138 – Guerrilla Combat and Ambush (4)
If you walk on a flat, well-maintained path, you can cover about 2 km in 30 minutes at a leisurely pace, but if you walk leisurely, you can cover 2 km through the forest path. Even though I was in a hurry to get there, it took about an hour.
“f*ck, if I climb into the real forest twice, I won’t even be a human.”
Of course, compared to a mountain march with dense trees and steep slopes, riding through the forest would be considered very enjoyable.
Just because mountain marching is more difficult than forest marching doesn’t mean it’s easier to walk through the forest.
But the good thing is that if you look beyond the forest, you can clearly see the huge flag that hints at the presence of Baron Maurer and his soldiers.
‘f*ck, it was worth rolling around like a dog all this way.’
I would like to cheer, but if I do that, it will be like advertising that we have come for a surprise attack.
I suppressed my instincts and called out my reason, even pinching the back of my thigh.
Then I raised my hand and signaled the men under my command to stand by.
‘When making a surprise attack, it is important to deliver a strong blow at the first sign of presence.’
The success of this surprise operation depends on our mercenaries and those who came as reinforcements working together to deliver a good blow.
Dalton seemed to know this as well, so he grabbed the centurion commanders and platoon leaders around him and gave them orders.
“They are now marching in a long, thin line along the road. We also form a thin and long formation. “Everyone knows why, right?”
If you make the formation thicker, the area in contact with the enemy decreases, which reduces the damage that can be inflicted in the same amount of time, but strengthens your defense.
On the other hand, if the formation is thin and long, the area in contact with the enemy expands, increasing the damage that can be inflicted in the same time and weakening the formation’s holding power.
Since we have to carry out a surprise attack and a guerrilla war of hit and run, it is always advantageous to form a formation that can inflict maximum damage in a short period of time.
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“Yes, Captain Dalton.”
According to those words, we formed a thin and long formation and waited for the sounding arrow, Hyoshi, to be fired, signaling the start of the attack.
When I sent out a scouting party to find Baron Maurer’s army, I thought everything would be fine as long as I found them.
Once you find it, waiting is not easy.
A nail-biting wait, a tension that makes your heart beat.
‘This is what it feels like when a minority deals with the majority.’
Since the signal was still there, I looked closely at where the enemies were to observe them. Fortunately, they didn’t seem to notice that we were ambushing them.
“No, if you’re ordered to march for two weeks, shouldn’t you be allowed to rest for at least half a day if it lasts less than a day?”
As someone grumbled, another soldier next to him spoke in sympathy.
“If I keep going like this, I think I’ll die of exhaustion before I even reach the castle called Villa Hora or Villa Ora.”
I suddenly felt better after hearing a conversation that proved that my expectations were exactly correct.
Whether the soldiers did it or not, the higher-ups urged them in a stern voice.
“At Villa Hora Castle, Baron Custer and his soldiers are fighting a harsh battle and waiting for us to arrive. Hurry!”
From my heart, I want to say this.
‘Yes, I ate that Villa Hora Castle.’
I called out to Karin with a wave of my hand, pointed to a bluffing knight over there, and asked.
“Senior, can you guess that bastard over there?”
“Of course.”
“Then, as soon as Hyoshi comes up, pierce that bastard’s neck first.”
Seeing as the armor he is wearing and the cape don’t look that expensive, I think he is a low-level knight, but to ordinary soldiers, even a ‘low-level knight’ is as high as the sky.
If such a bastard suddenly dies from a sniping attack, the morale of those around him will drop drastically.
‘I’m so shocked that I can’t even hold the spear properly.’
At that moment, Hyo-shi cut through the sky and made a ‘beep’ sound.
It was a signal that it was time to surprise the enemy and cook them.
The soldiers under Baron Maurer lost their senses and began to panic when a signal suddenly appeared announcing the start of battle.
The new soldiers held their spears and looked left and right, casting useless moves.
“Left? Right? Or from the front? Where should I aim my spear?”
Because of their foolish actions, their long spears, which were 4 to 5 meters long, hit each other and made a crackling sound.
To bring the new soldiers to their senses, the high-ranking people drew their swords and pointed in the direction from which Hyo-si had flown.
