The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 371: The Thunder God

Chapter 371: The Thunder God

With the steady effort to capture the enemy defense bases, most bases on Mt. Haina were already incapacitated.

However, thanks to their tenacious resistance, Leos side still couldnt finish them off.

I heard that Prince Gordon received a fatal wound but.

Leo said that he felt the blow. Im sure that he will succumb to his wound sooner or later. Still, the fact that the enemys morale is still up means that another commander has taken his place.

But I dont know who it is for sure.

That being said, I have spotted the enemy Dragon Knights becoming active on the battlefield once again.

In other words.

Gordon was defeated but William probably took his place.

That is surprising. To think that Prince William still sides with Prince Gordon.

Im not that surprised though. He is someone that will never go back on his words after all.

He probably will be on Gordons side no matter what.

One could say that he is being unreasonable here but if he is your ally, that is the quality that you would want to count on.

Its a shame.

The enemys only base left is the one at the mountaintop. I really want to go there and finish it myself.

Still, due to a circumstance on our side, we couldnt do that.

When I thought that way, a messenger arrived.

Its finally time huh.

Im heading out.

Have a safe trip, sir.

Being saw off by Sebas, I headed out.

To the tent where Duke Lowenstein is.

So you came

Yeah. I hope Im not interrupting.

I called for you.theres no way that you are unwanted here

The duke was lying on a bed.

Char and the other nobles of the north are by his side.

This is the reason why we cant attack.

The Northern Lords army is centered around Duke Lowenstein.

We can not move at the moment because he is in such a condition.

Im sorry..I made you halt the offensive

The enemy is at deaths door. They wont have a chance to recover anymore. I dont mind even if we have to finish them off tomorrow.

was my life useful.?

Of course. You have my gratitude.

It is me who should be grateful..I was able to have a good fight in the end.I wanted to live a little longer..but dying on the battlefield as a warrior is not so bad..I have no regret.

Saying so, the duke urged me to come close.

I silently obey him.

Duke Lowenstein then weakly raised his hand.

ButI still have worry.will you get rid of it for me.?

You have no need to worry about anything. I shall swear here. I will win the war and restore the honor to the north. You can leave it all to me.

sorry for everything.

I told you from the start that I will take care of everything. Its a matter of course.

then will you listen to my last selfish request?

What is it?

Take care..of Charlotte.she is my important granddaughter

I will protect her without fail. Is that enough?

Hmph..thats fine.Ah.I get to see a good dream at the end.

Saying so, Duke Lowensteins hand lost its power.

At that moment, the northern nobles began to cry aloud.

Ojii-sama..! Ojii-sama.!!

Char also keeps crying next to the duke.

I slowly stood up and left the place without saying anything.

When I walked a little distance away, Leo was there waiting for me.

How did it go?

He was like himself until the end. Worrying about the people around him until his final moment.

I see. I wanted to learn a lot from him but it seems that I will not have the chance huh.

Leo regretfully muttered.

But he soon turned his gaze to the mountain.

Our side is exhausted.

Four offensive.

In other words, we have tried to climb the mountain four times already.

After the battle on the plain, we immediately moved on to the battle in the mountain.

No one is not tired after that.

There is also Duke Lowensteins death.

We cant raise morale now.

If we forcibly attack again, we might suffer a lot of damage from the enemy counterattack instead.

The enemy remaining troops are around 10,000. More than half of them are injured. The commanders they are relying on also suffered serious injuries. There is no way that they can reverse the situation now.

Un, I think so as well.

However, there is a reason that I want to finish the battle today.

When I thought that it was about time he arrived, a young man came up to us with General Harnisch.

My apologies for the interruption, Your Highnesses. Ive brought Reiner, the Horsvath house representative.

Greetings, Your Highnesses. My name is Reiner von Horsvath.

Hey, Reiner. Its been a while.

It has been a while, Your Highness Leonard.

So, what kind of business do you have with us?

Yes. Actually, the Horsvath army will commence an attack on the enemy base. I came to report the situation.

