A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

More than a year after Aaron Landis expelled the invaders Gastad, and more than a year after King Garlan ascended the throne, Aaron Landis's army set out to conquer Karnar.

The news that Aaron Landis, the two powerful knights who were famous in the mainland, was about to lead an army to attack Karnar together, immediately attracted the attention of all countries on the mainland.

In the early morning, the sun shines on the earth.

A bright light filled the Square of the Gods.

Under the gaze of everyone, the army that was about to go out stood solemnly in the square.

The tall and straight figures of the soldiers are like countless tall poplar trees towering on the ground.

The invisible power slowly spread out from the army and pressed in all directions. The people in the distance who were watching and whispering excitedly were also infected by the solemn atmosphere at this moment. They couldn't help but close their mouths and their expressions became... Become solemn.

The commanders of the two legions stood in front of the army.

The black knight in pitch black armor, Heimos.

The knight of the blazing sun in bright silver armor, Kehos.

Among countless people, only these two people stood out.

They stood firmly, their tall bodies standing on the earth like towering mountains.

The high priest of Assyria, the god of war, wore a fiery red robe symbolizing the flames of war and held a golden hammer.

Beside him, a priest held a golden basin filled with water.

The water in the golden basin was placed at the foot of the statue of the God of War in the temple for three full days. During this period, the priests of the God of War prayed continuously in the temple.

— Pray to the God of War for Aaron Landis’ victory.

The golden hammer is the weapon of Assyria, the god of war.

According to legend, the God of War possesses the power to destroy heaven and earth.

When he swings the war hammer in his hand, violent storms will ravage the earth, and the whole world will tremble.

The high priest touched the golden hammer in his hand into the water in the basin, symbolizing that the God of War bestowed strength on the soldiers going out for battle.

Then, he stepped aside and stepped aside.

The Young King walked down the high steps, his light-colored cloak draped from behind him, and its ends hung long on the stone steps.

His long golden hair reflected the sun, shining brighter than the golden hammer.

The square of the gods is silent.

The two commanders leaned over and knelt on one knee in front of the Young King.

In the myths and legends of Aaron Landis, even the war god Assyria, who is powerful enough to destroy the world, will willingly kneel before the sublime sun god Shamash.

Garlan dipped his fingers into the water in the basin, and used the holy water, which was said to be given power by the God of War, to create a trace of water on Caihos's forehead.

"My knight."

He looked at Cayjos and said,

"I will wait for your triumph in the royal city."

The blond knight smiled slightly, made a fist with one hand, and pressed it on his chest.

That's where his heart is.

"I swear to you, my lord."

Garlan nodded to Kehos, then turned and walked to the side, where Heimos was kneeling.

He didn't say anything, but dipped his fingertips in water and touched the dark blue rune symbolizing the God of War between Heimos' eyebrows.

Heimos looked up at him, a smile appearing in his golden-red eyes.

"Wait for me for half a year."

He said,

"Within half a year, I will return and dedicate Kanal to you."

He lowered his voice so that only he and Garlan could hear.

He slightly curved his smiling eyes, and the sharp corners of his eyes turned into soft arcs at this moment.

"I think."

he said softly.

"Maybe then you can figure it out and won't refuse again..."

"Shut up."

Unexpectedly, this guy would dare to be so bold and mention that matter without scruples in front of everyone. The corners of Garlan's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Kehos, who was not far away, was already looking this way in confusion, and Heimos seemed to want to say something more. Garlan quickly spoke first to block the other party's words.

"I understand, we can wait until you come back to talk about this kind of thing."

Garlan lowered his voice and said.

He pressed the fingertips between Heimos's eyebrows and poked them hard, causing a light red mark on the other's forehead, which was painted with dark cyan runes.

Heimos, who was interrupted and poked in the forehead, laughed.

He reached out and took Garlan's hand before he could take it back.

Under Garlan's warning gaze, he took Garlan's hand and put it in front of his lips.

His kiss fell on the back of Garlan's hand.

He looked up at Garlan and raised the corners of his eyes in a narrow arc, slightly upward, with a sharp look.

"I will bring you victory."

Heimos said, his brows are like swords, and his eyes are as cold as frost.

There was huge confidence in his words.

It's like a sharp sword stuck on the top of a snow-capped mountain that shines brightly even in a chaotic blizzard.

The moment the sharp blade was unsheathed, its sharp edge was revealed, making everyone look at it.

【I will bring you victory. 】

What kind of arrogance that looks down on the world can make this man say these words with confidence at this moment.

