The division by the Kingdom of Romalia caused the allied forces to lose a great deal of strength.

　King Gilbed's kingdom was deprived of the fourth prince who was defending the northern region and the northern provinces, and at the same time lost the reinforcements that were supposed to come from the northern provinces.

　The second prince of the western region ignored repeated requests for reinforcements and refused to come out of his territory.
　On top of that, rumors began to circulate that he was in cahoots with the Kingdom of Romalia.

　King Fardham's kingdom had to devote 20,000 of the forces that were supposed to hit the Kingdom of Romalia to the battle against the Kingdom of Roselle, which greatly wore out their forces.

　King Domorgal's country made peace with the Kingdom of Romalia ahead of time and withdrew from the war.
　Both Fardham and Gilbed, who had been expecting reinforcements from King Domorgal's country, were greatly demoralized.

　As the war began to deteriorate to this point, a mood of disgust began to spread among the powerful families of Fardam and Gilbed.
　The reason why they had been fighting so diligently is because they wanted to defend their land, and because they thought they could win because of the tri-nation alliance.

　However, at present, Fardham and Gilbed's chances of winning were slim.
　

　They do not care if they are accused of being traitors.....etc.
　It is the king's responsibility to win the war.
　There is no need to serve a king who is weak in battle.

　It's only natural that he would seek to change sides with the Kingdom of Romalia.

　And the Kingdom of Romalia is not so kind as to overlook such a breakdown in the allied forces.
　It has begun to accept the surrender of the great tribes on relatively lenient terms, although on the condition that they are reduced or subdued.
　Among the great tribes that surrendered were some of King Gilbed's relatives, including the great tribes that had fought with Bartolo.

　Little by little, the armies of both countries began to dwindle in numbers like the teeth of a comb.
　The armies of both countries, which had swelled to nearly 100,000 in the beginning, had shrunk to 70,000 before I knew it.

　On top of that, the allied forces had begun to split internally.
　The king of King Fardham's country and the crown prince of King Gilbed's country had begun to fight for leadership.

　Even though many of the great families had left the country, Gilbed's country still had 40,000 troops.
　On the other hand, the country of King Fardham's country with 30,000 troops in support.

　They have about the same number of forces, and their statuses are not that different from that of the king and the crown prince.
　This is why they began to struggle.

　King Fardham insisted that they should build a defensive position and prepare for the enemy.
　On the other hand, the Dauphin of King Gilbed's kingdom insisted that they should march in now and strike before the enemy joined them.

　From King Fardham's point of view, he would rather make up for the difference in numbers by ground advantage through defensive positions and bring them into a war of attrition than move all the way to reduce their strength.
　King Fardham's country had not yet been attacked.
　There is no need to play games.

　King Gilbeth's country had already been attacked and had lost a lot of territory.
　In addition, his father, King Gilbed, was trapped there.
　Therefore, they want to win the war as soon as possible, even if it means taking a few chances.

　The two sides' arguments are parallel.
　The two armies were unable to fortify their defenses or go on the offensive.

　Thus, they easily allowed 130,000 of the Romarian Royal Army to join them.




　Thus.........
　The morale of the Union Army 130,000, whose morale continues to rise after a series of victories.
　The morale of the Allied Forces 70,000, whose morale has been depleted and exhausted by successive battles and defeats, is nowhere near as strong as it was before.

　A battle with a clear-cut outcome was about to begin.




　It's been a long time since we've seen you. Gentlemen.

　For the first time in 18 days, I've met my subjects.

　I look around at Bartolo, Alexios, Ron, Rosward, Gram, Soyeon and Lulu.

　Then I look at Julia, Tetra and Alice's faces.

　'After all this time it's a decisive battle. This battle will be forever etched in the history of this world. .... even if there is an overwhelming difference in strength, we will fight with all our might.
　""Yes!!!"

　There is plenty of motivation.
　He doesn't seem to be distracted by his winning streak.
　Okay, he's all right.

　Now that I've consolidated my resolve to fight.

　"Your Majesty, a messenger from King Faldum has come to see you.

　Apparently, we might not even have to fight.




　As expected, the envoy from King Fardham was a peace proposal.
　A peace treaty was signed in exchange for ceding the southern territory of King Fardham's country and joining the Romarian Federation.
　Then, the land invaded by Roselle's kingdom was to be returned to King Fardam's country.

