episode_0061

Meanwhile, Franz was suffering from migraines.

‘Damn, my head hurts…’ ‘

It happened in the original story as well, but we couldn’t stop it this time either.

Leona trusted Blois again and was betrayed again. What was even worse was that Franz, despite knowing the fact, was unable to prevent this incident.

I couldn’t help it. This was because the Duchy of Savoy, where Blois was located, was far away, and Leona raised an army too quickly.

Leona’s strength, the quick attack, turned out to be a huge disadvantage this time. Leona was a master of quick attacks, but this time she overlooked the fact that quick attacks always come with risks.

‘Did the miraculous event of the 48-day enthronement backfire? ‘

Repeated success experience. This made Leona forget the possibility of failure. I thought everything would go back to my account.

And, that arrogance created the current situation.

‘Leona is an absolute genius. Without Leona, I would never have come this far. But Leona is so innocent. Like a child… ‘

The world called her a tyrant and feared her, but it occurred to her that she might actually be a lonely child in her heart.

‘Can we win?’

afraid. I am so afraid.

Our troops are 10,000. Less than 20,000.

enemy commander. A class A military officer with leadership skills of 86 and strength of 90.

‘Can I do it?’

Will you be able to survive against twice as many enemies?

And that too, against an army led by a superior enemy.

‘Lucille… ‘

If I had known this would happen, I would have left Lucille behind.

Of course, if it had been Lucille, she would have refused, but if I insisted until the end, she would have pretended not to win and listened to me in the end.

Could I have been caught looking? I made eye contact with Lucille.

Lucille looked at Franz and smiled slightly. Franz found that smile heartbreaking.

—–

A letter arrived from Leona.

The message was that since the supply from the rear had disappeared and they could no longer fight, they would retreat somehow.

[The friendly forces recruited commanders to take charge of the rear, but Clemens, Haakon, Garcia, etc. resigned. In the end, the mission was entrusted to Oh No-ra, who declared herself the last person.]

The role of the last unit of the defeated army is to fight against the pursuing enemy while the main unit retreats, and to catch up with the fleeing main unit again. It was a miserable role that had to be repeated infinitely until the end of the war.

Therefore, it was understandable that the brave Haakon and Clemens resigned from their roles as last resort. This was because they were knights, but before that, they were monarchs in charge of a single family.

‘Onora is in charge of the Stenia area, and I am in charge of the Savoy area.’

Onora would have been able to buy time even in the worst case. Onora’s leadership level is 93, which is slightly lower than Leona’s.

‘Okay, let’s go.’

I don’t know what will happen.

Isn’t this something that can be solved just by holding on to your bitter stomach?

—–

“I’ll be honest with you.”

Franz spoke in the dark tent.

There are about 10 people listening to this. They were Franz’s knights.

“The chances of winning this battle are slim. Our goal is to be defeated but to take our time. So we let Leona run away.”

“… ”

“I know it’s a shameless thing to say. That is why I ask you this.”

Franz bowed his head to the knights, and the knights were astonished and helped Franz up.

“Please risk your life. Please save Leona with your lives. Instead, I will make a promise to you. If you gain territory through major achievements in this battle, I will share it all with you without receiving even a single piece of territory. If you die in this battle, even to your family.”

“… ”

“Please!”

Franz bowed his head once again. The knights looked at each other’s faces.

Among them, a brave knight in his early 30s asked.

“Is there anyone here who values their life?”

The knights looked at each other’s faces. Soon, the knights who were looking at each other began to chuckle one by one.

“Puhaha!”

Franz was just surprised to see the knights suddenly bursting into laughter.

“Why is everyone smiling…? ?”

“Actually, I’ve been asked the same question before.”

“Same question?”

“When Franz joined Henryk.”

Now that I think about it, something like that happened. It was about 10 years ago

“We were in danger of having to fight Andeln’s army of 20,000 soldiers with 12,000 soldiers. At that time, Sir Baldo happened to ask the same question. Is there anyone here who values their life?”

