Chapter 21 – 5. Plateau. (4)
Sitting on a flat stone beak, Eindolph stared at the grass with cold eyes for a long time.
At the unexpected defeat, his heart felt like it was being torn apart.
… I never thought they would hire a high-level mercenary.
These people were not a mercenary group that could be gathered by simply distributing recruitment notices. He must have made every effort to beg and beg for it, and managed to pull it in.
However, the effect was clear. It was not for nothing that a high-level mercenary corps could turn the tide of the war. This time he saw the scene with his own eyes and confirmed it.
Pride shattered. He was too resentful to say that Urgang was inferior to Herrera due to the defeat in this battle. … How eagerly his father longed for his victory!
– You must win. As much as this time. Please. The fifty years of our Urgang depend on you.
He couldn’t back down He had to do something. He wants to win.
Eindolf, longing for victory, called the surviving sophomores together.
Eindolph looked at the sobers gathered around him with a cool gaze and asked. The voice seemed to boil at the base.
“What should I do now?”
The sophomores secretly avoided his gaze. They also couldn’t think of a way to ease Eindolph’s anger.
“Didn’t I ask what I should do?!”
Eindolph raised his voice, but what he returned was a cold silence. He pointed with his finger in the direction where Herrera was and set the veins in his neck.
“I only stopped one. That’s all of us! It was a battle that could have been won enough! If only you guys had pushed a little harder! No matter how hard they are, if I kept pushing, I would have been able to break through!”
Obviously he was right. However, no single lord in this world sacrificed his mercenaries like kindling a fire. But isn’t Eindolph sacrificing his mercenaries?
“… It was an unexpected opponent. I don’t think I’ll face it with such a tactic…. We were too ignorant.”
“Can’t you guys do that? … I’m not interrogating, I’m really asking. Don’t you have any tips to do? Anyone with knowledge?”
However, all the Danju here were from mercenaries, and there was no way that a mercenary nabber would have such advanced knowledge. Most of them have not even read a single book….
“Really not? … Then what should we do? Do you have to suffer like this again? There’s really no way to break through that?!”
Then a man with gray hair and beard sneaked out of her. Of these, he was considered the wisest.
“Ralof…. Yeah, I thought you had a solution.”
“I’m sorry to tell you, but I don’t know anything about that tactic either. I’ve seen something like that a few times from far away.”
… Ah….
If even the experienced Ralof didn’t know, he had no real way. He has no choice but to sacrifice himself and push on until he breaks through.
However, unless the enemies are fools, will they just watch it? Moreover, the opponent has already risen to morale with one victory. It was difficult to guarantee victory if they faced each other like this.
“… However, there are other numbers.”
“Another number?”
All the sophomores focused their attention on Ralof. I wonder if there is a trick or something.
“Tonight, we’re doing a surprise attack.”
“… Tonight?”
Mercenaries are already too tired to move. It was dangerous to fight again in less than a day.
“We are so exhausted. I’m not in a situation where I can fight right now.”
“The same goes for opponents. On the contrary, you’ll fall asleep more deeply, and you’ll have a harder time responding to an ambush. Obviously, the enemy wouldn’t expect us to surprise them.”
Sovereigns nodded. When I heard it, I was right. Ralof found strength there.
“I learned over my shoulder that this is a tactic often used by northern nobles. Pretend to lose on purpose to catch your opponent off guard, then surprise them and break them.”
“If it’s a northern aristocrat’s strategy, it will definitely work!”
“I think this is worth a try, young master!”
Sovereigns agreed. However, Eindolf could not easily join in.
He also had a feeling that this surprise attack would be effective. However, he is like a specimen of proud eastern aristocrats. Isn’t it the behavior of thieves and thieves to attack at night while others are sleeping?
Besides, on the other side, isn’t Elena, the third daughter of Count Herrera, whom he passionately loves? He didn’t want to do this cowardly thing against her.
“… Sure, it would be effective, but….”
As Eindolph took a break, the sobriety also noticed his intentions and instigated them even more.
“There is no other way, young master.”
“If you do this, you can definitely get revenge!”
However, it is also the moment when victory is absolutely necessary.
– The 50 years of our Urgang are up to you.
His father’s cry once again spreads through Ain Dolph’s heart,
“… Yes, let’s do that.”
He made a decision
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Returning to her private tent after her clean-up, Elena laid her weary body on her soft rug. Not only her physical exhaustion, but also her mental exhaustion was considerable.
It is said that he has become quite familiar with corpses while serving in the Mercenary Corps since he grew up, but he saw too many corpses today. A body that was brutally killed. … So, mental exhaustion is bound to happen.
