episode_0150

The time of dawn.

When the dark night is slowly driven away and the sky is engulfed in dark blue light.

“Destroy all the dams.”

Under William’s instructions, wizards cast an earthquake spell on the dam.

-Cow!

The hard brick starts to crack with a loud noise…

-Whaaah!

The dams begin to collapse, and soon the water that has been accumulated for a long time bursts, and the river rises like a flood and flows violently toward the downstream of the river.

The river soon hits a thick embankment and changes direction sharply.

The swollen rivers create waves and head towards the enemy’s fortress.

-What… what?!

-Is… the river?!

-It’s water!

The soldiers in the watchtower make strange noises to warn, but it is already too late.

Before you know it, high-level river water is hitting the castle walls.

-Tap!

When you hit a thick castle wall, the relatively thin wall begins to tilt little by little.

It’s basically a castle built to block enemy attacks, but isn’t it natural since it wasn’t designed to withstand the enormous weight of water pressure?

and…

-Kwaaang!

The castle wall collapses and water begins to flow into the cracks in the wall.

***

“Concentrate all troops in Toulouse right now.”

We don’t know whether the enemy’s walls have collapsed or not, but it is clear that at least the fortress will be filled with water, as if there was a flood.

He thinks that if the castle wall collapses, he will easily take over the fortress, but William thinks that even if the castle walls were thick and did not collapse, things like food and magic scrolls inside would likely be soaked and spoiled, so he would not be able to deal with them properly.

***

Dzeko, who was sleeping in the watchtower of the Toulouse fortress, wakes up to the sound of a commotion outside.

Zeko, who was lying in bed enjoying the afterglow of sleep, becomes irritated.

‘It’s not even 7 o’clock yet. ‘Why all the fuss?’

-Thump thump!

[General! This is a big deal. The enemies attacked using water.]

At those words, Zeko suddenly wakes up from his sleep, hurriedly puts on his coat, and looks out the window…

“Oh… oh… you can’t do this.”

Zeko’s expression hardens as he looks at the water filling the castle.

Zeko is confused

‘Of course… it’s William. ‘I wasn’t the person to do anything about.’

Dzeko, in such despair, thinks about what to do.

‘What should I do? If this news reaches His Majesty Ioanes’ ears… I will die.’

When he did not follow the orders of his staff and the plan he had prepared in anticipation of being criticized collapsed in vain, Zeko’s face became melancholy.

“We must retreat first.”

‘Where are we retreating to?’

Dzeko thinks that if Ioanes finds out about this news, he will not survive.

No matter how hard I try, there is nothing I can do about it.

at that time.

-It’s the enemy! The enemy has appeared!

At those words, Zeko falls into despair.

***

“The castle wall collapsed.”

William smiles faintly as he looks at the Fortress of Toulouse in the distance.

He feels good now.

The order given to him by the Grand Duke of Little Song was originally to occupy Adria.

The plan changed to harass the enemy just enough to bring reinforcements from Byzantium.

He probably thought it would be difficult for him to win against his enemy.

The basic rule of strategy is that whoever attacks the enemy must have more soldiers than the opponent.

but…

William knows well that war sometimes goes beyond expectations.

Excellent soldiers, outstanding commanders and knights. And wars can vary greatly depending on supply and other requirements.

And it proved it.

“Now, first, tell them to attack the enemy with lightning-type magic.”

It will deliver a powerful blow to soaked enemies.

When trying to give an order like that.

“Um… Commander, the enemy has raised a white flag.”

Matthew says after seeing the white flag waving on the fortress watchtower.

***

Ioannes is indignant at the news that he attacked Frieda, the capital of Bohemia, on the Jarl front, but ultimately missed the king.

“Damn it! The Babylon guys aren’t very thorough with their work!”

Although he attacked Frida and dealt a huge blow to his enemy, he was angry that he was unable to capture Orkar, the king of Bohemia.

According to reports, just before besieging Frida, Grand Duchy soldiers kidnapped the King of Bohemia at night and fled.

“That guy… How far is he really trying to disturb me!”

Until recently, I didn’t think I would lose.

That’s because we confirmed that the Kingdom of Eren and the Kingdom of Bohemi were not prepared just before the war started.

When the Dupol front line was blocked by the two kingdoms, they attacked in the direction of Jarl and inflicted a huge blow.

However, in the end, the king could not be captured due to the atrocities of the Grand Duchy.

