Chapter 243 – Battle to Retake Zenon Plain [Battle of Enakan Plain (7)] *Christmas Commemorative Yuno Santa Illustration*
Battle to recapture the Zenon Plain 〈Battle of the Enakan Plain (7)〉
Duke Tiruen thought about the report he had just heard as he rode quickly towards the imperial army’s headquarters.
‘The Empress Dowager is here on the battlefield! It’s incredible information, but considering that the vice-captain of the Royal Guard Knights is participating, and the princesses are also there, it seems somewhat credible!!’
It could have been a trap, but it was the only way to turn the current war situation around, so he led his 10,000 cavalry and rode hurriedly.
Eventually, when the golden eagle flag symbolizing the imperial family was hung on the headquarters of the Balkan Empire army in the distance, his face turned bright red.
‘I’m not sure why the Empress Dowager came to this front, but she probably came to comfort her soldiers on behalf of her son, who had just given birth. And if she can capture the Empress of Balkan here, she can turn the current unfavorable situation around at once! As long as we have the Empress in our hands, they won’t be able to attack recklessly, and we can even go as far as signing a non-aggression pact until Zenon is stabilized on the condition of their safe release!!’
“All troops!! Rush the horses!! The enemy must have realized by now that our unit has diverted!! We must finish this place before the enemy’s relief troops reach us!!”
“I understand! Your Excellency the Duke!!”
As the distance from the Balkan headquarters came within 1 km, Tiruen smiled as he saw the defenders hurriedly forming their formations, sensing the success of the operation.
“If you find the Empress of Balkan, do not touch her and report to me immediately!! If there is anyone who causes harm, I will personally cut off that person’s head!! I say this again!! If there is someone who appears to be a high-ranking person, you must never touch her. It works!!”
‘In my heart, I want to tear her to pieces right away… But if I do that, the enemies may become vengeful and slaughter the allies who are at a disadvantage… We must capture the Empress as quickly and safely as possible!!’
At the headquarters surrounded by a flimsy wooden fence, the defenders began shooting arrows like rain.
However, because the number of defenders was small to begin with, only a few dozen cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell, and the cavalry led by Tiruen approached the Balkan Empire Army headquarters without much resistance.
And
“I will occupy this place! Esgran! You take 5,000 cavalry and block the enemy’s relief troops! There must be no breach until the Empress is captured!!”
“Yes! Your Majesty the Duke! I will risk my life to block the enemy.”
Tiruen, who handed over half of his army to his trusted confidant, took the remaining 4,000 cavalry and jumped over the wooden fence.
As soon as they jumped over the barrier, Tiruen and his men could see a single heavy infantryman with a determined expression blocking them in the narrow road between numerous barracks.
“Stop it!! Once this place is breached, it’s straight to the command center!! Reinforcements will arrive soon, so you just have to hold out until then!!”
Seeing them hitting the wall with sharp polearms and heavy tower shields, Tiruen and his cavalry paused for a moment and let out low groans.
Of course, the difference in troops was enormous, but since they were the soldiers guarding the headquarters, the Balkan Army was glaring at them in a well-organized formation as if they would never be breached, so it seemed that breakthrough was possible only after making quite a sacrifice.
‘Hmm… Because of the barracks, it is impossible for our cavalry to take a detour… There will be some sacrifice, but… Just crush them with height and numbers. Dragging out time will only give the enemy reinforcements time to arrive! We have to break through here somehow!!’
Cheaeng!!
“I will stand at the forefront!! Tesseito Kingdom Army!! Break through the enemy! With your spears, we will lead this war to victory!!”
After making his decision, Tiruen, with his sword drawn, quickly ran forward, emitting sword energy to cut down the heavy infantrymen blocking his path, and his men also gathered courage and rode their horses again to follow him.
“All troops~! Follow His Excellency!! For Tesseito!!”
Wow
The 1,000-strong headquarters garrison formed a dense formation to block the Tesseito cavalry that was coming in like a wave, but it was nearly impossible for the Tesseito Kingdom’s strongest knight, who was not an ordinary master, to stop the Tesseito army at the head. Br〉
“Eye! I’m in the way!! Get out of the way!! Get out of the way!”
Suddenly! Suddenly!!
Every time Duke Tiruen’s sword swung, the lives of two or three imperial infantrymen were instantly taken away, and the imperial troops who stood in his way fell like straw in front of the terrifying sword.
