Unknown Knight

After putting out the fire in the Rhodok camp outside the city, the army rescued most of the food and supplies from the camp. Aix spread out the military map on the table directly in King Graves's tent and discussed the next military action with Niza, Matilde, Zeb and others.

In fact, he already had an idea in his mind. The reason why he did not issue orders arbitrarily was not only to promote the so-called democracy, but also to pool resources and find out the shortcomings. In addition, he also wanted to encourage his subordinates to think independently and cultivate their ability to fight independently.

"Sir, we should take advantage of the situation and continue to attack the Rhodok Kingdom. According to my understanding of the prisoners, the prisoners we captured in this battle are all their elite warriors. Now is the time to expand our victory."

Mathilde was the first to speak. She seldom expressed her opinions in the past, but since returning to Calradia, she has been very proactive in everything and fully demonstrated her abilities, which made Aix look at her differently.

Aix nodded in affirmation of Mathilde's remarks, but did not express his own opinion. Instead, he looked at other people, finally stopping at the local Niza.

Seeing Aix's inquiring eyes, Niza knew that he could no longer hide it. After occupying Shariz City, he reluctantly became the nominal Sultan of the Sarand Emirate at Aix's request, but he knew very well that his personality was not suitable for this position. Moreover, after all these years of wandering, his feelings for Sarande had faded, and he had long lost any so-called patriotism.

Therefore, since he "ascended the throne", he has been keeping a low profile everywhere. Except for his performances in front of outsiders, he always keeps a straight attitude in front of Aix. He never takes the initiative to express his opinions in any occasion and deliberately keeps a low profile.

The most important thing is that he still maintains his original intention in his heart, and always thinks that he is a core member of the Aix team. His attitude towards work is the same as usual. Seeing Aix's gaze, he can no longer keep a low profile, and clears his throat and says:

“Sir, in this battle we captured more than 1,800 prisoners from the enemy, including more than 150 Rhodok soldiers and more than 200 elite crossbowmen. These are the elite of the enemy’s elite. Now that their main force has been lost, it is time for us to expand our victory.

However, the rebellious forces in our Sarand are the real threat. It is not easy to engage in a major war with the Rhodok Kingdom. Once we get into a stalemate and a protracted war, it will definitely give the rebels in Sarand an opportunity to take advantage. We should make eradicating the rebels in Sarand our primary goal.

However, I think we should take advantage of this victory to capture another city while the enemy is weak, gain a local advantage, and then force King Graves to sit down and negotiate with us."

"Well, what local advantages should be gained?"

Axe asked, with an encouraging smile on his face, waiting for him to clarify.

"Please look, sir. These are Fort Migachi and Fort Amira. These two forts are far away from the core area of ​​Rhodok, but very close to our city of Shariz. Now we just need to seize these two forts. First, we can avoid the threat from our innermost part. Second, as long as we hold these two forts, if the Rhodok Kingdom wants to attack us again, it will have no springboard to directly attack our innermost part.

As long as we firmly control this place, we will be invincible when negotiating with King Griffiths. Even if the enemy is unwilling to reach an armistice agreement, they will not be able to penetrate deeper into our hinterland and pose a greater threat to us. This will help us achieve our goal of quickly ending the war with Rhodok, thus avoiding being bogged down in a long-term battle quagmire in Rhodok."

Niza pointed at the map on the table and explained to everyone. His idea was roughly the same as Aix's. Since the battle had already started, Fort Migachi and Fort Amira must be captured. Otherwise, the sudden appearance of the enemy outside the city like this time would be inevitable.

Now that we have gained the advantage, only by occupying these two fortresses can we consolidate this advantage. Otherwise, even if an armistice treaty is signed, it will only be empty talk. Peace is always based on strength.

In the end, everyone unanimously agreed with Niza's plan and decided that the next military action was to send troops to attack Fort Migachi and Fort Amira, to expand and consolidate the current victory, and then talk about other things.

Immediately, Aix ordered himself and Niza to split into two groups, each with 1,500 men to attack Fort Migachi and Fort Amira, while the remaining 1,500 soldiers would defend the city of Shariz to prevent the three rebellious princes from taking advantage of the situation.

Migachi Fort is located near the sea, guarding the border between the two countries on the line of sea and mountains. It is located at the junction of the desert area and the green forest area. The location is very dangerous. Behind it is the small Migachi plain surrounded by three mountains and one sea.

To the north of the small plain are long mountains and the only mountain pass leading to the hinterland of the Calradia continent. Castle Almera is located on the pass and forms a horn with Castle Migach. Its strategic location is very important.

These two forts are very close to the city of Shariz, with Migach Fort only more than a day's journey away. Using this as a stronghold can have a great pincer effect on Shariz and even the entire Sarande. Aix was determined to capture this fort, and that night he personally led his army to the fort on a rapid march and surrounded the fortress overnight.

Another group of 1,500 people led by Niza took a detour from Weiyeha Fort and it was estimated that it would take two and a half days to reach Amira Fort.

At that time, there were only less than 200 people in the Migach Castle. Aix surrounded the castle with eight times the number of troops. Coupled with the great defeat at the city of Sharez yesterday, the entire fortress was filled with despair. The next morning, Aix sent someone to announce that he would let the defenders leave on their own. After that, the general guarding the castle obediently opened the city gate and surrendered.

After Aix led his troops into the fortress, he let the army rest for a day. The next morning, when Aix was about to lead his troops to Fort Almeira to meet up with Niza, he first met the signalman sent by Niza, and Fort Almeira had already been breached.

It is said that the defenders in Amira Fort were quite tough and directly and righteously rejected Niza's persuasion to surrender. The defenders may have thought that the fort was located on a mountain pass and the terrain was very dangerous, so they could rely on the terrain to hold the place.

However, the defending generals obviously did not know the intelligence of the enemy. The main wall of the castle was basically built of wood. Niza only used more than ten cans of flaming oil to burn down the inner and outer gates one after another, and then led his troops to easily occupy the fortress.

In comparison, although Aix won without bloodshed, it only got an empty castle except for some food and grass. Niza captured more than 200 people and the lord of Amela Castle in Amela Castle, as well as property worth more than 2,000 gold coins and some food and grass.

After the army occupied the two castles, they stepped up the construction of city defenses and transported food and grass. Aix also went to Almeira Castle. When he was discussing the next military plan with Niza and others in the lord's hall, a messenger came in to report that the envoy sent by King Gryphus had arrived.