289 – Battle of Bohemia (5)
Karin tapped me and pointed towards the front.
“I see the enemy over there, Martin.”
Although it was not very clearly visible because it was night, I could see flags waving and lights from bonfires coming up in that direction.
In addition, the sounds of soldiers talking were often heard throughout the camp.
“f*ck, if I had known this would happen, I would have saved up more money and hugged Katlena. “For no reason, I was fooled by that damn warlord merchant and killed her.”
“Isn’t the Ox man who believed in war merchants a fool? “I would rather believe what the heretics say than believe them.”
“No matter what, that’s not true. “I have never seen such a woman in her real life.”
Just by listening to this conversation, you can see how out of touch these idiots are.
First of all, the distance between the enemy and our allies is only one day.
The two armies are so close that they could be ambushed at any time, and a war breaks out tomorrow, so it is basic for an ordinary commander to control not only prostitutes but also drinking in order to preserve the stamina of soldiers.
If you don’t do that, your stamina will drain when fighting an enemy, increasing the chance of defeat.
Also, how can they properly stand guard while they are drinking inside?
“Wow, this is ridiculous.”
When I muttered this, Dalton laughed and hit my shoulder.
“You are the one who made them look like that. “If Matthias hadn’t let them go like that, a thousand people would have deserted in one day.”
When I heard that, I pretended to scratch my head.
“No, Captain, why are you so shamefully sending people up like that?”
“You fell asleep after talking nonsense, Viscount. “I don’t know what to do with the humility of Viscount Cologne, the great thief of the century who stole Her Highness’s heart.”
When Dalton said this, Lucia held her stomach and laughed.
“Stop it, boss.”
Despite this, Hilde never let go and reported while observing her enemy’s lines.
“Perhaps because the atmosphere is relaxed and morale is low, there are quite a few deserters. “There are only three people I can see.”
We didn’t surround the entire enemy camp, we just set up an ambush in a corner quite far away, but seeing three deserters means…
‘This means that at least thirty soldiers are deserting.’
If we hadn’t come, close to 100 people would have deserted tonight alone.
“It’s a mess, it’s a mess.”
Then I cleared my throat and gave the command seriously.
“Finally, we will check the details of the surprise operation. First, wizards and archers set fire to the enemy camp and cause confusion.”
Our allies are few in number, and our enemies are hundreds of times more numerous than we are.
So, if we surprise attack them while they are in their right mind, if we are unlucky, we will be annihilated, or if we are lucky, we will suffer great damage, losing more than 50% of our troops.
In order to prevent a catastrophe from occurring, it is more advantageous to make them fall into greater shock and fear than to kill even one more soldier.
No, in order to reduce the number of enemy soldiers by even one more, the most effective way is to drive them into a crucible of fear. Are both saying the same thing?
“After completing a long-distance attack, the wizards and archers immediately blow their trumpets loudly, and the knights and soldiers, including myself, stir up the enemy camp to the sound of the trumpets.”
The reason for blowing the trumpet is as a means to completely paralyze the rationality of those who are already trembling with fear.
And what if we run around wildly as if we were an army of tens of thousands?
It will take quite some time for Mathias and the nobles of the Third Prince’s faction to come to their senses, and in the meantime, we will be able to see everything and escape leisurely.
“Captain Dalton will lead the soldiers from the rear while I am away, and I will stand at the vanguard and slaughter one more enemy. “Depending on how successful this operation is, we will decide whether or not to conduct another surprise attack.”
After the explanation, we all dispersed to our respective locations.
While the 300-strong commando unit under my command was sharpening their swords, the Tang soldiers, who had lost their military uniforms, could not find us.
I waved my hand and signaled to the soldiers.
“Ready to launch.”
At the same time as those words were spoken, the wizards began chanting, and the archers began preparing oil-filled flaming arrows.
In the meantime, I once again recalled the outline of the operation.
After burning down the enemy camp with magic and flaming arrows, attack the confused and wandering people.
It sounds simple in words, but in reality it is quite a difficult operation.
