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"What's going on over there?"

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"Ha. Barca Graham's forces launched a night attack against our troops. Our troops left the camp in pursuit of the fleeing Barka Graham's army, but were subsequently defeated. Barka Graham's army seems to have stopped there and is building a new position.

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"I see. These Barka seem to be more trouble than they're worth.

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"Ha. It was the Balkans who inflicted heavy losses on our Uruk forces last year as well. Both this time and the last time the Keima cavalry were literally annihilated. I must say that they have a formidable offensive capability.

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"No, it's not. No, that's not what I'm talking about.

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"What do you mean?　By all means, I would like to know what the next head of the House of Uruk thinks."

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"Oh, it's not that hard to figure out. What do you know about Barkha Graham's military command?"

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"Yes. The Barka army is led by Ars von Barka, the head of the Barka family, and the Graham army by Leon von Graham. Both are young men who have just become heads of their families.

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"Yes. They're still young. It is hard to believe that Ars von Barka is only 11 years old, and Leon von Graham is about 15.

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"They are horrible children, aren't they?"

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"Yes, but look at their military operations. Don't you feel that there's nothing childish about them?

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"...... childish, sir?"

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"You have children of your own. Or think back to when you were a teenager...what do you think would happen to you when you were in your mid-teens, leading an army and winning victories that beat the enemy in a landslide?"

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"Yes. I'm sure he'll be on a roll. When I get home, I might exaggerate my success."

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"Yes. I mean, with such a big win, even if you are not a child, you would get carried away. And that flippancy leads to the operation of the army. Normally, they would get carried away and attack further with the same momentum."

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"Maybe so. Riding the momentum can make you more aggressive than usual. It's easy to get hit by the backlash, and I've seen it happen many times before ......."

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"Yes. Those of us who lead armies make such mistakes to a greater or lesser extent. But not them. After such a great victory, they have stopped moving and started to build up their positions. The men they are leading seem to be meekly following them. If you only look at the information about Barka from last year, you would be drawn to their offensive capabilities, but when you see them in person, you can see that they are not just a group with momentum.

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"I see. You're absolutely right. It is true that it may not occur to you that a child is leading that army if you do not know the information. Perhaps there is someone in Barkha Graham's army who knows how to run an army.

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"Maybe so. But if the top management does not listen to the opinions of those who do, they will be inclined to be frivolous. If that is not the case, then it must be a quality of these new child heads, right?"

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"...... so much? They exist."

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"Yeah. That's why we should beat them while we still can. We must pluck it before it grows too big and blooms into a giant flower. For the future of Uruk.

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"Oh, so ......"

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"Yeah, I'll get it. I, Pessis de Urques, the next head of the House of Urques, will personally crush the heads of Barca and Graham. Attention all armies! We will attack the armies of Barca and Graham!

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"Look, Leon. The Uruks have taken an unusual turn. We'll be surrounded."

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"Yes, Master Ars. It seems that the House of Uruk has chosen to bring back Master Ars' head as a result of this battle.

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"Don't be afraid, Leon. I mean, what are we gonna do? We're just starting to build up our position and we're not fully prepared yet.

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"For the time being, let's get those outside into position and prepare for defense. I don't think that Carlos will overlook this situation. If we can buy time by preventing the Uruk attack, Master Carlos, who has left Fort Einrad, will be able to get behind our opponents.

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"So we're just going to take up a position and lock ourselves in. I wish I had brought Vargas with me.

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　I had made a position using the point of the trap where I had defeated the Uruk army.

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　A camp with a shallow pool of slime outside the walled area.

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　The Uruk army is trying to surround it.

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　I think that more than 5,000 are already in action.

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　Maybe a few more.

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　They are outnumbering us and seem to be so tightly surrounded that no one can escape from their position.

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　It seems that they have switched their victory condition from their original goal of invading Fontana.

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　As a condition for their retreat, they are going to take my head, which came as Carlos' reinforcement, and bring it back to claim that the operation has failed but that they have not been defeated.

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　However, if they attacked us with a large number of men who had rushed in as reinforcements, it would mean that Fort Einrad, which had been surrounded by Carlos, would become thin on the ground.

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　Carlos would not miss it.

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　Well, the other side knows that very well.

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　This means that they will not take such a long and arduous strategy as surrounding our position and attacking us for food.

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　They should aim to attack us at once and cut us off.

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"Will there be a leader of Uruk, Rion?"

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"I'm sure you're right, Mr. Ars. There are reports that the next head of the House of Uruk, Pessi de Uruk, is there. I have no doubt that he will come out."

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　Seriously.

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　It's not safe to be holed up in a camp like this if we're attacked like the Lord of the Arbalest's thunderclap.

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　Pessi is a master of the same high magic as the leader of Uruk.

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　If we fight him without preparation, we could easily be crushed.

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　Sending a letter of help to Carlos, I prayed to the heavens and started to prepare for an attack.

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