Chapter 226

Third Person POV

Vandolea Peoples Federation Central Region . Vandolea Army .

The ground is shaking again . It was pretty big this time

The ground already shook multiple times today .

People might have gotten used to it, but the stronger than usual trembling made the soldiers worried .

There are even some horses that neighed nervously as their caretakers calmed them .

This isnt simply the earth shaking

Bejek continues chewing on the already tattered nail of his thumb while holding his head anxiously .

Beside him is a similarly grim-looking Cassano who is staring intently at a map and a letter .

So were for sure not getting any reinforcements from home?

Well, they told us if we retreat even further from where we are, well totally be treated as deserters .

As soon as they were defeated at the border, Bejek and company had no chance of winning .

The best they could do was to maintain the battle ranks without being completely annihilated as they one-sidedly get pushed back and send detachments to slow the enemy down while retreating .

I hear that those guys from Altair are beginning their all-out attack from the west . The main army shouldnt have any soldiers to spare .

its probably the doing of those dirty rats from Libatis . They advocate for peace but theyre actually skilled at secretly manipulating others from behind the scenes .

Bejek slams the decree with a bang on the desk .

New words wont pop out of the document even if he stares at it longer .

Ive gathered people from guards to vigilantes from the village we are finally able to bring our numbers back to 15,000 but the quality of soldiers is ugly . Its suicidal to collide head-on with Hardletts army no matter how you look at it .

Bejek raises his hand to let Cassano know he understands and then exits the tent .

He then points to the south .

Look weve gotten so close to the Dard mountain . Weve been pushed all the way to a place like this .

The imposing mountain at the end of where Bejeks finger was pointing isnt as tall as the ones in the great mountain range but it still was relatively big when you look at its blurry form at a distance .

The towering mountain straddling the boundary of Altair and Vandolea is also an important strategic point, where the armies of both sides have fought countless life or death battles at the base .

If we dont stop them here, we really dont have anywhere else to run . Well let them march all the way to the capital city of Vandola .

comrade Bejek, can you throw your life away for the sake of your nation?

Cassano and Bejek knew that their country has already forsaken them .

They actually already realized this when they were ordered to invade enemy land with an overwhelmingly inferior force .

If we flee now, our fatherland wont have forces to spare to chase us .

Youre probably right .

Bejek compares the sight of the row of black flags lined up to the north and the vast plains spread out before him to the south .

They may have abandoned us, but they are still our fatherland . We cant just run away without putting up a fight .

Even if that means laying down your life?

Both of them knew the strength and ruthlessness of Hardletts army .

It is certain they will lose their lives if they fight again .

If we manage to survive and run away from our nation and families, we would have to live the rest of our lives in submission . Im a small person I dont have the tolerance to do something like that .

Is that so

It happened right when Cassano was about to say something .

The earth is shaking! Its another big one!!

The shaking was strong enough that the two men couldnt stand properly and it lasted for 20 seconds .

The two of them smiled wryly as they supported their unstable bodies with a hand on the desk .

I made such an effort to look cool when I said it too, but the God of the earth got in the way .

He must be telling us not to make such pointless chatter . Perhaps God also wants us to fight besides comrade, our fatherland doesnt acknowledge the existence of Gods .

The two of them smile at each other again .

Using the mishmash of troops gathered from the village to form battle ranks, they prepare for what will probably be their last fight .

Aegir POV

Goldonia Side

The main unit of the army has finally stopped moving .

We prepare for the start of another battle once Leopolt confirms the enemy is getting into defensive formation .

Here, where there is no city or fortress? Is there some sort of trap maybe its not even worth asking .

If there is risk of that, Leopolt should have already silently made the suitable precautions for that .

The scouts are constantly monitoring the enemys movements . There does not appear to be any suspicious movements . They cant use the terrain in this plains to spring an ambush on us either .

So they just suddenly felt like fighting the decisive battle here .

Maybe its a political reason .

Tristan, who I pulled along against his will, comments as he reads his book .

Celia was about to slap him, but the conversation wouldnt go anywhere if he gets knocked unconscious so I let him speak .

