Despite her anger, Giles remained quite cautious about how to confront the Kingdom Army.
Many years ago, Giles ' army and the Kingdom Army fought a fierce battle in the wilderness of Fürer, but neither side could gain the upper hand.
The royal family was forced to acknowledge Giles' semi-independence, and Giles' plan to march north to Crystal Radiance and seize the Aldor throne fell through.
For a time afterward, Giles initially held Crystal Radiance in contempt. He believed that he would have become the new king of Aldor had those damned wizards not suddenly reduced their support for him, which is why he later formed his own Spellcaster force.
Through the efforts of the wizards who had come to join him, Giles successfully expanded his Undead Army. While his own forces were growing stronger, things were also changing in Crystal Radiance. The newly enthroned Rodney XVIII, in order to weaken the influence of the previous king, who was also his uncle, arranged for Catherine to marry into the Northwest Bay.
For a time, the Royal Capital Knights, who were under Catherine's command and were the core of the kingdom's military force, became unsettled.
Giles felt his opportunity had arrived. If he led his army north now, he would surely be able to defeat the royal army, which had become chaotic due to the power transition.
Unexpectedly, the orcs arrived. These barbarians from the grasslands swept into Aldor's northeastern borders like a whirlwind, and countless towns fell under their iron hooves.
Faced with this situation, Giles changed his plans.
He fantasized that perhaps he could reign supreme over Crystal Radiance in another guise?
Once the orc army has advanced further south, I will lead my army north to demonstrate my prowess and drive the barbarians out of Aldor's territory.
The orc army was powerful, but Giles had great confidence in his army and believed he would receive material and moral support from the lords of the north. After all, they were all human, all Aldor.
At that time, he could wash away the stigma of being a rebel, become a hero who protects Aldor, and go a step further, rightfully kick out the current royal family and put the crown on his own head.
However, things did not go as planned. In the Battle of Ursola Plains, the allied forces of the royal family and the northern lords won a victory, halting the orcs' offensive.
The orcs still occupy the northeastern borders of Aldor. When the external threat is great enough but not powerful enough to wipe them out in a short time, they become united. Since then, the lords in various regions, who were becoming increasingly alienated from the royal family, have begun to respect the royal family again.
In particular, the Battle of Ursola gave rise to a famous saying: " The Aldor expects everyone to do their duty!"
Giles was so jealous when she heard that.
This statement was first made by Paul Greiman.
"Tch, what a show-off!" Giles scoffed.
Although he didn't say it aloud, he harbored a deep jealousy towards Paul Greiman.
He risked his life to rebel, fighting countless battles to gain freedom from royal control, yet this guy seems to have achieved it simply by doing business.
Damn it, if it weren't for me, Giles, constantly drawing hatred from the front, Northwest Bay would have been taken back by the Kingdom Government long ago and used as a money bag.
He was also granted the first marquisate in a century and won the heart of a beauty like Catherine.
You greenhorn! If the royal family hadn't always considered me, Giles, their number one enemy, would they have gone to such lengths to win you over?
This guy even rejected my offer; he's utterly arrogant.
Regardless, the Kingdom Army still showed a certain resilience in the fight against the orcs. After careful evaluation, Giles felt that he should expand the army again in order to push to Crystal Radiance in one fell swoop.
However, his previous military expansion had already strained his finances. At this point, Horn Bay Church approached him, wanting to hire Giles's army to fight in the south.
Giles readily agreed, as it offered both earning money and training opportunities for soldiers.
Collins then secretly approached Giles, proposing to raid Paul Greiman's leased land in Horn Bay. Giles, who disliked Paul Greiman, was more than willing to agree.
But to Giles ' surprise, his army lost the attack on Lion Port.
Because of his usual overconfidence in the Undead Army, this was a huge slap in the face for Giles.
Unconvinced, he sent troops south again, only to suffer another crushing defeat at the gates of Collins.
This war deeply affected Giles.
Alda The soldiers ' quality and combat effectiveness during the battle greatly surprised him.
What surprised him most was that Paul Greiman's territory was the vast Northwest of Aldor, yet he actually had the means to deploy so many soldiers to a region thousands of miles away, and by sea no less. Giles, whose thinking was still stuck in the old era, did not realize the extent to which maritime shipping in the Northwest Bay had developed.
The defeat at Horn Bay dampened Giles's confidence, especially after news arrived from Crystal Radiance that the King had asked Paul Greiman to help him build a new army. He immediately felt an unprecedented threat. It was said that the Kingdom Government had alleviated the problem of insufficient military funds through something called military scrip, and if money were not lacking, the Kingdom Army's ability to sustain combat would be greatly enhanced.
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He instructed Crystal Radiance's spies to keep a close eye on the movements of the King's new army. When he learned that Paul Greiman had armed the King's new army with those powerful firearms, even his own Undead Army felt a little less appealing.
Although the Undead Army greatly enhanced the soldiers ' combat power with magic potions, humans are, after all, made of flesh and blood, and no matter how much they are enhanced, there are limits. They cannot withstand the bullets and shells that are being fired at them.
He repeatedly sent men to Northwest Bay in hopes of easing tensions, but they were all ruthlessly rejected. He knew that the attack on Lion Port had greatly angered Paul Greiman, and the relationship between the two sides was beyond repair.
He then tried to contact the Arcane Society and the Vatican, but both of these forces, which had previously cooperated with him, were plotting a new war against each other and had no time to pay attention to him.
Giles was somewhat comforted by the fact that his eastern neighbor, the Veblen Family, who ruled the Paradise Basin, responded to his request and promised to send troops to help him.
During the last war, Veblen stood with Giles against the royal family, and the two sides have maintained a close relationship ever since.
It's obvious that if Giles is finished, Veblen will be next.
Inside Five Rams City, Giles summoned his vassals and told them that the Kingdom Army would soon march south again.
The crowd was immediately agitated, and the lords all volunteered for battle.
"If we can drive the Yankees back the first time, we can drive them back the second time."
The morale of the troops is high!
The vassals' high morale spurred Giles on, restoring his confidence and even rekindling his previous ambition to overthrow Aldor.
He loudly commanded, "Go back and mobilize all the forces within your territory; we will assemble in Fuger!"