Episode 112
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Lian put a bluff on the nobles of the county of Leon.
Those who cooperate will be appointed, but those who do not cooperate will not have soup in the future.
“hehehe. Hey~!”
Having said that, Lian wasn’t in the county of Leon.
Already secretly infiltrating Count Rudeac and walking hard.
“kid. I usually just sit down, so I don’t have that much stamina.”
Seeing Lian struggling, the vice-captain raised the bar.
“no. If anyone on our ship works as hard as I do, ask them to come out!!”
Even though Rian himself had no talent, he wanted to increase the mana in his body by training even a little.
By the way, after taking the helmsman with a young body and maneuvering, there was no choice but to spread out during breaks.
It’s training, and I don’t have much energy to do anything.
“Then please carry me on~~!! yes~? Our reliable vice-captain, Mr.
“Great. If you promise not to ride the wooden horse, I will give you a ride.”
“I don’t have the strength to climb up to my neck!!”
“Eh~ How did I become a babysitter?”
The vice-captain gave his back to Lian… … .
“Here~ let’s go~!!! Follow me.”
However, in the end, he crawled up his neck and shouted.
The sailors who saw it laughed and said, “Are you fooling me again?”
In fact, the vice-captain knew it would be like this, but it was to make his subordinates who were tired of the forced march laugh.
I don’t know if it’s a short distance run, but it was the first time I’ve ever done such a long distance march.
* * *
The Going Missha has moved.
He slowly headed for Rudeac, followed by a large army from the Countess of Leon.
“Great. Really big.”
“It’s so much bigger when you ride it. When I go to the capital, I ride it… … .”
“Rather than that, why didn’t they burn it this time?”
“You loaded supplies. Thanks to that, we can go lightly too.”
Despite the movement of nearly a thousand troops, the cart was barely visible.
If so, it is normal for the soldiers’ burdens to increase, but they also look light.
Because the Going Missha was loaded with supplies.
“It’s really comforting to hear that.”
“Because it is. I know because I participated in the Succession War.”
A young man spattered and chattered at the young men who seemed to be residents of the same neighborhood.
He was conscripted during the War of Succession and was immediately absorbed into Lian’s forces.
Afterwards, he was additionally drafted, and he seems happy to meet people from his neighborhood.
“It’s bigger than that… … .”
“He’s been crying since before… … .”
“There is a story that has been passed down from generation to generation in the family since my grandfather.”
“What is that?!”
Everyone was curious about the middle-aged man’s words.
“Don’t ever go to the Mano Fortress in the Rudeac Territory. Half of the people who go to attack there die.”
“no way. Will our count attack without thinking?”
“I don’t know. I’m just worried.”
Stories like this were quite common in the estates near Ludeac.
The story of when the war was active in the days before the Duchy of Brittany was still handed down.
In fact, half of this was also spread in the Rudeac estate.
“there!! Aren’t you quiet?! Unlucky!”
“crime… sorry. Master Hun!”
Hunjak, who was the commander of the troops, greatly criticized him for fear of a drop in morale.
Hunjak was a semi-nobility who governed a small village under the concept of a lord.
Most were of the knight class, but some were not.
‘sh*t! I’m very anxious… … .’
In fact, not only the conscripts but also the nobles trembled with anxiety.
However, he was afraid of Lian’s retaliation if he refused to cooperate.
In the end, he bought weapons with all his own money and gathered soldiers in the area he ruled.
Some of those who were conscripted without money or affiliation came out with agricultural tools intact.
‘sh*t. It’s a waste of money, I’m going crazy.’
Hunjak regretted hitting the ground before leaving.
Weapons were provided so that they did not appear to be missing, but supplies were provided to those who had poor weapons just before going out.
‘I’m serious about this war.’
In fact, it was rare for the lord to provide weapons.
In non-serf families, the second son is usually conscripted, and when the conscription order is issued, weapons stored in the family for generations are taken out.
Of course, if you don’t have any weapons, you can sell them and provide them.
