episode_0069

February 3, 558.

I turned 29 and my sister and wife Lucille turned 23.

While the friendly forces dealt with the Carter family, they also consolidated internal affairs.

Then one day, the Carter family invaded with 15,000 soldiers. The friendly forces responded with 20,000 soldiers.

Felix asked curiously.

“If you issue a mobilization order, 80,000 people will gather, but why do you respond with only 20,000 people?”

I stroked Felix’s head. It seemed like he was still young and didn’t know a lot.

“It’s money.”

“Money?”

“It costs a lot of money to raise and move soldiers. An unimaginably large amount of money. The more soldiers there are, the more money the money becomes astronomical.”

“That’s right.”

“Henry Neville noticed that our army’s treasury was empty and wanted our army to spend money, so he attacked with a small army. If we respond with a large army, our army will spend a lot of money as Henry Neville intended.”

“Ah, so you only deal with it with slightly more troops than your opponent.”

“Yes.”

Felix carried around a piece of paper and wrote down every word I said.

“However, if you have some concerns… ”

“What is it?”

“Nothing.”

There’s no need to worry Felix. I just smiled slightly.

—–

When our troops arrived at the front, Henry Neville had already dropped several castles.

I, who believed I would arrive on time, couldn’t help but be embarrassed. This is because Henry Neville’s army moved faster than expected and was stronger than expected.

Henry Neville’s army was powerful. Much more than we thought.

Until 20 years ago, the Carter family was nothing more than a minor vassal of a large and prestigious family.

However, as the turmoil continued, the Carter family led a rebellion led by a famous general named Henry Neville, and as expected, the rebellion was a huge success and it was the Carter family that absorbed all of the master’s forces.

In other words, Henry Neville was a strong general who had already proven himself in many wars.

He was an overwhelming master whose leadership skills in the game also shined at 97.

Herein lies my concern. We are overwhelming in terms of soldiers, but can we deal with 97 in leadership ability?

The answer would soon be known.

—–

Henry Neville divided the army into 10,000 and 5,000 men.

The plan was to organize 5,000 troops into a detachment, turn to the rear of the allies, and surround the allies’ castle with 10,000 troops. It is a tactic that has been widely used since ancient times, and although there is no specific name for the tactic, it could be called mobile warfare.

However, it was not a tactic appropriate for the situation.

“What are you thinking?”

Franz Mayer was dumbfounded. Henry Neville. A master general with leadership skills of 97 and intelligence of 96. Why does a master like this do such a foolish thing?

They made the mistake of dispersing troops in an unfavorable situation. If it came out this way, there was only one thing we had to do. He went out of the castle and defeated the 10,000 surrounding enemies with 20,000 soldiers.

Yes. This tactic was a tactic that paid off when the person using it had the advantage.

“I don’t know what they are thinking, but I have no choice but to respond to the provocation.”

The allies immediately moved the bottle out of the castle. Accordingly, the enemy began to gather soldiers in one place, and a confrontation between allies and enemies began.

The battle began with friendly cannon fire.

Our troops dragged out all the cannons on the castle wall and started firing at the enemy.

Cannons are good. This is because it forces the enemy to attack first.

The enemy can attack ‘first’ simply by threatening ‘If we stay like this, we will all die from your cannons?’ And the one who attacks first will run out of stamina faster.

And just as he thought, Henry Neville first used his army and began attacking our troops.

Henry Neville’s military system closely resembled Krusenstein’s. The method was to place the long spear in front and the musketeers behind it.

‘You followed our military.’

In Earth’s history, when Spain invented Tercio, it spread throughout Europe. The same thing was happening here too.

‘However, it shows that aid has the power.’

Even in the history of the Earth, Spain’s Tercio was recognized more than other countries. It would be the same here as well. I will show you the power of the suzerainty.

“Spearhead, advance!”

I thought so and shouted. Our army’s vanguard, led by Asilia, began to advance. The tips of each other’s spears began to become entangled, and the vanguards of both armies used long spears to push away each other’s spear tips.

Contrary to initial thoughts that it would be superior, Henry Neville’s army was strong. One way or another, the soldiers were trained well as his leadership ability was 97. but…

‘We will win in the end.’

Of course, if the level is similar, 20,000 will beat 10,000. Isn’t it common sense?

The enemy used a variety of methods to shake up our troops, such as forming a separate unit to target the flanks or pretending to leave to lure them out.

But Franz Mayer knew Henry Neville well. The fact that Henry Neville was a master general with outstanding talent.

That’s why Franz Mayer never gave in easily. Just deal with the enemy’s moves as defensively as possible and do not fall into the temptation of an overwhelming victory. They consume each other’s armies normally and win normally. That alone can drive a wedge into the proposition of victory. That’s what I thought.

“It’s solid. Franz Mayer.”

Henry Neville said: Franz Mayer. I knew that he was younger than himself, who was one of the youngest generals. Additionally, I heard that he was crippled after being shot on the battlefield. Who would have thought that Franz Mayer would be so capable?

“But I will show you that the path you are walking is a path of defeat.”

Henry Neville also did not disperse his troops without thinking. Henry Neville believed. The skills of none other than Franz Mayer.

Franz Mayer is a solid commander based on common sense. And commanders based on common sense had weaknesses. The weakness is that it is easy to read the thoughts and military strategies.

