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Chapter 39 – 04. Golden Home (錦衣還鄕).

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“It’s information that the enemy is defending Korra. Be careful.”
“Don’t worry, sister. There are many talented generals, aren’t they?”
“Whoops. That’s right. Aran, if you miss your sister’s body, feel free to use the interrogation as an excuse…”
“Good-bye.”

As always, Illyana was talking nonsense.
Aran waved her hand at her and said goodbye.

The 70,000-strong army led by Aran left Roishi Castle and began marching toward the north.

“Count Hancock.”
“Your Highness.”
“Why are your clothes like that?”
“What do you mean?”
“I think you know better.”

While moving on her horse, Aran’s gaze kept diverging to the side, although it shouldn’t be.
It was because Count Hancock was wearing a strange (?) Costume.

No, actually, rather than being weird, it’s a pleasant outfit from Aran’s point of view.

“Is there anything wrong? Where is the problem? Please let me know, Your Highness.”

There is nowhere to turn your gaze.
Because her fair skin her is half exposed over her breasts her.
To the extent that you can see the pink top.

‘You can already see it when you know it’s pink!’

If you look carefully, you can see a little bit.

Not only that, but her strong abs and navel her were boldly exposed, so it was a really shameless outfit.

“I think it’s her problem from head to toe.”
“Ah~ You wouldn’t be able to understand if you said it in such a comprehensive way. Please tell me clearly by part.”
“…Count.”
“Yes. Your Highness.”
“Aren’t you related to your mother or something?”
“Oh, if that’s the case, it’s a very honorable thing, but unfortunately it’s not. Rather, there is a history of bloody battles with His Majesty.”
“That’s right.”

But how come their personalities are so similar?
It is clear that the blood was mixed without knowing it.

“Don’t you think there’s a problem with that kind of outfit in the army?”
“Why?”
“That’s… Not too shameless!”
“They’re all women anyway.”
“……I-I’m here.”
“Then, consider it a gift to Her Highness her.”
“A gift!”
“If anything, even tonight…It’s red…”
“Why do you actually say balgre!”

Is strong
Don’t get tired

Eventually Aran gave up.
It is also difficult to win over a talkative woman.
Especially the 4th dimension like Hancock.

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After a full day of marching, they arrived at the military camp in Roana Province. There were already 150,000 troops stationed there.

“There are a few wounded.”
“Since Her Highness Princess Illyana ordered a diversion operation, it seems that the damage was probably caused at that time.”

Around the time I was chatting with Hancock, several women came running from the military camp.

“Meet Your Highness!”

The women lowered themselves as if they were about to bow.

“Stand up everyone. You’ve worked hard on the battlefield.”
“No, Your Highness. I just did what I had to do.”

Aran gave his weary soldiers a rest and headed to the meeting room with Hancock.

“Previously, Her Highness Princess Illyana ordered Korra to be attacked, but the enemy was so stubborn that she was unable to capture it.”

He simply gave such instructions with a diversion, but if he could invade or capture it, there is nothing better than that.
However, beyond Chora, it was the province of Sroydia, where the capital was located, so the defense was very solid and the number of troops was relatively large.

In addition, because it is close to the capital, it was very difficult to capture it because it could receive help from the capital’s defense forces in case of emergency.

“How much damage did you take?”
“I think the enemy would have suffered more damage, but there were about 5,000 casualties.”
“Okay.”
“Is Your Highness going to Korra from now on?”
“Yes. I will lead 70,000 and march across Korra to capture the king.”
“Then, at least until we capture Korra, we will help you. Combined, it’s a large army of over 200,000, so we should be able to capture it.”

Certainly, with their help, the conquest would be much smoother.

“Your Highness, you don’t have to go beyond Korra.”

Hancock picked up a spot on the map.

“As you can see, the province of Troyes is also connected by road with the capital city.”
“However, it may end up being followed by the enemy. The army in Korra is not just a small army, it is a large army. We must not leave it behind.”
“Isn’t that something that can be covered by you? If you divide 150,000 into two and keep Korra and Karma in check, it will be possible.”
“Hmm…”

Complex.
It is not easy to attack one place because the fats are so close together.
It would have been a much tougher war if the enemy had not destroyed 50,000 troops in the previous battle.

After thinking about it, Aran came to a conclusion.

