episode_0128

A decisive battle for the fate of the empire (8)

The heads of the commander-in-chief, Baron Derian, and the corps commanders, who were watching the mass surrender of the 1st and 4th corps from the main camp, fell down.

“It’s over… It was unreasonable to ask the soldiers of the 1st and 4th Corps to attack His Highness Yuno in the first place”

“Furthermore, Count Kashu, Viscount Amin, and Jennifer have all been defeated… It has become difficult to turn this battle around”

“Phew~ Military Chief of Staff. How much food is left?”

In response to Derian’s question, one of the staff members answered that there was a week’s worth of food left.

“Even if you exclude the 1.4 corps, it is only 3 weeks no matter how sparingly you try. We won’t even be able to get halfway to Adria and we’ll all starve to death. I have no choice but to surrender as I initially promised to the Third Prince…”

“But even if I could convince the 3rd Corps, the Capital Corps, which is directly under His Majesty, will not be convinced”

“What should I do if I’m not convinced? If you’re going to return to Adria without food, you should tell them to do something…”

The corps commanders and staff, who judged that the war had already turned, began discussing the terms of surrender. Meanwhile, a messenger came running into Derian’s barracks.

“Commander! Count Kashu is back!”

“Move me here. One o’clock is urgent!”

“Good. If Count Kashu can persuade you, the Capital Corps will also follow”

“I guess so. When it comes to control over the capital corps, Count Kashu’s words will work better than mine”

They expected that Count Kashu would persuade the capital corps to surrender, as he fought Juno directly on the front line. However, as soon as he entered the barracks, Count Kashu started talking nonsense and embarrassed the corps commander and staff.

“It’s an all-out attack!! We are going on a final offensive mobilizing all our soldiers!! Those traitors must be wiped out immediately!!”

“G… Calm down. Count Kashu. In the current situation, an all-out attack is impossible!! The 1st and 4th Corps turned around, and the Capital Corps and 3rd Corps also barely escaped!”

“I will personally step in and wipe out those traitors!! So stop whining and prepare for an all-out attack!!”

A courageous aide approached Count Kashu, who was shouting loudly, to persuade him.

“No!! It was an act of suicide that drove all the soldiers to their deaths…”

Fluffy

However, the courageous staff member’s head was cut off by Count Kashu’s sword, and the corps commanders and staff looked at him with dizzy eyes.

“The insider was also here on the staff. There must have been a lot of people like this within the 1st and 4th Corps. So it must be that the stupid soldiers betrayed His Majesty the Emperor”

Count Kashu wiped the blood on the sword with the corpse’s clothes and pointed the sword at the corps commanders.

“Are there any more traitors? If not, quickly return to the corps and prepare for an all-out attack!!

“….Ah… I understand”

Under Count Carsh’s insistence, the corps commanders and staff headed to their respective corps, and Count Carsch grunted for a while and left the barracks, saying that he would personally command the capital corps instead of Baron Derian, who was also the commander of the capital corps.

Watching that scene, Commander-in-Chief Baron Derian, who remained alone in the command barracks, was lost in thought for a while and then stood up as if he had decided on something.

“…Get the messenger ready”

“Yes? Where are you trying to send it…?”

In general, corps communicated with each other using communication magic tools, so the staff at the command center asked where they were being sent.

“1st, 3rd, 4th Corps… and will be sent to Prince Prinz. This is something that cannot be sent using communication magic, so be aware of it and prepare it quickly!!”

A letter containing Baron Derian’s plan was sent to each corps, and the commanders of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th corps sent a message to Count Kashu that they would participate in an all-out attack since they had succeeded in reassuring their corps.

“Hmm, the corps is finally functioning properly. This is what the imperial army became because they appointed a commoner-turned-ranked noble as commander-in-chief!!”

“Count. But doesn’t the enemy still have the master set left? There are also princesses who defeated Jennifer. What do you plan to do?”

Count Kashu only snorted when asked by his subordinate who had escaped the duel with him.

“No need to worry. Count Liechtenauer is seriously injured and will not be able to move. Moreover, the number of allies is still more than twice that of the enemy. If that bitch named Eliza comes out, I will definitely defeat her, so if you lead your troops and stop the traitor Juno and the wizards, you will be able to win!”

It was entirely possible in theory, but even though it was a tactic that was sure to result in countless bloodshed from the soldiers, Count Kashu ordered it without any hesitation, and his subordinates nodded as if it was natural.

“Good! Raise the flag for an all-out attack!! Blow the trumpet of advance!!”

Phuuu~

A loud trumpet sounded loudly and each corps began to advance, and the Prinz Army also began to move to counter them and re-form its defensive formation.

Count Kashu, who was watching this, mounted his horse and went to the front of the corps, shouting powerfully using a magic tool with a loudspeaker spell to give another command.

“Charge across the country!!”

His voice, full of power, rang out on the battlefield, but at the same time, the 1st, 3rd, and 4th corps stopped their advance and raised the tips of their spears toward the capital corps. Because of this, the Capital Corps standing in the rear was also stranded, and the soldiers of the Capital Corps, who only believed the commander’s words that what had happened on the battlefield earlier caused panic among the panicked 1st and 4th Corps soldiers, looked at Count Kashu with bewildered eyes.

” too… charge!! What are they doing!! That means charging!!”

