110 Episode 17 Karol Village Attack and Defense




 "Hmmm, that's troublesome. ......

 Hercule muttered, looking at the village of Karol from a distance.
 Nia stands tall beside Hercule and asks .......

 "Where is it? Your Majesty.
 'The fences and trenches. The front is double and the sides are thin ...... with a river in the opposite direction. To be honest, I didn't expect it to be so well fortified. At least the medium cavalry (cataphracts) are absolutely useless.

 If you use cataphracts, you'll be like some French knight: ......
 If you use cataphracts, you're sure to end up like some French knight.

 Furthermore, ...... look closely. Trenches and fences don't just enclose a village. Some of them are distorted, aren't they?
 "...... Yes, they are. Some of them look weak in places. ...... Is this a design error?

 I'm sure you're right," he said, shaking his head.

 No, no. It was intentional. It was a deliberate attempt to create a weak point and concentrate troops on it. Surround and annihilate the enemy forces gathered there. That's how it's structured. The enemy mercenary captain has a very good sense of humor.
 I see. ......

 Nia carefully observes the fortified village.
 It is rare for Hercule to praise the enemy.
 A little ...... jealousy came over Nia.

 "Nia, how would you attack?

 In response to Hercule's question, Nia thought for a moment and then ......

 "I don't think you can feed ...... them. You'd have to loot them for food. We'd run out of food faster than they would.
 "Oh, yes. Oh, yeah. ...... looting, ...... looting, ...... looting!

 At the moment he said this, Hercule felt an intense pain in his shin.
 He jumped up.

 "What are you doing, Lunalie?
 You did it in Khayastan.

 You did it in Hayastan. 
 You did the same thing in Hayastan." Lunalie turned away.

 Forcibly collecting from villages for food: ......
 This is what Hercule did in Hayastan and Fars.

 "It's okay that mine is righteous plunder.
 "You're too thick-skinned for your own good. ......

 Lunalee shouted in disgust.
 While the couple was doing this, Nia was pondering ......

 It's a good idea.

 It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. If we surround them, it may lead to the dispersion of our forces. The question is where to concentrate your forces. ...... But fighting across the river is a fool's errand. It is a fool's errand. On the other hand, it would be difficult to cross the forest behind the river. It is impossible to operate a large army in the forest. Then, the only way to attack is from the front.

 Hercule replied to Nia's reply with satisfaction.

 "Yes, you're right. That's ninety points. ...... By the way, where do you think the other ten points are?
 "...... I don't know. Can you tell me?
 That's going to fail. At least the mercenaries will be devastated. They may be mercenaries, but they are dead soldiers. They'll fight to the death. On the other hand, these are mercenaries with low morale. They'll think they can beat us at random anyway, so we won't be able to make any progress.

 I see. ......
 Nia nodded.

 Even though they are mercenaries, the morale ...... of the attackers and the defenders is different.
 I completely overlooked that.

 So what ...... should I do to get a hundred points?
 "It's impossible, so give up and make peace. If we save their lives, they'll disarm. To be frank, the benefits of dropping that village are outweighed by the damage.
 "...... What?

 Nia looked surprised.
 In other words, Hercule determined that ...... it was virtually impossible to conquer.

 In a way, it was almost a declaration of defeat.

 I'm sure you're not the only one.

 Lunalie also looked a little surprised.
 In any case, Lunalie has faith in Hercule's ability itself.



 Yeah, well, I'm only human.
 Aren't you God's agent on earth?
 "An agent, yes, a person.

 Hercule shrugged his shoulders.
 As a human being, you are limited in what you can do.
 I'm sorry, but God didn't give me any cheat abilities.

 "Well, it's a decent way to go.
 "...... a decent way?
 Yeah. I'm just scoring it on the basis of normal military tactics. Of course I'm not going to concede. So I'm definitely going to bring that village down.

 Hercule grinned.

 "Listen, Nia. A real great general doesn't aim for a hundred points, he aims for a hundred and twenty.



The troops that Hercule brought this time are exactly the same as the troops in the battle of River Che ......, that is, about 120 medium-armored cavalry (cataphracts), about 360 longbow troops, about 600 Tunda soldiers, about 600 allied troops, and about 120 mercenary troops.

 The total was about 396,000.


 On the other hand, the defending force consisted of 400 infantry mercenaries.








 I thought he would be a bit more rational, but ...... he has more self-esteem than I thought. You're not going to give in to mercenaries,....... Well, I expected that, but ...... this is going to be bad if we don't stick around long enough.

