Episode 127
“That doesn’t make sense!”
As soon as the operation(?) was delivered, Heinkel strongly opposed it.
“I expected there would be a test, but this is too much! Doesn’t that mean we should just die alone!”
“Not even before we joined, but now that we have already joined, split up again and aim for the back of the enemy lines? You must be kidding, right Logan?”
Padrick also looked at his son with an expression of bewilderment.
Logan smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“Unfortunately, this is reality. The duke is more narrow-minded than I thought.”
“Heh heh. So is there an alternative?”
“Nothing. We just have to do it.”
At the calm answer, silence fell in the barracks for a moment.
For a moment, opinions emerged simultaneously from all directions.
“How about pretending to follow the plan and retreating right away? In the direction of luring them to the main base…”
“Refusal of orders could be an excuse for the Second Prince faction to attack us!”
“How about we leave now and take a long detour around the castle?”
“Then, if you are discovered, you will face an all-out attack from the First Prince faction!”
“There is no choice but to engage in guerrilla warfare by making full use of the continuous crossbow. If you hit and run while maintaining the range, you will suffer great damage….” “
Guerilla warfare with a large army of 5,000! Rather, only knights and crossbow cavalry….”
“Quiet, quiet!”
bang. bang.
After clearing up the noisy crowd, Logan calmly spoke again after confirming that everyone had quieted down.
“No matter how much the First Prince faction has become superior, there has not yet been a big difference. So they will not be able to withdraw many troops to catch us. At best, an army of the size of a margrave will come. It is an army that has already been united for a long time. degree.”
“Isn’t that what you’re saying is that they are like the elite Vipros army of the past?”
At Padric’s words, the faces of the guards and Heinkel in the barracks hardened.
Most of these people had experience in the Battle of Tomodo.
I was filled with worry and fear at the thought of fighting against an army of similar strength to the Bypros of the time.
So much so that it is impossible to remember that Bipros was the most powerful among the margraves.
Looking at such a dark atmosphere, Logan calmly continued speaking.
“There was talk of a guerrilla war, and that seems at least realistic. Lord Heinkel, what do you think the chances are?”
“…Even if we engage in a hit-and-run guerrilla battle while maintaining range, the crossbow cavalry cannot even shake off the enemy knights. To stop the knights, our knights must step in, and if the knights start fighting each other, it will be an all-out war. Knights Unless you are going to use it as a discard card.”
The barracks became quiet again due to the absurd assumption.
“Even if we win in the end, the damage will be enormous. That’s why there’s no point in us joining the faction now.”
“I guess so. But what if even if an all-out war breaks out, we can win without too much damage?”
“…yes?”
“Mr. Clayton. It’s quite possible, right?”
As Logan’s eyes turned to the corner of the barracks, everyone’s eyes moved together.
And the middle-aged wizard with a grim look who received the attention of the audience nodded with a confident expression.
“of course.”
“what…?”
“Wizard?”
“What does this mean?”
When the crowd became noisy again, Padric raised his hand to calm down and sighed softly as he looked at Logan.
“Are you saying we should use it from the first battle?”
“Because it is an unavoidable situation.”
“…Am I the only one who doesn’t know what you’re talking about?”
Heinkel looked around with an aggrieved expression, but the only ones nodding were the three of them, Padrick Logan Clayton.
“There is a new weapon prepared by the combined efforts of the Magic Tower and the Workshop. I am sorry for not telling you in advance, Lord Heinkel.”
“New weapon…?”
“It is a powerful and dangerous weapon, and we needed to keep it secure. Please understand.”
“Ah. Haha. It doesn’t matter if it’s something like that. It’s a weapon that can really guarantee victory… right?”
“of course.”
“Then I will believe it.”
Heinkel’s expression brightens quickly.
Even though he was an executive of the family, he did not show any signs of disappointment at not being informed of important secrets.
The same goes for the janitors who nod their heads with bright expressions following the leader.
Logan couldn’t help but nod with satisfaction as the solid trust built up through years of explosive growth and battle was clearly revealed.
