Chapter 43 Participation in the War (1)
Ki-Ik.
thud.
The gates were opened.
Breaking through the thick dust, Lawrence’s soldiers rushed forward like crazy.
“charge!”
“Quaaaaagh!”
hundreds of soldiers.
Their faces were full of fear.
The flames of the flares burned over the walls, and right in front of me, I could see numerous enemy soldiers rushing towards the gates.
Speaking of soldiers, they were ragtags who had not received proper training.
However, they gritted their teeth at the fact that Lawrence could collapse if they retreated as they were, and slammed into the opponent.
“die!”
hooked!
“Gagging.”
The armies of both sides clashed.
Pushed forward, the soldiers in the forefront were entangled with each other, and Barco’s soldier trembled with bloody bubbles at Lawrence’s soldier’s powerful stabbing attack.
The joy of victory did not last long.
Lawrence’s soldier retrieved his weapon and attempted to attack another opponent, but was struck from the side and decapitated.
Awesome!
Took.
Degururu.
The battle has begun.
Like the faces of soldiers who couldn’t believe their own death, a melee broke out where each other killed each other.
early battle.
It started with Lawrence’s dominance.
Supported by arrows fired from above the walls, they pushed Barko’s men hard.
puck!
Pupper puck!
A case of arrows broke Barko’s soldiers.
Stepping on their corpses, Lawrence’s knights slaughtered the enemy in front of them, boasting silver armor that glistened in the sunlight.
Blood splashed like a fountain.
In an instant, bodies piled up like a mountain, and Lawrence’s soldiers dug into the enemy camp following the knight.
Even then, they believed they had a chance.
As they watched the enemy fall to their weapons, they thought that Barco’s strength was not that great.
but.
It was an illusion.
At first, Barco was taken aback by the unexpected counterattack, but as time passed, the situation reversed.
“The rampage without even knowing the subject.”
“Where are you guys!”
Awesome!
Pooh.
between soldiers.
There was a group of massacres.
They were the Berge Mercenaries.
Fighting for a living, they had a prominent presence among common soldiers.
Even during a melee that could not properly grasp the situation, they helped each other and slaughtered Lawrence’s soldiers, and their counterattack gradually began to widen the gap.
Even if the opponent was a knight, it could not be helped.
The existence of the knight was absolutely effective from the time when the aura was perfectly handled, and the Knight of Lawrence, who fought at the forefront, swung his sword frantically in the pincer attack of the mercenaries, and was eventually attacked from all sides.
Puff!
“Aagh!”
Pain that cuts into flesh.
The knight screamed desperately and collapsed.
It was from then.
The atmosphere passed.
Lawrence also hired mercenaries to supplement his troops, but they did not show outstanding performance like the Berge Mercenary Corps.
At some point, I couldn’t move any further.
Although they had advanced only 50 meters from the wall, Lawrence’s soldiers, who had lost their momentum, only struggled to survive with a bewildered face.
one two.
people died
Fear was contagious in an instant, and one soldier was terrified to see his former friend die.
“Ooh we’re done. You can never win!”
Power difference beyond imagination.
The soldiers stepped back.
Faced with a group of ferocious beasts, the ragtags could not maintain their will to fight until the end.
variable has occurred.
Lawrence.
They couldn’t even play the role of bait properly.
grasp-!
fired an arrow
Her arms trembled as she had already repeated the action several times, but Flora fired the next arrow with a face full of venom.
It was then.
The soldiers screamed.
They, who should have taken a little more time, were retreating helplessly like sand washed up by the tide.
‘I can’t be pushed back already.’
My heart sank.
Roman’s plan.
It was a diversion operation.
When the gates are opened and Lawrence’s soldiers counterattack, Barco has no choice but to focus his forces on the idea of an opportunity.
That was the opportunity Roman said.
Because of the battle in front of the castle gate, there wouldn’t be many troops behind Barco, and Roman planned to destroy the flare by aiming for that timing.
Flares are expensive equipment.
It’s not a replenishable price, so Lawrence has a Mercury advantage.
blast furnace.
“Don’t back down! Endure to the end!”
Flora cried out in anger.
yet.
The enemy did not send enough troops.
There were many troops left behind Barco, and at this rate, the plan Roman said could not even be attempted.
However, despite Flora’s cry, Lawrence’s soldiers could not stand it.
He had already lost his will to fight, and Barco’s momentum was not enough to block him with his will alone.
finished.
Flora stayed up all night studying the art of war, but faced a reality that books do not tell.
‘You should have known our level. Unlike the plunderer Barko, we are not ready to fight.’
Lawrence.
They were herbivores.
He lived a peaceful life with the wealth that came from fertile land, but he did not put much effort into protecting it.
The problem arose from that.
Barco didn’t have anything, but Lawrence was an easy prey in their eyes because he was a force that constantly fought to plunder.
It was a battle with obvious results.
Flora was taken aback by the sight of two of Lawrence’s soldiers taking on one of Barco’s.
‘There is no chance for us.’
