Recovering Northern Exar

The Commoner Army once again split into two forces to attack. With sufficiently powerful people holding the line, they had no shortage of troops at all.

This was, after all, Exar's territory. Gard could not station large numbers of troops here.

To Mel's surprise, before they even launched their attack, Gard's main army actually withdrew on its own initiative.

They took it without any effort. Aside from a few small-scale battles in the first cities, they encountered no resistance at all afterward.

"Lord Mel, the entire northern region is under control. Shall we launch an attack?" Saik's voice came directly through a magic-engineering communication device.

"Leave some men behind to garrison the cities. If possible, capture the pass. I can provide support at any time." Mel was currently arranging troops to guard the cities. They did not need too many men; most of their forces needed to be stationed at the border.

He did not want Gard to attack again while they were fighting the church.

As long as I can take the northern pass, I can completely stop Gard's advance southward. Besides, much of Gard is flatland, making it quite easy to attack.

"That bastard... We've already retreated, and he still wants to keep attacking?"

"General, we cannot retreat any farther. If we lose the pass, His Majesty will have us executed."

Gard's army had nowhere left to retreat to. If they lost this pass, it would be difficult to recapture it. The terrain here favored defense over attack for both nations.

The Gard Empire would be directly exposed to the Commoner Army's blade.

"Prepare for battle." Just as the Gard general was about to give the order, he noticed someone flying in the sky. His pupils suddenly contracted, and he swallowed hard.

Whether they fought to the death