“That’s it. Count Kashu”

“Our 1st and 4th Corps have decided to surrender to His Highness Yuno. No matter how much you are a corps commander, you cannot go against the unanimous will of your soldiers”

“The 3rd Corps has no particular connection to His Highness the Third Prince, but… I don’t want to be an incompetent commander who pushes soldiers into a position where they will surely die”

When the commanders from each corps rode out on horseback and announced their intention to convert, Count Kashu fell to the ground in seething anger.

“These traitors…”

“War is not fought by the commander alone. And if you are like you, who carelessly ignores the advice of your staff and considers the lives of your soldiers like flies, you should especially not become a commander”

Count Kashu finally drew his sword as he saw Baron Derian coming out of the main camp and speaking as if admonishing him.

“Shut up, traitor!! The crime of daring to say surrender after being commander-in-chief!! You deserve to die!!”

“Hmph! Rather, as the commander-in-chief, I simply could not waste the empire’s soldiers pointlessly. You should be proud of your surrender today!!”

“Yes! I’ll see if you think so even if your head flies off!!”

Count Kashu attacked Derian with sword energy, and Baron Derian, who sensed death as he watched the sharp sword flying towards him, closed his eyes tightly.

Kaang!!

“In that case, your head should be cut off first! Count Kashu! Have you forgotten that pointing a sword at the commander-in-chief is also considered treason?”

Looking at Yuno, who jumped out from among the soldiers and lightly deflected the sword he had thrown, Count Kashu gave the order to kill Yuno first. When the corps commanders heard this and gave orders to protect Yuno, Yuno screamed.

“The Imperial Army must not move from its position now!!”

At the sound of Yuno’s voice, which began to dominate the battlefield in earnest, radiating strong force, the 1st, 3rd, and 4th corps soldiers who were about to move after receiving the order instinctively stopped.

“What are you doing!! The Capital Corps must kill that traitor Yuno!!”

Still, the capital corps moved little by little, breaking through Yuno’s momentum as the best elite of the empire, and with the encouragement of Count Kashu, they began to charge at Yuno.

However, even as he watched the 10,000 imperial troops rushing towards him, Yuno looked very relaxed.

“Hmm… I guess this is good… They are also citizens of the empire, so they shouldn’t be killed carelessly.”

Yuno pulled out the log that supported the tent of the main command post and swung the huge log like a light club at the Capital Corps soldiers who were charging at him.

Whiiing quaaaang quaaaang whiiing~ Puheook!!

Every time Yuno swung the log, a dozen soldiers flew into the sky and screams were heard from all over, and the fear and majesty instantly took over the entire battlefield.

“No…I can’t…How do I get in there…”

“I don’t want to die yet… That’s suicide…”

Even though Yuno controlled his swing enough not to die, the sight of dozens of people wearing armor flying up at once looked like they were really dying, so even the elite Capital Corps soldiers were unable to move in fear.

“….There really is no such thing as a one-man army…”

“It’s like a scene I saw on Streve… Teseito-kun was amazing in blocking that even for a moment”

“If in the future I try to turn His Highness the Third Prince into an enemy, please make sure to stop me”

Unlike the capital corps, even the other legionnaires who surrendered to Yuno were equally thrilled by Yuno’s appearance. They were terrified, but at the same time, they were excited to see a man named Yuno dominating the battlefield.

“This…Holy shit… Damn it!!! All troops follow me!!”

In the end, when Count Kashu led the horse forward, the soldiers of the Capital Corps were able to take a step forward, and still, believing that he would fight Yuno like a master, they followed him and continued to charge Yuno.

“Hoo… Does that mean he’s still a master? good night! Count Kashu! Let’s fight sometime… Huh?”

Yuno, who was trying to deal with Count Kashu by putting down the log and thrusting his fist into his fist, made a futile sound. This was because the horse pulled by Count Cash passed by him and ran away into the plain.

“What is it? That guy. Weren’t you trying to attack me?”

The soldiers of the capital corps were also embarrassed and ran away with him, and the other half surrendered to Juno, so Juno gave an order to treat the 100 or so soldiers who were blown away by the logs and went to Viscount Leverkin with the surrendered corps commanders. headed.

“Thank you for your hard work. But you were so reckless!! You’re trying to take on an entire army by yourself!! Don’t you know that no matter how much a master you are, dealing with an army of thousands of people is impossible!!”

“Well… it worked out well in the end, right? And what is it that makes you so scared that you can’t deal with those people who are so close to you? Isn’t that right, Derian?”

“Hahaha… Your Majesty just acted well according to the situation. However, to do that to an army with good morale, you would need to have nine lives”

“Probably not? I’m confident even if the Legion is my opponent. Anyway, Viscount Leverkin, please make the surrender of the corps commanders into official documentation. I’ll go report today’s victory to my brother”

“Yes, I understand. majesty. But… Is it not necessary to form a chase team?”

Baron Derian answered Viscount Leverkin’s question.

“You won’t really need it. There is almost no food left in our army’s reserves. Even at the base, we only have a 3-week supply… What we’re carrying can only last about 3 days”

“Then, aren’t you planning on robbing private homes or people?”

“Seo… No matter how bad it is, the imperial army could do something like that… Oh my!!”

Even though Viscount Leverkin and Baron Derian’s faces turned pale, Juno’s face was full of composure.

“Your Highness!! We need to organize a chase team right away! Otherwise, innocent people may suffer!!”

“Giggle I already sent it. Originally, there was one county that we would have already arrived at, right? Think carefully about where they might have gone”

At Juno’s words, Viscount Leverkin let out an exclamation, but Baron Derian, who did not understand the meaning, only made a blank expression on his face.

*Illustration of Miruku’s battle outfit that flew to save Yuno