Price of Management

The battle between Baron Jakal's army and the Condol Cavalry is changing rapidly.

Once the Condol Cavalry has gathered all their forces and entered Antares' territory and destroyed one of the Great Barracks, Baron Zakal also engaged in an attack.

Four thousand troops scattered across the country moved toward the Condol Cavalry in four directions, and more than 5,000 of them moved in the same direction as Baron Zakal. I intend to completely eliminate the Agile and Troublesome Condol Cavalry.

And immediately, I changed the signal system.

“I will reorganize the time-lapse signal system. One yeast is the appearance of small enemies below the white belt, two yeast is the cancellation of the signal, and three yeast is the appearance of multiple enemies. If an enemy gives you a false signal as of today, fire two shots immediately and cancel. ”

It was organized for the instant thinking.

- One shot: small hostiles.

- Effective two: signal cancellation.

- Effective 3: Enemy base appears.

As the type of signal increases, so does the consumption of time. Hyossi, who thought he had taken enough, was consumed faster due to an unexpected situation.

However, Baron Zakkal did not care. He had no intention of drawing on this conflict at all.

‘Cause I'm gonna end it. ’

* * *

The Condol Cavalry moves as fast as possible. Over time, however, I could not find the Horn Empire army.

This was discovered by a dozen enemy scouts, revealing their movements. Enemy scouts fire three shots at a time as soon as they see the Condol Cavalry and flee like flies.

You can go after them and kill them all, but it was a waste of stamina for the whole army to move to catch one teenager as long as the signal was sent to the enemy anyway.

What's even weirder is that Patrick shot three enemy scouts as they fled.

What kind of signal is that? ’

Patrick's mind is steady the entire time. He remembers that when he defeated an enemy the size of the Thousand Tribe this morning, the signal they fired was clearly two shots.

When I saw it, I realized that when a large number of enemies appeared, they fired two shots.

And you shoot three shots at us? ’

That meant one thing.

Baron Jacques just changed the signal system!

‘What a scary guy. ’

Patrick's response to the Baron Zakkal was so swift that he felt even more frightened.

‘Since we changed the signaling system, we must have also entered the action to attack us. ’

I couldn't just wait for the enemy to show up. By the time the enemy shows up in sight, it means Baron Jakal is already ready to catch this way.

Before that, we need to know all enemy movements and make decisions.

I don't like the sound of this. Should we just give up and walk away? ’

That was the safest choice.

But I can't go back to this as Patrick.

You were obliged to carry out the objective of destroying the Horn Empire by disrupting its rear.

I could still say I have achieved a certain extent, but I am lacking. It's not enough.

The Kondol Cavalry was the first monumental battle revealed in history. I wanted to show the true power of the Condol Cavalry that I was raised by the late Lord Caroc Ligand.

‘But we can't put ourselves at risk for fame. Judgment should be taken carefully. ’

In any case, it was necessary to send a spy to determine the situation.

‘I doubt the detective will succeed. ’

The surveillance built by the Baron Zakkal was extremely tight. Once we send in the crew, we'll be caught and we'll have no choice but to return.

Maneuvering power, the greatest strength of the Condol Cavalry, blooms only when the enemy cannot anticipate this move.

But now, Kondol cavalry is being pushed out of the information war.

If the Horn Empire is hunting, this must be the wolf that hunts him. This should not be a fight, as it is now.

‘Falling back here does not change the fight in the future. ’

Patrick has made his own decision.

Patrick summoned 14 survivors from the polite 1st regiment of the 10th Century who were destroyed yesterday.

Fourteen members who were mourning the loss of their comrades from the same White Clan appeared immediately on the call.

Patrick told me.

“The situation is unfamiliar. The enemy is quickly figuring out where we are and where we are headed, but we don't know the enemy's movements. ”

“ ……. ”

The crew's expressions became more serious as well.

“They're forming a very tight net of surveillance. It is very difficult to spy because small troops move quickly. But no matter how tight the net is, we won't be able to tell if one of them is moving. Isn't that right?"

Fourteen eyes changed.

Because I knew what Patrick was going to say.

“So I want each of you 14 to move in fourteen directions, one by one, to spy on the enemy. It would be a very dangerous mission. I have no comrades I can rely on because I have to go alone. Will you still do it?”

“I will!! ”

14 responded almost simultaneously. There was no hesitation. The determination to do anything for a dead comrade.

As the commander, Patrick was grateful, proud, and also sorry.

“We'll keep moving east. Scout ahead and make your way back. ”

“Old!”

“Then go. ”

Fourteen people climbed up on their horses and scattered their horns. None of them knew how many of them would make it back alive.

‘I hope it works. ’

By nightfall, the Horn Empire will move more blatantly through its darkness.

The darker the day, the narrower the visibility, the less informed the Condol Cavalry becomes. Patrick's plan was to wait for the 14 scouts to arrive just in time for dark. If you do not return after the darkness, you have no choice but to retreat.

‘Baron Zakkal must be waiting for the darkness as well. ’

Normally, the regular army did not like the darkness, but Baron Zakal was different. He was a nomadic chieftain, and his cavalry was also accustomed to moving through the night.

Time passed one minute, one second.

Patrick spends his time anxiously looking up at the sky, even though the sun hasn't set yet and he doesn't have a returning crew.

Baron Zakkal was frustrated because he couldn't predict exactly how he would move.

* * *

As Patrick predicted, Baron Jacquel was digging a trap to completely destroy the Condol Cavalry.

It was two letters.

Baron Zakal handed a letter to the soldier.

“Deliver this to Grand Duke Romfel, who marches on Ligand territory. Tell them it's important. ”

“Old.”

The soldier ran to the Royal Air Force with a letter. The contents of the letter were brief.

Please block the route so that the Condol Cavalry cannot return to ligand territory.

Baron Zakkal was not in a position to make any demands from Duke Romfel, but it was an emergency now. If Duke Rompel had a good personality, he would not care much about his cooperation.

Baron Zakal sent a similar letter to the late Lord Commander Kaison.

We are concerned that the Condol Cavalry will flee to meet Earl Ranzhel.

Earl Kaison will understand as well as I do.

“Done. They can't go back anywhere." The traditional weakness of nomads is food. ”

I did.

Baron Zakkal has been paying attention to the enormous maneuvers of the Condol Cavalry. Originally, the mobility of the military was only speeding up until there was no problem with the supply of food.

‘They were busy travelling without staying in one place for long. Evidence that they didn't receive a special supply. ’

Baron Zachar smiles in contrition.