187 – Move the Emperor (4)
I have experienced all kinds of battles while working as a mercenary.
It ranges from siege warfare, surprise warfare, and field warfare on the plains.
The worst of these was the siege.
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The reason is that unless the enemy commander is a big idiot, it is easy to defeat the majority with a small number of troops, and even when they win, the damage to the allies is enormous, so the aftermath is not easy.
So, it would be normal for me and my subordinates to all be nervous ahead of the siege of Lamasana.
Instead of being nervous, the regular soldiers and mercenaries belonging to the nobles of the Montmartre Empire were happily mocking the soldiers in La Massana Castle in unison.
“You idiots like Barcelo who are stuck in La Massana Castle, hurry up and open the door!”
“His Majesty, the Emperor of Montmartre, is coming here from far away to crush your heads!”
“Surrender and find light!”
When the soldiers of Lamasana Castle heard those words, their expressions fell, and they did not respond at all.
Excluding the 1,500 casualties from the last two battles, our troops number 13,500, but according to the scouts, there are only about 4,000 inside the walls, right?
Furthermore, even if reinforcements come, it will take a long time, so even if the emperor does not come, they are virtually destined to die.
‘It’s so dark that I can’t speak.’
At least the knights and mercenary captains on top of the castle walls raised their voices and responded.
“You dirty Montmartre bastards! “When our reinforcements arrive, I’ll hang all your heads on the poles!”
No, so your reinforcements will never arrive until you all die or surrender?
In about three days from now, the Emperor of Montmartre will arrive, and then it will be decided whether you die or surrender.
Anyway, I don’t have anything to do right now, so should I join in?
After catching his breath, he shouted in a loud voice filled with Aurors.
“Aren’t we a large army of over 10,000, and you guys only a little over 4,000? But how can you hang our necks on a pole?”
Hearing those words, loud laughter erupted from those around him.
“Do you think that we are neglecting our vigilance? The Majesty of Montmartre will soon come to this camp. “If you want to drink even the alcohol that His Majesty praises and bestows upon you, you have to be extremely vigilant!”
They say we are nearly four times more numerous than they are, but they might attack us by surprise and come out by digging, or if we sleep drunk at night, they might come out over the castle walls.
If you get hit in a situation where you are not prepared for something like that, not only will your morale drop drastically, but if the worst happens, the Count of Dion’s army could be annihilated.
So, even though the Count of Dion is a castle that will open if he spends time sieging it, he is making sure he does his guard duty thoroughly.
“So, why don’t you open the gate right now and surrender to save your life and your master’s life?”
When I said this sarcastically, the knight on the castle wall started yelling.
“You look like an uneducated mercenary!”
“Seeing that there is no logic in what you say, you can’t refute what I said because everything I said is correct. Hey, in Barcelo, the only thing you can do is swear when you’re at a loss for words. “It must be easy to live as a knight!”
After winning this pointless argument, many people, including those in our mercenary unit, cheered with excitement.
Before I knew it, Otto came over with a beer in one hand and a pig’s hind leg in the other and was giggling.
“We, Captain Martin, really need to know about your ability to open your mouth. “He’s the best at turning people’s minds upside down without saying a single vulgar word.”
Among the other mercenaries, there was one who gave a thumbs up and listened.
“He wasn’t just good at fighting, he was also very polite.”
When I felt proud after wiping my mouth like that, I saw dust rising in the distance.
The direction they are coming from is from Casa Castle to Ramasana, so there is a very high probability that they are our allies…
I didn’t expect them at all, but they are coming, so I can’t tell for sure if they are allies or enemies.
Furthermore, if you look at the scale of the dust, the number is more than 500 people.
“Whitebeard mercenaries! Everyone on alert! “Think of the enemy coming!”
When I shouted first, similar orders were issued from other mercenary units and noble armies.
“On alert! Be on alert! It’s the enemy! “The enemy is coming!”
“You don’t know how many enemies there are, so pay extra attention!”
“f*ck, move now! “Put down everything you’ve been drinking and run!”
No matter how many people there were running from there, it would not have been more than a thousand people, but unexpected people approaching are always something to be wary of.