　As for the cession of territory and the peace treaty, I can promise you that, but as for the Kingdom of Roselle, it is up to the Kingdom of Roselle to do what it can.
　I will do everything I can, but I can't promise you that all of your lands will be returned to you.
　The messenger replied that this was fine with him.

　King Fardham's country seems to be in dire straits.

　To be honest, I'm confident that we will win even if we kick the proposal from King Fardham's country.
　Since they have twice as many troops as we do, there is no way they can lose.
　Because we have both Bartolo and Alexios here.

　But.........

　There is some doubt as to how much of that territory can be cut down.
　The capital of King Gilbed's country could be dropped in a surprise attack.
　They were able to take it because the enemy attacked it with no preparation for a siege battle at all.

　The capital of King Fardham's country, Philetia, was quite a big city and should have accumulated food.
　And even now, we can prepare for a siege battle.
　Of course, we might eventually be able to drop it, but if the war goes on too long, it could have a negative impact on our country's agricultural base.

　Plus, without a doubt, the Roselle Kingdom would lose most of our land.

　Then.........
　I glanced at Ial and Raimondo.
　They both nodded together.

　'Okay, I've made up my mind.

　'Very well. I accept your surrender. I accept your surrender. Please say so.

　Thus, King Fardham's country surrendered.
　The enemy's forces were reduced to 40,000.





　"Hasn't the Dauphin sent a messenger of surrender yet?
　That's not what I mean. They're going to do it.

　Me and Raimondo faced each other and cowered into each other's shoulders.

　A day in front of me.
　We've given the crown prince of King Gilbed's country a reprieve.

　Because the victory is in sight.
　It's not a good idea to fight a battle that can be won by anyone, to reduce our strength and the inhabitants of the territory we're about to gain and cause resentment.
　Well, it's not a bad idea either, since it's significant to show the strength of Romalia.

　''But why is the enemy so motivated?''

　We gave them a reprieve, and when they saw that we weren't attacking, the enemy often made sporadic attacks on us.
　Of course, we played them all back.

　'I know the Dauphin won't surrender because he has no end in sight. But why is the great family following?''
　'Could it be that the only people left are the odd great family who are truly loyal to King Gilbed's country?

　I see, all the unmotivated ones are gone and only the motivated ones are left.
　I guess.

　"There's no choice, we'll just have to bring them to their knees in the war. I'll call Bartolo and Alexios.

　I called them both over to me to give the order for a general strike.
　They both seemed to understand what I was calling them for, and they smiled.

　'Your Majesty. How would you like us to cook?
　Surround them and destroy them once and for all. This time, we are here to win.

　He answered Bartolo's question.
　In order to establish good relations from now on, we need a certain amount of human pillars.

　''Your Majesty is not very good with people either.
　It's those who refuse to surrender that are to blame. Help those common soldiers who surrender. It's a problem if there's no one left to pay the tax.

　I included it to Alexios, and he nodded as if to say he understood.

　''Then we'll launch a general attack as soon as possible.






　The oligarchs win a large army.
　The development of such things is highly favored in the creation of war stories, and it is very much favored in real history.

　But all of those things are popular because they are miracles.
　And.....
　Unfortunately, the crown prince of King Gilbed's country was not blessed with a miracle until the very end.


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　The Battle of Lutoni.

　It is famous for being the final clash between the Kingdom of Romalia and King Gilbed's army and the battle that clinched the unification of the southern Adelian peninsula by Emperor Almus.
　However, it has no military significance at all compared to its great political and historical significance.

　It is just that the pathetic army was crushed by a big army.
　That's about the extent of it.

　It is said that out of 40,000 Gilbet King's troops, about half of them died in the battle and the other half survived by surrendering.
　The majority of the soldiers who died in the battle were said to have been crushed to death, testifying to the overwhelming strength of the Romany army.



　The Great Northern Conquest, which ended with the Battle of Lutonie, is said to have been unique in that it was unlike any other conquest.

　There were few major battles, and diplomatic negotiations proved decisive in its dominance.

　War is a part of diplomacy.
　This is said to be an expression of Emperor Almus' idea that war is a part of diplomacy.

　Furthermore, the Great Northern Conquest did not destroy the lands of King Gilbed, Fardham, and Domorgal at the end of the war.
　No, it may be said that they could not be destroyed.

　The Emperor Almus made a solid choice, avoiding the risk of ruling after he destroyed them.
　The three nations were to survive for some time to come as a monarchy under the Romarian Federation.

　The great task of digesting the allies, joining the Romarian Federation, was.....
　It was entrusted to the future Emperor Marx.