The girl with the fire wheel.

Episode XXIII: Line Strategy

- The next morning, Noel was with the soldiers, getting ready to leave. I'm getting permission from Dirk, so I don't have to worry about being told anyway. Noel brackets his food on his horse as he crosses his nose.

Only Noel, Barbus and Ligret ride. I can't help it because I'm not a cavalry. The other soldiers take the form of raising supplies on their hips. I just made the termite party a cavalry, and now I won't get much.

"Noel."

"Uh, Cynthia. Good morning! It's a beautiful day."

Noel greeted him with an extraordinarily energetic voice. Clear with no clouds today. I have a feeling something good is going to happen. But Cynthia has some shadowy look on her face.

"Oh. More than that, are you really going to go?

"Of course that is. That's the first step to beating Bahar."

"Why are you going to attack such a secluded garrison? If anything happens, we can't go to the rescue right away. Do we need to go out of our way to commit a danger?

"Yeah, you need it. That city needs to be dropped at all costs. I can't get through next."

"... Hey, wait a minute. No way, are you going to attack the line!? I thought you said you'd hit the garrison and return!

Cynthia peels off her eyes and shouts. Noel puts his index finger on his mouth and desperately sends a signal to be quiet. Because when I'm known around me, it's going to be kind of a pain in the ass.

"Haha, the goal has to be big. Of course you can't. If you can't, you'll be back with a blow like you planned."

"I'm sorry, but I don't trust you at all. It's about you, no matter what, you're definitely going to attack me!

"I won't push you that far. If he dies, it won't be anything."

Noel misled, but Cynthia's gaze is unwavering.

"Apparently, you should follow me, too. I don't know if I'll be allowed to do this now. There's no way I'm going to miss out on this."

"You can't do that. Because it is noticeable and time consuming when it is a very large area. If we don't break in at once, we can't do it this time."

The Cynthia squad is a thousand. After I drop the city of Rhine, I'd love for you to cooperate, but I don't need it yet. A large number of enemies will consolidate their defense. If this is a minority, we need to make the enemy insult us.

"But..."

"Hmm. Then I'll give it to you."

From behind Cynthia, a scratchy big man appeared on her cheek. He is the chief martial officer of Gembu, Kai Hundred. Behind them stands soldiers in distinctive lineups. Kai's story is about a soldier named Foot Light with excellent mobility. For his weak defenses, he's handsome, and he specializes in surprise missions.

"Lord Kai. No, it's not a good idea for you to join the war. In this battle, the State of Guembu should not have officially declared its participation in the battle. Diplomatically, it could be troublesome."

"Don't worry. I'm not going to raise the flag of Gemb, and I'm not going to leave any evidence. I also asked the Taisho Hall for permission. Above all, if you can see Lord Noel's work up close, some danger is cheap."

As a groll, there would be no difference in the Gemb joining the fight. I want to scream for you to stop, even though you are the leader of Gembu.

Noel takes the final confirmation once he has his neck clenched. If it's on top of that, no problem. It is all self-inflicted.

"Um, are you sure? Don't get mad if anything happens later."

"Of course. Karnas first ahead, all I could say was really brilliant. I'm ashamed, so much so that it made me shiver unexpectedly. That fight, it just looks like a ghost. Let me burn the battle of two hammers in this eye again."

That's what I say and I bow my head, Ky. The footlights also bow their heads following it. What a different sight.

"-Because. Hey, are you sure?

"... I don't think there's a good reason, but I don't have the authority to pinch my mouth on Lord Kai's actions. If Taisho is giving you permission, it's more than that."

Cynthia shakes her neck sideways like she's in trouble.

"So shall I come with you? Oh, hold your food properly."

"Thank you. They will have their own rice!

"Answer!

Footlights listed to boast food bags lowered on their hips. Looks like Kai is full of extravagant people.

"So you don't need to worry about any details. We will follow after Lord Noel, so please lead the way. You're the commander of the squad."

"Yeah, okay. So it's time for us to leave. Ligret, get the marching trumpet. Barbus, take the lead."

"Copy that. - All of you, go on with me! Noel Squad, we're leaving!!

"... hey. Why am I blowing my trumpet again? I wish I could let the others do it."

