Neta Chara

"I gathered everyone today to give an overview of the simulated battle conducted by Lord Kent with his new unit, the Black Wings.

I was summoning five men to the meeting, plus Garvey, Frist, Akbes and Arne, the intelligence staff, who were the commander-in-chief of the Estfort army. Everyone had lost miserably to the Black Wings in a simulated battle.

"... Commander Condorato. Well, it's like a flying fortress... I heard rumors, but I can't believe I'm flying above that defensive and firepower..."

Garvey cut the fire and said what he thought. I had allowed myself to speak freely beforehand, so I decided to get everyone to talk about what they thought.

Garvey was also afraid of Dragonut's sudden descent braces, spreading his troops so he couldn't make an effective counterattack and had no choice but to make a decision of tactical defeat.

"Lord Garvey is right, we will not receive most weapons on earth or in the sky… and if we become highly resistant to magic… we will not find a way to open it…"

Frist also attempted to shoot down Dragonut by centralizing those with the [sorcerer] job he was in his subordinate during the simulated battle, but in low-ranking sorcery he was scattered and kicked away without a scratch.

"My clan's bows and arrows couldn't be more effective... their scales show defense beyond high-quality steel armor and can't be damaged by a half-armed bowman..."

Akbes had also led the Godard Archers into showering bows and arrows at the flying Dragonut, but was bounced off by a stiff scale.

"My gun cavalry was also damaged by Dragonut flying around the sky, but you couldn't get enough scratches to shoot down..."

Arne had also instructed gun cavalry to fire anti-aircraft, but the elizina carbine, originally made for close range shooting, was hard pierced by the scales of dragonuts flying over it, but not even given a fatal wound.

"Hmm, but establishing tactics against Dragonut is an urgent matter for our army. I have not ostensibly cut off from the Duchy of the Black Dragon, but by accepting the people of the Successory, I'm sure the King of the Black Dragon will see me as a hostile."

Lord and commander-in-chief of the Estfort army, Lord Kent had been told by himself that he intended to create a new Black Dragon city in the south, welcoming Lord Delprius, the real daughter of the Duke, and his niece, Lumidra, as his sideroom.

Since this would not abandon the possibility of becoming a war with the Duchy of Black Dragon with the largest dragon Newt force, the establishment of tactics was urgent for those who would keep the army.

"According to information, the damage ratio of Dragonut troops in the defensive war in the Travers incident held earlier was 1: 200. The intensive operation of Dragonewt and the others seems to have dramatically reduced the damage. By the way, the march was able to return 2,500 of the 25,000 soldiers who had marched. Though there was an infantry collaboration, Dragonut, who literally wiped out 90% of his battle power, wondered if he was truly the infantry's natural enemy."

Alphonse was also performing a force calculation based on the information he had been sent, but all he could hear was sigh.

"The only thing that soiled up was the barrage shooting by Lord Kent's hunting group, Black Bullet (Black Barrett), which built an intense fireline network with firearms..."

I was told that "Black Bullet (Black Barrett)" was able to shoot them down due to a prototype demon gun called "Machine Gun" newly developed at the Aida Workshop - a new model that reduced the weight that was a drawback of an early type called AKMK-II.

"Oh, that was awesome. It was a paint bullet for a pigmented exercise, but it was stained bright red. Don't get shot down if you get all that bullet in a stiff dragon Newt."

"It's amazing indeed... but my order of payment to the Estfort Army should have been the last..."

Garvey and Frist were offering to see the power of 'machine guns' and see if they could increase their order of payment, but the raw haters and the workshop seem to be full of hands in demon gun production, and machine gun production ranks are ranked lowest.

It was months before my army was paid.

"… I have made an application, but I only have to insist on something that I don't have"

In the meantime, it was certain that if Dragonut's measures were not put in place with what was now there, the tragic defeat in the simulated battle would be recreated in action as well.

"If you're not flying... if you're on the ground, you can fight... if you're flying, you can't even assault a cavalry... Mr. Akbes, don't you have a flying demon tactic or something?

"Hmmm... if you're a flying demon, wind attribute magic can do double damage... but they have high magic resistance... and then throw a net using the" sticky thread "of a big spider (Big Spider) and tangle it up, or take your sight and hearing away with a flashing ball enclosed with a flashing stone (Seirama) to stun them and crash them."

I was interested in something called a flashing ball that came out of the conversation between Akbes and Arne. I had also been in many demonic crusades, but the flying demons had been expelled with bows and arrows or witchcraft, so I didn't know the flashing balls existed.

"Akbes... what kind of thing is that flashing ball?

