Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite

Eventually, Rion's position in the Merika Kingdom Intercept was settled down as an intelligence controller. Gathers a variety of information on the battlefield, analyzes it, and advises the commander on what to do based on the analysis.

Just because you have no decision, it's the same. There was a compromise between the king and his surroundings in losing command and holding an obscure post, such as an information controller, to make Lion's war performance less noticeable.

As long as you don't give the war effect, there is no difference in using the power. As a result, only Rion is unsatisfied.

Where he is now is in an unnamed village on the outskirts of the southern kingdom. The village has become abandoned as a result of demonic damage.

Only a handful of the high-level kingdom knows that the deserted buildings in the abandoned village play a central role in the operation of the interception army.

"A unit invading the United States five kilometers west! The number is two hundred!"

Tensions ran into the building upon the report of the messenger. Five kilometers ahead, just beyond your eyes and nose.

"What is the invasion direction?"

The man who returned the question was a member of the Kingdom Intelligence Service. Rion's first request in this battle was the full cooperation of the intelligence department. In response, the king responded with Leon, the head of intelligence, to Leon.

"I'm going north straight!"

"Are there no signs of scouting?"

"Of course, we have it, but it hasn't spread much beyond the direction of invasion."

"I see ... I understand, it was a hard time."

The messengers reported that the tension around them had been relieved at a stretch, believing that the village was unlikely to be found. Meanwhile, Rion has always looked at the map without any apparent tension.

"I heard that you were saved by the enemy's carelessness."

Intelligence's James speaks to Rion.

"Reverse"

With his gaze on the map, Rion uttered the word. With his attitude and negative words, James looks slightly sullen.

"... What is the opposite?"

"Because the enemy does not spy in any direction other than the direction of the invasion, it is afraid to be found here. Be careful, not guarded. Some places in the village to avoid extra spying Seems to be looking up. ''

"Why do you know that?"

"Every enemy unit we've found so far has been sewn to a location in a village or town .... Would you please write down the location of the unit you've found on the map quickly? I'm tired of being "

"……Hey"

Under the direction of James, a subordinate of the intelligence department tries to mark the map.

"A little more right, too far.

Marked on the map according to Rion's detailed instructions. Next to it there are 200 units. The map has a lot of this information.

"I would like a map around you too."

There is not one map. There is also a map of the entire south and a map of the surrounding area. A similar mark was made on the surrounding map.

"Now, the number of troops who have crossed the first line of warning is remarkably one hundred. In total, it is about 25,000."

"... I don't think I could find everything."

It is a cautionary line that has been trained and stretched, but it is still not perfect. Although a significant number of intelligence personnel have been invested in this operation, the border with the Kingdom of Merica is long enough to cover all.

"Yes. At least 30,000. If it's more ..., what about? About 40,000."

"40,000 ... isn't that a little?"

"It's only a path that allows us to invade the surrounding villages and towns unnoticed. We have decided on several invasions in the Kingdom of Merica, and we've sent 200 to 300 units in turn. Is this already obvious? "

"Everyone can see the map."

The lines on the wide area map are concentrated in several places. It is obvious that multiple units are on the same path of invasion.

"If you look for a similar invasion path on the map, you will find at most two places."

"... I'll send you more troops on the same path. Is it still here for a while?"

The Lions are here for a reason. This location is equidistant from each reconnaissance unit on the guard line. It's like being in the middle of an enemy.

"What about that?"

"Forty thousand are too few to drop the royal capital"

"Depending on the method, 30,000 can drop the royal capital."

"What did you say?"

"The defense problem in the kingdom today is not just about the shortage of defense units; there are many people in the royal capital who have fled the area for fear of monsters. Not necessarily. Do you think so? "

"... Is it suspicious of an invading enemy intruder?"

It is up to the intelligence department to prevent it. Rion says it can't. From James's point of view, they seem to be accused of their work.

"It's a possibility. I'll do that, and if I can do that, I can drop 30,000 in the capital."

"We do not allow intruders."

"I see. That's safe."

Rion immediately gives relief to Jame's words. That sounds rather white.

"... I don't trust you?"