"Hey shit, Ama, just blow your departure trumpet! That's all you have to do!

"Shut up, you gray-haired monkey! I'm about to do it!

The stirred riglet sounds the signal of departure in a very grumpy manner. When the ridden barbus leaves intentionally, the termite party five hundred follows. followed by two hundred Coimbra soldiers, and one hundred Gemb's footlights. Noel will lead a total of eight hundred.

Noel talks to Cynthia when he drops them all off.

"All right, I'll be there."

"Noel, you have to be really careful. This is an enemy force zone, completely different from the coin bra. Don't be alarmed."

"Yeah, be careful"

"The next time we meet, we should be well ahead of ourselves. Looking forward to attacking Vesta together. See each other safely!

"Of course!"

When Noel nods and salutes, Cynthia responds as well. Noel jumped on the horse and flew out of the Coimbra army camp with momentum. Running for a while, he quickly catches up with a group of two hammer flags flying the Libra flag and the Noel squad.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!

"... that seemed like a long time. Were you sparing so much of the remnants of your breakup?

Ligrette calls out in a sarcastic tone.

"Yeah, because you're a dear friend."

"Yes, yes, do you?"

To a tongue-beating ligret, Noel laughs.

"Ligret's an important companion, and I'm sure he'll make a good friend."

"... well, thanks for that. But I forbid it. Because it's annoying a lot. That kind of familiarity, do it with that savage gray-haired monkey"

"Oh well, too bad. Oh, can I borrow your trumpet for a second?

"Yours, so be my guest."

Ligrette carefully swept the blow out of her mouth and threw it away.

When Noel received the trumpet, he began to whistle thoughtfully. There are no enemy soldiers around here yet, so there is no particular problem. I intend to be cautious in a while. The next blow is at the time of the assault.

By the way, the trumpet song is the Noel Squad March song. I tried to make the composition feel like Noel, a light-hearted rhythm that would inadvertently advance my legs. Noel runs his horse forward, thinking he wants to put on a song someday. The soldiers also march well with tone. It seems very good. By the way, Ligret, who goes next door, has remained grumpy with his mouth as a letter to.

- City of the Rhine. The Hall of the Lords Bellotte.

"... Coimbra devil, you say?

"Yes. You think it's rumored among the soldiers who have fled Carnas? No, I heard it again, so I don't know the details."

"How ridiculous. It is woven that Carnas falls. I am sorry for Lord Hoslo, but he was aware and stoned. All for Lord Amir to have the glory of the Sun Wheel. Devils and such are dictated by coin bra gossip!

Count Bellotte, who rules the city of Rhine, throws up in a grudge.

Around this line, which leads to the Barques Mountains, it is hard to say that the land is flattering. Nevertheless, Bellotte has worked desperately to cultivate fields and not starve the people by encouraging commerce. Near Amir, he does not work as brilliantly as Farid or Mills, but he has strong pride in not being inferior in his loyalty to Bahar.

Initially, when Amir came to Bahar, he had no expectations of anything but the blood of the emperor. But it was betrayed in a good direction. Amir's reforms restored Bahar's finances, which had been deluded by the term physical rigidity, and even allowed it to pioneer new trade routes. Now I strongly believe that Amir is the one who deserves Bahar's fatigue. Now my late predecessor Taishou also admitted Amir's talent.

If the master Amir becomes emperor as planned, Bahar will be even richer. Because it will be the Emperor's home. Farid or someone close to him would be appointed to the new eunuch, but I don't care about that. What matters is that Bahar, and the people of the Rhine, will be happy. That's the point.

To that end, we must ask Amir to win this battle. I predicted that the secluded line would never join the battle, but if it was a battle, I was going to fight with my life at stake.

"Bahar's victory is near. Get on with the enemy gossip and don't be confused."

"But it was pretty specific for a rumor. Crossing two hammer flags, red hair like blood, white woman like a dead man. You think the second spear scatters purgatory flames and smashes humans with a giant hammer?... It was a terrible story."

"There's a joker! If you have time to talk nonsense, even look around! With people like you, such ridiculous rumors are spreading!

