Chapter 291 – Chapter 28 – Don’t Get Caught
When it was confirmed that the enemies were not within the empire, the Demon Army was able to move a little more comfortably.
There was no need to increase the number of scouts excessively, there was no reason to worry about night raids every night, and there was no need to be vigilant in case of a surprise attack while passing the narrow road.
As if trying to recover from the fatigue that had accumulated in the meantime, Ferdinand slowed down the march a little, fed his soldiers to their full, and even put them to sleep.
Ashley did not express any objection because she knew the hardships the soldiers had suffered in the meantime.
Anyway, by tomorrow, we will arrive in front of the Hwangseong Fortress, and a battle will break out in the end, no matter how big or small.
That’s why soldiers’ rest was essential, and he had no reason to oppose it.
“Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”
At the familiar voice, Ashley raised his head and looked in front of him.
After seeing Klaus come and sit down in front of her, she flutters her map.
“Understanding the structure of the imperial castle. Unlike the kingdom, the empire has a lot of things known to the outside world. I wonder if those who have a good idea will do something by using all the disclosed facts to the contrary.”
“If you had those thoughts, you would have been stopped from the start. Who in the world would think of dragging an enemy into his house and fighting? Even if you win, it’s a match, and if you lose, that’s it.”
“You don’t know? It could be an ulterior motive to resist with that huge wall.”
There is only a shell called the empire, and the reason why this crumbling place is holding on.
It was the wall built by the emperor of the empire long ago in the imperial castle.
The imperial castle of the empire, which had a very wide moat and a triple-layered wall, had maintained its reputation as impregnable until now.
In the past, the tribes of the West were still hostile to each other.
The Empire once lost all its territories as they were beaten by beastmen, fairies, and kingdoms.
Then, their attacks reached the imperial castle, and even the fairies and beastmen couldn’t penetrate the walls and had no choice but to give up and turn around.
“Of course, the walls are not great. However, the number of garrison troops in it will be less than 600. No matter how small the numbers are on the defense side, you can’t handle that wide area with 6 hundred.”
“You are right. So I’m going to sneak inside.”
“… Will the commander in charge of the army with Ferdinand jump in? Then, if things go wrong and you are captured, our military will suffer enormous damage, right?”
“The prerequisites are wrong. First of all, I’m not weak enough to be possessed by mere humans. Second, if I think I’m going to get caught, I’d rather just die. I won’t suffer such disgrace.”
“Ferdinand would say the same thing as me. You’d be better off just letting your lieutenants do it.”
“No, I will do it myself. You can’t leave the most important and most dangerous tasks to your subordinates and sit back and watch them. That’s too frustrating.”
She is a very active and aggressive woman who is not a Palatinath demon.
Klaus, who looked at Ashley for a moment, shrugged his shoulders as if to do as he pleased.
It was true that there was no one in there who could harm this woman anyway, and that she, who had not been given military powers, had no right to thwart the decisions of her commander.
As a bonus, I know that this demon’s sympathy is great.
He also knows the desire to resurrect the Palatinate under the new demon king.
That’s why it could be said that blocking her was nothing more than a futile act on her part.
“You’re right, Ashley. Sometimes you need a commander who moves actively.”
“Didn’t you do that too? In the previous continental war, the frontline commander who fought against us demons was actually you, the commander-in-chief in charge of the southern area.”
“At that time, it was because there was not a single person I could trust. Did you see the nobles of the kingdom?”
“… Those idiots? Well, if it were you, I guess those idiots wouldn’t have been satisfied.”
Yulia, Ashley, and all the other demons.
I wondered how the hell this man had endured during the First Continental War in the past.
No matter who sees it, they are all land mines themselves, but even they were garbage that were useless to the point of just cutting them off because they couldn’t hold on to their allies’ ankles.
After all, Klaus had endured it and won against the enemies outside and inside.
“Ashley. One piece of advice: if you’re going to aim, aim south.”
“South? As far as I know, the terrain is high in the south, so it is very difficult to invade?”
“Right. Of course it will be hard. However, defense will be neglected as well. There were only 600 imperial troops defending the imperial castle. If that small number of troops are deployed everywhere, even the walls of the empire will fall soon.”
“… In other words, in which area will they minimize their troops and in which area will they concentrate their deployment?”
Klaus nodded his head and said yes.
Although the nation of the Empire is shabby, it has not forgotten all of its past glory.
The imperial castle is bigger than the royal castle of the kingdom, and the walls surrounding the imperial castle are very strong.
It is a situation where no support can be expected, but it is clear that there will be resistance.
And the demons have no intention of losing power or suffering great damage from the empire.
You must quickly take over this ownerless, signboard empire with minimal damage, form a front line with the fairies, and press them.
‘So Natasha and her family, Belarus, will be able to speak louder.’
The weakness of the fairies is their ‘pride’ that does not know how high the sky is.
