////////////////////////////////////////
///  tu3 pro-con template            ///
////////////////////////////////////////
#include <cassert>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstring>
#include <cmath>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <numeric>
#include <functional>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#include <string>
#include <complex>
#include <stack>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <list>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <bitset>
#include <regex>
using namespace std;

//// MACRO ////
#define countof(a) (sizeof(a)/sizeof(a[0]))

#define REP(i,n) for (int i = 0; i < (n); i++)
#define RREP(i,n) for (int i = (n)-1; i >= 0; i--)
#define FOR(i,s,n) for (int i = (s); i < (n); i++)
#define RFOR(i,s,n) for (int i = (n)-1; i >= (s); i--)
#define pos(c,i) c.being() + (i)
#define allof(c) c.begin(), c.end()
#define aallof(a) a, countof(a)
#define partof(c,i,n) c.begin() + (i), c.begin() + (i) + (n)
#define apartof(a,i,n) a + (i), a + (i) + (n)
#define long long long

#define EPS 1e-9
#define INF (1L << 30)
#define LINF (1LL << 60)

#define PREDICATE(t,a) [&](const t & a) -> bool
#define COMPARISON_T(t) bool(*)(const t &, const t &)
#define COMPARISON(t,a,b) [&](const t & a, const t & b) -> bool
#define CONVERTER(TSrc,t,TDest) [&](const TSrc &t)->TDest

//// i/o helper ////
struct _Reader { template <class T> _Reader operator ,(T &rhs) { cin >> rhs; return *this; } };
struct _Writer { bool f; _Writer() : f(false) { } template <class T> _Writer operator ,(const T &rhs) { cout << (f ? " " : "") << rhs; f = true; return *this; } };
#define READ(t,...) t __VA_ARGS__; _Reader(), __VA_ARGS__
#define WRITE(...) _Writer(), __VA_ARGS__; cout << endl

template <class T> struct vevector : public vector<vector<T>> { vevector(int n = 0, int m = 0, const T &initial = T()) : vector<vector<T>>(n, vector<T>(m, initial)) { } };
template <class T> struct vevevector : public vector<vevector<T>> { vevevector(int n = 0, int m = 0, int l = 0, const T &initial = T()) : vector<vevector<T>>(n, vevector<T>(m, l, initial)) { } };
template <class T> struct vevevevector : public vector<vevevector<T>> { vevevevector(int n = 0, int m = 0, int l = 0, int k = 0, const T &initial = T()) : vector<vevevector<T>>(n, vevevector<T>(m, l, k, initial)) { } };
template <class T> T read() { T t; cin >> t; return t; }
template <class T> vector<T> read(int n) { vector<T> v; REP(i, n) { v.push_back(read<T>()); } return v; }
template <class T> vevector<T> read(int n, int m) { vevector<T> v; REP(i, n) v.push_back(read<T>(m)); return v; }
template <class T> vevector<T> readjag() { return read<T>(read<int>()); }
template <class T> vevector<T> readjag(int n) { vevector<T> v; REP(i, n) v.push_back(readjag<T>()); return v; }

template <class T1, class T2> inline istream & operator >> (istream & in, pair<T1, T2> &p) { in >> p.first >> p.second; return in; }
template <class T1, class T2> inline ostream & operator << (ostream &out, pair<T1, T2> &p) { out << p.first << p.second; return out; }
template <class T> inline ostream & operator << (ostream &out, vector<T> &v)
{
	ostringstream ss;
	for (auto x : v) ss << x << ' ';
	auto s = ss.str();
	out << s.substr(0, s.length() - 1) << endl;
	return out;
}

//// start up ////
void solve();
int main()
{
	solve();
	return 0;
}

//// data structure ////

/// 2分セグメント木。RMQとかが解ける。
template<class T = int, class TParentFunc = const T& (*)(const T&, const T&)>
struct SegTree
{
	unsigned msb(unsigned v) { v |= v >> 1; v |= v >> 2; v |= v >> 4; v |= v >> 8; v |= v >> 16; return (v >> 1) + 1; }

	int size;
	vector<T> tree;
	TParentFunc parent;

	SegTree(int count, TParentFunc parentBuilder = std::min, T initialFill = INF)
		: size(msb(count - 1) << 1)
		, tree(size * 2)
		, parent(parentBuilder)
	{
		fill(partof(tree, size, size), initialFill);
		rebuild();
	}

	// []を使うと更新されないのでrebuildすること。数が少なければupdateの方がよい。
	T& operator[](int i) { return tree[i + size]; }
	void rebuild() { RREP(i, size) { tree[i] = parent(tree[i * 2], tree[i * 2 + 1]); } }

	void update(int index, T value)
	{
		tree[index + size] = value;
		for (int i = (index + size) / 2; i > 0; i /= 2)
			tree[i] = parent(tree[i * 2], tree[i * 2 + 1]);
	}

	T query(int s, int e, int i, int l, int r, T value)
	{
		if (r <= s || e <= l) return value;
		if (s <= l && r <= e) return parent(value, tree[i]);
		value = query(s, e, i * 2, l, (l + r) / 2, value);
		value = query(s, e, i * 2 + 1, (l + r) / 2, r, value);
		return value;
	}

	T query(int start, int count, T initialValue)
	{
		return query(start, start + count, 1, 0, size, initialValue);
	}
};


////////////////////
/// template end ///
////////////////////

void solve()
{
	int testcases = 1;
	REP(testcase, testcases)
	{
		READ(int, N);
		auto x = read<int>(N);
		SegTree<long> st(N, max, 0);
		REP(i, N) st.update(x[i] - 1, st.query(0, x[i] - 1, 0) + x[i]);
		WRITE(accumulate(allof(x), 0LL) - st.query(0, N, 0));
	}
}