Wortenia Senki (WN)

Day 180 of Summoning the Other World [Showdown] Part 7:

"Bye, Your Highness! Instructions to march!

Mertina urged her to march on Princess Lupis, who stood up in front of the whole army.

As a result of Liang Zhen's measures, all the noble forces stationed around Iraklion have returned to their respective territories.

And now that Gerhard has bowed his respects to Princess Lupis, all that remains is the Knight 2500, direct from Hodrum.

In contrast, Princess Lupis' army totals 25,000.

The princesses' power of war, which should have been overwhelmingly disadvantageous, had at some point been reversed.

The knights standing in front of the princess are now waiting for the princess's orders to be delayed.

It was only natural that their morale should be higher because they were actually 10 times more powerful.

But Princess Lupis' heart was sinking in darkness, contrary to the feelings of the high knights in front of her.

An overwhelmingly disadvantaged self is grasping the victory.

No wonder she was ecstatic about this situation.

Fear of a man casts a shadow on her heart.

(This is the power of that man... the man who overshadowed all those disadvantages... Ryo Shiba... I'm scared of that man. I'm afraid of that intellect, I'm afraid of the lack of forgiveness, I'm afraid of that heart that has no respect at all for the blood of the royal family... defeat Hodrum and that man will leave this country. They are good... because they are the first promise. But... what if he turns to the enemy?... I can't beat him... Is there a man in this country who can beat him? What if he becomes our enemy?... Hodrum or Gerhardt can be such a threat that it won't be a problem...)

That's what I knew from the beginning, no, I assumed I knew.

Anxiety, which you should have understood, springs from the depths of your mind as you step down the hodrum.

But she shook off her anxiety.

(No...... you can think about that later. Eliminating Hodrum is a prerequisite now!

Gently nodding back to Meltina, Princess Lupis' eyes looked forward.

"Yep! All marches!

Nodding at Meltina's words, Princess Lupis' sword is unleashed, pointing to Iraklion.

It's all about beating Hodrum now.

(Everything... because I've been fighting for this fight!

"" "Whoa!

The cheers echoed again and the knights began marching together.

The aim is Hodrum Ahleberg's neck.

It was the only one.

"Master Ryo Shin... May I?

The Knights, led by Princess Lupis, raise the dust and head to Iraklion.

There was a group of people watching the march a little further from the high ground.

"Oh, it doesn't make sense where we joined the Iraklion attack."

Liang Zhen answers Laura's question lightly.

The total number of mercenaries and the Malfist sisters, led by Lionel Bolts, is about 80.

Liang Zhen, the commander, does not try to move off the spot even though everyone has battle support and is ready to head to the battlefield at any time.

"But young...... wouldn't this battle be over without attacking Iraklion?

The Bolts put the question to words.

That was a question that everyone on the spot cared about.

"? If we don't attack Iraklion, the battle won't end?... to the point of being... is that what everyone thinks?

Everyone who was on the spot snorts at Liang Zhen's inquiry.

There's no better way to attack Hodrum than to keep his army out of the town of Iraklion.

Even if Gerhard has already complimented the princess.

Ryo Jin smiled on his face when he understood the meaning of Bolts' words.

"Then a question. The only people in Iraklion right now are 2,500 knights led by Hodrum. Only they can be called enemies at this stage when Gerhard has complied with the princess. You know that, right?

Everyone nods at Liang Zhen's words.

The rumors of Liang Zhen's flushed baking have led the nobles back to defending their territory.

The soldiers had disappeared from the vicinity of Iraklion because of it.

That's why Princess Lupis made it to the showdown.

Beyond Gerhardt's deference, Princess Lupis' enemy is only Hodrum and his subordination.

Everyone fully understood that.

"What is Princess Lupis's strength?

"About 25,000."

"Sarah's right, so who's Hodrum?

"It's 2500!

The Bolts screamed.

"You're right, it's almost ten times the difference, but do you think Hodrum will be caged in Iraq?

