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Zenon Plain Restoration War (5)

“Kk.. It’s not that easy after all…”

The Tesseito-style heavy cavalry led by Cordelia repeated several assaults and efficiently annihilated the enemy cavalry entangled with the friendly heavy infantry, but her unit, which numbered only about 500, was not enough to completely annihilate the 3,000 heavy cavalry. It was difficult.

Still, she succeeded in giving the heavy infantry some time to catch their breath and reorganize their units, so she also pushed back her units and prepared to charge once again.

“Lord Cordelia!! Look over there!!”

“Hmm? Why over there..? shit!! Full army!! Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!!”

The momentum of Tesseito’s heavy cavalry, which was running with Count Mula at the head, raising a huge cloud of dust, was terrifying.

Moreover, while the Balkan Army was reorganizing its battle lines, Tesseito’s army was also reorganizing its line, joining the heavy cavalry that was now running, and preparing to charge at the Balkan Imperial Army again.

“Axe soldiers, go forward and focus on attacking the enemy cavalry’s battle horses!! We must not give them time to reorganize their battle lines!!”

” Spearmen, focus on attacking the horsemen!! All attention must be paid to knocking the enemy off his horse!!

The two generals, Talbot and Scales, encouraged the soldiers to fight most efficiently and pushed the Tesseito army forward, but soon Count Mula and his elite cavalry, running at high speed, attacked the infantry like a wave.

Burbubbubbuk!!

“Overlapping the shields to attack the enemy…. Wow!!”

As before, the heavy infantrymen who had gathered their thick shields together to resist Tesseito’s heavy cavalry were instantly cut down with their shields under Count Mula’s sword, and the soldiers, who knew very well what the bluish sword energy on his sword meant, were terrified. He shouted with a tired face.

“He’s a master!! The enemy master has appeared!!”

“Do not fight head on, avoid the Master and attack other enemies first!!”

“Use the long spear to check the warhorse the enemy master is riding!! Distance must never be allowed!!”

The two Heavenly Seals were also taken aback by the unexpected appearance of the Master, but they followed the battle manual prepared by Yuno and widened the distance between them and Count Mula, threatening his warhorse with their long spears.

Squeak! Squeak!!

Every time Count Mula swung his sword full of sword energy, the spear that was holding him in check broke like a piece of corn, but the actions of the Balkan Empire army still managed to stop his movements and effectively block his movements.

But Count Mula did not run alone.

The knights guarding him and numerous heavy cavalry were following behind him and attacking the Balkan Empire Army, so the Imperial Army, which was only concerned about Count Mula, suffered tremendous damage and was driven back to the point where its formation was about to collapse.

“Our troops are in danger!! Balkan Guard Cavalry!! Follow me!!”

And in the meantime, the Tesseito-type heavy cavalry led by Cordelia, who had finished reorganizing the battle line, attacked the flank of the cavalry led by Count Mula.

“Count Mula!! The side… the side is opening!!”

“What? Does the enemy cavalry still have that much potential left?”

Count Mula was startled by the report that came from behind, so he stopped swinging his sword and looked back.

Although their number was only one-fifth that of the cavalry he led, Count Mula was amazed at the sight of the Balkan cavalry skillfully exploiting the gaps in the flanks and effectively breaking up the formation.

“Great!! There was such a great cavalry commander in the Balkans!!”

“Count! Please give instructions!! If this happens and it becomes separated from the rear row, there is a risk that the damage will increase even further!! Even now, the enemy infantry’s spirit is coming back to life!!”

Count Mula looked blankly at Cordelia skillfully commanding the cavalry and swinging her spear to cut down her soldiers, but came to her senses after hearing the words of her advisor and looked straight ahead again.

“For His Majesty the Great Emperor!! Death to the enemies!!”

“Give Tesseito, who dared to invade Balkan territory, a taste of the power of the Balkan Empire!! Even if it means dying, we must endure the enemy until the end!!”

Although it was only for a short time, Cordelia’s actions caused him to stop using his sword, and through that gap, the Balkan Empire’s heavy infantry rekindled their dying fighting spirit and began to put up fierce resistance.

Due to the fierce battle, there were only about 1,000 Balkan troops left, but as if there was a reason for their survival, they engaged in a melee with the cavalry and dealt with them step by step by knocking the cavalry off their horses with hooks or targeting their horses first to make them fall. It was going.

‘The imperial army has changed… It was originally an imperial army that boasted strong cohesion and defensive power… but it was clearly not at this level… It was not even half of our size and was completely outgunned in the beginning, but it continued to put up such strong resistance. I can’t believe I’m leaving… If I were to face the same number of people, maybe…’

It was a remark that might have weakened the soldiers’ morale if he said it out loud, so Count Mulla only thought about it to himself, but he looked with admiration at the Balkan Empire army, which continued to fight head-on with the cavalry, overcoming the power of the warhorse with the strength of its body. .

But despite this, he drove his horse forward again and shouted as he cut down the enemy soldiers one by one.

“Balkan Empire Army!! I am the commander of the cavalry of the Zenon Plain garrison in the Kingdom of Tesseito, and I am Count Mula, the fourth sword of His Majesty the King of Tesseito!! I have seen your struggles very well, and I think highly of you!! So surrender at this point!! If you surrender now, I promise to guarantee your new soldiers, and I promise in my name to send you back to the Balkans the moment the war ends!! So don’t surrender at this point and throw away your precious life!!”

