[WN] Jitsuwa 3-Domedatta : Special 8

Volume 6 Release Commemorative Special Episode

Battle Towards the Liberation of the National Territory ② - King Crajyu's Decision

Translator : PolterGlast

 

The infantry unit led by King Crajyu, having parted ways with Gord and departed the Royal Capital, invaded from the national border closest to the Royal Capital that very day, and assaulted the encampment of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy Army that had built a bridgehead. However, strangely enough, the officers and soldiers of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy Army did not comprehend the approach of the enemy army until just before being assaulted.

「Hmph, to begin with, our country too received a surprise attack from an opponent we firmly believed was an allied army, and was easily defeated, after all. One might call this a return of favor.」

King Crajyu, who muttered so, had lined up the banners captured when they recaptured the Royal Capital, and had the soldiers in the front row disguise themselves using even armaments taken from the enemy army. To begin with, the Istoria soldiers, having thought they conquered the neighboring countries in a rapid, unstoppable advance and grown complacent, fell into great confusion.

「Push the cowardly invaders all at once beyond the national border!」

Even without receiving King Crajyu's instructions, the Lute Kingdom soldiers launched mercilessly fierce attacks. Because they were uniformly burning with anger at the enemy army's cowardly methods and the trampling of their Royal Capital and national territory, it was only natural. Against the offensive of the Lute Kingdom Army, the invading army began to crumble at once without putting up much resistance. For this four-country expedition, the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy pushed themselves to organize an expeditionary force of twenty thousand, and with the new developments, Castro organized and sent out further reinforcements; however, even calling the sent soldiers regular soldiers, many were 『hasty』 recruits, greatly inferior in proficiency and morale. Such soldiers had won and advanced thus far taking the form of thieves at a fire, and were therefore filled with arrogance and complacency.

「W-Why is an enemy army attacking us...」

The one who was left speechless out of sheer astonishment was the commander leading the unit deployed in this area; he was one of the Archbishops appointed as commander by Castro. To begin with, because he was dispatched to proceed with the governance and plundering of safely occupied territories, he had no battle experience. Having no means to deal with the situation before his eyes, he merely stood dumbfounded.

「It's no good! The enemy army is more than double ours, we cannot hold out! Your instructions!」

「Wha! I... I have not heard such a story!」

Flustered by the soldier's report, he threw away even his position as commander and fled before anyone else. When that happened, the soldiers who were 『hasty』 recruits also chased his back and began routing. Seeing that state, King Crajyu further spurred on the entire army.

「They cannot fight properly! Drive the enemy soldiers down just like this, and make them realize never to trample our homeland again!」

Riding the momentum, the Lute Kingdom Army recaptured the stronghold built by the enemy army, and recapturing all the way to a strategic point established on the national border as is, they stopped upon invading one of the four southern counties of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy territory, and set up camp preparing for a counterattack by the enemy army.

「Heika, from here the enemy country's capital Tria is right under our noses; let us press the attack riding this momentum, capture the enemy army's capital, and relieve our resentment!」

To this advice from his subordinate, King Crajyu shook his head silently. Then, he spoke to the soldiers as if admonishing them.

「If we press the attack riding the momentum, we might easily be able to make Tria fall. Because they have made unreasonable troop deployments and are repeating our mistake. But that... is nothing more than our retaliation. What we must prioritize is answering the debt of gratitude; answering our benefactor's expectations and reducing the burden of our allied forces even a little bit—that is the path we must proceed on!」

Being told so, the soldiers burning with the desire for revenge had no choice but to fall silent. Because originally, they themselves would have been chained in prison as captives... no, if the opponent they fought hadn't been the Demon Territory Dukedom, there was a possibility they might not even have prolonged their lives.

「Leaving a reconnaissance unit in the direction of Tria, we will advance northeast within the enemy country's territory as is, and emerge behind the enemy army deployed in the central part! We will sever their retreat path, annihilate the enemy army all at once, and liberate our homeland!」

「「「「「Yeah!」」」」」

Following those instructions, the Lute Kingdom Army began an orderly movement northeast within the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy territory. However... this decision by King Crajyu would bring about an unexpected result.

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Around the time the five thousand of the Lute Kingdom Army were marching within the Orthodox Theocracy territory, Tria had fallen into great confusion. This was because the Archbishop who had fled first in the previous battle, and the few soldiers following him, had fled back in a sorry state.

