Chapter 85 Second variable (1)
Steven introduced a soldier.
“I am a native of this area. You have a perfect understanding of the surrounding geography, so it will be useful as a guide.”
“My name is Kobe.”
It was a soldier with a dark face.
After accepting Kobe’s greetings, Roman moved to the dispossessed command room and spread out a map on the table.
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“It is a map of the southern front. Where is the fastest way to go to the rear camp?”
“… Are you talking about the rear camp?”
Kobe’s eyes widened.
Stephen explained that Roman needed his help in order to help the other defenses.
If so, the destination should be a defensive line, but when the rear position was suddenly mentioned, the response was questionable.
There was no need to explain why.
But for active cooperation, Roman said his thoughts.
“I don’t think the defensive positions on the southern front can last long. Even if we move fast, one place will surely collapse and be pierced. In such a situation, we are likely to become isolated in defensive positions. That’s why I’m thinking of moving to the rear camp first. After joining forces in the rear camp, we will figure out the situation in the defensive camp and respond flexibly accordingly.”
“… ah!”
Kobe involuntarily admired.
It was a pragmatic decision.
Like Roman said.
The meager force could not solve all the threats on the southern front.
Kobe’s gaze turned to the map.
Searching for the quickest way to the rear camp, he pointed to one and said,
“It would be nice to go here. If you move along this road, you can arrive in 3 hours at the earliest.”
Among the many roads leading to the rear camp.
It was the safest way to travel.
however.
Roman shook his head.
“no. We cannot afford to pursue the safe path. What we need now is time, and in order to shorten the arrival time, we need to move even with difficulties such as steep slopes and obstacles.”
“Umm, then how about this road?”
It was the way back to the mountain.
The terrain was much rougher than the first proposed route, and instead of continuing up the slope, we were able to get there quickly across the mountain.
If the first one was 3 hours long, this one is 2 hours and 30 minutes long.
I thought he would show a positive reaction this time, but there was no sign of satisfaction in Roman’s expression.
“As far as I know, it takes about two and a half hours for the average person to travel through this route. That’s not enough. My soldiers can maintain high speed in any terrain. So we need a shortcut to reach the rear camp within two hours considering our level.”
Moment.
Kobe had a strange feeling.
‘… what?’
Offer two comments.
two answers.
Coby looked up at Roman with a puzzled face at Roman’s reaction, who knew the road perfectly.
* * *
First road.
Even if you weren’t a native of the South, you could tell.
Even just looking at the map, it was obvious that it was flat, and from Roman’s point of view, it was worth asking for a faster route.
however.
Not the second way.
‘How do you know that the road back to the mountain takes about two and a half hours? It’s not just a prediction. It was clearly a statement that he was confident in his calculations, and if so, it can be interpreted as meaning that he understood the geography of the southern front to some extent. But why did you choose me as your guide?’
I wondered.
man in front of you.
I wondered what Roman Dmitry was thinking.
“… I didn’t know you knew the road so well.”
turned around and asked
Why did you call yourself even though you know the way well?
In response to the slightly flirtatious remark, Roman said calmly without taking his eyes off the map.
“I was assigned to the southern front and investigated this place for a while. How the battlefield where I will live for 2 years is made up and what the terrain is like. I studied a lot to be prepared for any unexpected situation. I am not fully aware of it either. But I know enough basic things that others would know.”
Listen to information from Valhalla.
Roman ordered Lucas to investigate the southern front.
It wasn’t simply to check the signals of war.
In preparation for an unexpected war, he grasped the current status of the southern front and identified several roads leading to each defensive position.
When the 5th Line of Defense is attacked.
Roman arrived on the battlefield in about an hour.
People thought they got there quickly by sprinting down a road that would take two hours, but the truth was they took shortcuts in their heads.
and.
Recently received information from McBurney.
It was similar to Lucas, but a bit more detailed, and thanks to that, he knew the route of the southern front as well as the locals.
To Roman’s answer.
Kobe couldn’t understand more.
If he was this far-sighted, he still didn’t seem to need his help.
“When you got my call from Stephen, you thought I was ignorant of the Southern Front.”
“Oh no.”
“You don’t need to be so upset. In terms of common sense, that’s normal. The reason I told Stephen that the Southern Front needed knowledgeable people was because the information I was given in the papers and the reality could be different. The information I checked said that the second length would take 2 hours and 30 minutes. But what if the weather is bad or something went wrong on the road recently? It must be an area that requires knowledge of reality that cannot be known through documents. That’s why I said I need your help. I thought that the information I had given was correct, and that a native of the southern front might know a special way unknown to a stranger. Has this been explained enough?”
“yes?! Chu I fully understand.”
Kobe stuttered.
It felt like my thoughts had been read.
Roman knew why Kobe asked and hoped for complete help by fully dissolving his doubts.
Roman looked different.
In the meantime, many nobles were assigned to the southern front, but a person like Roman was arguably the first.