However, the fact that the lord personally provided weapons meant that he would push forward properly.
He was even doing military training during the march.
Thanks to that, the marching speed was slowed down.
‘I’m anxious… … .’
It’s the idea of never backing down.
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Judging from how prepared they were, it seemed that they were determined to occupy the Mano Fortress.
‘sh*t. I hope the rumors aren’t true.’
Mano Fortress is a notorious place even in the Duchy of Brittany.
If you were in a position that was about Hunjak, of course you knew that fact.
* * *
The Countess of Loudaeak, the origin of rumors managed to ensure that the tradition is not cut off.
The count who ruled there was at peace.
“okay. You must have carried out the clear night tactics properly, right?”
“That’s right. Count. however… Is it okay to carry out this operation?”
The capital of the county of Rudeac was at the heart of the territory. Destroyed everything in the direction of Leon’s army.
Usually, the attacking force disperses its troops little by little and advances while supplying (plundering) the local area, but there will be nothing to rescue because of this operation.
Because of this, they will immediately gather at the Mano Fortress.
“You have to defend and sweep it all at once. You can’t just let them take over a city or a castle.”
Since local procurement is not possible, it cannot be occupied.
To do so, they had no choice but to supply supplies directly from Leon’s territory.
In addition, the state of emptying all the people.
In order to manage a fortress or castle, you can’t have only soldiers.
The people had to be mobilized.
“According to intelligence, supplies were delivered to ironclad floating ships… … .”
“Yeah, at least it’s forty-five days. If we can’t capture the Mano Fortress within it, the way they withdraw will be a nightmare.”
There was something more troubling than that.
“however… Can you stop that new ironclad?”
There is a saying that a floating ship is a floating fortress, but it cannot be compared to a real fortress.
The problem is that the opponent’s floating ship is an ironclad ship, not a wooden ship.
“Ha ha ha. Nothing to worry about as much as that.”
Lord Rudeac laughed heartily.
The fortress had existed since ancient times, and there was a secret passed down only to the Count’s family.
“however… What about refugees… … .”
“just. Just pitch a tent and tell them to stay. He said he would return home soon. hahahaha.”
He was the lord of Rudeac who believed that he would win the war unconditionally.
If there were a lot of complaints, after the war, I thought, ‘I’ll just eat enough bread’.
Even if you can’t swallow the Leon county. It can get war reparations in its own way.
‘I’ve been a bit anxious lately, but it’s been good. The god of the sea is taking care of me.’
It was Count Rudeac who also thought he was good at raising mermaids.
* * *
Lian walked and walked hard with the Marines.
Are you visible by day, secretly only at night.
whisper.
In the end, he crossed the Rudeac estate hard.
“My fair feet… … .”
When it was time for a break, Lian collapsed on the floor casually, crying.
It reminds me of the march before falling into this world.
“If I had known it would be like this, I would have bought a pair of shoes with the protection of the wind… … .”
Could he have imagined that an aristocrat the size of a count would have to walk for days and nights like this?
On land, of course, you ride an auto horse or an auto wagon.
“sh*t. Don’t just buy yours, buy some of ours too.”
The vice-captain also pouted out.
As a pirate, walking like this is the same for him and the Marines.
no. The Marines were a little better.
“hehehe~ Master… I guess I’ve come this far. After lightly stepping on me… … .”
“In a little while there will be an easier way. You can even drag a hemp cloth there.”
Charlotte and the artillerymen were to die for.
They were both artillerymen and horsemen, so they carried personal firearms on their backs.
They only brought small guns, and the Marines hooked up ropes to pull them together, but they couldn’t touch the hemp itself.
Mana remains for a while in a magic tool just by touching it, but if you use someone else’s hand a lot, the accuracy decreases.
That meant that the artillerymen had to bear the slightest bad road.
“hehehe! Really~?”
“If this is the case, I will be exhausted before I arrive.”
Rian is also at the bottom of his stamina.
In my heart, I wanted to send only them, but only Lian himself knew the way.
