26 – Those who hold grudges
A dreary dawn that has not completely lifted the darkness.
The world of still silence, covered with a light mist, was still giving a sense of coziness as if it were trying to allow a little more rest to all things.
But.
A small sound began to break through the gaps in the still silence.
Like a vine breaking through the ground, a clear yet rapidly growing resonant sound.
It started to cover the whole world with loud noise in an instant, as if the silence just before had been a lie.
-Rumble… .
An army that moves forward rapidly while breaking the silence.
A battalion of infantry, with mounted cavalry in the lead, followed by a battalion of infantry.
And, 13,000 troops made up of wizards and cannons located at the rear began to march forward at a terrifying speed.
“General Freezer, as planned, lead the right wing and seize the hill to the west. If you fire from there, even the enemies inside the fort won’t last long.”
“Yes! Leave it to us! I will drive out the enemies at once.”
“There is a small farm along the way, be careful as enemies may be ambushing you.”
“Don’t worry. I will clear the enemies as soon as possible and deliver the news of victory.”
“General Riesel, lead the left wing and support us. I will attack the front of the fort directly with my soldiers.”
“I see, General!”
“good! So let’s all set off. After the battle, we’ll meet again inside the fort.”
“Yes!”
The commanders of the left and right wing quickly dispersed under the direction of General Bagoin.
Immediately after entrusting the surrounding work to such trustworthy subordinates, General Bagoin drew his weapon, the sword of the red sword, and began to prepare for battle.
Fort Stanwick seen through a thin layer of fog.
As expected, unlike the enormous army he had seen last night, a deep smile began to form on General Bagoin’s lips at the appearance of the invisible place with so many troops stationed there.
‘It’s exactly as I calculated. No matter how many enemies there are, if we can capture only General Gates like this, it will be our victory!’
With such confidence that his thoughts were not wrong, General Bagoin immediately swung his sword and gave orders to his soldiers.
“All troops advance!”
“Wooo!!!”
“Wipe out all the rebels!”
“For the Empire!”
Following General Bagoin’s instructions, soldiers rush towards the fortress.
The leading warriors advanced while using defensive magic,
The artillerymen and wizards located in the rear began pouring attacks towards the fortress.
-Kwagwawang!!!
To the shock of magic and cannon bullets
The walls of the castle sway with a roaring sound.
As if responding to the shock, counterattacks continued from the fortress side.
“Shoot! Stop them!”
Soldiers firing under the command of the generals.
The bullets, cannon balls, and a bit of magic they shot poured into the imperial army as they pushed forward.
But,
Despite the firepower that was never weak, the imperial army at the forefront, which was directly hit by the artillery fire, surprisingly suffered no great damage.
The number of those who were knocked down by the attack was less than 20%, and more than half of them got up again without incident and started running forward.
Among the imperial army of over 10,000, warriors specialized only in defensive magic.
The magic barrier, which was harder than the steel armor they wore around their bodies, was able to block cannonballs and bullets.
“damn! Keep pouring! Even so, their magical powers won’t be infinite! Shoot until you fall!”
The generals who give orders to attack while resolving the soldiers caught in momentary bewilderment.
In response, the soldiers hurriedly reloaded their ammunition and prepared for another attack, but the enemy’s lead had already succeeded in reaching the vicinity of the fortress before they started the next attack.
“Cross the wall! Wipe them all out!”
“For the glory of the Empire!”
The warriors of the Imperial Army valiantly climb the castle amid the pouring bullets.
Thousands of foot soldiers followed, and to stop them, the rebels launched an attack with all their might.
“They are coming up! Roll the rock!”
“Pour the boiling oil! We can’t let them come over!”
Rebel soldiers struggling to drive out the enemies under the direction of their generals.
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Most of them were militiamen, and most of them were in this situation for the first time, and there were quite a few people who were awkward even shooting.
Fortunately, the defense of the fortress itself was not bad, and the number of troops was not small, but it was clearly pushed back.
But,
Nevertheless, even with that awkward ability, they were literally holding on like tenacity.
Not just a soldier on the battlefield,
While showing the appearance of a vengeful spirit longing to resolve a deep resentment.
“die! Debbie’s enemy!”
Jane pours boiling oil on her, radiating intense hatred.
The oil poured on her threw the Imperial warrior who was leading the way up, twisting in pain and falling off the ladder.
He ran out of mana on the way to this point, and most of all, the mana barrier could block burns, but it couldn’t defend against the scorching heat.
The warrior who fell like that, entangled with other soldiers behind him, causing additional damage.