Liang Zhen's gaze turns everyone in turn.

Everyone guessed what Liang Zhen was thinking in his words.

"Then why do you think Boya won't stand in a cage?

Rione makes his thoughts into words.

"Oh. Well, chances are it's 5 minutes and 5 minutes... from what I can tell, General Hodrum is an arrogant and irresistible father, but at the same time, he's strong and he sees it as a bad give up"

"So what do you say we do? What about General Hodrum, who gave up badly?

"There's no prospect of reinforcements first where I've been thinking normally. Once a certain aristocrat faces will not send out soldiers for Hodrum again. If so, Hodrum will be left with two choices: jade crushing or escape... but I don't think Hodrum will choose jade crushing."

"Then the only thing left to escape... but can you do that with that difference in power? Ten times? Ten times."

I was skeptical of Rione's reply when I heard Ryo True's words.

Having experienced many battlefields, Rione fully understands the difficulty of the retreat battle.

The army is easy to move on, but when it pulls, it gets harder as soon as possible.

Besides, knights are half-sided who excel in personality, and when it comes to collective collaboration, their powers fall as soon as possible.

But it's not the power of the individual that counts in the retreat, it's the power of collective collaboration that knights don't like.

The chances of survival are higher if each other follows each other.

Conversely, if an individual ignores collaboration and retreats, the human being left behind will have to die.

This is a fact that history is proving.

Even if the knights are not good at retreating, and if the power difference is ten times greater, it could be said that General Hodrum and his men are almost zero chance of survival.

"Sure, I agree with that. Well, I did a lot of small-time work to make it so... but that means if Hodrum leads the army and retreats... I'm thinking about the possibility of Hodrum abandoning his assigned knight and escaping.... take only a few sides and your own family."

Ryo Jin nodded at Rione's question.

At the same time, however, I believe it is possible if we do not attempt to withdraw on a military basis.

"No way... how much?"

"Young! How much is that..."

Everyone was stunned by Liang Zhen's words.

If you abandon your subordination and run away alone, you may indeed be able to escape.

But is that what a knight who rises to the rank of general of a nation chooses to do?

Even Rione and Boltz, who knew many battlefields as mercenaries, didn't remember shameless people until they got there.

Of course, there were many knights who abandoned mercenaries and peasants and pawned them, but once the Supreme Commander of the army...

"Well, it's only a matter of possibility... because it doesn't make any difference that we have to attack Iraklion. It just doesn't affect a lot of people if we don't take part in the Iraklion attack, right? That's why I asked His Royal Highness Lupis to allow me to do something else."

Liang Zhen is never certain.

But for everyone on the spot, I had a feeling that the odds of Ryojin saying it was a future that was almost certain to happen instead of 5 minutes and 5 minutes.

It's certainly more than an overwhelmingly advantageous situation, and even if Liang Zhenda doesn't participate in the Iraklion offense, it won't affect the victory or loss itself.

But if the post-war prize is still to be taken into account, the decision not to participate here will never work in your favor, even if you are at a disadvantage.

Based on this, it is highly probable that General Hodrum will escape to say that Liang Zhen is here.

"Still not convinced?

Everyone shook their heads at Liang Zhen's words.

I can't help but be convinced if it's explained this far.

"Well... wait for Jin-wo and the others to come back..."

"Are you a solemn priest?

Laura looked around to Ryo True's words.

Surely I don't see two of them, Zhongrong and Saki Night.

"Hey... I asked those guys to get me a connection with the guy who's in the middle of Iraklion... oh! Rumor has it, you two are here... how'd it go? Dignity, Blossom Night"

Mercenaries disguised as merchants have been spreading intelligence around Iraq since the other day.

Most of the assignments were to spread human rumors about Ryo Mitsujima to the peasants, but at the same time they were given the task of infiltrating Iraq and exploring trends on the enemy side.

