Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

September 5, 7451

Outside Hesketh, the capital of the Juncker Empire.

In the corner of the military site where it was stationed, there was a tent group with a flag dyed with a black gauntlet that grabbed lightning from the red land - a garrison of red soldiers.

Everyone, get in!

At the behest of Seth, who was riding on a military horse, the soldiers belonging to the Mercenary Corps Red Soldier began to enter the carriage that had been prepared.

The strength of the Red Army is 58 in total, including deputy captain Siess, who is under orders, and Vasco, who is the captain (said to be the captain in the corps).

It can't be said to be a very large force, but it's not uncommon to have fewer mercenaries than this, so it's never too small.

As for the size of the mercenary group, I would say it was underneath.

However, it is certainly the smallest mercenary group stationed here, which makes it easy to be underestimated.

After confirming the last passenger, Vasco straddled the military horse similar to Jez, and said, "I'm out!" At the same time, he kicked the horse's belly lightly.

Those who could not fight as mercenaries, including the combatants' parents and children, watched the situation.

No one has a sad look on his face.

Everyone calls the name of their family with the expectation of raising the fruit of battle and making a difference.

From now on, the Red Soldiers head for the outskirts of the garrison.

Meet with the supply troops from the country who are waiting, get off the carriage there, and at the same time, load up the supply supplies on the carriage that you have been riding, and go to the front as a supply convoy escort.

It is scheduled to be three weeks before the arrival of the front.

Since the carriage is loaded with loads and the carriage is centered on foot, it is a reasonable schedule that can even be expected to have some leeway.

Rattling the wheels, the carriage loaded with red soldiers proceeds to the mercenary garrison.

In addition to the Red Soldiers, there are other Mercenaries such as the Red Weivern, the Goldora, the Iron Arm, and the Augur Regiment stationed here, but the only remaining combatants are the Augur Regiment, except for the Red Soldiers who are about to leave the garrison.

The remaining Augurs will leave the garrison tomorrow to escort a larger supply corps.

Two days ago, the attackers will join us in the village of Jarrow in the Kingdom of Lombardy, where they will first ambush and fall.

At that time, the Jarrow Village belonged to Uncle Junkel, not to the Kingdom of Lombardy.

"Tania"

Vasco calls his lieutenant, Tania, to the side of the horse.

What?

Tania also wears a hard-boiled leather armor and a helmet, which makes her an unusual heavy weapon.

The two rookies are definitely spears, right?

“Yes, I have Joyce on one show and Amanda on two shows.”

Although rare, new recruits joined the Red Soldiers.

The focus is on the second and third sons of the commoner, those who remain in their parents' homes but whose serfdom is definitely established.

If you are a civilian, you may be called a second child or a third child, but many people have never had a sword or even a spear grasped because you will eventually become a serf.

That's why it's not uncommon for someone to die in the first battle.

Of course, even the Red Soldiers were training their enlistees in battle, but a certain number of them would lose their lives in the first battle.

Even so, I'm sure that many of them survived to become full of mercenaries.

"Be careful with the spear team."

Yeah.

While Tania is Vasco's first officer, the Red Soldier is also a valuable cavalry combatant.

Normally, I couldn't do that in battle.

However, at times and in some cases, just as Tania rushes in or moves to cover her, she can contain enemies approaching the spear party.

Of course, there were many things that didn't go so well.

Still, Tania liked Vasco's personality.



North of the Kingdom of Rombert.

Frakis, the second city of the Duke of Bertels' Realm, bordering the Granan Empire.

At the training ground of the Royal Army garrison, the commander of the Northern Army, Lord Lardock, also ordered the advance of his troops.

There are slightly more than a hundred absent troops to see them off.

Among them was Milu, who looked nervous.

In the name of her superior, Lord Laddock, she is ordered to capture or destroy the fortress of Junkel, built on Mount Demakar in the north as the commander of a unit of three squadrons and reinforcements scheduled to arrive from the Kingdom's Southern Front two months later.

Because of the subtle timing of the snowfall, if you arrive only two weeks late, you will not attack the fort when the snow falls, and you will defend yourself until next year's snow melt.

That said, it has been reported that reinforcements from the Southern Front are expected to arrive by the end of this year's snowfall, and the reinforcements were sent by Milu's real brother.

Considering that, I'm pretty sure that the reinforcements will arrive on schedule.

- Because it's mountainous. "If there was only one small fortress for two weeks, it would definitely be..."

There is a reason why she is arrogant.

Lord Lardock was removing her shackles when Milu was appointed Chief of Staff.

