“Ohh… So you’re gonna come from the front, huh?”

Marquis Burkel gave a cruel smile as he realized what Jake was planning to do. That smile held amazement at the enemy and anger as he felt he was being belittled.

“So you’re gonna try, huh? How impertinent…”

“Marquis, what should we do?”

“What do you mean what should we do? Of course we’ll meet them head-on. All the Knights will gather behind me. I will stand at the forefront.”

Disregarding the left and right sides, Marquis Burkel focused all his forces in the center. If Jake’s formation was a standard center breakthrough, then Marquis Burkel’s formation was an extreme one-point breakthrough. 

Generally, people would place strong soldiers on the left and right sides when breaking through the center as insurance in case the breakthrough fails. This was because if the enemy’s defense line was solid and the breakthrough failed, the enemy could wrap around their soldiers and encircle them from all sides, almost like the enemy had spread their wings and trapped them within. 

Jake had placed elite Ghost soldiers on the left and the right as was standard. But Marquis Burkel had placed all his Knights in the center; he believed that his breakthrough would not fail.

“We will trample all over you.”

As Marquis Burkel bared his teeth, he seemed like a beast who had his pride wounded. 

***

Before long, the two armies were battle ready and the same order was issued simultaneously.

“Attack!!”

“Charge!!!”

The moment the order was issued, the ground shook as the soldiers of either side rushed forward. 

30,000 Imperial troops led by Marquis Burkel. 

The Republic Army led by Jake also had 30,000 troops. 

If there was no difference...