‘Unlike the nobles who come to the southern front to lead a comfortable life. This man is really ready for war. Even if no one else knows, if you help him spread his will, there will definitely be hope on the southern front.’
I’m sure.
Kobe looked at the map.
Then he pointed to a place and said.
“If you really want to move fast regardless of the terrain, I can say that this route is the best option. It’s a path I’ve used secretly with my village friends since I was young, and if you move through the dense bushes, you can reach the rear camp within 2 hours. But you have to be really careful. If you stumble even a little, you may fall down a steep cliff.”
I mean.
It was the type of answer Roman had been waiting for, marking the end of the meeting.
* * *
Just 10 minutes.
The meeting did not take long.
When Roman left the command room, Roman’s soldiers had already finished preparing and lined up.
“Chris and 30 others. All preparations are complete.”
straight up.
It was a knife-like reaction.
however.
There was an unwelcome face next to the soldiers with military standards.
“Henry Albert and 50 others. All preparations are complete.”
It was Henry.
He looked at Chris and followed what he was doing.
Of course, there was a big difference in momentum, but Henry tried to show a serious expression.
Roman asked.
“Why are you there?”
Henry’s presence.
It was not pleasant.
It’s good to have a lot of troops, but in a situation where time is urgent, the ragtag followers of Henry are of no help.
Besides, there was nothing more to explain to Henry Albert, who had been messing around on their first meeting.
Henry himself knew that, but he couldn’t tell the truth.
‘If I told you that it was to get close to the person who will become Dmitri’s future powerhouse in advance, I’d tell them to get out of here right away, right?’
It was Henry’s sincerity.
He hardened his expression.
What was needed now was proper acting.
“First of all, I apologize for the mistakes I made earlier. The reason I want to follow Roman without shame is because I am also a citizen of Cairo. Hector Kingdom has declared war. In a situation where innocent people were dying, I thought that as a nobleman in Cairo, I should add strength. Just give me orders. I will risk my life and do my best to help.”
He raised his voice.
It’s like saying noblesse oblige.
He proudly puffed out his chest.
Indeed.
It was an odd scene.
Roman knew that Henry Albert was never a man who would move without purpose.
Roman said.
“Following me is your freedom. But I will not give you any orders, and it is up to you whether you can follow. Let me tell you one thing for sure. If you get in the slightest way in my plans, then I will break the shackles holding my ankles and move on.”
It was a dire warning.
end with that.
Roman turned around.
“chris.”
“yes.”
Soldiers following Roman.
It was time to hit the road.
* * *
Even with Roman’s warning.
Henry followed Roman.
but.
It was quickly out of sight.
Even though he had poor stamina that he could not catch up with Roman even on flat ground, there was no way he could properly catch up on the steeply sloped shortcut.
No special words were needed while moving.
Roman and Kobe took the lead and moved quickly under Kobe’s guidance.
Sasasak.
I made my way through the overgrown bushes.
It was definitely not a common road.
It was a road off the beaten track and I wouldn’t have known it existed if it wasn’t for Kobe’s help.
how far did you move
A strange noise was heard on the way.
“… Ugh.”
It was a human moan.
Roman stopped the soldiers.
I heard it a little far from the shortcut, but I still decided that it was necessary to confirm the identity of the moan.
“uh?”
“Are you a soldier at the Southern Training Center?”
Roman soldiers recognized it at once.
intense training.
He was one of the soldiers under McBurney’s direction and controlling the training.
however.
The condition of the soldiers was very miserable.
His clothes were stained with blood, as if he had been attacked, and his pale face was that of a man about to die.
Roman ran quickly.
After checking the soldier’s condition, he tried a simple first aid and poured a potion on the serious-looking part.
but.
It’s already late.
Roman asked as he died.
“What happened?”
The soldier looked up at Roman with blurry eyes.
Reflection of light.
The focus of the eyes returned.
Upon confirming that the opponent was Roman, he spoke in a desperate voice.
“My southern training camp was under attack. please help me please… !”
end with that.
The body was limp.
He let out his last words with difficulty and accepted death.
‘The Southern Training Center was attacked?’
It was an unexpected situation.
Southern Training Center.
It was closer to the rear position than to the foremost defensive position.
But that place was attacked.
Before Roman left the Fifth Line, no other defensive positions had been heard of being breached.
‘It seems that a soldier from the Southern Training Center fled this far, and was attacked at least 30 minutes ago.
That means that the result has nothing to do with whether or not the defensive line is mercurial.
It is clear that the Hector Kingdom attacked the five defense lines at the same time and moved the mobile units to attack.’
Why did you carry out such an operation?
The timing didn’t make sense, and I couldn’t guess what I was trying to achieve.
Moment.
Roman thought of a possibility.
‘… According to my expectations, there may be less time on the southern front than I thought.’
Hector’s kingdom.
They did not attack blindly.
After very thorough preparation, it was concluded that this attack had been carried out.
Roman gets up from his seat.
“Let’s go to the southern training center first.”
“All right.”
now.
The priority was to help the southern training center.
