"Woo woo woo~~~"
A massive horn was sounded, its call carrying across the fields.
The soldiers, who had rested for quite a while, all rose from the ground.
The nobles and knights gathered around the king also returned to their own private troop formations.
These viscounts, barons, and knights were naturally the officers of this army.
The soldiers stood in formation. Their ranks were not particularly neat, but this was already an exceptionally elite display.
If they had been militia, their formation would have been scattered and ragged.
King Leilan appointed one viscount and several barons, ordering them to serve as the vanguard and launch the first attack against the enemy.
King Leilan said, "Test the enemy's strength!"
After receiving the order delivered by the messenger, the viscount barely hesitated before leading his troops out of the main formation and advancing toward Charles's army.
This forward force numbered roughly six hundred men. The strongest among them was that viscount, a second-rank Tide Warrior. The several barons ranged from first-rank to second-rank.
Seeing the enemy make their move, Charles immediately issued his own combat orders.
The force under his command was smaller, and its elite quality and morale were not necessarily higher than the enemy's.
How should a battle like this be fought?
Half the troops currently in Charles's hands were private soldiers who had surrendered only a few days ago. Even though they had offered pledges of loyalty and received reward money, that did not mean their loyalty had truly risen.
For now, they could only be used well enough.
If he let them serve as the vanguard and the battle went poorly, they might collapse outright.
So for the first battle, he still had to use the old brothers from the Undertow Pirate Crew.
Fortunately, nearly all those old