30 – Crown Prince vs Northern Grand Duke – 14
Paul, Hugo, and several soldiers drew their swords and charged at Charles. This was a real run to kill. Otherwise, there was no way I could have let out this kind of murder.
However, Charles had a corner to believe. The woman who never stepped forward in this battle and kept by Charles’ side. The subordinates seemed to be suspicious of ‘Are they lovers?’, but the truth was different. Her true identity…
“Glasia.”
When Charles muttered that, Glacia stepped forward and fought 10 to 1 against Paul, Hugo, and the soldiers. However, it was the enemy, not Glacia, that was being pushed back. What does the third-ranked swordsman in the world mean? In other words, it meant that there were only two people who could beat Glacia in the world view.
And because it was such Glacia, even 10 enemies were not pushed back at all. No, if Glacia had fought alone, it would have ended in an instant. Rather, the reason why the fight still continues was because of Charles.
Glacia had no choice but to fight while protecting Charles, and had no choice but to fight while pushing the enemy away. 10 vs 1, you have to fight while protecting your allies. It was an unfavorable fight, but Glacia’s performance was no joke. She unilaterally pushed the enemy away and began driving them to one place.
‘Muh, what sword skills… !’
‘crazy!’
Paul and Hugo thought. If they kill the commander and surrender to Grand Duke Cronor together with 3,000 soldiers, they will receive a great reward from the Grand Duke. So, they decided to stab the kid named Charles in the back of the head, but an unexpected variable appeared and rather they ended up dying.
“Stop it! I will surrender!”
Hugo shouted that first and raised his hand, and Glacia glanced at Charles with a sidelong glance. However, Charles just shook his head. It meant that I would not accept surrender.
The next moment, Glacia moved forward and cut down both Paul and Hugo at the same time with a single sword.
– Shuuk!
Blood gushed from Paul’s and Hugo’s chests. and…
“This, what crazy!”
“Did Paul lose?”
The commanders who were filling the seats let out an exclamation of astonishment.
Charles smiled for a moment as if it was as expected and then spoke to the people.
“Introduce yourself. This is my escort, Glacia. If anyone wants to rebel from now on, please note that I have a competent escort. Glacia is a famous genius swordsman at Arcadia Academy.”
A murmur was heard from everywhere. Paul and Hugo opened their mouths as they were cut by the sword. It looked like he wasn’t dead yet.
“Glacia, those people look very sick. Please have mercy.”
At those words, Glacia quietly approached and cut off Paul and Hugo’s breath. As expected, the future Sword Master must have known the vital spot correctly, so Paul and Hugo did not even flinch again.
“Then tonight, I plan to attack the enemy, but who opposes it?”
However, the commanding officers who were summoned did not say anything. They intended to stick to the winning side anyway. So, I just wanted to save my life here.
Thus, the next day’s Battle of Crotea Castle began.
—–
Although Charles killed Paul and Hugo.
Paul and Hugo’s point was actually valid. In our army, heavy infantry and heavy cavalry, which were the main forces, were dead. There are very few heavy infantry and heavy cavalry left. Most of the soldiers were light infantry and archers.
Actually, it didn’t make sense to fight the same number of enemies with such an entry. In this situation, it just made sense.
That would be the case, in fact, the enemy was in a position to avoid a fight just like Charles.
A story that when allies take on disadvantages and enemies take on disadvantages, eventually it becomes plus or minus zero.
That was why Charles confidently fought the enemy.
Soon, the enemy and the ally faced each other with hundreds of meters in between.
Charles shouted at the soldiers.
“Archers! Go ahead! Infantry follow him!”
essence of battle. Place the archers in the front and the infantry behind them.
And the enemy also started to approach with archers in front.
“launch!”
“Fire!”
Soon, the archers who got close to each other started shooting arrows at each other.
Arrows rained down, and allied archers were killed by arrows falling from the sky.
“As expected, the northern longbow is strong… ”
There is a tree that only grows in the North, and the bow made from that tree has great destructive power because of its strong tension.
Of course, the bows of the central region are not bad, but the bows of the north are considered to be of high quality when it comes to the best bows. However…
“Enemy archers retreat!”
It was not the friendly archers who retreated first, but the enemy archers.
The reason was simple. It was simply that the number of allied archers was greater.
In the last battle, we lost a lot of heavy infantry and heavy cavalry, and thanks to that, most of our forces are left with light infantry and archers.
That’s why many archers remained and the overwhelming number of arrows pushed them, so the enemy could not stand it and fell back.
However, the enemy infantry began to charge.
Enemy infantry outnumbered friendly infantry. From now on, I could see that it was a real problem.
Scout Officer Gabriel asked.
“Now what are you going to do… ? Shall we prepare to retreat?”
“Do not worry. We will win.”
The enemy’s fearsome foot soldiers charged with maces and axes.
They charged with their shields, blocking the arrows of the archers.
The soldiers of the allies had a sense of being slightly intimidated by the tremendous momentum.
The northerners were basically bigger than the middle-aged people, so when the northerners came running with a shout, the middle-aged people felt slightly intimidated. But…
“Don’t be afraid! You are the elite soldiers of Balboa Army!”
