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After the placement of personnel for the left and right interests, there was a specific practice meeting. We discussed how many lines of dust we were going to have and where we were going to place them. In fact, this was something Albrecht had been discussing since before he arrived, rather than discussing it.
After the meeting, the other lords left, and Albrecht and Zigmund were left alone in the command barracks. Albrecht said first.
“I have a favor to ask. ”
Sigmund looks at the map without even giving Albrecht a look.
“without asking the king? ”
Albrecht turns his gaze toward the tent of the barracks.
“You want me to say I did something wrong? ”
Zigmunt smiles slightly at Albrecht's words.
“Haha, yeah, let's not get into any stupid fights. I don't like this either. ”
Zigmunt gets up from his seat and brings back liquor and glasses from inside the barracks. He pours two glasses and hands one to Albrecht.
“What do you have to ask? ”
Albrecht did not take a drink and said,
“There's a village called Wittenheim. The villagers called Penbach built this town to escape the angry lord's slaughter. If I win the war by raising a ball, I want you to acknowledge it as a formal town. ”
A request like this had to be made in advance, whether he won the war or not. It was not because he drank Kim Chik Soup, but because after the war it could be more intense than the war.
Zigmunt goes back to his seat and sits roughly in a loosened position. A somewhat awkward posture compared to a formal appearance created a unique atmosphere. He tilts his head in Albrecht's words.
“Is that all? ”
“That's it. ”
Sigmund takes a sip of wine and says,
“Can you tell me why? ”
“You won't understand if I tell you. I owe them for months, and I'm just paying them back because I'm in trouble. ”
Albrecht nods as he sweeps his beard.
“Noble. I used to be. But it's best not to be too considerate to the common people. It's crawling.”
Albrecht sees Zigmunt again. Regardless of how he looked at the commoners' point of view, it was his own affair, but for once it was a bit surprising that he empathized with what he had once said.
Zigmunt continued.
“Where do you belong? ”
“I heard it was Oberburn. ”
“If you win the war, the land is yours. ”
“I don't want to get there. ”
“Then transfer it to someone else. Give it to the beggars or sell it to the merchants. It's your job. ”
Albrecht was cautious and bold, and sometimes meticulous and at the same time refreshing. It seemed to have many facets, perhaps contradictory, in one body.
Albrecht pours his drink all at once and says,
“Thank you. But I have one question for you. ”
Sigmund said, still sipping a drink.
“Tell me.”
Albrecht glances at him boldly.
“How far are you willing to go? ”
Zigmunt smiles and says without panic.
“Usually, those who are good at fighting are simple, but you're as smart as they are. ”
Albrecht stares at him silently and waits for an answer. Zigmunt continued.
“You have to guess from there. But I don't want you to fight me. I like you. ”
Finally, Zigmunt drank all the liquor that was left in the cup at once. Albrecht makes a light funeral and leaves the command barracks.
As Albrecht stepped out of his command barracks, the sun was already almost halfway to the top. You take Randolph to the Forge, find some armor and put a coat on him. He doesn't have any crest. First, you draw the Hoen-Carltern crest.
In fact, drawing a family crest represented a nobleman or a member of that family. Albrecht didn't want to get caught up in that format. I just drew it because the circus was empty.
And there were hardly ever any seed rides, but Randolph was even in the army. He was not only formally sworn in, he was like a skill, shape or knight.
Albrecht has gone to his barracks and is fully armed with Randolph's help. Then you take the Stable and assemble the Knights of the Right wing on Schwarz. It was approximately 70. They were mostly lawyers or knights from the family.
I heard that there were over 30 knights on the left, and that the total number of knights was considerably larger than 100, and that the number of knights was almost the same as King Leopold.
“I don't know if you've heard, but this is Albrecht von Hoenclatern, who's now in charge of the new right wing. I want to agree with you without saying a word. ”
They heard the rough news and were not surprised about the new commander, but looked at Albrecht with a sort of anticipated glance at the famous article.
I come out to the plains behind the outpost and train for the Knights' Charge, where everyone breaks twelve columns in waves before Albrecht arrives. It was a way to hit the heat at the highest speed by increasing the speed on the way to breaking news.
Albrecht and Randolph had just gotten used to it a few times, but one of the knights asked a question.
“Will the commander charge himself? ”
“I see.”
The knights had a shivering expression. Another driver said:
“Charging Knights is dangerous. The commander is on a dance mission, but if one thing goes wrong, who's in charge? ”
Albrecht said not only that, but everyone.
