Chapter 781

The Kingdom Army's campaign in the south finally ended in victory with the capture of Five Rams City.

After repeated deliberations at the Crystal Radiance Royal Palace, further arrangements were made. Of the six New Army infantry regiments participating in the campaign against Giles, four regiments and some auxiliary forces would remain stationed in the southern frontier, mopping up the remnants Giles had left behind and eliminating every rebellious traitor who dared show disrespect toward Crystal Radiance.

The other two regiments would set out for the north. They were the Infantry First Regiment and the Infantry Second Regiment. These were the two units with the most outstanding military records. The First Regiment had served as the backbone of numerous siege operations, while the Second Regiment had carried out the extraordinarily difficult Bypass Operation during the Battle of Eagle Beak Pass.

Under the leadership of King Rodney XVIII, the Kingdom government had drawn up an ambitious plan: to train more modern armies. These two outstanding regiments would serve as models—or rather, seeds—to bear even more bountiful fruit for the Kingdom's military system. The King had heard that Arda was building a Training Corps, and he wanted one as well.

As the southern frontier gradually settled down, more and more details of the war were made public, allowing many people to learn about the new army on which the Kingdom government placed its hopes.

Anyone with even a moderate understanding of military affairs could not help being astonished after reading the battle reports. Quite apart from the New Army's impressive combat strength in conventional battles, what shocked people most was the Infantry Second Regiment's Bypass Operation at Eagle Beak Pass.

In previous wars, taking a detour to strike the enemy had been rare, though there had been successful cases. But the Infantry