was not a qualified commander himself, so he left such matters to capable people.

And even if they disappointed him, it did not matter; even if the entire army were routed, he would simply go to the enemy camp again and kill the Purple Bauhinia Grand Duke.

A being whose great power resides within himself has the confidence to be this willful.

"According to raven intelligence, although we suffered losses at the beginning, as news of the enemy's supply lines being raided spread, our side gained a certain advantage and is currently in a stalemate of attrition..."

The attendant lowered his head respectfully to answer.

"Then we have already won."

Aaron smiled.

The Purple Bauhinia Grand Duke might still be struggling to suppress his camp, hoping the Royal Capital in the rear could raise provisions to support them as soon as possible.

But once the news of the total annihilation of the Royal Palace spreads, the other side will likely not even want to fight.

Thinking about it this way, using cheats to bully an old man is really quite wicked.

However, Aaron did not mind.

In real life, he would prefer his cheats to be as powerful as possible.

Three steeds galloped, quickly disappearing at the end of the road.

Wind Bell Plain.

In the military camp flying the kingdom's flags.

Elite soldiers with purple bauhinia patterns on some of their Leather Armor patrolled in all directions, staring at the other soldiers with the gaze of someone watching thieves.

The remaining soldiers were dejected, sitting on the ground clutching their weapons, staring longingly at the steaming cauldrons.

Although there was very little grain in them, the rest consisted of wild vegetables, rat meat, and anything else they could find.

Ever since the grain shortage in the army, the Purple Bauhinia Grand Duke had made a swift decision to first send men to collect all the food they could scavenge in the surroundings, prioritizing supply to his own personal troops, and then monitoring and suppressing other units to strive to maintain order.

By now, they had begun slaughtering horses, but it was still not enough to provide for everyone.

Inside the commander's tent.

"Father... the horses in the camp are almost all eaten, and the starving soldiers have even started boiling their leather belts..."

The Purple Bauhinia Grand Duke's son, Lord Yunisis, said anxiously: "His Majesty's reinforcements have not arrived yet, and the Green Devil from the opposite side comes to harass us every day..."

"Coordinating the interests of all parties takes time." The Purple Bauhinia Grand Duke still trusted Anthony II, but he also knew the nature of those nobles; asking them to provide supplies was like cutting flesh with a knife.

They were all a bunch of shortsighted donkeys!

Did they not know that if the kingdom were finished, their own ends would not be any better?

Perhaps they knew, but they were ultimately unable to part with their wealth, only hoping that others would be generous.

"Even if we had enough food, we cannot fight against an opponent who masters Witchcraft."

Lord Yunisis had a hint of fear on his face: "That Green Forest Earl truly masters the power of Witchcraft. According to survivors at the time, he could make bows and arrows sprout thorns, make the earth boil, and make arrows actively retreat... We cannot fight against such a powerful existence!"

"What are you trying to do, abandon your noble honor?"

The Purple Bauhinia Grand Duke turned around suddenly, his eyes sharp, then he seemed to have aged quite a bit: "Our bloodline is too close to the Royal Family, our ties too tight. If the kingdom falls, the Purple Bauhinia will also wither!"

"Now we can only hope that some Mysterious individuals can be found within the kingdom to resist... The gifts of the gods would not be on just one person, would they?"

Lord Yunisis's eyes lit up with a certain longing.

He also hoped to possess that kind of Legendary power!

Suddenly, the tent flap was lifted, and a scholar ran in in a panic, holding a letter, his lips trembling, almost unable to speak.

"What happened?"

The Purple Bauhinia Grand Duke took the letter, and after reading it, all color drained from his face, his vision went black, and he collapsed directly.

"Father?"

Lord Yunisis hurriedly supported him: "Call a doctor, quickly!"

"Green Devil... Green Devil..." The Purple Bauhinia Grand Duke murmured in Yunisis's ear: "You were right, the war cannot continue, quickly... retreat. Not an orderly withdrawal, but save as many as you can, try to preserve the last bit of vitality of the Purple Bauhinia."

"Father..."

Yunisis did not know why his father had changed so quickly.

His gaze could not help but fall on the letter that had dropped to the ground; he picked it up and looked at it, his expression also turning ghastly.

Bloody banquet... His Majesty has passed away... nobles suffered heavy casualties... Green Devil...

Yunisis could barely breathe, clutching his heart tightly.

Is... is this something a human can do?

Outside the military camp.

Knight Yiman was on a slightly higher hill, gazing at the enemy camp.

As an experienced Knight, closely observing every move of the enemy during wartime was almost an Instinct.

And at this moment, he discovered a window of opportunity!

The enemy camp had originally been undisciplined due to hunger, but now, for some reason, the core Purple Bauhinia camp also appeared to be in turmoil, and the chaos was even spreading outward.

"The enemy wants to retreat?"

"Chance!"

Knight Yiman immediately turned his horse around and galloped toward his own military camp.

He had to inform the Viscount; this was the best opportunity to raid the camp!

Perhaps this war would end right here!

……

Several hours later.

The grassland was littered with discarded corpses, missing arms and legs, looking extremely horrific in death.

The military banner of the Kajashi Kingdom was broken, lying in a pool of blood.

Soldiers of the Green Forest Army were driving the auxiliary troops to clean up the entire battlefield.

They would strip everything of value from the corpses—weapons, armor, clothes, boots... not even sparing a single handkerchief.

Scavenging crows circled above the battlefield, emitting cries of Greed.

Viscount Boli rode his steed, inspecting the battlefield, his face filled with pride.

With a few thousand men, he had routed the Kingdom's thirty-thousand-strong army head-on, killing over ten thousand and capturing tens of thousands; this was a glorious victory.

It was enough to be recorded in history and sung by countless bards!

Just as he was feeling smug, Knight Yiman walked over with a strange expression on his face: "The interrogation of the important captives is finished. The reason the enemy army was in chaos is because the Bauhinia family ran away first... and the reason the Bauhinia family retreated is because a major incident occurred in the Royal Capital. The Count killed his way into the royal palace single-handedly, slaying the King, the Prime Minister, ministers, and nobles... in countless numbers."

Even Yiman found it hard to believe when he heard this news.

As for Viscount Boli, his smile froze instantly on his face...

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