The day after the Battle of Teripol.
　Hercule had finished regrouping his forces and was beginning to lay siege to the city of Teripol.

　"Nghhh ...... holed up, nghhh, done, hmmm, nghhh ......
　"Well, but as planned, we have more men than you.

　I'm sure you'll be able to understand what I mean.
　In contrast to Hercule's calm expression as he gazed at the walls of Teripol, Alicia's cheeks were red and flushed.

　I'm not sure what to say, but I'm going to say it.

　"Oh,......, hmm,......, are you going to attack the castle after this?
　No,......, it will be difficult to bring down the castle with this army.

　The Lemurian army's strength is three hundred and ten.
　The Lemurian army has 300,000 troops, while the Cerda army has 100,000 troops defending the city of Teripol.

　A siege is quite possible, but ...... I'd like to gather a few more troops if possible.

　It's difficult to completely encircle ...... the city with this difference in troops. Well, ...... you're right. The safest option is to hold the west gate with infantry and use cavalry to hold the enemy's logistics and information.

　There are three gates to the city walls of Teripol. 　

　There are three gates on the walls of Teripol: the West Gate, which leads to the city of Cerda; the East Gate, which leads to the cities of Teriportania and Azdavia, as well as the city of Cyrene in the Lemurian Empire; and finally the South Gate, which leads to the Great Desert and the territory of the Barbarians.

　If we divide the forces in front of the three gates, we can simply say that there are 100 Lemurian troops per gate.
　Considering that the enemy force is 100,000 ......
　With this difference in strength, the Lemurian army might be attacked by an assault and receive a severe blow.

　Therefore, it is safer to give up on a complete encirclement, and to fortify the west gate to make it harder for the enemy to pass on information to the capital city of Cerda, and to respond to the south and east gates with cavalry units that are highly mobile.

　"Uh, uh, uh, uh, what about the sea side?
　"Christos is attempting a sea blockade. You can't land on ...... unless one of the ports is down, though.

　The Lemurian Empire's maritime forces are currently divided into three.
　The first is the fleet that remains on the mainland, such as Nova Lemuria and Aletheia City, to keep an eye on other countries.
　The second is the fleet guarding the landing forces.
　The last is a fleet directly commanded by Christos to blockade the shipping lanes between Cerda and Teripol.

　The sea is blocked by Christos, the west gate is blocked by infantry, the east and south gates are blocked by cavalry, and the main road is blocked by Nia. Well, it's still difficult to completely block the information. ......

　Either way, the enemy's ability to transmit information will be greatly impaired.
　If Jebe disrupts the information and Hercule spreads false information, ......

　The enemy will be unable to move.

　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure you'll do fine.
　What's up, Alicia? What's the matter, Alicia?

　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I'm sure you've seen it before," said Hercule, who grabbed Alicia's breasts in what appeared to be a shoulder hug.
　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.

　"Oh, no, not here, not so directly .......
　What, you prefer my ass?
　No, not really. ...... Oh, God, no. ......

　Alicia writhed in agony.

　"...... Your Majesty. What are you doing?

　When Hercule was playing with Alicia, ......
　Sheherazade, who had temporarily left Hercule's side to tend to her weapons, shouted angrily and approached Hercule.
　The fire of jealousy swirled in his eyes.

　"Oh, Scheherazade. What's the matter?　Did you want a squeeze too?　
　"No, no, not really. ......

　I don't want to be s*xually harassed in public like Alicia was. ......
　I don't like being s*xually harassed in public like Alicia, but I don't like seeing Alicia being s*xually harassed instead of me.

　I'll touch your breasts later, or your ass, or whatever you want.
　"No, no, ...... no, thank you, .......

　Scheherazade's ears flushed and she turned away.
　Hercule grinned and ......

　Alicia breathed a sigh of relief as she walked away from Alicia and towards Scheherazade.
　Alicia breathed a sigh of relief.

　"Oh, come on, don't be shy.
　"Hee!　No, please don't!

　Hercule grabbed Scheherazade's breasts without hesitation.
　The shape of her breasts distorted.

　Hercule squeezed Scheherazade's breasts and said to Alicia.

　"Alicia. In answer to your earlier question, ...... we will now contact the landing force led by Stefan that is anchored on the island of Marne and conduct a simultaneous land and sea attack with a total of 5,300 troops to bring down the city of Teripol.

　"Aaaaah!　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.

　Scheherazade's face turned red and her body trembled as she half cried.
　But Hercule forcibly restrained Scheherazade's body and moved his hands more violently.

