130 – Make each other suspicious (5)
The day after Hilde Baumann was captured, we went to the siege as usual.
No matter how much we make a living by participating in wars, we always have to do crazy things like slam our bare bodies into the high walls of the castle.
Honestly, everyone’s expressions are rotten even if they don’t say anything out loud… Even though they should be.
Our white guys had smiles on their faces.
While walking towards the castle wall, one of the new recruits hummed his tune and spoke to the veteran next to him.
“Is it true that that b*tch Hilde Bauman was imprisoned for treason?”
Then Baker, the old man of the group, shrugged his shoulders and answered.
“Couldn’t our centurion have done something? “You secretly met Viscount Canossa last time, just like during the beheading operation.”
It is true that I played a major role in catching Hilde Baumann and putting her in prison, but very few people know that I, Martin Mayer, were involved in this.
At best, our forces only know about Captain Dalton, Viscount Canossa, and the scribe who wrote the document under the Viscount’s instructions.
‘I would like to tell the truth, but the more people who know, the easier it is for confidentiality to be leaked.’
I glanced at them, but again I kept my eyes fixed on the castle wall and pretended not to hear and moved on.
“Decapitation operation? “What is that?”
“Last time, when our Whitebeard mercenaries fought under Margrave Estel, our centurion suggested attacking Count Beluga’s rear with a small number of troops. And the proposal was accepted, and the centurion personally captured Count Beluga alive, making a decisive contribution to our army’s victory.”
“… Awesome.”
“So, as long as you follow the centurion commander, everything will work out. “Like now.”
There is nothing wrong with Baker talking about my performance as it increases my reputation.
No, it means that I have a good person under me, so if I train him well, he will grow into a very helpful subordinate.
‘There’s nothing bad, but it wouldn’t be good if the clues about the Hilde-related incident spread because of that guy…’
I quickly walked up to the guy and put him in a headlock, squeezing his head with my left arm.
I adjusted the power to the point where he didn’t die, but the guy screamed that it was extremely painful.
“Oh, please save me. “Colonel Centurion, it hurts.”
I muttered quietly into that guy’s ear.
“Baby, I’m glad you noticed because you have a good sense, but shut up. “I know you’re a treacherous bastard, but some people listening don’t know that.”
Baker nodded his head, although his voice was filled with pain.
“I’ll shut up, so please save me. “What is the normal strength of the captain?”
“If you feel unfair, you awaken as an Auror.”
“That’s easier said than done, why would you say that when you know very well how difficult it is? Evil!”
After about 30 seconds, I released him.
Then, as we approached the castle gate, a loud trumpet sound was heard from the main unit where the Viscount Canossa was located.
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If the drum and the trumpet sound were heard at the same time, it was a signal to advance, and if only the trumpet sound was heard, it was a signal to stop.
Immediately, Captain Dalton’s order to stop was heard.
“Whitebeard mercenaries, stop in place! Full alignment!”
We reorganized our formation according to the order and waited for the next order.
And then, voices reading something loudly were heard from all around the castle.
“Viscount Giovanni von Canosa of the Medici Republic gives you his final words! Surrender!”
When the word to surrender was heard, the guys standing on the castle wall could not hide their embarrassment.
I also saw a man trembling with fear, fearing that he might die in the upcoming battle.
“If I surrender, will I survive?”
Senior soldiers should step in and give physical therapy and bruises to those who make such weak remarks to come to their senses, but there was no soldier in sight to stop them.
Only knights and other high-ranking people swing their swords in the air and strike them.
“Do you think you guys will survive if you surrender? Don’t be fooled. “They will capture you all and sell you all into slavery!”
Well, some vicious nobles even sell them as slaves if they capture them, regardless of whether they are serfs or mercenaries…
The nobleman who did such a thing not only had his reputation plummeting, but he also became an object of hatred for mercenaries, so when he tried to hire a ‘mercenary’, no one would go under his command.
‘Unless you are crazy or a fool who needs to sell your soul for money, you wouldn’t do something like that.’
Anyway, the reading of the document recommending surrender, which Viscount Canossa had personally written, continued.
