Oukoku e Tsuzuku Michi

"Sir Hardlett. Can you hear me?

I can speak to Leoporto from close range where my mouth is likely to be on my ear.

My shoulders are about to jump when this guy's unchallenged voice suddenly comes from the side.

"I'm listening. I was just trying to figure out how to attack."

I was actually remembering last night's intense affair with Pamela.

She couldn't stand up because of what she did until the morning and went backwards in the carriage, worried that 'the hole was no longer tight' and 'the husband could crack it' but would it be okay?

"Ha... Dear Eigil. I'll re-armor you.

Celia reattaches my armor as she sighs...... she disguised herself as covering her exuberant groin.

……

"Leoporto, what are you blurring about? The attack will begin."

I look at Trisnia in front of me with a pungent face, with Leoporto narrower eyes.

Unlike Arkland, Trisnia does not have a tower as splendid as a fortified city, but the thickness and height of the walls are common to the city. It's not such a difficult place to think of as a simple castle attack.

"The enemy is also deploying a large number of large crossbows and a small number of cannons on the city walls. Apparently, they operate the city as a stable high ground, not an absolute protection."

Leoporto will supplement it.

Seems to flush what I stood for.

"You've got trenches dug around the walls. From what I've seen, there's no way the gates are open, so maybe they're digging in the tunnels and connecting the city to the outside."

It even came out to Tristan.

"Doesn't that make the city wall meaningless then?

Celia's right, digging a hole in the basement and trying to cross a wall is what an attacker does.

I've never heard the defense do it.

"When I say underground tunnel, if it's large enough for each person to get in, I can't even attack for it. Well still, it's brave to create a loophole in the wall... so maybe there must be quite a few defensive positions inside. If you think about it, the city walls mean a lot. We don't know what's in here until we come in, but we can see all of them from the enemy."

When Tristan convinced himself by saying it himself, the trumpet of the start of the attack was blown from the main force.

"Finally."

Only seconds later, a large rock flies high and parabolic from a large catapult that was ready.

They easily jump over the walls and descend into the city, but the extent of the damage done to the enemy is not known.

"All right, move on! We're gonna get it on the wall!

Slowly advance with an infantry on your side shielding it.

Unfortunately, we have standby orders outside of the artillery squad, so we can't move.

"Now the enemy is here..."

A few seconds late, I don't know where it came from, but rocks, iron bullets, and burning pebbles fall toward my side as well.

Rocks and giant iron bullets, as well as roasted stones that look like pebbles, are actually about the size of a person's head.

Large catapults are not a substitute for fine aim, they need a lot of bad luck to fall over your head......

"You hit the guy who hits it. I guess it's bad behavior for the rest of the day."

I say as I look at the soldier crushed by every shield by a giant iron ball and the commander whose head could play the moment he yelled in a powerful manner.

"Dear Eigil is also in danger if it is done on a daily basis. I'll protect you."

Celia stands forward to shelter me.

You don't have to worry. It won't just get here.

Even if it does, it won't be on the wall at a time when the view of Celia's top of the head and forward is completely visible. She's adorable, so let's stroke her.

"Wow! We're in battle! Please don't stroke my head!

"Ha, the fight is still to come. Don't be so elbowed from the start. Plus if you stay so far away, even if I'm a giant dragon......" Hacktion!! "... hey"

A fitted line is blocked by Iridina's kushami.

"Sorry Wa!! There's dust in here!!

Irijina is too used to fighting to afford it.

"... you forgot what you were trying to say. I didn't mean to get here."

The moment I twisted my neck to remember, the iron bullet that took my aim off so heavily fell in front of us.

And he hit the rock that was just sticking out, bouncing big, straight to the side, bouncing twice and striking straight at one of the staff officers who was staring at the war beside us.

"Ugh. Splashed out."

This is terrible. There's no point in ascertaining life or death. It's a tragedy.

"You've arrived."

"Please stay."

Leoporto and Tristan step back slightly as they say.

Celia stands in front of me with more temper, but keeps Yarkov standing further forward because she's cute and dangerous.

"Yarkoff, by the way. You're probably wearing it under your armor today. Isn't it hot?

Me and Yarkov usually only wear sleeveless shirts and underwear under their armor, but for some reason, they wear them tightly. It's summer now, so if I wear it too thick, my strength will be cut.

"Hey, the captain has been so tight since he hit me in the ass that when I can help him, I occasionally get out... and if it's just my underwear, I may not get zero. I'm not dressed to drool on the battlefield."

