When the first trace of fish belly white emerged from the east, the battle that started with a night attack was also over.
On the sea, except for three warships of the Boulder-Violet combined fleet that luckily broke through the encirclement and escaped, the remaining ships were either sunk or captured.
Even the flagship of the combined fleet, the "Glorious Boulder", became a trophy.
The battle on land was even more fierce.
Because the Beigang Bridge, the only channel going south, was controlled by reinforcements, the Principality's coalition forces were completely cut off from their retreat and suffered heavy losses under the attack from both front and rear.
On the Dorne River, floating corpses can be seen almost everywhere, all of which are coalition soldiers who jumped into the river in a panic.
In the camp on the river bank, the number of casualties caused by crushing and trampling was even greater than those killed in battle, so that collecting corpses became a very difficult task.
Some clever nobles led a small group of troops to break out of the encirclement and fled towards the north. Shocked
However, more nobles and soldiers finally chose to surrender.
This even includes the extraordinary standing of Bold and Violet.
Because the coalition camp collapsed too quickly under the night attack, the fleeing soldiers also affected the standing army's camp. As a result, the extraordinary standing army was unable to organize an effective magic energy array and was directly killed by the standing army of the Tulip Leader.
There are clearly more people and more elite equipment, but one-third of the two principalities' elite standing troops with a total number of nearly ten thousand people are either missing or dead, and the remaining two-thirds are all prisoners...
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It can be said that I couldn’t be more frustrated.
This is the limitation of extraordinary standing.
As long as there is no command from the nobles, as long as there is no time to deploy the magic energy array, in addition to being more powerful than ordinary soldiers, they are just ordinary people with better physical fitness.
After all, although many of them are extraordinary people, they are not advanced.
In addition to the extraordinary standing troops, more levies surrendered.
The coalition soldiers almost gave up resistance organically. Especially after seeing that the coalition fleet was destroyed and the third prince could not be found, the nobles chose to lead their troops to surrender.
When Viscount Len Castel saw the situation in the camp, he was shocked.
He made a rough estimate, and if the number of the coalition forces of the two principalities was really close to 30,000 as the nobles who surrendered said, a full 15,000 of them might have been taken prisoner.
The extraordinary equipment captured alone may be able to make up for Castel's losses in this war.
Viscount Leon Castel knew that Castel had won.
After this battle, the allied forces of the principalities were completely wiped out, especially the loss of so many extraordinary standing supplies, which was definitely a heavy blow to the two principalities...
To be honest, he is still a little dizzy even now.
Because he really couldn't imagine that Castel, who was worried about the future yesterday, could turn defeat into victory in just one night.
Viscount Leon Castells couldn't help but look at the reinforcements.
The number of reinforcements that carried out the night attack was not large. They were the biggest contributors to this legendary victory.
However, they did not seem to be interested in communicating with Castel. After handing over the prisoners, most of them returned to the galley fleet anchored in the bay.
The old Viscount just learned that they were extraordinary mercenaries hired by Charlotte.
"Are they really just extraordinary mercenaries?"
Viscount Leon-Castle looked at the fleet of galleys parked on the shore and murmured in his heart.
Not every force can possess such a large galley fleet, and the Black Land of East Unite, where extraordinary mercenaries are most famous, does not have a navy.
Although these galleys all flew the flag of Castells, he was experienced enough to recognize at a glance that these ships were probably not made locally in Castells.
In comparison, it has a bit of a falling star style.
"Luoxing..."
The old Viscount seemed to be thinking of something. He was thoughtful.
Of course, no matter what the origins of these "mercenaries" are, one thing can be admitted, that is, Castel has won this war.
And now, he also knew why the earl always kept silent about the reinforcements, and he no longer had so much trust in the northern nobles who swore allegiance to her.
Thinking back to the nobles he had captured before the night attack last night based on the information provided by the Earl, the old Viscount felt a sense of fear.
Even he didn't expect that at this time, there would be so many nobles in the North who were still secretly in contact with Bold!
Among them, the one he deplored the most was his son.
Even his most trusted heir actually had correspondence with the South!
If the earl had already informed the nobles of tonight's plan in order to calm people's hearts, I'm afraid the Duke's coalition forces would know about it the next day, and tonight's victory... I'm afraid it might not happen.
"Sir Len Castel, what are you thinking about?"
Looking at the old Viscount who fell into silence, Charlotte asked with a smile.
Viscount Leon Castells sighed and said:
"I was thinking about those betrayed nobles. I really didn't expect that there are so many idiots in the North who have illusions about the South. Even Derek..."
Having said this, he paused and said bitterly:
"Lord Earl, it is the failure of our family's education that has let you down..."
"Don't blame yourself. After all, the third prince is a strong contender for the throne. It's normal that many nobles are unwilling to take risks with me, let alone he has organized such a huge army."
Charlotte waved her hand and said.
"But he still failed and was defeated by you. After today...your name will soon spread throughout the entire kingdom, even the entire continent! The entire Castor, the entire Crescent Kingdom, and even the entire Siuna.
In the extra large area... no one will dare to look down upon you again!"
The old Viscount couldn't help but praise.
Charlotte shook her head:
"It's just a fluke. In fact, if it hadn't been for Roman Volqin's reminder, I might not have known that there are still many nobles who still have illusions about the south. Many of my actions these days are somewhat inappropriate. It's normal for everyone to complain."
Viscount Romain-Fol?
After listening to Charlotte's words, Viscount Len Castel couldn't help but look to the other side of Charlotte. Vincent, the eldest son of Viscount Romain Foer, was standing respectfully on one side, just behind the count.
Half a step away from him. Shocked
Noticing his gaze, Vincent smiled and said:
"My father was just lucky enough to seize some letters from nobles. If you really want to say it, the earl is more powerful. My father only woke up before the war started, but the earl was able to find all these people one by one.
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After saying that, he looked at Charlotte again and asked respectfully:
"My Lord Earl, what do you plan to do with the nobles who have contacts with the south?"
After hearing Vincent's inquiry, Viscount Len-Castell's heart also rose. He also looked at Charlotte, his expression a little tangled and nervous.
Charlotte thought for a while and said:
"Deal with the leader seriously, and the rest...according to their severity and their family's contribution to the war, let's see the consequences."
After hearing Charlotte's words, the old Viscount breathed a sigh of relief:
"Your Majesty, Lord Count, is kind."
Charlotte smiled and said nothing, but looked at the battlefield:
"Do a good job in the aftermath of the war. There will be a great epidemic after the war, and all the corpses must be disposed of as soon as possible."
"Also, the prisoners must be properly placed, especially the nobles. These are walking Quintana."
"You can try to recruit those captives who have extraordinary standing forces. I heard that many of the soldiers in this standing army are just civilians who accidentally mastered extraordinary powers. You can give it a try."
"..."Shocked
Charlotte had no experience in commanding a battle, but she still knew a little bit about how to deal with the aftermath.
Looking at the young earl who was giving orders in a clear and orderly manner, Viscount Leon Castells became more and more in awe.
At this moment, the noble responsible for cleaning the battlefield came in front of everyone on horseback.
He got off his horse, knelt down on one knee in front of Charlotte, and said respectfully:
"Your Majesty the Earl! The leader of the Night Walker Mercenary Group wants to see you!"
Viscount Leon-Castle's heart moved slightly.
The Night Walker Mercenary Group... is the name of the extraordinary mercenary group that supported Castel last night.
Of course, he had never heard of this name before, it sounded more like a temporary name given by the other party.