166 – Mercenary Captain Martin’s First Departure (6)
As the Black Pig mercenaries began to collapse, messengers sent by other centurion commanders except Hilde rushed towards me. .
The liaison soldier, who had been a mercenary for a long time, only conveyed the centurion’s intention with a calm expression.
“Century Schumacher asked me to ask if it would be okay to put down the pole and attack it with all my might.”
Although he was a new recruit, he was a fast runner, so he became a liaison soldier, and could not hide his excitement as a messenger, perhaps because he was excited about the reward he would receive for killing the black pigs.
“Century Thomas has requested permission for an all-out attack as soon as possible, as this seems to be a golden opportunity!”
After hearing that, I was lost in thought for a moment.
If we keep pushing like this, we will be able to completely destroy the black pig mercenary group in front of us and cut off the head of the mercenary leader.
So, I think it would be a good choice to push forward like this, but careful consideration is needed before making a bold decision.
Before I made a decision, I asked the scout of our mercenary unit.
“How are the others doing? Are you doing as well as we are?”
The scout shook his head.
“We are much ahead of other units. “The others are still at a stalemate.”
Stalemate! In short, it means that the fight of pushing and being pushed is constantly repeated.
If we move forward and destroy the enemy just because we are excited, it will become impossible to link up with other units of our army.
Then you become a fool who happily separates himself from his allies and takes it upon himself to be isolated in enemy territory.
“The enemy army is as many as 80,000, and we are only 500. “If you go on a rampage now, you’ll just get eaten by other mercenaries or nobles’ armies.”
Right now behind us, there are two reserve units of similar size that will take turns fighting with us.
So, when the enemy realizes that the black pigs are damaged to the point where they can no longer fight, they will send out a reserve force to avoid losing any more troops.
After throwing down the long spear and beating up the black pigs to catch them, you meet an intact reserve unit who took a shift in a situation where it was difficult to support them?
This is a roller coaster course that leads straight to the death of a dog.
“Tell this to not only the centurion commanders but also the entire mercenary unit. “There are a lot more people we have to deal with in this battle in the future, so don’t get hung up on the results in front of you.”
After receiving my order, the liaison soldiers stepped back with a disappointed look on their faces.
Still, it is true that killing at least one more of those who retreat is more advantageous in the future, so you should take as much as you can.
“Order Lucia and Karin to kill as many of the human targets as they turn their backs and run away. “And then continue to wait until given instructions.”
When I gave the command, our mercenary riders signaled the archers and wizards with flags.
“Magic leader, archer leader! Captain Martin gives the fleeing guys a good punch in the back of the head! Please hurry!”
As soon as they heard those words, the wizards and archers in the rear started running.
First, the wizards started running around holding their staffs.
“I never thought I would become a wizard and run around on the battlefield like this…”
No matter what they are, wizards are mostly guys who just sit at a desk and study magic, so whether they are under the command of mercenaries or nobles…
Like our mercenary corps, we don’t train our physical strength, and we don’t give ourselves jobs that require strength, but…
I guess the magicians are able to run so well because they are made to run without exception through training, even though the intensity is lower than that of regular recruits.
The archers who followed quickly made their way through the soldiers holding spears while holding bows in their right hands.
“I’m going to rain arrows on the enemy’s back as he runs away! Hurry!”
The mercenaries fighting in close combat saw that and cheered them on, telling them to run hard.
“It’s easier for us if you kill at least one more guy! Run, you bastards!”
In just about 3 minutes, the wizards and archers were ready to attack the enemies, and when they arrived…
As I expected, the black pigs turned their backs and prepared to retreat.
“f*ck, f*ck! Retreat! “Our captain told us to retreat!”
Even though their vanguard and I are almost 1km away, I can clearly see their panicked appearance like that…
‘It’s amazing how the senses in your body improve so much just by learning either magic or aura.’
Without exaggeration, I am looking forward to whether or not if I become an Auror Master, my eyes will be better than that of an eagle even without using Aurors.
Lucia was the first to aim her staff at those guys.
“The captain told me not to let those guys go easily! “Fire with maximum firepower!”
And then she began to chant the strongest magic she could use.
“Spear of fire that burns the enemy, burn away everything that stands in front of me! Fire Lance!”
At the same time, countless fire magic flew towards the enemy.