It was an awe-inspiring aura that oozed from his bones, as if the world was under his feet.

Even if he is kneeling on the ground at this moment, he does not lose the slightest bit.

Garlan looked at Heimos quietly.

Perhaps others would think that Heimos was too complacent in what he said.

How could he never be defeated on the battlefield? Even the Lion King, who was once recognized as the most powerful and brave man on the continent, could not avoid a defeat.

No one can guarantee that they can bring victory on the battlefield in this life.

Only Garlan knew that Heimos could do it if he said it.

This terrifying man has experienced countless battlefields in his previous lives and has never been defeated.

Like a king born for war.

No one is his rival.

But Garlan also knew.

At that time, Heimos was also called the 'King of Slaughter' and the 'King of Blood'.

Because as long as Heimos participated in the battlefield, whether it was the enemy or our own side, the process was extremely tragic, but the enemy suffered more casualties.

Heymos's war is like a double-edged sword. While tearing apart the enemy, it will also cut off a piece of one's own flesh, stabbing oneself with blood.

His tactics were ruthless, even cruel.

In his opinion, the so-called soldiers are just chess pieces on a chessboard, which can be abandoned without hesitation whenever necessary. He could send tens of thousands of soldiers to die without blinking an eye, just to make them pawns to lure the enemy.

In the eyes of Heimos, nothing matters, only the final victory is his ultimate goal.

Therefore, in the previous lives, he could make the decision to abandon the royal city and most of the people of Aaron Landis without mercy.

Therefore, he could watch indifferently as countless Aaron Landis people struggled and died in pain under the iron cavalry of other countries, while he was still stationed in the northwest, waiting for the best fighter to arrive.

Although Heimos had changed somewhat around him in this life, the man's indifference to life still existed in his bones.

Garlan can imagine it.

He would not hesitate to abandon the soldiers of Aaron Landis who had fallen into torture at the hands of the Gastadians, as long as they might cause the slightest trouble to Huymos.

…………

"Heimos."

"Um?"

"I know that in war, both sacrifice and death are inevitable. In order to win, sometimes cruel choices have to be made."

"I know that you are the commander of the army, and your goal is victory."

"But, Heymos, from my standpoint, I hope you can value life and the life of my general, Aaron Landis."

"They are soldiers who can sacrifice their lives for the country, but they are also the people I want to protect."

Holding the opponent's hand with his fingers, Garlan spoke softly to Heimos.

He looked deeply at the man in front of him.

"I hope that my people, Aaron Landis, will never abandon their compatriots easily until the point of no return."

"That's my hope."

Heimos raised his eyes, and his eyes met the young man's bright golden eyes for a moment.

Seeing Garlan's eyes looking at him hopefully, he smiled, and his sharp eyes softened a little.

"good."

He said.

One word, one sentence.

"I will bring your people back to Aaron Landis."

That is a promise and an oath.

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As the summer was ending and autumn was approaching, Aaron Landis set out with his army to conquer Canal.

A few days later, the army crossed the Camea Plains and arrived at the border of Aaron Landis near Kanal, where it joined the Sixth Army of the Western Frontier rebuilt and commanded by veteran General Kaleni.

Tewa, who had been training under Kaleni for more than a year and received Garlan's secret order to always pay attention to the situation in Kanal, returned to the First Army and returned to the command of Kehos.

Just in case, and because the veteran Kaleni was indeed too old to travel long distances and fight on the run, Garlan asked the Sixth Army to still guard the western border and not participate in the attack on Kanal.

After resting in the west for more than ten days, Aaron Landis's army crossed the border.

From the place where the Garstards first invaded Aaron Landis, the army set foot on the land of Canal.

Since then, the Aaronlandis' counterattack against the Gastad people has begun.

Unlike the original strategy of the Gastard people who ignored other cities and rushed towards the royal city like lightning, Aaron Landis's army did not attack the royal city of Kanal immediately.

Two world-famous powerful knights each led their own legions, one up and one down, attacking in different directions.

Aaron Landis The attack speed of both armies was not fast, it could even be said to be a bit slow, and they were attacking steadily step by step.

Garlan had announced his intention to attack Karnar more than a month ago, so the Gastad people had already responded.

Their troops are mainly concentrated in important large cities, and there are not many troops stationed in ordinary cities.

Aaron Landis's army did not rush to attack the important large cities heavily guarded by the Gastad people, but chose to attack the places where Gastad had fewer troops first.

Huymos is training.

The reconstructed legion is a new legion, like a newborn cub.

