Running Away From The Hero!

# 98 Their State: The State of the Kingdom of Mercia

Why on earth did this happen?

Duke Laisha thought of all sorts of things, but he couldn't figure out why.

“I can't believe I lost! ”

90% of his life was lost, but he was the Duke of Lycia who had forgotten it all with recent victories.

“I did not lose. I didn't lose! ”

Duke Laisha was always the same.

You could tell by the attitude of not accepting your defeat.

However, unlike Duke Laisha's consistent attitude, his reputation has been elevated to an incredible degree by an invisible hand.

It was said that there were some mistakes, but that belief was not discouraged.

“As expected, General...”

“The commander hasn't given up yet! ”

“Running away here is also to help in the future. I was a fool to suspect the general for a moment. ”

“I'm sure you still have a plan. ”

“Even in this situation...! ”

A few victories changed his perception.

The contents have not changed at all, but there was no way for others to know.

The Duke of Raisha, as they know him, has defeated several Imperial forces.

When many masters of the Kingdom of Mercia, including the former commander Aricetias, died in vain at the hands of the Imperial Army, the only one to defeat the Empire was Duke Lysha.

He's already a symbol of the military, a hero of the realm.

People imagined nonsense about each of his actions, and created a lot of meaning in a word that was nothing.

That nonsense was creating a miracle.

“The commander didn't give up, but we can't give up! ”

“Brace yourselves! All you have to do is cross the border! ”

“Hurry up! ”

The morale of the soldiers begins to rise.

Duke Raisha has just been escaping from reality as usual, but the longevity and soldiers have begun to reasoning with him.

Like it's the truth when people become famous and they say they'll applaud you no matter what you do!

“Why are you so slow? We must evade at least one hour! Move a little faster! ”

“Yes, General! ”

Duke Laisha says, "If I'm going to live, I have to run!" In the sense of ', the longevity workers must clear the border as soon as possible! I heard it as’.

This brilliant misunderstanding continued to overlap.

Thanks to this, the truth about Duke Lysha has been masked, and his trust in him has continued.

“General! I see the castle! ”

“Castle Arasias, General! ”

As a result, the forces led by Duke Raisha were able to reach the castle on the border without a single breaker.

“Great! Let's take a break over there! ”

The castle of Arasias was certainly a good castle.

Due to the nature of the castle that faces the border with the enemy, it was periodically repairing and expanding its walls, and the terrain was easily prevented by a small number of troops.

But at this time, fewer than 10,000 surviving soldiers were not enough to stop the Imperial soldiers.

“How many troops do you have at Castle Arasias? ”

“There are 5,000 men in the defensive force. ”

“Really?"

As the border of the empire was broken, there were not many soldiers in the borders of the Kingdom of Mercia.

Border soldiers are veteran soldiers with combat experience.

Leaving them alone when they didn't have to defend their borders was a huge waste, and so they marched on the Empire with all the soldiers.

Most of them, of course.

There were fewer soldiers on each border, and fewer elite troops such as knights and wizards.

That's why.

“Hire all the soldiers! ”

The Duke of Lycia, who thought he could not stop the Imperial forces at Castle Arasias, began to borrow all the soldiers from Castle Arasias.

“Oh, right. Recruit all the men who can fight! If he can raise his spear, he's an adult, an elder, collect them all! ”

“General! Forced conscription? What about the rest of the people?" ”

“This is a crisis! Your country looks like shit, and you're worried about something else! ”

It was very selfish.

Even in the borders, there were many people living there.

If you borrow not only strong men, but also children and elderly people who can carry weapons, the only people left here are children and women who are less than 10 years old.

Even though the walls were large and strong, they could not stop powerful Imperial forces even on the continent.

“General...”

“That's an order!”

“I understand.”

It was awkward, but it was the commander's order.

The hierarchy was a thorough member of the army, and there was no way to disobey the order of the commander of the general, the commander of the army, except the king.

