The Almighty Lord Caspian novel Chapter 565

"Soldiers, the enemy is almost upon us. Prepare yourselves for battle!" Caspian instructed the moment he learned that Ernest and his troops were about to arrive.

The soldiers from West Aridlands had already gotten ready for the clash and were now waiting to take the enemy head-on.

When Ernest and the Filrenian soldiers saw how few in number the Diatoranian army was, they assumed Caspian had lost many of his soldiers during the fight against Cassius.

Thus, Ernest thought this was his chance to reclaim the base from the Diatoranians' clutches.

"Charge! Capture Caspian!" Ernest bellowed his order, and the Filrenian army rushed forward.

However, as soon as the soldiers reached the border of Diatoran, they stepped on the landmines Macy had buried. Caspian had instructed her to do so precisely as a means of dealing with the Filrenian reinforcements.

Howls of agony filled the air as the mines exploded.

Ernest didn't expect Caspian to set up any form of defensive measures beforehand.

When Caspian heard the Filrenians' cries, he swiftly commanded, "Get them!"

The Diatoranian army swiftly fired away, and the soldiers who had been lying in wait rushed forward as well.

Ernest was terror-stricken. He and his army were now surrounded despite having just arrived.

The fact that the Filrenian army was being attacked from three directions left Ernest feeling flustered.

"Launch the counterattack!" Ernest ordered.

However, the Diatoranians had seized the chance to unleash a ferocious assault on the enemy.

"Sir, Caspian was prepared for us. We're at a disadvantage. Maybe we should retreat!" one of the deputy generals suggested to Ernest.

"We can't retreat! Caspian and his troops are exhausted right now. This is our best shot. We must capture Caspian today!"

"But the place is covered in landmines! How are we supposed to get to them?" the deputy general asked.

"We have 200 thousand soldiers, so what's there to fear? Charge over there and take Caspian down!" Ernest commanded.

Since Ernest was adamant, the deputy general didn't think it was his place to say otherwise.

"Give the soldiers my order. Tell them to charge forward! No one's allowed to retreat. We must take back the base!" Ernest declared. He wasn't going to back down.

Thus, his subordinate had to obey his command.

The Filrenian army began barreling forward, hoping to charge through the Diatoranian soldiers' defense line.

With each step they took, landmines detonated and pulverized them.

Many began to hang back, too afraid to continue making their way forward. They didn't know how many landmines had been buried.

"Charge! I'll kill anyone who retreats!" Ernest bellowed in fury.

He immediately shot down the soldiers who had begun backing away, and the rest were too frightened to do anything but charge forward.

Soon, the Filrenian army was down by 50 thousand soldiers.

Even though Macy had buried over a thousand landmines, there were too many Filrenian soldiers, and the landmines couldn't take them all out.

"The enemy is closing in on us, Lord Caspian. You should leave," Macy said.

"That won't be necessary. How can I leave when the soldiers are out there risking their lives?" Caspian replied.

"Your fate will determine the fate of the battle here and even in all of Diatoran, Lord Caspian! Your safety is of the utmost priority. You must be protected at all times!" Macy exclaimed.