Chapter 89 Hector’s Star (3)
Immediately after ending the magic communication.
Earl Donald immediately contacted the rear position.
“… I will not be contacted.”
“Damn it.”
Count Donald’s expression hardened at the signalman’s report.
Magical communication attempted several times.
If you didn’t hear back for over an hour, you really had to assume that there was a problem, as Roman Dmitri said.
My hands trembled on my chest that was sinking down.
The fact that the warp gate was occupied was not a problem that could be easily overlooked.
‘Thereby the southern front was completely isolated. Even if you send reinforcements through the warp gate located closest to the southern front in the kingdom, that would take at least 15 days. The war is virtually over. It is a complete defeat of the southern front and from now on it is a matter of survival that requires patience.’
It was a dilemma.
There was no way.
If they abandoned the castle and ran away, there was a high probability of dying in the barren mountains.
The steep and rugged mountain was not suitable for an escape route, and the guerrilla operation Roman said was even more difficult.
Of course, the decision to remain in the castle was not good either.
I can’t guarantee how long I’ll last in a situation where I’ve been isolated from the front and back, but I thought it was the best decision to be protected by the wall.
and.
‘I’m likely to be reprimanded for my initial complacency. However, if you abandon the castle and run away, you will surely be punished severely after the war. for the future after the war. I will wage a desperate struggle in the castle. If we hold out until reinforcements arrive, we have a good chance of winning.’
actually.
that was his sincerity.
Count Donald did not immediately report to the kingdom even after confirming the appearance of Hector Kingdom crossing the border, but showed a complacent attitude.
That led to the current result.
If they had responded even a little earlier, the Cairo Kingdom might have faced a different situation, but the situation was completely aggravated from the first response.
It was a truth that could not be hidden.
Count Donald knew that his error would be reported, as many soldiers witnessed it on the spot.
then.
There was a need for a justification for indulgences.
A commander who remained on the battlefield and fought until the end.
Isn’t that a good reason?
I thought it was an opportunity to protect myself properly while remaining a courageous commander on the outside.
‘Roman Dmitri must have mentioned guerrilla operations without knowing how rugged the southern front was. His judgment is trash with no chance of winning. I was just assigned to the southern front, and I’ve been serving as the commander of the first line of defense for several years. What advice would you give me to run away to the mountains? This is why the knowledge acquired only through military books is a scary law.’
fell into self-justification.
Roman Dmitry.
Even though he was the youngest ranker, he was still just a kid with little experience on the battlefield.
then.
I believed that I was right.
* * *
Hope was short-lived.
only 4 hours later.
The first line of defense confirmed that soldiers of Hector Kingdom appeared in front and behind.
What Roman said was true.
The warp gate was occupied, and Hector’s kingdom seemed to boldly send troops through the ‘warp’.
“All ready to attack!”
“Ready to attack!”
straight up.
Soldiers fed arrows.
While the time for blood to dry has passed, we are ready to fight our enemies.
The repair of the wall was perfectly finished, and enough supplies were secured to avoid repeating the same situation as the first time.
In addition, the aqueous weapon has been repaired.
There was a belief that the soldiers who had finished loading weapons such as the ballista would not be easily defeated this time.
cried Count Donald.
“Soldiers of the first line of defense, listen up! Hector Kingdom occupied the Warp Gate. As a result, we are completely isolated on the southern front, and we cannot expect support from the Cairo Kingdom for at least a fortnight from now. But we are still alive. If you trust each other and fight, just as you defeated Hector’s demons in the first battle, you can hold out until reinforcements arrive. Trust me Count Donald. We will survive to the end!”
“Oohhhh!”
“Follow Count Donald!”
Cairo’s soldiers cheered.
they didn’t know the truth
They believed that Count Donald’s words were true and, with limited information, thought Mercury was the only way.
however.
They soon witnessed a grim reality.
across borders.
Hector Kingdom’s soldiers flocked again, and the number was incomparable to that of the first attack.
“… such crazy.”
“How many people are there?”
At least thousands of troops.
It was the moment to prove that the preemptive strike was a joke.
The tightly packed troops were like a swarm of ants, and Cairo’s soldiers, who were only a few hundred, began to shake their legs.
The problem was not only that.
When I saw the siege weapons being pulled by Hector Kingdom’s soldiers, I felt like my heart sank.
“omg.”
“It’s a flare.”
The catastrophe of the siege.
A flare appeared.
Cairo has no way to stop it.
They were not equipped with new-style water-based weapons, which meant that they had to face the attack of flares.
The courage of the speech quickly wore off.
the soldiers thought.
It’s over.
And as they thought, the disaster of the first line of defense began the moment the flare spewed intense flames.
Quaang!
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
“Cheak!”
“evil!”
A fire broke out.
The painstakingly repaired walls collapsed at once, and the soldiers ignited the burning walls screamed and fell down the walls.
The attack hadn’t even started yet.
They had only fired flares from afar, but already the first line of defense had lost its function.
sight in front of your eyes.
Count Donald was stunned.
I felt like a great hero even when I was giving a speech, but now I realized what mistake I had made.
[I’m sure you can’t withstand Hector’s attack any longer. The kingdom of Hector did not intentionally capture the front line of defense. It’s not that they’re powerless, they just need a decoy to attract attention while attacking the rear emplacement. Count Donald. Think realistically. Do you really think they did their best?]