As if you were watching red fireworks, the colorful fire magic flew away leaving a passing trace in the sky…
The guys who were hit by that magic were completely black as they cried out in death.
“aaah! Help me!”
There were enemy mercenary recruits who looked after their dying comrades…
“You crazy bastard! Grab the spear and run! “Are you crazy because you want to die?”
That guy was taken away by a senior member of the enemy mercenary unit.
Next, arrows shot by Karin and other archers rained down on their heads.
All kinds of screams could be heard from the place where the arrows rained down.
“f*ck you…”
“Ugh!”
“My arm! My arm! Ahh!”
When I saw that, I clicked my tongue in sadness.
“Ha, I should have cut off the head of the mercenary leader and annihilated the mercenary army.”
This battle will be longer, and it’s really unfortunate that it’s not time to give it our best yet.
But anyway, there are still so many opportunities. It’s foolish to feel regretful.
“Reorganize your formation! Reorganize your formation! Another enemy unit will arrive soon!”
The other members of our mercenary unit blew their trumpets loudly announcing reorganization.
As soon as the centurion commander and platoon leader heard that sound, they reacted quickly.
“Re-form the long spear formation! “Hurry up and move, you bastards!”
In the meantime, the ten leaders picked out the seriously injured person.
“Even if you leave the dead, send all the seriously injured back! “Kilton, if you can walk, get out on foot!”
I am deeply moved to see these guys moving so quickly during the war despite being new recruits through countless trainings.
“There is no training more foolish than this when fighting, but is it true that rituals and guerrilla warfare are good training that protects the lives of soldiers?”
As I was rebuilding my formation, I saw a new enemy army approaching from afar, just as I expected.
Seeing the huge trumpet sounds, drum sounds, and shouts, it seems like morale is quite high.
They come here and criticize us.
“The black pigs and the elites of our Baron Alba family are on a different level!”
It also raises the morale of soldiers on a fairly reasonable basis.
“They must be tired from dealing with the black pigs, and their formation is in disarray! “Charge like this!”
When they heard those words, the guys at the vanguard of our mercenary group burst into laughter.
“Like Captain Martin said, those idiots over there are coming to die?”
“Did you put a lot of barley porridge in your head? “We are a phalanx of long spears, but those idiots only come with short weapons.”
“You said the formation would have been broken, dude.”
If our formation had been a mess, a single violent charge from an intact unit might have been enough to kill us, but what if we were already in the right formation with long spears in hand?
Even if a bunch of idiots like that come, I’m not scared at all.
“It’s time to show those bastards some kind heart! “Welcome wizards and archers warmly!”
The sound of trumpets and drums calling for a long-distance attack sounded from our side.
Then, the wizards, including Lucia, and the archers, including Karin, showed very generous hospitality to the enemy troops.
Those who were at the forefront of the group that was so crowded that the entire formation was crushed were roasted and cooked until golden brown.
The guys behind them got hit with so many arrows that they turned into hedgehogs.
“Those with long spears, take 10 steps forward! “Wizards and archers, stay back!”
The infantry under my command moved forward, and the wizards and archers took advantage of the gap and quickly retreated back.
Then the enemy soldiers poured foul language and curses at us.
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“These pagans!”
“Is this kind of cowardly behavior the only thing you learned from your mother and father?”
“f*ck, die!!”
Um, I can’t hear what they’re saying because they’re talking about guys who are about to have a pole drilled in their necks, right?
No, I can hear it, but it’s none of my business what those people who will soon fall apart say.
But we guys are probably a little tired from taking down a single enemy mercenary unit, so we need something to boost their morale, right?
I took out the sword I was wearing at my waist.
Unlike the sword I used before that had a little bit of mithril mixed in, this time it contained as much as half of mithril, making it a treasured sword worth over 1,000 gold coins.
“I heard that Mithril is blue because it is a similar color to Auror.”
The sword I am holding is not made of only pure mithril, so it is a bit cloudy, but it is still light blue.
Then, he walked majestically to the vanguard and stood in the very center…
He held the sword high and infused it with aura to create a powerful flaming sword that spewed out powerful flames.
“Martin Mayer, the leader of the Whitebeard mercenaries, will personally cut off your heads! “If you don’t want to die, don’t even stand in front of me!”