Chapter 240 – Battle to Retake Zenon Plain [Battle of Enakan Plain (4)] *Christmas Commemorative Santa Yuria Illustration*
Battle to recapture Zenon Plains 〈Battle of Enakan Plains (4)〉
As the battlefield rang out that the shining Iron Wall daughter of Streve had turned into an enemy, the morale of Tesseito’s cavalry plummeted to the bottom, and even Count Mula had to believe his own ears.
‘Well, what did the author just say? Your Count Le Delmo’s daughter? She thinks he doesn’t have any children of her own? And she has a daughter I don’t know about. How could her daughter be in the Balkans?! How can you command the Balkan cavalry and attack our kingdom!!’
After revealing her name, Cordelia raised her banner high and encouraged her soldiers to push back against Tesseito’s army, and her elite cavalry was devastating Tesseito’s rear guard.
‘Now I understand a little bit… How the cavalry in the Balkans are familiar with equipment similar to ours… And how the Balkans, who are not used to horseback riding, were able to develop cavalry with such outstanding skills in a short period of time. Was there!!’
For Count Mula, Count Le Delmo was his teacher who taught him the basics of command, and since he had always respected Count Le Delmo, who devoted his life to protecting the kingdom, Count Mula’s eyes widened with betrayal and anger.
Suddenly! Suddenly!!
In the end, Count Mula, who could not control his anger, cut down the two Balkan cavalrymen that were charging towards him in one go, and then rode his horse at high speed towards Cordelia, who was slaughtering his soldiers.
‘First, we have to deal with that female knight quickly!! If I cut down the commander standing at the front and break the emperor’s discipline, the enemy’s army will be in chaos, and in the meantime, I will have the opportunity to reorganize my army and annihilate the enemy!!’
“The daughter of Count Le Delmo betrays the kingdom!! She will pay for it!! She will pay with her life!!”
Cheaeng!!
After gathering her thoughts, Count Mula flew his sword at lightning speed, and Cordelia gritted her teeth and raised her spear to catch the sword.
It was Count Mula’s sword loaded with mana, but Cordelia was able to take it like a top-class knight who was almost a master, and at the same time, as her head shook, Count Mula’s eyes lit up at the memory that passed through his head.
“Now I remember!! That orange hair!! You! It was Cordelia, Count Ledelmo’s chief knight!! But why do you call yourself Count Ledelmo’s daughter!! You received the Count’s favor! How could you be the Count’s chief knight? Are you serving the emperor of the Balkans who is your enemy!!””
Then, at the angry voice of Count Mula, who seemed to recognize her, Cordelia strengthened her arms and swung the spear with all her might, pushing away his sword.
Kaang!!
“That’s right! Right before my father passed away! He adopted me as his daughter!! And he ordered me to defeat him and capture Streve!! And become a knight of His Majesty, who was the Third Prince of Balkan at the time!!”
“Lie!! Don’t lie!! That highly loyal Count Ledelmo can’t do that!!”
Huh profit!! Cheaeng! Chaae Aeng!!
Even though she was a top-class knight, the difference between her and a master who could use sword skills was enormous. If we look at her level alone, Cordelia should have been cut somewhere long ago, but because the tip of Count Mulla’s sword was disturbed due to her anger, she continued to be cut. So he calmly struck down the sword that was aimed at his head.
‘It’s heavy… This sword is incredibly fast and heavy!! But… It’s slower and lighter than His Majesty’s fist!!’
Moreover, since the person she had been training and sparring with was none other than Yuno, she could see with her own eyes the path of Count Myura’s sword flying towards her neck and accurately dodge it or throw it away. She succeeded in tying up her master.
‘Ugh!! Although he is strong… Compared to his Majesty… Yes! I can endure it! We have to tie this guy up here until our troops take control of the battlefield!!’
As time passed, she pushed herself harder to block Count Mula’s sword, and Cordelia clenched her fists and poured her mana into her legs.
If she tied up her commander and master, it was clear that her own army, which was far superior in terms of armament and stamina, would have the advantage in a melee, so she aimed her body towards the black sword shooting at her. And went out swinging her spear.
While Cordelia was tying up Count Mula, there was a momentary hiatus in the command of Tesseito’s army, which was quickly revealed to the eyes of Baron Sigvald, who was watching the battle unfold.
“Hmm~ The enemy’s movements are strange… What’s going on over there?”
“Yes! Commander! Lord Cordelia is currently engaged in a heated argument with Count Mula, the enemy cavalry commander and master!”
“Of course!! Then it’s an opportunity!! I don’t know how long Lord Cordelia will endure, but there is no doubt that now is an opportunity!!”
Even though the troops were in the midst of a tangled battle, the vacuum in his command caused a slight delay in the movement of the troops, so Baron Sigwald, the commander of the Northern Army, did not miss the fleeting opportunity and ordered the troops under his command to charge.
“Lord Cordelia is capturing the enemy’s master!! Western Army Cavalry! Fall back and reorganize your lines for a moment!! Northern Army Cavalry!! Charge towards the enemy!!”
The melee between the cavalry was more influenced by the strength of the soldiers than by differences in horsemanship, so the Tesseito army, which was being unilaterally pushed back by the imperial army, was sighing in relief when the western army opposing them withdrew.