「W-What is the meaning of this? Is such an absurd story possible!」

It was no wonder Castro was surprised. According to the reports thus far, he had heard that the dispatched army led by Lugner and the others caused the Royal Capital of the Vile Kingdom to fall with lightning speed, took the Royal Capital of the Lute Kingdom on that momentum, and was moving to subsequently occupy the Cain Kingdom. Moreover, in addition to the four thousand sent as reinforcements for them, the seven thousand newly incorporated Holy Knights were also sent out, serving also to rid themselves of nuisances. If so, a fighting strength of at least over thirty thousand was sweeping across the three countries; because of that, feeling secure enough to even empty Tria, he had dispersed and sent out six thousand soldiers from three directions to proceed with the governance of the new territories.

「What are Lugner and Azel doing! Where are the Holy Knights wandering about! There should be five thousand garrison soldiers in the Royal Capital of the Lute Kingdom, shouldn't there!」

Honestly speaking, it was nothing but stories he couldn't understand. However... the rebuked Archbishop, with his entire body drenched in sweat, answered timidly.

「With all due respect... we were hit by a surprise attack from an enemy army of o-v-e-r t-e-n t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d, we were outnumbered and had no means to resist. Perhaps the enemy army possesses an army beyond imagination, and has launched a full-scale counteroffensive...」

「Impossible...」

Assuming that were true, merely a fighting strength of less than a thousand remained in Tria. All the rest had been sent to the invaded three countries, or were pasted to the forefront against the Istoria Imperial Kingdom. To begin with, the reporting Archbishop himself had greatly exaggerated the enemy's military force to hide his own blunder, but there was no way for others to know that. To a dumbfounded Castro, new evil tidings flew in.

「The enemy army that invaded the four southern counties is turning its army north! Could it be... they intend to completely sever our retreat path?」

「!!!」

If that happens, their escape routes will be completely blocked and they will be surrounded, and Tria, which has only a small number of soldiers, will be as good as fallen. Castro was crushed by that terror.

「Your Eminence, as a temporary measure, how about moving your residence to the previously occupied Isra? Fortunately, Isra is the forefront with the Imperial Kingdom, our soldiers are stationed there, and it does not share a national border with the Lute Kingdom either.」

Just as the Archbishop said, recently the Pope of the Istoria Imperial Kingdom had felt danger to his person, abandoned Isra, and fled to the three northern counties, and the four central counties had all come under the control of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy.

「However... when the situation of the expeditionary force is also unknown, are you telling me to abandon Tria and flee?」

「We are not fleeing. To begin with, Isra was the Royal Capital of the Imperial Kingdom for many years, and an indispensable city for the Church as well. It is merely a matter of transferring the capital to a city of higher status. If the expeditionary force is safe, it will be fine to simply order the recapture of Tria anew.」

Receiving those words, Castro convinced himself. Even if the expeditionary force was healthy, if Tria was attacked now, danger would reach him and there would be no guarantee of his life. If that happens, he himself will become the sacrifice of the battle, and the clown buying the most ridicule.

「I-Immediately carry out the transfer of the capital! Those moving can be a small number; urgently load the wealth onto the baggage trains, pass through the westernmost highway, and aim for Isra!」

Under this instruction, the Church upper echelons who knew the circumstances and the majority of the soldiers protecting Tria secretly abandoned the city and fled to Isra. And then... in a form King Crajyu had not intended, the four southern counties of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy became a blank zone.

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Meanwhile, the Lute Kingdom Army, ignorant of the enemy country's circumstances, was dashing through the enemy country's territory amidst the approaching dusk. It goes without saying that regarding the enemy territory adjacent to the national border line, they too had grasped the topography through years of intelligence activities, which supported their swift march. When the sun fell they camped, and at dawn when the pitch-black sky began to lighten, they commenced moving again. And after moving for half a day, they finally emerged behind the enemy army that had advanced into the central part. The Orthodox Theocracy soldiers deployed in this area were also 『hasty』 recruits, and as a result of that, not bound by military discipline, they committed every atrocity imaginable in neighboring villages.

