The Always Losing General has Fallen Again - Vol. 3 Ch. 19

[MangaDex]

 

[windfang]

Never know I could feel sorry to the usurper character like him, but dude got hellish life until make this kind of decision. Blood is all on king hand and he paid heavy price.

 

[DOT107]

In the first place they had no backing of allied kingdom, nor will they have due to their location at the border. they were doomed from the start. Bloodshed was inevitable but Darcus plan shed less blood than what would've incurred during the siege of the fortress.