Night Raid Beyond the City

If they had followed the old rules of war, there would have been nothing wrong with this. But the Church had already established a unified command structure for its army. If the royal family and nobles still fought the old way, they would definitely lose.

"Tonight, come with me to raid them!"

"My lord, you're not joking, are you? They outnumber us twenty to one." The guard beside him clearly lacked confidence. They had only a hundred cavalrymen.

"It's fine. We're only going to harass them. Once we set the fires, retreat immediately. Don't get drawn into a fight." Saik had already made up his mind. He would not cower inside the city and wait to die. With such a massive disparity in numbers, the city was doomed to fall if they merely defended it.

"My lord, what if there are still experts in their camp? If we charge in like this, won't it be easy for them to capture us?" The guard was still worried.

"There's no need to worry so much. In a situation like this, it hardly matters who commands the humans. Even if we're captured, it won't matter." Saik lightly waved a hand. "Besides, I'm certain that if they truly have powerful fighters, they've already sent them to deal with Lord Westland on the road."

At the same time, in the noble coalition's main camp, the prince was drinking and feasting with a group of nobles. They did not take these rebels seriously. The troops brought this time were elite forces from the main battlefield, entirely different from the local garrisons they had faced before.

Besides, with such an overwhelming numerical advantage, there was no way they could be defeated by so few enemy troops in a decisive battle on the open plains.

"Your Highness, the