Chapter 171 - 171 "Overturn The Battle"

171 “Overturn The Battle”

The next morning, Fort Demacia- East Camp of the imperial war army~

“YOUR MAJESTY!!”

“The scot has sent word!! The enemy didn’t attacked the west at all and they turned half way from the central!!”

“They have...about 300 thousand soldiers in total marching towards Demacia from three directions and 100 thousand soldiers are blocking our central army!!”

“!!!”

‘Damn you, Mendel De Rua! You dare eye on my empress?!’

The emperor clenched his fist as soon as he heard the report in anger and felt relieved that she is not here today.

If they didn’t listened to Eleanora, then today she would face 300 thousand soldiers all alone with only 70 thousand soldiers.

Their motive is crystal clear.

.....

They wanted to force Eleanora to surrender and take her as a hostage to negotiate with the empire.

As he expected, their target is Eleanora from the very beginning.

“So, the dame’s words came true... How did she predict this?!”

“If we hadn’t listened then we would have to face 300 thousand soldiers only with 70 thousand soldiers in the east...”

“The troops in central army is supposed to be 200 thousand but thank god we moved 100 thousand as an back up for Demacia... As the emperor planned.”

“Lady Raven also helped! It was her who said that this waa Lunar Eclipse tactic!”

“But it was Dame Dalton who spoke first!”

The officals kept arguing among themselves where Cathain was lost in daze.

‘What would happen if she didn’t predict this...’

Just by the thought of her being in such a scene made him feel shiver in fear.

70 thousand soldiers are nothing infront of 300 thousand soldiers... It’s inevitable that she would lost.

Even if they have 170 thousand soldiers now, still the enemy has 300 thousands troops.

Their preparation are impeccable but the outcome is still unclear.

Cathain felt relieved that he forced Eleanora to lead the central troops and stopped her from coming here.

‘Elee... If you were to get hurt...Then I...’

“Your Majesty, Everyone is waiting for your orders.”

Brayden spoke as he felt that the war would begin soon as the enemy is near.

“All right, am on my way.”

The emperor spoke as he stood up from his seat.

‘The enemy is marching towards us.’

‘They have 300 thousand soldiers, four times our own at Demacia.’

‘But we are prepared.

I will show them what happens when they eye on my, Cathain De Valerian Valentino’s thing. Either it’s my empire or...

My empress!’

…

“CHARGE!!”

Eleanora yelled in a loud voice as she commanded the central troops to charge at the enemy.

As she expected, there are only 100 thousands soldiers who attacked the central to steal time.

As the distance between west and east is lot, so the west army can’t be backup for east and by the time they would join the central troops or the central troops would reach the east;

Demacia would be completely destroyed by that time.

If they followed the moonlight tactic, then the east and west would have 50 thousand soldiers each, as according to trap set by Rua;

They would attack those two camp with 100 thousand soldiers each and 200 thousand in the central.

So the central would have extra 20 and 50 thousand troops from the east and the west at that time as backup.

200 thousand troops in the camp.

Where they would face only 100 thousand soldiers.

By the time they would reach the east with their soldiers, Eleanora would have already lost like her past life.

…

“Defeat the empire!!!”

“Charge!!”

The Rua’s troops sorrounded Demacia from three side and started charge at the imperial troops.

Seeing this, Mendel De Rua smriked as he watched the fight from a little distance.

He is waiting for the imperial troops to fall down and then make the crown princess to surrender or see her subordinates die for her.

‘Everything is going according to the plan...’

“YOUR HIGHNESS, IT’S AN EMERGENCY!!!”

“THE EMPIRES’S 20 THOUSANDS TROOPS WHICH HAS BEEN HEADED TOWARDS THE CENTRAL...

HAS CAME BACK WITH ANOTHER 100 THOUSAND TROOPS FROM THE CENTRAL!!”

“WHAT?!!!!”

‘How can that be?! Nonsense!!’

“STAY IN FORMATION!!! DON’T PANIC!!”

Mendel yelled at the troops as he was still too astonished because of the fact that, his plan failed.

“Our soldiers can’t held their positions!!”

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!”

Mendel asked as he gritted his teeth in anger.

“It’s...”

“IT’S THE EMPEROR!!!”

“THE EMPEROR HAS JOINED THE BATTLE!!!”

“HE IS LEADING DEMACIA!!!”

