Little Tyrant Doesn't Want to Meet with a Bad End Chapter 446.1: Revealed Thoughts (1)

‘A soldier will face no lack of victories and defeats in his lifetime.’

Roel could deeply relate to that quote after having fought in many battles himself, but he personally believed that there were also differences within victories and defeats themselves.

An individual’s defeat could result in severe injuries or possibly death. Losing a war could cost soldiers their lives and a country their contested interests. These were heavy prices to pay, but they were still tolerable from the perspective of the country.

However, the same couldn’t be said about the Saint Mesit Theocracy’s current internal war.

Losing over a hundred thousand elite soldiers was a price too great for even the powerful Theocracy to bear. The internal war waged by the Xeclydes against the Elrics was no different from a gamble. If they could crush the Elrics, the Xeclydes would gain unrivaled authority within the Theocracy, which would allow them to build the country anew. The rebuilt Theocracy would be stronger than ever with the cancerous tumors removed.

However, that was only if the Theocracy didn’t weaken too much from the internal war.

That was why Roel felt his heart clench when he heard that the second siege on Edgar City had failed. Sieges usually led to the highest number of casualties. If the Xeclydes and the Ascarts were to suffer heavy losses in their attack, the tides could change in the Elrics’ favor.

He quickly tore the war report envelope open and browsed through it. What he read eased his heart a little.

There was no exact death toll stated on the war report, but the details suggested that the second siege was more of a probe rather than an all-out fight. Thanks to that, the morale of the soldiers wasn’t crushed.

To be frank, Roel was perplexed after reading the war report. He had played military chess with Carter dozens of times by now, and it gave him insights into Carter’s style of command.

Under normal circumstances, Carter would first conduct a probing attack before launching an all-out assault. It was unlike him to drag thing

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