As the cavalry began to penetrate through the gap created by Tiruen, the imperial army’s square was instantly broken through and collapsed.
“Form again!! Attract the enemy somehow!! We must defend this place even if it means giving up our lives!!”
The garrison commander tried to control the troops somehow, but the infantry was no match for the cavalry as the formation was completely broken. As soon as Duke Tiruen completely penetrated the formation, the defense completely collapsed and scattered everywhere.
“Find the barracks of the Empress Dowager and the enemy commander!! They might change their clothes and run away, so you have to capture each and every soldier!”
“Check and if it’s not a woman, you can kill her! Find the Empress!! Hurry!”
The Tesseito cavalry, which destroyed the garrison and completely took control of the headquarters, saw only the faces of the Balkan soldiers attacking them and then cut off their heads.
Among them, there was even a soldier who had his head cut off even though he had surrendered, and Tiruen opened his eyes wide when he saw the scene.
‘Oh no! I didn’t realize that hostility toward the enemy would be excessive just because our troops were in danger! You shouldn’t kill the soldiers like that…’
Tiruen was well aware that if he killed the soldiers carelessly, his prisoners could easily be killed as well, so he raised his hand to stop his soldiers, but soon clenched his fist.
‘But… I don’t have time to worry about each and every prisoner right now… I have to somehow quickly find the Empress and turn the tide of the war… To do that, the sacrifices of those few people…’
Then, at the sound of a woman’s voice echoing throughout the battlefield, Duke Tiruen raised his head.
“Stop!! Don’t you have any laws on the battlefield? How can you kill soldiers so carelessly? Even if it’s a war between countries, aren’t we supposed to follow the basic rules?”
“Woah, Empress Dowager… You should take shelter first…”
When a woman in her fancy general’s uniform proudly showed herself and started yelling, a man in his fancy commander’s uniform stopped her.
“Eye! It’s so noisy! Am I supposed to stay silent while the Empire’s soldiers are being killed in vain like that? Enemy commanders, show yourself!! And stop this massacre right now!!”
Hearing the voice of a woman who appeared to be the Empress, Tiruen ran in front of her, got off her horse, and asked.
“Are you the Empress of the Balkan Empire?”
“That’s right. I am Yuria Windrage von Balkan, Empress of Balkan. Are you asking that?”
“My name is Moritz Flutri Tiruen. Although I am lacking, I am the commander-in-chief of the Tesseito Kingdom army. For now, as you said, let’s stop the battle.”
With Yuria glaring at him, he ordered her army to stop fighting.
Then, the Balkan garrison, who were helplessly massacred, was able to save their lives, but they lowered their heads at the thought that it was the empress who saved their lives and that she would soon be taken prisoner.
“As you said, the battle was stopped. However, thanks to the Empress Dowager’s quick appearance, it appears that about 500 people’s lives were saved. So, now you two are officially prisoners…”
“A prisoner of war? The battle here is over, but the war is not over. My son will not stay still. If he knows I’m in danger, he will rush to defeat you and save me. Please let go of this hand.”
Yuria reacted harshly to the touch of Duke Tiruen, who grabbed her arm and shook his hand away.
Haha, how can the emperor from Adria rush here? Even if the situation here is reported, it would take at least two days from the nearest space movement magic circle to here…”
Tiruen, who was reaching out to Yuria again and trying to capture her, instinctively stopped her and threw her body backward when she felt something strange.
Quaaaaa!!
At the same time, a large explosion occurred in the place where her Tiruen was, and Mayer, who was accompanying Yuria, took off her own coat and wrapped it around her to help her take refuge, but Tiruen, who sensed her huge presence,
I couldn’t stop it.
“This, this?”
Tiruen was taken aback by the barrage of energy that was coming towards him like a shooting star, so he pulled out his sword and did his best to block it, but he was unable to block a single fist coming towards him.
Whoa!!
“How could this damn guy want to lay hands on a married woman? He even has a wife… Oh! Did you say that his wife won’t treat him? Anyway, that’s true… Mr. Kwak!!”
The Balkan Empire army’s expressions brightened as their emperor appeared with bright blonde hair and struck a blow to the enemy commander, and the Tesseito army had to watch with a shocked expression.
*Christmas commemorative Yuno Santa illustration*
