An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Upon hearing Elijah’s words, Atticus and Ignatius were visibly taken aback, finding it difficult to accept.

“Impossible!” Ignatius immediately rejected the idea. “Our well-trained and well-equipped army of 100 thousand, surrendering? No way!”

“You’re absolutely right!” Atticus scoffed. He added, “Even if the Southern Four Sovereigns combined their forces, there’s no conceivable way they could defeat our hundred thousand troops overnight. You’re just trying to make us panic!”

The combined military might of the Southern Four Sovereigns hovered around two to three hundred thousand.

Even if they mobilized their entire force, swiftly overcoming their substantial force of 100 thousand proved to be a formidable challenge. After all, the defenders had strategically fortified their positions, providing considerable resilience even against odds multiple times their own.

portion had to be held in reserve to safeguard their cities from unforeseen threats. Given these circumstances,

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soldiers. They have loved ones, family, and friends. Imagine the reaction if their close ones learn about

those officers to persuade them

Atticus and Ignatius momentarily stunned, their bodies frozen in place. Beads of cold sweat formed on their

in a veil of

already plagued by doubt. Though bound by orders,

circumstances, especially if Elijah’s plan unfolded with officers’ families influencing sentiments in the camps, the entire army might crumble in

When doubt permeated

about it? Scared?” Elijah sneered, his eyes watching them as if they were jesters performing

If our hundred thousand troops truly surrendered,

not