"also, sorry"

After a glimpse of the apologetic squire in a hurry, sit deeply in the chair. In this way there is also a risk of rumours spreading among the inhabitants of the line. Once I'm thinking about whether I should let out a touch, etc., I hear a busy knocking on the door.

"What the fuck!

"Beh, Master Bellotte, oh my god! The enemy, the Coimbra Army is here!

"What are you talking about? They are reporting that they are in the midst of developing an attitude in Carnas. Even if we start the invasion, we're still far from here!

Above all, I don't think we're going to point soldiers at this line, a secluded area off the streets. A letter has also been received from Amir stating that, after abbreviating the perimeter, Grohl would always go east on the street. Lords around Carnas are pre informed that after buying time, they can surrender or not be guilty.

"But from the soldiers of the Coimbra Army, Arrow Wen has been shot in. - This way!

"- Open the gates of the city immediately and surrender to us. If you turn your back, you'll kill them all. You think you're crazy about blood and you're wrong about it? The traitors are kidding me!

After throwing the sentence on the floor, he tramples it with his legs many times. There, more men rush in.

"Dear Bellotte, two garrisons along the road have been raided by coimbras! The enemy appears to have been named Noel, the flag of the two hammers!

"So it wasn't a false statement? And you think it's a two-hammer flag? I didn't expect a rumored demon to come to such a remote place!

"But the number of enemies doesn't seem that good. The garrison has been destroyed, but human damage is minor. According to the story of those who fled, the enemy was precisely about three hundred."

"You say it's only 300? Is that true?

"Ha, he didn't even find it nearby,"

"... No, I'll put out a scourge just in case. Thoroughly check the perimeter of the fallen garrison. If you're going to attack this line, there's got to be at least 2,000 of them."

"Yes, I did! I'll send the scouts immediately!

Only about a few dozen people each are located in the garrison around the line. It is also remote, because it is usually about the exquisite bandits and beasts that you guard against. Therefore, it is only natural that the enemy should be destroyed by about 300.

The biggest question is, is it coming this way? They're going to shoot in Yafumi or something. There is also the possibility of just harassment.

(Well, probably a restraint. If they come at me, they'll pay me back)

- Three hours later, all the scouts that had been unleashed returned. Apparently the enemy is aiming for this line after destroying the garrison. Again, that number is three hundred. The commander is a red-haired woman officer on board. He said he was flying a two-hammer flag and marching slowly.

"... are you just going to drop this line in about three hundred people? I don't know if he's a demon, but insult this bellotte!

Bellotte trembles with humiliation and anger. In case Coimbra Major came this way, he wasn't going to surrender after buying time. That forgiveness is also obtained from Amir.

But if it's only 300, the story is different. There are three hundred standing soldiers on the line, but if you conscript temporarily, a thousand can be scratched. That's all we have, we'll be able to intercept it for sure. There are many people in Bahar who hate to lose. Because it is also a land pattern and I am proud of my past martial arts. You can't beat a weak soldier's coin bra. Even if the devil leads it. Fighting depends on the number of soldiers and morale. Even if one is a little strong, one cannot overshadow the power of numbers.

"Dear Bellotte, what will you do? Don't tell me you're going to surrender."

"... wait a minute"

Just in case, Bellotte turns his mind around. There is also a hand in surrendering here. But if you do that to 300 opponents on a boulder, don't forgive Amir either.

The battle against Coimbra almost certainly ends in the victory of Bahar. At first glance, Coimbra appears to be gaining momentum and expanding its dominance. Yes, because Amir is working on it, naturally. And when the Coimbra army invades Vesta full, Grohl will be the feather of a taste of hell in the world. It is only then that the measures put in place by Amir will be completed. From what I hear, you've already succeeded in subverting a leading coin bra. As far as Bellotte can tell, the situation is overwhelmingly favorable here.

If so, I want about one of the martial arts as a bellotte. If you take away the rumored demon, you'll be named after him. Amir will remember better too. As a reward, it should increase your territory.

"Dear Bellotte!

"Needless to say. If it's the enemy's main force, it's still the seed of laughter to the last generation, such as threatening to throw down a sword and kneel at about three hundred.... All right, recruit soldiers from the people. We're leaving the least amount of defensemen in the line. I have some hands to defend in this city, but I don't want to get into a war. I'd also like to avoid involving the surrounding fields."