You never know, right? There will be thousands, perhaps close to 10,000 infantry soldiers behind them as follow-up troops.
The guys who had been playing like crazy just now also started running to find their places.
“Run to location! “Drop the barriers and take a defensive stance!”
The new recruits were playing well, but suddenly they started running wild, wondering what this was.
“f*ck! “Who are those bastards?”
Looking at the current war situation, the probability that those approaching over there are enemies is virtually close to ‘0’.
Why? Common sense tells us that the road we took was completely controlled by our troops, so where on earth could the enemy come from?
However, in war and human life, you never know when something unexpected will happen…
“Holy sh*t, who are you? Who is it that shows up at a time like this and startles people?”
If it is the enemy that is coming from there, then I, who devised and suggested the plan to attack Ramasana Castle, go from being a top contributor to being a top idiot who contributed to our troops being stabbed in the back.
‘That’s unlikely, but please…’
When I and the others were nervous, wondering if we were being ordered to fight against an enemy attack…
Suddenly the sounds of trumpets and drums were heard from next to me.
Brief march-like trumpet sounds, cheerful drum sounds and other musical instruments…
When I heard this, I could breathe a sigh of relief.
“Huh, for a moment I thought things were going to be crazy.”
Because the sound of that march-like instrument being played means that the group coming from far away is a very high-ranking person from Montmartre.
When I breathed a sigh of relief, the Barons, Viscounts and other dignitaries began to move very hastily.
Baron Eclair was running around and screaming.
“Emperor, Your Majesty has arrived! Everyone, get ready for the review! “Get ready for the review!”
The other Baron was equally upset.
“Reorganize the military camp properly! I mean, repair it! “The emperor is coming soon!!!”
Everyone speaks like a battalion commander who heard that a division commander with the power to move mountains is coming.
The Emperor is a much higher and more noble person than our employer, the Count of Dion.
‘If the emperor looks wrong, no matter how well we fight, our mercenary unit will be blown away in one hit.’
So, I decided calmly and rushed to make a good impression.
“His Majesty the Emperor has arrived. You bastards! Organize your area immediately! War merchants, clean up the food waste and leftovers here! “Whores, put on some decent clothes and get out!”
No matter how long I fly here, there is nothing I can do if the emperor gets angry.
If another noble had come, we would have looked moderately annoyed and measured our angles, but our guys also moved like crazy.
The captain of Tenjilji, who usually left most of the chores to his subordinates, personally swept the ground with a broom and gave instructions.
“Just cover the food splatter with dirt! Then go to the armory, take out the long spear, and clean it!! “Sparkle!”
Otto also walked around and told the soldiers what to do.
“Our mercenaries must make a good impression on the emperor to receive more money! Yes, Max Platoon there! “You guys organize the barracks tents!”
Usually mercenaries don’t get into trouble like this even when high-ranking people come…
There is really nothing I can do in front of the emperor.
If the emperor just sighs at us, there is a possibility that our bonus will be reduced by 1,000 gold.
‘After all, power is the best.’
When I was sighing and tidying up the mercenary barracks to some extent, I heard a trumpet sound from far away.
And the source of the sound gradually came closer to us.
“Oh, sh*t.”
I didn’t want the emperor to come so suddenly and at an unexpected time.
‘At best, I’ll just inspect the walls of Lamasana.’
Just by looking at it, it is clear that he rode like crazy on horseback, but if the emperor were a human being, he would want to rest.
As long as you keep your mind straight and show your discipline like a sword when the emperor looks this way, everything will end well.
After standing like that for about 10 minutes with a military look on full display, I saw the emperor’s party coming this way.
The armor was somewhat dusty due to rushing on horseback, but the emperor’s armor was made entirely of Orichalcon…
It was shining brightly with the color of a rainbow, and the Count of Dion was right next to it.
“Your Majesty, how do you feel after seeing our Dion Corps in person?”
I couldn’t tell for sure from a distance, but the emperor’s voice seemed to be filled with satisfaction.
“Very good. As expected, we deserved to come to this place that we designated as our target two months ahead of others.”
If things continue like this, the small reward money will likely drop.
“But where is the mercenary leader who proposed this fishing operation? “I’d like to meet him sometime.”