Reincarnated as a boss tyrant in the game

After the assassination attempt, Soren was filled with vigilance and unease.

He was well aware of the power of the Bloodtear assassination organization. In the later stages, this organization, along with Doffee's Assassin's Guild, repeatedly attempted to assassinate Tyrant Soren. The assassins they sent were at least Tier 8, and there were even several Saint Tier assassins, causing Tyrant Soren no small amount of trouble.

With his safety severely threatened, Soren dared not linger in place.

Under the strict protection of Hiltin and the other guardian knights, he quickly made a decision to immediately retreat to the First Army's base camp.

Following Soren's retreat, the knight regiments and crossbow cavalry units stationed there also dared not be negligent in the slightest.

He solemnly pointed out that this looting operation against the Northwestern nobles could only be done once, and that the target was limited to the noble territories on the outskirts of Mons Fortress.

This was to leave some "prey" for the brothers of the other legions, to avoid causing dissatisfaction and resistance from friendly forces due to excessive looting.

In fact, when they took the lead in looting the Northwestern nobles, those nobles had not yet had time to evacuate or organize effective resistance.

Therefore, they not only looted a large amount of wealth, but the combat risk throughout the operation was also relatively low.

By the time the First Army and the Third Legion subsequently launched their operations, the situation had already undergone significant changes.

Not only had the difficulty of looting greatly increased, but the wealth they were able to obtain was far less than what Soren and his group had acquired this time.

After this looting operation, whether knights or cavalry, everyone's horses were laden with spoils, constantly making clanging sounds along the way, as if proclaiming their victory and harvest.

The soldiers' faces were filled with joy and satisfaction, and they joked with each other, showing off their spoils.

In the Empire, there was a clear regulation: soldiers only needed to hand over half of the wealth they obtained during looting to the state, and the rest belonged entirely to the individual soldier.

For knights, they enjoyed even more special treatment—they only needed to hand over one-third of their wealth.

Such a policy undoubtedly greatly stimulated the soldiers' fighting enthusiasm and looting desires, and also made them more courageous and fearless on the battlefield.

This was also the reason why Soren wanted to bring them out for a round of looting. After all, having achieved such great merit in the Central Province, they couldn't loot the nobles of their own territories. If he wanted them to unleash their due combat power, he had to release their desire and nature for war. Relying solely on brainwashing education was not feasible; tangible benefits were the real motivation.

When Soren and his party returned to the base camp, the First Army had already launched several fierce attacks on Mons Fortress, but unfortunately, these attacks had failed to achieve the desired effect and had all returned without success.

Mons Fortress's solid walls and powerful defenses left the First Army helpless.

According to intelligence, the grain reserves within Mons Fortress were sufficient to last for at least a year.

This meant that it was almost impossible to break through such a fortress by means of a direct assault, unless forbidden spells and large-scale magical suppression strikes were used. However, even if all the mages of the First Army and the Third Legion were integrated, they could not form a mage corps, so this idea had to be abandoned.

The only strategy was to rely on a siege, slowly depleting the defenders' resources and morale, and ultimately forcing them to surrender.

The First Army's attacks these past few days had not been without purpose.

Their true intention was to use these superficial attacks to mislead others, attracting all of Prince and the defenders' attention.

In this way, they could create more favorable conditions for the plan that followed.

Soren did not reveal the assassination attempt to Claymont and the others. He chose to bury this experience deep in his heart, and instead focused all his attention on studying the plan to attack Mons Fortress with them.

They sat around the map, each person's face filled with seriousness and focus, because they knew that the upcoming battle would be a tough one.

The process of formulating the attack plan was both tense and meticulous. In the end, they determined a simple and clear strategy: Breyer would lead the Third Legion to secretly infiltrate the fortress through tunnels, and then launch a surprise attack on the nearest East Gate.

Once the city gate was successfully opened, the Royal Guard Knights would immediately launch a charge, rushing into the city with lightning speed.

Although the plan seemed simple and clear, the risks involved could not be ignored.

Whether it was the Third Legion or the Royal Guard Knights charging at the front, they would all face tremendous life-threatening dangers.

This was a battle that required extremely high coordination and a spirit of sacrifice. A slight carelessness could lead to the tragedy of both sides being wiped out.

In this battle, Soren did not volunteer to fight. He knew very well that the next battle would depend entirely on the hard power of both sides and a real, knife-to-knife fight.

This was not a battle that could be easily turned around by individual heroism or wisdom, but rather required the close cooperation and tenacious struggle of the entire team.

Even if Soren secretly yearned to personally go into battle and kill the enemy, he also understood that his identity and responsibilities prevented him from acting rashly.

What's more, even if he made a request to participate in the battle, probably no one would agree.

"Then I wish you all generals a victory here," Soren said solemnly, his voice filled with determination and conviction.

"The Empire will prevail!"

"Long live the Empire!"

Inside the tent, a group of generals placed their hands on their chests and shouted loudly.

Late at night, the moonlight was hazy and the starlight sparse.

General Soren urgently summoned all the mages in the army in a temporary command tent. They were about to launch a key attack on the South City of Mons Fortress, and the mage corps would be an indispensable force in this battle.

In the Imperial army, the standard formation of a mage corps was 1,000 mages.

This was an important threshold. Only when this number was reached could it be officially called a "mage corps."

Such a scale not only represented powerful magic, but also meant that they could cast corps-level range magic attacks, causing devastating blows to the enemy.

The mage corps played the role of a strategic firepower unit on the battlefield. Their role was equivalent to modern warfare's long-range artillery.

Unlike artillery, the mage corps had greater power and a wider range of attack, but also had a higher threshold.

If the scale of a mage corps did not reach a thousand people, it could not exert its maximum combat power.