Mendel’s eyes widened in shock as he saw the emperor in the battlefield from afar.

Only the emperor used an Black Horse, so it was easy to identify him.

He didn’t even need to use his sword, just his fire magic was enough to make the Rua’s troops ran in fear.

As dying with a sword is better then burning down.

The enemies wasn’t even able to get close to him, let alone attack him.

The 300 thousand soldiers become useless infront of the emperor’s pure fire magic.

Under the emperor’s command, the 70 thousand troops of the east attacked the Rua’s troop from the behind.

Where Eleanora also reached in time with the backup from the west and the central.

The battle, which was supposed to be a trap for the empire made Mendel fall on his own trap.

The Empire’s troops turned the table.

With the leading of both the emperor and the crown princess, the battle soon over turned and the empire got the upper hand.

‘No way!’

‘Who was it?’

‘Who saw through my strategy?!’

‘The emperor? He might have been suspicious but... He is always too careful.

.....

He wouldn’t take the risk of abandoning his soldiers in the west and central to focus on east’s Demacia!’

‘Whoever you are... I won’t forget this humiliation!’

“FALL BACK!! RETREAT AND FALL INTO POSITION!!”

Mendel commanded his army to retreat and this made him fail to realise the aim of someone.

Whose only purpose was to do this in this whole battle, to give Mendel a warning.

BANG!!!

The bullet, which has been fired by the emperor slit through Mendel’s right eye.

“AAAAAAAH!!!!!”

“YOUR HIGHNESS!!!”

Mendel fall from his horse as he covered his bleeding eye with his hands tightly.

Which has already gone blind.

Cathain watched Mendel wailing as he fall from his horse, indifferently with satisfaction.

‘This is what you get for having the dare to eyeing my empress...’

…

The battle that begin in the morning finally came to an end the following day.

The Empire’s army marched towards the central area and expanded their territory in Rua.

Almost half of the kingdom was now under the influence of the empire.

And so, the tides of the war favoured the empire once more.

“Honor to the emperor!!!”

“Honor to our future empress!!!”

The whole empire was celebrating the victory of the imperial army, except a few people.

Raven Duchy~

“DAMN IT!”

“What will happen now?!”

“If the crown princess was captured this time, we could make lady Raven the next crown princess easily!”

“We could even blame the emperor for losing such an important fort like Demacia!!”

“Why is the emperor still so healthy? Is there some problem-”

CRASH!

Duke Raven flipped the tea table in front of him in anger as their plan failed.

Who knows when they might get such an opportunity again.

“Tell me... Who seen through this tactic?!”

Duke Raven spoke as he approched the spy, who just came back from the battlefield with the group of messengers for the empire.

“WHO WAS IT?!”

“It-It’s the crown princess! and...”

“WHO ELSE?!”

“LADY RAVEN!”

“...”

“HAH!”

Duke Raven pushed the spy as he sneered.

‘My own kids are running my plan... How did you suddenly become this capable Jennifer?!’

‘Or is was you always capable from the very beginning, just hiding it away from me?’

Duke Raven couldn’t believe that his daughter, who couldn’t even follow a etiquette class properly helped the crown princess to see through this strategy.

He thought she was the same as her brother, so didn’t paid much attention to her.

‘But seems like i underestimated my own blood…’

“Is ‘that’ plan has been ready?”

“Yes, My lord.”

“Don’t let them suspect anything.”

Duke Raven spoke as he sat down again, but his aid Fabian hesitated a little.

“My lord, must we resort to this method?”

“It’s inhuman... And if this news gets out, things will get out of control and the public will be in uproar.”

Fabian asked with a lot of hesitation as he didn’t wanted the innocent people to suffer for power struggle.

“This is war and the power struggle for the throne to take control. This is our plan from the very beginning, defeat the imperial family and Duke of Dalton.”

“But, The young master and Lady Raven is also there-”

“Oh yeah, Deal with Jennifer first,”

“!!!”

Fabian’s eyes widened in horror as he heard Duke Raven’s words.

“But she is your-”

“Just do what i said. Don’t let her ruin our plan anymore... She is my daughter afterall.”

“...understood, My lord.”

Duke Raven ordered as he knew if Jennifer isn’t removed from the path, his next plan will fail too.

And he can’t risk that.

“Prepare the last plan... Increase the poison in the emperor’s food and watch Duke Dalton.

This time, let’s see how the future moon saves the future of this empire...”