You're talking about when I kicked your ass.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I should have done a little more."

"You deserve it!

Celia kicks Pokopoko and Yarkov's thighs.

"Hih! Dear Chieftain, at last..."

"Even though there is no moderation, it is no longer a sex beast even to the man... no sex ghost..."

For some reason Luna is screaming and out of line. Myra is shivering chatter, too.

Is it pre-fight tension? Well, it's much better to be a little nervous than loose.

"Let's keep our mouths shut."

I return to a serious look and look forward to the war.

As the catapults continue to shoot each other, the allies march against the wall.

"It's about time... I'm here"

Almost simultaneously, Leoporto says, the head of an ally blows away, or a thousand cuts, with heavy wind incisions.

An enemy crossbow was released from the city walls at once.

Unlike the right catapult for a range and a flashy landing, the simultaneous shooting of a large crossbow is a considerable threat to infantry. Moreover, it is also highly powerful and cannot be prevented to the extent of a handheld shield.

"The catapult on your side is so convenient to hit back."

It actually blows up a few large crossbows from earlier, but the number doesn't seem to be decreasing because the city walls are installed enough to fill them.

"I have a big crossbow on my side too... but it's a bad minute due to the high and low difference"

Range and power are completely different on the enemy shooting from above the wall and on the allies shooting from below.

Meetings between the Great Crossbows and others would result in the wasteful loss of valuable siege weapons.

"That's why you brought it."

I just nod when I know I'll take a glimpse of Leopold.

And there's a roar.

"Shoot -!!"

The roar that echoes on the battlefield is the sound of cannons.

Its powerful or awesome compared to the Great Crossbow or Catapult.

If you're a soldier who doesn't know the cannon, this is all you're going to get out of here.

The first to be fired was a Royal Army cannon.

I know Eirich was carefully transporting it to his men just in case it was as fragile as a glass worker.

Was the number of gates about 20?

"I landed!!

A shell hits the Trisnian city wall for a moment.

Half of what I completely missed my aim. Seven bullets hit the wall itself, and three bullets successfully caught on the city wall.

The hitting accuracy of a regular cannon is as bad as catapult, but it is easy to hit an enemy directly in front of you as much as you can aim directly without drawing a parabola.

"Hmm... not good"

Celia says cutely with her hands on her chin.

I see enemy crossbows smashing and enemy soldiers falling from the wall or dyeing the wall with red paint.

"Now it's your turn."

The enemy's cannon will now erupt in flames.

The number of gates is about thirty more than the Royal Army and the aim is of course the Royal Army artillery.

Occasionally, the three gates of an ally's cannon are shaken and blown away, and even if the cannon itself is safe, the soldiers around him are injured with scattered fragments and dirt blocks and run away and scatter. Eirich's crying face seems to come to my attention.

"In the end, there's a difference between the cannons."

"Even so, the enemy has to be targeted in terms of striking down. The accuracy of the hit is getting sweeter. This one can be targeted by a line against the wall, so in terms of accuracy, this might be more advantageous. The power... well."

Enemy shells capture allied artillery from the side Tristan said so.

To protect him for once, he broke through the metal plate that was once put on in front of the cannon like a piece of paper, and blew it together even the cannon and the artillery that was about to put in the bullet, and then the aristocratic man from everywhere who was watching the war behind him.

This is just a hit.

"You hit me beautifully. It's flashy."

"Please don't compliment the enemy on their attack... Ah, it's your turn next!

You're done bouncing, the Royal Army cannon sprays fire again.

The roar and the shock in my stomach... but I feel bigger than before without my heart.

"It's kind of soggy. What's the matter with you?

"The first 20 gates, the first to be hit, should be four gates, but the first to be fired is twelve. Four gates are missing."

If you take a good look at the cannons that don't fire while they're alive, the artillery is making a scene.

"There's a crack in the shell - you can't shoot me with this!

"The gunpowder burning cusp is on fire! Time to clean up a lot."

I see. Is that what you mean?

Artillery is a powerful weapon, but brittle enough to say it breaks every time you fire it.

Even in water warfare, when the battle gets longer, the firepower goes down on each other without being hit.

"And three quarters are terrible... whoa, enemies are gonna shoot again"

"Wop."

I keep Celia's head down and keep her low.

It's out of range, but it would be tough if you flew in by mistake.

Celia resists standing in front of me and protecting me, but when I stroke her under my chin, she gets all grown up.

And enemy shelling strikes the allies - but.

