Chapter 282 – Chapter 27 – Divide, Divide
The kingdom’s southern defenses, which seemed to last for months or even years, collapsed in just three weeks.
It was a shocking situation that no one in the world could have expected.
Not only the people of the kingdom and the empire, but also the fairies and beastmen from afar were surprised.
What shocked me the most was the Demon Soldiers who were knocking on the southern part of the kingdom.
Just as there are still many veterans of the First Continental War left in the West.
Even in the East, there are many people who remember the difficult and long war at that time.
To them, the southern part of the kingdom was a huge barrier they could never overcome, a wave they couldn’t dare break, and a mountain in the sky they couldn’t climb even if they died.
In order to occupy the place, tens of thousands of demons were mobilized.
However, not a single demon could eventually plant the demon king’s flag in the south.
The battle, which was overwhelmingly advantageous in the early days, became a long-term battle, and it became disorganized as it failed to dominate the south, and eventually lost the war because it could not return to a disadvantageous situation.
However, when the hard southern part started beating in earnest, it literally collapsed.
It seems that they didn’t fight a few battles like battles, but they either opened the door themselves or split apart from the inside and allowed the demons to attack.
“What the hell is this… ?”
The adjutants standing next to Ferdinand muttered as if they were dumbfounded.
He thought it was coming when he received orders from the Demon King to attack the South.
They have to break through the southern defense line that they couldn’t break through in the end of the 1st Continental War.
The fortunate thing is that they have their biggest enemy, Klaus.
The man who was a strong focal point, a sharp spear, and a solid wall is on their side.
That alone made me feel relieved, and unlike before, I crossed the border with confidence.
“… I have nothing to say either. What the hell is this?”
However, now that time has passed, Ferdinand and his demons were busy grasping the situation.
It was so unexpected that I was even worried that this was all a huge trap drawn by the kingdom, or the whole west.
“Fortresses wanted to hold out for a while, but that’s why they suddenly do this. Even if the reinforcements were wiped out, I don’t think it was enough to divide them so severely.”
“That is what I mean. Fairies and beastmen aren’t stupid either, so wouldn’t you want to confine the front line to the kingdom somehow? If we go into holding out again, reinforcements will come again, but I didn’t expect that it would collapse so vainly.”
“Ferdinand. As expected, the presence of that man had this effect…”
“Well. I think the possibility of that part is very high.”
The moment Klaus was kicked out after being framed by him in the First Continental War.
The Confederate army was given another nobleman as its commander and suffered a crushing defeat in battle shortly thereafter.
The elite soldiers that Klaus had shed blood and sweat for several years were being honed, and he did not give up even a single inch of land, and in an instant lost nearly half of the southern part.
No matter how powerful an army is, it will perish the moment a commander who is not equal takes the military power.
The saying that a flock of sheep led by a lion is stronger than a flock of lions led by a sheep seems to be true.
Looking at that part, there was a very high probability that Klaus’ coming to his demons would have been bad news for the kingdom’s forces.
There were still a few forts left that hadn’t been captured.
However, most of the already important fortifications either surrendered or were completely burnt down.
It seemed strange that the soldiers inside set fire and everyone scattered, but the commanders or knights in charge of the place couldn’t stop it at all.
“Ferdinand. A group of cavalrymen ahead…”
“Enemy?”
“First of all, humans are right, but it doesn’t look like they are preparing for battle by looking at this side.”
“… Are they the ones who want to help?”
“It doesn’t seem like that either. Judging by their armed status, they are at least at the level of the regular army.”
“Let’s do some basic preparations first. I’ll just have to assume it’s a trick.”
Even if the enemy is small, it will never be pleasant to be attacked by cavalry while on the move.
So the moment Ferdinand just gave the order to stop and told me to prepare for formation.
Again the scouts arrived and reported that it did not seem necessary.
I wanted to say something, but soon they knew why.
“Ferdinand Else.”
“… Klaus?”
“It is later than expected. I thought you’d come all the way to the fort in front of me.”
“No… To be honest, I thought this was too fast.”
“Most of the forts in the southern rear are already in our hands. If you just get over the fortress right in front of you, you’ll reach the central area of the kingdom in an instant.”
Seeing Klaus say that with a smile on his face, Ferdinand was dumbfounded.
How many people became corpses on the battlefield, saying that they would walk the same path they had walked in the previous war?
It took more than 7 years to occupy this place, literally the level of eons of time.
I broke through that in just a few weeks, no, I didn’t even break through, I just walked.
Without any resistance, he held the southern part of the kingdom he so wanted, one by one, in his hands.
It’s enough to surprise you with this, but Klaus says it’s not too late.
“… No, more than that, what are you doing here? Wasn’t it in the territory of the Marquis of Kienmeyer?”
“You came out to meet me because you were too late. But it just happened to leave one fort behind. So I thought I would pierce it instead.”
“Are you going to break through? A fortress?”
“Yes. Is there something wrong?”
“No…”
Ferdinand looked back with an expression of astonishment.
The people standing behind Klaus were cavalrymen who would be over thirty no matter how many they caught.
