Continental Hero Senki

The Raskino Independence Army was slowly retreating towards the Old Town while alternating between counter-attacks and retreats. The battle stations on the northern side had evolved well, but there had been some struggles on the southern side. That lay in the fact that the movement of the Raskino Independence Army was restricted because the south-west and south-east front commander, who had been instructed by the imperial army southern commander Major General Sirokov, moved carefully. Especially since the Southwestern Front launched its offensive with Tarasov squads of high proficiency and morale, it would have called for further offensives if the Independence Army had retreated poorly, threatening to lead to the collapse of the front.

Still, it was only with the proper command of Emilia Vistula and the talent of Maya Valta's rare sword that we were able to retreat a little.

1: 28 pm. The Raskino Independence Army Southwest Front unit succeeded in crossing the bounce bridge section. But the enemy swordsman's attack was extremely harsh.

"We'll be able to break through the enemy formation in a little while! Assault!"

Lieutenant Colonel Tarasov shouted that way, boosting the morale of his allies. At the same time it transmitted to the rear troops and ordered the destruction of the moving mechanism of the bouncing bridge. But when issuing the order, Valta said something strange.

"I won't bother you, Commander."

"What...?

At that moment, a fireball and a water polo went up behind Varta one shot at a time.

"What, what signal!?

"You'll see soon, Commander!

Varta kicked Lieutenant Colonel Tarasov when he shouted that way, restrained him in elementary magic and stopped the Imperial Army from going.

"All right, back off!

"Don't let them get away with it! Forward!"

The Independent Army fled with all its might, and the Imperial Army pursued with all its might. As a result, the Imperial Army was unable to work together because it became a long column, and lost the opportunity to reflect on the intentions of the Independent Army because it was obsessed with pursuing it again.

minutes after Varta's retraction order. A magical activated light broke out over the rear units of the Independent Army. As soon as he saw the light, Lieutenant Colonel Tarasov accurately perceived the intentions of the Independent Army.

"No way...... damn it, back off! Step back across the jump bridge!

Tarasov screamed. But the Independence Army turned to the offensive to stop the retreat, and stopped the Imperial Army from retreating.

Then the magic activated and a giant sphere of fire headed towards the bouncing bridge behind the Imperial Army.

1: 29 p.m. Four bridges were destroyed almost simultaneously.

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That was on September 23, the day before the Imperial Army attacked Laskino.

"I think the battle for the new city will only be a battle to sharpen the momentum and number of enemies. So I guess it'll be real once we're in the old town."

Yuzef Waresa, who had become the operational staff of the Raskino Independence Army in the middle of nowhere, had re-explained the operation to his companions in Troop 334.

"The Old Town has walls and bounce bridges. Maybe a month will hold up."

"Then why don't we just abandon the New Town and put it in a cage in the Old Town from the start? 'Cause we only have a month's worth of food."

Advocated was Radek, who was still a supply staff deputy in the middle of the flow on the spot.

"No, that's no good. When it comes to defensive sides, it's easy to lose the morale of your allies. If you go on a regular offense, you'll gain morale, and most importantly, you'll be able to sharpen your enemies' fighting power. And..."

Yuzef looked hard to say and was scratching his head.

"What. Tell me more."

"No, yeah. Actually, with Sergeant Zeman, I checked the bridge one more time and found out that apparently, that jump bridge doesn't work anymore due to aging."

"... ha!?

Five bridges over Laskino, four of which are very old bridges built over a thousand years ago.

In this rasquino, where massive floods occur once every decade, sturdy bridges were built to withstand the floods, and remained active for 1000 years with repairs. However, the bouncing bridge part had not been maintained because of the relationship between materials and structures, and because the chances of using the bouncing bridge had diminished since the reunification of the continent by the Empire.

"Well, it's been 1,000 years, so even if you don't move, you can't force it. It's a lot worn out, and I think they've been considering replacing it."

"So the inability to use the bounce bridge means it's hard to defend in the Old Town?

"Right. It's hard to keep it that way."

"Well, that's an inclusive way of putting it, Waresa."

"Yep. Actually, Emilia introduced me to a senior magician."

"What is one thing?

"Whether you can destroy the bounce bridge"

"... Huh?

Everyone on the spot solidified. A few seconds later, Radek, whose petrification curse was finally broken, asked.

"Are you serious?

"I always mean it, don't I?

"... I feel like a naive hand."

What Radek says is best.

Destroying the bridge would make it possible to outrun the Imperial Army offensive over the long term. Crosslinking is a source of concern for the Imperial Army, as it can be time-consuming, laborious and even disruptive at all costs.

But it is the same with the Independent Army that the bridge becomes impossible to cross.

