220 – Breg River Surprise Battle (3)
Anyone who is stabbed by a sword or hit by magic will die or be injured.
There is no difference between an ordinary person who cannot use Auras and a Sword Master who uses Auras and transcends the human realm.
There is another field where this obvious principle applies: it is difficult for any army to survive if attacked properly.
But the problem is that the process of preparing for a surprise attack is extremely difficult.
Commander Heinz, Dalton’s senior knight, protested to me almost as if he was about to hit me.
“Baron Cologne! “Isn’t this a bit too much?”
Not only was he not a direct subordinate, but he was Dalton’s senior engineer, so he hit him and reprimanded him for no great reason…
Even though Dalton and I are as close as brothers, we cannot treat him carelessly because we never know when something may go wrong.
“Heinz! Calm down. “Do you think I’m doing this because I want to see Baron Dalton and his estate trampled?”
“But if this continues, Baron Dalton, who is leading the soldiers by the river, may die.”
Even if I raised the morale of 5,000 serfs under Dalton and trained them by behaving like dogs for nearly a month.
They are weaklings on a similar level to the untrained mercenary recruits called meat shields.
On the other hand, the enemy is three times more numerous than our allies, so even if I were Heinz, I would be anxious.
But it is too early to make a move now.
“Didn’t we report last night that the enemy had already built thousands of rafts to cross the river? Then when we arrive…”
With those words, all the eyes of the guys belonging to Baron Maurer were focused on me.
When I was about to say something to them, Karin came forward and said something.
“Lord Heinz. “The commander of this army now is Martin.”
“But if we continue like this, the captain could die!”
Instead of comforting them, Karin pushed them further.
“It was Martin who made that captain a baron. “It was Martin who turned the Whitebeard mercenaries, who had been called in to fight as part of a baron’s play in some corner of the province, into a mercenary unit that could properly function as mercenaries.”
The Whitebeard mercenary group before and after I joined had such a big change that it could be said to be a completely different mercenary group.
Of course, in a very positive way.
“Besides, has Martin ever been wrong in any of the strategies he has come up with so far? There wasn’t one. I understand that the unit commander and the others are excited because they have a wife and children in Baron Maurer. Hang in there.”
Heinz and others sat down after hearing that.
“…I guess I was too excited, Baron Cologne. I’m sorry.”
“I also have no intention of letting Dalton die. “I will do whatever it takes to save you, so trust me.”
I succeeded in obtaining the title of Baron purely through my own ability, but the process of getting to this point…
Dalton trusted me unconditionally over the past five years and listened to me as a human being, which is huge.
In fact, he is like a generous father, but I let him die?
That can’t be possible. In my mind, he is an important person who is ranked just below Hilde, Karin, and Lucia.
“If you want to annihilate the enemy with only 4,000 troops, you really have to choose the most appropriate time, insert a sword into the gap between the armor, and cut the artery in the neck at once. Otherwise, Dalton and I will all just die.”
If you don’t kill it, you die.
Is such a simple and clear word, but it is also extremely difficult and complicated.
When the atmosphere calmed down like this, a messenger quickly ran towards me.
“I report to Baron Cologne!”
When everyone heard that, tension suddenly rose on their faces.
It was a signal that it was time to risk our lives and save Dalton.
“Count Hansa launched a raft into the river and began attacking Baron Maurer! “The real battle has begun!”
It takes approximately 1 hour for a messenger to travel from where we are currently stationed to the Breg River.
If 4,000 troops march, it will take about 5 hours.
And in about 6 hours, Count Hansa will have almost completely broken through Dalton’s defenses that are tightly blocking the riverside…
At this time, the Count will be confident of his victory and will rush his army in recklessly with the unfounded belief that the enemy will not come to his rear, and then their heads will be empty.
‘Now is the opportunity.’
Everyone’s eyes, including Heinz, were focused on me at once.
“Baron Cologne!”
“Martin!”
“Master! “Now it’s time to go save Baron Maurer!”
Now there is no need to wait any longer.