In other words, the order is to destroy the fort as quickly as possible without capturing it, with all the (...) battles (...) forces (...) that can be held.

The settlements built up in the Demakar mountains continue to suffer enormous damage from hostile forces that presumably originated from this fort.

I've only seen it up close in the last few months, and Milu's morale was high.

- It's not the main battlefield the Captain expects, but it's a good time for me to take revenge.

In addition, you can also qualify as a squad leader within the Kingdom's First Knights if you get a good result.

In some cases, in addition to the possibility of being promoted as a regular platoon commander, it is also a method of enthusiasm.

I was a Knight Commander of the First Knights.

Even if the holder is not appointed as a regular Knight Regiment Team Leader, it depends on the battle situation and circumstances, but even if other Knight Regiment Commanders were on the same battlefield, they may retain command on that battlefield.

Miroux is literally a place of conscience for aristocrats who want to promote themselves as housemasters.

Assemble the First Knights!

After passing through the Gischol Valley and watching the troops invade the Duke of Junkel's country, Miroux ordered her to take control of her personnel at the moment.

Five people rushed over.

They were all members of the First Knights in rubber protectors made by the Greed Chamber of Commerce.

Except for Milu, only one of the first Knights was classified as a regular knight, and only one of the knights was appointed as her appraiser.

The other four are still only servants as the first knights, but there are only those originally described as regular knights in other knights.

"Come to the conference room in 30 minutes." I'll open the sealing order. "

A sealing order is a written order that is allowed to be opened and read only when a predetermined date and time or situation arrives, and is usually opened in a situation where the unit commander and deputy commander and deputy commander are aligned.

If the seal is open at that time, it is synonymous with that the contents of the order have already been leaked, so do not follow the order described.

The number of sealing orders handed over this time is not very large, but only the contents of the orders to be opened from now on were known to Milu in advance.

After taking off his armor and all the Knights Regiment members dressed casually assembled, waiting for the captain of the 4th Knight Regiment, who was the top rank of the away unit, to arrive, Milu opened the first sealing order and read out the contents.

"... As soon as reinforcements from the three squadrons arrived, we launched a tactical operation against the fort built on Mount Demacar." The commando forces will be three reinforcements. I am the commander of the commando unit. The First Officer was Sir Kinshasa the Knight. The lieutenant is Sergeant Murag. The rest of the personnel is left to me, the captain.... "

There are no major problems with the announced personnel except that the selection of the captain and deputy captain is the opposite.

But everyone here is listening to Milu's words without interrupting anything.

They were all originally recognized as excellent knights in the other Knights Regiment, and were allowed to enter the flourishing First Knights Regiment through the narrow gates.

You may have noticed immediately that this situation is Milu's promotion evaluation.

In the first place, it would be strange for Miroux to issue an assembly order in lieu of Lord Kinshasa.

"In addition, Sir Nadir, the 21st Knight Squadron Commander of the 4th Knights Regiment, will be appointed as the Commander of the Frakis Defense Force." The Frakis Defense Force is all that is left of the Knight Lord Nadir. Knight Lord Nadir has full authority over the defense of Frakis. "

Awaiting Sir Nadir's reply, Miroux allowed her to leave the room.

"Well then, let's set up a strategy to attack the fort." I mean, I know where the fort is and the terrain, but I haven't finished reconnaissance of the defensive situation yet..... "

There is a lively exchange of views on the words.

For example, we only have six troops here at the moment, so scouting is better when reinforcements arrive, or maybe it will snow quickly and we'll lose them later.

In addition, Milu had a plan in advance.

"All right, that's all you have to say." Hey, guys, don't you remember? The order is to capture and destroy as quickly as possible with all available force. I think this means that you can use my abilities as much as you want..... "

Having said that, Miroux looked forward to the appearance of Sir Kinshasa, his assessor and deputy.

In light of the circumstances, he would have received the order from Lord Lardock in advance, just like Milu, but as Milu, he was still afraid of being unaware.

The bitter smile on his face would have meant that he was going to say it if Milu hadn't touched it.

“Our reconnaissance so far has shown that the fort is built in a large crack-like canyon near the summit, and the only possible entrance is at the bottom of the wall, which is designed to cover it.”

This was confirmed by a tailgating operation that had been going on for about two months.

When it comes to previous reconnaissance than when the fort was built, the cracks there are more likely to be cracks or just tears than canyons.

In particular, it is said that its size was large, its height was about 200 m, its width was several tens of m at the maximum part, and it was superior to 30 m or more at the lowest part, which was also the shallowest depth.

