245 – Battle of Visby (7)
“Baron Cologne, what will you do now? “Now that we have defeated the enemy Viscount, shouldn’t we be able to leave like this?”
Leading a force of just under 2,000 men, he succeeded in defeating over 4,000 enemy troops.
In addition, their commander, the Viscount, was captured alive, so it is true that they performed to the point where they exceeded their expectations.
Now, even if I go back to rest, no one will say anything.
I can say this with confidence with both my wrists hanging.
There is one principle that I have always followed since I joined the Whitebeard Mercenaries.
The great principle is not to back down when there is an opportunity to make a contribution! You can’t break that…
“Only those who are too exhausted and unable to fight the wounded soldiers are left behind! The rest continue to fight!”
Reinforcements are rushing to help our unit from behind, and the enemies in front are now scattered and running away like a ragtag group.
May the enemy recruits on the other side lament loudly.
“f*ck! “Our troops continue to retreat!”
A senior enemy soldier who heard the sound quickly went to the person making the sound and cut off his head.
Looking at the way he cleanly cut a person’s head with a knife, it seems like he knows how to use Aurors.
Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to cut off a human neck with a thick vertebrae attached to the center in one go.
“Did you forget the order to cut off the head of anyone who speaks of defeat? “Hold on with your wickedness, you f*cking bastards!”
It was good to kill the guy who spoke of defeat to lower morale.
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The moment a person who says that fear is scary utters it, it spreads to everyone around him, so it is right to kill the person who tries to spread it as quickly as possible.
But at this time, what if the commander shows his excitement for no reason…? Everyone will think like this.
Seeing the commander do that, I guess we’re really screwed, right?
Then, rather than blocking fear, it can only spread it further.
Why? If one person shows signs of fear, the feeling of fear spreads faster than a word without words can travel a thousand miles.
“Change formation! Archers and wizards forward!”
When they do that, we need to show them how scary we are, right?
Because that is courtesy in war.
“Instead of using howitzers, the archers fire a volley of fire aimed at the guys in front! “Destroy those guys in the front row!”
Rather than just aiming at the front line and shooting arrows, a howitzer attacks with a slightly wider range and can take out more enemies at once.
However, from the point of view of being attacked, having one of the front rows completely wiped out will have a greater psychologically diminishing effect than seeing allies dying intermittently while screaming.
It seems as if we are reluctant to eat expensive food worth 200,000 won in one meal and feel like spending a huge amount of money, but we have the ‘mistaken’ illusion that buying something worth 10,000 won online and paying 500,000 won for it is not a big expense. It’s like a psychology that works.
As the arrow flew, the first line of soldiers facing us fell to the ground.
“Ugh!”
“Crazy, ten…”
It was quite a spectacle to see 60 to 70 of the approximately 100 soldiers in a row collapsed, injured, suffering, or dying.
From my perspective, if it is a spectacle, it must be a hellish sight for those who suffer.
Of course, even if you play rock, paper, scissors, you get hit, and I have made it my motto in life to get hit again, and I have no intention of stopping here.
“Let the wizards continue to attack! “Keep shooting until there is no special order!”
Iron can only be processed if it is struck while it is hot, and weakened enemy military units must be pecked like crazy when they are weak to suffer damage that is close to annihilation or annihilation.
This is an important point that should be simply underlined and memorized.
Lucia felt that this was a great opportunity.
It was emitting mana so powerful that it could be seen from quite far away.
When I emit an aura, it spreads like fog, but her mana feels like a blue light.
“Fire that burns everything to ashes, turn all enemies in front of me to ashes.”
Is this advanced magic?
No, in the past, around people who used advanced magic, mana exploded like a hot spring with a bit of exaggeration.
This is not a high-level magic, but it is a sight that can only be seen because the amount of magical power that Lucia can use has increased compared to before.
“Incinerate, Incinerate.”
At the same time as those words were spoken, a pillar of fire burning with tremendous force appeared in the direction pointed by Lucia’s staff.
“Evil!”
