197 – Siege and Defense of Lasewoo Castle (2)
When I, who had been slaughtering them without weapons, drew my sword, the enemies further strengthened their guard.
“That bastard pulled out a knife!”
I could see cold sweat rolling down the faces of the Barcelo guys on the wall as they said those words.
Cute things, why are you so scared?
If I die anyway, there is nothing to be afraid of anymore.
As a tense atmosphere spread around, the sounds of officers scolding could be heard from all over the place.
“If this is breached, we will all die together!”
The Barcelone guys swallowed their saliva at the words that reminded them of the reality that if they get pierced, they die.
“So, fight with evil with violence! If you fight and win, His Royal Highness Duke Selah will give you a huge reward!”
When the reward was mentioned, morale, which had dropped significantly until just a moment ago, returned to some extent.
Everyone grabbed their weapons tightly and rushed towards us.
A man in front of me shouted for his mother and swung the mace in his hand at me.
“Mom!”
In comics and novels, there are many plots where a guy fighting to protect his family suddenly awakens and defeats a powerful enemy…
That only applies to the main character, and is not a rule that applies to ordinary people in this world like that bastard.
‘Your determination is great.’
The man who swung the mace with tears in his eyes lost his life with a single blow.
As if his death was a signal, the soldiers started running towards me and the mercenaries who had climbed the castle wall like a swarm of ants.
“f*ck, die!!”
I sighed as I saw the enemy troops coming in like waves… But what can I do?
You have to attack the castle by cutting them down one by one.
I and my mercenary unit are being paid to do this.
Since we received money, everyone should have the mentality of professional mercenaries…
“Whitebeard mercenaries! Deal with it as trained!”
Giving the most clearly understandable command, I swung my sword at the vanguard.
Every time the sword swung left and right or up and down, someone’s life fell to the ground.
“Ugh!”
Every time I sent one poor soul to Deus, my subordinates around me let out a roar.
“Don’t be pushed by Captain Martin!”
“Long live the Whitebeard Mercenaries!”
“Let’s have some fun today!”
As everyone came together as one, the space on the wall we occupied expanded little by little.
When I first came up, the space was only about 5 pyeong, but soon it expanded to 6 pyeong, 7 pyeong, and so on.
“Keep expanding like this!”
As it got wider little by little, the speed at which our allies climbed up the ladder also became faster.
The guys who came up found an empty spot as quickly as possible and dug in.
“Kill everyone without leaving a single one behind!”
Those who dug in immediately filled the vacancies of their colleagues, and thanks to that, the area we occupied did not narrow even if someone died.
‘Because siege warfare and fortification warfare all take up a lot of land.’
No matter what we do, we must maintain the territory we currently occupy and gradually expand it.
“Fight as best as you can! Cooperate with each other! Do not hurry up!”
In this case, rather than boldly killing the enemies piled up in front of you like a bulldozer, it would be better to clear them out little by little.
If you drink too much water, you may get sick or, in severe cases, water may enter your respiratory tract and cause death.
If you rush into a siege, you might end up being annihilated.
“Commander Otto!”
Otto answered those words.
“Yes, boss!”
“Look carefully to see if there is anyone among the soldiers who is setting things up for no reason!”
What is more dangerous than rushing is for some crazy person to charge in with heroism on a topic that he has no skills or knowledge of.
Just as if you drill a hole in a dam and it collapses from there, if some crazy person opens a gap in the formation, it will just blow through.
‘One mistake can wipe out the guys up here.’
It was necessary to move cautiously, but at the same time, boldly, with the feeling of walking on the edge of a sword.
If we stay here and fight all day without being careful and not going any further, our troops will only sacrifice a lot.
“Whitebeard mercenaries! Follow me!”
If this were flat ground, I would have put my strength into both legs and run at high speed to cut off the enemy’s head…
In a siege battle full of enemies, if you beat your allies and rush out alone like a mad cow, you will not be able to avoid being surrounded by enemy soldiers and being slaughtered to death.
So for now, it’s best to move forward slowly and use up all the guys in front of you.
I grabbed the sword and infused it with aura while looking at the castle wall and its surroundings.