Although they won, the damage to their allies was also considerable. About sixty people died, and many more were injured. Of course, the enemy’s damage is much more than them.
… I expected it. That it won’t be easy.
Still, Elena had already been prepared for this much. The Urgang family is also a prestigious family with a deep history like Herrera. It was because I had predicted even before the fight that their strength would not go smoothly.
There were only two things that surprised her.
The number of enemies was greater than expected, and the Allen-mercenaries who defeated them.
It’s hard to believe, but Allen-Mercenaries didn’t have a single fatality. It was not easy even if he tried to escape like a coward, avoiding a fight from behind.
But they did it while in the middle of a battlefield. Didn’t she even witness part of the scene from the side?
Although she was not very familiar with her tactics, she knew as soon as she saw that it was her mysterious technique.
Allen-The mercenary corps really stood firmly in one place, completely destroying every opponent they attacked. … To be honest, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that this victory was their credit.
After Elena saw that, she felt skeptical about what she had been doing herself. She wondered if she was really the only one who would help the mercenary corps….
Like a wizard, she calmly judged herself. … And the conclusion was an undeniable lack of ability.
To lead her father’s huge army of mercenaries, she was clearly unqualified. Her leadership, tactics, and even magic were still immature.
She tried to prove her qualifications with this battle, but rather only revealed her shallow bottom.
To be honest, I was so ashamed. Of course, she didn’t show it because of her face, but she was ashamed to look at her men.
How much do they mock themselves on the inside? A bitch with no ability is giving orders from above….
“Ahhh.”
Elena struggled in agony on her rug, her large breasts bobbing from side to side over her.
Then someone from her came to visit her. Ah-. She hurriedly raised her upper body and straightened her clothes.
The opponent revealed his name outside the tent.
– Gives Allen only. I have something urgent to tell you, so I came here.
Allen Danju? … Got something urgent to talk about?
“Come in.”
The tent suddenly opened, and Allen Danju stepped inside and bowed lightly. She was a bit strained and asked if it would be all right if she sat down and listened. I don’t know if it’s anyone else, but Allen Danju is from the same noble family as her. I heard that especially the strict southern aristocrats are great people who catch even one of these things….
“It’s okay.”
“Tell me.”
His two sharp eyes, which seemed to be something soft, stared at the sorcerer of Mahvana. As if trying to read her insides.
“I have a suggestion.”
“A suggestion? Yes, try it.”
“Tonight, the possibility of an enemy surprise attack is high. It is right to be thoroughly prepared.”
Elena’s eyebrows gathered.
“… What, that, again… , I beg your pardon?”
“A surprise, that is. This means your enemies are very likely to attack you at night. So we need to prepare right now.”
The tone was too strong to be a suggestion. Like a command.
Wang Wet was taken aback for a moment. It’s a surprise. It was honestly unexpected.
“It can’t be. It wasn’t long before the battle was over. Our enemies and we are all tired. How would you surprise me in a situation like this?”
“Then more will come. The opponent has now suffered an unexpected defeat. So I will try to find a way out of this situation. … So we will try to turn the tide of the war with an unexpected surprise.”
Allen almost assuredly said so.
After winning a battle in [Guild Master], He also had the experience of being attacked by the enemy at night more than once or twice. This was not to say that he only set up a vigil. When he was suddenly attacked, he couldn’t even obey his orders because the morale and sanity of the combatants plummeted. It’s kind of like a debuff.
Of course, with a lot of training, you can flexibly deal with a night raid like this, but you can’t expect such a great thing from such a low-level group. At least the Roakin mercenaries under the direct control of the count will be able to fight back somehow, but the other mercenaries will undoubtedly be busy running away.
“Eindolf, that person… , But he is a person who knows honor.”
It was funny. Allen almost burst out laughing.
“Ambush is not cowardice. It’s just one of many tactics….”
Allen took a deep breath, then she spoke again.
“And there is nothing more foolish than trusting the enemy in war.”
“I don’t mean to believe. No way, I meant to surprise you.”
“As I said before, they already have a hard time winning in the obvious way. Then we’ll take a detour in a non-obvious way. … It’s fortunate if that’s not the case, but there’s nothing to lose by being prepared.”
Elena had nothing more to say. … In fact, she already thought in her heart that he was right. She was just holding on with her last remaining pride.
“I see. I’ll do as you say. Prepare for an ambush.”
“It is a wise choice. … Then.”
Allen nodded lightly again and turned around and left.
… For some reason, Elena felt that the one who gave the order and the one who received it had switched.