* * *
“The McLane family has joined the Second Prince faction? Huh… Are they crazy or is Jordan crazy?”
The answer came right behind Juan Douglas, who was muttering to himself.
“Either way, the number of lives that will die will only increase.”
“Haha. Isn’t that too cold-hearted, Chiron? But aren’t you old classmates? I understand that your children were even engaged at one time?”
“It’s just a relationship that has already ended.”
The handsome middle-aged man with silver hair and black eyes calmly answered the duke’s words.
“That’s cool. It’s a shame, isn’t it? Still, we are a family that even restored our old homeland. If we had continued that streak, they would have no choice but to take our side.”
Shiny platinum hair and bright blue eyes.
Although he was a duke who inherited a different castle, Chiron Wolves internally sneered as he looked at the evidence in front of him that Juan Douglas had the blood of the Grandian royal family flowing thickly in his body.
The desire of this mage, who inherited blood from his mother’s side more than his father’s side, is to break the limits of his status, which he cannot rise above, and sit in a position he would not otherwise be able to sit in.
If there is anyone who stands in the way, I will not leave them alone.
I guessed that McLane, who had gone astray once, was already a target for elimination in his mind.
A question with a definite answer.
He just lowered his head and gave a fixed answer.
“If I had done that, I would have lost my relationship with His Excellency. How can I dwell on something small when I have gained something much bigger?”
“Hehe. Still, I feel a bit disappointed. Wasn’t our relationship going to continue anyway?”
“…I will sort out those regrets in the next battle.”
“Ho? Are you confident? They are the ones who poisoned Bipros.”
“Even that is just a trick. And their secret weapon has already been obtained from our family a long time ago.”
“Secret weapon?”
“The elite soldiers who have completed their training have now joined us. We will show them right away in the next battle.”
“Hmm… really? Let’s see what to expect.”
A brief conversation in the castle of the 1st prince faction.
The impact of McLane’s joining the faction was still limited to this extent.
Not yet.
* * * The fierce assassination battle, which was not revealed to the outside world, once again turned to nothing, and an all-out war that had been dormant for a while began to break out.
And surprisingly, the second prince, who was being pushed back, was the one who drew his sword first.
– Go forth!
Woooooo!
With a powerful trumpet sound, the eastern gate of Alun Castle opened, and knights with stern expressions began to ride out.
The gate is where troops pour out endlessly, led by the Walter Maim Knights, whose numbers are close to 1,000 despite several months of fighting.
The time it took for nearly 50,000 troops to pour out was well over two hours, and naturally, during that time, a large army came out from the other side as if responding.
What stood out the most in the enemy camp was a group of hundreds of wizards wearing white and blue robes, but because the number was so large, the overall size and movements seemed similar on both sides.
The only difference was that the McLane army bypassed the castle walls and lined up on the right side of the 2nd Prince’s army, unable to enter the castle.
With all the attention of both allies and enemies knowingly or unknowingly, Padric, standing in front, muttered with a somewhat stern expression.
“The moment something goes wrong, we could all die.”
His gaze was focused on the second prince, who kept a certain distance even though he was an ally rather than an enemy.
“It makes me want to attack them right now.”
“Well, that’s natural. This current turn was probably done in the first place because they don’t trust us.”
Logan’s attitude when he said that was calm.
There was only one thought in his mind.
‘Kill those who need to be killed as quickly as possible and end the war.’
This is the first step toward that goal.
Strangely enough, while thinking such thoughts, Logan’s eyes were scanning not only the First Prince Army but also the elites of the Second Prince Army.
And at that moment, a loud shout filled the battlefield.
– Charge!
Woooooo!
Trumpets sounding at the same time and flags waving here and there on the castle walls.
Coogung.
At the same time, the first step taken by the great army alone felt powerful enough to overwhelm people.
Perhaps because of that feeling, Padric’s instructions came out a beat late.
“We’re leaving too!”
The flag waving loudly from left and right conveyed the monarch’s will to every corner of the 5,000-strong army.
And while the large army of 100,000 people on both sides was slowly approaching.
McLane showed unusual movement and broke away from the main unit and began to bypass the battlefield.
