Chapter 412 – Siege
Chapter 412 Siege
There is no room for joy.
“Back off! Hurry!”
Kubydov rolled on the floor and barely got up, and Marianne took Ludvik and the fainting knight and retreated.
Ludwig no longer raises the magic fire bird, and has given up control.
Rurrrr!
Phoenix Storm hits the green and blue dragons.
The flames that consumed the life force of countless victims exploded.
There was a cotton candy-shaped vapor cloud and a shock wave enough to cause a sonic boom!
Roaring!
Damn it—!
The blue dragon tries to block the Phoenix Storm with a magic shield, but the green dragon’s poison gas inside the shield causes a series of explosions inside as well!
“Keugh!
No!
Priests!
Follow me!”
“Hero!
Reckless!”
“Do not be ridiculous!
It’s a magic that deals continuous damage after an explosion!
If you pray for recovery, you can save it!
We can’t lose all the dragons!”
Alberic rushes this way, leading a group of warlord priests along with a landing force.
Kaaaaagh!
Clara Rock!
Pours golden healing energy towards the howling green and blue dragons.
“You have to stop that… !”
“Inspiration! It’s not possible!
Our allies retreated to the second line!
Delaying time will isolate us!”
“But… !”
“Come on!”
“Damn it!”
The enemy’s lead was holding the dunes, breaking through the trenches and defenses on the dunes.
“All batteries, fire!
Aim for the floating bridge!”
Catapults and long-barreled guns spew fire to prevent the continuous supply of troops, but many of them have already passed over.
“Angie, Marie!
Let’s back off!
Kubydoff! To the castle!
Everyone go first!”
Flutter, wave!
I step back and soar.
I had to check the situation.
Many of the pontoon bridges installed from the east to the west of the Hydas River were broken and burned, and the sandy beach was occupied, but bottlenecks were occurring.
You can block enemies with your back to the castle at the wooden fence, which is the second line of defense.
If you break down the pontoon bridge with magic and siege weapons, you can trap the enemy’s vanguard beneath the dunes and beat them!
You’re making unwanted drains!
It was then.
Aaaaa!
“Annit?!”
A shout from the south.
“No way?!”
Dig!
As we flew to the citadel, Zach screamed.
“Inspiration!
Enemies from the south… !”
***
“Alberic is struggling.”
“The power of the dragon is amazing.
It’s the first time I’ve seen five planes sortie at once.”
“Me too.
But the operational ability is poor.
If it were me, I wouldn’t do that.”
“It’s nothing compared to the Marquis’s leadership.”
Marquis John remained in command at the headquarters east of the Hydas River.
As a commander who commands 200,000 people in perfect order.
“Like an idiot… Two black dragons chasing one black dragon is a waste of time.”
Karamit, Silver, and White Dragon are playing hide-and-seek with Adim’s sword in the air.
“Report!
2 enemy Valkyries enter Adim’s sword!
There is a riot inside, but riot forces have been dispatched!”
“What?
The 2nd Valkyrie can be seen by the river right now… ?”
“Commander.
It looks like the enemy has obtained another Valkyrie armor.”
To be precise, it was obtained from the treasure house of Nuvacane, but Marquis John had no way to know about it.
However, the route of entry is not important.
The only thing that matters is that the enemy has obtained it.
Clap clap clap clap—!
Kyaaaaagh!
The inside of the prismatic dragon’s body was ground by Seolhwananyoungcham,
Rurrrr!
Roaring!
Kieeck!
Ludvik’s ultimate skill, Phoenix Storm, exploded.
“Alberic’s dragons are having a hard time.”
“It would be difficult to threaten us with a dragon now.”
“Thanks to that, we were able to successfully defeat the enemy’s 100,000-strong army defending the river, right?
What a noble sacrifice.”
‘Now, with that sacrifice as a stepping stone, I’ll have to win.’
“Start the operation.”
“Yes, Commander!
Cross the river!”