"No, but haven't the strangers of our country invaded the capital of the United Kingdom?"

"that is……"

Of course, I send. However, there was resistance to accepting it in words.

"I can't do it because myself can't do it. I don't think so because I'm not confident. Hmm"

“…………”

In the irony of Rion, James lost the word to return. The stranger of the Kingdom of the United States is in the royal capital. That was what I knew. It is the role of the intelligence department to take intelligence measures on that premise.

"Well, the final number doesn't matter now.

"... Can you tell me why?"

"I know how to move the enemy. I secure a vertical safe invasion path, pass several troops there, and gradually merge, about 5,000 per invasion path If all of them are put together, each fight takes too much time to destroy each one. "

"... can you tell the enemy?"

The main point of the interception operation is to destroy each enemy unit that is dispersed and invaded. Of course, it must not be known to other units of the enemy. If the invasion is barred, it is likely that he will retreat. That would not give the devastating blow the king would want.

"Yes. Thousands are hard to destroy, so you have to launch before the numbers are small."

"Annihilation?"

"If you escape the enemy, this attack will bale. You have to kill every single one."

"……So that's it"

"To do that, I want to launch an attack while moving a few hundred.

"Is it up to the front line at once ..."

The interception will be quite before the royal capital. Still, it's a good distance from this location near the southern tip.

"Was you listening? If you were waiting in such a place, the enemy was quite merging. I would launch an attack now."

"While we have time?"

"A messenger for the odd units on the front line. Divide into platoons and go south from your current location. Order to follow the villages and towns. In other words, order to descend south so as not to collide with the British Army."

"... I can't do that."

Swap the positions of the invading troops of the Merika Kingdom and the intercepting troops of the Grand Flam Kingdom. James didn't think it could be done.

"It's your job to be able to do it. Ask your subordinates to order. Destroy all lines of caution. Join the troops and help the southerly as a scout."

"Wait a minute! Doing that will make a big difference to the original plan!"

Discard the warning line you have been preparing. If the number of interception lines is reduced by half, it will be much thinner than the original one. James thinks that the original plan will collapse.

"It's the same. This is the strategy I imagined. The principle of this strategy is to defend it where you can."

"... if you fail"

"If you make contact on the way, you will only fight there. After that, if you always take the lead before the enemy joins as much as possible, what a great deal. If you can go south, you can hit the back of the enemy, I think you can make it bigger. "

Rion returns with no sign of concern, such as James's concerns. It's a place where you don't care, or conversely, you wonder what he cares about.

"... can you do that?"

"I don't say absolutely, but I don't think of impossible strategies."

According to Sol, there is a premise that it is a lion, but he himself is not aware of that.

"... Release the line of warning. Half of each unit should be sent to the front line commander. The content is as declared by Frey's information controller. The other half will join here. Go to! Go! "

Under the direction of Jame, all the intelligence personnel who had been there flew out one after another. What remained there was James and Sor with a grin.

"What?"

Rion doesn't like Sol's smile

"No, I just think it's as expected."

"What, as expected?"

"After all, the strategy you thought of cannot be done by others."

"No, it's the same thing."

"... Who is it?"

"The enemy. We are invading in small units. The reason we are making some decisions is probably because the army being moved is less able to respond on the fly."

"... do you think so?"

Sol cannot judge just by the explanation now. It would be impossible to hear more. Only Lion can determine if they are the same.

"I think. After all, who is the enemy general?"

"Perhaps Olivia Crockford, the princess of the Kingdom of Merica, who is called the War Goddess."

This is just Sol's guess. However, I think this is the only name that Rion would appreciate. The war goddess of the Merika Kingdom, Princess Olivia, the name resounds in the Grand Flam Kingdom. He is one of the best soldiers in the Merika Kingdom.

"Hey. I thought it would be more masculine and gutsy to lead the army with the status of a princess, but that wouldn't be the case with this strategy."

"... I hear you're pretty good."

The goddess of war is not only a competent military, but also a goddess that celebrates its beauty. Knowing this information, Leon considers it a rough character. Sol has no meaning.