「They have already ravaged the neighboring villages, and their merciless deeds are equivalent to the likes of bandits. We shall annihilate them and liberate the people who have tasted hardships. Entire army, charge!」

「「「「「Yeah!」」」」」

Under the command of the new King, it goes without saying that a merciless, one-sided battle unfolded here as well. As a result, the unit led by King Crajyu destroyed the enemy army that had invaded from two directions, built a bridgehead on the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy side beyond the national border, and while preparing for future counterattacks, began collecting information via scouts.

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And a further day later, they joined up with Gord's unit, which had destroyed the enemy army that invaded the northernmost part. At that time, Gord was dumbfounded by the battle results he heard from the new King.

「Good grief... despite leading only infantry, I cannot hide my surprise at Heika's god-speed troop deployment. I never thought the enemy who invaded from the center ahead of us would also be destroyed.」

「No, the enemy army was also off guard, the soldiers' proficiency was low, and they couldn't even perform coordinated movements. I must say their true strength was far removed from the original regular army we had faced for many years.」

Although he spoke so modestly, the fact that he moved dozens of km in a short period of time with only infantry and won a series of battles was astonishing to Gord as well. Because he never thought there was a general capable of pulling off such a feat other than his own lord.

「By the way, General Gord, for the convenience of defense we have occupied one county of the enemy country and are investigating the movements in the surrounding area, but... it seems there are incomprehensible movements.」

「Incomprehensible... you say?」

That was due to reports from the unit left behind for intelligence in the direction of Tria when the new King moved to another battle.

「It seems the ringleader of the enemy army judged that Tria was difficult to defend, abandoned the city, and fled into Isra. Almost all the soldiers followed suit, and now the four southern counties seem to have become a blank zone.」

「What!」

Gord was dumbfounded by the unexpected situation, but looking closely at the topography, it was a reasonable story.

「I see... as a result of forcing a troop dispatch disproportionate to their stature, they ended up in a situation where they couldn't even protect their headquarters. If so, I believe Heika should requisition the four southern counties, which have become empty houses.」

「We are those who were saved by Archduke-heika. As those who received reinforcements, invading the enemy country and acquiring new territory seems a bit too selfish to me...」

Gord could fully understand those feelings as well. However, under a certain thought, Gord deliberately decided to offer 『forward』 advice.

「If it is a requisition rather than an invasion, shouldn't it be no problem? Securing the territory to use as a bargaining condition hypothetically when post-war negotiations are held—I believe you should think of it that way.」

「I see! This too is territory to be presented to Archduke-heika, so you're saying we should requisition it for that purpose. If so, let's deploy soldiers at the border between the four southern counties and the four central counties. So that eventually it can become the territory of the Demon Territory Dukedom.」

「......」

The new King's decision was appreciated, but Gord himself thought the future would not turn out that way. He independently thought of the best future and kept the contents of his advice to his lord hidden in his heart. And the result of that would become clear shortly. On the day Takuhir and the others defeated all the invading armies and returned in triumph to the Lute Kingdom...

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[WN] Jitsuwa 3-Domedatta : Special 7

Volume 6 Release Commemorative Special Episode

Battle Towards the Liberation of the National Territory ① - Gord's Tactics

Translator : PolterGlast

After Takuhir and others departed the Lute Kingdom heading towards the liberation of the Vile Kingdom, Crajyu, who was unexpectedly backed as King, energetically began to move to answer those expectations. For them, the first and foremost top priority issue was to sweep the detached forces of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy Army that had crossed the national border and invaded from three directions out of the Lute Kingdom, and ensure the peace of the national border.

「Now that the liberation of the Royal Capital has been achieved, we are thinking of carrying out the responsibilities entrusted to us by Archduke-heika, but regarding this, what are General Gord's thoughts?」

King Crajyu spoke with courtesy to Gord, who was merely a single general.

「I believe it is exactly as Heika says.」

To that, Gord replied with few words, being somewhat taken aback, while recalling the issues Takuhir had left behind.

・  To push back the enemy army invading from three locations.

・  To have the home defense unit restore governance over the Lute Kingdom in the rear and make it a safe zone.

・  By doing so, completely block the retreat path for the defeated remnants to flee back.

To accomplish these three points, the home defense unit could not simply sit and defend the Royal Capital.