Meanwhile, a noose is slowly approaching.

As he feels the noose tightening around his body, Ioanes feels anxious.

It doesn’t make sense for a monarch to show weakness in front of his vassals, so he tries to suppress it…

In the meantime, we received intelligence that the formation of the imperial army was completed and headed here according to the empire’s summons.

A few weeks at most.

At least the Kingdom of Bohemia must be conquered within a few weeks.

Only then can we maintain a stable front against the imperial army that has arrived in the Kingdom of Eren.

If we just conquer the Bohemian Kingdom, there will be no need to defend the vast plains of Yael.

That moment.

“Your Majesty! Something big is coming.”

Ioanes frowns and says at the messenger’s urgent voice.

“What’s going on?”

Ioanes says as if reprimanding the soldier who is struggling.

Because he didn’t really like the recent Adria report…

I felt it intuitively.

Something went wrong in Adria.

“Well… the Toulouse fortress fell into enemy hands and surrendered.”

“What… what?!”

This situation was not expected by Ioannes, who expected Toulouse to be surrounded.

“Sat… Toulouse surrendered?! Does that make sense?! How many soldiers are there?! If you fight while leaning against the castle wall… there’s no way you’ll lose. What kind of nonsense is that?!”

can not believe it.

No matter how strong William and the Golden Knights were, the Fortress of Toulouse surrendered.

There is no doubt that William is planning something sneaky.

William thinks so pitifully, but…

“Well… due to the enemy’s craft… the fortress was flooded and the walls collapsed…”

-Quaang!

Ioanes cannot stand it while listening and overturns the large table used in strategy meetings.

“Does that make sense?! Does that make sense?! handmade? If manual labor was used, the river water would surely have decreased a lot?! No, even if you only did basic reconnaissance, you would end up in such a ridiculous situation! Zeko! Zeko, what is he doing?!”

can not believe it.

How did we get here?

But the most important supply route has been cut off.

That is so ridiculous that it makes no sense.

How long have you been oppressed by the emperor?

“That… General Zeko… rather than scouting, told the soldiers inside to rest as it would be a long war…”

“Crazy guy… crazy guy! Call the general immediately! Today, I will hold my general responsible for choosing such a piece of trash as general and entrusting him with the defense of the most important area!”

The soldiers tremble like aspen trees at Ioanes’ angry roar.

“Damn it!”

What should I do?

William’s troops number over 40,000.

Moreover, our troops also surrendered…

If we reorganize our troops and form a force, we will soon have a force close to 80,000.

‘damn…’

Dupol must switch to defense, subtract 70,000 troops, subtract 30,000 from the Jarl direction, and gather additional troops from Byzantium to defend Adria.

Even if the important fortresses in Adriatic have fallen, it is an important supply area and an area with several large cities.

Even if he was William, it would take time to take over a big city.

If you attack all the big cities across Adriatic at once with 40,000, you should aim for that time and attack them individually.

If… blocking the road between Dupol and Nicaea would be a huge blow, but they could also surround it in reverse.

Not yet… it’s not over yet.

I won’t let you go, Devian Ryan! And William!

Ioanes, so furious, begins to reorganize his troops.

***

Catalina Island a few days later.

This is the small island of Nicaea.

A letter sent to a handsome blonde man there.

[Toulouse falls, Adria is planned to be occupied.]

Agrippa blinks at the short but powerful sentence and reads it again, wondering if what he saw is true, but is taken aback by the fact that the content does not change.

‘I knew he was a great person, but… how did he take over it?’

Agrippa cannot help but be surprised by this unexpected victory.

The basics of war begin with having a numerical superiority over the other side.

A master general does not win difficult battles, but rather wins them in advance and then fights them.

However, the landing in Adriatic was actually an operation to attract attention, not for occupation.

If you can win, you should win, but you changed your strategy after realizing that you would not be able to provide enough support to win.

However, seeing Agrippa and Devian, who thought that way, win as if laughing at them, Agrippa is secretly impressed.

“I understand why everyone says it’s amazing.”

Agrippa wakes up in the barracks like that.

This place is cozy with warm sunlight, and when you step into the shade, a cool breeze blows.

His blonde hair sways gently in the wind.

Thinks Agrippa, smiling at the feeling of the cool wind brushing against his forehead.

The time has come to end the war.

“Call General Philip.”

When Agrippa speaks, the soldier outside answers.

“Yes!”