179 – Fishing Operation (6)
As soon as the order to charge was given, Baron Eclair’s troops, which numbered only about 3,000, rushed towards the enemy lines like berserkers.
One guy ran screaming like a crazy person.
“aaah, roll over!”
The bravado guys ran out shouting their names as if they were some kind of knight.
“Ralph, senior mercenary of the Whitebeard Mercenaries, is leaving! If you don’t want to be run over, get out of the way!”
It seemed a bit comical to me, watching from behind, to use evil like that, but it wasn’t the same to the guys who were the target of the spear blade.
When we received an unexpected surprise attack, they had difficulty understanding the situation and mistook us for a huge army.
“It’s a surprise attack! “It’s a surprise attack by a large army!”
The guy who lost his finger after being bitten by a Zara trembled just by looking at the lid of the pot, thinking it was a Zara. But when they least expected it, they were hit in the back by a surprise attack.
It seems like my ability to make rational decisions has been paralyzed to a large extent.
When a scared guy warned that it was a ‘surprise attack by a large army,’ the guys holding long spears and forming a formation began to disorganize.
“This is impossible, this is impossible!”
In the meantime, the superiors took up weapons and tried to maintain the formation somehow.
“Gather together! “Let’s get together and deal with it somehow!”
But I don’t want them to form a proper defense formation.
No, I have no intention of opening my eyes and seeing that they are going to mess with us by properly preparing for it.
“Don’t think about what’s behind, just hit with all your might! Then hold on until you die, and you will win!”
Everyone in the Whitebeard mercenaries responded to my words with shouts.
“Long live the Whitebeard Mercenaries!”
“We will definitely win!”
“Charge forward!”
Then, as we ran a few more steps, our team’s vanguard collided with the enemy.
“Get down, you bastards!”
At the same time as those words were said, the voices of dying men began to burst out from both the enemy and the allies.
“aaah!”
“My heart, ugh!”
The Barceló guys and Baron Eclair’s army, including our mercenaries, clashed and casualties continued, but judging from the general perspective…
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If two men were killed on our side, the enemy had at least four or five men killed.
The unexpected surprise attack to disperse the enemy formation by any means necessary is fully rewarding, but…
‘We have only just taken the first step.’
After pulling the Auror up from the solar plexus, he shouted loudly.
“Whitebeard mercenaries! Rebuild your formation and prepare to fight! “Push forward slowly!!”
Although we caused great damage to the enemy in the first clash, our role is to stop the enemy from retreating.
So, you must never be in a hurry and show the enemy a loophole.
‘If we block slowly here, the main force in front will do whatever it takes.’
Not only our mercenary unit, but also other nearby units gave orders similar to mine.
“Reorganize the troops!!”
“Don’t be in a hurry and reorganize your formation!”
“Push slowly, slowly, keeping pace with the mercenaries next to you!”
As expected, they are the leaders of a mercenary company and lead hundreds to thousands of soldiers, so they know very well what the best course of action they can take in this situation is.
However, this alone is slightly insufficient.
Currently, the people in the rear of the enemy army are all exhausted and their stamina is low, so even if you push them roughly, they will definitely fall out.
The longer the battle goes on, the more exhausted we will be at a disadvantage in numbers.
‘At that time, it would be best to unite around the strong members of our mercenary unit.’
“The centurion commander and platoon leader of each hundred unit concentrate on command, and the assault unit must move back for a moment! “It’s not time to give it your all!”
When I gave the order, the centurion leader and platoon commander of our mercenary unit slowly fell back.
“I will cover behind you guys! “Go wild!”
Even though one guy was in the midst of falling back a bit, he said something interesting, perhaps thinking of raising the morale of the soldiers.
“If you follow the training, you can take on even knights!”
Even if you gather veterans who are senior mercenaries or higher and move in a group of three, the best you can deal with is low-level knights…
Just as praise makes a whale dance, appropriate self-confidence makes soldiers go beyond their limits and excel.
Why didn’t Baker, who couldn’t even use an auror, succeed in picking up all the enemy knights last time?
The centurions who fell back took a breath and continued to give appropriate instructions.
“Hey, you Yakov Platoon! Don’t lose your mind! There you Bern bastard! “Fight while watching the guys next to you!!”
“Yes!”
“f*ck, I will watch you until the end with both eyes on.”
Those who received such instructions fought even more desperately to avoid being deprived after the war.