“You all have an idea. ”

Despite his objections, Duke Lysha's underlings began sending soldiers to recruit the men of the Castle of Arasias into the army.

“Oh no! This child is only 15! ”

“Oh my God, my father is too old for weapons. Please, please, please! ”

There started to be music everywhere.

The strong men, some of whom are old, and some of the middle aged people who have some strength left, are now beginning to become young men, but Chang also began to force the elderly to worry about whether they can raise farming equipment.

Mothers who hold their children's hands and do not let go.

The children who came out of the village with their grandfather's hands and cried as they saw him being dragged away.

Those who hold the legs of soldiers and beg.

Crying continues throughout the peaceful castle of Arasias.

“General, I have a bad mood. Wouldn't it be better to send back the children and the elderly? ”

Despite the growing awareness of the day, the elders asked Duke Lysha to send back those who were not fit to join the army, but the will of Duke Lysha remained unchanged.

No, it felt like it was getting harder.

“General...”

“It's a castle to throw away anyway. You cannot fight the Empire Army here. ”

discard

In a word, the longevity workers had no choice but to keep their mouths shut.

Longevity was also known.

It is clear that the Castle of Arasias is a good castle, but it is not enough to stop the Empire army with this number.

The same goes for other castles.

Most of the soldiers who guarded the castle died in the Empire's territory, and only a few remain.

The castle was the best fortress on the border, and it was the city of Mebellis within three fingers of the castle of the Kingdom of Mercia.

“General, why don't you wait for reinforcements?" ”

However, abandoning the people who were to be kept was not an easy thing to say as a leader of the army.

That is why the words I keep watching, do not abandon the castle of Arasias.

Of course, it was possible because of the belief in the Duke of Lycia, who survived surrounded by Imperial forces with less than 30,000 numbers.

“I've brought the majority of the remaining troops to the kingdom from the last support. Reinforcements? We can make it. But how long do you think it will take? Ten days? A month? It will take at least a few months. ”

According to Duke Reisha, the merchants also kept their mouths shut.

The Kingdom of Mercia was once considered a powerful nation on the continent, so it has quite a lot of territory.

The large territory means that there are just as many neighboring countries.

Among them were allies, as well as hostiles.

Currently, the only remaining troops in the Kingdom of Mercia are the troops guarding the border and the troops guarding the city.

Both troops could not be easily evacuated.

This means that we need to recruit new troops and organize reinforcements, but those with some combat experience have been recruited from the previous ones, so everyone who is now recruited has no combat experience!

It took at least a month of training for me to impersonate soldiers who could not lift properly.

“What we need now is time and troops. Those who live on the border are compulsorily trained in the military when they reach a certain age. Fall back, regroup, and hold off the Empire army while we wait for reinforcements at Mebellis Castle! It's our only hope! ”

It was a very cold and meticulous operation that could not be thought to have come out of the head of Duke Lysha.

The result of doing the best you can to survive!

If he had the usual intelligence, Duke Laisha would have been able to close his eyes at the moment of death, and the Duke Lysha family would have been more mature than they are today.

Moreover, the Empire would not have set up such a ridiculous operation as the Raisha Operations General Project, and furthermore, it would not have brought about this terrible situation.

But it was too late.

Duke Laisha's Awakening Instinct to Protect Himself at the same time as the Action to Live.

As a general, I had no intention of defending the kingdom by 1%.

Instead of running away to the kingdom, he simply acted by realizing that it was safer to gather troops and stick them in the castle of Mebellis.

“If you understand, get ready to leave! ”

“Yes, General. ”

“I will take my orders. ”

Eventually, even those who realized that this was the most reasonable decision began to move according to Duke Lysha's orders.

Gather the soldiers and the people and move out.

We gather the soldiers and the people again and again from the cities where we have moved.

Repeating it several times, Duke Lycia's army was able to gather a total force of arrogance.

“Come, evil empires! ”

With Mabelis Castle, the best fortress, we can defend hundreds of thousands of Imperial troops with an army of arrogance!

