Results of the Offensive

In a manor by the river within the Perilla Territory, Knight Yellen was examining a letter in a room.

Since Knight Yellen stayed in Perilla Territory, he directly obtained military power over the entire Perilla Territory. In order to carry out Count Black's orders and control the army of the Perilla Family and the Coalition of Nobles in the Eastern Region, he simply divided the entire army into two parts.

He led the armies of the Perilla Territory and the Great Oak Territory directly to a manor near the river.

This location is close to the Blackwater River, making it convenient for him to receive letters from Sunset City immediately via the river, and also making it very convenient for him to board a ship here if he wants to return to Sunset City.

Soon after, Knight Yellen finished reading the letter in his hand. This was the first letter the territory had sent him in a long time.

He had been very worried about Count Black's health, but after receiving the letter and seeing the handwriting, he was relieved; it was indeed the Count's handwriting.

The letter was simple: Viscount Victor had already returned to the east with his army, Count Black requested that Knight Yellen return to Sunset City at an opportune time, without bringing any troops.

After returning to Sunset City, the entire battle plan was put into action according to the arrangements made before the New Year.

"This is really good news. I can finally stop wasting time here."

Knight Yellen was delighted with the contents of the letter, as it meant he could finally return to the Great Oak Forest.

"However, we really need to plan carefully about when to return."

Knight Yellen muttered to himself.

Just then, there was a knock on his door.

"Lord Yellen, merchants have arrived; they're from the west!"

Upon hearing this, Knight Yellen immediately stood up. He opened the door, and there stood one of his trusted men.

"Are they merchants from the west?"

The officer nodded. "Yes, he said he has the goods you want."

After speaking, the officer made a subtle hand gesture with his finger, which Knight Yellen immediately understood.

This was a secret code agreed upon by Knight Yellen and his men. The merchant from the west referred to someone from the Golden Sunflower Territory. This gesture meant that he had brought very important news.

"Take the person directly to my room."

Knight Yellen gave the order immediately, somewhat impatiently. He had a premonition that the news from the Golden Sunflower Territory might be very helpful for his return to Sunset City.

Not long after, the officer led a man into Knight Yellen's Ducal House.

The man bowed and said to Yellen, "Knight Yellen, it's been a long time. I'm here on behalf of Foss Regiment to deliver a message to you."

After saying that, he placed a mailbox on the table in front of Yellen. Yellen looked at the person and realized that he did seem somewhat familiar.

Seeing Yellen scrutinizing him, the man quickly said, "I am Viscount Victor's bodyguard. I saw you when Viscount Victor met with Count Black and you."

Yellen then remembered that he had indeed seen this person before. At this point, he no longer had any doubts, and directly opened the mailbox in front of him and took out the letter inside.

After watching for a while, Knight Yellen stood up happily.

"Great, this is the opportunity."

The letter contained a plan by Foss, who would launch an attack a day later on the army on the north side of Perilla Territory, intending to tie down these Suffolk County forces.

Foss explained that this attack was not primarily aimed at defeating or killing, but rather at destabilizing the entire army's position.

The army of Golden Sunflower Territory has limited manpower and cannot afford to be wasted here, so he wants Knight Yellen to help disrupt the deployment of the War Department to the north, and ideally, to vacate part of the defensive line to facilitate his attack.

If the plan succeeds, Foss will be able to crush one or two large Coalition of Nobles with a huge advantage, while suffering negligible losses himself.

This way, the Noble Army won't be overly provoked, and they can be forced to reinforce their troops.

Knight Yellen also believed that the plan had a high chance of success, and he could use this as an excuse to return to his territory and gather reinforcements.

Then, Knight Yellen quickly wrote a short message, sealed it in the mailbox, and handed it to Victor's guard.

"Please pass this on to Foss Regiment for me. I will do my best to cooperate."

After the guard left, Knight Yellen immediately took action. He arranged for the Perilla Family to adjust their original supplies, using the excuse that Perilla Territory was currently experiencing financial difficulties, and transferred a large brigade from the north to the manor by the river.

Now, a large blank area has appeared on the entire northern defensive line, directly exposing the flanks of the Coalition of Nobles here.

While the Coalition of Nobles was still adjusting its defensive line, Foss had already obtained the deployment map, began his operation.

He directly charged through the gap here, using two Heavy Infantry detachments as the core.

As two large battalions of the Coalition of Nobles were advancing toward their positions, they encountered the attacking force led by Foss. The completely unprepared Coalition of Nobles held out for only a short while before being torn to shreds by the Heavy Infantry phalanx.

The routed Noble Army did not escape alive. Foss even led the only Cavalry force of the Golden Sunflower Territory into the battle, burying the two battalions completely.

The Coalition of Nobles camp, which had just received the news, was in complete chaos, as a small number of returning deserters brought the devastating news.

Especially after they learned that the two brigades had collapsed very quickly, they dared not make any rash moves.

Little did anyone know that after counting the prisoners of war and spoils, and especially after confirming that two fully organized battalions had been wiped out, Foss believed Foss the mission had been accomplished and simply withdrew to Golden Sunflower Territory.

Foss did not want to continue fighting the Coalition of Nobles, after all, his goal was only to hurt these Coalition of Nobles, not to fight a decisive battle with them.

Once it's confirmed that the deployment of these Coalition of Nobles can be disrupted, the plan will succeed, and there's no need to linger in battle.

The commanders of the Coalition of Nobles lived in fear all day, but they did not see the Golden Sunflower Territory's army continue its attack.

They sent out a large number of scouts only to find that the army in the Golden Sunflower Territory had already retreated. Only then did they realize that the sudden attack was over.

Upon receiving the news, Knight Yellen led his troops from River Manor to the northern base.

Upon his arrival, he immediately provoked a conflict among several officers with his words. The losses from the defeat had already created many conflicts, almost leading to an internal brawl.

Fortunately, having just suffered a sudden defeat, many people managed to control themselves in the final moments.

While Knight Yellen's actions did not escalate the conflict further, they did create a rift between the Allied Army.

When Knight Yellen realized he had failed to achieve his goal, he simply led his men back to Riverside Manor, once again causing some commotion among the Allied Army.

Knight Yellen then used the excuse of returning to Suffolk County to request reinforcements, handed the troops over to his men, and left the Perilla Territory alone by boat, returning to Sunset City.

After this incident, even the Coalition of Nobles in the north and west became more cautious, at least increasing the frequency of their patrols.

At this time, the Count Black once again issued a summons from Sunset City to the noble families in the Eastern Region, requesting them to send their private armies to Suffolk County to join forces with the southward-bound army of the Northern Frontier Allied Army.

The order spread quickly, and countless messengers rushed back and forth across the three noble counties in the east. It wasn't just Count Black's summons; nobles with close ties also began to band together to respond.

Those who had drawn troops to participate in the siege of Golden Sunflower Territory, in particular, had just learned that their troops had been attacked and that each family had suffered losses, but without Count Black's permission, they could not withdraw their troops.

Therefore, given this situation, these nobles' private armies are unlikely to participate in this gathering.

After Yellen returned to Sunset City on the orders of Count Black, he met with Viscount Sonanda and Steward Magnus.

"Viscount Sonanda, and Steward Magnus, it's been a long time."

"Yellen, I'm glad you've returned to Great Oak Territory so quickly. Now is the time when we need manpower."

Count Black has prepared an army for you; you can simply go and take command of them.

Once we've taken over the new troops, we can begin our plan.