Reiner told us like it was a matter of informing us.

Even after showing us that they will not obey any of our requests, they want to attack the enemy when they are most weakened huh.

They sure are full of motivation when it is about snatching credits.

Then can we ask why you didnt listen to our request before? If I remember correctly, you said that you would join our side though?

My deepest apology. Some of our knights acted up in protest when we switched sides so we had to suppress them. It is a normal occurrence when you switch sides, Your Highness.

The knights were upset because their commander decided to switch sides on their own?

If they are soldiers then it would be one thing, but such behavior from the knights? I think not.

We are not on the losing side. Rather, we are winning.

Gordon always took his allies for granted. Theres no way that there would be a knight who would side with him.

Since long ago, the Horsvath house is a noble house that rarely appears on the battlefields.

However, they are famous for switching sides in political conflicts. A noble house that always prioritizes their own survival. Would any knight of such a house be upset about their lord for a betrayal like this?

Then we will dispatch our elites as well.

There is no need for that, Your Highness. We wont be able to cooperate well with them so if they want to fight, it would be better to do it separately.

Even though everyone should want a swift end to Gordon and William, Leos offer was refused.

We may be able to dispatch our elites but sending our army is not an option right now.

We certainly can mobilize the exhausted soldiers but that will only increase the number of casualties.

On the other hand, the Horsvath army has hardly participated in the battle.

In this situation, they are the perfect ones to play the role of our ace.

The enemy is much more exhausted.

They should be able to win and since its what they offered themselves, there is no reason to decline.

If we refuse here, they could bring it up later that Leo wants to hog all the credit to himself.

However, if we let them do as they want, they might be able to bring us Gordons or even Williams head.

Even if Gordon was fatally wounded by Leo, they can still claim that they were the ones who delivered the finishing blow. After all, we are dealing with the Horsvath house here.

Now, what should we do?

When I was thinking about what to do, I suddenly heard a loud cheer from the mountaintop.

Where did they get such energy from?

Well, if their morale is that high then there shouldnt be a problem accepting the Horsvaths offer.

If you can do it then fine by me.

..it seems that the enemy still has some energy left. Your Highness, it might be more effective to perform a pincer attack instead, dont you think so?

The soldiers just received the news of Duke Lowensteins death, they wont be able to move. If you are going to do it then you have to do it by yourself.

..are you ordering us, your vassals to die?

Our vassals? When did you become our vassals again?

Our loyalty always lies with the Imperial Family.

Well said! Then let me give you an order! Climb that mountain and get us Gordon and Williams heads! If you cant do it then you will be punished for being late to the battle. Even with Eric-aniues order, you seemed a little too opportunistic you see.

Turning the table without giving them any chance to counter.

Reiner seems to be thinking about how to respond.

However, that is in vain.

After all, the voice from the mountaintop echoed to the entire battlefield.

EVERYONE, YOU HAVE FOUGHT WELL! THIS IS OUR LAST BATTLE! FOLLOW THIS GORDON AND GO TO WAR! KEEP YOUR EYES ON MY BACK! AS LONG AS MY BACK IS STILL VISIBLE TO YOU, I WILL NEVER FALL! REMEMBER, I AM ALWAYS IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU! I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO FALL BEHIND! FIGHT WITH ME! CHARGE! ! ! ! ! !

Their entire army rose in cheers.

However, it was not in our direction that they charged at.

Deploy the units that can still move and circle around the mountain. The enemy will be stalled by the Horsvath army. We will use that time to surround them!

After giving orders that are appropriate to the situation, Leo headed out to the other side of the mountain.

That is where the enemy will withdraw after they break through the Horsvath army.

He is energetically trying to break through the Horsvath army instead of ours. This is a little strange from the Gordon that we have been fighting against so far.

Beating his enemy to the punchthat is certainly a strategy that Prince Gordon used to be known for. Its been a while, sir.

Right. We are going too. The Northern Lords army will hold this position. Absolutely do not let the enemy escape.

With that said, we started moving to the other side of the mountain.