Chapter 281 – Battle of Yeongji #2
Assuming that the neighboring lord will wager a fief, he must act quickly.
It is a fact that the number of soldiers is less than that of them. If so, you have no choice but to act thoroughly and reverse the inferiority.
“Saintess. From now on, it’s no exaggeration to say that the saintess is the acting lord. Please take good care of the territory.”
“Okay… Ha. The thought of falling already makes me depressed.”
“What can I do? I’m a general.”
First of all, I am the demon king and the saintess is my subordinate, but at this point, the one who can better rule the territory is not me, but the saintess.
So, let her saintess sit as her lord’s deputy, and I must go forth as a general. So you’re not a demon king, but a demon general? It’s a name that somehow seems to like beef.
Anyway, you have to lead the military and go to the border area to prepare for battle.
“Thank you very much. I will come and visit you to pet you.”
“Ah…”
As I talked while touching her ear, the saintess who became her hazy eyes blushed and took my hand.
The loyalty of her saintess is literally sky-high.
Nothing to worry about.
“Then let’s go.”
After greeting the saintess and her, I led my soldiers and departed. Time is night. All preparations for marching during the day have been completed. Since it’s an army of monsters, it’s best to move at night.
Backfire invincibility.
It’s the first time we’ve had a full-scale war out there like this, but we always have. Starting from the first fight, I gained experience by winning step by step.
If we win this war… Yes.
Will become more certain.
Possibility of world domination.
* *
Of course, as a modern man, I need a cheat key to win against the brutal medieval lords who have fought countless wars.
ㅡ Buuuuung.
It is also a cheat key called map hack.
“Demon Lord God Pixie flight.”
Should I say border?
First of all, since it belongs to the same country as the lord over there, it feels a bit like saying it’s a border. Even so, if you shorten the word boundary of a territory, it becomes an honorable land, but this doesn’t stick to your mouth.
Let’s just call it a border.
Arriving at the border anyway, I flew using the pixies. It’s also very classy. I had the pixies hold up a chair with a rope attached to it and observed the terrain while looking at the ground from the air.
“Demon King! It’s too heavy!”
“Isn’t it a bit like dragging it out with 4 people? Okay. I’ve seen it all. Let’s go down slowly.”
“Yes!”
At my command, the pixies slowly put me down.
“Whoa. This is the power of the demon king.”
“How was it? The terrain.”
“Well, that’s just right. I like the fact that the territory was divided into two based on the mountain range.”
This is the northernmost tip of the Barony of Piquell.
Go upstairs and you’ll find Baron Helson. The border was divided by a mountain range, and from the sky, I could see that there were about two places that could be used as roads.
Of course, I’ll have to look elsewhere, but in Vanessa’s opinion, there’s a high probability of using this route when moving troops.
“Let’s see. I’m sure there are a couple of trails that could be used as marching routes. Vanessa expects them to use this one, right?”
“Well, that’s right. It’s not like yesterday or today that the Territory War takes place. Baron Helson used this road often.”
“Okay.”
Then there is a high probability that it will be used again.
“So. How can I win?”
“Yes. What.”
After reading the terrain, I got a rough idea of how to fight.
A road through the mountains. We must attack here. As long as hundreds of troops are moving, supply routes will inevitably be created.
Because you can’t ride a mountain where the wagon isn’t maintained. There is a high probability that it will be used this way.
It knows the path the enemy will come in, and on both sides of the path is made up of mountain ranges. And if you pass this road, you will come to a plain.
You should use this information.
You can’t beat them no matter what in the plains. You should definitely see the match on this road.
“Set traps on this road. Troops will be deployed on the mountain ranges on either side. And also on the plains in front of the road, we’ll have to set a lot of traps.”
The basic plan is this.
Pouring their full power as they pass through the road.
“I see. But if we can’t annihilate the enemies here, we’ll allow the invasion. From here to the Baron, it’s all plain, so no ambush or raid is possible. There’s no choice but to break through.”
“That’s a reasonable opinion.”
But it is a story of a battle between humans.
“But there are many different races in our army.”
In my invincible Culse army, there are many special types of soldiers made up of monsters. Pixies and Fallen Angels. There are dryads as well as kobolds. Even Lamia.
“Gyuil.”
“Gyusat! Kobold command awaiting!”
“Do you want to dig a little bit for a while?”