When Marquis John’s adjutant raised his hand, the flag bearers waved the yellow flag wildly.
Push!
The order book was torn, and a pillar of magic light soared into the sky, sending a signal.
South of the river.
Reserves hidden by Marquis John.
Yes.
No matter how three-pronged, there was no way that 200,000 troops would attack only the east, the front of the enemy.
“Signal!”
“Prepare the freezing magic!”
“Put the medicine into the river!”
A drug that raises the freezing point of freshwater is administered, a pre-floated raft is anchored, and a loose rope is woven underneath to connect the rafts.
“Freeze!”
Damn—!
Early fall.
Despite the still fairly warm climate during the day, the river freezes over!
It’s because Catherine-kun’s water wizards are all out and freezing the river.
Alberic and the raiding party, vagabonds, mercenaries, and wandering knights were mainly organized, and the reason why the crossing forces suffered great damage was because the wizards were concentrated right here in the south!
Damn—!
“Frozen!”
“Confirmed!”
“Reinforcement work completed with rafts and logs!”
“The ice bridge is complete!”
At the faster-than-expected progress, Marquis John smiled in satisfaction.
“Fugun, doha!
1st wave cavalry, 2nd wave chariots, 3rd wave infantry! Good!”
“Advance!!”
Doo doo doo doo-!
The vanguard is the heavy cavalry carefully selected by Marquis John.
They were followed by light cavalry, mercenary cavalry, and merchant cavalry drawn from all over the world.
Kuddudd… !
“It’s been a while since I’ve put a tank on the battlefield.”
“The lords who ran down the highway from the east brought it.
It’s easy to operate because the east is flat, and there’s nothing like a sickle tank to subdue the eastern savages.
Most of the uncivilized tribes there are light infantry, so they say they run away at the sight of iron chariots?”
“The enemy’s side will be blocked by the Beast Tribe light infantry, so it’s an appropriate input.”
“Don’t be vigilant, let your infantry support you from behind.
Tank troops are surprisingly easy to break down if there is no joint tactic of Gibo.
In the east, aren’t the losses to the nomadic cavalry of Cheonghaejin huge?”
“Because there are no mounted archers in the Demon King Army and Stella Army.
Be at ease, Marquis.”
Kududdudd—!
The wooden ice bridge made with magic easily endured the load of heavy cavalry and chariots.
Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!
“March!”
“Listen to the window!
Catch up with the lead!”
“Pikemen to the west!
Defend the flanks of the cavalry and chariots!
Horsemen and chariots go up along the river on the right!”
“Run, run!
It’s a mobile battle!
Isolate the enemy’s bastion, and don’t let the retreating enemy enter the castle!”
The cavalry and chariot forces were divided into two branches.
One is a unit that surrounds castles and fortresses along the river, and shocks the Demon King and Stella forces from the south.
One was to drive the beast tribe light infantry deployed to the south as if hunting, and detour to the west of the castle and fortress.
Marquis John’s intentions were clear.
“The Demon King’s army and the bandits lined up along the riverside and defended the river in the east and the low hills and hills in the west.
Those outside the city will be driven out to the west, and those left along the river will be surrounded and destroyed.
Don’t mind the riverside bastions and advance, don’t let the enemy retreat to your castles and fortresses!”
“Go ahead!”
Doo doo doo!
Kududdudd—!
The sound of horses’ hooves and the sound of rolling wheels vibrate the heavens and the earth.
Tens of thousands of troops crossed the ice bridge from the south.
Blood shot—!
“The enemy has created a pillar of light with a scroll.”
“It seems to be sending a signal!”
Blood shot! Blood shot!
Behind the castle, on the hills to the west and beyond, pillars of light soared.
“It seems to be signaling something!”
“A request for cover, or a signal to retreat.
Never mind.
There is nothing the enemy can do.”
If 100,000 troops were annihilated here, it would be difficult to defend the castle.
Even if he loses sight of the demon king, the feudal lords, great nobles, and chiefs who follow him will turn their backs on the demon king.