Lucia and Karin spoke to me.
“I’m ready, Viscount.”
“You can shoot me anytime, Martin.”
Instead of answering that question, I picked up the trumpet and blew it loudly.
As the low, majestic sound of the trumpet used on the battlefield rang out, fire arrows and fire magic flew in a red trajectory toward the enemy camp.
Until just now, the soldiers under Matthias, who had been camping comfortably as if they were visiting somewhere, began to cause an uproar.
“f*ck! It’s the enemy! “It’s an enemy surprise attack!”
It’s a little far away so you can’t see it in detail, but inside the camp, the torches held by the soldiers started moving around frantically.
Everyone is struggling to survive.
“It’s fire! Turn off the lights, ugh!”
“My arm, ugh!”
“Save people! It’s hot, ahhh!”
Once the full-scale attack began, the inside of the enemy camp became very confused.
At the same time, the nobles under Matthias also tried to respond somehow to the situation, as if they had no intention of sitting still and dying.
Just like we did, they tried to somehow calm the soldiers down by blowing trumpets and beating drums.
“Calm down and listen to each centurion leader and platoon leader!”
“The enemy is a minority!”
“Everyone get together and move!”
I tried to move according to the most standard commands, but it was as if I was trying to prove that humans are creatures that become paralyzed when disaster strikes, no matter how much training they have.
No matter how the soldiers got together, they began to play independently.
“The guy who runs out with a spear and weapons, the guy who tries his best to put out the fire. “I played really well, I played well and fell asleep.”
Well, if it happens like this, there will be no harm to us at all, so it’s okay.
No, if even high-ranking people are attacked in a situation where morale is so low, it proves that you are a piece of trash that can’t do anything.
‘If even high-ranking people can’t be trusted, morale will hit a low point.’
I continued to pour arrows and magic until the enemy seemed to have come to their senses.
Suddenly, the enemy camp, which had been peaceful until just a moment ago, had turned into chaos.
Part of the Martius army’s camp was burning brightly and they were having a hard time extinguishing it.
“Turn off the light first! “If the weapons depot and food storage are destroyed, everyone will die!”
I also saw nobles looking around, saying they didn’t know when we would show up.
“You cowardly Maria, you b*tch! Come out now, I, Baron Cordia, will cut off your head with a single sword! “Come out!”
If we were ambushed, we should have thought about finding us, but seeing that bastard just standing there without even thinking about that, that bastard is also a bastard.
No, when the next emperor of the empire tried to assassinate him and failed, there was no way that those under him were proper bastards.
“I guess I should leave soon.”
If we wait any longer, the enemy may come to his senses and come to harass us.
‘They may be stupid, but it’s not like they don’t have any brains.’
“Prepare the entire army for assault.”
When I gave the command, the wizards and archers began blowing trumpets loudly.
As the magnificent sound rang out, the sound of frightened men trembling could be heard from the direction where the enemy was located.
“The enemy! “The enemy is coming from over there!”
“Save people!!!”
“f*ck, I don’t want to lie down here!”
“I am free!”
Some of them were crazy people who boldly attempted to desert in front of their commanders in search of freedom.
I feel proud just looking at it because it seems to prove that the surprise attack was very effective.
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“Raise the flag!”
At the same time as those words were spoken, the wizards behind them deliberately set up a large number of flags to camouflage their numbers.
Because it is night and visibility is limited, the enemy will try to guess our numbers just by looking at those things.
“I will stand at the forefront! “Her Highness the Princess is watching, long live Her Highness Maria!”
Normally, I don’t do crazy things like this, but…
We are doing this because in order to make the scale of the surprise attack seem bigger, it is important to call out the name of the highest person and act as if we matter.
Fortunately, the guys under my command adjusted well to the atmosphere and location.
“Long live Her Majesty the Princess! “Matthias die!”
“Long live Deus! “Kill it!”
“Let’s not leave a single person alive!”
Then I grabbed my sword and ran into the enemy camp.
“Long live Her Majesty Mary!”