“Whoever surrenders will be spared and will be allowed to go to his family, but whoever does not surrender will definitely die within the castle. “Make wise decisions.”
As soon as I finished reading, the sound of trumpets and drums began to sound dizzyingly fast.
Immediately, Dalton’s huge voice rang out.
“Let’s take over this damn castle today! Charge!”
At that command, all of the Whitebeard mercenaries, including those of our white corps, shouted loudly.
“There isn’t even that damn female knight! “Today is the day I drop this castle!”
A guy standing next to him shouted while tapping his sword against his shield.
“I’m going to kill all of those bastards today and get promoted. Let’s get out of the situation of being a senior mercenary for 10,000 years!”
Hilde Baumann, it is truly rewarding for her to see her morale rise so much just by getting rid of her.
But I can’t be satisfied here…
I, along with the other guys, grabbed a ladder and started running towards the castle wall.
“Run straight up to the castle wall and walk up the ladder first! “Now there is nothing to stop us!”
Just because Hilde is gone does not mean that expert-level swordsmen or mercenaries who fight well will disappear within those walls.
However, since she is no longer the focal point that maintained the morale of her soldiers, an atmosphere in which everyone fights reluctantly will be created.
‘Soldiers with low morale lose the will to fight when a soldier next to them dies, right?’
We started running towards the enemy lines.
“All you have to do is climb the castle wall!”
“The centurion commander stands at the forefront! “It’s like we’ve already won.”
“I’m going to kill all of those bastards today!”
They started shooting arrows at us from the top of the castle wall.
“Shoot, shoot! “Don’t let those bastards come near!”
Some of the soldiers under my command were killed in an instant by the arrows they were shooting at us.
“Ugh, sh*t!”
After the arrow flew, the sound of wizards chanting was heard shortly after.
“Flames pouring down like rain on the enemies! Fire drop!”
It was my first time seeing magic, and although it was small in size, it seemed to be at least an intermediate level magic as at least 4 to 5 fireballs were created in the sky.
When the magic rained down near our mercenary unit, one of the ten units was immediately cut in half.
“Ugh, sh*t! “Half of our 10 ligaments were torn!”
Despite the fact that I was going through the enemy’s strong long-distance check attack, I still saw smiles on the faces of the guys running with me.
“Captain, if it weren’t for that woman named Hilde… If you go up the castle wall, those bastards are trash, right?”
Not having Hilde does not weaken their actual power, but…
“The morale is low, so there will be quite a few shabby people.”
And this time, I heard the sound of an arrow cutting through the wind behind me.
As the arrow flew toward the castle wall, the people stuck on the wall were seen scrambling, looking left and right.
The fact that guys who have been fighting for several days are like that means they are so scared that it is an instinctive behavior that comes from the conflict of whether to run away or not.
“Shield! Shield!”
Meanwhile, the voice of the guy talking about the shield contained a bit of tears.
‘I can’t believe Hilde’s flight had such an impact.’
As arrows and magic flew over the castle walls, the soldiers on the walls did not escape death in droves.
“Ugh, help me! “Save people!”
“My arm, pull the arrow out of my arm!”
“Help me, damn it!”
Strictly speaking, there were a lot of people who didn’t die due to a slight miss from an arrow or magic, but were injured.
So now the castle walls are almost empty.
‘If you climb up the ladder now, they will be helpless.’
After confirming that there was a gap, we, including myself, tried to attach the ladder to the castle wall faster.
“Hurry! We have to go up now! “If you’re late, it’s over.”
After saying that, the other guys, including me, started climbing up the ladder as fast as we could.
Stride, fast, with as much force as I can muster.
As I climbed up the ladder like that, the first two soldiers I encountered upon reaching the castle wall looked at me in horror.
He raised both arms to bring the mace down on my head.
“Die, you evil pizza bastards!”
It was a situation where two people were trying to break my head at the same time, and it was unfortunate for them, but rather than them hitting my head…
“I fell asleep after talking nonsense.”
It was a little faster for me to swing my sword and cut off their heads.
I wiped the blood off the sword and smiled.
“If you surrender, you will be saved.”