"Oh? Didn't Condorato know? The monster hunters who stopped by the village also told me that when they detonated and threw in the activated language (command word), the pins fell out and emitted a loud explosion and intense light that pressed their ears a few seconds later, depriving them of sight and hearing. That will cause the flying demon to faint and crash."

"Oh, speaking of which, the monster hunters were hunting with such objects. They even sold it at Hunter Guild, didn't they?

"Right. Frist's right, it's a little expensive, but it's also selling. By the way, when I was in Godard Village, there was a monster hunter who came nearby to dig for flash stones."

Flashing balls were like hunting gear used by Southern monster hunters.

"Akbes. Throwing that at the Dragon Newts seems to work?

"I don't know if I have it, but I wonder if I can hold it back."

"According to the information, the Dragonut species has developed quite a bit of hearing to hear dragon language in the distance, which only sounds like high-pitched noise to us. Lord Akbes said the blast of a flashing ball might work."

"Try it..."

Following Alphonse's advice, I decided to use the flashing balls in a simulated battle against the Black Wings. Later, he bought about two hundred flashing balls from Hunter Guild, but his budget was charged with funds that sold demonic material he hunted in army outdoor training. If you are a central army, you won't get as much luxurious military money as you want, but in this Confederate army, if you do what you call outdoor training and hunt demons, you will be able to screw up enough money to roar.

Thanks to the luxurious funds, the soldiers are also growing up to be elites far beyond the central army with their high level of equipment and smell.

I was sure it would be one of the kingdom's finest armies, if only we could establish tactics against Dragonut.

And then came the due date for applying to Lord Lhumidra for a rematch of the mock battle.

We, the Estfort Army, mobilized a total of 1,000 troops. Meanwhile, the Black Wings (Black Wings) were commanded by Lord Lyumidra and were attended by about a hundred Dragonuts.

The battle power ratio is 1: 10, but Lord Lyumidra also came because he wanted to earn the battle training track record of Dragonut's centralized operation, so it became this battle power ratio.

Lord Kent was also invited to attend a mock match today to assess our tactics against Dragonut. Now, if Lord Kent had a convincing effect, he was going to have flashing balls delivered by the Hunter Guild as military equipment.

"Condorato, are you sure you want to do this power ratio? You failed miserably at 1: 50 before this, didn't you?

Lord Kent sitting next to me asked in surprise.

"Indeed, last time it was a disastrous defeat of our Estfort army. This time, we are putting together a mock battle under even harsher conditions, but our Estfort army has been training our blood eyes to establish a new tactic. I'm sure we can live up to Lord Kent's expectations this time."

"Yes... I'm looking forward to it. Looks like Lyumidra's going to try Dragonut's centralized operation too, so be careful. I don't give a shit about dead people coming out of training... the injured are asking Lana to call a medical team from the hospital, so I can figure something out."

"Thanks for your consideration. It may be Lord Lyumidra and the others who will need treatment."

When I grinned, I stood next to Lord Kent and walked out to the ready Estfort army.

I decided to stand in front of the soldiers who had finished aligning themselves on the suburban plains and to tell the soldiers again the significance of the mock battle that was about to take place.

"There's no letter in our Estfort Army dictionary for two defeats! Win and I'll snap the stretched noses of the DragonNewts! It is only by meeting the expectations of His Excellency Kent that we are of great significance! Fight with me!

"" "Whoa!

Thousands of soldiers make a grunting cry. The motivation of the soldiers culminated. Anyway, if we lost this mock fight, each military supply would have been paid more to Dragonut troops. The distribution of military materiel was a dead and alive issue because it would cost a lot to replenish and adapt, even though we could make our own money.

Lord Lyumidra responded to my request to divide supplies to the regular army into black wings (black wings), which are private soldiers, if I win, as a condition for receiving mock warfare.

Black Wings (Black Wings) also seemed to want to receive supplies from military supplies, mainly because Dragonewoods consume large quantities of iron and coal. Fortunately, the Confederate Army was able to accommodate supplies with Lord Arborest being the Commander-in-Chief, but essentially like Lord Kent was partitioning them.

Lord Kent had also been granted secondary command to Lord Arborest's Avisvena Defense Corps. Once Master Arborest has fallen into HR misery, it has been restructured so that Lord Kent has command of all the Southern armies.

"Well, let's get ready for battle... Garvey! Frist! Don't neglect to protect Akvez and Arne."

"Got it! Commander Condorato... even if you don't tell me, these two are the key men this time."

"Right. If Akbes and Arne stay, even if we can't fight..."

Thus, the generals led their own commanding forces into designated battlefields for mock warfare. Eventually, I heard Lord Kent's [loud voice].