"Ha!

"The western hills are good to intercept. It will be in our favor to hit the heights. Even though the enemy is an oligarchy, we'll keep in mind. Hurry up and assemble the soldiers!

We have a harvest fall in two months. It was best to intercept in this hill in order to avoid extra damage. For the Coimbra army to come to the line, we cannot pass by avoiding this hill.

"Ha, I'll be ready to deploy immediately!

"I will remind you of the strength of our Baha 'is, the fools of Coimbra!

When Bellotte stood up, she clenched her fist and raised her anger.

When a thousand people, led by Bellotte, arrive in the hills, they see a group resting beneath their eyes. Coimbra's balance flag, and the rumored two-hammer flag, are being hoisted.

"... I didn't know you were taking such a grand break in enemy land. How insulting they are to us!

"Dear Bellotte, let us raid immediately! As far as I can tell, there's no sign of an ambush. Now I'm gonna kick your ass with a blow!

"Um, about 300, if we attack, it should be easy to slaughter. All right, let's go!

A ridden bellotte pulls out his sword and waves it down at once. Thousands of Bahar soldiers rush down the hill at once, attacking a bunch of coin bras. The enemy seems to have noticed, but we don't have time to line up now. Either we head this way in confusion, or we wind our tails and run away.

"So, enemy attack! It's an enemy attack by the Baha 'i army!

"Don't let one live and give it back! Those traitors who tried to attack our city, no mercy or anything!!

An arrow of archers backwards descends into a group of enemies. Coimbra soldiers retreat with us with noisy screams. It seems to throw the weapon in your hand and even leave the coin bra's balance flag behind. What an unusual sight, Bellotte makes a mockery.

"Hmm, you think this is the Devil's Troop? Isn't that just a bunch of hipsters!

As the willing Bellotte rushes through the lead, she sees a woman officer riding in a hurry. They're leaving the soldiers behind and trying to escape with only their own horses.

"Oh, my God, retreat all of you! The enemy is more than double this one! I'll run first, so buy as much time as you can!

"Stay! You are what the soldiers call a ghost! If you're a knight, why don't you fight clean! Aren't you proud to be a commander, such as leaving your soldiers behind and running away from us first!

"Ugh, shut up! I don't care about pride! We'll get out of here, but we'll win! What are you doing, prevent it!!

Noel throws up as he pounds his tongue. Coimbra soldiers have no control at all and there is no sign of staying. More importantly, no one would risk their lives for a commander like this.

"I'm not talking about it! There are so many bad jokes about such a stupid woman as a ghost! He'll slap that neck off right away!!

"Run, but you win!

Noel, who rides, begins to run his horse at all costs. The Coimbra soldiers follow suit and rush for a small forest ahead.

When I remember these people sending me surrender recommendations, I get embarrassed anger. Orders a pursuit with a curse.

But the enemy's legs are faster than you can imagine. For a while, I chased him with all my might, but he ended up running into the back of the woods. My men have a rough breath in the boulder, too.

"Shit, what a fast getaway! It's like a dove rat!

"Ha, ha"

"Everybody, abort pursuit! Once we're done, we're ready!

Bellotte stops the horse and stops the squad in the woods. He thought it was easy to capture, such as a crushing enemy, but he was run off against predictions. The only damage to the enemy is also the death toll in the first bow attack. It was caused by being escaped in one direction, without being distracted and confused. I bite my teeth at the palatability, but there are limits to keeping up the chase. We have to breathe once and rearrange the line.

"Ha 'ah, Ha 'ah, Be, Master Bellotte, what will you do? And your enemies should be tired too, if you chase them, you can always catch up! Whatever, this is Bahar territory!

"That's good! After a little pause, we'll go after him immediately! This is our garden. We'll hunt them down wherever they run! I've already cut off who the devil is. After you take that woman out, you'll be exposed to the neck!

Wipe sweat and rehydrate from the water bottle. I'll give it to the horses, too, and I'll get an attitude. The soldiers are similarly taking deep breaths and striving to recover their health quickly. For this minute, we'll be able to act in five minutes.