Roman’s words.
It was true.
Hector did not deliberately use his full strength and had the power to capture the southern front at any time.
regret is late
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Walls completely collapsing.
and.
“Attack!”
“charge!”
Aaaaaaaaa!
Enemy troops rushed in front and behind.
Earl Donald sat down on the ground in a fading spirit.
* * *
Regret is too late.
to the commander’s foolish judgment.
A one-sided slaughter took place.
The walls and gates had lost their function from the start, and the soldiers of Hector Kingdom rushed back and forth.
at last.
“The commander’s throat was cut!”
Earl Donald’s head flew off as he hurriedly ran away.
There was no way for him to escape.
Edwin Hector’s troops completely blocked the rear road, and Earl Donald, shivering like a rat in the rain, died a miserable death.
It was the moment when things ended.
The forces of the 1st line of defense, which seemed like a great war, showed the bottom in less than an hour.
perfect victory.
Edwin Hector, who entered through the wide open door, was escorted by knights and received Jackson’s report.
“Thanks to suppressing the steamer with flares, we were able to capture the castle without much damage. Now what? Other commanders also began attacking the southern front. Like the first line of defense, there will be insufficient response to flares, so I think we will be able to completely take control of the southern front soon.”
The voice was slightly elevated.
The operation that everyone said was impossible.
made it perfectly real.
Jackson couldn’t hide his joy at the thought that a historic moment was just around the corner.
Edwin Hector said.
“For now, we focus on securing the first line of defense. Time is on our side. Arrest all the surrendering soldiers and confine them in one place so that unnecessary variables do not arise. Depending on the situation, they can be used as hostages or as a means of trade. A dialogue with Cairo requires many weapons.”
“All right.”
Edwin Hector was thorough.
Even with great victories.
He didn’t appear careless.
Now he can put his mind at ease, but strangely, Edwin Hector felt ominous.
‘The plan is perfect. What am I missing?’
he didn’t know
small signals.
The remaining soldiers at the southern training center did not return.
The fact that he had lost contact with Baron McCleary kept stimulating his keen senses.
It was then.
A knight came running in a hurry.
He reported to Edwin Hector with a pale face.
“It’s a big deal!”
“What is going on?”
“Baron McCleary is dead. The reason we couldn’t communicate was because he died on the battlefield!”
at that point.
Edwin Hector’s expression turned cold.
* * *
The target who informed the truth was a defeated soldier.
A soldier who had barely escaped from the battlefield joined the main force and was soon called before Edwin Hector.
“Describe the situation at the time.”
in soft words.
The soldier shook his head and said.
“Even at the beginning, Hector Kingdom had an advantage in the fight. The Fifth Line was unprepared for war and broke through the gates as soon as it launched an attack without the use of flares. Baron McCleary ordered his soldiers to capture the castle. And then the monster appeared.”
“… monster?”
“yes. It was clearly a monster.”
Moment.
The soldier trembled at the memory of that time.
He only survived because he was far away from the monster, and he clearly saw it slaughtering Hector’s soldiers.
“The power of the monster was unbelievable even when I saw it with my own eyes. only one person He single-handedly slaughtered countless allies. Dozens of soldiers disappeared in the blink of an eye a few times, and Hector’s aura swordsman also died without being able to catch his blow. The Fifth Line of Defense did not exhibit particularly great Mercury abilities. due to the existence of only one. The moment Baron McCleary’s head was blown off, we had to run for our lives.”
monster.
It was an unexpected variable.
Suddenly, a name came to mind: Edwin Hector.
‘The youngest ranker in Cairo. He said he was assigned to the southern front.’
Even when you hear the news.
Edwin Hector did not believe that one individual could change the face of the battlefield.
According to rumors, Roman Dmitri was a 3-star swordsman and was not yet at the level of expressing his overwhelming presence.
That was the start of the variables.
one year of preparation.
As if dissecting the southern front, he investigated perfectly.
The problem was that Roman Dmitri was a sudden outburst, and it was a variable that could not be known after a year of investigation.
‘A variable has been created.’
Baron McCleary is dead.
If so, it meant that the troops they couldn’t deal with were roaming the southern front.
“As a result of the waiting troops checking the 5th line of defense, there were no soldiers from the Kingdom of Cairo. It seems that he ran away to the mountain. Just give me orders. If you command me to capture them, I will form a pursuit party and bring the monster of Cairo right before my eyes.”
Jackson received new information and reported it.
taste was bitter.
There was a hole in the perfect plan, but Edwin Hector wasn’t going to overdo it.
“no. The trend has already turned. The strength of the 5th line of defense is small. At that level, they can’t influence the general trend or do anything on their own. We proceed according to the operation. Once we have all five lines of defense in our hands, we will make the southern front an impenetrable fortress for Cairo.”
That’s it.
It was the heart of the plan.
If you completely occupy the southern front, then you can lead a dialogue with the Cairo Kingdom.
Edwin Hector’s decision was quick.
A day passed just like that.
Hector Kingdom occupied the southern front.
And then.
Edwin Hector gave the order.
“From now on, it’s your turn to negotiate with the Cairo Kingdom. Connect magic communication to the Cairo Royal Family.”
Hector’s true purpose.
The desperate reality of the southern front was conveyed to the Cairo royal family.