"From now on, we will conduct simulated combat training for the Black Wings vs. the Estefort Army. Okay, here we go!

Lord Kent's decree begins a mock battle. Lord Lyumidra's team of Dragonuts has set off more than ten kilometres away, so we had to quickly discover the enemy troops first.

"Okay! Don't neglect anti-aircraft surveillance. Yikes! Even the size of the bean grain will reach you soon!

I ordered my men to step up surveillance. The sooner I discovered it, the sooner I could be ready for interception, so I wanted to find it as soon as I could. Without the discovery report, sweat was seeping through my hands over time.

"Enemy Found!! Faster approaching than northwest!! A few roughly hundred!!

Turn to the airspace found in the report of the distribution. The men I discovered reported a hundred, but no matter what I saw, the enemy soldiers were about seventy. The men I found are young officers, but they seem to have estimated a lot of enemies as a result of their tragic defeat earlier.

"Correction! Look closely! Enemy soldiers entering more than seventy northwest! The other thirty will come in a separate squad!

"Shh, excuse me!

Garvey and Frist also seemed to have discovered the main force of the enemy. I've already led the soldiers into defensive action. The enemy was divided into two groups, but seventy of them were forming quite a dense formation and pushing towards us.

It was convenient for me to try the power of this tactic to take a dense formation.

"Pass it on to Arne and Akvez! Prepare the example! As soon as the signal is up, launch each!

"Yo, I got it!

"My Condorato Squad gives its full strength to the discovery of the remaining thirty bodies! If we get stuck, we're gonna lose again!

"Whoa!"

In the meantime, the main force of "Black Wings" was approaching Garbay Frist Squad. The second squad was equipped with a large shield because of the emphasis on defense. I tried to prevent Dragonut's brace attack with this shield.

The Garvey Frist squad managed to use the "Black Wings" main brace attack with a large shield, but gradually the shield was melted to take a direct hit of the brace, and more and more people left the battle.

The main force in "Black Wings" had intensified their offensive against the Garvey Frist squad by ignoring the Akvez Arne squad. It seemed to me that he was going to make it round and eat up the Acbeth Arne squad at the end.

"It's time for the limit... I'm concerned I can't find the remaining thirty... but I can't help it, okay! Send the signal!

"Got it!

Hugh.

An officer under his command launches a signal arrow over the sky. Then Akbes' Godard archers and Arne's gun cavalry, who were waiting, went in to prepare for the shooting. And at the same time, he was punching bows and arrows and special bullets into an airspace densely populated by dragonuts.

Zdodddddddddddddd!

An intense stream of light and a loud blast echoing in the belly echoed the simulated battlefield as the brightness of the day dimmed.

"Did you do it?

When the light subsided, dragonuts in a more conical state than above were crashing one after the other and hitting the ground. All seventy bodies, the main force of the enemy, had crashed to the ground and lost their minds.

"Commander Condorato! I did it! All enemy soldiers are losing their minds."

"Yikes! While the crashed Dragon Newt is passing out, hang a netting for captivity so you can't fly!

Frist Garbay Akbes Arne, and I, too, will bathe the dragonneuts lying on the ground with a specialty throw using the 'adhesive thread' of the great spider.

The netted dragonneuts recovered from stunning, were unable to puke their wings or braces, and had become our captives without success. Cheers were rising from all over, captivating Dragonewt and the others, but the figure of Lord Lyumidra, the commander, had not been confirmed.

My spine was frightened by the report.

No way, this is the one!

At that time, voices will be raised from the rearmost part of our team.

"Enemy Separate Team, coming from the rear!!

"Distance!!

"Last minute! They blended into the ridge at super low altitude and broke in!

Do it... strike the main force from behind... but the main force is already destroyed. Is this where we should be patient until we are ready again...

"Enemy, soar! We're in the descent system! Brace, I'm coming!

"Our team takes on the damage! Arne, don't let Akvez and the others take a blow! Hold on till you're ready again. Huh!

As long as we take this blow... we win...

But Lord Lhumidra, the enemy commander, was greedy for victory. He passed through our squad, which he thought was dense with braces coming, and slammed the contents of the cage hanging on his legs toward Akbes and Arne's squad.

The contents of the cage were stone bullets with a large gripping fist. The stone bullet, pulled by the acceleration and gravity of the sudden descent, became the murder weapon and fell extensively on the squads of Arne and Akvez.

"Shit! Were they after bows and guns..."

Turning to where Akbes and Arne were forming, they were filled with those who were wounded and unable to carry out the battle. We have lost the means to confront Lord Lyumidra's forces.

'All right! The battle is over! Declare the extent of each injury to the treatment team! The mock fight is over with the moment! Condorato and Lumidora, both names, show up for me!