"The appearance and personality are different. I see, the princess is the general."

"It's better not to be vigilant as a woman. It's not clear, but the kingdom of the United States has fought many times with the southern nations. I think that is accompanied by

"I'm not on guard. Well, the princess's going to be delayed. You have to move away soon."

"Where are you going?"

"The third command line command post. If possible, I'd like to get out a little earlier, but then the messenger seems to be moving hard."

In other words, the area closer to the royal capital from the third guard line will be the front line of the interception. I wonder why we know that at this point, but Sol stopped listening.

"Why do you know that?"

Jame doesn't keep silent, he just asks his questions.

"……somehow"

The answer was exactly what Sol thought. What can I learn with this? A question that I don't know how many times I thought once again came to Sol's mind.

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With the invasion of the Kingdom of Merica less than half ahead of schedule, Rion is on the offensive. Sol is just stunned by his skill.

Sol thought that the parallel operation of the small unit would be based on Leon's brain and the units capable of moving as limbs, Bandu's territory, but this time it is the Royal Knights Corps. There was concern that it would not go as expected.

Rion easily solved the problem. Rion aimed for an invasion camp. Identify a suitable location for encampment on each invasion path and send scouts there. Arrangements were to be made to recruit nearby troops, if any, after the leading unit camped. Just gather at the destination. A slight gap is not a problem.

All you have to do is wait for the next unit in the Kingdom of Merica to camp and have them attack you. In addition, he instructed him to make a camp and then make a surprise attack at sunrise. No one missed, so they were waiting for the light to become bright, even though it was a surprise.

It is running on all seven of the Merika Kingdom invasion tracts. Where, from where, and how many people to send. All the instructions come out of Rion's head. Regardless of title, the commander of the interceptor was Rion.

"Gather POWs in one place! Hurry!"

In addition, the Grand Flam Kingdom succeeded in a surprise attack. Already with several victories, the response after the victory has been improved.

"Erase the traces of the battle! Don't miss it!"

I'm used to preparing for the next invasion. The tents are cleaned up and all traces that indicate that there was a battle are gone. This must be done thoroughly. Suspicion of the later army of the United Kingdom would ruin the plan.

However, this cannot be continued forever. Once or twice, and if you fight in the same place many times, you will not be able to completely erase traces. If you look carefully, the footprints that have already left around the camp have become anomalous numbers.

"It's time for the tide."

One of the officers leading the raids noticed and muttered. I decided it was impossible.

"Is this the end of the fight?"

Listening to the officer's muttering, one of the knights asked.

"No, no. I'll join other units and go north."

"Is this going north?"

"That's the final battle. It's behind the advance of the invading army of the Kingdom of Merica. So it's a success to beat it to the end."

"Do you mean pinch shooting?"

"I don't think so"

"I wondered what would happen at first, but if you open the lid, this is the result. The commander who thought about this is a terrible person."

"Well, but the battle is not over yet. Don't be careless until the end."

Half of the officer's words are what he tells himself. When he was ordered south, the officer was wondering what would happen. But as a result, they fought their own enemies, only a fifth, and at most a quarter. Because of the battle, there were no casualties, but very few. This should be the same for the other units as they are fighting exactly the same way. On the other hand, the enemy has thus steadily reduced numbers.

Even with caution, he couldn't stop feeling confident of winning. Is it a punishment for such a feeling to be exposed to cold water?

In other words, heaven may be the world. The reasons for getting punishment may not be entirely satisfactory.

"Enemy shadow!"

This was the word of misery.

"If it's an enemy attack ?? From where !? The number !?"

"The direction is north! The number is ... 4,000! No, it still increases!"

"What did you say!?"

Your army is a thousand. It's exactly the opposite of the battle so far, and you will be dealing with many times the enemy. I don't think it's very winning.

"It's withdrawal! す る Retreat quickly! げ Hurry!"

Even if it says retreat, it is the exact opposite of the royal city. As long as the enemy attacks from the north, you have to flee south. The assault squad had nowhere to go, just going south, just being chased by the enemy.

This is not only here. The same situation was happening elsewhere. The return of the Merika Kingdom has begun.