Chapter 275 – Second Battle of Streve (3) *Illustration of Kayla, Bottebae’s Mother-in-Law*
Second Battle of Streve (3)
Puuuuu~~
As the sun rose the next morning, the imperial army’s attack began, just like yesterday.
The Tesseito army guarding Streve also naturally climbed the castle wall and prepared to greet the Balkan army that would rush towards them, but the Balkan army’s attack method was completely different from yesterday.
Teuong~ Shhhhh~ Kwaang! Kwaang!!
Sooooo much~!! Kwaaaaang!!
Every time the catapults moved up and down, huge stones flew through the air and hit the castle walls, and countless arrows flew out to prevent the fortress’s counterattack, threatening the defenders on the walls.
The Duke of Tiruen personally took charge of the defense and re-prepared all night long, and the victory that lasted for several days made Streve Fortress a place where morale was sky-high. However, casualties were inevitable due to the continued militant attacks, one by one. As a result, morale began to decline little by little.
The Tesseito, whose main force was cavalry, lacked the skills to create siege weapons, so they could not properly respond to the advanced Balkan siege weapons.
Unlike Streve, who was the master of the castle during his lifetime, Count Ledelmo, there was no significant growth of the castle at present, and Tiruend only knew the theory and had no experience in fighting a proper castle battle, so he only trusted the castle walls that he had firmly strengthened. I decided to withstand the attack.
‘Ugh… If the enemy’s infantry is sent in and attempts an occupation war as before, we can respond with the water-based weapons we have… But if we continue to do long-distance shooting like that, there is no way for us. They just endure… They won’t be able to continue this attack.’
“Your Excellency Duke! The enemy is not advancing and is only continuing to fire long-distance attacks!! We are also trying to respond, but the Balkans’ offensive is so strong…”
“We must endure!! The enemies are fully aware of the value of this fortress! They will not be able to cause enough damage to completely destroy it! Their intention is to break our morale and then enter the occupation war, so do not ask the soldiers to respond and thoroughly evade. Be consistent! Since there are no rock mountains around here to collect rocks from, they won’t be able to throw rocks infinitely!!”
“Yes! Your Excellency!! I will follow your orders!!”
However, the imperial army’s long-distance offensive continued until noon. The firing rate slowed down a bit due to how many catapults were destroyed, but the huge rocks continued to fly, and Streb’s solid walls were being destroyed little by little.
‘Oh, what happened? How do the Empire supply rocks, so they can keep throwing them like this? Space movement? No… If it were a rock that weighed this much, even if you were that damn Jennifer, your magic power would be depleted after moving 50 of them. No matter how many wizards there are in Balkan, they cannot supply this much rock through spatial movement. How on earth…’
Inside the Balkan Empire army, Marie, who had been urgently summoned at Catherine’s request, stuck out her mouth and summoned a high-ranking earth spirit and continued to compress the soil, literally producing rocks, but the Tesseito army did not know this. There was no way they knew, and even if they knew, there was no way they could do anything.
Kwaaaaang~!! Whoosh
In the end, Duke Tiruen bit his lip as he watched one of the arrow towers collapse, unable to withstand the catapult’s attack.
‘Bulkans!! Are you really going to destroy this fortress? The value of this fortress is probably much higher to you than to us… You guys must have experienced for decades how scary it is to face cavalry in the open grasslands without a proper base. Moreover, you guys would know better than anyone else that without this fortress, your supply route would be completely exposed to our guerrilla troops when invading our country… What on earth are you planning?!!’
It was a very painful experience for Tiruen to have to retreat miserably after losing the base of the County of Akel in the last Battle of Zenon Plains and having his supply attacked by Balkan guerrillas, so he launched an attack with the intention of completely destroying Streve. He unleashed a strong killing spirit towards the Balkan Empire army.
“No more, sir. Over a hundred defenders have already lost their lives. If the damage continues to accumulate like this, the entire fortress will eventually be in danger!! Please allow me and the cavalry to participate!! Quickly destroy the enemy siege engines and archers. I will return after clearing out!!”
In the end, Count Mula, who could not bear the current situation, requested to participate, but Duke Thiruen shook his head.
“Your Excellency!! Even if the walls of this Streb are still strong, if they continue to receive such strong pelting attacks, one side will eventually collapse! Before that happens…”
“No! No matter how much the enemy attacks with only siege weapons, the moment you go to war, the enemy infantry will swarm around you and your cavalry. And if the enemy knight commander Liechtenauer comes running with his knights, your precious life will be in danger. I can’t lose my master like that!!”
