159 – Battle of Richen Hill (2)
In this battle, the first day’s battle can be said to be the most important.
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If you get good results on the first day of battle, you can say that half of the battle is actually won.
The reason is that I went to the front line and raised the morale of my troops, but this was nothing more than taking some kind of stimulant and temporarily burning up their fighting spirit.
However, if a temporarily heightened will to fight creates one victory, people who have experienced success make it easier to win the next time.
Even if the situation becomes more difficult the next time, the army that goes into battle becomes stronger and achieves another victory due to the confidence that comes from the experience of success.
Therefore, it would not be an exaggeration to say that whether or not we survive this first day safely will determine the success or failure of this retreat.
Today’s battle will probably be especially fierce because the duke of Switzerland and other duchy commanders will also know this fact.
“Kill! Kill it! Kill every single one of them! “The warden who risked his life for us lowly people must be saved!”
“Shoot the arrow! Shoot the arrow! Pour out generously! And if you don’t have enough, you can just pull out the stuff from the enemy’s corpse tomorrow and use it!”
“Those who are not crossbowmen, throw stones! “The enemy’s earthenware pot will be broken in one hit!”
The soldiers fired a huge number of arrows, magic, and even stones at the evil enemies, but the Swiss bandits were unable to control the long-distance attacks coming from the hill.
Of course, in the meantime, enemies also attack us on the hill with arrows or magic, but they do not reach us very well because we are high up.
So, to exaggerate a bit, a long-distance shooting battle is effectively a one-sided battle.
So we can fight relatively happily and with a light heart, but the Swiss soldiers will be so distressed that they will mistakenly think that one minute feels like a year.
Of course, the imperial army, including me, are very humanitarian people, so we will relieve them from their suffering as quickly as possible through the prescription of death.
“f*ck, why on earth are those Reich invaders camped on top of Lichen Hill?!”
“You can’t go up! Hey, Mark, wake up! Do not die!”
“Come down and fight fair, you bastards!”
The Swiss soldiers coming up from the bottom of the hill are dying miserably, but unless we have machine guns in our hands, we can fire at them.
Someday, they will climb up to where we are, even if it means creating a wall of corpses, so we should prepare for close combat.
“The wizard unit, crossbow unit, and archer unit fall behind the spearmen and attack the bottom of the hill with howitzers. “The knights stand at the front of the hill and prepare to fight the enemy, while the infantry change to a supporting formation at the back.”
This way, even if the enemy approaches your allies, not only can you continue to attack them using a ranged weapon.
They are the strongest on horseback, but even when dismounted and engaged in close combat, enemy soldiers will not be able to kill them easily if the knights with the best combat power stand at the front.
The formation’s defense and attack power are strengthened, and with the infantry supporting it from behind, it is bound to become even stronger.
So, the current new formation is the best formation to deal with the Swiss Army Corps that approaches like a swarm of cockroaches.
When the bandits had climbed over the dead bodies of our soldiers and were halfway up the hill, we had already completely formed the formation I had instructed.
The knights wearing steel armor stood at the front, patting their chests and laughing cheerfully.
“Get out of the way! Move!! “Our knights of the Reich Empire will stand on the most dangerous battlefields!”
“You stab and beat up those who are talking in front of us from behind!”
“hahahahaha! “It’s a good day to fight honorably!”
The soldiers looked at them with respect and envy as they proudly stepped into the most dangerous position.
The knights happily received those looks and swung their huge infantry rifles.
From what I saw nearby, they looked very heavy and strong, but to the Swiss soldiers coming up the hill, they probably looked scarier than ghosts.
After about 5 minutes, the hill the enemy had walked up was filled with countless bodies of Swiss soldiers.
The enemy soldiers who were still alive came up almost to where we were, gritting their teeth.
“Why on earth do you guys not even let us live quietly in the mountains and instead invade?”
“These bastards are worse than dogs! “You pagan bastards!”
