The unusual activity in the Barbarian Main Camp gave James a bad feeling. The Barbarians had just suffered a defeat, yet they were in such high spirits. It was obvious they had made some major move to address their loss, and it had achieved decent results.
James did not think the Barbarians would come up with anything overly complicated. At most, they would offer generous rewards or improve treatment, but such methods were indeed effective.
The current behavior in the Barbarian Main Camp also showed that the Barbarians, from top to bottom, had firmly resolved to continue fighting. They would certainly launch another attack on the Border Fortress, and it definitely would not be as easy to handle as it had been today.
With that in mind, James decided to lean on his personal standing and ask Victor for more support. Fortunately, today's victorious battle report should offset his previous mistakes.
The three thousand reserve troops Victor had sent earlier had already arrived at the Border Fortress. Naturally, they had remained on standby, and James did not dare send them directly into battle.
After today's battle, in order to let the main force rest and recover, James had the reserve troops relieve them. They were now responsible for the fortress's defenses.
Although this unit had not formally entered combat, its performance still satisfied James greatly. As expected of the reserve troops directly under Victor's command.
The soldiers in this unit were all highly trained. Quite a few veteran soldiers had originally come from the Two Rivers Legion's main force. They had later left the army for various reasons, but had not joined the private armies of those vassal nobles, instead living quietly throughout Two Rivers County.
But at Victor's call, these veterans had been mustered once more. With them as