"You're getting less over there, too"

"Hmm. I didn't even have time to observe on the water, but this is how you can clearly tell they're facing each other"

The enemy cannons also appear to be less than the number destroyed.

The fragility of the cannon does not seem to differ significantly between the Royal Army and Southern Euglia.

"Sir Hardlett."

Leopold calls his name, and I nod softly.

"Just a little sigh, but I'm not as rich as the kingdom, so give me a break"

When I glanced backwards, a seemingly commanding man from the main unit confirmed that I had moved the artillery and turned back. I guess I just got an order if I was sitting there any longer.

At the same time, my army, which raised my flag from behind the Royal Army... the artillery squad in it leaves in front.

I can only tell it looks heavy because of the cloth put on it to prevent dust, but I'm pretty sure the enemy is also some kind of siege weapon in this situation. I can see artillery and large crossbowmen rushing to change their aim here.

"Here comes the rookie! That flag...... it's the devil's army!

"Come on castle hammer or catapult...... no it could be cannon! Get in the mood!

"Hold your heart strong, your opponent is the devil. An ally with both hands and feet slashed off, or maybe a woman stabbed in the skewer from crotch to throat lined up. If you look away, it's what they think it is!!

Do you do such a cruel thing to a woman?

Just plug my thick skewer into my crotch at best.

Artillery simultaneously removes the cloth.

Almost all of the guns I have, a group of 50 cannons, showed up.

"More than the first! This was the main unit!?

Surprising voice rising from the enemy.

"Why does one lord have more than the Royal Army... is something wrong..."

A voice of confusion rising from your side.

Without a glance at them, Leoporto gives orders in an unchallenged voice.

"Fire in the back row! Then the middle row...... shoot! Front row...... shoot!!

Artillery divided into multiple rows are fired from rear to rear, each for a few seconds.

Sounds like Leopold figured out how to shoot, but I wonder why.

Whoa, Celia came forward with her cute chest up.

"Time difference -"

"Shooting at the same time might mean focusing your aim on one goal and leaving the others alone. Shoot one row at a time and you can fix your aim bias. By shooting them separately, you relieve the smoke. - Ouch! Why are you kicking..."

Tristan, who wanted to explain before Celia said anything, said it.

Celia, with her cheeks swollen in her bread, is silently kicking her knee in Tristan's ass.

Meanwhile, unlike the two idiotic feuds, there was a training ground in front of them.

An enemy cannon, a great crossbow, and soldiers blowing up one after the other with fragments of the wall.

The cannons fired now are not much different in size from those of the Royal Army.

No matter how many we gather, it doesn't seem to be easy to grind down authentic stone city walls......

"Yep, don't be frightened. Shoot back!!

The enemy also shoots back in numbers without breaking morale.

My cannon took a direct hit, and as the shaken cannon twirled, it danced through the universe and pierced the ground.

"Mmm."

Wrinkles lean between Celia's eyebrows.

You know how Eirich feels.

Anyway, cannons are very expensive to build.

Specifically, it has about half the value of the necklace that Nonna is offering from her neck at the gate that just blew up.

"Which is a waste..."

I can't hear Tristan sighing.

The shelling continues afterwards, but the large crossbows on the wall and enemy soldiers hardly collapse the wall main unit anyway.

"That's a little weird."

I put my hand on my chin and look at Leopold.

It's not strange how total stone construction starts to collapse if you tap all this shell into it.

Answer me, Tristan.

Celia also looks at Tristan with her hand under her chin next door.

Tristan seemed unhappy, but gave up and sighed as Celia gently raised her legs.

"I can't confirm it, so I'm not out of my imagination."

"Don't worry, say it."

says Leoporto. There is no need to confirm hostility now.

In the end, I can only imagine.

"What is likely is reinforcement from the inside of the wall. Specifically, iron plates and thick piles of earthen sacs prevent the collapse of walls."

Hmm, southern Euglia also has cannons, so naturally I would have assumed that this one would use them.

It's not strange that I'm doing the right reinforcement.

But Leopold tries to add something without cutting words.

"However -"

"But that doesn't explain it. Trisnian city walls aren't that great in the first place. If you have time and manpower to reinforce it, it would be more efficient to prepare rounds and positions in front of the wall. Or just building a moat around the wall is very different. - Huh? What?"

I think Leoporto glared at Tristan for a moment, but he really looks to the front line in just a moment.

"Well, no... Yeah, it's strange how the superficial layer is broken. No matter how much you reinforce it from behind, it shouldn't prevent damage to the surface layer. Yet from here, the city walls look almost intact."