 While looking at the Lemurian army starting to form up,......
 Stephan muttered.

 To be frank, there is no advantage to capturing this village militarily.
 Politically, too, there would be little.
 The question is the mood and feelings of the Emperor of Lemuria.

 I don't know how this will turn out.
 In this world, the more you lose, the more upset you become and the more obsessed you become.


 An example of such a person is a student who has been wandering for a long time.  
 In the middle of the exam, they start to say, "Since I have wasted so much time, I have no choice but to aim at ...... medical school! There are not a few students in the world who start to say "I have to go for medical school because I have wasted so much time!

 If you don't succeed after three attempts, it is better to lower your goal and assume that you won't succeed on the fourth attempt.
 The world is not so naive that you will be rewarded for your efforts.

 The same is true of this village that Stephan has fortified.
 The sides are protected by the river.
 Because of the forest in the rear, it is almost impossible to advance. Even if they do, they can be defeated individually.

 The front of the village has been carefully defended.

 At the very least, it would take a great deal of sacrifice to bring down this village.
 So Stefan thought.

 What will the Emperor of Lemuria do? ......
 Stefan observed the enemy's formation.

 The Emperor of Lemuria had his mercenaries in the front line and his longbow troops behind them.
 The allied forces and the Tundan soldiers are in the rear.

 What this means is: ......

 First, attack with disposable mercenaries under the support of longbow troops.
 Then the Alliance, and finally the Tonten.

 It was just as Stephan had imagined.

 We'll be fine.

 We can send at least eight hundred people to the other side.
 Stephan smiled.

 All he had to do was wait for the Emperor of Lemuria to give up or for a feeling of war weariness to spread throughout the army.






 The signal to start the war came from the arrows fired by the Lemurian longbow troops.
 The arrows poured into the village like rain.
 But ......, many of them did not hit the rebel mercenaries.

 First of all, because of the distance ......
 Secondly, because the rebel soldiers are hidden behind shields.

 By peeling off the wood used for the walls and floors of the house and putting it up ......
 This is to hide themselves and prevent arrows from hitting them.

 Now, at the same time that the ...... arrows are being fired, the mercenaries of the Lemurian army also begin to march.

 But they weren't making good progress either.
 The trenches and fences hindered their advance.

 While they were struggling, a rebel soldier hit his head on a stone thrown by a makeshift stone thrower and ...... fell to the ground.
 Don't think of it as just a stone.
 If it hits you in the stomach, your internal organs will rupture.
 And if it hits your head, you die instantly.

 Of course, the range is not as far as longbow troops. ......
 It is superior to the longbow in that it can be used by anyone and has a reasonable hit rate.

 In addition, the trenches and fence structures that Stephan had created were really troublesome.

 If you keep moving in the direction that is easy to advance, you will always find yourself isolated from the enemy.
 There, you will be surrounded and killed by multiple soldiers.

 In addition, soldiers are moving around inside the fortress. ......
 From the point of view of the mercenaries of the Lemurian army, it looks as if the enemy soldiers suddenly jump out.


 That day, the Lemurian army ended up with more than a thousand corpses.






 "That's great, Captain!
 It looks like we'll win if we keep this up!

 The mercenaries flattered Stephan.
 He had fought so well against the Lemurian Emperor .......

 The mercenaries, who had experienced a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Riveroche, saw Stefan as a god of war.
 But Stefan's face was not so bright.

 (Don't tell me you're not desperate, Emperor Lemuria ......?

 The Emperor of Lemuria is not a fool.


 But not being stupid is not equal to being rational.

 Even if you are smart, you can make irrational decisions based on your temporary emotions.
 If the Lemurian emperor had fallen into such a state, ......

 If the Emperor of Lemuria is in such a state, no amount of creating corpses will help.

 In the end, it is Stephan and his men who will be defeated.

 I hope ...... this works.

 Stephan muttered.




 Well, ......
 Two or three more days of similar attacks followed.
 The Lemurian army had already lost two hundred and fifty men in the battle so far.

 Stefan and his men have so far lost 500 men.
 While the morale of the Lemurian army is declining, the morale of Stefan and his soldiers is rising.

 The rebel soldiers are going crazy. ......
 While the rebel soldiers are in a frenzy, Stefan's face remains unchanged.

 But on the fourth day of the ...... campaign, Stefan's worries were lifted.







 Because ......
 The village of Karol had fallen.