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“The 1st Infantry Regiment enters the canyon!”

At my command, the 1st Infantry Regiment, made up of soldiers from several noble families, began entering the canyon. Recruiting a regiment to enter the canyon was not difficult. This is because the vanguard was always a good position to establish a major, and nobles competed with each other to be the vanguard.

And among those nobles, those who were judged to have the lowest fighting ability were selected and the 1st Infantry Regiment was formed. Of course, the parties involved may not even be able to imagine such a thing.

And as if to prove that fact, the 1st Infantry Regiment was filled with confidence. They were advancing with confident steps, as if they could wipe out the enemy army at any time.

“1st Infantry Regiment! March on!”

Under the command of Rittenheim, commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment, the infantry regiment began to enter the canyon. The moment the 1st Infantry Regiment entered the canyon, I got off my horse and circled around the same spot.

“Why are you doing this, General?”

“What about the 1st Infantry Regiment? What happened?”

“I just entered. There is a long time left before news comes. Please wait slowly.”

That’s right. The problem now was that I was so frustrated that I was dying. In the game, it was possible to determine the movement of units in the sky. So, if something happened, I could know right away. However, since the game was not real, I had to just wait quietly until the soldiers who entered the canyon sent a messenger.

“I’m dying, really… ”

I feel like I’m dying of nervousness. Did my strategy work well? Am I right? Or is it wrong? And soon…

“Messenger!!! Messenger!!!”

A cavalry started to run from inside the canyon. It was a messenger.

“Is it a messenger? What is it about?”

“A large number of ambushers are deployed inside the canyon! The number is said to be over 10,000! We need reinforcements right now!”

As expected, there was an ambush in the canyon. And the scale was much bigger than I expected.

‘Is this why Georges Breastmire was completely destroyed in the original story…? ‘

With 10,000 soldiers ambushed in such rugged terrain, it was impossible to enter easily even if the number of friendly forces was twice that.

“General! We must send reinforcements now!”

“General! Even if it is an ambush, it is only 10,000! If your allies hit with all their might, you can crush them right away!”

“General! Please make a decision!”

The nobles started making noise. The plan was to lead the entire army into the canyon right now and destroy the ambushers. I ignored them.

“Do not enter the canyon.”

“General!”

“Instead.”

instead. Here, we respond with a standard strategy to deal with an ambush.

“At the entrance to the canyon, spread out the formation of the 2nd Infantry Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment diagonally, but leave the center empty to respond.”

“Yes? What do you mean! Even now, our troops are dying inside the canyon!”

“Don’t ask twice. I have the authority to command, so unless you want to cause a rebellion here, follow my orders.”

“General! Such words are cowardly! We only came here following the general’s persuasion, and we were by no means his subordinates… ”

“Are you planning to disobey the order?”

“… ”

Hearing my threatening voice, the nobleman backed away without saying anything. Because it was true that I had the authority to command. The noble soon bit his lip as if he was indignant and stepped back, and soon my orders began to be passed down to the entire unit.

Lord Braunschweig of the 2nd Infantry Regiment and Lord Liechtenrade of the 3rd Infantry Regiment each led their soldiers to the entrance of the canyon. They deployed their soldiers in a wide diagonal line and surrounded the entrance to the canyon.

While the 1st Infantry Regiment was ambushed inside the canyon and was in tatters, the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments surrounded the entrance to the canyon.

“You can’t defeat the enemy with this formation! What on earth are we going to do by forming a battle formation at the entrance of the canyon?”

“What on earth is the general thinking… ”

The central nobles thought that Lee Si-hyeon was fooling around. However, Lee Si-hyeon also had his own strategy.

“You are not the only one who is thirsty for your major. Rather, the enemy is even more thirsty for specialization. Because the previous day they had suffered a major defeat and lost many soldiers.”

Think about it. Which of the generals who won the previous day or the general who lost the previous day would want to make more achievements? It’s natural. The general who had been defeated the previous day must have wanted to make a major contribution even more.

“So, the enemy will chase the retreating allies, give up the advantageous terrain called the canyon, and come out to pursue them until the end. So, if our troops just set up camp at the entrance of the canyon and wait… ”

widely! The black knight I was holding caught the white knight.

“This means that you can turn around and defeat an enemy that has been pursuing you for too long.”

I fell into this fucking different world. This is a game that was in danger of death from the beginning. However, even if you are in danger of death, there is no guarantee that you will die.

—–

Meanwhile, Rittenheim, who leads the 1st Infantry Regiment, could not hide his bewilderment at the current situation.

“What on earth are they? Didn’t you say it was just an ordinary defeated soldier? The look in the eyes of the defeated soldiers was like that… !”

Rittenheim looked into the enemy’s eyes. The eyes of the enemy soldiers were all ferocious. It was not the look in the eyes of a defeated soldier who had lost the will to fight. Rather, it was the look of a vengeful spirit seeking revenge on his colleague.

Besides, what about preparations for battle? They formed a perfect battle formation and hoped that our troops would enter the canyon. Our troops were completely caught up in the operation. As proof, our troops were being defeated so easily.

“Fire the arrow!!!”

“The canyon is too high for the arrow to reach the top of the canyon!”

“Then, hang a ladder in the canyon, climb up, and kill the archers!”