Although the damage was equivalent to scooping a gourd of water from the sea compared to the imperial army gathered here like the sea, this situation was happening all over the city walls.
At this moment, the militias stationed on the wall, including Jane, were in the process of pushing back the imperial army climbing up the wall, showing a near-mad look.
Everyone loves their families in the hands of the Imperial Army…
People who hold grudges for losing loved ones.
In their eyes, each and every imperial soldier climbing up the wall was regarded as an enemy that must be killed.
‘The dirty children who killed their mother!’
‘My daughter died because of them! Those devilish guys… That child!’
The militias who radiate hatred in their hearts with miasma in their mouths and attack the imperial army relentlessly.
Some of them even threw themselves in the midst of dying from the attack of the Imperial Army, showing them as falling over the heads of the Imperial Army below the castle.
An antagonism close to madness, promising to drag at least one more person to the other world even if he dies when he dies.
Like this, the militiamen who voluntarily participated in the battle on the front line to greet the Imperial Army were desperately defending against the Imperial Army, as if they were dealing with the demons of Hell.
Even the imperial soldiers who climbed the wall had no choice but to hesitate at this ferocious momentum.
Due to this, the initial momentum of the imperial army was slightly broken and they were unable to easily cross the wall.
“The resistance is stronger than I thought.”
“Yes, it is. In just a few moments, General Freezer will open fire from the flanking heights. If that happens, they won’t be able to hold out any longer and will collapse in an instant.”
“Yeah, but… ”
General Bagoin agrees with the adjutant’s words.
However, seeing the enemies who were surprisingly holding on just barely, General Bagoin began to feel a little uncomfortable.
Despite the sudden surprise attack at dawn, he did not panic in the slightest…
No, rather, the appearance of the rebels who are tenaciously defending themselves to the point of being desperate without sparing their lives.
Watching this, General Bagoin asked with a little concern, thinking that all of this had been predicted in advance.
“What about the enemies elsewhere?”
“Don’t worry, scouts report that the movement of the large army has not been seen.”
“… so? That’s a bit surprising. No matter how insensitive they are, there is no movement at all after making such a fuss… ”
“But it is true. No matter how bad the weather is, there is no way we could have missed the movement of such a large army.”
“Um… that’s but… ”
Not hundreds, but at least thousands to ten thousand troops.
If they were scattered in all directions and came here, there would surely be signs of something, but there is no such thing.
Feeling relieved by that fact, General Bagoin decided to focus only on capturing the fortress in front of his eyes.
at that time…
“ruler… General!”
“!”
A soldier running towards us with an urgent voice.
In response, General Bagoin felt anxious and asked him a question.
“What’s going on?”
“Enemy! An enemy has appeared!”
“You mean the rebel army has started moving?”
“That… It’s not like that… ”
The look of a soldier urgently trying to explain something.
at that time…
– Boo Woo Woo!!!!!
Suddenly, a huge trumpet sounded.
Accordingly, the eyes of those present, including General Bagoin, began to turn toward the sound.
A hillside located to the east.
Because the sun did not fully rise, a group of troops began to appear in the place where the fog and dawn were shining.
It didn’t seem like a lot of them, but
The appearance of the warriors standing proudly, wearing hard armor and holding the flag of the rebels, drew the attention of those on the battlefield at once.
“… what. Is it just that much? At most, there are less than 200 people, right?”
It wasn’t the large army that they were concerned about, but a small number of troops that seemed insignificant compared to the imperial army that literally gathered like the sea.
Seeing this, General Bagoin and others laughed and spoke in a light voice.
“Heh heh, this is so…”
“what… An enemy has definitely appeared.”
“You don’t have to worry about that much. Just keep focusing on attacking the fortress.”
“Yes General.”
Putting aside the slight surprise they felt for the first time, General Bagoin and the Imperial Army began to pay attention to the rebels that appeared from the east.
By the way…
– Phat!
“?”
“what?”
next moment.
A flash of green light pierced their eyes as they were about to look away.
The light that flowed through the dawn and filled the whole area began to bring an ominous feeling that something was about to happen in the hearts of the Imperial Army.
And.
“… ! what… . what… that one?”
“Stop… no way… ”
Right after the green flash swept through the area, they began to see the scene.
that is… It was a group of things slowly taking shape in the misty haze.
The body is covered in silver armor,
Looking at them as if they were coming down to earth by the will of the Almighty God.
In the mouth of one of the soldiers,
Their names, which were giving a tremendous shock just by their existence, began to flow.
“cloth… buy?”