Chapter 238 – Zenon Plains Restoration War [Battle of Enakan Plains (2)] *Illustration by 5th Corps Commander Joachim Joshua*
Zenon Plain Restoration War 〈 Battle of Enakan Plain (2)〉
At the same time that the cavalry was dispatched from the right side of the imperial army’s main base, the imperial army’s main base also began to advance.
As the imperial army’s heavy infantry, packed much more tightly than usual, advanced with great pressure, fear began to settle in the eyes of Tesseito’s army as they watched it.
“Soldiers in the center, take only five steps forward!! The left and right ends should hold their current positions, and the entire line should prepare to meet the enemy with their shields connected to each other!!”
However, under the instructions of the Marquis of Grace, which came at the right time, the infantry of Tesseito’s army gritted its teeth and took formation according to the order.
The Marquis of Graze led the soldiers as instructed by the Duke of Tiruen the day before, and as the soldiers moved according to his orders, the formation of the Tesseito army’s infantry naturally changed from a straight formation to a crescent shape with a slightly protruding center. 〈 Br〉
“The second and third rows should prepare to absorb shock by keeping a slight distance from the front!! Be prepared for shock from the enemy!!”
As the formation of the Tesseito Army’s infantry changed, the eyebrows of Baron Heist, commander of the 6th Corps, who was looking at the enemy at the front of the Imperial Army, twitched.
“Don’t panic!! Your only mission is to defeat the enemy in front of you!! Don’t forget that our 6th Corps has the honor of standing at the forefront and defeating His Majesty’s enemies!!”
Although it was a vanguard that seemed certain to die, the imperial army’s eyes began to shine intensely again at Baron Heist’s order.
And finally, the infantry of the two armies clashed, and the Enakan Plain, where beautiful wild flowers were in full bloom, was instantly transformed into a cruel landscape with cut and torn flesh rolling around and hot blood forming a river.
“Die!! Our 6th Legion will personally tell you what the price is for daring to invade the Balkan Empire ruled by His Majesty the Great Emperor!!”
“You bastards!! The Zenon Plain originally belonged to our Tesseito Kingdom!! We will make you regret attacking our Tesseito Kingdom army!!”
Kwaang!! Kwaang!!
Shields clashed with shields, the two armies tangled together, and sharp spear blades stabbed in from behind, taking each other’s lives.
And of course, it was the Balkan army that benefited from the first conflict.
“Push!! Show them the power of the Imperial Legionnaires!!”
The impact of the Balkan Empire’s heavy infantry, which was packed much more tightly than usual, was enormous.
Originally, the Balkan Empire Army had a larger body size on average than the Tesseito infantry, but after a year of basic training, the legionnaires’ bodies became more bulky, so the Tesseito heavy infantry that encountered the imperial heavy infantry continued to be pushed back. There was.
“The front line is being pushed back!! The second line should slowly support the front line and overlap their shields to block their long spear attacks!!”
“Focus on defense!! Don’t forget our role!! Don’t forget that your job is to hold out as long as possible!!”
However, Tesseito’s Crescent Square effectively absorbed the impact force of the Imperial Legionnaires.
‘As expected, he is the Duke of Tiruen!! With this, you can defend against the Vulcan army’s attacks as efficiently as possible and buy time!! And if it only buys time… For us…’
Tesseito’s army was withstanding the imperial army’s attack much better than he expected.
If it had been a normal square formation, the rear ranks would have been pushed together and the soldiers falling one by one would have been breached, but the empty space created by the crescent-shaped formation formed according to Tiruen’s advice absorbed the impact of the front rows being pushed out, and after being pushed back to a certain extent, the empty space was created. As the rear ranks supported them again, Tesseito’s army focused only on defense, drew a line, and began a fierce battle with the Balkan army.
As his corps was unable to break through, Baron Heist, commander of the 6th corps, became increasingly anxious.
‘We shouldn’t go like this… If we can’t break through here, it will be difficult for our main army to move… We have to somehow create space for the 5th Corps behind us to break through.’
Behind the 6th Corps, which was at the forefront, the 5th Corps, tasked with breaking through, was waiting, and instead of spears and tower shields, they formed their units mainly with light weapons such as heavy swords and round shields that were effective in close combat, waiting for one place to be breached. There was.
Baron Heist, who was watching the battlefield with anxious eyes, finally made a decision and drew his sword.
“Concentrate your attack in the center!! Deploy only the minimum number of troops on the left and right sides!! Concentrate all other troops in the center and break through them with force!!”
Following his orders, the imperial army quickly changed its formation.
As the troops concentrated in the center, the formation of the 6th Corps naturally changed from a square formation to a square formation, and they attempted to break through quickly upon the command of the corps commander.
“Punch through!! Push their shields up!!”
Tesseito’s heavy infantry also tried to prevent the 6th Corps from breaking through by concentrating their forces in the center, but soon they realized that they were one step too late.
Kwaang~!!
“The 6th Corps has penetrated the center!! The 5th Corps must charge and strike the enemy’s center!! Especially focus on the enemy’s archers and war horses!!”
When the report that the enemy had been penetrated was heard with a loud impact sound, Mayer gave the order to the 5th Corps waiting in the center to go to war and at the same time looked at Marie, who was waiting at the command post.
“Her Royal Highness. I ask you to do what I told you before!”
“Hehe! Is it finally my turn to step forward? Silairon!! Bring on the wind!!”