“Then I will go to war with Count Mula! The two of us will lead a few knights to support us and keep Liechtenauer in check, while our cavalry will be able to eliminate the enemy siege engines!!”
Following Count Mula, the Marquis of Grace requested to participate, but the Duke of Tiruen continued to block their participation.
“No!! That in itself could be a trap!! And if they continue to insist on this method and lose Streve, it doesn’t matter!! At that time, all we have to do is to completely destroy this fortress while allowing as many troops to escape as possible!! Then All the enemy will take is the dusty ruins of Streve, and all we have to do is rebuild Baron Krais’ castle in the south into a fortress, although it will not serve as a key strategic point for the enemy! We can fully play the role of keeping supply in check. Don’t forget that the most important thing for us in Tesseito is you and our soldiers!!”
“Your Excellency…”
Although their request to participate, full of determination, was rejected, Tiruen’s words moved them, and the Marquis of Grace and Count Mula held the weapons in their hands and bowed before Tiruen.
“From now on, we will reduce the number of defenders on the castle wall by half! Since there is more space, it will be more advantageous to avoid catapults and arrows. And prepare to mobilize the wizards to tear down the castle wall!! If all goes well, give up this fortress. And escape!!”
“Yes!! I will follow Your Excellency’s orders!!”
As they began to move according to Tiruen’s orders, horns sounded once again from the Balkan army camp.
Puuuuu~
“Go, sir!! The catapult attack has stopped! And what you see over there…”
As the catapults retreated, the people coming in front of them were a trio consisting of an elderly, middle-aged knight holding a sword, a silver-haired woman wearing a fancy martial arts uniform, and an unidentified person wearing a long robe covering her face and entire body.
And Duke Tiruen’s eyes widened as he heard the silver-haired woman in the middle run out and shout loudly.
“This is a message to Tesseito-kun!! My name is Catherine Aragorn von Balkan! As empress of the Great Balkan Empire and second-in-command of the Streve Expeditionary Force, I propose a duel to you! Is Tiruen there? If you are there, listen carefully!! You bastards! Didn’t you do something to me last time in Adria? If you want to pay back, come out right away!! If you’re a man, let’s fight against Streb!! You know that if you continue like this, Streb will be destroyed, right? Br〉
“That, that, that bitch!!”
As soon as he saw Catherine, Thiruen felt anger that made her eyes turn upside down and tried to throw away her body.
“Go, Your Excellency! Calm down!! Just as you said, there is no need to take risks and fight a duel. Last time I was offered a duel, the only enemy master was Liechtenauer, but Catherine Aragorn intervened. If it were…”
“That’s right. Moreover, I don’t know who the mysterious person over there is, but judging from the fact that he came out with Lichtenauer and Aragorn, it is presumed that the author is also a master-level powerhouse! We can’t rule out the possibility that it is Eliza, the First Empress!”
Tiruen took a deep breath and tried to calm his anger at the words of Count Mula and Marquis Grace, who tried to dissuade him.
‘Phew… Yeah. It’s best to win the duel and completely preserve Streve… But there’s no need to get caught up in the numbers of your enemies. They are also showing force against us because if they completely destroy Streb, the purpose of their expedition will disappear… To that extent…’
Tiruen could barely control his anger and made a rational decision, but Catherine’s words that followed were enough to blow away his reason.
“Oh, that’s right!! Tiruen, you say you’re no longer a man? You said you got beaten by my husband on the plains of Zenon and your balls were cut off? Hahawhat about your wife who only trusts you and is waiting for you in Carmarthen? Where are you going when I hear that you don’t satisfy me? Are you cheating on me with a big servant? I’m sorry, I told you from the beginning that you can’t satisfy your wife. I guess your secret hobby is watching her having sex with another man. Furthermore, I heard you were hitting~ Puhahahahaha”
It was hard to believe that it had come out of the empress’s mouth, but Tiruen was so angry that he couldn’t care about such things.
“You, you, crazy galboy!! How dare you kill me and my wife again!!!”
The part of yourself that is disgusting. Inferiority feeling that she might not be able to satisfy her wife due to her small penis. The hurt of being unable to have children of her own thanks to the injuries suffered by Yuno. She is a beautiful wife who loves herself nonetheless.
Tiruen, who was touched by Catherine’s disgust, threw a fit and jumped down the castle wall. Count Mula and the Marquis Grace, who were shocked by this, also jumped down the castle wall to protect Tiruen, and the Battle of Streve took a new turn. .
*Botebae’s mother-in-law, Kayla illustration*
*Botebae’s mother-in-law, Kayla illustration, Bani ver*
