CH 54

As soon as I jumped down from the castle wall and joined the army, I sent Zint to the military doctor and then gave orders to my army.

“Form a horizontal formation and surround the castle! Do not approach without my orders!”

It was impossible for the enemy to hold out in the castle. There was no food for them, and they would only starve to death if they persevered. So they had no choice but to come out. With sustenance available, they would have tried to save their strength before coming out but they have been starving for 5 days. In other words, besieging them would not make any sense.

But without provisions, it was the other way around. It was the enemy who was in a hurry. Moreover, the fact that there were no rations made them panic even more.

[Bridget's Royal Army]

[Morale: 10]

As a result, their morale was down to 10. Naturally, the enemy would come out to break the siege and escape. If that happened, we would have the advantage. No matter how much of a difference there was in the training level, if there was this much of a difference in morale, we could win even on level ground. The situation was reversed, in other words, we could aim to annihilate the enemy that was coming out of Rhonav Castle.

Of course, the Royal Army of Bridget knew that the longer they were inside the castle, the more disadvantaged they would be. So their decision was quick. The enemy eventually came out of the south gate. Perhaps they realized that it would be reckless to march on the capital again without food, so they went in the opposite direction. They were probably trying to retreat to another occupied territory to get food.

“Maintain the formation at the south gate. The troops in the other directions should rush from behind and flank them!”