"Sure... the hit part is only slightly damaged, but there's no part of the stone that's broken"

Celia is cute to narrow her eyes trying to see clearly, but if she strokes her cheeks around here, she will weigh herself because she looks angry.

"I mean, that wall is not a regular stone. I can only assume that it has a particularly hard material or even an iron plate near the surface layer."

Tristan concludes, but of course not convinced.

"That's impossible. That wall was made of mediocre stone until a few months ago. Changing the material and adding iron plates is almost as good as rebuilding. There can't be that kind of time or manpower."

"Mochiro-"

"It's certainly not realistic. Obviously, that wall isn't just a stone, but we don't have enough information to establish the truth."

Now Leopold says blocking Tristan.

Tristan makes tea with a boring looking face and watches Celia nibble from closer than she needs.

"I don't know. But I don't need to reveal everything. We're not detectives."

I shake one head.

Until you defeat it with force, if you don't know.

"Keep it out front."

On my orders, a new cannon will come forward.

Twenty-five doors.

"Hey, what the..."

"So... those are also... cannons?

"How many gates do you have? How much money does Lord Hardlett spend on the military?"

A twist spreads among your allies.

Built in cooperation with Dwarf, this cannon is much bigger and heavier than a regular cannon.

I'm going to have a hard time carrying it for that, so I'm really late.

"Power is out of step."

Even as other guns continue to fire, a loud gunshot cracks his ear.

Twice as many other guns flew with one flashy firecracker. The shells hit a suspicious city wall - scattering flashy fragments like never before.

The stone in the center of the hit cracks and massive fragments fall to the ground.

Did the scaffolding on the wall also collapse? The enemy soldiers fall to pieces and stop moving.

……

But we don't smile.

On the contrary, there would be wrinkles between the brows.

"Can't you still break this?

The wall, which had been tested for a large cannon but was twice as thick as Trisnia, had also collapsed in one blow, and had shot brilliantly through the walls that had been planted with iron plates inside.

I'll do my gaze on Leoporto but I won't get back to you.

Tristan also opens his hands small and closes his eyes.

It means I don't know either.

"... Next!

When this happens, it's mean.

It was followed by a larger cannon pulled by a four-headed carriage.

This is a substitute that can also be called a dwarf cannon that Dwarf made of metal that only they know of. One or six of them.

This cannon will be the most powerful weapon I have.

This one was built by Lindblum artisans, even though the larger guns were advised earlier, by the Dwarves alone, and many parts honestly don't know how it works.

The artillery don't fully understand the structure either, just put the bullets in according to the procedure and set the aim.

"Whoa, are you okay with punching in so much gunpowder? I'm putting in ten times more than we are..."

"Let's get out of here a little bit. Every cannon could blow up..."

Royal Army artillery takes a distance from around the Dwarf cannon.

If I did put that amount of gunpowder in a regular cannon, I would definitely blow it up on the spot.

"But a dwarf cannon would be fine. - Do it."

The roar and the smoke blow up that makes even the cannon smoke of a large cannon seem like a toy.

I see Myra blocking her ears at the edge of her sight, Irigina excited, and Tristan flipped over.

The aim of the cannon is the wall itself.

The masonry slaps the stone with a hammer...... sounds like it multiplied it hundreds of times.

"Or penetrated!

Celia jumps once excited.

As reported, the Dwarf artillery shells were stubborn. They literally smashed through the stone walls.

From the big, empty hole, you can see the city.

"Exactly."

"That's it."

Celia nods satisfactorily and adorably.

From there, the fishing bottle shooting usually begins with the addition of artillery, large artillery and Royal Army artillery.

Most enemy cannons and crossbows placed on the walls due to the overwhelming difference in firepower are bounced off - though.

"... why doesn't it collapse"

Dwarf cannons drill big holes in every blow.

Large cannons are also visibly destroying the surface layer.

You should be able to collapse so much from your previous experience.

"The Royal Army Siege Squad will set you up!

Did the shelling see it impossible to exclude the city walls, or the Royal Army's broken castle hammer moves out?

Enemy crossbows and cannons have been roughly removed, but there is still nothing you can do about catapults that draw parabolas from within the city and fly iron bullets and firing stones, and the occasional ambush face enemy soldiers throw oil and sacrifice.

Still, the broken castle hammer reaches the city wall and slaps the thick hammer all the way through.

But...

"I'm not going anywhere! It's like an iron wall!!

Once and twice, the hammer I slapped is being played.

