In the midst of his disadvantage, Siegfried made a choice to use his main force to intercept. He planned to maintain the frontline as much as possible while also intercepting and dealing with the enemy’s two armies. If this was successful, it would turn the tide of the war and they could finally stop being on the losing side. But, even he thought that there was only a 30% chance of this operation succeeding.

Even if Siegfried was to personally gather and lead the troops, it would be at most 50,000 to 70,000. Of course, the Ghosts that he and Jake led had great destructive strength, but it wasn’t guaranteed they could defeat the Imperial Army even if the Ghosts intercepted them. Not to mention, it wasn’t just one but two armies, so what needed to be said? The only reason Siegfried made this choice was because he thought it had been the best decision out of all available. 

Siegfried wasn’t usually the type to gamble on the battlefield, but he had no other choice in this situation but to gamble. But the problem was, even this didn’t work out the way Siegfried wanted.

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