In the first place, that army under normal circumstances would have pulled back temporarily to wait for reinforcements or prepare siege weapons after fighting an unexpectedly tough siege battle . But theyre actually just charging at us recklessly . It just doesnt make sense strategy-wise .

To add to that, Altairs full-scale offensive is probably not allowing them to divert any military strength anywhere else .

It looks like theyre struggling on the other front too .

The enemy has stopped running to challenge us . Then we just have to crush them head-on .

There is still some distance until the capital city Vandola, but if we defeat these guys here, there will be nothing else to get in our way .

Even if it results in a ceasefire, we are free to set the conditions of that ceasefire .

Are preparations finished?

Everything is ready .

Myla straightens her posture in a snap .

Well bring victory to the chief .

It looks like Luna is good to go too .

Escort squad, ready and awaiting orders!

Celia also straightens her back adorably .

The good thing about sending her out onto the battlefield is that she has gotten used to military rules and her posture has improved .

Her slender back and firm breasts, her soft but healthy toned sexiness and her dignified appearance all combine into one body .

What a wonderful woman .

U-um

Mm, sorry .

My hand just started feeling up her back and ass on its own .

Lets save the sex for after the war .

Weve practically won already!!

Irijinas loud voice reverberates in the air .

It feels like it will reach the Dard mountain .

mun .

Im in perfect condition .

I wont lose this time round .

Mack, Gido, and Cristoph are all ready as well .

There is nothing that clouds my blade .

Kroll should be fine if he says he is .

Well now, lets start the battle .

KyahOwah!Mu

The earth shakes once again .

I wonder how many times that makes it . Nevertheless, our advantageous position should not change .

The enemy is deploying its forces in a wide, double wing formation .

There is five thousand directly in front of us and about the same number on either side .

Despite the numbers seemingly being equal, it looks like they picked up soldiers along the way, because I can see many of them are wearing shabby-looking armor even at a distance .

They are wary of the cavalry detouring and surrounding them . But the front lines look thin where their spears are . We should be able to divide them if we breakthrough .

Leopolt sees through the goal and weakness of the enemy formation in a single glance .

Considering the mobility of the bow cavalry, couldnt we circle around the sides of both wings?

I can see what Luna is thinking, but I reject the proposal .

The enemy is specifically wary about being flanked .

Forcefully using a strategy the enemy is watching out for is not a good idea .

Right, right, if you only do things which your opponent dislikes, then youll pretty much win most of the time .

Speak more politely to Aegir-sama!!

I look to Leopolt while Celia and Tristan have their little drama .

He nods and gives orders to everyone .

Our attack will be directed to the front . Bow cavalry will focus fire to collapse the frontlines . I dont believe the enemy has any cavalry left, but make them your highest priority if they appear . The infantry will provide support by attacking head-on .

The plan is simple but the degree of difficulty is high . Archers will be shooting from the back as the infantry advance forward so there could be accidental misfiring leading to friendly fire if training is lacking .

If that happens, the infantry will be unnecessarily worried about getting hit from the back and will not be able to fight well .

The archers need the skill to accurately hit only the enemy while the infantry need the courage to trust their allies and focus only on fighting the enemy in front of them .

My army possesses both of those requirements .

Chargeee!!

The bow cavalry charge at the enemy first .

4000 of the bow cavalry rushing forward while kicking up a dust cloud also serves to lower the enemys morale .

Defense! Get into anti-cavalry formation!

Naturally, the enemy army will not allow a charge through and set up their spears to guard against the attack .

As expected, the enemy has a skilled squad in front wearing metal armor and moving in unison .

All units halt, loose three volleys!

The bow cavalry come to a sudden halt and rapidly launch three consecutive volleys .

As their name suggests, the long spears are long and heavy so the soldiers carrying them could not carry shields as well .

Simple large shields were propped up on the ground to protect some parts of the soldiers bodies but aiming for the gaps where the shield does not cover is an easy task for the mountain nation who have learned how to use bows since they were kids .

Guwah!Gue!!

Theyre precise! Hide behind the shields!!

Soldiers desperately try to hide behind the shields but not before many soldiers were taken out . Their formation gradually becomes messed up as the soldiers move out of line of fire .