“I couldn’t dig, so moths stung! Gyusat!”
“Dig the ground as directed!”
“Kyushaaaaa!!!”
Gyu-il always whined that it was difficult when he was digging in the dungeon, but since he came to the castle, he didn’t do any construction work, so he was rather overcome by the urge to dig.
“Gyusaaaaa!”
“Kyussaaaaa!”
The kobolds, who had been able to sell the land for the first time in a while, roared high. Digging is a kobold’s instinct. They can dig faster than trained humans.
“Sharan. Sharan has work to do too.”
“Chara! Sharan are both working hard!”
Hehe, yes.”
Sharan’s power is also there, and Rumika is there too. If you have Lumica, you don’t have to worry about drinking water for supplies.
“I’m going to have to start with the construction here. Buri. You guys help with the construction too.”
“Keruk! I know!”
He drew tactics in his head as he gave orders to his men. If you use the troops you have, crushing the enemy army is no big deal.
Hundreds of troops?
Even if you lose even 10% of them, it is no different from losing. It’s something our army can do enough. I thought of tactics like that, deployed traps, and planned the strategy.
Analyze based on what I’ve experienced so far and find a way to win.
* *
“Brother Culce. Baron Helson’s army is preparing to launch. It will probably start marching soon.”
“Soon.”
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t get more details.”
I don’t even want to go there
“It’s okay. Just keep an eye on them like that. Just knowing which way they’ll come in helps a lot.”
“Yes!”
In the meantime, I’ve been all the way around the border area, preparing all the routes that they can infiltrate. Traps were set, and camps were also set. And mock training was also practiced several times.
All my soldiers are veterans.
That much training can follow.
“Hmm…But it’s a bit strange to only play defensive battles like this.”
Come to think of it, the enemies try to attack us first, but we have to defend ourselves. When I think of that, I feel anger because my pride is hurt.
In the future, there will be things to take the lead.
However, we have no such experience. Although I have subdued monster tribes, I have no experience of beating an enemy lord.
Good night. After this job, let’s do some training there. You should also train to directly attack the opponent’s territory.
But breaking through head-on would be a bit too much… Do you really need a special warfare?
“Ah.”
My dark elf special forces.
How about using this unit to sabotage, or terrorize, enemy territory? Even if the nimble and strong Dark Elves infiltrated the facility at night and set fire to the stable, it would be of great help.
When a war is imminent, such a terror could blow away our combat power.
This idea springs up. Well, I don’t have anything to write about right now, but whenever I think of something like this, I have to write it down.
“Culce oppa? What are you thinking?”
“Uh. No. Just thinking of tactics.”
“As expected! Culse oppa is a great general! He has the qualities of a general!”
Hehe, stay here too. Everything will be like this.”
“Yes! Your mother, the Duchess, is also very proud of you! I want to talk to you again next time!”
“Then you should.”
That’s how I talked to Karti.
“By the way, Culce oppa. Do you have any plans after defeating Baron Helson?”
“Actually, that’s the biggest problem.”
I even drew a winning picture. If you use my tactics and the morale characteristics of each class, you can win. Because we have that much potential and odds.
But what if you destroy Baron Helson’s forces?
Victory is victory, but our skills are still not enough to lead my troops there and capture the castle.
Right now, it’s very difficult to rule two territories at the same time. Physically impossible
“I’m thinking about what it might be good for. It’s going to be difficult to occupy it. Even if it’s actually occupied, it’s a problem to rule it.”
I’m so worried about consulting.
“Culse oppa. Then.”
“Well?”
“Negotiate.”
Karti said so.
“Negotiation?”
“It’s to extort compensation. Maybe Baron Helson will also participate, but capture him and demand a ransom. It takes a lot of money to run a territory. Likewise, you need a lot of money to grow your power.”
“Just ask for money.”
Surely that would be convenient.
“But then the back of the head is itchy again.”
If the enemy is left alive, he will always be stabbed in the back of the head. Or, I can imagine the sight of other nobles eating the empty estate… If there was a guy who took on such a fisherman’s attitude, not only would my stomach hurt a lot, but that bastard who swallowed Baron Helson’s estate and grew up would be another threat.
“Even the real Demon King has a lot to do.”
“Originally, Culse oppa. He has to calculate and think about all of those things so he can become a great king.”
Anyway, let’s focus on the battle for now.