In the first place, the Demon King was the strongest chief, so he just followed him.
‘Now I just need to become the strongest warlord and the strongest chieftain.’
Marquis John’s ideal was approaching like that.
Kuddudd… !
The 3rd Corps and 7th Corps retreated sequentially when the castle was blocked outside the fortress.
The commander is Van Dark, the most trusted and reliable commander by Kamyu.
“Two steps to hell!
Would you like to go one step further with me?!”
“””Right! Right! Right!”””
Van Dark-kun screamed as he hit his shield with his sword and slammed the hilt of his spear into the ground.
“Tonight, eat in hell!!!”
“” “Top gay! Top gay! Top gay! Top gay!”””
The majesty of male hunter Van Dark rang the heavens and earth.
A well-trained army is not surprised by unexpected situations.
“Archers, light infantry!
Run to the castle!
Leave the siege weapons alone!
I don’t have time to take care of it!
Run, run!”
“General!
Enemy approaching, tank units in the lead!”
Van Dark bit his lower lip.
“Blücher!
Take the south with the 7th Corps!
I am retreating to the castle in order with the 3rd Corps and auxiliary troops!”
“Yes!
Shieldsmen, spearmen, forward!”
Blücher, who once performed the Camus at the Battle of Belseburg.
Under Van Dark, he served as the chief battalion commander of the 3rd corps and is currently in charge of the temporary corps commander of the 7th corps.
Shield in one hand and spear in the other, he led his army on horseback and moved southward to flank the Third Legion.
Koodduddudd—!
“Enemy tank units approaching!
Come down the dunes!”
The surroundings of the castle are mainly made of fine soil.
There wasn’t much grass, so there was a lot of dust from the tram.
Oops!
Chariot archers shoot arrows,
Hung— Hung— Hung—!
The blade protruding from the side of the wheel rotated with the force to cut the soldiers’ legs and waists.
“It hits!”
“Hold your shield and lie down!”
Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!
The troops prostrated themselves in perfect order under Blucher’s instructions.
The main forces of the 3rd and 7th corps are heavy infantry.
The Nene Army is the most cohesive and durable unit among the Four Heavenly Kings.
Quadd deed deed—!
“Turn it off… !”
“Hold on!”
Leading chariots ride on shields and run!
A heavy infantryman in the Demon King’s Army holding a shield that makes a shattering sound and forcibly holding out.
Doo doo doo—!
Leading tank troops pass over shields.
“3rd Battalion, turn around and throw a javelin!
5th Battalion, raise your shield! Block the front!”
“3rd Battalion, Javelin!”
“Javelin!”
Hung! Whoo-!
Fuck! Puck!
Hee hee!
“Turn off… !”
“Heuk!”
Courage!
Hee hee!
Kwajak!
The horses tied to the chariot run rampant, and the occupants roll on the floor.
Chariots with their wheels caught on uneven ground and boulders rattled, and some were tipped over.
“The 5th Battalion! Gather by hundred!”
“Unleash the square!
Diamond Large!”
“””Right!”””
Every single thing!
Carded—!
The creepy sound you hear when you scrape between the shield formations of the hundred stars with the blade installed on the wheel of the chariot.
The space between squares narrows as the formation changes.
Kwak-kwang-!
The wheels of the chariot hit the shield formation and fell off!
Overturned, stopped tram!
Hee hee!
Horses run amok,
Hooked! Fu-wook!
A spear comes out from between the shields and stabs the horse.
Kudangtangtang!
“Big…”
The fate of the fallen tank crew.
Hooked! Fu-wook!
It is determined.
“Cheuk!”
“Keuk!”
Fall or stop.
Tanks are weapons that exist because of their charge.
There is nothing scary about a stopped train.
Incapacitate it by mercilessly stabbing it with a spear.
“Leading tanks, we got it!”
“Enemy tank units approaching their second position!”
“Battle-of-a-hundred-quarters loading! Shoot!”
“Shoot!”
Tung! Fighting!
