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Zenon Plain Restoration War (3)

The cavalry led by Cordelia crossed the border and traveled through the Plain of Zenon at high speed.

‘If it were normal soldiers, they would have caught up a long time ago… Damn it!! Your Majesty has truly created a strong army!!’

However, the speed of the elite soldiers who had gone through rigorous training was so fast that even with the cavalry she had trained herself, she ran for almost two hours before seeing the 3,000 heavy infantry carrying the standards of the 7th and 8th corps marching forward. was able to find

“Stop!! Stop!!”

When Cordelia shouted loudly, waving the golden eagle flag symbolizing the emperor, only then did the marching soldiers stop.

“Where are the Talbot Seals, the Scales Seals, and the Pastolf Seals?”

At Cordelia’s soft but angry voice, a soldier ran forward and brought his superior.

“Lord Cordelia? How about here?”

“That’s what I have to say!! Talbot Seal! What on earth is this? Are you moving your troops without permission from the commander or corps commander? How can people who know very well that this is an act tantamount to rebellion act like this!!”

“What do you mean? A rebellion? We have come out here to defeat those Teseito bandits who illegally occupied the Zenon Plain and to dedicate the glory of victory to the emperor!!”

“What Cheonjang said is correct!! Even if you are Lord Cordelia, you cannot do anything about our loyalty to the Emperor!!”

Cordelia was appalled at the sight of Talbot and his soldiers appearing so confidently.

“Anyway, this is not the time! In a situation where it is unknown how Tesseito will move, such actions will only cause the soldiers to die in vain!! Your punishment will be postponed for a while, so make the soldiers retreat quickly!!”

“That’s not possible. We came here prepared to die!!”

“Victory or death!!”

“Eternal victory to His Majesty the Great Emperor!!”

The soldiers’ eyes were burning with fanaticism called loyalty. Moreover, when the advance was halted, Cordelia bit her lip tightly as she saw the other Heavenly Seals who came running to find out what was going on, joining in and inciting the soldiers.

‘Oh, that’s not possible… It would be impossible to persuade him with rational words. then…’

Sreung!

Cordelia took out the spear she had on her back and aimed it at Talbot Seal’s neck.

“…What are you doing? Lord Cordelia?”

When Cordelia tried to use force, the cavalry under her command aimed their spears at the necks of other commanders, and in response to that movement, other legionnaires also reached for their weapons and attempted to surround Cordelia.

“I give this order as the representative of His Majesty the Emperor and the representative of Commander-in-Chief Mayer!! All soldiers, return to station!! Please do not forget that this is an order given on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor who is not present!!”

As the flag symbolizing the emperor fluttered in the wind along with the words “Hwangmyeong”, the soldiers’ movements stopped.

However, Chief Talbot, Chief Scales, and Chief Pastolf of the 8th Legion raised their heads as if they were proud despite the spear blades pointed at their necks.

“…A general on the battlefield can refuse even the royal order!!”

“We will definitely achieve victory and prove our loyalty to Your Majesty”

“So please pretend not to see us. Lord Cordelia!!”

“…. No. Military law is military law! It is only during combat that a commander on the battlefield can refuse orders…”

Cordelia was trying to explain the severity of military law, but stopped talking and turned her head when she heard the familiar sound of a horn coming from afar.

Puuu~~ Puuu~~

‘This is… the sound of Tesseito’s marching trumpet!! The enemy has arrived within a stone’s throw!!’

Although the soldiers had a strong body, their other senses were like ordinary people. They looked at Cordelia with strange eyes as she suddenly did something strange as if she had not heard the trumpet sound, but Cordelia lowered her spear and ran towards the soldiers, shouting loudly. I shouted.

“The enemy is just around the corner!! Teseito-kun will arrive here soon!! All troops, prepare for battle!!”

“What are you talking about? Lord Cordelia!! We still have to advance for about an hour more to reach the enemy’s base!!”

Cordelia was taken aback by the sight of the Heavenly Seals who still seemed to have not grasped the situation, but explaining the situation was the most urgent priority.

“Are you really thinking that Teseito-kun couldn’t figure out your movements after coming this far? Prepare to retreat quickly!! We must maintain our battle formation and retreat calmly!!”

