Continental Hero Senki

30 September.

The Imperial Army has changed hands, changed objects and continues to attack Laskino. Night raids were carried out last night by a handful of Imperial soldiers. The fatigue of the Raskino defence forces is extreme. The fatigue and morale of the militia, in particular, are remarkable, and it is impossible to protect the new city as it is. If the new city falls, it will have less impact on the morale of your allies. Besides, the problem is...

"I tell the citizens of Raskino! Surrender now and I will guarantee your safety! Lieutenant General Schlematev will treat you generously! I repeat, surrender!

It's the enemy's communications magic (propaganda), which sounds like gunfire to the head.

"Fuck you! Have the Imperial aristocrats ever kept their word!

The militias have also stubbornly rejected the repeated surrender recommendations. We all knew that generous treatment was a fiction. If you surrender, it is the serfdom life that awaits you. But if morale continues to decline, some people may surrender believing in Uccari propaganda. Now it would be a hard situation if one person lacked it. But I'm not even going to say "die if you're going to surrender" and...

Is it time to get close to the limit? Hmm.

Sarah, hit the water polo.

Primary magic that launches over the sky replaces signal bullets. This time, the fireball (fireball) is an enemy attack, and the water polo means retreat.

"Are you retreating?

"Yeah. Temporarily."

If only one line of defense retreats, it can cause damage to friends on other fronts. It would be better to be at the same time when you back off.

Sarah, who loved the assault, launched a water polo over the sky when she looked a little dissatisfied. After a short while, a signal bullet was launched from the Defense Command. Three water balloons after one fire ball. "Stand back on every front in the northern New Town."

"All right, Sarah. Temporarily retract as the enemy moves. You remember the operation, don't you?

"It's okay."

But retreating from the front of the enemy is a difficult task. Because no human being is better at pushing forward and fighting than fighting backwards. There are quite a few tactics to get away with successfully.

First, we go counter-attack against the Imperial Army before we retreat. Specifically, they simulate elementary and intermediate sorcery against the enemy's leading group, stopping them from going. After that, he retreats rapidly while holding his enemies in magic and retreats to the next line of defense. Take turns shooting intermediate witchcraft for each detachment. Retreat, and the next unit shooting intermediate witchcraft, repeat this. If the enemy still advances, this one strikes again. If it's near the defensive line, you'll be able to ambush it from the left and right buildings.

When we were able to retreat to the next line of defense, the Imperial Army attacked still. He's blind to attacks from left and right, ignoring his fears and storming. Well put, it's a brave, resolute, or worse, narrow-field assault. Enemy spear soldiers who storm us have no formation, no collaboration, nothing. It's just a simple, childish assault. You're going to want to see the Commander's face.

"Sarah, let's intercept. Be modest in witchcraft. For the sake of magic."

"Yep!

Intercept with the Swordsman Squad of the Brave Army, a small unit of less than 10 men, but anyone but me has high morale and skill. It was an amateur spear soldier with a pair of armor sleeves coming in frenzied.

Further pursuit of enemy Spear Soldiers from Frenzy to Disruption. He showed us his full back and began to retreat with all his might. If we chase any more, we might get a counterattack, so let's back off.

---

On the second defensive line, each northern front successfully retreated, and it was only at 1 p.m. that Brigadier General Kirk of the defensive command had a message.

"What's the damage?

"The damage is minor," he said.

"Ho. It's a miracle the damage was negligible in the retreat."

Only 10% of the damage to the Lasquino City Defense Forces by today has resulted in more than 350 casualties of war. Sometimes each line of defense is counter-attacking enemies at their own discretion and causing them to lose blood, and the Imperial Army offense has been stretched back over the past few days.

But it's food and morale that's still the problem.

Food has three weeks left, and if the Imperial Army doesn't give up its offense by then, our army will be wiped out by starvation. If you run out of food again, your allies' morale will collapse. There are no trials that the hungry army fought and won.

"In time, you'll have to be prepared to eat human flesh."

"What an exciting dedication."

It is Lieutenant Novak, a Silesian army cadet and deputy human resources staff and deputy supply staff officer, who says that at length.

"That's a lot of room, isn't it?

"If the commander had a gloomy face, it would have a huge impact on morale. I laugh when I can't."

"Yes, it is."

Indeed. It is not the task of the commander to make a dark face in front of his men. We need to show some room.

"So, Brigadier Novak. How are things with the citizens?

"I'm having a little trouble."

"Trouble?