Dozens of enemies attacked in such a wide area that they were burned at once, but the firepower was so strong that they all screamed and died.
In the blink of an eye, they all turned to ashes.
The Otto guy nearby said, unable to hide his surprise.
“What on earth do wizards do?”
I’m really curious too.
It’s only a mid-level magic, but it can turn dozens of people into ashes so quickly and without a trace.
If you use advanced magic, wouldn’t you be able to easily wipe out about a hundred people at once?
And the Sword Masters easily cut through that kind of magic, right?
Screams rose from among the enemy soldiers.
“f*ck! “Does that make sense?”
A mercenary received those words.
“I think the 2nd prince is screwed anyway, so why not just run away?”
Then, several small mercenary units boldly fled from the enemy.
Those who go are alive, and those who remain are showered with hot fireballs from wizards.
“aaah, f*ck!”
As the soldiers in front of us started dying like cheese on a grater, we could see the morale of another unit across from us plummeting.
Then the knights came to the front and began swinging their swords.
The targets of cutting were the unlucky ones who were running away or trembling.
“Do you think you will live if you run away from here? “Before you can run away, you will be cut by my sword and die.”
The knight, who seemed to have had a little more time, cut his subordinate soldiers to death with his sword and said this.
“How will the one who ran away live with his face up when he returns to his hometown!”
When I lived in Korea, there was no need to know who lived next door, but for serfs in this world, if relationships with their neighbors deteriorate, even their survival is at risk.
Sometimes people are not able to harvest all the grain in their fields because there is no one to help them with farming, and they not only face all kinds of disadvantages but also get ripped off in taxes.
It is not uncommon for people to take advantage of the evil customs of a small, rural society and have their property stolen, and for evil neighbors to sell themselves and their families into slavery.
Those who escaped from the enemy here will certainly not have good words even if they return alive.
So, threatening the fear of death with a life more frightening than death is a pretty good tactic.
So, from my perspective, I need to quickly stop that guy from being active.
I immediately led the elite troops and moved near the archers at the front.
“Senior Karin, please work with the talented guys to kill the knights running around over there.”
The dead have no words.
Of course, he cannot forcefully maintain the morale of his subordinates, who are sinking to the bottom of hell.
Karin heard me and raised the corners of her mouth.
“Just leave it to me.”
Then she gave orders to her archers.
“Those who are confident in their skills, shoot those knights over there!”
Karin said that and immediately pulled her bowstring without any hesitation.
As the blink of an eye passed, the knight she was targeting grabbed her neck and staggered away.
The person whose throat was pierced could not even utter a single word, but knelt down on the spot and quietly faced death.
So his death was mourned by the soldiers around him.
“f*ck you, the knight died with one arrow!”
“Jump! f*ck! If just one person jumps out, they won’t survive in the village, but if everyone jumps out, there’s no problem, right?”
“aaah, Mom!”
No, is that really sad?
On the contrary, they seem to be happy that the guy who was preventing them from jumping out has been released.
I don’t think so in normal times, but in war, other people’s misfortune is my happiness, so it’s okay.
“Isn’t my skill at this level good enough?”
“There are only seniors.”
“Aside from me, there are also Hilde and Lucia. “I heard you’re so good at talking nonsense!”
She immediately waved her hand and commanded to blow her trumpet.
“Even though we cannot capture the second prince due to strange arrangements, we will capture the commander of the right wing of this army! “Ready to charge!”
No specific instructions were given, but the soldiers belonging to the ranged classes, including Lucia and Karin, quickly fell back.
Then, soldiers carrying weapons used in close combat, such as swords and maces, gathered behind me.
I didn’t look back, but I could tell he was quite tired, as I could hear him breathing quite heavily.
I guess this is something I can endure with my mental strength…
“I will not tell you to be loyal to His Highness the Fourth Prince.”
Honestly, the reason I am offering my loyalty to His Highness the Fourth Prince is purely to gain land.
But talking about loyalty here is unconscionable.
“Fight here until the end! Prove your worth and change your position. Let’s become rich too! “All troops charge!”