“Ah, no… We also expected that and marched at maximum speed…”

“Tesseito’s main type of soldier is cavalry!! Of course, the scouts are also made up of cavalry!! This place is already…”

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Doo doo doo doo

Before Cordelia finished speaking, a loud horn sounded again, and the sound of huge horses’ hooves from afar began to echo throughout the battlefield.

“It actually went well!! Even if you don’t run for another hour, the enemies will meet you! If you do this, you won’t be violating military law, right? Lord Cordelia?”

“…We’ll talk about that later. If you retreat anyway, you will end up giving up your rear to the enemy… so you have no choice but to fight!!”

“Good!! Set up a dense formation for the entire army!! Let’s show the poor Tesseito cavalry how good we are at spears!!”

“Wait a minute!!”

Cordelia naturally had to stop the Heavenly Seals who were trying to form a dense formation.

“The place where the dust is rising in the distance is probably the location of the enemy cavalry. If the sound of hooves like this from this distance is approximately 5,000… no, 6,000 heavy cavalry!! A dense formation against heavy cavalry that is twice as large as ours? Obviously, we will allow the breakthrough, and the moment the square is broken, our troops will be annihilated!!”

“Yes? It can’t be! According to the information our scout brought back, there are only about 1,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry in this base!!”

However, the scout’s report that followed showed that Cordelia’s words were true.

“What, what? The enemy consists of 5,500 heavy cavalry, including 1,500 archers? That’s ridiculous!!”

Next to Talbot Seal, who was astonished by the scout’s report, Scales Seal grabbed his shoulder and shook him to come to his senses.

“This is not the time!! This is a completely plain area. As Lord Cordelia said, if we fight in an all-out war, we will be at a huge disadvantage!!”

“Then how about this? There is a forest over there, although it is very small. We will hide all the archers in our army over there, and all the infantry will slowly move near the forest to lure the enemy cavalry. And the moment the heavy infantry withstands the first enemy charge, there will be a chance of victory if Cordelia charges with the cavalry at the same time as the archers attack.”

‘Hmm… It’s definitely small, but the bushes are dense, so it looks perfect for ambushing archers… And if we can prevent the heavy cavalry from breaking through even once, the effect will be doubled when our cavalry charges. ‘There is no easier target than cavalry that has lost its mobility.’

Cordelia nodded because the plan proposed by the 8th Legion’s Commander Pastolf was quite plausible.

“…For now, that seems to be the best method. Clearly, at the moment, it looks like we have no choice but to shock the enemy as much as possible to break their will to pursue, and then retreat slowly. Your sins will be buried later! Now let’s all work together and aim to escape from the enemy!!”

When Cordelia agreed to their plan, the expressions of the Heavenly Seals also brightened.

“Then, since I have experience leading archers, I will lead all three hundred archers into the forest. Talbot, Scales. Please take good care of my subordinates”

“Don’t worry!! Isn’t it because we assumed this unfavorable battle that we have endured such intense training so far? Maybe His Majesty expected this too!! Let’s show those Tesseitos that our Balkan legionnaires are invincible!!”

Pastolf looked at Cordelia with a smile as he saw Talbot quickly regaining his strength after overcoming the previous shock.

“Lord Cordelia, I will also hand over command of the cavalry of our 8th Legion to you. I’m sorry for making you take on the difficult role of charging and attacking the enemy’s heavy cavalry!”

“No. I should have persuaded you sooner, even by force… Let’s make this a real victory. Glory of victory to His Majesty the Emperor!!”

“Endless glory to the Balkan Empire!!”

visor!!

The Heavenly Seals and Cordelia’s weapons clashed, and they each headed to their units to command their troops.

From a distance, the Tesseito heavy cavalry was approaching at high speed, raising a magnificent cloud of dust, creating a feeling of tremendous pressure, but the Balkan Imperial Army was also watching the enemy with courageous eyes and quickly preparing to meet the enemy according to the orders of the commander of each unit. went out

Thus began an all-out war between the Balkan Empire and the Kingdom of Tesseito from the outskirts of the Zeno Plain.

*Fiona Sinclair de Leonhart illustration ver1

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*Fiona Sinclair de Leonhart illustration undressing ver.