402 – Make the Bastion again(2)
The most important thing in a defensive battle defending a castle such as Bastion Fortress is to somehow maintain the morale of the allies.
What you must do in a siege to attack a castle is to completely break the opponent’s will to fight.
So, since I already told them to surrender, we haven’t actually been exchanging arrows or magic, and it’s the same as starting a battle.
“Peter Yeager, you bastard of an evil empire! How dare you kill His Highness, the Grand Duke of Warsaw, by brutally beheading him, and then invade the sacred territory of the Grand Duchy and tell him to surrender! “We would all rather die here than surrender to you!”
The man shouting loudly from the castle wall must be the commander of the castle’s defense, but no one came out after him to add to his words and criticize me.
In general, even if the situation of the war is unfavorable to them, it is normal for everyone to swear together in order to hide their fear.
‘The morale of these kids is so low!’
This was my intention from the time I locked myself in Bastion Castle and waged a defensive battle, but seeing the results in person like this is very moving.
And I can’t help but admire the courage of that foolish commander.
Of course, if you protect the walls with 50,000 troops, you can easily block it with about 100,000 troops.
That is only possible if the people under you have the will to fight.
‘You crazy bastard, that is truly insane.’
It was so absurd that I unintentionally started clapping my hands and laughing.
“It seems like the officers, soldiers, and citizens under your command have no intention of fighting against me in this castle like you. How do you plan to fight alone?”
“Shut up. You piece of trash! He’s as bad as a damn dog from the Reich Empire. How dare you invade the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and insult the officers and soldiers of the sacred Kurszow Castle?”
There were countless things I could say to refute that, but I don’t feel the need to persuade that commander.
That’s right, if they open the gate and come out, it’s good because we don’t have to cause unnecessary casualties, but if they don’t open the gate, we can just send a spy inside the castle and use a messenger to open the gate and take over. .
There will be some damage in the process, but in the occupied castle, there is a benefit to eliminating everyone except those who have betrayed the castle without leaving a single person behind, as I said.
If I catch a guy here who has no intention of surrendering and yell at him to surrender, it will only hurt my mouth.
“Okay, then I give you my final recommendation. In about three hours from now, we will completely surround your castle of Kurshów. If that happens, we will not accept any form of surrender or capture from then on. All people in the castle will be regarded as warriors, and everyone, regardless of age or gender, will die an honorable death. You can rest assured that there will never be anything that tarnishes your honor, such as plunder, rape, or humiliation. More.”
Who would be relieved to hear that they will all be killed?
In that state, I turned my back, looked at the soldiers of the Bastion Division, and shouted in a loud voice.
“Gentlemen, I hate war. Even if it is any form of war. Even if we win the war, I don’t like it.”
Even the Empire sometimes calls me a warmonger, but in fact, I am a person who hates war so much.
“I hate slalom races on the plains. I hate siege warfare. “I hate Suseongjeon to the point where just hearing about it makes me vomit.”
The soldiers of the Bastion Division also nodded after hearing what I said.
Some people even shed tears and cry.
I’m sure they are just like me, they hate the war that causes them to lose their family, brothers, and friends more than anyone else.
“I hate breaking the enemy’s head with a mace! I hate cutting someone’s throat with a sword and getting covered in their blood! I hate shooting faceless enemies with arrows, and the thought of brutally killing people with magic makes me vomit. “Isn’t that right?”
Everyone stamped their feet at those words.
“Yes!”
I took a moment to lighten the mood and asked.
“Then I will ask you again. Why on earth did you come all the way to Warsaw to fight even though you had no obligation to participate in the war? “Why did you come to fight the war you hate so much?”
As Marshal of the Imperial Army, I fought this war to protect the peace and well-being of everyone living in the Reich Empire.
As the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, I raised an army to avenge the soldiers, people, women, and children who had to die horribly due to my incompetence in Bastion Castle.
Everyone here in the Bastion Division has come to avenge their families, friends, and brothers and fight a war of revenge, washing away their blood to protect those who remain.
I stand here for the good of the nation and for revenge on those who harbor resentment in their hearts.
Everyone stamped their feet and shouted together at those words.
“Revenge! Plural! Plural! Plural!”
“Then what is the war that you who love peace want? Is this a war where you simply occupy the enemy’s territory, gain some territory and property, and make a profit with both hands?”
“No! No! No!”
“That’s right! So, did we want this war to take revenge on those who robbed the lives and property of our family, brothers, and friends who were living peacefully? “Did you want this war to eradicate the source of evil so that such a tragedy would never happen again?”
As I shouted and looked around the castle wall, I could still hear the voices of those trembling in fear on the castle wall.
“Bah, Bastion… Bastion, look at those crazy bastards! “Peter Yeager has completely turned around.”
“You evil bastards, like the children of Satan.”
“How can you win in a fight with those bastards? Look at that crazy maniac…”
When I threatened to kill every single one of them, as I had intended, I could clearly see that their morale was falling further.
So, as the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot, we must continue to deliver speeches that will break their morale and ignite our will to fight.
“I will ask again. If you want war, what must you do! How can we repay those who fought honorably to the end and died?”
“Death, death! Death! Death! “The only payment you can make is death!”
“That’s right. And His Majesty the Emperor told you to do as he wished. “Then what should we do with them?”
At those words, Karl waved the Reich Marshal flag and shouted.
“Please teach me, what should I do?”
The answer has already been given, but I need to say it one more time to scare them.
They are so frightened that even if we go up to the castle wall holding the flag, we will urinate, our spine will go numb, and we will be so scared that we will not be able to take a single step.
‘Because this is necessary to achieve strategic goals while avoiding unnecessary massacres of civilians as much as possible.’
“Bastion!”
Then I beat my heart out loud again and shouted.
“Give Bastion to all of Warsaw’s territories, surviving nobles, soldiers, and subjects! “Please give me a taste of despair that I can’t handle no matter how much I fight, just like those people who threw themselves to kill just one more person while bleeding to death after being cut by an enemy climbing on the castle wall!”
And he looked at the castle wall and said.
“I, Peter Jaeger, declare to you again as Marshal of the Reich Army. If you don’t surrender now, not one of you will survive! And I will give you an unimaginable hell that you have never seen or heard of in this world! So I’ll give you the next 3 hours. Make your choice within it.”
Then I gave a hand signal to the soldiers of the Bastion Division and told them to retreat.
“Will you open the gate and save yourself and your family, or will you experience a living hell beyond Bastion? “I hope you don’t regret whatever choice you make.”
The soldiers of the Bastion Division ground their teeth upon hearing my speech.
“I wish those guys wouldn’t surrender. Absolutely, kill every single one of them like you did at Bastion Castle.”
“I understand how you feel, but really, what’s the point of losing your strength here? “We have to occupy the capital city of Warsaw, but what good can we do by occupying a place like this and massacring the people?”
“Anyway, won’t it be a while before they see us and urinate and surrender, or will we be given a chance to get revenge?”
Hearing those words, I quietly ordered.
“Once you complete the siege, immediately shoot a howitzer of fireballs into the castle and turn it into a sea of fire. “Also, tell people around you to gather wood and make a ladder.”
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