episode_0011

“What?!”

“It’s a surprise attack! It’s a surprise attack by the enemies!”

Due to the sudden arrow, the Brans army’s camp began to look disorganized.

I quickly grasped the situation.

Soldiers I had never seen before were attacking the Brans army from both sides.

‘… … what?’

At first glance, the number of soldiers seemed to be the same as that of the Brans army, which numbered about 8,000.

Such a large number of troops suddenly appeared and ambushed the Brans army.

“This is… … !”

At that time, Kane was looking around with a bewildered expression, unable to even figure out what was going on.

A man was approaching this place at high speed from over there.

The uniforms worn were similar to those of the soldiers who attacked the Brans army, not the Brans army.

The man stood right in front of Kane and immediately asked a question.

“Are you Kane from the Lunarien Army?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“As expected, it’s exactly what I heard.”

The man took off his helmet and said.

“My name is Kale, the vice-leader of the Raven mercenaries.”

‘Raven mercenaries?’

From the man’s mouth, words that existed in my head came out.

Raven mercenaries.

They are a special class of ‘Raven Archers’ and a group of armed mercenaries. In order to hire them, you had to clear a specific event, meet the conditions, and then give them a fairly large amount of money.

The absolute number of soldiers was not that large compared to the money spent, but their attack and defense power was much higher than that of ordinary archers, so once hired, they were very useful in one way or another.

In this game, there were various mercenary groups other than the Raven Mercenaries, a special class of ‘Raven Archers’, but that’s all.

The problem was that this was not the group that would appear at this time.

‘If I remember correctly, aren’t these friends who can show up now?’

The first condition that must be met in order to hire the Raven mercenaries.

It was a total of three castles.

In a situation where you haven’t figured out the first step, a mercenary group appears… … It was a situation where they were helping us now.

Kane asked in disbelief.

“But how on earth did you recognize me?”

“I will explain later. Aren’t you being invaded by the Brans army right now?”

“That’s right.”

“We will help you.”

The man left us with those words.

As soon as the man left, I shouted as loud as I could.

“All army, charge!”

Wow!!!!!!

The morale of our troops, which was boosted by the sudden addition of reinforcements, began to courageously charge the 8,000-strong army, which seemed overwhelming.

The Brans army, whose ranks were already disorganized due to the surprise attack, began to collapse helplessly.

When looking at it as a whole, the total number of our soldiers was slightly less than 8,000 –

I thought it would be a fight worth fighting if the ally who joined was the Raven mercenary group.

Moreover, didn’t that man just a moment ago look at Kane and say something meaningful, ‘It’s exactly what I heard.’

In my head, I began to understand little by little why Kane had been sent as the vanguard of the interception team.

Just then, Kane slowly turned his head towards me.

And soon, he opened his mouth in a trembling voice, as if he couldn’t believe it at all.

“Swen… … Did you really expect it to turn out like this?”

“… … .”

I slowly closed my eyes.

And, as much as possible, I acted like someone who expected this would happen.

“I’m glad they came in time.”

Even after I said it, I snorted inwardly, thinking that it was a very plausible line.

It was clear that anyone would see him as a very smart strategist who predicted everything.

“… … Unbelievable… … This can’t happen. Swen, what are you… … !”

Kane is probably shocked by now.

And in his head, the sentence ‘Let’s first listen to what Swen says’ will be entered.

Even if those thoughts didn’t enter my mind right now, I had the confidence to show and prove it over and over again.

My predictions are 100% correct, without exception.

So, maybe-

This war too can be won.

If it was a war that could not be won, the conclusion would have been ‘we must flee’.

I shouted again to the soldiers with a confident expression.

“Victory is ours! Don’t be afraid and fight with all your might! Let’s protect Zeeland with our own hands!”

* * *

“Calm! Calm down! Stay in line! Eliminate the archers first!”

Although the Brans army was suddenly ambushed by archers from both sides.