「First, I believe accurate information on the fighting strength of the invading enemy army and their invasion points is necessary. In addition to that, I think it's also necessary to rally allied fighting strength.」

Gord deliberately did not put it into words, but what Takuhir entrusted to King Crajyu was not easy. To begin with, compared to the other two countries, the national territory of the Lute Kingdom stretches long and narrow from north to south, and therefore it has an extremely long national border line with the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy. Just maintaining that defense line is tough, yet the current situation is that they have already received invasions from three different locations. On the other hand, allied fighting strength is greatly lacking, and it's hard to say it's sufficient to fight. That is exactly why Takuhir left the elite unit of three thousand cavalry of the Demon Territory Knights led by Gord behind as support.

「Fumu... according to intelligence thus far, the enemy army has invaded three locations: the northernmost part of the kingdom, the central part, and the southern part near this Royal Capital. Approximately two thousand enemy soldiers have crossed the national border and advanced from each, seemingly building bridgeheads within the country.」

「Oho... two thousand, is it. If so, there is also the method of defeating them in detail with a double number of four thousand.」

「However... the distance is the problem. From here to the enemy at the northernmost tip is a distance of at least over a hundred km; even if we hurry the cavalry horses, it will take two days to engage the enemy, and if we are to rush there by long march after continuous battles...」

「......」

Gord understood the issue King Crajyu spoke of and fell silent. A cavalry might be one thing, but for infantry to run that distance while engaging in continuous battles would not only require time, but the exhaustion would be great, and one would have to say it's extremely tough. Perhaps understanding such thoughts of Gord's, King Crajyu showed a smile for a while, and then took on an expression of having made some sort of resolve.

「Therefore, I would like to make a request to General Gord; could you take on the defense of the Royal Capital? From here on, we must sweep the enemy armies in order from the south while saving the people, completely restore the governance of this country, and then entrust the future to Archduke-heika.」

Gord felt a sense of unexpectedness. As a major premise, many of the cavalry horses lent by Takuhir when they mobilized as an expeditionary force up to now were provided as replacement horses for General Golpa as he went from battle to battle. Therefore, at the current point, the cavalry does not even reach one thousand cavalry. That is exactly why it would be natural to seek assistance from Gord, who possesses three thousand cavalry. However, King Crajyu seemed to be considering bringing the battle to a close and settling it strictly as his own responsibility.

「Please, I ask that you do not hold back. Taking on the furthest northernmost enemy army is the role of us, who are entirely cavalry, and it suits military logic as well. However...」

Saying that much, Gord paused for a beat. Because from here on is his intention, something Takuhir implicitly requested.

「In order to have proper guides and to show that we are an allied army, we need about a hundred to five hundred cavalry to accompany us and participate in the battle lines, but...」

There were two meanings to these words of Gord's. One, to guide Gord and the others, who are unfamiliar with the geography, accurately without being discovered by the enemy, and to preemptively prevent accidents such as mistakenly being attacked by allies. Two, that the national territory recapture battle to be conducted from here on should be accomplished by the hands of the Lute Kingdom soldiers. If they were to have it subjugated by the power of another country, it would not be their achievement, but rather they would end up bearing a feeling of indebtedness. However, if King Crajyu's subordinates are mixed into the battle, they can boast that the victory belongs to the Lute Kingdom Army, which in turn becomes Crajyu's victory. These track records would provide a push as Crajyu's achievements when he newly governs the three countries.

「I am grateful for your consideration. But if so... to use Archduke-heika's valuable soldiers for the liberation of our homeland...」

Crajyu, realizing that intention, choked on his words with an appearance of holding back while being grateful to Gord.

「Please do not worry about that point. If we sat and did nothing, we would receive a reprimand from our lord. Because our lord is the kind of person who, once he decides to save someone, dives headfirst into the front lines without even caring about the danger to his own body...」

Saying so, Gord smiled wryly. If he spoke his true feelings, he didn't want to let his lord (Takuhir) do anything dangerous, but up to now, more than once, he has shaken off restraint and dived into the foremost front lines for the sake of his subordinates. Here, Gord, to put things right, stepped forward before Crajyu once again and knelt, paying his respects.

「We shall undertake the duty of eliminating the enemy army that invaded the northernmost tip of the kingdom. Heika, how about a strategy where you repel the enemy army near the Royal Capital, and after that, change direction and pincer the enemy army in the central part from the south and the north?」

「Gratitude... I express my gratitude anew to the General and the soldiers under his command, starting with Archduke-heika.」

Saying so, Crajyu also bowed his head deeply anew towards Gord.