“I will kill every single one of you! “He’ll drink it afterwards!”
It is true that we attacked Switzerland first, but it was the Count of Bern and the Duke of Switzerland who induced us to attack you.
The person who provided the basis for His Majesty the Crown Prince to decide on war was the Count of Bern, who pretended to betray your country for several years and spread false information.
But now there is no time to dwell on such things.
But because it is important to kill at least one more enemy in front of me and send at least one more soldier of the Reich Empire back home.
“The Swiss bandits are so cowardly! How could it be so difficult to climb just one hill? It won’t work! Brave soldiers of the Reich Empire, it seems like life is hard for those sissy cowards, so let’s kill them and free them from their suffering! Everyone throw stones at once!”
At the same time as I said those words, I held up an arm-length stone with both hands and threw it at them, who were coming up steadily.
Other imperial soldiers also threw quite large stones.
Most of the stones hit the Swiss soldiers coming up the hill, and those hit by the heavy stones either died or were seriously injured.
“It is a death perfectly suited to the bandits of rural Switzerland! Now, the real battle begins! Everyone, stay strong and endure until the end!”
As soon as I finished speaking, the Swiss soldiers tried to climb over or destroy the fence we had roughly built.
I aimed my sword at the chest of the man holding the hammer to break down the wooden fence in front of me, and in this way, I killed the men around me one by one.
In a normal combat situation, if I, as a major general, personally kill an enemy soldier, the surrounding soldiers would shout so that everyone would know.
Now, no matter where I look, there is no one with the spirit to do that.
“Didn’t you learn from your mother that there is no point in hitting iron armor? “Die, you ignorant bastard!”
“Go to your parents when you die!”
“Your hair is broken so beautifully! “Hurry up and stick your heads out, you bastards!”
No matter where I looked around, there were only people busy blocking the pouring in of the Swiss army, and the soldiers were just fighting as hard as they could to live up to my expectations and risk themselves.
As someone who had been studying to become a soldier, even an officer, before being possessed by a man named Peter Yeager, I even felt that the current scene was beautiful.
But in order to end the unfolding story beautifully and perfectly, at least one more person must be saved…
“Die, you damned Swiss bandits!”
I swung my sword recklessly, believing that the 400 gold top-quality armor I was wearing would block most attacks.
My sword skills, which even succeeded in killing Khan, did not disappoint expectations, and I cut down all the Swiss soldiers in the path of the sword.
The Swiss guys in front of me suddenly looked frightened and spoke tremblingly.
“It’s a monster. “It’s a monster.”
“f*ck, even if I understand everything else, why is a nobleman who is as big as a major general in your country talking sh*t out here!”
“Surrender, I will surrender with my life.”
Even though the situation of the war is much more favorable to them, there is a guy who is afraid of my sword and trembles. It is very good for me to stand in the vanguard not only to raise the morale of the allies, but also to destroy the morale of the enemy army.
Thinking like that, I immediately sent a signal with my eyes to the soldiers who were behind me and supporting me.
Then, I cut down the fearful enemy soldier in front of me with a sword, and the guys who received the signal from my glance shouted loudly.
“Chief Jaeger is massacring Swiss bandits!”
“Swiss soldiers are not our enemies!”
“Long live Director Jaeger! Long live the Reich Empire! Long live your Majesty the Emperor!”
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When he shouted that, the morale of the Reich Imperial Army, which had already heated up, boiled over like boiling water.
At the same time, I felt a strong cohesive force forming around me, and around me, knights and soldiers began to fight to the death.
“The director kept his promise! Then let us risk our lives to survive!”
“If we’re going to die anyway, let’s fight and die in style!”
“I will definitely return alive, and I will definitely kill you bandits here! “If you value your life, don’t stand in front of me!”
I thought while looking at this scene.
‘I can’t believe that morale goes up so much just because a high-ranking person is fighting on the front line. Is this why Captain Patton also tried to be at the forefront of everything?’