Kalinz, who was at the forefront, was somehow able to manage and reorganize the messed up ranks.

‘Damn it!’

When I looked, the number of archers shooting arrows was much greater than I expected.

I’m not sure, but I even got a feeling of fear that there might be more soldiers than 8,000 surrounding their army.

“Eight!”

“General! Evacuate!”

“What… … !”

One of the adjutants next to Kalinz was struck in the head by an arrow and died on the spot, leaving behind a fatal wound.

Kalinz, startled, turned his horse’s head and fell back, but…

‘I can’t just run away without getting to Zeeland Castle… … !’

Brans’s army’s current expedition to pacify the central part of the continent.

The Walnut Army, which once toyed with our army, has also been neatly cleared away, but wouldn’t it be possible to struggle against the Lunarien Army, whose strength is less than 1/3 of the Walnut Army?

Kalinz had already not been able to make a proper contribution compared to his older brother, so he was slowly growing impatient, which did not fit his cool-headed personality.

Still, in any case, he was filled with anger and did not do anything like charge the soldier mercilessly, but quickly made up his mind.

When I looked at it calmly, I thought that if I could just get rid of these archers, I would be able to easily push out the interceptor squad.

Kalinz once again shouted loudly to the soldiers.

“Don’t panic, organize your ranks, divide them into three directions, and prioritize the archers on the flanks! The number of troops is in our favor! Don’t be afraid and destroy them individually!”

There was no escape from here.

At a single command from Kalinz, the soldiers split into ranks and began charging toward the archers on the flanks.

The group of 8,000 soldiers was divided into three groups and began fighting with the archers on both sides and the Lunarien army in front.

Although there was some damage to the troops, I thought that if we continued like this, we would be able to win without difficulty.

‘Where on earth did these guys come from?’

These archers did not have the Lunarien military markings on their armor.

In that case, it is an external force… … Is it a mercenary group?

But where does a weak army like the Lunarien Army get the money to hire a mercenary group of this size?

Besides, after fighting a few times now, I can tell.

The skills of these people are not average.

I hate to admit it, but if the number of infantry brought from this side was slightly less than 8,000, there was a high possibility that this side would be the one to be liquidated.

‘Damn it!’

Still, as long as I could catch it, that was enough.

In any case, if we could conquer Zeeland Castle, we would be able to take into account a few thousand soldiers.

That was the time when I was fighting the battle with that thought in mind.

“Ka, Kalinz! From behind! From the back… … !!”

“What’s going on!”

A soldier was running towards Kalinz in a hurry.

“From behind… … The enemy’s surprise attack… … !!”

“What… … ?!”

Kalintz looked as if he found it hard to believe.

As if surprise attacks from both sides weren’t enough, they now attack from the rear?

If troops came in from behind, it would inevitably be a fatal blow to our soldiers, who were divided up so that they could individually defeat the soldiers from each direction.

After experiencing it, I felt like I knew.

This is exactly why they staged a surprise attack with time difference!

Kalinz, who realized that his actions were like playing in the palm of someone’s hand, frowned and thought.

‘Damn… … ! Where did it go wrong?”

Intelligence said there were only about 3,000 soldiers.

Did they hide this many soldiers and intentionally wait for the invasion?

When I thought about it, it felt strange that Brans was not preparing for battle even though the Brans army was in close range.

Even though they were eating up other countries one by one, including Walnut County, and even though the news must have reached the ears of Lunarien himself, he was spending his time peacefully without any signs of conscription.

but.

If you think that it was all a ploy to catch our military, who had sent the intelligence, off guard, everything started to make sense.

In fact, isn’t the biggest proof that our military is currently in crisis?

‘Lunarien Inian… … She’s a scary woman… … !’

“You must avoid it! If we continue like this, we will be annihilated. Make a decision, Kalinz!”

Another adjutant next to him shouted at Kalinz as if he was yelling at him.