If you do, your defeat will be atoned for, and you will be able to make your way back to the Empire.

Duke Laisha, who thought so, waited and waited for the Imperial Army in full swing.

“ …… ”

I waited and waited again.

“ …… ”

I waited and waited again.

“…… Huh? ”

I waited and waited...

The Imperial Army is not coming.

# 99 Their Reason: Leah Reel Arrays' Reason

I was so nervous that the sword that I pulled out fell down in vain.

“Another bloodless one. ”

“I have no choice. ”

Lord Ast sighed deeply.

“You lost again...”

“Didn't I tell you, Lord Leah? We're not gonna fight. ”

I took three gold coins out of my pocket with tears.

“Here you go...”

“Thank you always, Lord Leah. ”

The fluttering hands held the gold coin tightly, but Ser Ast pulled it as hard as he could and threw it into his arms.

I'm hit! I'm hit again!

As your personal chauffeur, I earn a lot of money because I don't spend a lot of money personally.

Three gold coins is not that big.

However, there is only one reason why gold coins are so empty.

It was a matter of pride.

“This place is also a pretty good adult...”

Look up at the wall.

High. More than half the walls are longer and thicker than normal walls.

Even if it's this thick, even if you keep firing at it, the walls won't break easily.

“If we leave 5,000 troops alone, we can buy ourselves enough time...”

“For the good of the kingdom, you should have acted like one. But Duke Raisha cannot be that great. ”

The castle was constructed to stop multiple troops with a small number of troops.

Therefore, even in a running situation, it is best to leave a reliable person and minimal force.

Because that's what wears the enemy out, and it can stall them.

That's why he told Sir Astor he had to move quickly so the enemy could take care of the troops...

When I opened the lid, I only took the gold coins out of my pocket.

“I never thought I'd be able to open the door so easily...”

It's very difficult to get a surrender.

Because it's not a really overwhelming difference, unless you surrender.

However, all the castles have been opened and surrendered, as Sir Astor had said.

“Siege must be fought by someone in the first place. ”

“That's right.”

There is only one reason.

Because Duke Lycia took all the men who could fight.

In the castle we occupied, very young children and dying elderly people. And there were only women left.

All young men are disabled or seriously injured.

The soldiers guarding the castle, as well as the Holy Spirit, did not exist.

“All that remains now is the castle of Mebellis... The castle of Mebellis is the stronghold of Heaven. It's not going to be easy. ”

Duke Laisha fled to the castle of Mevelis with his troops assembled like that.

Tens of thousands of soldiers guarding the castle of Mebellis, which the Imperial Army deemed impenetrable!

Even Ser Astor, and even if he is the Duke of Lycia!

This is not going to be an easy fight.

“Yes?”

But Ser Ast tilted his head in what he meant by that.

“Why do you look like that, Ser Ast? ”

“Why should we go to the castle of Mebellis? ”

“Yes?”

What's that supposed to mean?

Lord Astor, I don't understand. I frowned.

We can't go to Mercia unless we take the castle!

“We've done enough. All you have to do now is rest in the castle and wait. ”

“What the hell is that...”

Capturing several castles without being buried is a great public matter, but not enough for Sir Ast.

Because they literally blew up Pesra Castle!

“Lord Ast said he would conquer or level up the Kingdom of Mercia? ”

“I did.”

“But you won't take Mévelis Castle? ”

“That's right.”

“… Then how do you intend to defeat the Kingdom of Mercia? ”

“If I don't do it, someone else will. ”

“Who? ”

The more I made an impression, Ser Ast laughed and laughed as if he was enjoying himself.

The moment you tried to blow up Sir Ast, who wouldn't tell you if you kept asking me!

“Someone is very angry. ”

At the words of Sir Astor, who used to say with a very sinister face, I had to tilt my head for a moment.

“Yes?”

Who the hell is that?

I've been thinking about it for a while.

“Oh…”

The moment a very angry person's face passed by right now.

I had to nod my head.