Chapter. 21. Another Solo Play (19)
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In the end, Kauld and I came out for a moment to avoid Nigmi’s interruption and finished talking about our unfinished story.
“Let me explain one last time. “The area occupied by our corps in the capital extends from here to here.”
“Mmmmm.”
“Duke Malvoirard’s family will be in charge of the area from here to here, and when a battle breaks out, they will destroy the foundations of the remaining buildings and cut off the enemy formation…” “
Oh, you’re so clever. Mmmmmmmmm.”
Cowld’s plan indicated the direction of advance and the location of the legion so that there was no blank space on the large map.
“…That’s it. “Do you have any other opinions?”
“Sure, let’s see.”
Compared to his extremely complex strategy, the plan I proposed to Kauld was very simple.
“Looking at it, they surrounded the entire outskirts of the capital. Right?”
“hmm.”
“We successively occupied strategic points extending from the canyon to the outskirts of the capital.”
“Yes. In case of emergency, we must take His Majesty outside.”
“Okay then. “Let’s push the kids outside and the groups stationed in the city into battle.”
“…We are mobilizing all of our subordinates in charge of the rear.”
“yes. “If they push in and block it, the troops inside the capital will pop out and if there is a gap, they will force their elites into that gap and run to slit the emperor’s head.”
Assassination of elite figures carried out in parallel with an all-out war mobilizing the entire corps.
“hmm. Right.”
“yes.”
“Is that the end?”
Cowld’s review of my plan, which ended with just three sticks on the map, was as follows.
“Even if a human child plays soldier, I would plan with more care than that.”
As Kauld, who can’t swear in front of the queen, he did his best to hurl insults at me.
Well, if one of my commanders came up with something like that as a plan, I would start interrogating them about ‘whose rope this incompetent bastard climbed up to here’ before executing the plan.
“Is that so?”
“Even if you think it’s a joke, it’s too much. “If I had to think of a rational reason, I would assume that you have a great interest in reducing the number of our species.”
“That can’t be right. “Your forces have to be strong in the first place to be able to block the Warlord’s forces, but am I going to do that?”
“then. “Is there an agenda that I don’t know about in that plan, which consisted of a reckless assault and a reckless assassination of a key figure?”
“Well, rather than saying that it contains some kind of profound intention… I think it could be said that a complex situation actually simplifies the means.”
“The means were simplified?”
“supply. case history. Isn’t it a situation where three of the four most important factors in a command system war cannot be expected to have any significant changes? So the operation can only be simplified.”
“hmm.”
“Let’s take a look based on the information you provided.”
widely!
I lifted the baton above the map and pointed to the map littered with strings and pieces.
“Supply first. The imperial army is an army operated by the power of a curse, and the friendly army is made up of retinue that can be regenerated with almost no loss by absorbing the blood and flesh of dead allies, so supplying both is a meaningless army, so it is an army that is used to cause non-combat losses to the enemy. “Various operations will be excluded from consideration.”
Ji Ik –
As the baton swept away the boards related to blocking the rear disturbance front, about 30% of the map became clear.
“Moreover, the souls of the imperial army are bound by curses and oaths and even if they die, they are reborn intact next to the emperor, and our side continues to be reborn through production-type entities in various Lord’s dungeons, so the war of attrition on both sides is meaningless. “Operations that change the landscape of a future full-scale war through small-scale battles are meaningless.”
When all small-scale engagements and changes in formation that took into account their benefits were eliminated, about 30% of the battle was cleared again.
“Chain of command? Isn’t the emperor, the commander-in-chief, the only person in command? “The speed at which orders are transmitted is at a level that is delivered exactly as the emperor envisions, so aren’t operations of the type that involve separating the hands and feet of enemy forces, such as the breakdown of the command system, being out of consideration?”
Finally, after sweeping away the operations related to the elite army’s breakthrough through the awl, only the horse board where the Mute Corps’ main force was stationed and the direction in which the large mass was heading towards the imperial castle remained on the map.
“Of course, there’s nothing wrong with Cowld’s operation, but it’s at the level of a list of everything mid-level commanders need to think about on the battlefield. “It’s not something you have to worry about.”