"If we break the bridge, we won't be able to make a reverse offense. Besides, isn't it possible that destroying the bridge will degrade the morale of your allies?

"Besides, even if we could always win with it, post-war recovery would be a hassle. Anyway, it's going to be completely impossible to cross north and south."

Emilia and Varta also questioned Yuzef's proposal.

"As far as I'm concerned, I don't think that's much of a problem."

"Why?

"First of all, if we can destroy bridges and disrupt enemy bridges, the Imperial Army on the southern side will essentially be a Ranger, because it's easier to deal with one division than with two divisions."

"Sure it is, but if it does, won't the Imperial Army abandon the south and go north? Surely there must have been a bridge east of Laskino as well. A little farther..."

"Right. But I restructure my troops and chain of command and make a big detour and move north. It'll probably take about a day. I can buy you that much time."

"Just one day."

"Yep. But a day is precious. And that's not all."

"What do you mean?

"We can focus our forces on the Northwest Front. It's impossible to defend Raskino while spreading his power. If you can fit on one front, you've never crossed it."

"But the Imperial Army can also concentrate on the Northwest Front, right?

"Yeah, you can concentrate. But it's narrow streets, or bridges, that fight. If the road is narrow, the great army cannot take advantage of that number. What's more, if we can intercept the Imperial Army at the old town side entrance to the bridge, a further number of advantages should be diminished."

If the Independent Army intercepts from the Tripartite where the Imperial Army left the northwest bridge, the Imperial Army will be locally forced into Operation Three Fronts. The best way for the Imperial Army to crack it down would be to reward the firepower with the intensive use of advanced sorcery attacks. But from the old town, the bridge looks good. Since it is obvious where the sorcerers are positioned on the bridge, the Independent Army can bow and preempt the sorcery before the Imperial sorcerer strikes. With high and low disparities, the Imperial Army is hard to fight back.

"And could the enemy be cut off by destroying the bridge?"

"It's your answer. I hope the divided enemy knocks him down into the river."

"But there are morale problems and post-war problems. What are we gonna do about that?

"I don't know."

"What?"

"I can't be that responsible"

"No, more seriously..."

"I'm always serious."

The members were consolidated again. It was Yuzef's irresponsibility that made him angry.

"This is a measure to win. Morale may go down, but, well, there's the responsibility of those who inspire morale."

"Unhelpful..."

"Nothing after the war is good. Sure, it's a hassle, but I think I originally decided to rebuild it, so that just got a little quicker. Plus you'll be able to build temporary bridges when you're at peace. It won't take much time or effort."

The members were not entirely emotionally convinced. But I also knew we weren't good enough to say this to this man in tactics. For this reason, all the members had to be convinced.

"So nice to meet you all"

This is how Operation La was activated.

---

"Even if we could just see the scene where the Imperial Army generals were panicking, let's just say we thought it was worth doing this operation"

"Right. I feel a little sad, though."

Two of the front-line commanders on the southwest front had recalled an operational meeting over 10 days earlier. I was half-hearted then, but seeing Lieutenant Colonel Tarasov and the others werewolf, I realized how effective this operation was.

The bouncing bridge has been completely destroyed and does not fasten the prototype. And around 100 imperial soldiers were left behind, including Lieutenant Colonel Tarasov's platoon of swordsmen.

"Maya, please"

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Varta turned to offense in one piece. By the fall of the bridge, the wolfed enemy soldiers were defeated one after the other, toothless.

"Restart your attitude! If you can't pull back, just move on! And we'll just cross the northwest bridge and rendezvous with the northerners! Assault!"

Lieutenant Colonel Tarasov flew that way and began the assault. But the collaboration of his men was scarce, because 100 men knew that a breakthrough among the enemy was impossible and that return was unlikely. In the end, Tarasov's assault order lasted less than 10 seconds and would be defeated. The Imperial Army, which became a leeward formation, was destroyed one after the other, and some were dropped into the river, and some were frenzied and swung their spears. Varta lightly embellished the faint resistance and stormed further.

If you notice, there were only 18 imperial troops on the southwest front, most of them sword soldiers under Lieutenant Colonel Tarasov's command.

"I will tell the Imperial Army General. Drop your weapons and surrender. We are going to welcome you with generous treatment."

Emilia Vistula issued a surrender recommendation to Lieutenant Colonel Tarasov and others. Not communication magic, face to face.

"... I want you to guarantee the safety of my men"

"Don't worry. If you surrender, I will not harm you."

"Then I have nothing to say.... Everyone, drop your weapons in the river and surrender."

Oct 8 at 1: 43 pm. Thus the fierce fighting on the southwest front came to an end.