Chapter 81 Unprepared Disaster (2)
1 hour ago.
The time when the sun rose in the middle of the sky.
Cairo’s soldiers, standing guard on the first line of defense, looked at the border with a leisurely expression, as usual.
Working has always been a series of boredom.
There was not a single ant in sight, and there was nothing to say about the guard duty with the blunt sub-shooter, which doubled the boredom.
at last.
The shooter couldn’t stand the boredom.
The senior soldier sat on the floor, leaned his head against the wall, and spoke in a gruff voice.
“I’ll take a deep breath, so tell me when someone comes or when work is over.”
“All right.”
It was an everyday situation.
On the southern front, where no one was looking for, there was no need for two people to watch the border while enduring sleepiness.
how much time has passed
The junior soldier urgently called the senior soldier.
“Get up. I think you should see that!”
“Patience. What happened… omg?!”
A senior soldier who woke up from his sleep.
He was about to say something in anger, but he was speechless at the moment when he checked the scenery outside the castle wall.
far away
I saw a lot of people approaching the first line of defense.
At first glance, it was an armed force, and the flag symbolizing Hector’s kingdom was fluttering at the head of them.
It felt like my thought circuit was completely paralyzed.
The senior soldier, who had been stunned for about 10 seconds at the scene, regained his senses and shouted at the younger soldier.
“Call the Commander right now! hurry!”
“I see!”
The lights went out on fire.
Even if it is the most forefront.
It took a considerable amount of time for the enemy’s presence to be known to the commander.
It wasn’t until the troops approaching from afar got quite close that the commander, who was not properly armed, came up in a huff.
“What the hell is this!”
Commander of the 1st line of defense.
Earl Donald checked the border with a pale face.
It was as reported.
The kingdom of Hector was advancing, and at this rate it seemed that they would attack the walls sooner or later.
In fact, according to the manual, I had to attack right away.
The primary response was to block the approach of the enemy by using the water-based weapons prepared on the wall, but even though the soldiers who came up in a rush were ready to fire arrows, he did not readily give the order.
‘… Are they really intending to declare war on Cairo?’
Hector and Cairo.
It wasn’t bad.
In particular, I know that the situation in the kingdom of Hector has recently deteriorated, but there was no reason to go to war with this country at all.
Maybe it’s simply a military exercise or it has some other purpose.
If war was really the intention, there would be no reason to march openly and with flags at such a bright hour.
and.
The kingdom of Hector had no justification.
Just as a justification is important in an aristocratic society, a justification is absolutely necessary in a war between countries.
My brain got complicated.
The taut arrow waited for the commander’s command, but Count Donald finally swallowed it in his mouth.
‘A war may start if I give an order that is not worth it. That’s a problem a mere noble can’t handle. First of all, since Hector’s kingdom is approaching with a flag, it can be interpreted as meaning that they are willing to talk to us. Let’s talk with the commander of Hector Kingdom. And it won’t be too late to make a decision at that time.’
Count Donald.
A typical scarecrow commander with no experience of war.
he eventually
“Put down the bow for now. If we show that we have no intention of fighting, Hector Kingdom will also respond to the conversation.”
I made a really stupid mistake.
* * *
Hector Kingdom.
They had no intention of having a conversation.
As the distance from the wall approached, the drums of the battlefield sounded and ordered a charge in unison.
ridge! ridge!
“National assault!”
“Attack!”
crash.
It happened in an instant.
Hector’s soldiers rushed quickly with siege weapons, and Cairo’s soldiers panicked at the sudden situation.
The war has begun.
It was a sight that I thought would never happen on the southern front, so I couldn’t readily accept that the reality that was right in front of me was real.
behindhand.
Count Donald came to his senses.
What I had hoped for became a reality, and from now on, I had to prevent enemies from crossing the wall in order to survive.
“Everyone fire arrows!”
“launch!”
Papa papak.
hundreds of arrows.
The arrows that flew high into the sky rained down on the enemy’s head like rain.
Contrary to the threatening picture, the enemy didn’t die for long.
The kingdom of Hector raised his shield and prepared in advance, but the hit rate of the arrows was really embarrassingly bad.
Most of them couldn’t fly far and got stuck on the ground, and the arrows that hit the enemy were blocked by the shield.
that.
It wasn’t just a matter of training.
Although they neglected their regular training, some of the soldiers’ faces turned red from drinking in broad daylight.
For them, if they had known there would be war, they would never have drank.
However, the war was sudden and there was no way I could shoot arrows well as I couldn’t control my body.
It was a mess.
I didn’t get very many kills while approaching the wall, and other problems arose here and there.
“I’m out of arrows.”
“Hurry up and bring the arrows!”
“The magic weapon isn’t working?”
“Damn it!”
It was a total mess.
Because the arrows were not set in advance, some soldiers ran to get them, and the magic weapon they had purchased decades ago was dusty and did not work.
It was a scene that showed how complacent Cairo had been.
