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Vol 05 Chapter 147: The First Southern Expedition III

「This is the second one. Things are going well.」

Bartolo sipped his drink as he watched the city gates slowly open. Four days into the initial battle, Bartolo had already captured two cities.

The first city had fallen in three days, and the second in just one.

There were reasons for this overwhelming speed.

First, the city walls themselves were not very sturdy, and the moats were shallow. After all, these were city-states with populations of less than ten thousand. Once surrounded, it was easy to make them fall.

Second, the siege weapons. The newly conquered Kirisia city-states were expected to rebel. Therefore, Almus and Bartolo had preemptively prepared a large stockpile of siege weapons.

These had proven their power.

And the third reason…

「If you surrender before the aries1 hits the walls, we will increase your taxes and impose reparations, but you will retain your autonomy as before. If you surrender after the aries hits the