This is especially true if you are an outstanding commander like Henry Neville. There was something that outstanding people had in common.

Therefore, Henry Neville ran the simulation ‘What would he do?’ hundreds of times, and derived a winning formula based on the results.

‘This battle will end with my victory.’

Henry Neville’s war experience said so.

The moment Franz Mayer left the castle, his defeat was certain.

“It’s almost time.”

The moment Henry Neville muttered that.

-Boooo!

The sound of a horn began to be heard in the distance.

It was said from behind Franz Mayer.

Franz Mayer could not help but be surprised by the sudden sound of the horn. Franz Mayer turned around on his horse and looked back.

“What, what! Why are there enemies in the rear? !”

Lucille, who was next to Franz Mayer, spoke calmly.

“It was probably a 5,000-strong detachment engaged in mobile warfare.”

“What? That detachment went into the rear castle, right? It would have taken at least 8 more hours for our troops to come back after receiving the message that they had left the castle. How did they come already?”

“… By the time our troops came out of the castle, they would have already turned around and come back.”

“Ah, ah… !”

Franz Mayer, who had finally understood everything, felt like he would have collapsed if he were not on the horse.

“Holy shit, damn it! I was fooled!”

Franz Mayer realized that he had been deceived. How did the enemy know that a rotation would occur and return so quickly? The trick Lucille revealed was this.

The enemy did not aim for mobile warfare from the beginning. They pretended to go into the rear castle, pretending to engage in mobile warfare, but were actually returning.

The reason was simple. This is because Henry Neville ‘trusted’ Franz.

Franz Mayer was an excellent commander, and he knew that if Henry Neville dispersed his soldiers, they would immediately leave the castle.

Therefore, Henry Neville predicted the timing when Franz Mayer would leave the castle and ordered the detachment to return in advance. Thus, the detachment had already turned around and was returning before the battle even began, and thanks to this, they were already able to arrive.

“Henry Neville, an outstanding man… ”

This means that the leadership score of 97 was not taken in vain.

“Your Majesty! You must give the order to retreat! If this continues, we will be surrounded from the front and rear!”

“I know!”

Know. Franz understood the current situation very well. So it was more of a problem.

Retreating was no problem. Although our troops suffered a lot of damage, we also inflicted a lot of damage on the enemy. In other words, it is a draw.

It would be possible to retreat in this situation. And if you retreat, you will avoid great damage. But the real problem is…

‘Cannon… ‘

When our troops came out to fight, they brought 15 cannons with them. If these 15 cannons are taken away, the artillery power of the enemy and friendly forces will be reversed. The enemy’s artillery was going to be more numerous than our own.

‘Damn… ‘

That judgment clouded Franz Mayer’s mind for a moment, but he soon came to his senses. Even if we lost the cannon, there was something more important. It was a soldier. There could be victory only if the soldiers were alive.

“All troops! Leave… ”

“Brother.”

Lucille grabbed Franz Mayer’s right arm as he was trying to climb up.

“Do you believe me?”

“Lucille, this is not the time. This is a really important time. You have to give orders quickly… ”

“This is more important than that. Please tell me if you believe me.”

“… ”

Franz thought for a moment and then answered.

“Trust.”

Cute little brother. My precious little brother. lovely wife.

But that’s not all. She is a tactician with 100 intelligence.

“Then, will you trust me and give an attack order instead of a retreat order?”

“… ”

What are you thinking?

If the attack order is given like this, annihilation is inevitable.

Is Lucille trying to annihilate her allies?

That can’t be possible. If it was Lucille, she would definitely have a plan beyond my knowledge.

“Lucille.”

“Yes, brother.”

“I trust you. More than myself.”

As I said that, I held out the military boat I was holding (a wooden fan painted black) forward.

“All troops! Attack!”

And that moment.

A signal gun was fired into the sky.

—–

“Signal… ?”

Henry Neville looked puzzled.

“Suddenly a signal? Why?”

What does that signal mean? I thought about that, but it was meaningless.

“Attack stronger! So that allies in the rear can inflict greater damage!”

The moment Henry Neville shouted.

A scream was heard from behind.

-Ugh!

-Ahh!

But the screaming did not end.

-Taang!

The sound of dozens of gunpowders began to be heard all at once.

“What, what! What is happening!”

“General! Sir Harmon, Lord Hubert, Lord Aldus rebel! It looks like he joined the enemy side!”

“… !”

At that time, something occurred to Henry Neville.

It is said that during Krusenstein’s subjugation of Ambrosia, Franz Mayer betrayed the rearguard Gamo Frost and surrounded the enemy from front and rear.

If the friendly forces surrounded the enemy on both sides based on military operations, the enemy used a strategy (a strategy to appease the enemy) to surround the friendly forces on both sides.

And, if we are surrounded on both sides, this fight is a defeat for our army, which is disadvantaged in number of soldiers.

“Franz Mayer… swine… !”

Even though he said so, Henry Neville was impressed. Franz Mayer not only realized that this was a trap, but also knew in advance that a trap would be used and turned out a traitor from his allies.

“Yes. Let’s do it till the end! Full army! Forward!”

The escape route was blocked anyway. The only answer was to fight until the end.