“Those guys behind you, don’t just look ahead, look to the sides too!”
As everyone moved in order according to the instructions and training, the front line was maintained well even though the platoon commander and centurion commander, who were the core forces, were missing.
Once the front line was stabilized, the centurion commanders and platoon commanders issued slightly different orders from behind.
“3-Person formation! Form a three-person formation! Those with mace and knives are in front! “Jangchang assists from behind!”
A mace or sword is advantageous for defense because it is short and easy to handle, while a long spear has the advantage of being able to attack an enemy from a greater distance due to its long length, but is disadvantageous for defense because it is difficult to handle.
For this reason, if you are holding a short weapon such as a mace or a sword, you will usually lose to the guy holding the long spear, but if you fight inside the pole of the long spear, the guy holding the short weapon will almost always win.
Defensive formations that combine such weapons are extremely efficient in dealing with the enemy.
First, if a guy holding a mace or a sword confronts the enemy…
“Come and see!”
They block attacks or swing their swords in the air to prevent them from approaching.
“Do you want me to come?”
Then, the spearmen holding long spears behind them stabbed the enemy with their spears, avoiding the allies.
“Ugh!”
If the stabbed enemy soldier died or was injured, soldiers holding swords or maces would go out and cut off the head or break the earthen pot.
“Get lost!”
As we used a holding formation while gradually reducing the number of enemy troops, the enemy soldiers were reluctant to push in toward us.
“What kind of mercenary unit fights so well?”
“The bastard who carries a knife and installs it looks like a piece of trash.”
“f*ck, reorganize!”
If we had been the vanguard of the main force directly led by Count Dion, I would have mobilized an assault force at this point and pushed in…
Just as a person’s expected role changes as his or her position changes, my current role is to block their rearguard.
Like a bottle cap.
‘If you charge here, you’ll end up like a madman opening and closing.’
And in return, the body will be dismembered by beheading.
“Don’t be in a hurry! “Our fight begins now!”
I never thought I’d say this, but… The moment when my enemies decide, ‘Oh, I can’t do this.’
Close to 10,000 soldiers will come towards us blocking the retreat route.
When that time comes, it will be pushed forward with a momentum that cannot be compared to now.
“The assault troops should continue to stand by, and the archers should use all their remaining arrows and rain them down on the enemy soldiers!”
As soon as those words were spoken, the archers stood between the infantrymen, drew arrows from their quivers, and prepared to fire them at the enemy.
“Load arrows!”
At the same time, our centurions bit the soldiers.
“Spearmen stand still, everyone else falls back!”
A soldier holding a sword was suddenly given an order to retreat while fighting, which was difficult to carry out…
“Shoot all spears at once and take cover!”
At the same time as the command, the spearmen stabbed with their long spears to cover the soldiers fighting in front.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, the soldiers on the front lines turned their backs and ran away.
“What the f*ck!”
As soon as all the living guys entered the formation, arrows rained down on the heads of Barceló.
“Ugh, sh*t!”
Some of the soldiers who were taken aback by the sudden barrage of arrows froze in place, and the rest of the soldiers completely lost their momentum in charging.
Everyone was stunned by the unexpected attack.
“No, why the arrow here, ugh.”
Even the veterans in armor who were accustomed to such unexpected variables, who were immune to being hit by arrows, showed signs of confusion.
“How the f*ck is this kind of attack possible?”
During close combat, taking out friendly soldiers fighting in front of you all at once and then attacking them again is a kind of troop management that is close to a stunt.
In terms of gaming, it’s similar to using someone who changes his aim and attempts to assassinate him as soon as he hears that there’s someone going sideways during a teamfight.
‘Constant training made this possible.’
In this way, we succeeded in buying time and reducing the burden on the soldiers for a while… But the shooting gradually stopped, perhaps due to the stock of arrows running out.
“Archers, leave like this.”
At those words, the archers retreated.
Even though I didn’t order it, men holding simple weapons such as swords or maces stood right next to the spearmen.
I think they are trying to avoid being stabbed by the spear and break the pot of those who are digging in.
As we were preparing to hold out for so long, the sounds of trumpets and drums were heard from the enemy camp.
Instinctively, or rather, my body naturally began to tense up.
Then he gave an urgent order.
“Everyone, including the assault troopers, platoon leaders, and centurion leaders, move forward! Those bastards are about to break out!”