"No." Soren stepped forward, glanced at Richard, and said solemnly, "Quite the opposite, Richard. We won."
After a pause, Soren continued, "Not long ago, before nightfall, our forces successfully drove the infiltrators from the Sika Kingdom Alliance onto the plains near Ge Da City, surrounding them.
The Sika Kingdom forces realized something was wrong and tried to break out. The Light Cavalry, which had been prepared in advance, immediately charged alongside the Elite Heavy Cavalry, smashing through the enemy's lines and achieving a splendid annihilation. In the end, apart from a mere two hundred or so surviving Sika soldiers who escaped into the nearby forest, half were wiped out and half were captured.
It could now be said that the Sika Kingdom's infiltrating forces had basically been cleared out. Half of the remaining stragglers were wounded, and without medicine, they simply could not survive in the forest. All that was needed was for the second-line troops to sweep through a few times and stay alert, and the enemy would not be able to cause any trouble."
"That really is good news." Richard nodded after hearing this, though he was somewhat puzzled. If it really was good news, there was no need to summon him here in such a hurry, was there?
"General Soren, is there anything else besides this?" Richard asked.
"Of course." Soren gave a definite answer. "Since the Sika Kingdom's infiltrating army has been dealt with and the tunnel has been found, we can finally concentrate all our energy, manpower, and resources on a full-scale war with the Sika Kingdom at the border."
"Come and look, Richard!" Soren gestured for Richard to approach the Sand Table, picked up a wooden pointer, and quickly indicated the troop deployments on both sides of the border as he explained.
After finishing,