Kwajik! Knock!
Hee-hee-!
“Ah!”
Bang!
“Keah!”
Horses tip over or run amok, chariots overturn.
However, a large force of over 900 tanks alone.
There was no way the assault would stop like this.
“Get into the fort! Hurry!”
Trenches and watchtowers along the riverside have been broken through, and bastions are being destroyed one by one, isolated in enemy lines.
The forts that exist in two lines in the rear are built with wooden fences embedded deep in the ground, and are surrounded by a slanted entrance at a slightly higher position than the plains and a moat full of traps instead of water.
Here, you can avoid the charge of cavalry and chariots.
Of course, from ‘it’ that will come according to the operation.
But the situation outside is different.
“Drive!”
“This is a complete rabbit hunt! Haha!”
Doo doo!
Awesome! Awesome!
“Eh, run away!”
“Go up the hills to the west!
There is a fence!”
The Beastman Light Infantry, which served as the southern boundary, was helpless in front of the charging power of the tanks.
The blades installed on the wheels of the chariot pierced the waist and cut off the legs.
Awesome! Awesome!
“Quaaah!”
“Ah!”
“Run without support!
I will be stepped on by the follow-up tanks!”
It wasn’t just the tank crew that was put in.
The cavalry who entered first broke the formation, and when the chariots swept between them, they collapsed!
“Scatter!”
“Run away!”
Beast race light infantry retreating to the western mountains.
“This is it, it looks like it’s on a hunt!”
“When the war is over, I’ll take my share as a prisoner of the beast tribe!”
“Let’s catch it, breed it, and sell it!”
“There must be enough slaves to bring home!”
The cavalry and chariots are excited and speed up to take the spoils, or rather, the prisoners.
“Hey! You charge too fast!”
Even if the 3rd party infantry captain shouts, he runs ahead.
Thanks to this, the distance between the infantry supporting the back, the cavalry of the 1st wave, and the tank force of the 2nd wave widened further.
Siwoong-! Tuck!
“Hey… !”
An arrow flew from somewhere.
Even though it is a spear, it is an arrow for a long bow.
“It’s Adolph the Kangaroo General!”
Adolf took up a large bow the size of his body and fired a hail of spear-like bows.
“Crossstroke, mobile shooting!
Archers, fill the reloading time!
Repeat one shot and retreat!
Cover the retreat!”
There are two abilities that humans are superior to other races, one is endurance and one is the accuracy of throwing.
Beast races do not have as fine muscles as humans, and are not suitable for sniping.
It is extremely rare for a shrine to appear like Adolf.
But what if it’s a battlefield where large armies collide?
Anyway, if the bullets are caught, just form a fire net and shoot.
Using superior muscle strength to humans, it can shoot a bow with greater tension.
The crossbow, which does not require delicate muscles to launch, is a weapon that can be fired by simply loading and handing it over.
“Shoot—!”
Tutu Tung! Tutung! Tung! Tung!
Large crossbows, a new weapon Rumika bought from Cheonghaejin, bounced off the bowstring.
Humans would have to turn it for a long time with a mechanical device, but for brutes with different tendencies, just pull it and insert a short arrow.
Thanks to that, he fired fearsome arrows with a crossbow of a weight and size that would be difficult for a human to lift!
Right! Fuck! Knock!
Hee hee!
“Ugh!”
“Ah!”
Courage! Quadang!
“If you catch up, turn into a beast and retreat!
Conserve power!”
“Move while shooting!”
“Gorilla Beasts, wash away your dishonor!”
“Goat beasts, gather to the right!”
Adolf, who ascended to the throne of the Four Heavenly Kings, was a herbivore beast tribe, and was able to persuade the herbivore tribes well, including the gorilla beast tribe that joined Calz’s rebellion.
“Marquis, the breakthrough is successful.
I think we can break through the enemy’s rear and isolate them by the riverside.”
“Marquis, I have a report!
We have succeeded in crossing the river from the north as well, completing the encirclement!”
