Episode 206

Prince Warroy's actions were exactly what I expected.

"Approximately 20,000 Warroy troops fly from Lake Castle! Heading north!"

The patrol werewolf returns and reports to me. He left thousands of garrisons in the castle, and seems to have left everything out.

Isn't the daylight sortie a bit too tricky, Highness Warroy?

"Why did you start retreating now?"

I answer because the kite looks strange.

"What we're worried about today isn't that the Warroys are in the castle or invading the imperial capital; they're attacking Elora's army in northern Lorumund."

Then it would be Prince Warroy's idea to do that.

"There's one more thing"

"Another?"

"In the last defense, we showed an overwhelming strength, but the result is that the forces here are more dedicated to defending at Kajo than to pursuing field battles."

In fact, we have very few cavalry. Even if you chase retreating infantry with infantry, the enemy can afford to catch up before catching up.

You shouldn't expect too much of this bequest, because it's not good at general field battles.

I can only use 200 cavalry, 5000 spearmen, and 1000 crossbow soldiers to pursue. The magical soldier 800 is almost useless to take.

You can pursue 20,000 soldiers and cause great damage, but if your enemy wants to ambush you can be annihilated.

According to reports from the werewolf squad, the enemy's marching speed was somewhat slow. It seems that they are inviting you to pursue you rather than being alert.

However, if soldiers with low morale and physical strength walk quickly, a large number of people will be dropped out, so there is a possibility that they may be slowly marching with care for soldiers.

Either way, it's a good condition for pursuit. It looks like a trap.

"Where is Prince Warroy's main unit?"

"In the last cavalry, Prince Warroy's flag and a cavalry that seemed to be a SS were found."

The tail, that is, the shrine.

I don't know if you're really there, but it's a march just to attack you.

This is almost certainly a trap.

However, if these conditions are good, you will want to attack even if you know it is a trap.

Above all, if you retreat the Warroy troops, Eleora will inevitably be struggling.

I have no choice but to pursue as much as I can.

"Let's do it!

"Captain, now you can defeat Prince Warroy!"

The men of the werewolf corps flutter their eyes and appeal, but I'm in trouble.

"Calm down. The only thing I won last time was that my opponent didn't know exactly what my strength was.

After all, if you use them to pursue, they will fight in an open space without horse fences. They're suicidal because they're light infantry with only short-range projectiles.

Fern-sister looked back at me, calming everyone.

"Bad-kun, if you don't overlook it, you'll have a problem with Eleora? I'm ready, right?"

"I'm done but ..."

I glance at the paper I was holding. A secret letter from Eleora.

If she was working as described in this cover letter, we might be able to win.

If not, the chase fails.

But if you think about it, even if this fails, the loss of soldiers will be minor. If you don't lose even the mage soldiers, the castle can continue.

Alright, but I'm a little scared.

When I get up, I ask everyone.

"Everyone in the werewolf corps can save my life?"

Everyone smiled grinning.

"Is it possible?"

"Follow the herd boss. That's it."

"I'll die some day anyway. If you fight and die, you're not bad."

The answer was really wolf-like.

I decide.

"Okay, chase the Warroy army. I'll hunt the prince!"

"Oh!"

This time, the army is the opponent.

I just hope it works.

I headed for the cavalry. There are only about two hundred, so it doesn't make sense to pounce on Warroy.

There are about five thousand spears following, but all are lightly dressed. I don't have any extra luggage such as carrying food or winter clothes. It is essentially an essential equipment for pursuit.

"The spear squad comes with only a spear and a shield. If you are not confident on your feet, leave your sword and armor."

"Magic?"

"If it's time, you can throw away your spear and shield!"

`` Are you serious ?! ''

The Warroys are currently marching north on the highway. The terrain sandwiched between forests and mountains marches in a narrow line.

In this terrain, less than 10,000 of the 20,000 enemy troops will be able to engage in battle. No more troops can be deployed.

However, the cavalry is all behind. It is ready to take a reversal offensive.

Sure enough, notice of this pursuit changed the ranks of the Warroy army.

The spear squad stops on the spot and flips over to line up. The cavalry deploys on both wings.

Except for the absence of a bow squad, it is a solid formation. I don't know how well the soldiers are from here, but maybe about 5,000?

That's surprisingly few.

"Weid, enemies!"

"I know. Cavalry, assault!"

"Hah!"

"... I pretend to flip in front of the enemy! I'm leaving at once!"

"Haha!"

Alright, good cavalry.

We assault enemy soldiers tightly packed between forests and mountains.

Sporadic arrows fly from the enemy, probably a crossbow carried by a cavalry. Neither the number of arrows nor the accuracy is a great threat.

We try to graze the spears of the enemy spear corps ... but it's a little exaggerated, but we flip around and escape where appropriate.

