160 – Battle of Richen Hill (3)
So far, I, a major general with 2 stars, have already cut down nearly 20 soldiers in the vanguard and killed the knight and the knight who were also in the vanguard. It looks like the soldiers are fighting with all their might and holding on tightly.
So, if the enemy you were fighting against was a country like the Francois Republic or the Principality of Czechia, the morale of the enemy infantry would have already been low.
The enemy commander would have changed the attacking troops, thinking that if things continued like this, it would be pointless forcing soldiers to die…
“You evil invaders, search! “I’ll show you the pride of a Swiss mercenary.”
“You bastards who are worse than pigs, I will take out your intestines and turn them into sausages!”
“Die! Die! Die!”
To add a little bit of exaggeration, as a mercenary country where the entire population is called mercenaries, the children of these bandits may have low physical strength.
With their morale still maintained to some degree, the soldiers continue to come in like waves.
Damn you bastards, they come in as if they are actually watching the German army during World War II on drugs or the Russian assault on Ura…
That’s what I thought as I continued to cut down the approaching soldiers, and slowly I began to hear unpleasant sounds from around me.
“f*ck, I’m sorry Maria.”
“Even if I die here, I will die with you. “You’re as bad as a dog.”
“Sergeant, Sergeant! OMG! “You dirty Swiss bandits.”
Thanks to the fact that I fight to the death at the forefront, I don’t hear anyone blaming the crown prince or other generals.
However, if things continue like this, the stamina of the knights and soldiers will not be able to withstand it, and then the hill’s defense will be completely breached.
Then here we are annihilated.
“Send out the second group. The first group currently fighting should retreat to the rear and take a rest! “For the rear troops, prepare to eat soup mixed with biscuits and grains for the soldiers returning from the first line!”
Hearing those words, the soldiers of the first line who were fighting with me sighed in relief that they could finally get some rest and that they had survived.
At the same time, a signal to switch between the first and second lines was given through the trumpet and flag, and the soldier behind me asked.
“Director, please go with us. Aren’t you tired of already defeating dozens of enemies? “Shouldn’t the director take some rest and replenish his stamina?”
I feel like I want to retreat and rest for a bit, but today I have to fight until the enemy retreats no matter what, with the determination to die.
Only then will the soldiers know that there is a general who will not let them go and fight until the end even in this hellish situation.
I will be able to endure the terrible battle of retreat, which I don’t know how long it will last, with a man named Peter Yeager as my mental support.
As General Yi Sun-sin once said, in order to live, one must be prepared to die, and sometimes even go to the extent of penance that makes one think that death would be better.
“I was not good enough, so I placed you on this terrible battlefield. But how can you step down from the vanguard on just the first day?”
“Haven’t you already fought enough? “If the director gets hurt or dies.”
“Didn’t I tell you yesterday? My mission is to save at least one more of you from this hellish place and return you safely to your hometown. So, on my honor, I will never turn back from this day as long as my heart beats and I breathe.”
Even though I just said it, I know it’s a very cringe-worthy thing to say. But now is an extreme situation.
Therefore, such a cheesy saying can become a famous saying that will remain in history. Even if it does not remain as a famous saying, if it touches the hearts of the soldiers here, that is it.
The soldiers of the first line who retreated to the rear will be resting, catching their breath, and chatting a lot.
A nobleman named Major General Peter Yeager risked his own life by cutting down dozens of people in the vanguard, but did not join in during this time when the first army was all withdrawn and resting.
He vowed that no matter what happens, he would not step back and that he would continue to fight and remain in the vanguard.
If this fact spreads throughout the army, the soldiers will know my sincerity and trust me.
I thought it depended on whether I would be able to return alive or if I would die and return to Laura in a cremated state.
And just then, I heard the footsteps and voices of the second line of soldiers behind me.
“The 7th Division commander’s flag is standing there! And Director Yeager is on the front lines!”
“The director really risked his life for us! “Let us repay the warden’s sincerity with our lives!”
“You idiot! The division commander even thought of the scum-like soldiers as his children and told them to return alive. So we have to kill them all and return home alive!”
Soldiers who have no choice but to rush into the battlefield, especially in hopeless situations, usually stand on the front line trudging with eyes like dead fish.
But just because I am standing here, these soldiers have hope that they can return alive.