Roman Dmitry.
he won’t show up
I don’t know if Lawrence had acted as a decoy as planned, but there was no reason for them to step out now.
It would be a meaningless sacrifice.
If so, Lawrence’s choice became self-sufficient.
Still, if they had held out with the walls, they could have held out for a day or two more, but after opening the gates, there was no way to stop Barco’s troops.
What should I do? Reason sent countless messages telling her to give up, but Flora’s mental strength, which had grown stronger over the past few days, continued to search for answers.
puck!
An arrow that cut through the wind.
I was outraged.
Even if the castle were to collapse and be captured, Flora had no intention of giving in to the enemy and begging for her life.
Like I said to the maid.
It was Flora’s choice to die like this rather than degenerate into a concubine of rubbish like Antony Barco.
It was then.
“… ?!”
far away
A series of hordes were seen.
Their goal was clear.
flare.
They were running towards the siege engines.
10 minutes ago.
Roman’s soldiers waited for orders with nervous faces.
“Whoa.”
this plan.
I couldn’t help but be nervous.
Even when supporting the privates, I didn’t know that I would go into battle so quickly, and even more so, I didn’t know that it would be a crazy plan to attack Barco’s rear.
The time to risk your life came too soon.
Unlike Chris and Kevin, who accept the reality calmly, the soldiers who have just decided to follow Roman show nervousness.
their heart.
understood.
However, Roman thought that there was no need to show consideration beyond understanding.
‘From now on, it’s a reality that they have to deal with. If I survive as a soldier, I will be given the life as a predator that I promised at the beginning, but whether or not to survive is ultimately a matter of my own strength, not me.’
last ten days.
Roman’s soldiers started training.
With Chris’ whipping, he trained hard in his own way, but that was barely enough for Roman’s eyes.
The feelings of the soldiers were ignored.
Now is not the time for empathy.
ahead of the operation.
Roman said.
“As explained at the beginning, this operation’s primary objective is to attack Barko’s rear and destroy their siege weapons. Maybe Lawrence doesn’t quite play the role of bait. The difference in power between Lawrence and Barco is extreme, and because of that, there must be quite a lot of troops left in Barco’s rear.”
Lawrence’s variable.
It was expected.
Roman did not expect much from them, and the worst that Flora thought was the reality that Roman thought.
at last.
Common sense meant it wasn’t good.
The soldiers did not avert their gaze at Roman’s gaze.
30 soldiers.
They put their lives on the test.
Basically, they were people with a strong heart, and even though they were nervous even in situations where they were going to die, they did not turn away from reality.
That was enough.
Roman had the minimum number of people for the plan.
“I don’t expect much of a role from you guys in this operation. I will take the lead. If I run out in front and slaughter the enemies and open the road, you guys will follow behind and clean up the remnants. keep in mind Our first priority is to destroy the siege engines. If there is a guy who is drunk with blood and slaughter and cannot come to his senses, I will not hesitate to abandon him to death.”
Roman’s words.
The soldiers’ eyes twinkled.
It was a remark that seemed cruel at first glance, but Roman said he would take the lead even in this dangerous situation.
that wasn’t caring.
yet.
I didn’t trust the soldiers.
That’s why Roman said that he would take on the role of believing in himself and facing the enemy head-on.
yet.
“Now!”
The time has come.
At Roman’s command, the soldiers rushed out in unison.
from afar.
I saw Roman and his troops.
Barko quickly grasped the situation, but did not immediately call in troops from the front.
“What is that?”
Viscount Barco.
He twisted his expression.
It seemed that the opponent was preparing a blow for conversion, but it was laughable at the crude number.
“What are you going to do with us with that amount of people? Anyway, those who don’t know much about war want miracles to happen at the top of their desks. Hello. Get ready to welcome crazy guests right now.”
“All right.”
straight up.
The soldiers moved.
I put my shield close to my body and finished preparing to greet the enemy with a spear.
The difference in power was obvious.
There were only 30 people who carried out the surprise attack, but there were three times as many people behind Barco.
In addition, among them were elites such as the captain and knights of the Berge Mercenary Corps.
Viscount Barko had no reason to be intimidated at all and believed that the enemy’s reckless attempts would soon be put to rest.
Not long after.
Enemies have reached.
The moment he confirmed that the opponent was not Lawrence’s person, the man in the lead kicked the ground alone.
sudden.
The eyes rolled around.
man’s movements.
I couldn’t catch up.
I thought there was obviously a little distance, but he arrived in front of the soldiers without knowing it and threw himself at the soldiers.
that was suicide
The soldiers raised their shields high to prepare for the opponent’s attack, and at the same time, the soldiers in the second line behind them tried to hack the man’s body by sticking their spears through the shields.
The future was clear.
The man’s body will become a rag.
Viscount Barko, who was watching the situation, widened his eyes at the scene that followed.
Awesome!
Pooh!
Blood spattered.
I thought it was blocked with a shield, but many of the soldiers’ heads fell off with the man’s sword.
A massacre immediately followed.
In an instant, the defensive formation collapsed.
that’s really
It was such a sight beyond common sense that I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it with my own eyes.
