193 – Ambush is fun (4)
In war, most simple orders are not delivered by messengers but by flags, trumpets, and drums.
However, complex and detailed orders, such as charging, retreating, moving left, moving right, etc., Such as changing the vertical formation to horizontal and attacking someone on the enemy’s left wing, are difficult to convey through ‘signals’, so in these cases, messengers are used. Use.
‘What on earth happened that prompted the messenger to come?’
In order to have a conversation with the messenger, I stepped back a little from the vanguard and took a breather.
“I’m sure we’re winning, so you’re not bringing bad news, right?”
After waiting for a while, a messenger covered in sweat approached me.
The flag held by the messenger announcing his affiliation belonged to the family of Baron Eclair, who was almost like his immediate superior.
“Huh, huh… Are you Martin Mayer, the mercenary leader of the Whitebeard Mercenaries?”
Looking at the guy’s face, he is showing anxiety by moving his eyes left and right, which is not in keeping with his duty as a messenger, who must maintain a expressionless expression.
Damn, did they bring some bad news?
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Still, like some eccentric nobleman, I have no intention of hitting or swearing at the messenger just because he brought strange news.
Why? Because that guy didn’t do anything wrong.
‘And that means we will fight if I ignore or touch Baron Eclair’s messenger.’
“That’s right. “Why did you come to see me?”
Instead of delivering the letter to me, the messenger finally calmed down his breathing and spoke.
“Your Majesty, your Majesty… Moved from the rear to the front. So now, Baron Eclair has given an order: ‘All mercenaries, knights, and soldiers under my command should strengthen the offensive as much as possible.'”
When I heard those words, I felt like my eyes were turning yellow.
It’s not that I’m physically weak or injured, but this is the first time I’ve felt dizzy like this.
f*ck, there’s no need for this, so I hope the messenger doesn’t just spread the crazy rumor that the emperor is in the vanguard…
‘If the Emperor does not take the lead, I will make a special offering of 10 gold coins to Deus.’
I never prayed like this when I confessed to Karin and Lucia, or even when I spent all my money to bring Hilde under my wing.
Now, I sincerely hope and pray that the emperor will not do something crazy and ask.
“Your Majesty, wouldn’t you have been in the vanguard?”
The messenger also sighed and answered as if he agreed with what I said.
“Of course. “Your Majesty is in the second camp.”
With those words, I was able to breathe a sigh of relief that I did not face the incomprehensible situation of the emperor standing at the front and attacking the enemy army.
‘I don’t know if there are any remaining knights and elites, but the emperor only has a second-class imperial force right now.’
Of course, the 2nd rank is at a similar level to the 1st corps of most nobles, but if the emperor stands at the forefront and is captured or injured and evacuated, it will be over.
“I see, I’m glad.”
The situation we avoided was only the most serious, but the fact that the emperor, who only had two armies’ level of strength, came from the safest rear to the vanguard…
The remaining nobles will unconditionally go to the forefront due to pressure.
‘The emperor has come forward, so how can a mere nobleman hold out without taking the lead?’
And the words I expected came out of the messenger’s mouth.
“Yes. However, Count Dion led his personal guard and his direct troops and went out as the vanguard.”
A sigh came out of my mouth.
“f*ck, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing… f*ck.”
Even if you are doing the same work, there is a difference between the division commander carrying a shovel and rolling around in the field, and the difficulty of just doing the work among soldiers.
In a war like this, truly high-ranking people like Count Dion are at the forefront, and the emperor is really standing behind them.
I feel like the mental burden has suddenly increased 500 times and is overwhelming me.
‘But if you make a contribution in a fight like this, you’ll be rewarded like crazy.’
“Is there anything else that needs to be conveyed?”
“Nothing.”
“Go.”
The messenger immediately turned around and ran away from the battlefield, and I walked quickly and went out as the vanguard again.
When I joined, the stormtroopers who were fighting started giggling.
“Captain, what is the order?”
Before answering that question, he cut off the head of the man swinging the mace in front of him and spoke.
“It is said that the emperor has come close to the vanguard, and Count Dion is at the vanguard!”
There is no need to hide this, and it will be revealed anyway, so there is no need to tell it secretly.
Why? By now, those guys are probably blowing trumpets, beating drums, and even waving flags to advertise to the whole world that they are here.
‘If the intention was to hide it in the first place, the messenger would have given a separate signal.’