“… ”

“At this, everyone shouted and said that their lives were not a waste. It was a similar situation back then as it is now. The number of enemies was about twice that of our troops.”

In the end, we passed without a fight due to Henryk’s surrender.

“Same as then. We don’t value our lives. If Sir Franz fights, we can only follow him.”

You mean like that… Only then did I realize. I only followed Leona’s back. So we came this far. However, just as I ran after Leona, there were also people who ran after me.

“Don’t forget. Just as Sir Franz fights for Leona, we also fight for Sir Franz.”

My eyes grew hot. I felt like crying. Baldo-gyeong quickly noticed this and raised both hands and waved them.

“Now, now! Everyone disperse! Disband!”

“Let’s go prepare for battle~”

“Let’s give it a try to see if I die or the enemy dies!”

Soon the knights finished preparing for battle.

The next day, I had my first encounter with Blue Army.

—–

Franz’s vassals and soldiers were preparing for battle.

The leadership was gathered in the barracks, laying down maps and listening to Lucille’s operational briefing.

“Common sense suggests that the Savoy army’s route of advance is west. The path that takes you to Lake Mallion is because you can move faster on flat ground. In that case, it would be right for us to station our troops on the mountains where we can attack the Savoy army’s flank.”

The vassals nodded. That was a common sense decision.

“But Blois is an outstanding person. By fighting as an ally with Bloua in several battles so far, I was able to understand her strategies. If she is, she will definitely come to the mountains to the east, not the plains to the west. Because they’re predicting we’ll be in the mountains.”

Blois’s leadership ability was 86. 86 could be considered the strongest in the human world. But it does not reach the heavenly world. This means that even though he is the best among ordinary people, he cannot become a genius.

“Blois is a careful strategist. Just because it is a chase, we will not rush and operate the military calmly. You have to tap on the stone bridge before crossing it. That’s why we.”

Lucille took back all the flags she had planted in front.

“Encamp on the mountain, but place the main camp halfway up the mountain, not at the beginning.”

And the little flags being placed again.

“On the way up the mountainside, little by little, ambushers are deployed to engage in guerrilla warfare. But keep in mind: The purpose of tactics is not to cause great damage to the enemy, but to slow down the enemy’s advance. There is no need to fight to the death.”

Lucille spoke to the knights.

“Fight. And survive. Let’s all go home together.”

“Wow!!!”

The soldiers outside the barracks flinched at the sudden shout. However, soon realizing that this was a shout to boost morale, the soldiers also began to shout together. The soldiers shouted for the mountain to leave. As if trying to shake off fear.

‘As expected, leadership 91 is different.’

In fact, even if I wasn’t there, Lucille plays a similar role to me. That was the case in the original story. Although I took away all of Lucille’s opportunities and had no chance to be active, Lucille was also a commander who fell into the category of a great commander. Today, I felt like I saw Lucille’s true colors.

—–

As Lucille expected, the Blois army marched up the mountain.

As I was waiting at the main camp, I could not know the details of the situation, but I heard gunshots and assumed that the enemy was coming.

The defense line Lucille created was beautiful. From defense facilities to ships, there were many devices that slowed down the enemy’s advance, and those devices worked, causing the enemy troops to disperse and not advance properly.

The friendly forces unilaterally attacked the enemy and retreated little by little, while the enemy struggled to advance as if they were stuck in a swamp.

High leadership ability and high intelligence.

Lucille’s command was excellent, and I realized that our army was winning while just watching from the main camp.

‘If things continue like this, there will be no problem with the retreat.’

It exhausts the Savoy family’s soldiers and causes the allies to retreat. That’s enough.

Onora will be in charge of the Sthenian front in the north.

‘But why am I suddenly anxious?’

For some reason, it feels like there is something I’m overlooking…

However, the identity of the anxiety was unknown, and we continued the favorable battle with Lucille’s command from the front.