“Listen up, everyone. We are outnumbered. However, the number of articles is similar. That means winning or losing depends on how we fight. At the crucial moment, if you want to attack the enemy's weakness without delay, you have to do it yourself. If there was a way I could just command from behind and win, I would, but I don't know how. Let me know if you have any other opinions. ”
The knights were speechless. They were just saying it on a common sense ship, just fighting the way they had always done it, no tactical concepts.
Not only was Albrecht threshing on a straight line, but he also wedge-wrapped all 70 knights and practiced turning from the front peak. I focused more on wedges than straight lines.
Charging into a straight line is impossible to redirect, but it was a shock-attacking attack to crush the enemy's dust.
On the other hand, the wedge-type charge was able to turn from person to person depending on the person standing on the vertex, and was able to break the formation by piercing the gap of the enemy by focusing on the breakthrough rather than the impact.
However, it was a difficult tactic because the person standing at the top had to have the ability to accurately judge the situation in the field and the courage to dare to charge through gaps. And wedge-type vertices were the most dangerous locations with the highest mortality rates.
Nevertheless, Albrecht used the wedges because he thought that the wedges could draw out his full potential, even though the straight lines were just one individual in a row.
It is not that there are no wedges in this world, but it is strange and confusing that articles that I have practiced my whole life in one form because of the time when information is not properly communicated. They trained along Albrecht with half the anticipation.
Albrecht had an operational meeting in the morning, had lunch with the soldiers, and trained with the knights in the afternoon.
Operations meetings had to constantly check for the same content. It was to keep it in my head, and to naturally connect the left and right wing. Other changes were checked and checked.
Otto was not particularly resistant or uncomfortable with Zigmunt. He simply inspects his left-wing troops and conducts the training.
However, the pilgrims came to Zigmunt every day to ask and kiss each other, and every day, Zigmunt became almost like a king. The young king had never seen him leave the tent.
Then one day, in the second half of February, it became March. Two weeks later, King Leopold's army appeared on the horizon.
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Finally, the young king had a force of more than 700, with 300 deployed to the left and center, 200 to the right.
Deployments that started early in the morning were completed only when the morning was almost over. I was worried that it wouldn't work like a movie, so I couldn't do it faster, but it was the other side as well.
Each of the vibration configurations was rapid, but it took a long time to adjust the spacing between the vibrations and the left and right margins. If the gap is too wide, it becomes a gap. If it is too narrow, it tangles with the opposing Pokémon on the same side.
Friendly vibrations were three lines in front and two lines in back. The user has to thin the rope to match the target's length of battle. The opponent has five or four lines.
The distance from King Leopold's army was much farther than I expected, and it was a long distance to run on horseback, so I could hardly see my opponent's face with the sight of a monster in Albrecht.
The spring sun opened its eyes wide and looked at the battlefield and felt a little warm, even though it was not yet cold.
I heard somewhere on Earth that war is boring and cruel.
After living in a garrison for several months, the soldiers were a little bit fascinated, but when they finally stood on the battlefield for the reason they gathered, they felt their hearts racing like crazy. Eventually, the hand holding the spear appeared to be trembling.
The cold and cool breeze that was unique to spring passed by as if it were cooling the hearts of soldiers.
Albrecht wears a shaded helmet and watches the opposing team closely with clear blue eyes. However, you can see the right side of the opponent, Albrecht, shining in the opposite direction, especially with sunlight.
What is that? ’
At first, I couldn't see properly, so I looked right through it, and I saw a man riding a horse in a body armor.
Albrecht asks the nearby Randolph, without any fuss, because he can influence the soldiers' morale.
“Randolph, you're not a body armor. ”
“I don't know.”
Randolph says it as if it's the first time he's heard it. But the knight in the back said,
“Armor made by dwarves. I heard there are several in the Kingdom of Veles to the west. Then why the body armor all of a sudden......? ”
Albrecht said he'd be fine with a knight.
“I see a knight with a payload of armor on his right. ”
Then, unlike Albrecht's expectations, the knights were colourful.
“Are you sure? ”
Albrecht quickly said before the knights start to get scared.
“That means we have to fight hard enough. Destroy the opponent's left side quickly. I'm charging in front of you. Come with me even if you die. ”
Albrecht stares frightfully, and the knights nod, flinching.
By the way, body armor. Albrecht thought there might be such an overtechnology as well.
Nearly at the end of the Middle Ages of Earth Europe, a collection of metallurgical crystals and state-of-the-art technology was body armor. It is said that even though it was short notice due to the appearance of a gun, it was close to invincible about the Spear Blade.
We know that it's only possible to make iron thin and sturdy with a high alloy steel level of technology, but the Dwarves are curious about who they are.
The advent of the body knight produced an unexpected variable, but I didn't know how powerful that knight would be. Albrecht wishes only for the merchant to fall down and dig for a fracture.
