197 The Wolf into the Trap
***[Chief of Silvermoon]***
In order to feed an army of over 100,000 people, a city of its own size is needed.
However, since the day the Red Hawk tribe appeared, I have rarely met such a city.
The Red Hawk tribe runs away if they feel they are at a disadvantage after a fight.
That in itself was no problem.
Hit-and-run battles are familiar to steppe tribes, and not unusual.
So I passed it inadvertently, but when I looked at the map and went back to the original route, the kingdom guys were waiting for me somewhere at the corner of the road.
The guys who collided like that were different from the guys in the kingdom so far.
He handles his arrows the way Chowon does.
Besides, what they shot was mixed with strange arrows.
They killed or injured the steppe people in an instant.
When I suddenly came to my senses after responding with intense anger, I was already entangled in a fight.
However, most of the places they attack are narrow roads.
If they happen to meet in a slightly wider area, they will quickly run away to narrow roads or places where it is difficult for thousands to fight at once.
After doing that a few times, I fell into the strange situation that I was heading to an area where it seemed like I was heading to the capital, but there were few big cities.
Something is strange.
However, if you think about it that way and look back on the path you have taken, it does not seem too artificial.
Gingaminga, it seems a little strange, but it was difficult to conclude that it was intentional.
It may have been because it was just an ordinary place, although it passed through a sizeable village along the way.
All villages passed by desperately resisted the steppe tribes.
I suspected a few times that it might be a trap, but there was no sign of anything being crafted.
Food, women, and children were similar to other places, and I didn’t get the feeling that someone was intentionally guiding the direction of the steppe tribes.
If so, I would have hidden important things to some degree.
However, there was no trace of the high-status guys hiding.
All of them were ordinary villages.
‘but….’
I feel like something is pulling the back of my head.
From the day my son died, that feeling stuck somewhere on my skin and didn’t come off.
But you can’t show signs of that to anyone.
My chest is stuffy.
It was when the fifteenth son rode his horse closer to say something.
A shout of “wow” was heard from somewhere.
“Kingdom bastards!”
“The Red Hawk is with you!”
“Kingdom bastard and red hawk!”
So far, the red hawk has moved alone.
He had never appeared with a kingdom soldier.
Is it because of that?
For some reason, the anger toward the red hawk and the kingdom was divided.
I didn’t know until now, but now that I think about it, I think so.
However, the anger that had been gathered up until now was combined with the shouts that the kingdom and the people who betrayed the steppes appeared together.
Anger burns like a fire in the heart.
I could see the fifteenth son’s face distorted.
The son yanks the reins and turns around.
The sight somehow overlapped with the first one, and my heart was pounding.
“wait!”
When the Silvermoon Chief calls for his son, the 15th looks back with ferocious eyes.
The son, who preferred to touch the cart or arrow shaft rather than fight, had the face of a complete warrior.
It seemed that people had changed after the death of the older brother they were close with.
“You take my back.”
“father!”
The 15th’s face contorted in an instant.
But the Silvermoon chief ignored it and ran.
The son clicked his tongue hard and followed him.
The appearance of the Red Hawk tribe can be seen in the distance.
Goruka’s face was the first thing I saw.
There is still a long way to go.
In order for the arrow to reach you, you have to come a little closer.
But the Red Hawk tribe knows that too.
no longer close
Arrows flew all at once from the hands of the Red Hawk Tribe.
“damage!”
“You must not be near the arrow’s reach.”
Allies’ shouts echoed from all directions.
You don’t know how many warriors have been wounded and killed by their arrows exploding.
The warrior’s voice roared with anger and fear.
The Silvermoon Chief’s hand moved by itself.
He quickly drew an arrow and put it on his bow.
The arrow departed from his hand and flew toward Goruka on the wind.
As expected, the arrow flew right in front of Goruka and pierced it.
However, using that as a signal, allied warriors fired arrows at the red hawk and the kingdom.
There are no such strange arrows here, but there are many instead.
The red hawks and the kingdoms started to run away from countless arrows.
