Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Ecleria's soldiers will cross the border one day...That was the view shared by officials of the Royal Government of Mercrio.There seemed to have been considerable interaction with Ecleria when his ancestors ruled the country, but after the royal palace was overthrown by the waltzes and the king turned into a canopy, national traffic was cut off.The relationship on the verge of a one-touch attack continued.

Therefore, in the Kingdom of Mercrio, troops were placed at the foot of the mountain range, which borders on Ecleria, in an attempt to cross the border.Border guards have been touched upon several times, so I will omit to go into detail, but in short, it was they who confirmed that Strela's men were working as border guards and that Ecleria's troops had crossed the border in the first place.They are monsters. Many of the beasts in the mountains and wilderness are like Strela's men or their men, so the border guards that spread across the line were their eighteenth (morning). Humans built an impossible network of guards.

Some have crossed the border while being caught in such a vigilance net, and village chief Tanaka, who is now working on the development of forests, is also part of the displaced.Well, it seems that this border crossing was not a small number at the level of a few to a few dozen.

"Mr. Strella, I'm reporting! We have confirmed that Ecleria's forces are crossing the border mountains.According to reports from scouts, the number is... over 200,000!The tip is presumed to be already crossing the border! "

Rather than a large army, it has crossed the border on an extra-large scale, as if to move all the troops belonging to the country.

I was surprised at the number of Strellas with boulders.This is because the digits were about two or three different than before.It's impossible to respond. We'll have to buy ourselves time and evacuate our people to Mid Eden...Strela is prepared for such a terrible development.

At the same time, she regretted it.

"(It was a revenge to gather most of my men in the royal castle to counter instructions.....)"

If my men were deployed along the border as usual, the information would have been a little faster...With that in mind, Strela was about to issue an evacuation order, but the situation wasn't as simple as she thought.

"Inside, 100,000 troops are attacking as if they were hunting down the other half."

"Huh? You've marched for 200,000?"

"Details are unknown, but reports suggest that allies are attacking each other."

Apparently, the plan is that half of the 100,000 troops are chasing the 100,000 troops that are fleeing.

"How do you get away with 100,000 people who shouldn't be able to move easily?It's not going to be that easy to chase..... "

Unknown to that extent. We may know something if we get a little closer, but as Mr. Strella instructed, we have issued a circular to keep it away from a certain distance. "

"Yeah, that's fine."

Strela didn't seem to think that the Kingdom of Mercrio alone would be able to do the right thing if the Eclectic army went on a massive offensive.The opponent uses heavy weapons, or tanks and airships, and then uses magic to attack.Moreover, the ecclesians are immortals who, even after their death, live in their own country's institutions.At the earliest, it was obvious that it was impossible to maintain a proper front in its own right with a half-force.

So Strela's strategy was completely backwards.They said they wouldn't let their soldiers fight.It means buying time only while we evacuate our own people to Mid-Eden.Specifically, they were going to use the vast forest to trick Eclaria's soldiers in a way that would distract and stop their enemies with magic.

However, this is the case when the opponent comes together and pushes in large quantities.If you are fighting in disagreement, it was a different story.

"... we will deploy. You must prepare for the evacuation of the citizens just in case.Tell the non-SS general military to prioritize evacuation as expected.Reconnaissance units remain at status quo. If there are any changes, please report them to me one by one. "

That's what Strela said and stood up.And she went to a room in the royal castle.