When I was thinking that, a cavalry with the Bahar flag came running with a change of blood phase.

"- This is urgent news! Coimbra's army is attacking the line! The defense is devastated even if we desperately fight, our city has fallen!!

"- Hey, what?

"The line has fallen!!

The cavalry shouts out louder than necessary. My men get that voice, too, and I start blurring.

"What are you talking about? The enemy is hunting us down ahead! There's no way there's such a big army! Didn't you even dream about it!

"But now the line has enemy flags flying!! Look at that!

Look in the direction the directive points in. A good amount of black smoke is rising from the direction of the city of the Rhine. What this would mean would be that looting and burning are taking place in the city. Confirmed by the binoculars raised on his hips, Bellotte's mansion is not marked with the crest of the Bahar's three swords, but with the Coimbra's balance flag. Hard to believe in Russia, but in the meantime, the line fell.

"What the hell is going on in the city!?

"Smoke is rising... I don't think any of the people I've left are going to kill me."

"Hey, we're going home fast! Go back and protect our family!

Those who conscripted temporarily on the line rise in a state of agitation. Bellotte tries to speak calmly, but is blocked by a decree.

"The coin bra momentum that dropped the line is on its way here to capture Master Bellotte! Please run away immediately! I will keep the nearby villages informed!

Just saying it out, invert the horse and the preaching runs away. The completely floating soldiers begin to move in a deliberate manner.

"Geez, why don't you calm down! It's not like I've decided I fell yet!

Bellotte tries vaguely to deceive and preserve the morale of his soldiers, but there is no way he can be convinced or anything else.

"I don't care what you think, it's falling! They're after the gap we launched! Count, it's all your fault!

"Yes, yes, I should have surrendered to the coin bra! Hey, let's get back to the city!

"To whom are you listening! Even though civilians are disrespectful!

"Keep the city down, there are counts and shit, you idiot!!

A soldier who was on Bellotte's side stops, but does not try to have ears to listen at all. No, even while we're doing this, the soldiers at the rear are discrete. It is impossible to maintain the troops as they are. What the hell am I supposed to do, desperately put my head around it?

"So, enemy attack! Enemy attack!!

After a sad cry, the rain of fire and arrows pours relentlessly. The flame-wrapped arrow penetrates the armor of the soldier, and many fall and lie down screaming. And when I wonder if something sounded like a burst, the whole forest is filled by fire in an instant.

"- Hey, what's this! It's not the usual way around the fire! You're telling me it was even sprinkled with oil!?

"No, it's not oil, something, something like a chunk seems to be bursting! And, anyway, it's dangerous here, let's get out of the woods now!

"Wow, okay. Everybody, move back! Hurry or you will be swallowed by this fire!!

While withstanding the impending heat waves, Bellotte abandons his horse and manages to escape while his men keep his shoulders under control. He rips through the firewall and dives through the fire as he steps over the corpse of the burned soldier. Bees and playable sounds, plundering human voices wooden spirits in a red world. If you stop, you will surely be swallowed by the waves of fire. In the blink of an eye, the silent forest turned into a fire.

"Kuh, shit. What heat! Mm, my chest, it's gonna burn!

"Dear Bellotte, do not open your mouth! Look, also, it's almost the exit!

"Ugh! Why are you doing this!

The exit is too far away, even though I don't remember going in this deep. How many men do you follow? I don't even know that anymore.

(Yes, what the hell is going on. I really don't get it!

And I was waiting at the exit of the sea of fire that I finally reached -.

"That's amazing. I can't believe you're safe in this fire. I was gonna burn them all to death. Were you lucky just for the last time?

"Ki, you!

"Count, stand down!

A subordinate who was supporting Bellotte is slashed into someone standing in front of him with a loose sword. The blade does not reach and the body stops. From the back, two sharp tips protrude through the armor. My men stopped moving completely after cramping into small pieces. There's a lot of red liquid on the ground.

"Oh, my goodness."

Bellotte tried to be angry, but the ashes that dance through the universe become tangled and swallowed in her throat. Standing up with a double-forked spear in front of me is Noel, who was chasing me earlier. And behind it, soldiers with two hammers flagged stood up with spears.

"This is the end of the fun. Your loss in the trap. If you don't resist, your life will be saved."