Kalinz thought for a moment… … Soon I decided to retreat.

The surprise attack came first from both sides and then from behind.

There was no guarantee that there would not be another surprise attack.

“Retreat! All troops retreat! Each adjutant must quickly convey his intention to retreat!”

“Old!”

Kalinz turned his head and internally ground his teeth.

‘Lunarien… … ! I will definitely repay this shame with my own hands… … !”

* * *

Near the walls of Zeeland Castle.

“Hwaaa!”

Tifa, holding a huge axe, was guarding the castle gate with her soldiers, literally slaughtering enemy soldiers.

“Don’t attack little by little; attack all at once! You bastards!”

“Haaa!”

Next to Tifa, Lord Runarien was standing in the vanguard with his sword in hand, taking the lead in killing the enemies.

Because both generals had high military power, the fight was going on in a very different way from where Kane and Swen only gave orders from the rear despite being generals.

The one who raided them in the castle was the Garammil army that ruled the nearby Hoero Castle.

Garammil Letas, the monarch of Garammil County, was watching the battle with a bitter expression.

For now the fight was at a standstill.

The number of soldiers brought by the Garammil army was 4,000.

The soldiers guarding the castle were fewer than our army, although the number could not be confirmed.

Of course, because Mercury was less difficult than Siege, even if I pinned down 4,000 people, I was not confident that I would be able to break through the gate guarded by those two monsters in front of me.

Wasn’t the reason they were able to launch the attack in the first place because of their secret agreement with the Brans army?

Garammil’s army was literally watching the goings on, with a few hundred soldiers continuing to fight.

“Master, how long must we continue this meaningless war of attrition?”

In response to a question from the tactician who competed with him, Garammil slowly nodded and said.

“Soon you will hear that the Brans army is attacking the castle. We can go in then.”

He was in a position to raise the military through actual threats of blackmail.

There was no need to fight so hard and die for no reason.

When they reach Zeeland Castle, it will not be too late to go in and fight together.

but… … This sluggish battle was taking longer than expected.

According to intelligence, the total number of Lunarian troops is approximately 3,000.

Seeing that it was delayed this much, it seems that they had somehow formed an interception team by splitting from that small pool of soldiers, but even if they had sent an interception party, they would not have been able to hold off 8,000 soldiers for this long.

Moreover, wasn’t the opponent the Brans army, the de facto loser of the central continent and not a ragtag group?

‘What’s going on?’

That moment.

“Master!”

A scout sent to check the situation ahead was riding here on horseback.

“What’s going on?”

“Brance… … The Brans army has been defeated and is running away!”

“What?”

Brans lost?

8,000 to a guerrilla force of less than 3,000?

Considering that there are quite a number of defenders in front of him now, let alone 3,000, it would have been 2,000, or at most 1,000, but did he succeed in blocking 8,000?

Besides, isn’t the female general in the Lunarien army fighting on this side?

If not for that person, the only remaining general was an old man.

There was more than one thing I didn’t understand… … Anyway, now was the moment when a decision was needed.

“Master, what are you going to do?”

“Hmm… … .”

No matter what, there was no need for them to risk their lives and fight while the main force, the Brans army, was defeated.

Garammil quickly made up his mind.

“Bite the military! I will return to my territory!”

“Old!”

The Garammil army quickly organized its ranks and began to leave the battlefield all at once.

Tifa, seeing that, approached Luna and asked.

“What is it? Those bastards, it seems like they are running away without even trying properly. Shall we chase?”

“… … no. That’s it.”

Luna put down her weapon and assessed the situation.

… … Did you stop it?

‘Zeland Castle… … ‘Did you protect it?’

Wow!!!

The cheers of the defenders as they watched the fleeing troops struck Luna’s ears.

A large-scale invasion of Zeeland Castle by the Brans and Garammil armies.

The winner is Lunarien Inian… … It was me.