The assault troopers laughed when they heard that.
“f*ck, you’re setting up the emperor and the earl to get a spoonful of everything we’ve already done?”
“Shouldn’t we show you something properly about this?”
“Let’s go properly, Captain.”
Anyway, since the Emperor has moved and Count Dion has led his bodyguard and even the vanguard, our mercenaries have no choice but to crush them.
Why? Those gentlemen took the lead by doing this, but if we were a little lazy, they would have the right to complain about the mercenaries’ lack of performance.
‘Of course, if you step forward and do some digging, it will be completely different, but…’
It is difficult to imagine them digging in the current situation.
And looking around, other mercenary units and noble armies were also moving forward quickly.
As I listened in that direction, I could see that there was fire on the other side as well.
“f*ck, the Count and His Majesty have moved! “Hurry up, damn it!”
We are not in a hurry because we are losing, but because we know that it is a combination of the ambition to achieve a greater victory and to show that we fought on the battlefield ourselves.
I shouted in a loud voice.
“If you get stuck here, it’s over! Now, the assault force falls back and brings Hilde and the other hundred troops in front!”
Now that Emperor Count Lang has stepped forward, all of his soldiers are under pressure and the enemy is losing their senses due to the impact.
So, unless the Emperor is killed by an arrow or magic in this battle, like Nelson was suddenly killed by a sniper in the Battle of Trafalgar…
Our army’s victory is as good as promised.
In times like this, if you don’t do your best to achieve even a little more merit, you will definitely lose.
“Let’s fight a little longer!”
I once again instilled determination in myself and jumped into the enemy camp with my sword in hand.
Guys dressed in matching colors and outfits point their weapons at me.
“Kill that guy!”
A few guys who looked like knights rushed at me with their weapons pointed at me, and then ordinary soldiers followed with all sorts of weapons.
Like drilling a rock with an awl, if knights with excellent military power and high status take the lead, the territory soldiers who follow behind them will also gain strength.
“Long live Viscount Hidalgo!”
Of all the knights under Viscount Hidalgo, the one who seemed to be the strongest attacked me in front and aimed for my head, while other knights attempted a joint attack to my left and right.
You’re cowardly trying to beat me up 3 to 1 on the subject of an article…
‘f*ck you, cowardly bastards’
I thought this in my head, but I couldn’t bring myself to say it out loud.
In war, being a coward is a compliment.
“Viscount Hidalgo, Senior Knight Angelo Rasini, I will cut off your head myself, die!”
You’re cowardly using your name and family name to increase your reputation when several people are attacking you at once.
“It’s ridiculous, damn it.”
After deflecting the attack, I tried to kill the guy in front of me one after another…
“Tch.”
Contrary to my intention, I had to pull back.
If I don’t, I think I’ll be attacked by the guys behind me.
As I ducked to avoid the two attacks, this time Angelo tried to hit me with his sword…
Hilde’s voice came from behind.
“Master!”
She came forward, holding a short spear, past our mercenaries, and immediately attacked the knight on the left with a short spear.
With the first thrust and the subsequent kick, the knight’s sword flew away, and then he swung his spear inward, killing the knight on the left in the blink of an eye.
In the meantime, I raised Angelo’s sword upward, and in the next moment, Hilde pierced through Angelo’s breastplate.
The remaining knight on the right took a step back.
“Where are you running away! This guy!”
This time, I approached at high speed and killed the coward by cutting off his waist.
“Cowardly and dirty bastards.”
If I fall victim to a cowardly trick, I become a weakling, but once I overcome the cowardly trick, I can criticize the other person for his cowardly actions.
“Hilde, let’s go.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Like Hilde, our mercenary unit dug into the enemy camp like a woodpecker digging into a tree.
The enemies were even less able to resist when Hilde and I worked together.
“f*ck, that crazy b*tch running wild with that spear!”
Whether in a war or a game, it can be said that it is a custom to disparage one’s mother and father when the other party is too good, but…
“Thanks for the compliment, bastard!”
I can’t bear to see you belittling Hilde, who will become my woman in the future, in this way.
So I cut the body of the guy who said that into several pieces.
As the battle continued, Viscount Hidalgo slowly began to appear…
A guy who looked much stronger than me appeared in the enemy camp.
“This is Barba Guzmán, the chief knight of the Viscount Hidalgo family. “I’ll make it so you can’t run amok anymore.”