Surrendering to the demons would be worse than dying, but the kingdom or empire was destroyed in less than two months, and the elite troops they sent were completely annihilated before that.
In this situation, if you fight another battle and lose one more time.
If that happens to the point where you really can’t do anything about it.
At that time, it might not be an honorable surrender, but a plea for mercy.
Their future, which they never want to think of, but becomes more and more clear as time goes on.
The momentum of the demons approaching every moment is great, and the demon king sitting behind them is a monster that is different from the demon kings they have dealt with so far.
Also, under her, along with many talented people, the only shield that could have stopped the demon king is now flying towards them as an upside-down spear.
In the midst of this, the demon king reached out to the fairy side first.
Although it is limited to Belarus, the Belarusian family is a fairy anyway.
It is said that the prisoners are still living in miserable captivity, but the fairies of the Belarusian family were treated as honored guests rather than prisoners, and returned home with horses and some food and travel expenses.
What would this mean, what would the current demon king want to say?
When given a chance, bow your head on your own, and end it by kneeling at this moment when the card is still in your hand, as you will suffer the worst defeat and hit your head on the ground.
‘Even from the point of view of the fairies, their heads would explode. It’s not that I don’t have the strength to fight to surrender, it’s not that I’m from another race, it’s that I have to kneel before the demons who cursed me like that. But if they resisted to the end, ominously, they could have imagined their feet being shattered as they bumped into each other, and at the end they might be crying with their heads down begging for help.’
Let’s fight like beasts! If there is a prevailing atmosphere, there will be no worries.
The seed of division that Yulia, or Klaus to be exact, had started in Belarus and is now spreading throughout the fairy society.
Even that was not the end of what Klaus was aiming for.
‘The ones who ran away should have reached the fairies by now.’
Nobles who fled from the kingdom, especially the polar aristocratic forces led by Grand Duke Joseph.
They will be shouting resistance and calling out to the fairies every day to fight alongside them.
If they surrendered here, the same thing as the events in the kingdom would surely happen.
He asked if he would spare the fairies when he was the demon king who killed all the nobility of the kingdom.
However, they may not have expected that the claim would be poison to them at all.
Conversely, it means that the demon king harbored hostility towards the nobles of the kingdom.
It’s a fact that everyone knows about her now, but in her past, her human aristocrats in her academy targeted her, and then tried to take her hostage.
In addition to that, she and Klaus, under her command, have a volcanic anger towards the nobles.
It was said that even if the aristocrats surrendered, there could not be an ending like ‘Okay, you and I are friends from now on’.
On the other hand, the fairies have never had a fight with the current demon king, and they do not have an uncomfortable relationship with Klaus.
There is no such thing as ruthless reprisal for surrendering.
Rather, these human aristocrats who have been handed over to them could be the reason for attracting enemies.
Among the fairies, such thoughts were emerging little by little.
‘Divide as much as you like. And think hard about it. After all, this side has no intention of stopping.’
Those who live in their own taste cannot get out of their thoughts.
I have to judge the other person through the other person’s eyes, and if I put it on my standards, I will lose unconditionally.
The fairies couldn’t finish it and eventually they would be defeated in the Second Continental War.
The next day, the Demon Army finally arrived right in front of the imperial castle, and the first thing they asked was their intention to surrender.
After the death of the emperor, the next emperor took the throne, but he was still a child.
Amidst the chaos, of course, hardliners had no choice but to take the lead, and his will to resist became even stronger because of his pride and his belief in the walls of the imperial castle.
“… I don’t know if it’s great or stupid.”
Confirming the enemy’s will to resist, Ferdinand muttered as if he was dumbfounded.
Ashley opened her mouth after preparing to infiltrate secretly.
“Because all the guys in there are far from war. Those who have never fought in the First Continental War, and have no idea what war is like, do you think it’s scary?”
“… Be careful. No matter how much the Empire bastards say they are scarce bastards, there is still such a thing as luck.”
“I’ll break even that luck in two, so don’t worry. When there is a commotion on the wall and the flag is lowered, you send your troops at once and push it back.”
“Is it possible? Even thinking of you, I will enter unconditionally, so hold on well.”
Ashley nodded at Ferdinand’s words and moved with specially selected soldiers.
In the meantime, the rest of the army attacked as much as possible, focusing the enemy’s attention on themselves.
In terms of the number and quality of troops, comparison itself was impossible, but the triple wall and wide moat made up for the difference.
“…”
Klaus sat on the watchtower without giving any command and was observing the battle situation.
Enemies will now pull most of their troops out to the walls where the skirmishes are taking place.
Ashley will not miss the timing, and the walls of the great imperial castle fall.
‘Let’s finish this quickly. Damn, I want to get some rest.’
He didn’t have to pretend to be a hero anymore, so everything became a nuisance to Klaus.
