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Night raid.

Attack the enemy at night.

A surprise attack is a very difficult military operation in itself, but a night attack is one of the most difficult of such surprise attacks. This is because at night, there is a high possibility of mistakes due to lack of communication with each other and blindness.

However, a night attack is a tactic that, if successful, can turn even an unfavorable fight around. The Battle of Paengseong was like that, the Battle of Yusugu was like that, and the Battle of Okehazama was like that.

I should have known that fact better than anyone else in this world…

“Where are the allies! Your commander-in-chief is here! Gather around me!”

“Georges Brestmaier is here! Kill Georges Brestmaier!”

Dozens of cavalry rushed towards me. I took out my sword towards the leading cavalry. The leading cavalry swung a spear at me, and I blocked the spear with my sword, but the spear wielded by the cavalry and the sword wielded by the infantry were no match for me. I was knocked out by a single spear swung by an enemy and instantly rolled on the floor.

But it wasn’t all misfortune. This is because by rolling on the ground, he was able to escape the charge of dozens of cavalry that followed him. The troopers lost sight of me in the dark as I rolled on the ground and had no idea where I was.

It would have been best if I had just run away from here, but I think I was probably caught up in something at that time. The false pretense of being the hero of the country’s salvation or the number one figure in the military probably drove me crazy. So…

“Soldiers, do not retreat! Gather around me and fight! The enemy is only 25,000! That’s less than one-fifth of our troops! Never back down! Anyone who retreats will be cut down in the name of the Northern Army Commander!”

However, my shout became an opportunity for the enemy, not the friend. That’s right…

“Georges Brestmaier is over there!”

This is because it was like telling me exactly where I was in the dark, where I had no idea what was ahead.

At this, the enemy cavalry turned their horses and started running towards me again…

“This is crazy… ”

This time, I had a premonition of death at the sound of the horse’s hooves of the cavalry charging in a proper wedge formation.

And the next moment.

-hissing

Several cavalrymen fell from the air with the sound of someone’s sword cutting flesh. When I opened my tightly closed eyes, there was a familiar face there.

“Captain Lucas?”

It was Captain Lucas, the leader of the Oath Keepers.

“You are now a lieutenant colonel. Didn’t the commander-in-chief directly give you a special promotion to rank 2?”

“Oh, it was like that. How are we here?”

“How can you not know your location when you are screaming like that? However, next time, instead of screaming, just run away quietly. I also got a little hurt because I had to force my way through the road.”

After hearing that, I saw blood on Lucas’ side. It felt like I had been hit by an arrow.

“Trigram, are you okay?”

“I don’t think it’s time to worry about me. What they are targeting is not me, but the Commander-in-Chief.”

“Yes, but… ”

“No need for long words. Let’s get on.”

Lucas took the horse from the cavalryman he had just killed, put me in front, and rode behind him. And then he started running without saying a word.

“Wait! You can’t run away from here! If we run away, the army will fall!”

“Didn’t you know? The military has already collapsed. Because the other nobles all ran away, all the soldiers of the other nobles were destroyed, and the only one left was the Commander-in-Chief. There is no chance of victory if the commander-in-chief stays alone and fights like this.”

“What? All 130,000 people run away? The enemy is less than 30,000?”

“Ha… Well, there were several processes to get there. The allies fought each other thinking they were enemies because they couldn’t check the flag because it was night, but found out later that they were allies. Or they opened the castle gate thinking they were allies running away from the enemy. It is said that Viné Franz took advantage of the rain and entered a mountain path that no one knew about, ignoring the soldiers at the front and striking right at the center. While all these things were happening, wasn’t the Commander-in-Chief sleeping drunk? In any case, what is certain is that there is no chance of winning. Just quietly run away.”

“But… That’s 130,000! 130,000! The enemy is only 25,000! Do you think it makes sense for us to lose when the difference is over 100,000 degrees?”

“Have you not learned history?”

“I learned it, but what does it mean!”

“Have you never seen a case in history where a battle with tens of thousands of differences was overturned?”

“… ”

there is. To be honest, it’s a lot. There are more than ten that come to mind right now. But, but…

“In those cases, it was all because the losing side did something stupid… ”

Unless the losing side makes a serious mistake, its absolute advantage is unshakable. The only time a battle with a several-fold difference was lost was when the losing side did something stupid.

“So, I’m the stupid one?”

“To put it bluntly, it is so this time.”

“Not someone else, but me? I, who had been wary of a revolt by Vinnet Franz for years, did such a foolish thing?”