Some of their allies are frantically chasing them.
“Don’t chase! If you’re wrong, you’ll get hit by their arrows!”
someone shouted.
The Silvermoon Chief also raised his voice and shouted.
“Their companions may be waiting elsewhere. Stop! Don’t chase too deep!”
But pursuing them were young warriors.
Blinded by rage, it seems that the old warrior’s voice does not reach.
The excitement seems to have subsided as the experienced warriors chase after them and knock on a few.
However, taking advantage of that gap, the red hawk turned around and attacked again.
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Due to the separation from the main force, there were not many people to support the young warriors.
As the arrows they shot exploded, fragments spread in all directions.
The ally hit by it screamed and fell off the horse.
The main unit screamed in anger and ran, but at that time, the red hawk had already retreated.
Beyond that, the kingdom guys who were waiting started shooting arrows in an arc.
When the arrows exploded, the pursuit was inevitably stopped and the allies stopped walking while protecting the wounded warrior in layers.
It might have been better if he had died.
But their arrows hurt people rather than kill them.
There was a reason why he chased after them, giving himself over to anger each time, even though he suffered the same thing several times.
I don’t know if it’s slightly injured.
However, the exploding arrows inflicted such great wounds on his arms and legs that he could no longer use them.
At first, I didn’t understand them using arrows that were less powerful than others.
There is an arrow that can almost certainly kill you even if it hits a non-vital point, such as an arm or leg. Why?
However, after experiencing it a few times, I realized the viciousness of the arrow.
‘The cowards.’
If there are injured comrades, load them into the cart.
Mobility, the biggest advantage of the steppes, has weakened.
Besides, such wounds cannot be cured.
I just let out a painful moan and endure and die.
dying slowly in pain
Every time that happened, we had no choice but to put their breath away.
To reduce the painful time even a little.
He dies miserably at the hands of his brother, unable to die proudly.
The one who created such a situation was the kingdom and the red hawk, who were our brothers until yesterday.
Hatred paralyzed my brain at the sight of them.
The anger of young warriors in particular is almost uncontrollable.
Like a moth to a fire, when they saw a red hawk, they rushed at it recklessly.
“…”
Suddenly, something flashed in my heart as if giving a warning.
perhaps.
‘No way… are they aiming for that?’
if so.
Something cold permeates your chest.
But now, there’s nothing you can do about it.
Even if he realized something, he couldn’t go back to the meadow.
It was the Silvermoon Tribe who impulsively dragged all the hesitant tribes to the kingdom and killed many young warriors.
Even now, there are many deaths.
The anger of all the tribes has been raised to the limit.
I don’t know what will happen if I just go back without achieving results here.
There was a possibility that the Silver Moon tribe itself would disappear after being attacked by everyone.
There is nowhere to retreat.
The Silvermoon Chief stared in the direction where the Red Hawk disappeared for a moment, then turned around.
“Bring the cart!”
One of the warriors, whose hair had begun to mix with white, shouted and tore the cloth plundered from the kingdom.
Kneel in front of one of the wounded.
The warrior grabbed the arm of the young man who was almost cut off.
“aaa!”
The warrior said, not paying attention to the screaming young man’s face.
“Be patient.”
Tears flowed from the warrior’s eyes.
father.
A suppressed voice escaped the young warrior’s mouth.
The torn cross section of the arm is in tatters and some of the exposed bones are missing.
The warrior used the shaft as a splint and wrapped his arms in cloth, but there was no way the wound would stick.
Knowing, but still not seeing the figure of the warrior closing his son’s arm, the Silvermoon Chief closed his eyes.
***[Heroine Oscar]***
The wolf drive operation is going smoothly.
I thought it might be said that the shot arrows were too cowardly, but I didn’t see any particular backlash.
Perhaps it was thanks to the words of the Marquis Hoven, my grandfather, that spread.
Was it aimed at, or was it just a pure heart, my grandfather always…
I was lost in thought when I saw my grandfather.
As soon as he finds me and approaches me, he slaps me on the back and speaks loudly.