“All troops, leave food and other unnecessary heavy items here! Let’s go support Baron Maurer’s troops who are risking their lives guarding the riverside for victory! “Everyone go to their positions!”
As soon as I give a single command, everything is ready to leave, so from now on there is no need to worry about packing.
It was enough to just get up from the chair I was sitting in and take a step.
“No need to make it complicated! Either fight and die here, or kill all the enemies here and survive! “We have no choice but one of these!”
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The 4,000-strong army I led packed a cart with arrows and a minimum of spare weapons and moved to where Count Hansa was.
If you canter for several hours, your stamina will drop to the point of exhaustion when it’s time to attack…
We wanted to preserve physical strength by moving at the same speed as normal walking.
Suddenly, I could hear the guys under Count Hansa talking excitedly from across the street.
“I will have all the women of Baron Maurer!”
“If that’s the case, we’ll fight at the front, but what’s the point of going to the front after being in the rear?”
“You’re noisy, you bastard! “You have to survive to rape and plunder!”
When I heard those words, my teeth ground together again.
You bastards, how dare you violate Baroness Maurer of Dalton and rob her of all her wealth?
I expected that to be the case, but when I actually heard it like this, I felt like I was bursting out with anger.
“Things that wouldn’t be enough to kill by tearing out their limbs.”
However, the virtue of a commander is to keep his head cool even though his heart is hot.
I raised my hand to silence the soldiers.
You can express your anger to your heart’s content when hitting your enemies in the back, killing them without leaving a single one behind.
Meanwhile, the sound of not only Count Hansa’s soldiers but also the commander being excited and running wild was heard.
“Just cross the river! From then on, you can do whatever you want, including plundering, raping, murdering, and capturing prisoners!”
I couldn’t see them giving orders with my own eyes.
It was as clear as day how and with what thoughts an order would be given.
People seem to be unable to come to their senses when victory seems to fall before their eyes.
“This is your chance to change your character! Take this opportunity to earn 10 years worth of money at once. “You will become rich!”
You son of a b*tch! If a civil war breaks out anyway, even nobles cannot pay the ransom.
Because all the territory he owns will be taken away.
I don’t know who that bastard is, but I have to find him and kill him.
“I see the enemy. 200 Meters ahead!”
“Make as much noise as possible and move forward with the archers and wizards!”
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According to that command, the archers and wizards instantly stepped forward.
“The archer unit and the wizard unit attack at the right time based on their own judgment.”
Okay, have a good dream now.
Anyway, if you get hit in the back of the head, from then on, even if you want to have good dreams, you won’t be able to because you’ll be knocked out.
You look like a bastard who wouldn’t be enough even if he went to hell.
After about a minute, traces of countless arrows and countless fireballs appeared, covering the blue sky.
The black and red lines decorating the sky are always attractive.
Ah, my heart sinks when I see the enemy attacking like this.
Anyway, usually those who are attacked by surprise will notice if they do something like this, but perhaps because they are high on the drug of war crimes such as looting and rape, they have not noticed yet.
At that time, “Ugh!”
With a single scream, the fire spread to all directions of the enemy lines.
Because the place we had raided was the enemy’s rear and main base, a huge amount of supplies there had caught fire and were burning brightly.
“Food, food is burning! “We have to put out the lights!”
However, the person who said those words was also hit by an arrow and died immediately.
“Ugh…”
As arrows and magic rained down continuously and the enemies died, the morale of the allies began to rise.
“Kill all those bastards!”
“f*ck, if we just trust Baron Cologne, we can win everything?”
“Those bastards will go to hell!”
Until now, we had been marching in circles for several days, and had to hold on even though we knew that the serfs we left behind by the river would die.
How happy must you be that all the waiting until now is finally showing results.
On the other hand, the rear of the guys who received our warm love has become a complete mess.
The screams of dying soldiers were ear-piercing from all directions.
“aaah! My arm! “My legs!”
Commanders are unable to respond in any way to the unexpected surprise situation.
“Turn off the light first! No, get together!”
After 20 minutes of long-distance attacks and shaking up the rear of the enemy lines, I finally gave an order.
“All troops, maintain formation and attack the enemy’s rear!”