Then, as I expected, winged enemy cavalry came out. These are the elites of Prince Warroy.

A rough look, hundreds of cows. Much more than this cavalry.

The enemy's spear squad is also approaching. I and the cavalry rushed back and merged with the following spear squad.

My order is only one.

"All troops rush to the forest there! Full speed! Weapons can be discarded!"

At that moment, the soldiers of the spear squad break down and run away. Some of them were really throwing out spears and shields.

Because the spear corps did not carry any extra luggage, the escape was quite fast.

Thanks to this, before the enemy cavalry arrived, they managed to escape into the forest. Everyone escapes into the forest at a glance. Beyond is our fort.

Now, it's my job from here.

When I get off the horse, I lie down on the snow. Cool and cold.

Several cavalry descend and crouch around me. A member of the werewolf squad.

I laughed at them, lying down.

"Are you anxious?"

The wolves smiled bitterly while holding the magical gun they were carrying.

"I'm worried. We're worried if we have enough to beat."

"Hahaha"

Glanced behind, the enemy cavalry stopped before the forest.

Contrary to magical soldiers who are not good at open places, cavalry is not good at small places. The lunges need a distance to accelerate, but the trees hinder your view and path.

As expected, Prince Warroy's SS is cautious.

But when they saw me, they followed me wildly.

In their eyes, we would have seen that the general who had fallen and could not move was stuck with a few escorts.

It may not be so convenient for the general to drop, so it may be a trap, but that doesn't mean hesitation.

The same psychology as when I decided to pursue.

I took the dog whistle while lying down.

Speaking of which, I've been holding this since the Lünhite capture game.

Gently blow the dog whistle in your hand.

"Please come to Buddha."

"Jobuts?"

A scream was heard in the distance as one of the werewolf tilted his head.

The light flickers in the woods, and the neighing of war horses and the shouting of soldiers intersect.

"Wow !?"

"Enemy! I'm under attack!"

`` From where !? ''

"I don't know, reject!"

It's too late.

I got up and ordered the escorts.

"Let's go, kill everyone!"

"Oh!"

The original hunt for the werewolf has begun in a deep forest with dense trees and trees.

From the overhead tree. From the bushes under your feet. From behind a shrub buried in snow.

Werewolf lurking attack soldiers and war horses.

Unlike infantry, cavalry that does not turn around is like a conveyor belt sushi plate in the woods. All you have to do is wait for it to flow and take it off.

When the surviving cavalry notices the anomaly and looks back, his neck is blowing away.

If it's difficult to get close, you can unravel the makeover and shoot with a magical rifle. A short range sniper from a tree, and a big cavalry.

To counterattack, cavalry spears specialize in frontal attacks, and even if you swing your sword left or right, it is difficult to hit a werewolf on a disabled horse.

The wolves are all fighting happily, but I'm in the rescue squad, waiting behind. I don't want to fight separately.

The wounded will come to me and be treated, so your troops will not wear out.

After a while, the sound of the fight ceased and a dense bloody smell drifted around.

"I'm done."

Gurney says proudly, wiping her red hair more than ever.

"Roughly this. The cavalry that came into the forest must have been killed."

"Okay, let's check the damage situation of allies. Please report that all squads are safe."

The squad will report if anyone is done, so it should be OK.

I am good at ambushing humans in the forest, and if I could do it, I would be disqualified.

Hundreds of cavalry have entered the forest, but most are still outside the forest. Since he cannot be seen at all, he may have returned to his squadron. No subsequent enemy spears will come.

When the enemies came into the forest all at once, I was going to guide them to the north side of the fort and make a full blowout, but isn't that too sweet?

Given the size and movement of the enemies I followed, Prince Warroy seems to prioritize returning to North Lorumund rather than attacking us.

It seemed that it wasn't really that kind of invitation that seemed to be an apparent invitation.

The current battle is our win, but tactically it's Prince Warroy's win. I've earned my time.

Prince Warroy was good at psychological bargaining, so he would have calculated well that the ignorant I would be on guard against the trap and stepping on the second leg.

I'm sorry to be so impatient that I can't help.

If there are few dead people, I'm fighting like that.

"So, what do you do, General? Is there a secret plan?"

I laughed as Jerik stroked her assault gun and asked.

"I can't help it. There's not enough troops to chase."

"Hey!"

"The enemies are more and more cautious than this one. You can do it if you follow them deeply, so let the werewolf squad break and take a break."

"Hey?"

It's a bit strange that Jerryk's generous eyes always round her eyes.

Of course I do not intend to escape. This is a great opportunity to defeat Prince Warroy.

"A messenger at the fort. Urgently dispatch all the squadrons and crossbows. Don't forget the white cloth."

"Hah!"

"Spears leave half here, and the rest return to the fort. Cavalry is waiting on the shores of Lake Klitsch."

I just hope that the strategy goes as planned.