Black Haired King

"... how many were able to escape the fort?

"Approximately, but it would be about 3,000. At first, it was about 8,000, including the scattered ones and those who could not escape."

"Right. Okay."

My men fall back to my word. It's been two days since we broke up with Princess Patricia and left the fort.

After leaving the fort, naturally, it was in the total attack of the coalition forces of Britalis, Gerterius. Arrows and magic storms from all directions from the moment you leave the gate. If I hadn't been ready, I would have died, too.

Then, when consolidated, they would be targeted in groups, so we divided the army into several parts, and we made a retreat. The destination will be the previous border fort.

Coalition forces that have attacked us many times, but thanks to the blow unleashed by Princess Patricia, they stopped following us and went back to the fort once. Having managed to earn distance in the meantime, we are taking a camp on a promising hill.

If it's true, we need to hurry, but even when we were in the fort, we didn't have time to rest. The spirit and strength of the soldiers are both coming to a limit. If you don't rest once somewhere, you'll die doing nothing.

Luckily, the coalition has not shown itself since yesterday's retreat. There is a short distance from the fort to here, to say the least. We have to give him a break just during the night.

"Can't Master Rhoden rest?

"Is that Medi? You're the one who won't rest?

Staring at the burning fire, Medi, a subordinate, stood before me. I have a cup of chi in my hand. Because she has short brown hair and small breasts, she can be mistaken by beautiful young people, but she is a woman.

She gives me one of the two she has. Apparently you brought it to me, too. The contents are water, but enough to moisten the dry throat.

She sits straight across from the bonfire. Apparently she won't rest.

"How are the soldiers?

"It's not good. It feels like I can't help but get tired of fighting and running away day and night, but it still seems mentally painful to leave the princess behind and run away."

"... that's all the same. I also wanted to stay in the fort if it was true. But"

"Yeah, considering the country, we can't waste less soldiers here. That's the princess's idea."

I snort at Medi's words. The princess had already kept the retreat in mind when this war was decided. You can't protect the fort from the number of enemies.

... I can't help thinking about it now. I must miss everyone instead of the princess. I hope the scattered escape.

"... rest now if you find out. We move early tomorrow morning. I guess it's about time they came after us. We have to get to the border at all costs."

"Right. We'll have reinforcements from the country by then."

That's all Medi said, he went back to where he was resting. There are many women in the princess's army. The reason why the Admiral was a princess would be more so than any other squad. Lose to the Silver Knights though.

"... shall I rest too"

We need to get some rest and get ready for tomorrow. My prediction, they'll attack again tomorrow. I don't know what happened with the princess's blow, but I don't think that'll stop the attack. I don't know if either general is dead.

At the current speed, you'll be able to reach the border in three days.

I meditated on my eyes as I pondered tomorrow's day on the ceiling with a brilliant starry sky even at this time.

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"All units, stand back while you defend!

Around noon the next day, they finally caught up. The number is about 7,000. The Gerterius army from armor and flags. There was no Britalis army, so it would be their discretion.

The moment they showed up, they ran and stormed the horses. No maneuvers at all, nothing. It was just a special attack, but the opposite was harsh for us who were exhausted.

We manage to queue up, but the soldier falls one by one in a simple number of pushes. Differences in numbers come to pass here.

"Come on, ha!

I also pull out my sword and hang up the enemy soldiers that cut me up. We've already pulled out weapons around us, and it's a riot. I try to step back somehow, but not like this.

"Dear Lord Rhoden!

That's when I heard you calling my name. Turning around, there was a soldier who was aiming at me from behind, and even behind it was a figure of Medi poking his sword at the soldier. You've been saved by her.

"Medi, thank you."

"No, I'm glad you're safe. More like this..."

"Oh, I know. We have to open a breakthrough somehow."

"Wow!!

"Ha!

"Yikes!"

When I was thinking that if I didn't break through somehow, a man with a spear came running his horse from among the enemy lines. Quite a spear, that's quite an arm. And he came sticking out his spear as it was.

Me and Medi fly left and right to avoid, avoid the man's spear. The man returns his horse straight and comes running for me. Aim for me!

The man runs his horse and sticks his spear out again. I manage to prevent it with a sword, but the spear is on top of the attack from the horse. I can't go on the offensive inside.

"Dear Lord Rhoden! Shit, get out of my way!

Medi tries to help me, but another enemy soldier hits Medi. Medi manages to take them down, but they come one after the other.

The other soldiers fall one after the other. We have to do something. But have you been too careful with the soldiers around you, my sword is bounced by a man's spear, and a spear pierces his right shoulder.

"Dear Lord Rhoden!

I hear Medi calling me, but I'm blown away by the momentum of being speared out. I wake up, holding down my painful right shoulder, but there was a man's spear in front of me.

... Damn, are we done here? Excuse me, Princess Patricia. Forgive me for falling in such a place.

While I apologized to Princess Patricia in my heart, I did not take my eyes off the impending spear. But there was no way out of there.

"Damn!?

Because an arrow stabbed me in the head of a soldier who was pointing a spear at me. Who the hell did? I'm not an enemy soldier or a subordinate. It's usually because I don't release arrows or anything in this turmoil.

But one soldier after another is being shot through. However, the strange thing is that only enemy soldiers get ejected. In such a mess, the skill of shooting through only enemy soldiers. There are outrageous archers. And...

"All armies, assault!

A new army emerged from the border. In addition to the flag of our Albust kingdom, the flag crosses two black-black flags. And at the beginning, there was a brunette boy on a beautiful white horse, wearing black armor the opposite of a white horse.