But how can we leave these guys behind and go to rest in peace?
“As long as the sun sets today or those evil Swiss bastards do not retreat, I will fight in the vanguard until the end. So don’t be afraid. “I will save at least one more person and send them home.”
Of course, those words were heard by both Swiss soldiers and Reich soldiers.
My allies cheered as if they were fanatics shaking hands with an idol, while the enemy heard me and looked like it was all over.
“f*ck, we’re fighting the same way, so why don’t our nobles even think about standing in the vanguard? “Isn’t that too much?”
“….. This is crazy, crazy. We’re winning. “They were completely isolated.”
“Mom, Dad. What’s this? “I’m scared.”
Seeing the soldiers in front of me frozen in fear as if their entire bodies were paralyzed, I swung my sword and cut down the one in front of me first.
Of course, blood splattered on my armor, and the enemies were momentarily shocked and dazed, so I swung my sword wildly.
The neck, chest, thighs of an enemy soldier, the waist of a guy wearing quilted armor, etc.
After killing several opponents in such a state of shock, a gap appeared in the enemy’s attack formation.
“Soldiers of the 2nd line, counterattack! Conversely, we will push them off this hill! Just follow my back! “The 7th Division flag bearer will follow you with the division commander’s flag!”
At those words, a young second lieutenant carrying the division commander’s flag started following me, and the soldiers followed, cheering like crazy.
“Long live Director Jaeger! “He made a way for us to live in this hellish place!”
“This is the division commander’s order to save those fear-stricken children by destroying their pots! Everyone, pick up your pillow and follow me!”
“I broke more than 10 pots today, so when I get back, I’ll either become a non-commissioned officer or get a discharge certificate!”
Hearing that sound, I ran toward the Swiss guys, who were shivering and shaking even the weapons they were holding.
Even though I can’t use a weapon like a long spear to attack a hill, a person as high as a division commander running in front of guys with a weapon like a mace that can send me away with one hit is a truly crazy act that anyone who knows will try to stop me.
In fact, when our army’s momentum rises, it is relatively safe to stand at the vanguard and charge.
This is because when humans instinctively encounter a scary and strong group, they urinate and tremble, slowing down their body movements.
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Because it becomes much easier to kill with my sword.
Isn’t that why General Yi Sun-sin also said that to mean that instead of giving in to your instinct to want to live and not shaking, you should make up your mind to die and move quickly?
“Save me, save me… f*ck, I don’t want to die… I don’t want to be killed like this!”
When the enemy soldiers right in front of me were shaking as expected and couldn’t even properly hold their weapons, I smiled brightly inside my helmet and said,
“I will save you from the fear of death. Take it easy and die now, you Swiss bandits.”
Then I swung my sword horizontally and slit the throats of the three men in front with one blow. When he was completely close to the enemy, he sheathed his two-handed sword.
Instead, he took out a mace, which is the most suitable weapon for melee and a special medicine for breaking armor.
“I will crush all of your heads and kill you! hahahaha, if you want to live, it would be better to turn your back and run away.”
After saying that, he struck the enemy’s vital points, such as his waist, torso, arms, neck, and head, with whatever he could get his hands on.
When the mace hit the enemy’s torso, a tingling sensation and a crunchy, shattering sensation were felt in my hand.
“Outside, Ko -sik … I broke into our land and pretended to be just and self -defeated.”
Those who didn’t die immediately fell to the ground and cursed me as they felt their heart beats getting weaker.
But since I couldn’t afford to think emotionally, I just mechanically beat down and killed every single one of the guys in front of me.
I thought I had been fighting for about 30 minutes, maybe an hour, and when I came to my senses, I was almost 40 meters away from the hill where our troops were.
The sound of a trumpet announcing a retreat was heard loudly from the Swiss camp.
As soon as they hear the sound of the retreat trumpet, the enemy soldiers run away so quickly that they say, “Save me!”
“Run from the monster! Run away from that damn lion cub!”
“The Reich Army was a monster… Monstrous bastards…”
“Even if I become a mercenary, I will never get involved with the Reich guys again. f*ck! “f*ck!”
I wanted to pursue and slaughter the enemy, but there was a possibility that if I went deeper, I would end up getting killed.
“We, the Reich Empire Army, won today’s battle! “The entire army returns to rest!”
I’ll just end here and head back.