“hmm. But isn’t it true that if we take this into consideration, we can resolve various battlefields to our advantage?”
“So can other Lords understand and follow such a complex operation?”
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“It’s impossible. So, whenever there was a battle, I would gather the heads of each group in the throne room here and give orders directly to the entire army through them.”
“Thanks to this, all of the Mute Lords, the most powerful force, were only playing the role of trumpeters by the queen’s side.”
Almost half of the troops were lost in securing the retreat route.
He called in the Mute Lords and said he would give all the detailed orders alone, forgetting about the general-level troops.
One way or another, they were able to beat the strong imperial army with only the remaining troops, and the battlefield did not move for nearly three years.
‘Of course, thanks to that, we haven’t lost a single step over the past three years.’
If the primary problem was that the King of Mute believed too much in the ‘imperial strategy’ he had learned from books, the secondary problem was their extremely defensive management.
What if the wire is slightly pushed? In any case, there are more than enough reserves waiting behind the canyon to fill the gap.
What if the enemy tries to break through one point by applying a little force? The queen’s throne room is swarming with mute lords, each of whom is said to be a scourge on the fortress city. Even if you hear the footsteps of the imperial army near the canyon, you’ll say, ‘Unholy nooooom!!!’ It must have come rushing out and swept away everything.
That may have happened because they couldn’t imagine a situation where the queen was even as dangerous as a speck of dust. No matter how extraordinary Kauld is, if he only uses his head within that framework, what good can he do?
widely.
Ji Ik-
“Even though our combat power is equal, we have more numbers. “If we push it all in, we can press the front toward the capital with a right force.”
He raised his baton and pushed all the horses representing our corps into the front lines. As the front line becomes wider, there is a limit to the area that a smaller number can cover, which can naturally cause the enemy’s front line to shrink inward.
“Of course, since they are more elite, if we continue to do so, our troops will be divided, but in any case, we will be able to overwhelm the enemy for a while.”
“What meaning does it have?”
“They use the same strategy as us, right? “If the Mute Army is sensitive to the Queen’s well-being, the Imperial Army is sensitive to the Emperor’s well-being.”
“It means luring the royal knights inside the castle city.”
“If the imperial army comes near the canyon, won’t our rods rush out?”
Since the front line has been fixed for three years, they will react sensitively to a sudden all-out war. Moreover, if the imperial army appears to be pushed back in an instant in an all-out war, it will be possible to lure out even the cursed knights of the royal guard who have only stayed in the vicinity of the imperial castle.
“It’s clearly a big ‘gap.’ A gap in which the enemy’s defenses were relaxed for a moment due to the false advantage gained by pouring in all the troops. “Before the gap disappears, our elites run towards the imperial castle.”
Jiik –
The baton crossed the map once again.
From the center of the canyon we are currently in, towards the edge of the canyon dug further inward.
“The canyon is full of the smell of corpses, but no matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem like Nigmi and his friends have a hobby of collecting rotten meat.”
“Then it means that there are a lot of corpses piled up somewhere else. Since I couldn’t see them from the beginning of the canyon to here, it means that there are corpses piled up beyond this Mute garrison.”
Right after I came here, I kept wondering about something.
‘Why doesn’t Kauld attack the enemy’s rear on the ground through this canyon?’
Clearly, the battle line on the ground was formed in front of the city’s walls, and the canyon that separated the capital continued all the way to the center of the city.
In the structure of the imperial capital, which consisted of /User City – Castle City – Near the Imperial Castle/, the canyon extending inside the enemy’s lines was nothing short of a perfect highway that even ignored the enemy’s environmental advantages.
It’s just that Kauld’s head is a bit hard, but his detailed battle composition is much better than mine. If there was no special reason, they would have used this passage to push their troops into the enemy camp.
“If it were an enemy, they would have naturally eliminated it since it was close to Nigmi. The fact that it wasn’t removed means that there was a good reason for doing so. “The things you think you need are mostly things the Nigmi need…”
A pile of corpses inside the canyon.