The eyes of Balkan soldiers began to waver at the unconventional conditions of guaranteeing their lives and future return. but…

In their eyes, they also saw the image of Cordelia returning to camp after successfully cutting off the enemy’s waist.

Clothes completely messed up and body cut here and there with blood flowing down. And the sight of her holding the reins with one arm, which was broken and shaking as if from a great shock, and holding high the golden eagle flag with the other arm, without any damage, caught the soldiers’ attention at a glance.

“Talbot’s thousand people!! Scales Cheonindae!! And Pastolf Thousand Ligaments!! listen carefully!! I’m sorry for making you get involved in our foolish greed for majors!! Especially Pastolf Thousand Ligaments!! Please do not forgive us for losing your captain in vain! But!!!”

“Your Majesty the Great Emperor!! Is it okay to dishonor the great Balkan absolute? The Emperor’s flag!! The honor of His Majesty the Emperor!! Does it have to fall into the hands of enemies? ”

Talbot and Scales’ speeches penetrated the hearts of the soldiers who were looking at the brilliantly shining Golden Eagle flag.

“Absolutely not!! Even if we all die here!!”

“I will protect His Majesty’s flag!!”

There were less than 1,000 soldiers left, but they were completely united under Yuno’s banner.

And Talbot and Scales handed over their and Pastolf’s thousand-man banners to Cordelia, who had returned to the camp.

“This is…”

“Sir Cordelia. This is so… I have to ask you a sorry favor”

Sir ” is a knight of His Majesty the Emperor, and a knight who protects His Majesty’s military discipline. So please escape this battlefield and protect His Majesty’s standards. And please return the flag of our Thousand People’s Unit to Your Majesty. In return for failing to properly carry out His Majesty’s orders, we will all bury our bones here!!”

“Ha, but!!”

Cordelia, who was about to say something more out of pity, lowered her head when she saw their hot eyes.

Even if the unit was annihilated, the military discipline was supposed to prevent it from being captured by the enemy, and if it was the military standard that symbolized the emperor, it was natural that there was no need to say more.

And it was true that her unit was the only one here that could do it.

“…. I understand. We will escape from here and report your final fate to His Majesty. And I will protect your honor by clearly testifying that you fought for the Balkans until the end”

“Thank you. Lord Cordelia”

“Thanks to those words, we were able to die happily”

chuck!!

After saluting Talbot and Scales, Cordelia got back on her horse while holding their military standards.

Her broken arm was convulsing under the weight of the heavy flag, and her warhorse was on the verge of complete exhaustion, but she placed the standard on her back and rode toward the other side of the battlefield.

“Guard Cavalry!! Escape the battlefield!! Don’t let our soldiers’ sacrifices be in vain!! We must ensure that not a single person falls behind!! Do you understand!!”

“Yes!! Okay!!”

As the cavalry departed with a powerful voice, Talbot and Scales drew their swords.

“The cavalry will return our military uniforms!!”

“We will die here!! Our names will live forever!! Let’s clearly show the enemies the spirit of Balkan boys!!”

As the Thousand Seals directly took the lead, the remaining Balkan Empire troops also threw away their shields, lightened their bodies, and formed an assault formation with only their swords in hand.

“Imperial Army!! Charge!! For His Majesty the Emperor!!!”

“For the Balkans!!”

Count Mula smiled bitterly as he looked at the heavy infantry of the Balkan Empire charging in with their swords drawn, even the wounded soldiers, and the cavalry disappearing in the distance with their standards raised high.

‘Whoa… That’s really amazing… I don’t know how they ended up sending such a small number of troops here… but if other Balkan armies are at that level, this war… will definitely not be easy… Emperor It’s a pity that I lost the military discipline, but I’ll have to be satisfied with capturing 3,000 elite heavy infantrymen…’

After sighing for a moment, Count Mula drew his sword again and rode his horse directly to the lead.

“Tesseito Cavalry!! Charge!! Let them go in peace!! Leave no prisoners!!”

Count Mula, who cut off the heads of Talbot and Scales, who were at the forefront swinging his sword at him, led his men and surrounded the remaining forces of the imperial army, wiping them out one by one.

After about 30 minutes, there was no Balkan Empire soldier alive on the plain, and the Teseito Kingdom army enjoyed the joy of victory, rejoicing that they had won the first battle of the war.

‘Should I call it a victory… no matter how much heavy infantry we faced… we annihilated 3,000 infantry with close to 7,000 cavalry, but suffered close to 3,000 casualties… tsk.’

Count Mula, who could not be purely happy, sighed for a moment, but decided to place significance in the fact that he had marked the first battle with victory, and declared victory by raising his sword high together with his soldiers.

“Count. What to do with the bodies of our enemies? Wouldn’t it be better to cut off everyone’s throats and hang them up for the enemy to see?”

It was the staff’s mantra to break the enemy’s morale, but Count Mula shook his head.

“No. You can’t insult the body of a brave soldier like that. After collecting the bodies of your allies, collect the bodies of your enemies as well. After returning to the garrison, put it on a cart with a white flag and send it to the enemy!”

“Ha, but…”

Thing!

He was a member of the staff who tried to raise a counterargument for a moment, but when Count Mula glared at him strongly, he nodded, and the body of the imperial soldier was cleaned up and sent to the Balkan army’s garrison.

In this way, the first battle of the Battle of Zenon Plain ended in victory for the Tesseito Kingdom army.

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