A large earth wall is erected to make a fort, as it blocks it from the bottom of the rift to around the middle.

Given the scale of the original rift, the space protected by the wall is quite large, not to mention the lower half.

At the bottom, a small gate has also been established for the entry and exit of personnel and the delivery of supplies.

In addition, the walls are lined with a large number of windows that are opened for light picking and defense, and the interior is seen to be divided into three layers based on the height of the walls, but the exact location will not be known from the reconnaissance from the outside.

Calculations show that if the soil is magical, the bottom is the thickness that is almost buried except for the access passage (from the bottom gate, at least about 30m is considered to be almost completely buried). However, the top half of the fort starts from about 30m thick, and if the top is suppressed so that it is only a few tens of centimeters, it is known that a wall that does not collapse so easily can be built even if there is a passage inside.

Due to these distinctive structures, the plan to bypass Mount Demacar's summit from Rombert's side and send an attacking force from the top of the fort has been abandoned from the beginning.

From the top of the rift to the top of the wall, there are about 100 meters, and there are almost no scaffolds that can be safely lowered.

Even if a small number of people are not noticed by the fort in the dark, the descent in the dark leads to an accident.

If even one of them falls, it's better not to be noticed.

In addition, due to the fact that a considerable number of people are coming and going as usual due to the raid, as well as the fact that it will be necessary to carry supplies such as food, there is a fairly solid road near the gate at the bottom of the fort and below it that even small carriages can travel.

I'd like to use this road anyway.

In any case, the problem is that the structure of the fort is unclear about the strength of the troops in the cage.

Everyone but Milu nodded at someone's words.

"Yeah? I don't think it's a big deal."

Milu says it strangely.

“What do you mean? you don't need to check your strength or scout your deployment...?"

Sir Kinshasa said with an advisory look.

"No. This doesn't mean we don't need to scout." Well, it can't be said to be close to that, but there's no point in occupying a fort in this place in the first place. "

It is true that the raids from the fortress at this location are hungry, and the damage they are suffering is not very negligible.

However, the number of people who can be packed into the fort will not exceed 500, no matter how many people are estimated.

Of course, 500 people were a lot of strength, and Milu never underestimated that number.

Even if you can secure the entrance gate, three people can enter at the most at the same time, right?

Sir Kinshasa nodded in affirmation.

That means there are three people who can come out of the fort at once, right?

"That's true, but I'm sure they understand that too." There seems to be a few squares in front of the gate, but it's not enough to spread a force of 100 or 200 troops..... "

One of the servants said:

Yeah, and they say there's been a staircase going on inside for a while.

Yeah.

That's why it must be hard to get in and out.

The sergeants had a face for what they were taking for granted.

Only Lord Kinshasa seems to be interested.

"Except for Junkel's important base on the other side of the mountain, there's no such thing with us." At best, there are only settlements like charcoal barbecues and pits. In other words, there's no other way to capture the fort but to attack such a small settlement. "

"The captain has captured the fort..."

"... you don't think about it?"

It was the base that Junkel's kingdom built.

Even if it was built with magic, it would have been quite a struggle more than that.

Besides, if we can do back what was done, our aperitifs will drop, and the morale of the Northern Army will be greatly improved.

In Romberg and the Royal Army, it is said that the morale of the soldiers is more important than the resupply.

From that point of view, capturing an enemy fort is a very large contribution given the purely morale improvement.

In addition, the fact that the enemy built a fortress means that the enemy also regards the place as an important point.

Apart from whether the location is important in purely military terms, it is certain that the enemy is very likely to think so.

Otherwise, the cost, the labor, and the need to build such a fortress over time would be minimal.

"First of all, if you try to use it as a base for harassment and small-scale looting, it's quite convenient except for the trouble of resupplying." I think it's a good spot. Is this good enough for you? "

Looking around everyone's faces, Milu continued, confirming that there were no objections or opinions.

"However, before the fort was built, the Junkel Duke was attacking the settlement of Mount Demakar." Therefore, it was only when the bridgehead was secured that it attacked the plain. So it didn't matter if we had the same plan or not. Like I said before, it's hard to resupply if you're in such a high place in the first place. "

Milu nodded tinyly to the servants.

"But at most, it's 500 people, right?" It was badly positioned to serve as a base for a full-scale attack on the Duke's country. However, we have to do something about it, as long as it's an enemy stronghold. So, I'm thinking of destroying it. "

Listening to Milu's thoughts, Sir Kinshasa nodded loudly with a faint smile.

Miroux had already crossed several gates to become the Knights' 1st Platoon Captain, but it seemed he had overcome another one.