What Nigmi needs.
It is strong enough to pile up corpses in this harsh battlefield, and at the same time, it is not hostile to Nigmi and is helpful if it is alive.
When you combine the previous clues, what’s inside is-
“It’s a curse, right? “The one at the end of the canyon.”
Darkness covered this place. It may be an old curse that came out from under the castle, along with the Emperor’s curse that the warlock Daric spoke of.
“Isn’t the main body inside the canyon leading to that castle city? “A huge black lump that pops out when you turn on the light.”
“….right.”
Kauld answered the question with confidence.
“The road to the end of the canyon is the easiest way to enter Castle City from here, but in order to use that road, you have to deal with the ‘black thing’ coiled up at the end of the canyon. When it dies, this magical darkness also disappears. Naturally, the emperor’s purple mist will fill the canyon. “It is a dangerous environment for Her Majesty the Queen to be in.”
“What battle in the world is fought without any risk? If you are already being chased by a bigger danger called Warlord, you should hurry. “The shortcut is actually a difficult one.”
“But…”
“Cauld. The Warlord has already almost killed Nigmi once. “You shouldn’t expect that the same luck you had then will come your way next time.”
Kauld was conflicted. Clearing the retreat route, emptying the troops to guard Nigmi’s side, and even returning this canyon where she, like a grown child, stays, to a land where the emperor’s power can reach.
The king, whose closed eyelids trembled for a long time as if his inner protective instinct and rational judgment were fighting, finally made a decision.
“…I will remain by your Majesty’s side. “That is the minimum condition.”
“If you say so.”
It’s a painful loss for Mute, who seems to be the strongest here, to be left behind, but it’s probably his final compromise. If you mess with it further, it may have the opposite effect, so you have to accept this.
“12 hours. I will move all corps at the same time exactly 12 hours later. “Be fully prepared and wait on the road leading into the canyon.”
Kauld barely managed to get those words out and hurriedly walked towards the throne room.
‘I guess he went to see Nigmi out of anxiety. Even though they said the decision would be made in 12 hours, deep down, they probably still didn’t want to make the queen carry the burden of risk. As soon as Nigmi says “I don’t like it!”, she immediately says “The queen rejects it.” He will come to me with the most comfortable face in the world, saying, “That plan is cancelled.”
Kauld will tell her without a trace about what will happen to her in the future. She will not be able to stay as comfortable as she is now, and many of the family members who were by her side will leave her side for a while, and she, who should be the safest, may be in danger.
He is also so loyal that he will tell you that all of this is a rush to prepare for the upcoming battle with the Warlord. Why should I put her in danger? He will convey all his thoughts and concerns without any errors.
“The moment you bring up the topic of Warlord, the answer is already there.”
For the current Nigmi, the name Warlord appears to have reached the realm of psychological conditioning, so permission will be given as soon as [Warlord] comes out of Kauld’s mouth.
Kauld, who saw the Queen’s frightened and pitiful appearance, would be even more wary of the Warlord. That means there will be even more haste in resolving the deadlock in the empire. Perhaps in 12 hours we will be able to see the determined Cowld moving the Mute army.
“12 hours. “I won’t be able to rest for a few days, so I need to get some rest now.”
Infiltrating the gap created by an all-out war to assassinate the emperor meant fighting without stopping from 12 hours later until the moment the emperor’s head was cut.
If I go up again, I will have to run around in the purple fog again, which will give me a headache and make it difficult to breathe, so I need to get a good rest when I can.
Crash.
“hmm. I also need to do the necessary maintenance. “Time must be tight.”
As soon as my eyes fell on the tattered Pasan sword, I began to trace the passage leading in the opposite direction to where Cowld had disappeared.
“They said there were people living with Mute here.”
Even without any specific guidance, I was able to find it. Someone was groping in the dark, and I caught a rope that an unfamiliar person had tied to the wall.
“These are the people who have lived with Nigmi’s mute army for three years…”
I missed a comfortable bed and warm soup, but curiosity took precedence over anything else.
That’s how quickly my steps through the dark passage became more hurried.
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