“The order given to me is to advance to the city and capture the king. Even if the enemy’s army remains, if the king is captured, the war is over. So speed is important.
It gets even more annoying when Korra’s forces assemble with the Capital Defense Forces. Before that, I will strike and capture the king.”
“What if…?”
“Let’s use a bucket. Viscount, please join forces with the soldiers I brought and attack the province of Cora. ​​I will lead 100 knights and 10,000 cavalry to penetrate Troyes and attack the city.”
“Your Highness! It’s too dangerous!”

To bring 70,000 and leave, and only take 10,000 cavalry.
Yes, of course, cavalry is powerful.

But that’s a story in plains.
Attacking the capital means attacking the castle after all, but cavalry was not very meaningful in siege warfare.

“That’s right! Cavalry is originally intended to annihilate infantry, and siege warfare is absolutely incompatible! No matter how important speed is…”
“If it’s a castle wall, I can break through it.”

However, Aran was boastful.
Ballista is a great skill that can create tunnels by piercing mountains. Walls can also be destroyed.

Only,

Unless you have a shield.

“Your Highness. If you’re talking about ballistas, all castles are lined with wizards’ shields! One or two ballistas can’t penetrate a castle!”

Rarely did Hancock dry himself with a straight face.

Are you going to attack the castle with cavalry? No matter how you think about it, it’s reckless.

“In the first place, the castle’s shield is maintained by hundreds of wizards of tier 3 or higher clinging to it, so even if you pour over 100 ballista shots, it cannot be penetrated!”

The siege is like this.

The shield spread over the enemy’s castle was somehow interpreted by the wizards of the allies, and the mana formula used was released, destroying the shield.
When the enemy’s shield is released through him, he launches a large-scale attack to destroy the castle or climb up the ladder to attack.

You can never attack a castle simply by dragging cavalry.

“If that’s the case, I know. But don’t worry, I have ideas.”
“…”

Nevertheless, Aran showed strong confidence.

Hancock and the viscount were about to say something, but stopped after seeing Aran’s expression of his.
It was a useless expression.

“…I understand. Your Highness. Then, in three days, I will lead the army in an all-out attack on Korra.”
“Yes. Please.”

She vowed to be firm with her knights.
Protect Aran no matter what.
If Aran died in the castle for no reason, the arrow might come back to him.

‘…What strategy are you thinking about…’

It was the same with Hancock.

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“Master.”
“Did you bring it?”
“Yes.”

Ekaterina crossed her legs.
Her dress lifted up her, exposing the line of her giddy legs her.

“Currently, the enemy is deploying about 210,000 soldiers in Roana, about 80,000 in Roish, and about 150,000 in Logos. A total of about 440,000 soldiers are deployed.”
“440,000…”

She bit her lip.

I thought it would be around 300,000 at best, and I thought that was huge, but it was 440,000.
There was no means in Throdia to stop such a large army.

“Whoa… This must be reinforced by the Mei Empire. Otherwise, this country will disappear before I become king.”
“…”
“How are the current trends?”
“Everyone is tense and moving around, so it looks like a major attack is about to begin.”
“Now that you’ve taken over the Logos, you’re saying you’re not going to stop there.”
“Anyway, it seems that they intend to completely end the war with this march.”
“That’s right. They’ve already maintained a large army for three years. The cost must have been enormous.”
“Especially, the movement of Roana, where the largest number of troops are gathered, is unusual. I think we will attack within a few days.”
“Hmm… If it comes, it’ll be Kora. If we don’t get rid of that place, we’ll be back…”

She got up from her seat her.

Then she left the room and headed towards the presence of her mother her, Queen Yerina.

Coincidentally, the Queen was discussing her countermeasures her with her nobles her.

“Majesty.”
“…Ekaterina. What’s the matter?”
“We have received information that the enemy is approaching right in front of us.”
“In front of you?”
“Yes. Your Highness. There is news that 220,000 troops are gathered in the Roana region.”

She held out the information sheet she had received from Hassan to Yerina.

Yerina I didn’t like Ekaterina, but she accepted it obediently because of the situation.

“…This…!”
“Your Highness. No matter how strong the defense of the capital city is, there is no chance of winning against an army of 220,000.”

She caught her breath for a moment.

“I feel like it would be good to break down immediately.”
“What, what? Pacheon?!”
“He-heh!! What kind of absurd words are you talking about!! It’s Pacheon!”

Naturally, there was a fierce backlash.
But despite the backlash, she was confident.

“If the King is captured! The war is over!! If Your Highness is captured, who will take care of this country and its people!”
“Lowering…!”

The nobles and the queen also opened their eyes wide.