Chapter 279 – Chapter 27 – Divide, Divide
“How, how did the Marquis of Kienmeyer surrender! Still, how can an aristocrat who has earned a major in the Continental War abandon the honor of the kingdom and nobility!”
Archduke Joseph slammed the table with all his might and screamed.
The blow was so hard that the wooden table split open, and the archduke’s hands were bleeding from fragments that flew from it.
The knights urgently tried to take care of him, but the atmosphere was so vicious that they couldn’t approach him recklessly.
He was full of the feeling that he would surely kill and get rid of anyone who was annoyed by the blue, murderous glare in his eyes.
‘I couldn’t have imagined this. I didn’t expect this situation! From breaking through the huge forest, to subduing the nearby fairies and fortresses at once, to robbing all the supply routes as if they had known them all before, and finally to the allied forces of the beastmen and fairies, they were completely destroyed in a single blow. Even what you did! It’s something I couldn’t have expected at all!!’
Wary of the Demons in the East, and of Klaus who went over to them.
Everyone did their best to prepare to the point where they were confident that they could not do more than this.
Even abandoned fortresses in the southern regions were repaired and soldiers were placed, and in the central part entering the kingdom, they deliberately retreated back to lengthen the enemy supply route.
Certainly, the demons will try once again to conquer the southern part, which they failed before.
It was like a gigantic food storage that the demons could use if they took away as much as it was the kingdom’s breadwinner.
Even Klaus and some traitors who guarded the place were eaten by the demons, so Archduke Joseph was sure that they would aim for the south and run.
‘I thought that if only the south was blocked, and if only Klaus and his son’s victory march were stopped, all the foolish beliefs of the common people could be reversed. There is nothing more disappointing than seeing the bare face of a man he considered a hero! By the way, but… Damn it!’
In the First Continental War, neither the West nor the East had the concept of breaking through or blocking the Great Forest.
I thought it was impossible, so I thought that someone would use it strategically when I thought it was crazy and the non-combat loss could be at least hundreds to thousands, and that was the reason.
A long time ago, the fairies had planned to break through the great forest and cross over to the east in order to use guerrilla tactics against the demons.
When it comes to fairies, they are the most accurate and outstanding race in terms of moving to and from the forest.
They seemed to think it was possible enough to break through the Great Forest.
But Dongbu still doesn’t know about it, why? Because I couldn’t even break through the Great Forest and the job ended in a catastrophic failure.
In order to know the direction in a confined place like a forest, the movement of the sky and the sun and stars are essential.
However, the Great Forest is a place so dense that it hardly gets sunlight even in broad daylight.
There are monsters of unknown species in it, and the length cannot be found at all.
Also, since its width is enormous, those who have to carry weapons and food on their backs will inevitably be tired and have no way of knowing what dangers are lurking.
In the end, even the fairies had to give up on breaking through the great forest and be content with just leaving it as a natural barrier.
What the hell did the demon king and Klaus break through at once?
Even leading cavalrymen who literally become a burden if they enter a narrow place like a forest!
“Grandee. Another supply corps has been lost.”
“The Fairy and Beast Alliance say they won’t be able to send support for a while. We have been told that the damage is so great that it is not even possible to accurately calculate the extent of the damage.”
Only the worst news came pouring in from all sides.
Lose, lose, and lose. Either that or annihilation, annihilation, and annihilation.
If I had to say the fortunate part, those who succeeded in retreating without surrendering barely returned to tell what happened and how it happened.
“The Marquis of Kienmeyer and all the nobility in the area surrendered. And besides them, commoners from all over the kingdom are coming little by little, but they are not ordinary people. They are said to be soldiers who were active with Klaus in the last war.”
“Did those damn things unknowingly devour the traitor of the kingdom?”
Awesome!-
Grinding his teeth, Archduke Joseph hurriedly checked the map of the kingdom.
The rear had already been completely swept away, and one of the important areas, some parts of the kingdom’s central region, had been taken.
Along with the Marquis of Kienmeyer and the nobles nearby, who had a lot of power.
A bigger problem was that now the kingdom could not expect any support.
It was as if the earth war strategy he had conceived so far was completely ruined.
If supply is impossible and there is no support, even a hundred forts cannot last a day.
If there is hope, it is a person who endures for a year or 10 years even in the most atrocious situation.
But on the other hand, if there is no hope and no expectation.
Even if it was the strongest fortress, it was the heart of a person that could not endure a day.
‘Fortunately, it is that the Demon King has not shown any special movement since he destroyed the allied forces. They must have suffered too much damage.’
It was said that it was a great battle in which thousands and thousands of people fought intertwinedly.
In a battle of that level, no matter how victorious it is, damage will eventually occur.
Grand Duke Joseph thought that even though the beasts and fairies were defeated, they gave the enemies a shock that made them unable to move for a while.
If the enemy’s condition is really not that bad, it won’t be difficult to hold out a little longer.