And now that Gerhardt has complimented them, they are doing everything in their power to monitor General Hodrum's trends.

As his liaison, Jong-won and Sakurai were infiltrating Iraq.

Ryo True Eye captured the two figures running from Iraklion.

"Thank you for waiting. Temple of Ozai"

"It's late"

When they gently lowered their heads to Liang Zhen and apologized for the time taken, they continued their conversation with the report on the subject.

"I have a feeling that the merchants of the town were summoned yesterday and to the mansion, according to those who were watching Hodrum's mansion."

"We're in business... do you have the details?

Liang Zhen asked Zheng's words to nod gently.

His report is what was expected of Liang Zhen, but it is dangerous to decide just that.

"Yes, I asked about one of the merchants who came out of the mansion, and it looks like he sold off everything, clothes and a letter of entitlement kind, he wanted to cash in"

Liang Zhen nodded at Jong Ong's words.

There's only one thing that means he cashed his assets, and Hodrum is thinking of fleeing the country.

"Well, you should see that you raised funds for the escape..."

"And there's also a story about buying preserved food."

"Save the food... you're going to cut off your men..."

If you're taking your men, Hodrum doesn't have to buy food himself.

The army has troops to manage the food.

Hodrum, the general, doesn't have to buy it from merchants on purpose.

That summoned the merchants to buy it.

That means I don't want my men to know what I'm doing.

"Probably."

A harshness snorts at Ryo True's words.

"What about the escape route? Any predictions?

"No, that's just about it. Just..."

"What? Is that what you're worried about?

"If you bring your family, you can't walk. We should use the streets even if we saw where we were loading the carriage."

"Master Ryo Shin! Take this."

Quickly spread the map Sarah was carrying in front of Ryo Trung.

"This is the Iraklion...... 4 choices as a possibility"

He captured seven streets where Ryo True's eyes quickly stretched out over Iraklion.

Three of these must pass through Princess Lupis' sphere of power.

There is also the option of passing through the power zone of the waza and princess to get behind, but it is too dangerous with the family.

Ryo Jin narrowed down his options to thinking that Hodrum is widely known for his face within the Kingdom of Roselia.

"It's four streets to the southeast, south, southwest and west... I was wondering if I could exclude the way out to the Kingdom of Zaluda to the west when I bring my family"

Ryo Jin nods lightly at Laura's point.

(Indeed, the kingdom of Zaluda, with the name of the Iron Country, has many steep mountains. Too tough terrain to take my family away)

"Then southwest is excluded for the same reason... the rest is southeast and south..."

The south and southeast both lead to the southern region.

It is the largest area of intense fighting in the western continent, with small countries in turmoil.

But to hide is a great place, in a way.

"Two choices... Now what's the matter..."

Ryo True's eyes looked up at the sky.

There are approximately 100 troops in hand.

They all boast first-rate power as warriors, but their opponents should also be desperate to resist.

You should consider your strength to be your best friend.

Then it would mean head count.

Hodrum is not considered to be a very large number, but he should be carrying about 50 knights as a guard.

(That's a foolish way to split it into two hands... but I can't let you get away with it... what's wrong)

If you're thinking about the future of the Kingdom of Roselia, I'd really like to keep Hodrum dead here.

Plus I have an appointment with Elena.

Different ideas float behind Ryo True's brain and disappear.

No matter how good he is at the measures, things have their limits.

There was no way to compensate for the physical shortage with measures.

"Master Ryo Shin"

"? What? What's the matter with you?

Ryo Makoto, who had been delayed in his thoughts, gave Sarah an earshot.

"I just got a report that we have a unit coming this way."

"An enemy?

Sarah shook her head at Liang Zhen's inquiry.

"No, it's Master Elena."

"Miss Elena?... That guy should be in on the Iraklion offense with Princess Lupis... sure?

"Yes, I thought you'd be here soon."

"Okay. Take me here."

Sarah nodded at Liang Zhen's words, leaving the scene.