“My victory is preordained!” (Yeah, right! My army’s half the size of the enemy’s!) His Majesty Carmine has hardly settled into his new throne when he finds himself under attack by the sons of the corrupt nobles he purged. If he wishes to unite the Empire, he must win this war, no matter the cost. But with an army half the size of his enemy’s—and missing most of its commanding officers to boot—his numerical disadvantage seems hopelessly daunting. It’s a good thing all his plans were for the sake of this very moment. Tactics, schemes, and grand strategy galore await in this battle-map-filled volume 4 of Imperial Reincarnation!
The newly crowned emperor has removed the heads of some of his opponents, but that hardly puts an end to the internal opposition. This volume focusses on one of his opponents, the self-appointed duke of Raul and the hopefully decisive battle of of Chelán Hill.
Personally I enjoyed the volume. War is rarely shown on a strategic and tactical scale, and it comes with actual maps of both the country, the battlefield and the involved units, not particularly good maps, but maps none the less. I also find the characters and setting interesting, not often that the isekai hero has to actually struggle to survive, let alone thrive.
Having said that, I personally have no problem with the by now familiar writing style in which the main character more or less tells us what is going on and all the exposition that comes with it. It can be a bit dry and long winded though.
Not for everybody, but I enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the next volume.