Surrounded by traitors on the orders of my former friend, I initially wanted to try and run past them, but then I decided it would be better to kill them so they wouldn't pursue us and join forces with the main enemy army. First, we rushed to the eastern outpost, which was two days' journey from us. We quickly dealt with them and headed back to the castle, but the elves from the west were already at its walls, and the southern army was approaching. We had no choice but to fight right inside the castle and its grounds. Entering the city, I wanted to summon my old army, but, unfortunately, it was gone – there was no one there, not a single soul! (and many were leveled up to level 3!)... I had forgotten that I had been removed from my position as commander, so that's probably why I didn't have an army; they all remained in the capital and now serve the traitor Landar! But I was glad that I still had my friends (key characters)! I cherished them and protected them, like my beloved (as if I knew this would happen).
So, we clashed with the enemy, and I began to feel that we were losing, although my soldiers were much stronger and more experienced, but the enemy had superior numbers. Therefore, I decided to recruit some new recruits so that the enemies would be distracted by them. Heh, my plan worked; in the end, I killed them all, and my companions survived! (even one of the new recruits). After this bloody battle, we moved south, where our allies were waiting for us, killing the captain of the southern detachment along the way.