『It seems this person, too, just like Takuhir-sama, does not act arrogantly about his status, cherishes his soldiers, and does not consider them consumables. That is exactly why even in that battle, he dared to make the decision to surrender while leaving surplus fighting strength, huh...』

Seeing that figure, Gord felt he understood the reason why his own lord trusted King Crajyu, the reason why he was trying to entrust the three countries to him as the new King. And then... On that very day, two armies aiming for different battlefields departed from the Royal Capital of the Lute Kingdom. One unit was a five thousand-strong infantry unit led by Crajyu, who became the new King. The soldiers he led were five thousand at the time of recapturing the Royal Capital, but due to the new King's call, two thousand five hundred new soldiers had gathered. They reorganized them and departed after leaving two thousand for the defense of the Royal Capital. The other unit was three thousand cavalry of the Demon Territory Knights led by Gord, and five hundred cavalry of the Lute Kingdom Army attached as guides. Their objective was to avoid the enemy army that invaded the central part following their guidance, dash all the way to the northernmost tip in one go, and intercept the enemy army. And from here on, the battle of those remaining in the Lute Kingdom begins.

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Gord and his unit dashed through the highway, aiming straight for the northernmost tip of the Lute Kingdom. There is one reason they hurry ahead: to open battles before the enemy learns of the fall of the Royal Capital of the Lute Kingdom, and strike the flanks and rear of the off-guard enemy army. In the central part of the Lute Kingdom where the enemy army had advanced, they deliberately avoided the highways and continued north while proceeding through bypaths following their guides. And then... on the evening of the day after departing the Royal Capital, they had run over a hundred km and arrived all the way to the northernmost tip of the Lute Kingdom.

「From here on, there is a fear we might get caught in the enemy's patrol net. According to the report from the scout that went ahead, the enemy army is approximately two thousand! It appears they have built a barricade midway on the highway sandwiched by forests, constructed an iron-wall defensive formation, and are strictly on guard!」

At this report, Gord unconsciously clicked his tongue. Because he predicted that the enemy army confronting them ahead was the regular army of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy.

「General Gord, what shall we do?」

「Most likely those guys possess Longbow soldiers. The numbers themselves are not large, but if they enter a defensive posture with their sure-kill formation, they are quite troublesome opponents...」

This prediction of Gord's was correct. The Istoria Orthodox Theocracy soldiers who advanced into other areas were all 『hasty』 soldiers who had been hurriedly summoned, but those who invaded from the northernmost part were battle-hardened regular soldiers who originally undertook border defense. Therefore, although few in number, a Longbow soldier unit of about five hundred men was also deployed.

「It seems it will be tough with frontal tactics. We probably have no choice but to use the concealed weapons entrusted to us by Takuhir-sama. Immediately call Mark, the special weapon control commander!」

When entrusting matters to Gord, Takuhir had bestowed a secret plan upon him. That was the special forces unit led by Mark. Originally, receiving Takuhir's trust, Mark was in the position of exclusively handling special weapons, leading an exclusive unit that operated weapons using gunpowder and command control of the Diffusion Magic Cannon. Of course, on this expedition they didn't bring catapults, and with Yoltia absent, they couldn't launch annihilation attacks with the magic cannon to begin with. However... there were other concealed weapons they could carry. Gord addressed Mark, who stepped forward responding to the summons, with resolve.

「This time, in facing a formidable enemy, I want to borrow the power of the unit you lead. We will confuse the enemy army and then strike their opening. How about it, can you do it?」

「Yes, if it's 『confusing them』, I believe we can handle it without a problem. I consider that we were deliberately entrusted to General Gord precisely as Archduke-heika's intention.」

Regarding the use of highly lethal annihilation weapons, starting with the Diffusion Magic Cannon, an unwritten rule exists even within the Demon Territory Dukedom. Only Takuhir can issue the order to fire attack means that could become a one-sided massacre. The karma of bearing the weight of numerous lives taken by the attack—because Takuhir has decided that he himself will bear it. However, there are other concealed weapons whose use was restricted as much as possible.

