first wizarding world war.

Chapter 262: A victory built on sacrifice is not a victory

If it were Dorothy, Belisa, Doberman, Yellow Bear, Gwen the Spotted Deer and Bancroft the Wind Wolf, Charlotte would definitely not use the lives of these extraordinary subordinates to kill a high-level extraordinary.

Even if he was crazy he wouldn't do that.

That is extremely stupid.

If it was the Orc Super Guard, Charlotte would think about it for a while, but he finally gave up the idea because he really felt that a victory achieved through sacrifice was not a victory.

Even though these maze guards are actually evil, he still couldn't make this decision.

Charlotte has always admitted that he is not a qualified military strategist or commander. He just wants to lead the soldiers of the Knights of Favonius through this war and minimize the number of casualties. He does not want to achieve great things.

Every battle before was forced, and there were reasons for having to fight.

But Charlotte didn't think there was any reason for her to sacrifice her subordinates and kill Chloe.

Although Chloe was indeed a great commander of the Knights, to Charlotte, he was not worth the price.

Charlotte finally gave up the attack on the camp and instead withdrew a part of the Knights of Favonius and took away all the baggage, leaving only the elite troops who moved quickly.

This was the little experience he had gained from fighting several pursuit battles.

With elite troops pinning down the battlefield, the enemy will not dare to pursue and the baggage can be retreated safely. Once the baggage is safe, the elite troops can leave at any time and the enemy will be helpless.

Charlotte fought and fled, making a big circle behind the Black Phoenix Dynasty army. Without his knowledge, the entire battlefield was affected by him.

The main force of the Black Phoenix Dynasty had to fight head-on with Claire Brittany's Purple Sparrow Knights, and at the same time had to worry about fires in the rear. They were really caught in a dilemma.

Claire Breton took advantage of the situation and launched a fierce attack, forcing the main knights of the Black Phoenix Dynasty to retreat from their defenses, thus reversing the downward trend on the battlefield.

Abner Su Mei took the opportunity to follow behind and successively killed two knights of the Black Phoenix Dynasty's vassal army. The fighting between the two sides became more and more intense.

Charlotte didn't know what the situation was on the main battlefield. After all, he had already gone deep into the enemy's rear. He made such a big detour just to escape back to Interlaken and had no intention of attacking the main force of the Black Phoenix Dynasty.

Charlotte had been fighting behind the enemy for almost two months. Every time he tried to find a way back, he would be "blocked" by Chloe. Charlotte didn't know that the direction he found each time was the weak point of the main force of the Black Phoenix Dynasty. If he cut in from the back, the entire front might collapse. How could Chloe dare to let him go? She tried her best to stop him every time.

Charlotte had never fought for such a long time before. He felt exhausted both physically and mentally. He finally got rid of Chloe's pursuit again. He wanted to find a place to rest for a few days and replenish supplies.

He had plundered a lot during this period. Although he would write an IOU to the people of the Black Phoenix Dynasty after each robbery and explain that as long as they took the IOU to Mostar Castle and Silver Pigeon Castle, they could exchange it for centimes and forls, but he still felt a sense of emptiness after each robbery.

He always felt that this was not a good thing to do, but he had no choice but to do so in order to keep the army going.

Little did Charlotte know that while he was looting in the front, Chloe's army behind was suffering greatly.

As a military illiterate, Charlotte had a very simple view that he could not leave any supplies for the enemy, so every time he plundered, he would fish in a dry pond, leaving not a single needle for the pursuing troops behind. He also did not need to burn supplies that he could not take away.

The ability of telepathy allows him to unilaterally teleport supplies from anywhere back to Machupi, the Silver Pigeon Castle, Mostar Castle, Cappadocia City and Interlaken. Although he cannot take them back, he can ensure that they will not be wasted.

Charlotte robbed so fiercely that even if Chloe, who was chasing behind, wanted to replenish supplies on the spot, she had no way to do so. She could only go to farther places to gather supplies. This was why the Knights of Favonius were increasingly unable to catch up with Charlotte, because they were also facing a shortage of supplies.

Moreover, Charlotte Mecklen's indiscriminate looting had already caused an uproar in the court of the Black Phoenix Dynasty. Countless politicians had attacked each other and even blamed the troops on the front line.

While Charlotte was considering the next direction to turn, a werewolf came running over to report, saying, "Captain, the town of Iya is ahead."

Charlotte was horrified. Half of his geographical knowledge came from his previous life, which was of no use in this world, and the other half came from his university studies. So he had already lost his way in this chaotic march.

But Charlotte never thought that she would end up in Oia.

Iya Town is not a town, just like Shijiazhuang is not a village. Both are big cities, but Iya Town is a city in the Black Phoenix Dynasty, while Shijiazhuang is a city in Hebei.

The reason why Charlotte was surprised was that Iya Town was already an internal city of the Black Phoenix Dynasty, not a border town, and he did not expect that he would go so deep.

"What should we do? Have we penetrated so far into the territory of the Black Phoenix Dynasty?"

"Well, I heard that the town of Ia is a free commercial city and has no garrison!"

“I don’t know if what the university textbook says is correct.”

Charlotte was still thinking, but the instinct he had developed from so many battles made him one step ahead of his brain. He waved his hand and shouted, "Capture Iya Town!"

His current Knights of Favonius has expanded again to nearly five thousand people. In addition to Lady Nansela who came to join him, there are also a large number of Black Phoenix people. Although Charlotte wrote an IOU when he robbed, there were still people who refused to believe it. So he generously took these people along.

On the way, he would find a deserted place and send those who were more troublesome back to Machupi...

This behavior was understood as "brutal" by the Black Phoenix people who boldly followed the Knights of Favonius. This led to a consequence that the Black Phoenix people who followed him became more and more obedient because the disobedient ones "disappeared".

Of all the military skills Charlotte had, he was most proficient at reorganization. He put these people into various combat teams and managed them as if they were his own arms.

Following Charlotte's order, this expanded group of knights attacked the town of Ia.

The residents of Iya, who had been living a peaceful life, were very confused when they suddenly saw the Knights of the Fars Empire. They chose to surrender without even putting up any resistance.

After occupying the town of Oia, Charlotte heard the message from the long-lost diary: Charlotte Mecklen has become the ruler of the town of Oia and has met the conditions for labyrinthization. Please collect taxes in the town of Oia eighteen times and you are not allowed to leave until it is completed.

(End of this chapter)