The two armies go on without a word for a while, and the center of the opposing team is opened and a man named King Leopold appears to be escorting the rider and some of his deputies. Lord Zigmunt took the riders and their deputies with him.
The leaders of both sides face each other in the center of the battlefield. King Leopold was as big as Albrecht, and his brunettes, beards and beady eyes were just like the bandits.
He spoke in his own voice.
“Where did the king go and where did the thief come from? ”
Sigmund smiled and said, looking down at me.
“You mean the thief? Trying to take the Young King's crown. ”
Then King Leopold grinned and pointed at Zigmunt as if to ask him to look at him. Seems a little angry, but seems to be trying hard to hide it.
“Yoyo, yeah, this guy. You know how to tease a tongue? I really like people who make fun of me. Yeah, I do. I'm gonna rip it out. ”
King Leopold says he has nothing to see, but he comes up and whispers something in his ear. King Leopold sighs and spits out prepared words.
“Surrender. Surrender and I will leave your lands untouched." Otherwise, I will take all your lands and give them to my cadets. ”
Zigmunt said with a smile as if it were petty.
“Why don't you surrender? I don't think we can handle the surrounding lords like ants. ”
The lords who joined King Leopold were already over-saturated. Even if I took all of their lands, I couldn't share them all. Sigmund saw through it and said:
King Leopold wants to be angry as usual, but he smiles forcefully to defend his majesty. But in the end, he hardened his face and spit out threatening words.
“I will catch you. ”
Then you turn around and return to your camp. Zigmunt returns to his camp.
As King Leopold returns and settles sufficiently in the rear, you hear the sound of a thick, widespread trumpet. King Leopold's entire army marches in unison.
The sun finally opened its eyes in the middle of the sky, saying that the show had begun.
Albrecht sees over a thousand men marching at the same time. Considering the size of 10,000 and 100,000 people in the history of the earth, it was nothing special, but it was quite spectacular to march forward without scattering the formations.
“Archers! To your positions! ”
In the center, Zigmunt's assistant shouts. Then more than 30 archers stood behind the infantry in 10 groups. Archers of this age wore neck bows and were even worse than the Horn Bow of the Korean Peninsula.
In the history of the Korean Peninsula, Horn Bow was just a deceptive overtechnology that wasn't suited to the times, but it was also hard to find a neck bow here.
The cervical arch is not tense enough to pierce the Gambean inside, even if it is pierced by chain armor. However, even the archers could not shoot more than 10 feet. It was because my muscles couldn't take it.
So the world preferred crossbows over bows. However, because the crossbow was very expensive, there was a special mercenary who professionally operated it. I heard the Janes mercenaries in the south are famous for their crossbow operations, but they were the ones I saw in Lloyd Beck City.
In conclusion, archers in this era were not as well utilized because they were not as powerful as those that required skill. For example, King Leopold's army had no archers. It seems that Zigmunt has been paying attention to the possibilities of the archer and has cultivated a bit.
Albrecht is a long way from looking at the oncoming enemies, so he still needs to make it this far. The archers don't seem to want to put on any weight yet.
The only thing worrying about this is that the opposing Pokémon's ranks have been marching surprisingly well. I was ahead of and behind the dust, so I had to make a gap because of the speed difference, but I didn't see a chance.
At this rate, it was just a one-sided charge. However, the knights stationed to the left of the opposing team almost stopped the fire.
Albrecht instinctively decided to take the lead. I remembered what I heard on Earth. Planning is useless when war breaks out, but we always need a plan. I ordered the deputy commander of the infantry to advance the right-wing infantry.
“W-we mean now? Against the enemies coming here......"
The Distracted Deputy stares at Albrecht as he tries to answer, but he doesn't finish.
“Answer me one more time and I'll execute you for insubordination. Advance the former Right Infantry. ”
The deputy strangled her neck and shouted loudly.
“Boehaw! A messenger! ”
Even the infantry commanders were embarrassed, but they were the ones who died on orders in the first place. I wasn't the kind of person to answer like a deputy.
“Advance to the 7th Infantry! ”
“Fifth Infantry Advance! ”
You hear the commands of the infantry commanders everywhere, and they advance to the side, aligned with the oscillators.
“Stand by, you two. I'll be back in a minute. ”
Albrecht talks to the knights and shouts, "I've been back and forth behind the marching infantry." They had been eating together for the past few weeks.
He quickly shouted the names of the infantry commanders.
“Don't be afraid! Soon I will charge and crush my enemies! I, too, will fight at the front without taking care of my own safety! Fight bravely!”