“You haven’t been paying attention recently, which you said you’ve been doing for several years. Haven’t you been hanging out with nobles and drinking for months?”

“… ”

that… right. But it wasn’t completely thoughtless. Those nobles are the ones who will rule the world after the battle is over. If you become friends in advance…

No, it was all just an excuse. It was my fault for thinking that the battle was over before it even started. Before the battle started, all you had to think about was the battle.

“Asshole… ”

Only swear words came out. It wasn’t about anyone else, it was about me. I was pathetic. If there was anyone in this battle who was the dumbest, it was me. And the moment I thought so.

“Huh?”

“Uh!”

I made eye contact with someone. That someone was an enemy. A group of enemy infantry lit up and blocked Lucas and I’s escape route.

“Joe, Joe, it’s Georges Brestmeier!!!”

“Archers!!! Archers!!!”

“Spearmen! Block the road! Archers! Shoot!”

“What the fuck! Commander-in-Chief! Bow down! We’re screwed!”

As I crouched, a moment later the horses began to move violently and the infantry began to move away.

“Uh, uh! Grab it!!!”

“Don’t miss it!”

“Shoot! Shoot!!!”

The infantry’s voices faded away and I breathed a sigh of relief.

“Whew, you are really good at it. If you survive, you are special.”

“Unfortunately, that seems difficult.”

Blood was flowing from Lucas’ head as he said that. When I looked closely, I saw dozens of arrows stuck in his body. While I was leaning down, he was hit by an arrow.

“Unfortunately, I think that’s it for me. Oh, and thank you for the promotion to lieutenant colonel. Honestly, I couldn’t even dream… ”

dump. He fell, and the horse also fell with the recoil.

I tried to shake Lucas to wake him up.

“Lucas! Are you okay? Lucas!”

However, when I checked Lucas’s pulse, I found that Lucas’ heart was no longer beating.

“Damn it! Why on earth!”

Why? It was a story we all knew. It was all because of me. This was all my mistake.

I tried to raise the horse, but now I saw that the horse had also been hit by a lot of arrows. It was actually a miracle that I was able to run so far.

The horse was lying on the ground and shaking, and I bowed my head to Lucas and headed toward the mountain path.

I just realized it when I saw those soldiers. Vinnet Franz was even predicting my escape route. The main road is dangerous. It is safer to run away from the road.

—–

It seems like I walked for a really long time. The mountain was big and there were many soldiers. As I was walking and avoiding the soldiers, I came across a private house. I carefully opened the door of the private house I had managed to find. An old couple in a private house gasped when they saw me wearing a sword and covered in blood. I immediately raised my hand.

“I have no intention of harming you. I just came here to get a bowl of honey water.”

The old couple watched me quietly and said this.

“I don’t have honey water, but I have well water. Would you like some of that?”

I quickly nodded. The old couple brought out water, and I asked them to drink it first, and then drank it hungrily.

At first I was worried that the old couple would sell me to Viné Franz’s soldiers, but that did not happen. The old couple dug up herbs, dyed my hair, lent me their clothes, and then buried my armor in the ground. And they hid me there until Viné Franz’s soldiers stopped searching the mountains.

Three months later. Northern District Army.

“Unfortunately, Commander Georges Breastmeier has passed away. Viné Franz sent us the remains of Mr. Lucas, who was escorting the Commander. Mr. Lucas died, but how could that weak Commander have survived?”

Mario let out a sigh at Lieutenant Colonel Chloe’s words.

“It is highly likely, but I think it is worth waiting a little longer. Above all, our Northern Army will not return without the commander. Why were the Northern Territories able to come all the way here? Isn’t it all because of the commander?”

“I waited for 3 months. I’m saying this is enough. If we wait any longer, there is a high possibility that the Northern Army itself will move away from the center of power. We need to appoint a new leader before it’s too late.”

“But… Who are you electing as the new leader? To be honest, other than you, there was absolutely no one capable of becoming a leader?”

“That’s… ”

Chloe didn’t answer. No, I couldn’t answer accurately. Who can become the new leader instead of Georges Brestmaier? Who exactly? There was no one. The Northern Army was created thanks to one man, Georges Brestmaier. and…

“Chloe!!! Chloe!!!”

“I told you I was in an important meeting right now! If there is a problem, after the meeting is over… ”

“Outside, the Commander has come back alive!”

“Yes???”

At those words, everyone in the conference room stood up.