Chapter: The Aftermath of the Tishal Mountains
Carl didn't want to spend too much time on post-war recovery.
He chose to retreat again through the southern canyon of the Tishal Mountains, away from the battlefield where tens of thousands of corpses were piled. The reason for the retreat was to ensure safety and, at the same time, to reestablish supply routes. There was still no certainty that the North was safe. It was right to retreat for now.
The supply route problem had to be solved, for if Carl had continued north, he would have had to get supplies through the narrow, inconvenient, and corpse-strewn valleys of the Tishal Mountains. Within the mountain range, you are vulnerable to enemy attacks, and above all, corpses would rot, so if you got too close, you could get an infectious disease or lose your supplies. Even if the distance was a bit far, it was better to avoid the Tishal Mountains and return to the eastern plains.
"I surrender!"