Its a good time for the cavalry to charge now .

I suppose its fine if there is no left or right wings .

Leopolt approves and gives out the orders .

At the same time, the infantry shout and start charging, while the bow cavalry switch from firing horizontally to high angle fire and begin raining down arrows on the enemy .

As soon as both sides collide, our ally infantry immediately start pushing into the enemy lines .

The collapsing spearmen squad could not hope to stop them .

The spears protruding out were cut down and the soldiers holding them get stabbed instead .

In addition, soldiers with bowguns mixed in with the infantry unit shot down the enemy commanders one after the other to further speed up the process .

Normally, the defense would send their own infantry to meet ours .

Shit! We cant move efficiently because of all the raining arrows!

If we keep holding our shields up, theyll just breakthrough the front! We should advance i- gueh!

The bow cavalry aim slightly ahead of the infantry who are engaging the enemy on the frontlines and shoot relentlessly .

Because of that, the enemy infantry are pinned in one place with their shields and were unable to come to the aid of the frontlines .

Brave soldiers try to inspire those around them but instantly die from an arrow through their face or chest and it ends up producing the opposite effect .

Well, it should be time now .

Tristan inserts a special bookmark made from a birds feather into his book before he closes it .

At the same time, both enemy wings start moving to support the troops on the frontline .

Theyre probably trying to wrap around us and form an encirclement .

They can have both wings consist entirely of new recruits if we dont detour . Their movements are quite slow . Lets watch carefully .

The enemy tries to close in on the fighting infantry from both sides but Leopolt already anticipated this development .

Bow cavalry, change your target .

The bow cavalry switch their aim 1000 at a time and start shooting at both enemy wings, raining arrows on the moving soldiers .

The observing Tristan looks serious for a brief moment before his eyes droop back down lazily .

Its rare to see someone on the battlefield with such a relaxed look .

The left wing is weak . Theyre a terribly disorganized bunch .

Apparently, Tristan determined from his experience in the fort battle that the enemy army had roughly 5000 relatively skilled soldiers in the whole army .

The 5000 soldiers in front of us right now are clearly those skilled ones . Which means the soldiers on both wings are the 5000 less skilled and the 5000 they recruited along the way .

The volleys from the bow cavalry wasnt just an attack on the left and right wings, it was also meant to measure the morale and skill of the enemy army .

The spear cavalry and escort unit will follow me to charge into in the right wing . Tell the vassal lord armies to engage the left wing .

I look over to Leopolt to confirm if thats fine with him .

It is within my expectations even if the vassal lord armies are defeated . Well deal with it when it happens, it wont be a problem .

This guy has absolutely no compassion .

Theyre trying their best too, you know .

Thats fine then . Were charging in, follow me .

The spear cavalry charge forward, with the heavily-equipped escort squad running in the center of the formation .

Spearmen should be gathering on the outside of the enemys right wing to stop us from surrounding them .

If we slip past the bow cavalry and attack from the inside, it would be hard for the cavalry to be thwarted .

The enemy frontline should be trying to hinder our movements but are currently doing battle with our infantry so they should not be able to divert any attention to us .

Well push through and stir up the interior . Think of yourselves as a dick violating a pretty woman!

Oooooh!

Lets fuck em up!Make em squirt like crazy!1

Eeeh

Celia has a strange look on her face when the other men shout out their obscene comments .

Well, dont take it so seriously .

Take Irijina for example, shes joining in with the guys and shouting things like hammer it in .

As the enemy gets closer, the cavalry ready their spears while picking up speed .

The opposing soldiers scramble to do something, but its already too late .

We successfully penetrate the right wing to collapse their formation .

Just when we were sure of our attack, it happened .

Uooh!Owah!W-what the-!!?

Confused cries come from allies as the earth shakes more violently than previous times .

T-this is a big one . I cant stay on my feet!

Everyone comes to a complete stop in the middle of charging and several soldiers were thrown off their horses .

Even Schwartzs legs are sprawled to help him balance .

This is bad .

The tremors continue for 30 seconds before dying down .

Having no experience with this incident, the horses were