"Wow, you think it's my loss?

"Yes, your loss with my win. This is what the old emperor Bergis used to be good at. Use all kinds of tactics to lure your enemies to the dead."

"And the place of death?

"I deliberately let you lose this time. Look, when you can escape, it's human sexuality you want to chase. Even if you think it's weird, you're going after it with momentum. I used to chase my prey, too, and I almost fell off a cliff."

Noel laughs innocently. Bellotte, in slow motion, looks back. The figure of the soldiers, who had counted a thousand until earlier, was enough to count ten at the earliest. The soldiers have completely lost their temper of war and do not even lay their swords.

Have the other soldiers fled towards the city, or have they become unspeakable burnt corpses in the woods? I don't even know that now.

"... hey, what the hell"

Noel said the emperor Belgis is a good measure. Indeed, having achieved continental reunification, Belgium preferred a method of warfare that dared to take itself for granted, dragging its enemies out and smashing them by the time they were completely skinless. Confronted enemies come out arguing, even if they know it's a trap. Because if you kill every human being in front of you, you can overturn everything. That's what Belgium is after, but I can't resist. The temptation that everything will end in just one blow, it's hard to beat.

The measure of great attraction that Amir is carrying out is an imitation of this. We are trying to raise our own reputation by letting the Sun Emperor reproduce his greatness.

It means Bellotte got hooked up with something that made it smaller. When stupidity is extreme, remorse pushes on.

"Shh, everything, he said it was your move. You exposed yourself to that ugliness in front of me to draw us into this dead place!

"Issue surrender recommendations or provoke them in small numbers to make them angry and lure them out. Besides, I thought if a little girl like me was dealing with her, she would definitely come out suddenly. And attack an empty line in a separate squad. I let you know about it and asked you to get upset and run the fire gauge through it. Oh, the decree informing me of the fall is my men. Of course, there's no such thing as a great army. I didn't destroy the city."

"Su, you mean it was all a trap you set! This bellotte, a lifetime of unconsciousness!

"Yeah, it's all a trap. What you were taught in a place like that shit is surprisingly useful, too. I didn't think it would work out so well."

Noel tells the grumpy woman holding back beside him, "Hey, awesome?," he boasts. Bellotte unconsciously reaches for her lower back sword.

"I'll just ask you one last time. Surrender and your life will be saved. I keep my word. I want to ask you a lot, I want to talk to you. I've never had a chance to talk to a great man in the Bahr."

Noel shook a double-forked spear and said, "So, what do you think?" He asks.

Surrender is not possible. Noble pride cannot be tolerated, such as kneeling at such a little girl. Above all, this woman must be killed, even for her burnt men.

"- You're on the road too, Coimbra devil!

Bellotte flashes his sword with Noel's torso.

When Noel twisted his body and crossed the sword, he kept spinning and stabbed a double-forked spear. Beneath Bellotte's throat, the tip of the bifurcated spear pierces him. The burning pain runs through the brain. I can't even scream. Only the sound of Hugh leaks.

"Then I have no choice. I'm going to let you use your neck."

When I said that, I slammed a double-forked spear to the side. Blood pours down into the trees. Noel takes a breath when he unmanipulatively pierces his neck as he rolls away.

"- Huh."

"Captain Noel, you're brilliant. Please have a winning name financially! Everyone's waiting."

"One shot, please!

The face of the termite party rises.

"Yeah, okay. - Enemy General Bellotte, Noel has taken over!!

When Noel raises the spear with his neck, the cheer woods the spirit.

"We win, we win!!

"Captain Noel's got a handle on it again! Big deal! Hey, I'll give you a blessing win!!

"The boulder is a prospective parent of Barbus! Long live Captain Noel!

"Long live Captain Noel! Glory to the ever-winning Noel squad!

Soldiers, who began to be attracted to Noel's strength, voluntarily raise their wins and proudly lay their swords. Noel smiled with heartfelt joy after a little surprise with his eyes closed.

"Thanks. After all, it's kind of fun to be with everyone. Even though it's very dangerous, why not? It's really weird!"

After squealing so, Noel responded to the cheer by flying a two-hammer flag. It was like rain falling from the sun.