　For a few moments, Scheherazade's body convulsed more than ever before, and then ......
　She went limp and motionless.

　When Hercule removed his hand, Scheherazade sat down on the ground, wincing.
　Breathing hard, she stared at the ground with unfocused eyes.

　"What's the matter, Alicia? You want me to do it too?
　No, no, no, thank you!
　No, thank you!" "Don't be shy, ......, I'll give your ass a good squeeze.

　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.


　The first siege of Teripol was about to begin.










　Well ......
　Five days back in time.

　Just a few hours after Hercule crossed the Great Desert and invaded the Kingdom of Cerda.

　The Shueyens of Balbar, led by Masinissa, invaded the region of Teriportania.
　They crossed the desert by a different route from that of Hercule.

　The reason why they didn't work with Hercule was because Hercule wanted a separate force to disrupt the Teriportanian garrison while he was attacking Teripol City. ......
　The reason for this was that he did not want to confuse the chain of command by mixing armies with completely different chains of command.
　In such a strategic surprise operation, where speed is paramount, any disruption in the chain of command would be fatal.

　Thus, ......
　A total of 1,800 soldiers, 600 cavalry and 120 infantry, fell one city after another in the region of Teriportania.

　The Terriportanian garrison was 70000......
　However, the number of soldiers had not yet been gathered, and the number was 500.

　Five hundred is almost three times as many as the eighteen hundred troops of Masinissa who launched the attack. ......
　However, their attention was focused on the sea side, that is, to the north, in order to prevent the Lemurian army from invading, and their forces were further dispersed.

　As a result, the response was delayed and ......
　The result was that they allowed Massinissa to attack.

　Because Masinissa did not want bloodshed in this war, ......
　It was a tactic of retreating into the great desert after a raid, and then launching a surprise attack on another point.

　The Terripolitanian defenders were too busy preparing for the raids of the Shueen clan led by Masinissa and the possible Lemurian army coming from the sea to send reinforcements to Terripoli.




　Three days had passed since the Barbarians, led by Masinissa, had launched their attack on the Teriportanian region, on the fourth day of the desert crossing.

　The generals were closing in on Iason.
　They had received information about the attack by the Barbals and the Lemurian army crossing the desert.

　"Master Iason!　What should we do?
　"......, calm down.

　Iason closed his book and spoke to his generals in a calm voice.

　The expressions on the generals' faces varied.
　Some were pale, some were very upset, and some could not hide their annoyance with Iason.

　"According to information I have obtained through interrogation of prisoners of war, ...... the Lemurian army's main objective is the sea. In other words, the Barbarians who attacked from the desert were only a diversion.

　As the Lemurian army invades, the Barbarians will take advantage of the opportunity to invade.
　Or both sides will team up to attack.

　This was something that Iason had expected.

　The Terriportanian garrison was certainly prepared for the Lemurian army that would invade from the ...... sea. But we've given them a certain amount of leeway, so that if they come at us from the desert, we'll still be able to respond.

　In fact, even though we're on the back foot: ......
　The Teriportanian garrison has been able to deal with the invasion of the Barbarians, and they have not let up their guard on the sea.

　The problem is that sending reinforcements to Teriportania in a hurry would weaken the defenses of Azdavia. That's probably what the enemy is after. We just need to stay calm and continue to defend Azdavia.

　Iason concluded.

　But what news do we have of a Lemurian invasion across the desert?　But what news do we have of the Lemurian invasion across the desert, or of the defeat of our friends in the city of Teripol?　There are other reports that the city of Teripol has already fallen and is closing in on the capital city of Cerda. ...... There is a lot of information flying around, but ......

　It's a hoax. Think about it. You can't cross the desert, can you?

　Iason said as if he were telling his generals.
　The premise of the desert crossing is a lie.
　Iason's prediction was that the rest of the information was likely to be wrong.

　Iason's prediction is that the rest of the information is likely to be wrong. "Perhaps they misidentified the Barbals who appeared in the desert south of Teripol as Lemurian troops. ...... The confusion will be cleared up soon, and if we wait a while, we should hear from General Carmine. You can judge the truth by that. It's not too late to wait for more accurate information.

　It's rather dangerous to move under these circumstances.
　Iason argued that it would be dangerous to move in this situation, and decided to continue the standoff with the Lemurian army without sending reinforcements.

　The generals seemed to be satisfied with Iason's argument. ......

　However, they still could not hide their dissatisfaction.