“Every time you hang a ladder, a large stone rolls down and breaks the ladder!”

“Shoot the magic!”

“Every time an ally fires magic, the enemy fires magic as well, continuously canceling it out!”

“What the fuck!”

Kang! Rittenheim threw his spear to the floor.

“Are you saying that we have to lose all of our family’s troops like this? ”

I have made many mistakes since I was young. He once killed the eldest son of an unnamed noble family and once violated a woman. However, Heinrich von Rittenheim was never punished. This is because my father, the Marquis Rittenheim, took care of everything.

But this time was different. He came out with all his family’s troops. I came out with my family’s fate at stake. In such a situation, if you lose all of your family’s troops, you won’t just get scolded. Maybe he will be punished by the emperor for losing the empire’s precious troops…

“Well, that’s not enough!”

If you are punished by the emperor, your status as a noble will be over. They no longer receive the protection of aristocratic society. Rittenheim knew how miserable an aristocrat’s fate would be if he did not receive the protection of aristocratic society. You will come to an end where it would be better to die.

“What on earth should I do…? ”

At that moment, something came to mind.

“Main University! Have you contacted the main unit yet?”

“A messenger has been sent! Reinforcements will be arriving soon!”

“When did you send the messenger and it still hasn’t arrived?”

“It’s coming soon! Just a little more! Please endure just a little longer!”

At that moment, a group of cavalry appeared in front of Rittenheim. Rittenheim desperately swung his sword and knocked the cavalry in front of him off his horse. Rittenheim’s shoulders rose up and down. Huh, huh. Rittenheim sighed and sat down. That moment.

“Messenger!!! Messenger!!!”

“Is this a messenger from the main unit? What about reinforcements?”

“They say they can’t come!”

“What?”

“This is an order to retreat at your own risk!”

“This is crazy!”

Georges Brestmaier. The untrustworthy commander-in-chief abandoned the 1st Infantry Regiment. The Rittenheim family’s forces are in danger of being annihilated.

—–

Meanwhile, Reinhard von Effenstein, the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, was satisfied with the current situation.

Reinhard von Eppenstein was attacked by Wiene Franz and was defeated by only 10,000 soldiers, even though he had 30,000 soldiers.

Among the remaining 20,000 soldiers, many were injured and many supplies were lost, so only about 10,000 are currently capable of fighting.

But Reinhard von Eppenstein saw opportunity even in crisis. Now that the enemy has won a big victory, he will want to chase down his retreating allies. Fight back against the chasing enemy troops in the canyon. Reinhard von Eppenstein’s plan was to avenge the soldiers who died and at the same time establish a career.

And the plan worked out perfectly. Even though the stupid nobles of the imperial army must have vaguely sensed that there was an ambush in the canyon, they pushed in with all their might with their characteristic arrogant confidence. Reinhardt greeted the enemies with a formation that had been thoroughly prepared over several days, and the enemies were unable to use their hands or feet as arrows, stones, and magic were fired from the gorge.

The battle was truly one-sided. Our troops were continuously attacking from the top of the canyon to the bottom of the canyon, and the enemy was unable to use their hands or feet and was just defeated. and…

“General! The enemy is running away!”

Soon the enemy began to flee.

“What would you like to do? Do you want to chase? Otherwise, would you be satisfied with this?”

the knight asked. Effenstein, the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, thought for a moment. Should we chase here, or should we stop chasing and be satisfied? And the agent next to Effenstein stepped forward.

“General, you are satisfied here. This would have been enough revenge on the soldiers who were harmed.”

“Who is the commander-in-chief of the enemy army?”

“Yes?”

“Who is the commander-in-chief of the enemy army?”

It was a knight behind Effenstein who answered those words.

“When I entered the canyon, I saw the flag, but it looked like a bear standing on two legs and holding a sword. In other words, the commander-in-chief of the enemy army appears to be Georges Brestmire, the eldest son of the Brestmire family.”

“Georges Brestmaier… You’re a stupid central noble.”

In the empire, there is a central nobility called clan nobility and its opposite, an emerging nobility. The new nobles were capable because they rose through their own abilities, but the clan nobles were parasites of privilege living on the system and blood ties, so they were the height of incompetence. And Effenstein judged that the odds of winning would be high if the opponent was a central noble.

“Then chase and destroy the enemy.”

“General!”

Eppenstein’s agent, Usami, cried out in astonishment, but Eppenstein’s will was firm.

—–

Soon, Rittenheim’s 1st Infantry Regiment escaped from the canyon in tatters, having been heavily beaten by the rebels. And the rebel soldiers followed behind them.

However, the moment the rebel soldiers chasing their allies left the canyon, they had no choice but to see a completely different landscape than expected. More than 10,000 soldiers formed a battle formation as if surrounding the entrance to a canyon, waiting for the rebels.

At that moment, Reinhard von Eppenstein, the leader of the rebels, shouted.

“It’s a trap! Bite the soldier!”

Georges Brestmaier, or rather Si-Hyeon Lee, was impressed. It was easy to be stunned for a moment, but as soon as I saw this scene, I instantly recognized that it was a trap, which made me think that the enemy’s commander-in-chief was also quite capable. but…

“Already caught. Full army! Attack!”

At Lee Si-hyeon’s shout, the archers simultaneously pulled their bowstrings and the infantry began to run forward.