And the leaders of both camps watched their movements.
“I humiliated you on our first meeting and entrusted you with a ridiculous strategy, but you’re just moving on, Duke?”
Second Prince Romain, who suspected that Logan might be brainless, was looking at Mr. McLane, who was making a detour, with eyes that looked even colder than his pale blue eyes.
“We still have to wait and see, Prince. It will soon be revealed whether he is sincere or not.”
As expected, a slight suspicion appeared on Jordan’s face as he looked at them with cold eyes.
‘Are you really going to follow the plan?’
This was a completely unexpected move for him, who had expected a surprise attack disguised as surrender.
Naturally, I had no choice but to keep an eye on McLane’s movements.
And of course they weren’t the only ones like that.
‘It will be smashed to pieces.’
Roger Bipros, who looks at McLane with murderous eyes.
‘Hmm. indeed?’
Lucien Talos and others with eyes full of interest.
The leaders of the Second Prince faction, who were scattered throughout the army and commanding their own troops, were also watching McLane’s back, not the enemy, with their own complicated thoughts.
And of course, McLane’s move had a bigger impact on the First Prince’s Army than on them.
“Those crazy people are really out of their minds. What on earth are they thinking?”
Juan Douglas’s absurd voice reflected the psychology of the majority of the leaders of the First Prince faction.
“I guess they thought we would just watch. Like playing soldiers.”
Hahaha.
Even though it was a wartime situation and we were on the verge of a clash, laughter burst out at the adjutant’s words.
It was a relaxed atmosphere created by the superiority of the faction that had shown dominance in the last few rounds.
Relaxation is an expression of confidence, so Juan Douglas also did not bother to suppress his laughter,
and this was evidenced by the flag signal that momentarily waved even more chaotically.
“A request has been received from Count Terran Zahid to be entrusted with intercepting the detouring troops.”
“The same from Count Grima Tahil… ..”
“The same goes for Count Austin Trumbell.”
“Even in the Wolves…”
A family whose name I didn’t even know until recently, when they were just barons somewhere in the countryside.
With the start of the civil war, even if they took over the county through trickery, they were limited. It was common sense to think that the number was clear.
So it was natural to assume that the numbers that were visible were just a ragtag bunch.
Juan Douglas also smiled and ordered,
“Leave it to the Kyron Wolves. I made a promise earlier, so I’m sure it will pay off.”
“Yes!”
After making that simple decision, more than 5,000 people left the 1st Prince faction.
“A bad relationship is definitely a bad relationship.”
Chiron Wolves looked at the flame symbol seen in the distance. Looking at the flag, he narrowed his eyebrows slightly.
Thirty years ago, the son of a simple baron whom I met at the capital’s academy showed off a truly amazing talent and attracted the attention
of those around him. Kyron himself was also drawn to that talent.
Despite the difference in social status, only Seeing his future, they even promised to marry their children.
However, that talent may have only been temporary, but that ‘friend’, who became a senior knight before he turned 30, remained stagnant for over 20 years.
Even as a senior knight, he had a strong power. Although they say that, the Wolves family alone had nearly ten senior knights in their
forties and fifties. It was only at a level that would make a loud noise in the countryside.
So, in a way, it was natural for the child to break off the engagement, but coincidentally, the family that broke off the engagement was It was natural to be concerned about his continued success after the breakup of the engagement.
As a result, he was able to obtain the new weapon, the source of his power, faster and more easily than anyone else.
“I would have had a better chance of winning if I had dealt with another margrave.”
This time, it was with others. I wanted to leave it to them and try to achieve greater results after their failure, but reducing the strength of our allies like that would have been a loss on a Mahayana level.
So, I decided to take the lead.
“I will destroy you with weapons, including from you. I’m sorry, Paedric.”
Kyron sneered, muttering something that couldn’t be heard.
The knight’s power was overwhelming from the beginning. And he even had a new weapon.
‘I can’t lose if I get tired of it.’
Chiron Wolves blocked McLane’s path with a confident look,
and…
wow!
I couldn’t help but gape at the completely unexpected sight.
