Victor's troops also began withdrawing into the kingdom alongside Marquis Stanley's forces.
The Kingdom Regular Army had left four corps in the border region, leaving only around thirteen corps to return to the kingdom. Bringing the Vela Army along would help bolster their show of strength.
Since this was what Duke Barick and Marquis Stanley wanted, Victor gladly agreed.
After all, with the war over-and over sooner than expected-Victor was in no particular hurry to return to Vela.
He had maintained communications with the homeland throughout. Although messages traveled relatively slowly, he could still keep reasonably abreast of the military situation in Vela.
All three provinces in Vela were currently stable. Apart from the border of Eastern Sea Province, where the garrison still occasionally clashed with the War Grand Duchy's border troops, there were no problems in either Upper or Lower Vela Province.
During the war, Alex had even contacted Victor to ask whether he needed reinforcements, but Victor had declined.
All Victor needed to do now was lead his troops back into the kingdom with Duke Barick and help stabilize the situation. Once that was done, he could return to Vela.
Under the proposed plan, Duke Barick would need to preside over his father's funeral and his own coronation, which would take at least three to four months. Victor expected that he himself would have to stay until September, while his troops could return to Vela in June or July.
As large numbers of Kingdom Army troops returned to the Raine Kingdom's homeland, the situation in the kingdom grew increasingly stable.
During the return journey in particular, Duke Barick singled out several of the minor nobles who had been making the loudest fuss to make examples of them. They were all mouthpieces for the great nobles, and at most