You’re going to break through a fortress with them? What kind of nonsense is this?
But what was even more absurd was his own inner thoughts, which made him think that if it was Klaus, it would be possible to break through a fortress with 30 people.
“But again, since I met you, Ferdinand, let’s go together. Oh, since I’m on an official business, should I call you Ferdinand-sama?”
For reference, Klaus still has no position or position.
On the other hand, Ferdinand was also given the position of commander in the south by Yulia, and above all, he was the head of the Else family, so his social position in the east was very high.
“… Don’t do that Rather, it makes me more goosebumps.”
However, Ferdinand is a person who is different from the nobles of the kingdom.
Right now, he only knew who Klaus was, and he had no intention of doing such a stupid thing to try to gain the upper hand with that social position.
In addition, there is nothing to look at like this.
In fact, Ferdinand was also vaguely aware that he was the demon king’s most cherished servant and the only man who gave his side.
Perhaps one day, he will easily surpass his own position and will soon be in a far-flung place, but at least he did not want to get rid of the part about being among his friends.
“Then shall we go?”
Klaus moves while standing at the front with a smile.
Ferdinand looked at his friend for a while and then followed.
“Congratulations on the big win. It sounds like a really great victory.”
“Ah, you mean that battle? It was quite difficult. To be honest, I was very lucky.”
“It’s a world where luck is skill. Moreover, if the number of alliances between fairies and beastmen was high, we demons would have had to mobilize the same amount to fight. To say he overcame it with thirteen troops. No, should I say that it was not at the level of winning, but that it was just destroyed horribly?”
“I was excited again. Calm down, Ferdinand Else.”
“You look real! You won a historic battle. It’s a great victory that will shine in the history of the demons!”
“I’m sorry, but the one who commanded that battle was the Demon King, and the one who made a big contribution was the warrior chief Kaela. And it is Darnell Kienmeyer from the human kingdom side who surrendered right before that and supported his troops.”
“What is that… Are you saying you’re going to get out of the Nongonghang?”
At Ferdinand’s words, Klaus nodded his head.
He had already told Yulia everything and even added that it was a situation where he had even obtained permission.
“No… Does that make sense? The soldiers who followed you played a big role. And, apparently, it was your strategy, and His Highness the Demon King even sent a letter…”
“It’s already been decided, no matter what you say, it won’t change.”
“Klaus. I don’t know what the hell you’re thinking.”
“You probably don’t know more. Actually, I intend to say that it was you who captured the next fortress, not me.”
“What?”
Ignoring the question of what does that mean again and why did you do that?
Klaus slowly approached the fortress in front of him.
Shout!-
Suddenly, the sound of something flying through the wind was heard.
Hearing the sound, Klaus tugged at the reins and the horse stopped, and soon an arrow pierced the ground almost halfway in front of him.
“If you come any further, I will turn you into a hedgehog! Don’t do anything nonsense and get out of here!!”
A rough voice came from the fort.
Hearing that, Klaus smiled and kicked the side of his horse lightly.
Then the horse paused for a moment, then started to move forward again, and immediately after that, another arrow flew.
This time, with a fairly menacing blow that passed by Klaus.
But Klaus didn’t care at all and continued to move his horse.
When he finally arrived right in front of the fort, he opened his mouth in a loud voice as he looked over the fort.
“Hall Laten! Long time no see. I knew you would protect this place too.”
“… I hoped for the demons to come, but it turns out that you are coming. Klaus.”
“Somehow I came here. All other forts have already collapsed or surrendered, but this is the only one that is intact among the forts guarding the important road.”
“…”
“Stop it now. Done. The kingdom has fallen, Hall.”
“Isn’t it not yet? There is a king, nobles remain, and there are still many soldiers…”
“Would those soldiers really want to fight for that king or nobles?”
At Klaus’s cry, Hall Laten stopped talking.
He has already heard and knows how the fortresses around him fell.
The nobles and knights who were in charge of the command collapsed under the resistance of the soldiers made up of commoners, and eventually the southern defense line, which seemed so solid, collapsed from the inside.
He didn’t consider himself a good commander, Hall thought, but at least he was good with people.
That is why even though he is of noble blood, not only knights but also soldiers still believe in him and follow him.
But he didn’t expect that that would be the case with other nobles elsewhere.
No, to be honest, he was considered unlikely.
“Even the Marquis of Kienmeyer has already knelt before the new king. So did I, and all the real nobles in the kingdom did that.”
“You mean the Demon King is such a good person? The demons are the ones who invaded the kingdom!”
“The people of the kingdom today, who lost more to the nobles than to the demons, won’t agree with that. Hall.”
At those words, Hall Laten gritted his teeth.
I’m sorry, but that’s right. The kingdom is already rotten and rotten.
It may have looked quite solid from the outside, but inside it was already festering and was on the verge of collapsing.
Change is needed. No, we need a new world.
It could be said that the existence that would break this damn link was so desperate.
“Open the door, Hall Laten.”
“…”
“I am giving you an order as your superior. Open the door when you say ‘words’. Don’t make me do something else with the horse.”
