Lord: Starting from the Northern Frontier
Chapter 1036

The Decisive Battle on the Frontier (Conclusion)

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The soldiers of the Northern Alliance Army reacted even more dramatically. Quite a few from remote territories actually knelt toward the mortar units of Two Rivers County, as though worshipping gods.

Even while clearing the battlefield afterward, the nobles of the Northern Alliance Army and their troops kept well away from the forces of Two Rivers County, looking at them with both reverence and fear.

Once the fighting on the main battlefield ended, the Allied Army left some troops to guard the prisoners, while the rest joined together and advanced toward the Barbarians' main camp.

After all, the camp still held more than two hundred thousand Barbarians, nearly a third of whom were able-bodied adults. Underestimating them could lead to unexpected losses.

Besides, those two hundred thousand Barbarians were valuable property to every one of the Northern Frontier nobles. They represented gleaming silver and gold, and not a single noble could claim he had no need of that money.

Thus, the moment the battle ended, they led their troops forward. They had to bring the situation inside the camp under control as quickly as possible and prevent any losses among the Barbarians there.

After all, the chaos in the camp made internal conflict all too likely. Left unchecked, unrest would certainly erupt, so the Allied Army had to seize control of the Barbarians' main camp at once.

And so the entire Allied Army marched to the camp and began restoring order within. Everything proceeded swiftly. The journey from the battlefield to the camp took them just over half an hour.

Although some disorder had begun breaking out inside the camp, it had not caused any serious damage. Once the Allied Army moved in and eliminated the troublemakers, they brought the entire camp under control, swiftly restoring order.

At that point,

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