The upper spirit of wind summoned by Mari formed a powerful wind blowing from the sandy beach along the Supuda River next to the battlefield.
Hwieeeee~~
The sandstorm caused by Silairon struck the soldiers of both armies on the battlefield, blocking their vision at the same time.
“Ugh!! I can see sand!!”
“I can’t open my eyes!! Damn it!! I can’t see anything!!”
When the Teseito army was taken aback by the sudden sandstorm, the infantry of the 5th Corps succeeded in squeezing through the gap and penetrating inside the formation.
“Kill all those Tesseito!! I am by your side!! For His Majesty the Emperor!!”
The 5th Corps light infantry led by the 5th Corps commander, Joshua Arnim, stabbed Tesseito’s army in the back with the heavy sword they were carrying, and the Tesseito army, whose vision was blocked by the sandstorm, began to suffer helplessly from the swords of the imperial army attacking from behind.
Wow!! Wow!!
“Aaaaah!! It’s the enemy!! The enemy has invaded!!”
“Damn we can’t see anything!! How are they attacking us!!”
Under Mayer’s instructions, the soldiers of the 5th Corps had hoods wrapped around the underside of their helmets, and since the hoods effectively blocked the sand, they were able to move freely from the sand wind and cut down the Teseito army.
However, Teseito-gun also did not sit still.
Hehe~! Suddenly!
“W-what… My neck…”
Shake it off!
A soldier of the 5th Corps who was trying to cut down Teseito’s army fell down holding his neck, and at the same time, several imperial soldiers around him fell to the ground together.
“Oh, it’s the master!! The master of Tesseito has appeared!!”
It was the Marquis of Grace, commander of the Tesseito infantry, who cut down the 5th Legion soldiers.
“Now is the time!! Drive out the enemies who have invaded Jinan and form a new formation!! After forming the front line again, slowly retreat back 100 meters!!”
It was obvious that if all 8,000 soldiers were allowed to break through, the formation would collapse, and they would be routed, so he appeared on the battlefield in person with his knights, and they slaughtered the imperial troops at random, forcing the infantry under his command to reorganize their formation.
It bought me time.
As the sandstorm gradually subsided, the Tesseito infantrymen, who had regained their visibility, came to their senses one by one, and succeeded in forming a front line again by randomly massacring the 5th Corps soldiers who had succeeded in breaking through to the inside of the camp.
And inside, the commander of the 5th Legion, Joachim, was receiving the sword from the Marquis of Grace, who was targeting his subordinates.
Kaaang~!!
“Hoo~ Block my sword? You bastard! What’s your name!”
‘Keuuuuu!! They say he’s a master… There’s really no monster… I’d like to join him once… But if he dies here, the army will collapse… So not here!!’
Instead of answering the Marquis Grace who asked about his identity, the commander of the 5th Corps threw something from his chest at him.
Wedge! Boom!!
When something flew at his head, the Marquis Graze reflexively raised his sword to block it, and his vision was blocked by the powder spewing out from within.
And the 5th Corps commander took advantage of the opportunity and succeeded in cutting down two Tesseito infantrymen and escaping outside.
“I’m a little late, but I’ll answer you!! My name is Joachim Joshua!! I’m the eldest son of Count Joshua, and I’m the commander of the glorious 5th Legion appointed by His Majesty the Emperor!! Although I’m stepping down now because I’m not good enough… Hey!!”〈 Br〉
Joachim, the commander of the 5th Corps, who was running away while spouting a typical villain’s line, slightly cut off the tip of his hair and ran away again while screaming due to the sword energy passing by, and the Marquis of Graze vented his anger, saying that he would definitely cut down the enemy who played a trick on him someday. He began slaughtering all the remaining imperial troops.
“Step back!! This is the commander’s order!!”
“Never look back!! You must aim your weapon at the enemy and keep pace with your colleagues next to you!!”
Minor was lost in thought as he watched the Tesseito army slowly retreat due to the Marquis of Graze’s fierce battle, this time forming a front line with the imperial army in the shape of an inverted crescent.
‘Hmm, it’s a lot better than I thought. I thought that if the 6th Corps held back with force and the 5th Corps broke through, it would just collapse… But even so, nothing would change. We just press down on the enemy!!’
“4th Corps Commander!! 7th Corps Commander!”
When I waited at the command center next to Meyer’s call, the 4th Corps commander, Baron Grossman, and the 7th Corps commander, Baroness Claudia, came running.
“Old! Excellency!! The 4th Corps is ready at any time!! Order!”
“The 7th Legion is also ready!! Please give orders!”
In preparation for a possible surprise attack by the enemy at the rear of the army, Mayer called in all the remaining corps commanders in the main camp except for the 8th corps, which was in charge of the reserve unit in charge of pursuit in case the enemy was defeated, and gave an order.
“The 4th and 7th corps join the 6th corps and break through the enemy’s main base!! Crush the enemy with your mass!!”
“Old! Excellency!”
Mayer stood up, looking at the corps commanders running out of his command post after hearing his orders.
“Mama Empress!! I am sorry, but may I borrow your bodyguard, Vice Captain Amin, for a moment?”
Mayer knelt in front of Yuria and asked her to send the vice-captain of the Guard Knights to the front line, and Yuria stood up and looked at Viscount Amin.
“Viscount Amin. I have a favor to ask!”
Meanwhile, on the right side of the imperial army, a fierce battle of death and death was taking place between cavalry units.
*Illustration of Count Joachim Joshua, commander of the 5th Legion