The beastmen and fairies were defeated anyway, so their pride was hurt.
It is self-evident that the second expeditionary force will be dispatched while going through this.
What he had to do was to deal with the demon king’s army, which seemed to be taking care of himself for a while.
It is to prevent the Eastern Army, which is crossing the border and knocking on the fortifications, from merging.
It is said that every corner of the kingdom is shaken, but the experience of the past is still frightening.
During the Continental War, how many people lost their parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends to the demons?
I’m not particularly fond of commoners, but there’s one good thing about it.
It is the part that they miss work because of it even in very emotional and important moments.
Because of this, Archduke Joseph decided that there was still hope.
“These letters must be sent to each line of defense by any means necessary. By all means!!”
It will be hard, it will be lonely, but hold on a little longer.
Now, this war is not about who dies and gets killed, but about who gets exhausted first.
As tired and lonely as you guys are, so are the enemies trapped behind us.
Beasts and fairies will never give up on the kingdom, they’ll want to limit the battlefield to this place anyway, and if the kingdom goes over, the huge breadbasket will be taken over by the demons.
‘So, grit your teeth and endure unconditionally, even if everyone dies.’
The letters containing such contents were handed out to the messengers by Archduke Joseph.
Just in case, they urged them to endure until the very end, sending not one person to one place, but several at different times.
Anyway, if this side decides to fight, only the demon king will be in trouble.
When he put up the siege, he said that King Nima’s forces were almost entirely cavalry.
All that remains is Kienmeyer’s soldiers, or those who follow Klaus.
No matter how much they surrendered, there would be many problems in many ways to have them break down the same kingdom people as they live and fight a siege to go inside.
Doo doo doo!!-
As soon as the gates open, the messengers blow away the fortresses in each place where they are fighting a lonely battle.
And a woman had been quietly watching the scene from before, and she quickly started catching up with some of the messengers.
Shot! Shashot!! Shu Shu Shoot!!-
It was so fast that it almost matched the speed of the herald’s galloping horse.
In addition, even though he was obviously approaching right next to the messenger, the messenger on the horse did not feel the slightest presence and was just spurring on.
The silver-haired woman with a smile moved gracefully onto her horse’s back.
Only then did she realize that someone else had mounted her horse, and her messenger hurried to look behind her, but before that the dagger in her woman’s hand flashed and shone.
“Kkeuk!”
A messenger convulsing as blood spurts from its throat, then limp.
Having done her work, the woman continued her horse running, holding on tightly lest she slip off her horse by doing what was now her corpse.
And when she reached the river, she threw the herald’s corpse wildly, as if she were throwing away her trash.
“One with this.”
Planche whispered in a soft tone and looked down at the horse I was riding for a moment.
There is no need for this horse to run to the forts to deliver the news.
However, in order to erase all traces neatly, to leave no traces behind, she had to get rid of even the parts that bothered her a little.
“Sorry, I can’t help it.”
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In the south, fortresses began to fall one by one.
It would be nice if it was because he received a strong attack and couldn’t withstand the attack in the end.
Except for the fall of the early fortress, everything had collapsed due to divisions that occurred from within.
The supply is gradually decreasing, and the front is still full of Eastern troops.
It’s not even that I’m going to go crazy with excessive aggression.
It clings tightly to it and presses it so that it cannot breathe, but it does not go any further than that.
The pressure and tension made everyone in the fortress tired and tired.
It was a time when, despite not having many major battles, the strength naturally drained from the body, and only the desire to live somehow became desperate.
“Hey, John. Did you hear the rumor? They say Fort Augustan fell.”
“Really? No, Fort Augustan was not a place to fall easily!”
“Right. I know that too. However, according to the news, it was not destroyed by the attack of the demons, but the gate was just opened.”
The soldiers who were whispering while avoiding the eyes of the knights.
Looking at their faces, it seems that they have just become adults who still have some youthful parts left.
Originally, it was a pity that the young people who were about to learn about the world were wearing helmets and armor that looked a little big.
“Don’t gossip and stand up straight. Neglecting vigilance work during wartime is nothing to say even if you are sentenced to beheaded!”
Eventually, one of the knights growls and issues a savage warning.
The two young soldiers looked at him and nodded in agreement.
It was because they were still afraid of the nobles and the knights under them more than anything else in the world.
They say that the demons themselves are demons, but I have never seen them properly, and if I say demons, I wonder if those knights are demons.
The moment I stopped talking about it like that and went back to the boundary work.
“They are having a hard time.”
“Ah, yes. Thank you.”
“Thanks for your effort.”
Saying that, a man suddenly appeared on top of the castle wall and then disappeared.
“… Hey john Who were you just now?”
“Uh? Aren’t you a knight?”
“No. It’s not even that guy’s knight outfit…”
“Is that so? Then what did I see?”
The two young men could only stare blankly at each other.
