After hearing the news, Victor had another idea. After all, who would have thought that a victorious battle report could bring such enormous benefits?
Victor planned to wait until James had sent all the prisoners of war who had been observed and quarantined to the territory, then use them in a parade to showcase the territory's victory. This should better stabilize the morale of the people in the interior and put the merchants and merchant associations who were concerned about the war completely at ease.
As for whether the prisoners of war would come to resent Two Rivers County, Victor no longer cared. Two Rivers County now had enough residents and a stable source of labor, so it no longer placed as much importance on the Barbarian population.
That evening, Victor received the detailed battle report James had sent.
When he read the report and learned the full course of the Barbarian army's attack, Victor understood why James had achieved such impressive results.
"Looks like the Iron Bone Tribe didn't use their full strength either. They were simply far too careless.
"But that means, just as James said in the battle report, they definitely won't be so careless in their next attack.
"If we can't use the secret weapon, then relying on the strength of the Northwestern Border Fortress, it probably won't be nearly so easy to deal with them next time."
Victor stroked his chin as he thought. The Barbarians' next attack would certainly be extremely fierce, so it was only natural for James to request reinforcements again.
After reading the detailed account of the battle, Victor looked over the next stage of the battle plan as well. He found that James hadn't grown careless because of his victory.
His battle plan remained cautious and prudent. From beginning to