Unlike the Western Front, which could die at any moment if you were not careful, the Southern Front was so comfortable that it missed even the most basic things as the frontier border defense line.
at last.
straight up.
A ladder was hung on the wall.
Count Donald realized what a mistake he had made.
‘I can’t stand it for long at this rate.’
complexion turned pale.
A clearly unfavorable situation.
Judging that the strength of the first line of defense could not hold out, he shouted at the soldiers.
“Call the reserve unit right now! Send all personnel residing in the reserve unit to the first line of defense and report to the royal family that Hector Kingdom has declared a surprise war! Hansi is an urgent matter. Move quickly!”
The lights went out on fire.
War became a reality.
From now on.
It was time to pay the price of carelessness.
* * *
That time.
Hearing the news that the 5th line of defense had also been attacked, Henry and other soldiers were moving quickly.
“Hee hee hee hee.”
I was out of breath.
Even if it wasn’t, I walked for a long time, but I couldn’t even rest and tried to run with all my power, so I felt dizzy.
The distance between the 5th line of defense and the reserve units was farther than expected.
According to the explanation of the executive, it would take about 2 hours on foot, so that meant that I had to run until I died for at least an hour from now.
‘Are the real Southern Front guys mindless? If the purpose of the reserve unit is to quickly support the defense line in case of emergency, of course, shouldn’t it be more than an hour away? Alas, you stupid bastards.’
Cursing raged inside.
just a day ago.
Henry thought it was good that the reserve unit was in a secluded place, but he had already completely forgotten his past.
The reality was too hard.
however.
In Henry’s field of vision, Roman and his troops were nowhere to be seen.
‘Roman Dmitri will arrive soon, right?’
Immediately after hearing the news of the war.
Roman led his troops and ran quickly.
It took less than three minutes to get out of Henry’s sight.
I tried to catch up with my teeth, but it disappeared in an instant, how fast it was.
For some reason, Henry felt ashamed for a moment.
Roman Dmitri, who was training hard while resting with other nobles in the shade, was criticized for being stupid, but when the war broke out, he showed a physical difference from the start.
against him
Henry and his soldiers gasped just like Henry.
They all looked like they were about to die.
I tried to run without rest under the hot sun, and it seemed like dehydration would occur in my dry mouth.
at last.
Henry sat down on the ground.
It was embarrassing for a moment.
He exhaled heavily, compromising with reality.
“Whoop whoop. stop everyone! Let’s go take a break for a while!”
if you don’t go fast
The 5th line of defense is dangerous.
But what do you mean?
My heart feels like it’s about to burst.
Henry, as always, just lay down on the ball.
* * *
The first area to be attacked was the first line of defense.
but.
It was the 5th line of defense that faced the danger of capture before them.
bang.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
“The castle gate has been breached!”
“Stop!”
The castle gate has been smashed.
The steel gate had lost its durability due to negligence, and when Hector’s soldiers knocked it a few times with their siege weapons, the gate opened wide.
From then on, it was the beginning of hell.
Screams were heard from all sides as the enemy soldiers rushed through the gates like a tide, along with the enemy soldiers climbing up the ladders.
Commander of the 5th Line of Defense.
Baron Bruce staggered back, pale.
‘It’s over here.’
Paradise on the southern front.
There is a reason this place has such a nickname.
Baron Bruce was rotten to the point of rotting, and instead of providing a comfortable life at the behest, he did not give his duty as a soldier to the men of the Fifth Line.
risk from it? There won’t be a war anyway, so what’s the problem?
This time too, at Viscount Bale’s request, he dispatched useless aristocrats as a reserve unit for the 5th line of defense.
so that.
he knew
The fact that even if the reserve forces arrive, the current situation cannot be reversed.
‘To hold the fifth line of defense to the end is suicidal. In order to live, I have to abandon this place and run away.’
Judgment was quick.
It’s something that I don’t know if I’m going to go to the middle of the day.
cried Baron Bruce.
“Keep your position until the end! If this place is breached, the lives of innocent people are in danger! Everyone risk your life and never back down!”
He cried out with a blood clot in his neck.
He has no intention of risking his life.
but.
Don’t you need people to take your time?
Baron Bruce drove those who did not know the truth to death and quickly fled from sight.
“Commander! Where are you going!”
“I plan to contact the royal family directly. So buy yourself some time.”
There were people who caught Baron Bruce in the middle.
lied to them
Regardless of how their testimony came back later, I decided that it was important to save their lives.
Baron Bruce was fat.
I usually run out of breath after running for just one minute.
But today was really fast.
Baron Bruce, who quickly escaped the 5th line of defense, ran nonstop while sweating profusely.
‘I have to run to the rear at all. If I arrive at the rear camp, I’ll be safe from Hector’s kingdom.’
how long did it run
It was then.
In Baron Bruce’s gaze, he saw a group of people running fast.
at the forefront.
There was Roman Dmitry.