“Alberic’s assault force has broken through the trench defenses!”
Marquis John sat in his chair and brushed his gray hair calmly as he gazed at the battlefield.
Unlike his expressionless face, the adjutants around him were already smiling.
“Thank you, Commander.
Great victory is right in front of you!”
“Reduction!”
“… The battle isn’t even over, so what’s the rush to celebrate?
It’s not over until it’s over.
Doesn’t each enemy unit fight fiercely?”
“However, the main force of the enemy was isolated in the castle and fortifications along the river, and the field army outside retreated to the hills to the west.
The enemy is separated, surrounded by natural terrain and troops, so it is only a matter of time before it is wiped out!”
“That’s right!
The Four Heavenly Kings, Desdymona, are still standing still in the distance!
We will not be able to get out of this siege without outside help.
When the enemy struggles, it is like a rat in a dock!”
“The air power is also the number of dragons, so we are a landslide victory!
Attack the enemy’s castle from above with catapults and arrows in the aerial fortress!
Falling the castle is only a matter of time!”
“I’ll give you a big win, Your Excellency!”
“””Reduced!”””
John Hubak waved his hand absentmindedly.
“The attack power of the aerial fortress is not good.
It’s because they let in two Valkyries.
Besides, why are Alberic and the dragon still stopped in the dunes?”
“That, that… The Prismatic Dragon is killed, and the Green and Blue Dragons are halved…”
“What?
It’s a pity.
But it’s an excuse.
Alberic, he must have stopped moving forward because he was unhappy that he had won without leading.
He was a ruffian who could not control his emotions, but he has become a full-fledged political soldier.”
“Go and charge, I will urge you!”
“It happened.
Will you hear what I say?
The dragon’s sacrifice was great, so he must think that he paid it off too.
Didn’t my detour maneuver work thanks to him providing the arrowheads as planned?”
The battle was now at an end.
The remnants of the enemy are hiding in castles and fortresses, making a final stand, while some troops are trying to rescue them by climbing to the heights to the west.
But it’s okay
If you stay stuck in the castle and fortress and beat it for a few days, a white flag will naturally rise.
No, before that, they might try to surrender by sacrificing the heads of the Demon King and the Commander.
To beg for the lives of the tribe and for one’s own, to claim status.
‘Anyway, I won.
From now on, we will be able to win without Alberic’s cooperation.
The scales of battle were tipped, and the troublesome Alberic’s strength was considerably reduced in the hands of the enemy.
Neither the Demon King nor Alberic can stop me.
As planned.
The war and the political strife with Alberic, this is the end.’
If the allied forces of the Demon King’s Army and the traitor Stella’s army were annihilated, not only Catherine’s army, but also the Holy Knights, pilgrims, followers of the Church of the White Sun, and even the cathedral.
Everyone will be his supporters.
The savior who participated in the holy war and won a brilliant victory, the rising war hero, Amitie’s spear and shield!
That was John, he was going to be.
‘Alberic, if it weren’t for him, I would have divorced my wife and proposed to Queen Catherine.
Then I am also a member of the royal family.
The harmony of the shining war hero and the royal family, and even the support of the religious community.
To catch all three rabbits…
Yeah, it’s not too late
What if you catch the former Queen Grace, or Anne, among your enemies?
If you use it to create a bond with the royal family and bring down Queen Catherine, I will…’
Since he is also a human being, he imagined a rosy future when the big current came over.
The hero of the Holy War, Marquis John!
Now, an achievement worthy of considering the title of Duke, no, the title of Grand Duke!
A bright and brilliant future awaited him!
Until that report comes in.
“Dismissal!
Me, there… !”
“What’s going on?”
Urgent report.
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding!
A bell ringing during enemies.
Emergency alert.
Coo coo coo… !
“What… What?”
“That… !”
Running faster than a human can run or a horse can run faster.
That.
“It’s water!”
“It’s a water attack!”
Jump!
Marquis John rose furiously from his chair.