“It’s the beginning of a new war! The times have changed.”
That’s it.
My grandfather always said this about shotguns and magicbomb arrows.
It is the same in front of me and in front of other lords.
“It’s different from before. It’s completely changed from the time when armed with a spear or a sword fought against each other. I’m old too.”
Grandpa laughed as he slapped me on the back.
“The aspect of war will be completely different in the future. Whether you adapt to it or fail to adapt and decline and perish, there are only two paths now.”
As the grandfather spat, the other lords and magicians laughed as if they couldn’t help it.
“I think I’ve heard that word hundreds of times already. Now everyone can memorize it.”
When the lord of another family came running at my request, my grandfather looked at the people with his eyes shining.
“I’m saying this for you guys. I’m just saying this because I’m worried that it might fall behind the times and become outdated. I’m not proud of my grandson.”
“hahahaha. Who said bragging?”
“If you say that, doesn’t your heart reveal too much, Marquis?”
The reason why shot arrows are accepted as a new weapon instead of a cowardly trick among people is because my grandfather said this.
Sometimes I wonder if he’s aiming for that, but when I see him boasting like a child like this, I wonder if he just wants to talk about his grandson.
‘Maybe it’s both.’
I lowered my head slightly as I saw the aide waiting nearby.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
When I left the grandfather and the lord and went to the aide, the aide spoke in a low voice.
“The grasslands have reached the final point.”
Speaking of the last point, it will arrive at the mining city here in 5 days at the earliest and 10 days at the latest.
“You’re faster than I thought.”
“It is said that their anger is much stronger than expected because of the shotgun arrows.”
“is it.”
The aide grinned.
“According to the lords who played the role of the chaser, the shot arrows made it much faster than expected.
“…”
“There was some reluctance at first with the Red Hawk, but it seems that the Silver Moon is really a fierce enemy. Seeing them dying, the resistance that arose somewhat has disappeared.”
I heard that with the Silver Moon, they had a relationship where they killed each other’s families and were killed.
The father killed the father over there, and sometimes the other side killed the son over there, and that’s how the relationship went down.
It seems that the resentment was as deep as that.
To the point where my hatred for shotgun disappeared.
“Have you contacted Prince Emile?”
“Yes, the messenger departed a few days ago.”
“Adjust your schedule so Prince Emile isn’t too late.”
“yes.”
The aide looked at my expression.
“why?”
“What about those steppe women?”
“…”
I closed my mouth.
Among the grassland tribes protected by the duchy, there are people from the tribes that have invaded.
Many of the men returned to the grasslands, but all the women remained in the Duchy.
Men can be sent with a few soldiers and guides, but it is too far and too dangerous for women.
Since there are still many people who are not physically well, I thought to send them all at once.
However, women who learned about the war came to plead.
It seems that they are concerned that their tribe may be exterminated.
They were asking for a chance to convince them.
Perhaps the counselor lord who went to Eldoni recommended that it be good.
I don’t know what’s going on, but Benno, who heard the women’s pleas, sent soldiers here.
Thanks to that, the women have been staying around here for a few days.
‘Benno.’
I let out a small sigh.
I had no intention of using women.
I took another breath and opened my mouth.
“I can’t allow you to get close to the steppe tribes. It’s too dangerous. Talking to them or meeting them in person is forbidden.”
“…”
“Just tell them that they are only allowed to send out signals that will let them know they are a tribe by the time they enter this city.”
The aide tilted his head.
It seems that it is not easy to understand what it means.
“They say that each tribe has its own signal, so if you tell them that, they’ll understand.”
“Ah, I see.”
Watching the aide greet me vigorously and leave, I took a long breath.
Benno and the lord of counseling at Eldoni Castle probably thought it was all right and sent the women.
But the steppe women might not know at all.
The fact that the signal they send is a powerful threat to the people of the tribe, who are holding them hostage.
I really didn’t want to take advantage of the women, but I thought it was kind of funny that I thought that way by making a wounded man with a shotgun arrow.