"Yes, there are a lot of volunteers who say," Let me join the front, too. "

"... ho"

Apparently, Rathkino's citizens, rather than cowering about the Imperial Army offense, are boosting their morale.

"It's good to be motivated, but there are many old women and children among them. I wondered what was going on."

"Hmm. Can't we just put those people on the front line?"

Even so, I'm currently putting a 15-year-old boy and girl on the front line and pushing for command.

"What do you want to do?

"Right. I don't really feel comfortable with it, but let's use a roughly 18-year-old male as a basis for mobilizing. I want to borrow the cat's hand now. Whether it's elementary magic or spears, it's a condition of being able to handle them adequately."

"What about the others?

"Anyone who is motivated and knowledgeable needs help nursing and replenishing wounded and sick soldiers."

Copy that, sir.

Brigadier Novak works well. Work such as replenishment and transport is plain and unpopular within the military. But Brigadier Novak doesn't even try to hate it, he handles things appropriately. I want you to come to Ostmarc.

My lord, this is a report.

It was my deputy who came in the wrong place with Brigadier Novak.

"What's up?

"Earlier, I made a retreat from the Southwest Line of Defense."

"Again. Retract every line of defense in the south to the second line of defense."

"Ha!"

The second line of defense is just across the bridge. I mean, it's the real deal from here.

---

Due to its descent to the second line of defense, the formation of the Imperial Army also has to be lengthened vertically along the streets. It is a natural feeling for a commander to want to attack from the side if he sees a long longitudinal formation.

"Let's use the militias positioned around us to make a guerrilla side attack. You don't have to force yourself to attack. Just messing up enemies will help."

"Then he said we should chase him. Like always."

"Yes. As usual"

Soldiers who side attack from alleys and buildings immediately retreat. It's narrow inside even when enemies come into alleys and buildings. Ambush there and destroy each one. If you can't, go back to the defensive line. They're making barricades everywhere so the enemy can't ambush them using alleys and buildings, and they keep scouts in various buildings, so they can be prevented to some extent.

"Speaking of which, advanced magic doesn't fly at all."

"Yeah, it's hard to use advanced magic when it's a city fight."

"Why?"

"Advanced magic is powerful. If you do poorly, the building could collapse and block the march route. There will be many blind spots, and this will only benefit the defense."

Laskino is a new town. Many buildings are highly ageing. Even a sturdy brick building could break quickly.

"But could it stay like this forever?

"What do you mean?

"Aren't you going to cut the paralysis, abandon yourself, and use advanced magic?

That... could be enough. The intensive fire of advanced sorcery devastated every district, what could I possibly do?

"The only way to prevent it is to create a state of turmoil with enemy allies in disturbance. That way you won't be able to shoot advanced magic poorly."

"What if they come shooting indistinctly at enemy allies?

"If you've done that, you can advertise this one." The Imperial nobles are the ones who flatten out outrageous things. Are you peasants here to protect them? 'or something like that. That way the enemy peasant militia will hesitate to attack. Hopefully, I'll go back to sleep over here. "

"Then why don't you shoot me some advanced magic?"

"Right. I want you to attack a deserted building with no enemies or allies."

While I say that. Above enemy offense.

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October 3. Command of the Imperial Army's repressive unit in the city of Laskino.

Major General Sadirin's indulgence bag was broken.

"I can't stand it anymore. Use advanced magic to break enemy lines of defense."

"But my lord. Using advanced magic can do a lot of damage to the city. There will just be useless damage to non-combatants, or if the building collapses, it will only benefit the enemy!

"But conventional offenses don't allow you to shoot through enemy defenses. The only way to break through this is to use enormous firepower."

"But my lord! Lieutenant General Schrematev has ordered you to refrain from using advanced sorcery against the city! Then we will ignore the directive!

"Indeed, 'refrain' was ordained. But it's not explicitly ordered to be 'forbidden'. Wouldn't you?

"Oh no...!

"Or do you have a good alternative?

"Oh, that's..."

The Imperial Army offense has failed many times before the rebel defense, arguably elaborate. I was finally able to make it to the heart of the new city the other day, but this one was doing nearly 30% of the damage.

The staff had no alternative. I just missed my eye.

"Staff, where is the most resistant point"

"... it's the Northwest Front"

"Then carry out an attack by advanced sorcery on that point. In doing so, attack the same point without the enemy noticing, sealing the movement of the main enemy."

"But then it will be in the form of engaging our friends."

"I don't mind. It's the civilians who die anyway."

……

"Staff, prepare him immediately."

……

The staff member said nothing, only saluted.