"What did you say? All the Southern Army have withdrawn? "When I heard the news from the scout, Ivan Asen, who was extremely surprised, stood up suddenly, and his face changed suddenly.

It was only one night. They thought that the Southern Army would organize a counterattack to regain the positions they had lost before, but they did not expect that the other party would give up the defense line without hesitation. When the scouts investigated early in the morning, they found that the camp that was already fully armed was empty at this moment. It was obvious that the Southern Army retreated secretly in the night. He did not notice any movement. This made Ivan Asen very upset and said hatefully:

"Damn it, they actually ran away!"

The voice was full of anger, but the expression of Grand Duke Ivan made the nobles of the other northern army around him feel very confused.

"His Royal Highness Ivan, the Southerners have fled in a hurry, like a dog of a family. Isn't this a good thing? Can we take down the Tournovo they have given up without bloodshed? Isn't this a good thing that we can't get away with it?"

Although they had temporarily gained the initiative on the battlefield, the previous victory did not hurt the opponent's vitality. If they attacked rashly, they would have suffered huge casualties just by taking down the city of Turnovo, which was something that the nobles didn't want to see. And now it should be something worth celebrating to achieve their intentions so easily, but they really didn't understand why the young grand duke in front of them showed such a gloomy expression instead.

However, everything that followed was directly beyond the expectations of everyone else present-

Ivan Assen, who had no answer, suddenly ordered:

"Order the entire army to set sail, advance lightly, and do their best to pursue the retreating southern army. They must not let them retreat safely to the southwest area."

What?!

The other nobles who were about to celebrate this huge victory that was easy to win were all stunned. The protracted tug-of-war over the past three months had tortured them exhausted. Now, Turnovo was in front of him, and the result of winning the civil war here would be clear at a glance, but they never thought that the Grand Duke Ivan in front of him did not seem to want to come to an end, but wanted to end all this once and for all.

This immediately aroused objections from some people.

"His Highness Ivan, we have just experienced a great war. We finally took this place, and Tournovo is within reach. The failure of the rebels is only a matter of time. I think there is no need for us to pursue it anymore! After all, the soldiers have been very tired in the past few months."

"Yes, it may be dangerous if you chase it. It would be bad if the Southerners arranged some ambush in the back."

"As long as you take down Tournovo, your Highness will be crowned as the Tsar. At that time, the nobles in the south will naturally fall apart and will be self-defeating. Why should we rush to achieve success?"

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Most people have concerns, but in fact they don’t want to cause too much loss. Another thing is that they have their own selfish intentions and hope to use this to bargain with this young tsar in the future as a threat.

I heard the nobles advised each other, but their suggestions were not at all evident Ivan Assen himself, who had decided.

I heard the young grand duke immediately suppressed all the noisy opposition in front of him with his majestic voice, and ordered in an unquestionable tone:

"Don't let me say it again. Now the entire enemy army is retreating, and the army is leaping away overnight. Even if you are prepared, it is not enough to worry. On the contrary, many armies will be unable to take care of the beginning and end, and they are exhausted and will inevitably be difficult to support. As long as you win this battle and completely eliminate them, this civil war can be completely over. What the kingdom lacks the most is time. We have no time to continue to tolerate division. The current outcome of the Roman Empire is the best example. I want to end this civil war once and for all. Now, in the name of the future Tsar, I order you to follow me to pursue and completely eliminate the rebels! And after the compensation is completed, you will get all the exterminated southern noble fiefs - not in the form of temporary fiefs but an absolute hereditary fief!"

As soon as this said, the nobles of the Northern Army who were hesitating suddenly became hot at this moment. They never expected that His Highness Ivan Asen would have given such generous conditions that they could not believe all this.

But based on their understanding of Ivan Assen, the young man's promise to him was always a must-do. For example, the previous Earl of Burtony Stein, whom he surrendered to Ivan's Grand Duke, Ivan Assen immediately rewarded him with his unattainable South Varna, which Burtony had always coveted but was unattainable. You must know that it was the territory to which Ivan himself, and he did not hesitate. Now, this young man promised to give them the destroyed southern aristocratic territory in the form of hereditary territory rather than fiefs, which means that these lands would not be taken back by the royal family. Under such great temptation, the original opposition had weakened a lot.

They had to act on this. After all, over the years, Tsar Ilofan's suppression of them had made them breathless. Now Ifan Assen has put forward such conditions, which really makes them more willing to elect him to the throne. After all, in their eyes, such a little guy is obviously easier to deal with than having the Earl of Connortin behind him to guide Boriel Assen. It is not impossible to gradually undermine the young Tsar by then.

Finally, a few great nobles of Sermium with ulterior motives looked at me, and I saw that you finally made a decision, and said respectfully to the young master in front of you:

"Yes, follow your will, and the future Tsar, we are willing to hold the sword for you, hold the sword in front of you and die without hesitation!"

While watching all this coldly, Ivan Asen had no expression on his face, but he knew the plan of the nobles in front of him. He understood what these people were trying to win over and recommend him, but he still did not hesitate to make a fuss with the tiger and even was willing to be abandoned by his uncle and even kill each other in the end. He had only one thing, that is, he could take any measures to ascend the tsar at any cost and become the most capable king in Bulgaria. As for the old guys who were blinded by interests in front of him, he thought he could control him as a puppet, but in fact, who would be the one who controlled the puppet thread in the end, he didn't know!

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Chapter completed!