Although he was confident that what he would give birth to would be a beast that would shock the world, but at this time, the minions of this newborn beast were still a little immature.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to confront Gastad's powerful troops, but instead launched a few less dangerous wars as a whetstone.

After several battles, the legion quickly became more integrated, and its combat effectiveness also improved rapidly.

As a result, Heimos led the already grown and impressive legions and pounced ferociously on important large cities.

In the blink of an eye, four months have passed.

In the past few months, good news has reached the royal city of Aaron Landis one after another.

Almost every ten days a week, Wangcheng will receive good news from the First Army or the Third Army.

At the beginning, every time the people in the royal city saw the messengers speeding towards the palace on the royal road, they would nervously speculate about the victory or defeat of the army in Kanal.

Later, no one guessed at all.

Anyway, every time is a good news, without exception.

I can't afford to bet at all.

On this day, as evening approached, the citizens of the royal city saw the familiar figure of the messenger galloping on the road again.

They chatted with the people around them calmly.

"We seem to have won again."

"Yes, we have captured a lot of places."

"It's a little faster than expected. I thought this battle would be stalemate for a while. After all, the Gastards looked so powerful at first."

"We should be able to capture the royal city of Kanal soon."

"Yes, I always feel that our army will soon take back the royal city of Kanal from the hands of the Gastad people and dedicate it to our Majesty."

Watching the messenger soldier go away, everyone was talking about it, and for a moment they just felt sad.

It seems like just yesterday when Gastad's army came to the city in a majestic manner.

They had been so afraid of that terrible enemy that they even thought Aaron Landis would perish at the other's hands.

However, in the blink of an eye, more than a year passed, and they had counterattacked against that terrible enemy.

Especially in the past few months, Aaron Landis's army has been pressing forward step by step, and the Gastad people have been retreating steadily.

This made them feel emotional and proud at the same time.

Sure enough, a momentary misstep is nothing, Aaron Landis has always been the strongest.

Wherever the Iron Rider of Aaron Landis goes, no one can defeat him.

Aaron Landis thought so proudly.

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Although it was already evening, the government affairs in the palace had ceased.

However, according to regulations, urgent reports delivered from the front line must be presented to the king immediately, even if it is in the middle of the night.

Therefore, soon, the female official of Tapti got the good news.

"Your Majesty, good news from Kanal."

The female officer handed the urgent report to Garlan with a smile.

During this period of time, there have been continuous battles and victories on the front line. His Majesty is in a good mood, and she is naturally in a good mood too.

Uncovering the specially made bright red fire lacquer sealing wax on the scroll, Garlan opened it and saw the familiar handwriting in the victory report before his eyes.

It was the good news written by Kehos himself.

There was nothing superfluous in the victory report, it just said that another important city had been captured.

Garlan stood up and walked to the side wall of the palace.

A huge map hung there, clearly showing all the cities and terrain of Karnar.

Many cities on the map are marked with a red cross - starting from the border of Aaron Landis and going west, the important cities above and below Kanal are all marked with red crosses - all of them are Caihos. The city they conquered along the way with Heimos.

Two curved marching routes were formed along the red crosses on the map, but after drawing an arc, these two lines attacked the same place.

Draw a new red cross on the map. From the map, this city is very close to the royal city of Karnar.

"It will be over soon."

Day by day, I watched these two arrows approaching the Royal City of Karnal.

Seeing that the final goal was right in front of him, even if he was not on the battlefield in Kanal, Garlan not only felt the same but also felt excited.

After staring at the map in front of him for a while, Garlan couldn't hold back his excitement and turned around, wanting to share the joy with the people around him.

"Heimos, this place is all plains, there are no obstacles, we will be able to—"

When he turned around, he only saw Tapti looking at him in astonishment.

Garlan was stunned for a moment.

The next second, when he realized what he had said, he turned back suddenly.

I was so excited that I temporarily forgot that Huymos was in Canal and not with him.

Because Hermos would always be by his side, no matter what.

So he subconsciously felt that that person was still with him at this moment...

Raising his head and staring directly at the map, Garlan used this to hide his embarrassment.

He thought he was probably just not used to it.

I'm not used to that person disappearing from my side.

…

Garlan, who was staring at the map, didn't notice it.

Behind him, the female official who was watching his every move sighed softly.

There was a hint of helplessness in that sigh, as well as a deep unhappiness hidden beneath the helplessness.

The author has something to say: Female official: I’m so angry.

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It’s the end of the month, and the nutrient solution is due tomorrow~~ Let’s give some comfort to the matriarch~~