The infantry seems to be beating faster at Albrecht's cry. However, it was not just the same fear, but the adrenaline rushed out and the unknown excitement wrapped around my body.
Albrecht turns around and shouts, "Where are the knights?"
“Randolph! Lead the knights and follow me in a wedge! ”
Albrecht protrudes from the right, slowly racing to the enemy from the right. Randolph leads 70 knights and follows Albrecht.
The Knights to the left, who were watching the Knights of Albrecht, flocked to their left side in an effort to stop the charge.
The center is perplexed by the sudden movement of the right wing.
“I, I! What are you doing!”
Zigmunt's deputy cries out in panic. Zigmunt gives an impression and gazes silently at the right side. I intuitively felt that it wasn't just a reckless outburst, it was something to battle against.
“Forward the center, too. ”
“Ha, but Lord! Then the advantageous terrain......”
“Just advance! ”
At Zigmunt's command, the center begins to advance as well. Then naturally, the right and center started to lead to oblique lines.
“Randolph! Give me the spear! ”
As Albrecht runs, he shouts, and Randolph gives you a spear right behind him. Albrecht wants to take a spear and run toward the opponent, but he turns and dives between his infantry and the enemy's infantry and into the battlefield.
No matter how hard you train, the soldiers are human, so the left side of the opposing Pokémon does not stop but slows down as Albrecht's right wing wing forward and the knights are seen.
King Leopold's army naturally appeared to be left behind and closer to the center to the left. Albrecht puts his spear in his armpit and runs at full speed towards the protruding side of the enemy, the side of the dust. Now it didn't matter whether the knights followed or not.
The horse running at full speed and its monstrous power come together and crash into the ground. Three foot soldiers were pierced at once. The infantry hit by Schwarz rolls around with broken bones. Even the knights who followed Albrecht were shaken.
Quack, quack! Pervert!
I hear a terrible crash that beats or tramples people in succession. Albrecht and most of his knights make it through the dust.
You see the enemy's other shifts following the pierced shifts. I stared at Albrecht and his knights, dumbfounded.
Albrecht turns his head to see the Knights to the left of the enemy. The enemy knights are just about to form a uniform and seem a little bewildered as Albrecht diverts and charges into the left and center. I couldn't do this, I couldn't do this.
Schwarz raises his front foot as Albrecht pulls his strings. You pull out Siegfried's Lightning Axe and raise your battle cry to the sky.
“Kill them all! ”
The atmosphere seemed to vibrate with how loud the screams were, and everyone on the battlefield could hear. Enemy infantry troops around you are frustrated. You gave courage to your allies and terror to your enemies.
Albrecht leads the knights and sweeps them laterally towards the center of the enemy. Albrecht slaughtered his enemies with an axe as if it were a typhoon.
With each stroke of the Lightning Axe, a number of foot soldiers collapsed at once. As everyone tried to get away from Albrecht, the formation began to collapse.
Albrecht swept unwittingly for a long time before Schwarz lost his march and stood for a moment. Looking back, the knights are not following you from that far away. A moment later, Randolph breaks through the enemy.
“Master!”
Albrecht drives Schwarz back to the Knights. Enemy infantry abandons spear and flees Albrecht. Soon I rejoined the knights.
“Follow me! ”
The knights who had been slaughtering for a long time all looked at Albrecht as Albrecht shouted loudly. I felt like my eyes were on fire with the face that has been mentioned. Without answering, they run after Albrecht.
Albrecht runs to the left, almost crushed, toward the enemy knights. They either had to be in uniform, or they just had to fight at random.
Albrecht swings his axe, running like a tiger at the enemy knights, his armor and shield cracking open. The Knights on the Right Side were slaughtered without hesitation as Albrecht attacked and struck down his knights.
After striking down all of the enemy's knights in an instant, Albrecht sees his infantry troops marching from the rear, covered in blood, blinking blue eyes. As soon as Albrecht met, they abandoned their spears and fled.
Albrecht looks back and sees King Leopold in the distance with beastly blue eyes. King Leopold yells something with a frightened, embarrassed face.
Soon after, the sound of the enemy's trumpet sounds, and the enemies begin to retreat as one. Albrecht can still afford to march with his knights to King Leopold, but he hears the sound of the horns on his side. What's the matter with you?
The left side of the enemy is already smashed and the right wing of the ally is wrapped around the center of the enemy. The center is also being pushed unilaterally due to Albrecht's stirring. Then why is the retreat trumpet sounded?
The length of the battlefield was quite good, as the dust was thin compared to the size of the troops. Across the center, you can see a glint from your left flank far away. I saw the knight in full body armor retreating on a horse while he was in the Hippo state.
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