On the fourth occasion, the steel hammer is finally more broken.

Furthermore, the enemy began attacking the broken castle gavel with cannons and crossbows lined up across an empty hole with Dwarf cannons.

A broken castle hammer specializing in breaking walls cannot withstand the attacks of large weapons.

Occasionally several units are destroyed and soldiers flee back.

"I don't know."

"Artillery retreat"

Leoporto lowers the artillery at the same time I whine.

"Don't you understand yet?

I'll ask Leopold again.

"The structure of the wall...... no, it is clear that the material itself is different. But I don't know the details."

"It's not like I'm planting an iron plate because the big hole is empty... and all that worn out doesn't collapse... that's Nanica looking like a stone. I'm sorry, but I don't think so..."

Tristan doesn't even seem to know.

While doing so, the enemy is once again carrying large crossbows and artillery on the wall.

Now we start over again.

"Are you sure you want to settle for shooting artillery here..."

But I don't know double.

If the enemy has finally replaced the walls sturdy with some kind of tease, you can ask for more.

But the enemy positions appear to have been created on the assumption that the walls will be easily pulled out.

For unexpected reasons, the walls suddenly became sturdy.

At that time, soldiers on your side point to the river.

"That's... reinforcements! A fleet of reinforcements!!

A familiar ship...... more than ten ships were slowly retracing the river towards Trisnia, spearheaded by Ivanna's battleship Swarov.

After the fierce battle, I guess we've been mobilizing all the remaining moveable ships.

If you look at it, Swarov can also see traces of cluttered repairs to the iron plate sweep.

"Can a battleship cannon destroy it?

"Hmm..."

Though Swarov's cannons are less powerful than Dwarf cannons.

But with the ship behind us, there are more than a hundred cannons. Should I concentrate and tap in? Or should I?

But it's not going to work.

It is not the number of battleships dressed in armor, such as enemy catapults and cannons, that have begun to fire without intercepting the fleet.

But Trisnia is a huge city.

The only part facing the river is the harbour part, etc. The city centre is slightly distant from the river.

I will inevitably have to go deep into the harbor to aim from the ship......

I'll give you wolf smoke to try to send a signal, but the fleet won't stop moving.

One small ship advances in front of the flagship and the lead takes turns.

And it was about time we tried to break into the harbor.

"... didn't you make it"

Suddenly stopped on the water, the small ship leans forward to relax and sinks straight from the bow of the ship.

"There are giant chains for blockade in the port of Trisnia. Once the chains are unloaded, no large fleet can enter the harbor."

Still, Ivanna must have brought forward a ship of shipments, not flagships, because she was wise.

The ship that just sank was caught in a chain draped beneath the surface.

We can't blow the chains off with shelling because they're under water, like we did to remove them, and the winders are behind the city.

I mean, you have to go into the city from land to get rid of the chains, but you're struggling because you can't do that.

"It seems to me that Ivanna is angry"

I laugh bitterly but things don't get better.

Speaking of how to stay......

"Do we have to push?

Dwarf guns can be angled with gear originally, and large guns can also be angled with round-tails downstairs to jump over walls and shoot all over the city.

So go for the gate and stick it in. Or you might force it through.

"It may be possible, but I won't recommend it"

says Leoporto.

"I know."

If we do that, the damage to our allies will be immense.

Besides, the city will be as disastrous as Arkland.

I can't help but break the city in battle, but I have trouble buying grudges from the women of the city again.

"Besides, as far as the reputation of Southern Euglia in Arkland is concerned, it's unlikely they're buying a special bad reputation in Trisnia. If we don't make it there, we'll be the bad guys."

Tristan says, Leoporto goes on.

"It is the problem that the city of Trisnia stops functioning more than the people's hearts and so on. Adequate port facilities can be used to recapture the West Bank of the river, and well-equipped logistical facilities can also serve as a base for marching to the south, or for towing to an urban state. If you can't attack this place and ruin it, you'll be in the way of the big strategy ahead."

That's where the fast horse from Eirich runs in.

"I have orders from the Military Director! Sir Hardlett weighs himself in on the impossible attack and is steadfast according to the instructions of the main force -"

Eirich seems to have the same idea.

You've often found out I'm about to get into it.

"Does the Trisnian offense have to go smart anyway"

Will it take time here again?

"I guess that would be ideal. … but or you might get a piece of it quickly"

Leoporto looks up at the sky with his half-open eyes.

Beyond the west bank of the river. Black clouds were slowly coming this way from the Great Mountains.