Suppressing the Capital

...So, you're saying the Crown Prince bastard abandoned the capital and ran away?

Our military command had estimated that capturing the capital would take roughly two to three weeks.

No matter what, this was the capital of the Empire. If they resisted with their lives on the line, we were bound to take casualties too.

That was why we had deliberately set a generous timetable.

In any case, we had already secured promises from the overseas powers through the Bressen Pact.

There was still plenty of time before the Northern Monster Wave as well, so time was on my side. I had ordered them to take their time and reduce casualties as much as possible, but...

"Ha, that order was pointless."

I was a little dumbfounded by this situation, which defied common sense.

Was this how the Japanese army had felt when they watched King Seonjo flee during the Imjin War and were left dumbfounded?

No, but at least Seonjo had done a decent job until the Imjin War...