Ironvine Territory (I)

Just as Victor said, although the enemy had three regiments of troops, they were resting and did not notice the Southern Marching Legion cavalry. They were also unprepared for the sudden Cavalry attack and were completely routed in a short time.

Moreover, this army was more fragile than imagined. After being routed, some units fled, some surrendered on the spot, and some scattered. According to Ron and James, it took several times longer to capture these prisoners than to defeat them.

When Victor received news of the two's victory from the rear, it surprised the officers. The other officers had not expected Ron and his team to achieve results so quickly.

In particular, the lack of resilience shown by this unit proved that they were definitely not troops Duchy's Direct Legion, which basically matched Knight Yellen's speculation.

Everyone rushed forward to congratulate Knight Yellen, who was surprised by the enthusiasm of Knight Yellen Viscount Golden Sunflower's subordinates and became somewhat shy.

"Alright, now that the battle over there is over, let's go take a look together. It'll be good to learn about this army's situation as soon as possible."

Upon hearing that Victor wanted to leave the main force, the officers all tried to stop him. After all, there had just been a battle there, with 20,000 men fighting. If they encountered enemy routs and the Victor got hurt, it wouldn't do.

But in the end, they still couldn't stop Victor, who led these officers directly to the battlefield. Along the way, they encountered several groups of fleeing soldiers whose will to fight had been completely extinguished.

They were quickly scattered by Victor's guards. Seeing how easily these routed soldiers could be defeated, Michael simply captured prisoners and brought them to the battlefield, intending to hand them over to James's troops.

At that moment, James and Ron had just finished capturing the routed soldiers and were organizing the interrogation of the officers of this unit when they received a report that the lord had arrived.

James and Ron hurried to greet Victor and his men, only to find that Victor and the officers of the legion had come with only a few dozen Guard Cavalry and had captured about a hundred fleeing soldiers.

Ron was most worried. The area around the battlefield was littered with fleeing soldiers, ranging from dozens to hundreds. What if Victor and his men encountered a large group of fleeing soldiers? In the heat of battle, swords and spears would fight without mercy, and what if they got hurt?

Ron lashed out at the other officers, saying why they didn't try to persuade Victor, that none of them could bear the responsibility if the lord were injured.

Victor looked at the furious Ron and the officers who looked terrified after what Ron had said, and found it hard to understand. They had witnessed his outstanding combat ability before, so how could he be injured by a few defeated soldiers?

In the end, Victor stopped Ron and asked directly, "Have you found out where this unit came from?"

Ron then replied, "Several officers were interrogated, one of whom was a baron. This unit is definitely not Fourth Legion unit."

They were a noble private army from Hampshire, who had just entered Ironvine Territory and were setting up camp when we attacked them."

"Hampshire? Shouldn't their troops be on the southern front?"

How did I end up here?

Victor was somewhat surprised, and James quickly explained, "They were conscripted after the start of the war this year. Most of them are newly formed private War Department. Considering that the forces on the northern front are not strong enough, they were transferred to the north."

They traveled directly from Hampshire, bypassing Devon County and Dorset County, into Cornwall County, a long journey, and were therefore extremely tired.

"It's really..."

Victor was somewhat puzzled. If they were troops from Hampshire, why didn't they just enter Cornwall County directly from Hampshire? What was the point of going through all this trouble? Was it to waste supplies?

However, they had no way of knowing the specifics. The army's supreme commander had been killed in the attack launched by James and Ron, and the other officers did not know why such a mobilization was necessary.

Victor remarked to his men, "At least it's good news. The southern front shouldn't have been breached yet. Otherwise, even the most foolish person would have sent them directly from Hampshire into Cornwall County instead of taking this long detour."

"Is there any other information, preferably about the situation in the Ironvine Territory?"

"Yes, Your Excellency. According to the prisoners, the Ironvine Territory's northern defenses were not breached; rather, they voluntarily abandoned the northern defenses and withdrew their main force back to Ironwire City."

"This is indeed good news. It seems that the Ironvine Territory has not been defeated yet, and our allies are still fighting."

Victor got the information he wanted; all that was left was to lead his troops to the walls of Ironwire City as quickly as possible.