I didn’t know exactly, but I had to add a little feeling.
“found!!”
Dwarf Cave.
I don’t know if it’s really a dwarf cave.
A small tunnel leading from the outskirts of Ludeac to the inside of the basin surrounding the capital.
In other words, there is no need to cross the rugged mountain range.
‘With this composition, I can never cross a mountain range.’
They were more likely to be discovered before then.
There are watchtowers and beacon fires in places with good views, so if you try to cross the mountain range clumsily, you will be annihilated.
No matter how elite Lian’s subordinates were, they lacked troops and did not know the topography.
There was also a chance of being discovered by a small scouting party before reaching the mountain range in the first place.
It’s okay because it’s still outside, but it’s dangerous to go deeper into the Rudeac territory.
“Is there such a passage in such a backward town?”
The vice-captain looked at the village in the distance and said.
“It’s a facility built in ancient times.”
It is found mid-game, but can be used early in the game if the player intervenes.
People named it the Dwarf Cave, but as it was later discovered by scholars, it was simply an ancient waterway.
‘Ludeac Manor was a huge water park.’
Lian speculated that the ancients must have been a much more advanced civilization than the modern one.
The area of the county’s capital and its immediate territories is similar to that of a modern city.
‘The world I lived in was simply for playing in the water… … .’
There was no case of making an area larger than 100 square kilometers into a lake.
“By the way, can I enter the village?”
“I’ll have to check to see if there’s anyone there, but it’s probably empty.”
Lian is well aware of the current Count Rudeac’s tendencies.
I won’t come out if I trust the fortress and lock myself in.
“You really emptied it?!”
“It’s fortunate that it’s an era where horses don’t make cavalry.”
If it had, it would have burned down all the surrounding vegetation.
“Then those burnt marks… … .”
“The residents must have gathered and burned things they couldn’t take with them when they evacuated.”
“sh*t. I thought it was an opportunity to rob an empty house!”
“I have a strong work ethic.”
Even if you don’t carry it anyway, they won’t be satisfied with it.
It’s just a poor little town.
“Where else is there such a passage?”
No matter how I looked at it, I couldn’t believe that there was an entrance to an underground passage that was tens of kilometers long in a town like this.
“It’s under the well.”
“huh?!”
Originally, there must have been a normal entrance, but it has disappeared over the years.
“It’s not even an entrance, exactly.”
The waterway passed through the water vein. Just in time, a well was dug nearby.
“Handsome Tougishuki Rub. Give me a shot.”
“Ew? Weren’t you going down the well?”
“Because it’s not a real entrance.”
“what. Just leave it to me.”
Artillery moved diligently.
One of the reasons why I brought the hemp cloth was because of that well.
* * *
Buff!!!
The Going Misha, which arrived at Mano Fortress, spewed abrasive cannon.
Of course, it did not reach the Mano Fortress in the middle of the mountain range.
“Why are you shooting something that doesn’t even fit?”
“I don’t know. The captain said to shoot once a day?”
Not all of the Going Missha’s artillerymen followed Lian.
A few artillery pieces were left for this.
“Now that the guns have been fired, it’s time to listen to the music.”
“What the hell is the captain thinking… … .”
“I don’t know. Judging from what you’ve done so far, that fortress will fall sooner or later.”
“Eight. I don’t know. Let’s just listen to a song.”
After firing the gun once a day, Hriamin went out onto the deck and started performing.
[Wow, oh oh oh oh ah ~~!]
A refreshing shower!
A halo of light spread out behind her.
The director is Seina, a priest of the God of War.
aaa!!!
Everyone in Leon was excited about the performance.
At first, I thought there was all sorts of bizarre music, but the more I listened to it, the more I became addicted to it.
After this short performance, there will be training.
Meanwhile.
Looking down at this scene from the fortress, Count Rudeac was utterly absurd.
“When the hell are those guys coming in?!”
More than half of the 15 days passed, and it was almost 10 days.
My kidneys were cramped to have to keep watching this crazy thing.