Santairiku Eiyuuki

Episode 3 The Battle of Sardel

As Elcure leads Nia and the others toward the Flute River.

The 5000 troops led by Sasan VIII had already arrived at the Flute River.

"Hmm... Emperor Lemria is on his way. You have a sharp instinct inside."

Having heard from his men, Sasan VIII smiled belligerently.

Once, Emperor Lemria, who had assembled troops in Orontia City, split the army in two and entrusted the city to his heart, saying that he had set out to intercept Sasan VIII.

The force he is leading is about 3,000.

Nevertheless, it seems that he is advancing while confronting the Tunda soldiers on the way... When he is hostile to Sasan VIII, the scale is about 5000.

and.

"Gathering soldiers while marching... the Lemurian army has changed a lot."

It was a beautiful long-eared (elf) woman who shouted.

I have a steel shield and lance.

But above all, it was... that big breast.

Helena Valerius Korg.

As queen of the Farse kingdom... one of the eight loyal generals.

This is Helena from Shield.

She is the mother of Shehrazard and originally from the Lemurian Empire.

Therefore, I am familiar with the military system of the Lemurian Empire... but in her common sense, the Lemurian army cannot do a clever imitation of gathering troops while marching.

It's easy to say, it's hard to do.

Such imitation is not possible without the morale and skill of the soldiers, the excellent road transportation network and military station facilities, the bureaucracy, and high-quality non-commissioned officers.

There was no such thing as Lemria.

But... that's what Lemria has now.

"Since the Tunda soldiers have not experienced proper combat, it may be better to revise the assumption that the quality is not so high... Your Majesty, Your Highness."

He said that to a man of long ear (elf) who seemed to be middle-aged.

Dalaios Dharmales.

One of the eight faithful generals, Daleios of the "Tsubaki".

"What's more, I'm not being alarmed.... my precious daughter's daughter-in-law."

"That's right. If you don't do this... you won't be a husband worthy of Shekhlazard."

"..." (Are you waiting?

I'm going to invade that husband's country.

And Dalaios smiled unexpectedly.

Then Sasan VIII called out to the other Eight Faithful Generals.

"Shaheen, you will do what you once did. Is that good?"

"Yes, Your Grace."

A long-eared (elf) man, presumably slightly over a hundred.

Sharheen Charkan.

And one of the eight faithful generals, Shaheen of the Sword.

In the battle twenty years ago, there was a past torn by Ercule I... this time, it's a revenge.

That's why I was motivated enough.

"Well, but... this solution won't be able to spot Emperor Lemria. This is the first time I've done this to Lemria. Let's do it, Dalaios."

"Yes, Your Grace."

Together, they practice magic.

Summoning... the demons who have their own contracts.

"The Spirit of Irrigation and Flood, Bael!

"Agares, the Great Spirit of the Earth and Earthquake!

Sasan VIII and Dalaios shout out the name of the devil.

Both are the great devils of the seventy-two pillars, the great spirits.

... even with the same great spirits, their effects and scale vary.

Carolina, for example, has a contract with Erigos, which is low in fuel consumption and easy to use.

In addition to magic, Eligos uses menstrual blood to pay for his contract.

The price of the contract is small, and its proportionality is limited... but it is attractive to call it casually and use it.

In contrast... Bael and Agares demand a huge price for their use.

For that reason, the great magic can only be used once every few decades.

Therefore, it is important to identify where to use it.....

Instead, it has great potency.

"It's a baby! Raise the flood and drink up the earth!

"It's Agares! Shake the earth, break the dike!

The first thing that happened was a wave of the Great River.

The water of the Flute River began to make unnatural waves.

Gradually... it's becoming huge.

The next occurrence was an extremely local earthquake.

Intense shaking and shock waves directly hit the embankment on the Lemria side of the Flute River.

At the same time as the embankment collapsed, a major flood pushed it away in an instant.

Soon the land of Lemria will be covered in water.

No man, no farmland... no fortress, no Great Wall, no moat.

All of them were washed away with water.

"Wahahahaha!! Thanks for destroying our irrigation system 20 years ago!!

Twenty years ago, Sasan VIII laughed joyfully, apparently rooted in the desolation of the land by the invading Lemurian army.

Soon after that, I returned to my serious expression.

"Only a fraction of the embankment was destroyed. And only a fraction of the defense lines were destroyed. The line of defense created by Emperor Lemria. If you hurry, it will be repaired in no time."

No matter how great a Spirit is, it cannot cause a catastrophe that will alter the terrain.

No, maybe I can....

At least humans can't pay that price.

The resulting flooding is extremely localized.

The hole in the defense line is the size of a needle hole in terms of its total length.

But.....

As long as we can drill a hole, it doesn't matter what happens next.

"Let's go. Cross the river!!

"Ha!!

Suddenly, the Royal Fars Army stepped into the land of the Lemurian Empire.

Erkühl inadvertently whispered after receiving information that the Royal Farse Army was breaking through the line of defense and advancing through the Shurian province.

"It's a mysterious flood... If I had stored water in my breath, I would have noticed and used spiritual magic.... nothing at all. Magic?"

Elcure put herself on the shelf and said so.

The Long Eared (Elves) have been using Spirit Magic for a long time.....

But there is not much information about which demons use what magic.

I can manipulate water.

I can manipulate fire.

You can manipulate the earth.

I can tell from the fluffy information, but the details of the ability are often unclear.

... the reason Elcure didn't want to fight Farth is this Spirit Magic.

Because I have no idea what I'm going to do.

"But, Your Majesty. Flooding should have meant that the damage was localized.... does the localized damage make the soldier on the border useless?

Carolina questions.

The Great Wall, which Erqueur discovered on the border with the Kingdom of Fars, stretches for tens of kilometres.

Naturally, the number of soldiers to protect it is commensurate.

The destroyed Great Wall is only a fraction of it.

Considering the overall length, it is about the hole of the needle.

Carolina couldn't help but notice that the little hole had disabled the line of defense.

"The hole is fatal. The Wall exists to temporarily stop enemies. The Great Wall loses its function after it can no longer be stopped. And all the troops that were hanging on to the Wall became paratroopers."

This is a natural defect of the defense equipment and system called the Great Wall.

He lacks mobility and can't be pursued by letting his enemies escape once.

"The 15000 Farse army suddenly changed course and started moving west....."

"If we stay like this, the soldiers of the Great Wall will be pinched by the 5,000 that entered the inside and the 150,000 that comes from the outside."

"... it's troublesome to build a supply route."

Sonia, Alicia and Nia each said with their eyebrows raised.

Now the Royal Farse Army has invaded the territory of the Lemurian Empire.....

Depending on how you catch him, he's in isolation.

The “holes” they have broken through should already be blocked if the Erqueur system is functioning.

The Great Wall does not envisage being attacked from the inside... but it can still trap enemies to some extent.

But if they attack from inside and outside at the same time, the story is different.

Once a part of the Great Wall is “occupied”, the Royal Farse Army can breathe from it.

You will be able to conduct military operations freely within the territory of the Lemurian Empire.

You will be deprived of strategic leadership.

"Alright, before the Farse Army 5000 meets 15000, I will crush it!

Erkühl immediately made his decision and began marching to the target location.

Screw it.....

The two armies came into contact near the village of Sardel.