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"The army of Peria is gathering in the plains, and at present about 5,000 men are mobilized. We have only a little more than 4,000. I would like to hear how you plan to fight, Lord Hendriksen.

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"Yes. We have a desire to win the war in a head-on battle. From Peria's point of view, this battle may be fought for food and money, but from Purge City's point of view, it is a battle to maintain its independence.

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"So you want to prove that you are independent."

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That's right. And I'm sorry to return a question for a question, but how do you intend to fight, Mr. Barca?　I don't know the details here, but I heard that when you fought a battle with the Glugaria, you introduced a new weapon. Will you be using them in this battle as well?"

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No, they are still deployed on the border with the Bulgarian state. We can't use the new weapon in the war against the Perians.

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　Hendriksen, commander of the Purge forces.

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　He expressed the idea that winning this battle would force the Perians to recognize the independence of the city of the Purge.

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　This in itself was not a problem for the Orient.

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　Rather, it would mean a lot to have the independence recognized if it would prevent Peria from claiming to have the right to rule with a member of the Purge bloodline in the future.

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　Therefore, I will ask Hendriksen, who is running the army for such a war of independence, how he will fight it in detail.

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　But he asked me to give him more information than that.

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　The new weapon would be a large magic bow.

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　Hendriksen, who has been in the city of the Purge all this time, does not know the details of what it is.

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　He only knew that the Orientals, who had overwhelmingly defeated the Bulgarian army, had used the new weapon to great effect in that battle.

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　Of course, they wanted to use it if they could.

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　But the situation was that it was not so easy to move it.

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　It is a large magic bow that has been cut out of soft magic wood to make a very large bow, but it has many small parts as well.

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　Even if one of them breaks, it will be a problem.

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　It may not fire properly, or even if it does, the arrow may not fly as intended.

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　It would be boring if it breaks in a hurry to bring it to the next battlefield.

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　Besides, they were set up for defensive purposes, not for a field battle like this one.

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"I understand. Then, I would like to fight using the wall defense tactic.

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"Wall defense tactics, huh? I get it. Let's go with that."

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"...... is that correct?　Then, I think we have a plan, don't you?

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"No problem. It's more like two armies fighting together. I was planning to move according to your side to some extent, so it's all right.

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"Thank you very much. Now, we will meet the Perians at the Ixelles plains with a defensive tactic.

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　The flatland is located just beyond Purge Street.

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　Hendriksen suggested that we should use a method of warfare known as "wall defense.

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　We decided to go along with it, and a policy was soon decided.

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　Defensive wall tactics is a recently used battle strategy in the East.

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　The method is very simple.

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　The two armies form a line and attack each other with arrows.

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　In this case, they use a spell called "wall-building" to protect themselves.

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　If you hear only this, you may wonder if it can be called a war strategy or not.

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　However, it is said that the battlefield will be completely different from what it used to be.

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　In the past, until the advent of those who could use magic, bows, spears, and swords were the main weapons of soldiers in field battles on the plains.

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　Arrows were shot from the rear as support, and the main force with spears and swords would charge into the opponent's army and destroy it.

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　However, this wall defense tactic rarely makes such an assault.

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　Rather, they use the wall they have built by using "wall-building" as a shield, and concentrate on attacking with arrows.

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　Their ability to break through is reduced to almost nothing, but their defensive power is very strong.

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　It is only natural that they repeatedly attack while protecting themselves with the five-meter-thick wall they have built.

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　In other words, they can create a temporary defensive position in a place where they have no choice but to fight in the field.

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　However, this defensive tactic has some drawbacks.

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　It is not only the fact that your offensive power will be reduced, but also that you will be at a disadvantage if you are surrounded.

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　If your opponent is a strong player, he may break you with a single point of attack.

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　There may be many other reasons.

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　But even so, I think that Hendriksen chose this strategy because of the situation of his opponent, the Perians.

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　There is no need for us to seriously fight with an opponent who wants to end the war in a short battle.

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　If they use defensive tactics, they are on the defensive, and the battle may be prolonged.

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　Moreover, since their army does not greatly outnumber ours, they are less likely to be surrounded.

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　Above all, there would be the presence of the Orientals fighting together with them.

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　Ian, a warrior of Atmos, would naturally think that he would be successful in the war.

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　Just by being on the other side of the wall fighting with the other side's army, he will surely cause a lot of damage.

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　Besides, Oliva has been showing everyone how she shoots her [flame lightning arrows] even before arriving at the Purge City.

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　There are archers firing flaming arrows, and even if they don't have large magic bows, they do have ordinary bows that can be carried by the soldiers.

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　The Orientals are well-equipped for long-range attacks.

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　This means that Hendriksen wants to fight in a way that is less likely to cause damage.

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　By building a wall between his army and the opponent's army and fighting defensively, Hendriksen wants to win the battle without reducing the number of men in the Purge army as much as possible.

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　For this purpose, he may rely on the Orientals for his attackers.

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　Normally, this choice might be difficult to make.

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　Because it is a choice to throw away one's own opportunity to take credit on the battlefield.

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　But the fact that he chose to do so, at least, indicates that he, Hendriksen, is seeking a safe victory as a commander of the Purge forces rather than his own credit in this battle.

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　Is he more interested in practical gain than in honor?

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　If I were to give priority to my own success, I would have thought that I could push the Purge forward and let them attack, but it seems unlikely.

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　I would like to avoid damage as much as possible, and I have no objection to fighting with a defensive tactic in this case.

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　Thus, it was decided to fight as if it were a defensive battle, even though it was a field battle.

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