“Hyo-si flew in from the right! Right! Right! Turn right!”
I will highly appreciate your willingness to deal with it in your own way.
But why is this stupid commander showing such confusion?
Then the soldiers who were already in confusion and fear after being ambushed would become even more fearful.
‘Pathetic bastards, that’s why my brother loves them so much.’
As much as I love you, I have to break the pot.
And right in front of us, the wizards, including Lucia, finished chanting their magic.
“Spear of red flame that burns the enemy, give me the strength to protect my precious people! Fire Spear!”
“Red flames will burn the enemy, fireball!”
“Soil that nurtures life, crush the enemy before me! Stone Bullet!”
After finishing chanting magic, the archers including Karin simultaneously fired magic and arrows at the enemy.
Enemies hit by fire magic, including fireball, and earth magic or lightning magic, were seriously injured or died instantly without even knowing what was happening.
Those who died instantly were unable to say anything or scream because they died before they could feel any pain, and simply collapsed like puppets with their strings cut, with burning or missing body parts.
On the other hand, those who were seriously injured screamed in pain.
“Save people, my body! It’s hot, ugh!”
“My arm! My legs! “Ugh!”
“I don’t want to die, please save me, someone save me…”
As arrows rained down, more and more people died.
“The Captain of the Ten is dead!”
The Ten Commandments, whose leader was said to be dead, were somewhat maintaining their formation, but they looked unstable, as if they would explode if touched even slightly.
As such confusion piled up, the formation of the 2,000-strong army under Baron Maurer was completely broken.
‘If it were a normal rotation, the unit wouldn’t be ruined with this much damage…’
This is why surprise attacks are good.
“You guys, throw stones at the floor. “If you’re lucky, it won’t even break your head, right?”
And then, when we are raising the firepower that can be unleashed in an instant by throwing rocks, scraping our souls.
The knight I asked Karin to kill by sniping grabbed his neck with one hand and fell off his horse and died.
“Century Martin, I disposed of that bastard as the centurion said.”
I praised her by raising her right thumb, and after that, Karin continued to snipe only those who seemed worthy of her enemy group.
“Ugh, sh*t.”
Every time the high-ranking people under Baron Maurer fell with a whooshing sound, the already chaotic enemy lines shook even more.
“Oh, what the f*ck? What do we do?”
Under normal circumstances, the recruits and other soldiers would have to be calmed down by the leader of the ten…
The leader of the Ten Commandments is ultimately just like a junior non-commissioned officer in an organization called the military, so the heads of high-ranking people are starting to fly off…
“I don’t know, you motherf*ckers! Aim your spear to the left and block!”
“What are you talking about! “It’s no use aiming your spear at those guys running out of the woods!”
“Just bow down, you crazy idiot!”
They say contradictory things even among themselves, which only adds to the confusion among the soldiers.
‘Is now the perfect time to break his head?’
Since they are so confused, if they keep pushing like this, wouldn’t they be able to literally annihilate 2,000 people with just 600 people?
I had a momentary impulse, but I shook my head.
There is no way anything good will come of impulsively changing the strategy, and killing 2,000 people at once with 600 people is clearly greedy.
After I finished worrying, the loud sound of trumpets and drums rang out.
Sounds of commands to open fire were heard from all over the place.
“Wizards, one last big hit!”
“When the wizards shoot their magic, the archers also shoot their arrows together!”
“Everything on our team depends on how well you shoot!”
Perhaps because it was the last magic attack, the wizards began chanting magic on such a large scale that it was suspected that mana exhaustion would occur…
The archers, including Karin, shot arrows so fast that their hands bled.
“There is no need to sniper or anything! “Just shoot!”
At first glance, Karin was exaggerating and was firing arrows at a rapid pace, as if she was shooting one shot per second.
Of course, it’s not like aiming and shooting, but even though Karin and other archers fired wildly, they usually hit somewhere on the enemy soldier’s body.
As a huge number of magic flew towards the enemies, I aimed my spear in this direction and the people who were trying were cut down.
‘Now is the perfect opportunity, right?’
“Martin Centurion, follow me! “Let’s break these bastards’ heads off like this!”