Price of Management

The fight went on all night. Students and soldiers from the Marquis of Ligand's Manor were exhausted after an all-night attack by elite assailants from the Horn Empire.

Nevertheless, it was thanks to John's excellent command and the strong defenses of the mansion and the user-class unmanned presence of all the students.

The Horn Empire has no way of continuing to attack the same place. After attacking Tripods, he suddenly harassed the entire force in one place, with a shifting pattern.

He stabbed the weaknesses of hardly trained students in advance.

Sexuality is a very strategically and tactically designed professional facility. If you do not know the structure of the castle well, there are many difficulties in keeping it. Many years ago, Emperor Kars was able to lead the nomadic rebels to Balat Castle and annihilate them at one point as a siege.

The nomadic rebels lost relentlessly because they had no knowledge of the structure of Balat Castle, even though they had enough troops at the time.

Currently, the problems faced by the students guarding the Marquis of Ligand's mansion were similar to those of the nomadic rebels. You don't know the structure of the mansion's walls, so your troop movements are impatient and swift.

Although he knew how to fight while guarding his post in the first place, he had a lot of difficulty changing his troop deployment to respond whenever the Horn Empire changed its pattern and switched attack points.

The only good thing is the soldiers.

Of course, 100 soldiers from the Guard Commander Bernard and the Marquis of Ligand knew the structure of the mansion very well, unlike the students.

John stationed 100 private soldiers in the area before the walls and allowed them to serve as a guide for his students. Then I could barely solve the problem.

Moreover, the students were all unemployed, except for a few. I learned military science and of course I learned about the structure of the castle. It was the first practice, but over time, the theories that I had learned in school began to come to my senses.

An army of well-versed members of strategy and tactics was a very strong law. Under John's command, students gradually began to demonstrate 120% self-efficacy.

Technically, the students who were born in the Knights family and trained as knights were never weaker than the Horn Imperial Soldiers. no matter how brutally trained I was.

Thanks to his efforts, the Marquis of Ligand Manor barely made it through the day.

Suddenly the day started to brighten.

In the morning, the Horn Empire, which had been attacking all night, withdrew as one.

“Whoa!”

“They're retreating! ”

“I won!”

A shout of joy burst from the mansion.

“Commander, the enemy is retreating. ”

Bernard, the guard commander, sighs with relief.

But John's face was stiff.

“Commander? Aren't you glad? ”

“What if the fight isn't over yet? ”

“Yes? But they're retreating now. ”

“Have you forgotten? They were rescued last night. ”

And Bernard's face hardened.

“Well then……. ”

“The rest of the night's troops will return. They deliberately divided the troops into two groups and alternately attacked them, only to harass us 24/7. ”

John's face darkens.

“You'll be as disappointed as you are right now if you start fighting again without any rest. From now on, your fatigue will increase. ”

“Hnng, this is bad. If we keep fighting like this, how long will we last? ”

“I don't know.”

We fought all night, but there were not as many casualties from the Horn Empire as we thought. Compared to the entire force, the number of corpses piled up beneath the walls was staggered. If the damage continues to accumulate, it will be an indescribable figure, but before that, John's group will be exhausted.

The Commander of the Horn Empire has intelligently harassed the mansion. The user tries to inflict as much fatigue as possible on the target.

That's why he attempted more tactical movements than direct attacks. by disruptive behavior, such as attacking the east and then moving the troops west. Thanks to this, John also had to relocate his troops in line with the Horn Empire's movements, which was very difficult for John and his students.

Moreover, the villa's defenses were the same against enemy attacks. Shooting arrows and slaughtering enemies on the wall. The Horn Empire has grown accustomed to this simple response after attempting further attacks. Fewer and fewer casualties from the Horn Empire.

John's guts burned.

There were many cards that the Horn Empire still hadn't pulled out. Catapults, magic, dungeons, etc. Fortunately, the mansion is over the garden, so there is no need to worry about the siege towers, but there is no way that the catapult can blow rocks or damage the walls with powerful magic. I just had to hide under cover....

‘Fortunately, the wall is so strong that it won't budge with any magic. The Chancellor must have made it hard on purpose with this in mind when he built the Wall. As expected, your vision is remarkable. ’

In fact, it was a carrot that could make a wall that wouldn't break even if hit with an error with dirt. He worked hard as it was a wall to keep his family safe, but John thought he had already taken action when he saw the situation.

However, the current situation must be difficult.

‘But there is hope. ’

John's hope was Mitchell.

If Mitchell returns with a large sum to save munitions and mercenaries, if he succeeds in sending support through the secret passageway, he will gain strength and courage.

Moreover, if the fight grows longer, the Marquis of Juden's legion has decided that it is of no use.

‘As long as we ignored Duke Meutt and ran to Ledon, we should consider that there is a means of procuring food somewhere. However, I don't know how to supply it, but I don't think I can get enough food. ’

John has determined that there is a limit to the amount procured, as long as it is not a normal supply route. As time goes on, the Horn Empire's power will be cut off.

To hold them off until they reach their limit! That was the point of victory.

Soon the Horn Empire resurfaced, just as John had said. As more than 4,000 troops were returning to the mansion, mourning poured out.

“Hey, they're back! ”

“Those guys were shoveling all day yesterday, right? ”

“It means you won't give us a moment's rest. ”

“This is crazy.”

Students became tearful.

Unlike the students, the private soldiers in the mansion, not the user, were feeling more fatigued.

Mental fatigue led to pessimistic thoughts.

“If we keep fighting like this, won't we eventually lose? ”

“I'm sleeping in shifts for a while, but fatigue will continue to accumulate. ”

“The dead will always grow...... and lose like this! ”

John was worried.

John immediately summoned Lloyd and Mick and relayed his encouragement to his allies.

“Mitchell will soon hire mercenaries to send us. When mercenaries come, they'll have more troops, and they'll have room to take turns fighting and relaxing. Besides, the enemy will soon run out of food. If we hold out until then, we can win. So just a little bit more. ”

“Got it.”

“Okay.”

Lloyd and Mick began communicating the message to the students.

John could have encouraged his allies with his own voice of error, but it was never a secret that the military was coming. The enemy should not know that there is a secret passageway into the mansion.

Thankfully, John's encouragement worked.

“Yes, just a little longer! ”

“I'll watch them run out of food and starve to death! ”

“Aja, Aja! Cheer up!"

Students encouraged each other loudly. It was an action because I knew morale was important in battle. Soon John's intentions were conveyed to everyone as a major advantage of the homeguard, composed of unemployed students.