“The enemy is retreating!! From now on, we will reorganize our battle lines for a moment and then focus our attack on the enemy cavalry in the rear!! Knights, please help the commander and defeat the enemy commander and guards…”
A cavalry commander of Teseito, who was arranging his battle lines toward the rear, burst into anger when he saw the enemy’s elite cavalry massacring the archers and supply troops in the rear line, and turned his head when he heard the voice of his subordinate calling him.
“Captain!! Look behind you!! Look behind you!!”
“What’s behind…? What!! It’s the enemy!! Turn the enemy around!!”
Looking behind him, he saw cavalry carrying a banner with a black eagle rushing towards him, so he ordered his troops to turn their horses in the opposite direction.
However, as a cavalry commander and not a commander, his orders were not immediately spread to the entire unit, causing confusion in the front-line units.
“Captain!! It’s impossible!! The battle line is getting tangled up!!”
Due to confused orders and the sound of huge horses’ hooves coming from behind, the Tesseito cavalry became entangled with each other and the battle line was completely disrupted, and the cavalry of the Northern Balkan Army began charging into the chaos.
Kwaaaaang!!
The charge of the Northern Army’s heavy cavalry, armed with the same weapons as the Western Army’s cavalry, began to completely crush the Tesseito cavalry, whose line had collapsed.
Haha!! This is a piece of cake? The Tesseito Cavalry is making a lot of noise, but it’s not a big deal, is it?”
“This is an opportunity given by Lord Cordelia!! We don’t know how long Lord Cordelia will hold out, so annihilate the enemy quickly!!”
The Teseito cavalry, whose stamina was depleted, and their entire line collapsed in the melee with the Western cavalry, could not withstand the cavalry charge of the fresh reserve Northern cavalry, and the corpses of the Teseito cavalry were piling up on the battlefield. .
And, Count Mula, who was dealing with Cordelia, also noticed it.
‘Shit!! Why isn’t it falling down!! Not even a master!! How are you withstanding my sword filled with sword energy!! How on earth!!’
Count Mula became more and more anxious as he was unable to defeat Cordelia even though he had already competed with her dozens of times.
Behind her, the screams of her soldiers continued to be heard, and Cordelia, who was dealing with her, was bleeding from cuts here and there on her body, but her eyes were as if she was going to stab her spear as soon as she found an opening. Because he was so upset, he was in a difficult situation.
“… If you don’t want to come in, I will go. Count Mula.”
Although she was not at the level of a master, as a top-class knight, her attacks were not negligible, and Cordelia’s spear skills, which showed faster speeds than any top-class knight he knew, sometimes counterattacked with strange movements, enough to scare him. He gritted his teeth as he felt the confusion inside his head.
‘Shit!! There’s nothing I can do… Now that it’s like this… I’m giving up on killing Cordelia here!! While I was concentrating on the duel, the battle line completely collapsed!! In this state, they will only be slaughtered. We must not waste our cavalry here in vain!!’
Still, like an excellent commander, Count Mula made a decision quickly.
He lightly struck away Cordelia’s spear as she attacked him, then attacked her with her sword energy.
Although he wasn’t fast, Cordelia was also forced to dodge by throwing her body backwards due to his powerful attack that occupied the front of her. And in the meantime, Count Mula also threw her body backwards and shouted at her.
“Today, I will acknowledge our military’s inferiority and step down!! But next time I see you, I will definitely cut off your head! Cordelia!!”
Looking at Count Mula, who did not call her by her last name, Le del Mor, until the end, but called her by her first name, Cordelia grabbed her spear again and raised her banner.
“This is our victory!! The enemy forces will pursue them and prevent them from crossing the empire again…”
When Cordelia’s horse suddenly stopped, the Northern cavalry, who had been waiting for her order to chase, looked at her in confusion.
“All troops stop!! No pursuit!!”
“B-but!! Don’t you know that there are rare opportunities to increase your criminal record as easily as during a chase?”
“That’s right!! If we hit them now, we could completely annihilate them!”
Cordelia quietly pointed to her front, looking at the thousand seals of her cavalry being placed on her.
“Huh? There’s nothing over there… Huh?”
A faint cloud of dust was rising where she pointed. It was the 5,000 reserve troops that Count Mula had left behind to go to battle, and looking at the enemy cavalry that looked completely fresh, the 1,000 generals sighed in relief at the thought that they would have lost a lot of blood if they had gone on in the chase.
“The right wing has won!! Report the victory to the commander-in-chief! Each commander should inspect the damage to their units and report it to the northern army commander!! After resting for a while, we will support the left wing or center army according to orders!!”
“Long live your Majesty the Emperor!! Long live the Balkan Empire!!”
At Cordelia’s command, her cavalry raised her spear high and cried out for her victory, and she thought of her lord wherever he might be.
‘Your majesty. Today Cordelia defeated Her Majesty’s enemy. Although she was her father’s friend and disciple, Cordelia is your pussy knight ♥ So that doesn’t matter to me anymore. Hehe. So, please be sure to give a rich reward to your pussy knight Cordelia, who surpassed the boundaries and achieved victory ♥’
As soon as she thought of Juno, Cordelia felt her lower abdomen throbbing and had to shake her head to shake her thoughts while holding her spear tightly.
*Christmas commemorative Santa Claus Yuria illustration*
