Charlot had crushed three Knight Orders, yet the enemy's "main force" had not appeared. Thinking the Black Phoenix Dynasty commander might be planning some special "scheme," he temporarily promoted Fast-Handed Clerk Italo Calvino and left him to defend Interlaken City. Charlot himself led the orc Labyrinth Guardians and part of the West Wind Knight Regiment out of Interlaken City, preparing to set an ambush.
Charlot's military aptitude could not even be called mediocre. It was simply nonexistent. He had copied this tactic straight from Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Charlot had no idea that his move had alarmed the Black Phoenix Dynasty commander, who likewise assumed he was preparing something big. After all, Charlot had casually routed three Knight Orders, already proving his strength.
The Black Phoenix Dynasty split off another Knight Order. This time, it was a Knight Order from the royal family. Not only was it superbly equipped, but its commander was also a High-Order Transcendent.
A day later, Kreil Brittany learned of the battle at Interlaken City and sent Abner Soumei out with the Maple Leaf Knight Order.
Both sides shifted troops among seven or eight small cities, and a chaotic melee quickly took shape. Even Charlot encountered two Knight Orders in succession. These two were far stronger than any enemies he had faced before. Although Charlot did not suffer a defeat in the two battles, he lost more than a hundred men, which pained him terribly.
Charlot truly was not a qualified commander, but he was genuinely a good commander who cherished his subordinates. After the two battles, he discovered that both armies at the front had been completely mobilized, with Knight Orders constantly weaving through the battlefield. He wanted to withdraw to Interlaken City and temporarily leave this chaotic melee.
But before he could pull