Lord Kent has announced the end of the battle. Have you determined that you have lost your means of confrontation...

I told all units to clear the battle posture, and I decided to show up where Lord Kent is.

Condorato, we're here.

Lord Kent sat on a chair in a simple tent set up outdoors, smiling calmly as usual.

"That's fast. Looks like Lumidra's here too. Shall we give a lecture on mock warfare?"

"" Ha ha ""

"First of all, it was brilliant to use Condorato and his flashing balls from Estfort's army to stun the Dragoneworths. It was also a great response to take prisoners on the capture net afterwards"

Lord Kent let go and praised our surplus measures.

"Sir Black Dagger. Huh! I was unconscious in this mock fight, but Lord Condorato's measures are similar to odd ones. Once they use it, they'll take care of it."

Lord Lyumidra was outraged when he was knocked off all his main forces, even though he had made a mockery of them. She also makes sense. The measures we used were measures of a nature close to odd. However, he had determined that it was highly effective as a means of restraining the dense formation that would make it difficult to drop.

"I think it works as a means of stirring up enemies. No way, Lord Lyumidra is going to plug the ears of Dragonewt and scatter them and let them go in on a single ride?

"It's..."

"That's a mess. No matter how hard DragonNewt and the others are, they can't be dropped on their own."

Lord Lyumidra looked at my face with regret. Because I hear about her as a confident person, it was thought that she would surely come up with a countermeasure against this measure.

"It is determined that Condorato's measures were effective for the Dragonut forces. I'll notify the Military Department to purchase Flash Balls and Sticky Throws as official military equipment."

"Ha, thank you"

"Well, up to this point, it was Condorato's lecture, but now let's go to Lumidra's lecture on the new tactics"

"Yes... Lord Kondrato has exposed the unexpected weaknesses in the dense formation of the wax, so I would like to make further improvements, but it is still difficult to discard the offensive power of the dense formation. Even Lord Garvey and Lord Frist's heavily armed units will always need a destructive attack."

Lord Lyumidra seemed to have grasped the characteristics of the dense formation in this simulated battle. It seems that Lord Lyumidra, who recognizes his rooted love of combat, will surely carry out a command that compensates for the weaknesses he has exposed this time.

I can't be alarmed because she's on my side and I'm horrified, but there might be someone better at fighting in the Duchy of Black Dragons.

"A brace attack that does melt down to the big shield of our heavily armed units is a threat..."

If they had the offensive power that I showed them this time, it would have been easy to destroy the enemies who stood up to the point.

"Right. Shall I ask Lumidra to do more combat training?"

"Yes, we will necessarily build help to prevent the weaknesses exposed this time"

"Besides, this time the main force was destroyed first, but the manoeuvre that turned the main force into a great one. If it wasn't for the Estefort Army, the devastation would have been imperative. No one would think DragonNewt and the others would break in from the rear at super low altitudes."

As Lord Kent said, our army also couldn't even take it to the interception system when it noticed the rear ambush force, which was the only means of confrontation, sprayed extensively with stone bullets on the Akvez Arne force, which was devastating. This time, for training purposes, it was a light stone bullet, but it made me feel quite powerful when I looked at the situation where the wounded continued.

"Neither did I expect to get stone bullets scattered over there… we lost our means of confrontation and our wins disappeared"

"The wasps' brace attacks drain a lot of health, so I used stone bullets as an alternative to attack."

"That sounds painful. Injuries can be more troublesome than braces because they are perfect for cutting enemy soldiers' willingness to engage. Especially for lightly equipped troops."

The stone bullets unleashed by the assault unit led by Lord Lhumidra were hardening their gear. I don't feel as threatened as I did by Garvey Frist's troops, but it was a threat to lightly equipped Akvez Arne's troops. Only two teams were injured this time, and there were about one hundred and fifty injured. Thanks to the treatment team, the dead and seriously injured did not come out, but if it was an actual battle, nearly 20% of the battle power would have been lost due to a sudden raid.

When engaged with the main force, a cold sweat runs down my spine wishing I had been poked behind my back.

"I wonder if stone bullets are the best alternative to a ground attack… production replenishment should also come from the mine and it's an economical weapon. It's pathetic for the enemy, but let's hire him."

"Yes! Just like Lord Black Dagger said."

Lord Lumidra drips his head down and kneels down to Lord Kent.

"Well, this was a meaningful mock fight. Each of you, let the wounded be treated generously."

"" Ha ha ""

Thus, I managed to create a tactic against Dragonut that could be done as it stands, but I felt that this tactic was only a tactic used in the transitional period until the Estfort Army equipped itself with firearms.