Autumn War Plan

"Other than Batman, all five of you are here. We won't wait for that fellow any longer. Let's discuss the arrangements for this autumn campaign first, so we can set out the moment he arrives!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The earls naturally had no objections.

"Mm. This year's autumn campaign, I intend to push deeper than in previous years!" the king said directly.

"Deeper?" The earls were taken aback.

"Yes! Deeper. In past years, our autumn campaigns lasted no more than a month, and our advance never went beyond two Earl Territories!"

"But this year, I intend to drive straight in. Not only will we take two Earl Territories, we will also bring our troops beneath Lisen Marquis Castle's walls. Likewise, the campaign will be extended to at least two months!" the king said solemnly, his gaze sweeping one by one across the nobles below, observing their reactions.

Having received King Carlfer's confirmation once more, the earls below could not hide their astonishment.

Several earls exchanged looks. In the end, Bernard was the first to ask, "Your Majesty, but the reason we were unable to advance deeper in previous years was precisely because of the two great earl cities!"

"Since we cannot breach those two earl cities, we have to dispatch troops to surround and contain them. Only the remaining men can continue advancing!"

"But if we do that, I'm afraid the remaining manpower won't be enough to bring us beneath Lisen Marquis Castle, will it?"

On this continent, the Northern Principality and the Onyx Principality were the two strongest principalities, and also possessed the largest territories.

However, although the national strength of the two countries was roughly equal, the Onyx Principality had always been the attacking side in previous years.

The reason dated back to when the empire invaded barbarian