‘From the watchtower where crossfire can be fired.’
I turned towards the nearest watchtower and shouted.
“Whitebeard mercenaries, left! Occupy the watchtower on the left!”
When I turned my body to the left, the knights over there pointed at me and shouted.
“Don’t let that son of a b*tch do whatever he wants!”
The soldiers seemed to know that if the watchtower was breached, they would be killed, and they began to attack a little more aggressively than before.
“aaah!”
Even if I did that, there was an insurmountable gap between them and me and the difference in the armor I was wearing, so I didn’t get hurt.
As I slowly killed them one by one, I was able to gradually get closer to the watchtower I was targeting.
The guys behind me also let out happy shouts.
“Let’s push it to the end like this!”
Seeing as his voice is full of energy, it seems that there will be no obstacles in continuing like this.
The morale of our troops is very high, so the right answer is to push forward as is and as quickly as possible.
‘Hurry and eat the watchtower, even if only for a second.’
As we moved toward the watchtower, swinging our swords, we suddenly saw the stairs leading up to the watchtower.
“It’s a staircase! “Not long left!”
However, saying that we will have an advantage if we breach the watchtower is the same as saying that the enemy will be finished if the watchtower is taken over.
The Barcelone guys didn’t just watch it with their eyes open.
The knights came out in droves and blocked the stairs.
“This is the watchtower that Baron Koba told us to guard!”
When one guy said that, the other guy started saying his name.
“Aleon Drime, the intermediate knight of Baron Koba’s family, will stop you!”
So many of them did everything they could to get their master’s attention, but I didn’t listen to their names at all.
If I omit a few of those bastards from public submissions in my time, there won’t be a huge difference in the reward money.
No, it would be accepted if I just recorded the subjugation of N intermediate knights.
Why do you need to remember every single name?
‘It must be very difficult to eat whether you are a knight or a noble.’
Even in such an urgent situation, you have to go to great lengths to impress your higher-ranking employer.
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“Die!”
They held up their weapons and swung them.
I moved forward while blocking and cutting them, and I heard the sound of senior mercenaries taking charge of the knights and dealing with them somehow.
“f*ck, stab me!”
“If one person doesn’t work, two or three people will stick together!”
“Push with the number of people!”
As the opponent became a knight, the rate of deaths increased significantly, but it would be foolish to look back here.
Capturing the watchtower faster, even if it’s just for a minute, is the best course of action for our allies.
Knowing that doesn’t mean I won’t be angry at the deaths of my subordinates who have been fighting alongside me.
“Die, damn it!”
As I took down one guy after another with all my anger, I eventually arrived at a narrow staircase.
Because the stairs were narrow, we could only fight one person at a time, so we couldn’t expect anyone to support us.
I don’t have to be pushed into a corner like this.
“Get down, you bastards!”
Every time I went up the stairs, one by one, they fell to the ground and died.
Step by step, step by step, the number of soldiers grew to nearly a dozen… Occasionally, there were knights or mercenary executives who knew how to use Aurors.
I blocked them from swinging their swords and counterattacked, continuing to kill them.
“I’ll kill you all!”
As I almost climbed the stairs, there were numerous archers and wizards aiming at me from the top of the stairs.
“Flame, burn away the wicked before me. Fireball!”
“Shoot that son of a b*tch!”
“Don’t let them come up!”
If I get hit here, even the guys behind me will die…
You can’t go back, so you have to go through it at all costs.
When I stepped onto the stairs, countless arrows and fireballs tried to attack me…
I swung my sword a little faster than the guy in front used magic.
“Ugh!”
Thanks to this, I was able to avoid being hit by magic head on.
Next, he immediately cut down and killed the wizards and archers on top of the watchtower.
“Occupy the watchtower!”
As soon as I opened the water, our mercenaries rushed in one after another.
“Long live Captain Martin!”
“Let’s go like this!!!”
“Is there a flag?”
After continuing to swing our swords with the excited guys and cut down the enemies, before we knew it, there was no enemy left on the watchtower.
“Hang the Montmartre Empire flag and our mercenary corps flag!”
In preparation for times like this, the guys carrying the flag quickly changed the flag and hung it on the flagpole.