On February 15, a large-scale campaign against the Dwarves began.
The Fifth Commander Department withdrew three infantry legions from the border between Balisan Province and Denchibi Province, luring the Dwarf army into making a "mistake."
Bruce Ironfurnace, the Dwarf governor of Balisan Province, overrode all objections and used the hammer in his hand to beat the dissenters into submission. He led five regular legions, two elite legions, and one Ram Knight Order—a total of three hundred thousand troops—southward, claiming to have five hundred thousand men. Under the banner of retaking Denchibi Province, he called upon the Dwarf Resistance Army hidden throughout the province to rise in response.
Naturally, these newly emerged Dwarf resistance forces gave the Ilia Kingdom Army stationed there another source of Military Merit and Gold Coins.
Around Black Forest Fortress, Velin had only one response for those Dwarves crawling up from underground: kill without mercy. There was no need to take prisoners.
On March 15, two Ilia Kingdom legions, totaling one hundred thousand troops within Denchibi Province, were routed by the Dwarves' vanguard, losing vast swathes of territory.
This victory made Bruce Ironfurnace, the already arrogant, wine-loving governor of Balisan Province, even more conceited.
The triumph brought his prestige within the army to its peak. Even if the dissenters had countless reasons to prove it was a human plot, they could not stop the Dwarf army's desire to continue marching south.
"That's ruthless!"
Leaning back in his chair, Velin looked at the intelligence delivered by the Green Hunter Falcon and sighed with emotion.
To lure this Dwarf army into the trap, the Fifth Commander Department had directly used two legions and one hundred thousand troops as chess pieces.
"Master, this has put quite a bit more pressure on our side," Kyle said gravely as he read the