“Fight! The goddess of victory is with us!”
Commanders everywhere encouraged the soldiers. Diane’s commanders were also different. After all, he was calm and competent.
Encouraged by their commanders, the soldiers lined up and prepared for an enemy charge. And soon…
-Kwaaang!!!
The vanguards of the two armies began to collide.
“The enemy’s infantry outnumbers our own. If we simply push with numbers, we will lose. Will this work… ”
Gabriel’s concerns were valid. There was a theory that Britain used as an important strategy during World War II. That was the ‘Lanchester Law’. The rule was that if A had more soldiers than B, A could defeat B with less damage.
The man-in-the-middle tactic was not simply putting in the number of people until they won. It was a tactic that used numerical superiority to lead to tactical and strategic superiority.
In that respect, it was not unreasonable for the allies to worry about defeat in the current situation where the number of enemy infantry was greater.
It was because the current situation was a situation corresponding to the Lanchester Law. However…
“Gabriel. Take a good look. Do the enemies seem to outnumber us now?”
“Yes? That’s it, of course… ”
Gabriel’s mouth stopped when he tried to answer a lot.
“Little?”
Yes. The enemy’s infantry and the friendly’s infantry were similar in number, and the allies’ archers made sure to back up from behind, so the allies had an advantage.
In fact, the enemy only committed half of their infantry. The other half wasn’t put in. Then what are the other half doing?
‘Maybe they’re on the lookout for the rear.’
He should have been on guard against the enemy coming from the rear.
“But I don’t understand. They could have won if they had sent in the entire army at once, but why did they come up with a strange strategy of dispersing their forces?”
“They have their own reasons.”
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“They are the defenders of Crotea Castle.”
“The defenders of Crotea Castle?”
“They attacked the castle of Crotea, found us, and immediately withdrew from the castle. What would the soldiers of Crotea Castle think when they saw that?”
“uh… ”
After thinking about it for a while, Gabriel hit his knee as if he realized it.
“You must think that reinforcements have arrived!”
“Yes. Therefore, if you encircle the front and back with reinforcements, you will be able to destroy the enemy. This must be the right decision of an outstanding commander.”
“Then, in preparation for dealing with the enemy’s reinforcements?”
“It’s like splitting the infantry unit into two.”
Gabriel is starting to understand everything now. Why is the ally, who seemed at first glance at a disadvantage, winning, and how difficult the enemy commander is fighting?
“But will the lord of Crotea Castle come to help?”
“I do not know.”
“Yes? then… ”
“However, didn’t the enemy pull back the infantry out of fear of reinforcements?”
That’s enough. Because according to the Lanchester Law, the allies in the front have an advantage.
“That’s enough. Just by making the enemy keep an eye on their rear.”
Only then did Gabriel make a realization expression and nodded his head. In fact, as Charles said, the allies were winning. Despite the fact that it was a fight in which several commanders were losing.
“Attack! The enemy is crumbling!”
Among the commanders, Ikjang Noh, who had been taking care of Dian since he was little, shouted,
“Stand behind your allies! Your presence reassures the vanguard!”
Young commanders followed suit.
Allies steadily destroyed the enemy. After all, even though Balboa’s army had been defeated in previous battles, they were excellent and incomparable because they were commanders raised by Dian himself. and…
“this! What is the ally doing! Aren’t you collapsing! Bring out the reserve!”
The general leading the detached corps on the anti-aircraft side shouted.
“But General, if we send the reserve force forward, we will be able to deal with the enemy forces coming from the rear… !”
“You can’t see the enemy yet! There was no reinforcements from Crotea Castle from the beginning! They’re scared and locked in the castle! Send the reserve right now!”
It was the enemy commander who shouted like that.
“messenger!!! messenger!!! Detect enemy shadows from behind! That number is about 1000!”
At that moment, Crotea’s defenders appeared. Charles thought it didn’t matter whether he appeared or not, but of course he was more happy when he appeared. and…
“All troops! Draw your melee weapon and advance!”
cried Charles.
The allies advanced toward the enemy with melee weapons, regardless of whether they were archers or infantrymen.
Thousands of friendly troops advanced towards the enemy. The enemy could neither enter nor escape, and was unable to linger.
Meanwhile.
“My allies are fighting in front! Help your allies!”
Juan de Balboa, nephew of Diane de Balboa, the general who led the defenders of Crotea, led 1,000 men to attack the enemy’s rear.
front and back.
At the same time, while watching the approaching enemy army, the enemy commander exclaimed urgently.
“retreat! retreat!!!”
The enemy commander shouted, but it was already too late. The enemy general’s army, surrounded like a sandwich from the front and rear, was annihilated without leaving a trace after 30 minutes.
In response, Charles reached out to the general of the Crotea garrison who came running at the right time.
The general of the Crotea defenders was also satisfied with having defended Crotea, so he grabbed Charles’ hand and shook it vigorously.
It was a complete victory for the Balboa army led by Charles Jean Rochepole.
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