Chapter 89 < The Glory of the Throne - Early Power Expansion (5) >
“The most important thing is not to drag out the battle.””
While leading the troops to the mid-sized city, Seung-yeon said to Dohyun.
Her eyes were more serious than ever.
A quick battle was that important.
“Ideally, we should decide the outcome in a single fight.”
“Why?”
“Because we don’t have the funds to maintain the troops. Nor do we have enough rations.”
The reason Seung-yeon was in such a hurry was simple.
The troops she and Dohyun were leading were, in a word, ‘squeezed out.’
Without thinking about the aftermath, they had scraped together troops, so they lacked the funds to maintain the unit, and they didn’t have much food to feed the soldiers.
This was because they had sold off all the reserve food that could be used as rations to earn money for recruiting troops.
Replenishing the troops was impossible, and with so few rations, it was as good as lost the moment the battle dragged on.
“The cities aren’t in good shape either.”
The situations of Shin-Kvik and Arta weren’t great either.
It was clear from the fact that all the indicators in the cities were negative numbers because they had forcibly created troops.
It was truly a do-or-die expedition.
“So we have to win no matter what. And overwhelmingly, quickly!”
Despite Seung-yeon’s passionate explanation, Dohyun simply shrugged.
He had been out and about, exploring the map, searching for ruins, and so on, while Seung-yeon was managing the internal affairs, so he didn’t directly feel the situation.