「Then we will stand by outside the enemy's patrol net and launch a surprise attack before dawn. Your unit will conceal yourselves in the forest beside the highway ahead of time, and release sky lanterns as a signal before dawn, so launch an attack using the 『Fire Dragon』.」

「Ha! Understood.」

Receiving the order, Mark and the unit under his command, together with the Lute Kingdom soldiers acting as guides, secretly advanced into the forest. Then Gord held detailed meetings with the Lute Kingdom soldiers who knew the topography well, bypassed the highway before the sun set and the surroundings were enveloped in darkness, and disappeared to who knows where.

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Before dawn, before the still pitch-black night sky began to lighten, the operation began. Above the barricade built by the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy Army midway on the highway passing through the forest, over a hundred sky lanterns, began drifting while faintly illuminating the night sky. At that fantastical sight, even the soldiers on patrol were fascinated for a moment.

「Even though it's a beautiful sight, it's suspicious. Just in case, instruct the entire army to be on guard and prepare for an enemy attack...」

Before the commander who received the report finished speaking his order, the situation suddenly changed. Because fireballs that came flying from nowhere exploded with loud volumes over the barricade.

「W-What is that! Fire is raining down!」

「E-Enemy attack!」

「E-Eek, fireeee!」

「Don't panic! Everyone to your stations!」

Many soldiers were severely flustered, having been attacked in their sleep. The commander, who was awake from the start, raised his voice to deal with it calmly, but everyone had temporarily lost their hearing from the loud explosions, and his words did not reach them. During that time, several more fireworks directly hit the encampment, exploding with loud volumes and scattering magnificent sparks. Simultaneously, the eight hundred cavalry under Gord's command, taking advantage of the confusion, approached to about three hundred meters from the barricade, and began launching long-distance attacks with Estol Bows supported by wind magic from horseback.

「Attacks from the front too!」

「A-Arrows! We'll burn at this rate! Fall back!」

「Retreat! Retreat to the rear for now!」

The 『Fire Dragon』 attack, which Takuhir called 『first-sight kill』, plunged the soldiers of the Istoria Orthodox Theocracy into great confusion. Even if the lethality itself was low, the roar they experienced for the first time, the sparks filling their field of vision, and the arrows flying at the same time were enough to break their spirits. Furthermore, the commander's voice could not reach them due to the explosion, and the soldiers whose ears were ringing abandoned the barricade falling over themselves, and began running to the rear of the highway (towards their own country) where arrows were not flying.

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The main force of two thousand led by Gord had secretly bypassed the highway and hidden in the forest towards the enemy army's retreat path. Seeing the enemy army in confusion from the Fire Dragon attacks, they advanced, and hid in the forests spreading on the left and right of the highway one km away from the barricade.

「Listen up, draw them in sufficiently before a simultaneous attack. I don't mind if you let the vanguard escape, but strike the main force of the enemy army! Three strikes of the signal bell as soon as there's an instruction! After the attack, immediately switch to spare crossbows and finish them off!」

Even while he was saying so, enemy soldiers in a state of half-frenzy were rushing in from the barricade side of the highway. At first, it was a few who fled first; that gradually became a large group closing in right before their eyes.

「Commence three strikes!」

When the third strike of the bell echoed, a total of two thousand arrows were loosed onto the highway from the left and right of the forest. And without a moment's delay, an attack with spare crossbows was conducted. After the enemy soldiers, receiving a crossfire of a total of four thousand arrows, were swept from the highway, they then entered the next attack.

「From here on, we activate the 『Yamakawa』 tactic! Entire army, charge!」

With poor visibility, the two thousand men who dared to dismount their cavalry horses and go on foot emerged from the forest and charged towards the barricade. Everywhere the codes 『Yama!』 and 『Kawa!』 were exchanged, and those without a response were struck down by people who didn't even know if they were friend or foe, and even friendly fire occurred among the Orthodox Theocracy soldiers. In this pre-dawn battle, the two thousand-strong Orthodox Theocracy unit that invaded the northernmost part of the Lute Kingdom was annihilated. The war dead were one-third of the total, the wounded from the battle were almost the same number, and the remaining one-third were those who were trampled by confused comrades or blindly ran around in the dark and crashed into obstacles, becoming combat-ineffective. A mere few, less than a hundred, fled into the forest and retreated to their homeland, but it was a disastrous scene that could be called total annihilation. When the sun rose, Gord, after issuing instructions such as rescuing the wounded and burying the dead, personally led two thousand cavalry and galloped his horse south. To support King Crajyu, whom Takuhir considers a sworn ally, and the Lute Kingdom Army he led...

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