King Tristan III of Rosalia, as he said before, "I have no intention of meddling in the war," he said, taking a firm position on a chair set up in the curtain.

　He was dressed in mithril armor, exuding the dignity of a champion, but with a book of poetry in his hand, he looked out of place in the world of poetry.

　However, the fact that he knows what he's doing and what he's not doing is still very appealing.
　I called out to the king's SS chief, a military professional.

"Well, Obergruppenführer, what do you think of this situation?

　The king's SS, his name is said to be Bunafis.
　He seems to be a man who was selected by the king's close friends to be the head of the king's SS, the Knights of the Holy Shield, and he expresses a very straightforward opinion.

''At this rate, we will be defeated.

　I was relieved to hear those words.
　It is because I don't want you to have a floating idea like the boy king.
However, there are some generals who are just a little bit more frivolous.
　Alistair, the leader of the White Rose Order, counters.

''With my army and Lord Ike's leadership, we won't lose!　Why would Lord Bunafis make such a weak statement?

　'I sound like Lilith,' he sighs, pointing to the map spread out on the table and explaining.

'I hear that the number of Rosalia's knights stationed in King's Landing is close to ten thousand. However, not all of them are cavalry, so it's only three days that they can come to this battlefield immediately. How many would that number be?''

　Bunafis is a

'Three thousand, no, five thousand will form with only cavalry and swoop in.

　He explains.

'Wouldn't five thousand or so be plenty of time?'

　That was the opinion of my second-in-command, Lilith.

'And why is that?'

''Because Ike-sama has defeated enemy armies many times over so far. This time, the human knights are joining in. The difference in strength is, let's see, about four times as great?

'You can't even do math, two and a half to be exact.

'But isn't Lord Lilith right?　With a three-fold difference in strength, my army and Lord Ike's Eighth Legion can destroy it.

That's for sure.

　Our legion's ownership of guns is quite impressive.
　Also, the strength of our Eighth Legion's troops, which have won a series of battles and victories over experience, is one of the best in the Demon King's Army.
　They would not fall behind if they were about three times their size.

　--''But,'' I said.

''If they have three times as many soldiers, they won't fall behind, but if the difference is seven or ten times as great, that's a different story.

　What is this person saying?
　Lilith the Whore, Jiron the Orc Counselor, and Anemone the Elven Warrior Chief look puzzled.

　I point to the map, "Oh dear.

This plain lies halfway between the royal city of Reezus and Alesta, but it is surrounded by other human cities. A man named Eichis Uberg has been systematically plotting a rebellion. Can't you imagine reinforcements coming from those cities as well?

　All of us.


""Oh!"


　He raised his voice.

'We should expect reinforcements from Mezieres, Wyack, Theon, or at least the Knights stationed in this adjacent city.

　I pointed to each city, pointing to the picture map and said, "Well, if 3,000 cavalrymen come from each city, we'll have to deal with a huge army of 14,000 cavalry alone. With only 2,000 soldiers.

　Hearing those words, all of them turned pale.
　Especially not the panic of the orc Jiron.

''This isn't good.''

　He paled.

'Dude, your husband is in trouble. If we don't do something about it, we'll lose. We have to do something about it as soon as possible.

Of course I know that.

''Then we should immediately take up defensive positions. Let's hurry up and build a horse-proof fence in all directions to prepare for the enemy army.

It's called "active defense.

　Not a bad move.

　In a previous life, there was a case where the Demon King, that is, Lord Oda Nobunaga, used his strategy to destroy the Takeda Cavalry, which was touted to be the strongest at the time. It was a clever idea.

　Günther, the dwarf king, an experienced general, seemed to agree with this.

He said, "I'm worried about the horse-proof fence alone. It may be difficult to do it in three days, but if we work tirelessly and without sleep or rest, we may be able to make it.

　Anemone, the elven warrior chief, agreed with those words.

''We elven spirit masters will also help. With the help of the earth spirits (gnomes), it will be easier to dig a hole.

　Günther and Anemone crossed their gazes and said, "Mm," with an emphatic intent.

　It was a rare sight to see elves and dwarves agreeing on something, but it was also surprising to see Giron come up with a decent opinion, which was rare.

　It's not a bad strategy.
　It's almost exactly the same as the strategy I had originally envisioned.

　It seemed like the best plan was to build a defensive position, stall the enemy soldiers and buy time while waiting for Sephiro's 7th Legion to arrive.

　-- I thought that was the only way, but in fact, another idea came to mind now.
　Sure, they might not lose if they used that move, but on the other hand, they couldn't win either.

　The battle is defended, but the side has an overwhelming advantage, but this is a plain, and a horse-proof fence or moat or so is less effective in defending against it than hiding in a castle.

　It may be possible to endure until Sephiro's reinforcements arrive, and then the Seventh Legion will be able to exterminate the enemy troops by poking them in the flank, but in that case the credit will be entirely with Sephiro.

　After the war, he would stick out his big chest and

Did you see that, Ike? Did you see, Ike? You have a lot to learn. I'll teach you some strategy next time.

　It's easy to imagine him smiling broadly.

　It is a joke, but if there is a strategy that is more efficient, causes less damage to your allies, and deals more damage to the enemy, then we should adopt that strategy.

　I turned to the generals and announced, "This time we will not adopt defensive tactics.

"We will not adopt defensive tactics this time.

　When the generals heard those words, they were astonished.
　The fact that the generals are more surprised than the generals who are familiar with tactical strategy is probably proof of the boldness of my proposal.

　Günther and Shigan, Bunafis and Alistair are surprised, while Lillith and Anemone are unconcerned.

　Giron is probably somewhere in between.

　The expression on his face seemed to indicate a difference in intelligence, but I explained to my subordinates in a way that was easy to understand.

The first wave of enemy troops will arrive from the royal capital of Lethas. The number of them is approximately 3,000 to 5,000, and there is no doubt about that?

　I asked Bunafis and Alistair, and they nodded yes.

'The first wave of them will come in roughly three days, and then the next wave of Knights will come in rapid succession from the adjoining metropolises of Mezier, Wyack, and Theon, to name a few. But those cities are delicately separated from each other.

It's definitely far away.

　Giron, the orc's chief of staff, points to a picture map and is satisfied.

The next Knights of the Order stationed in Reezus will probably be the Knights of Mezier. About five days later, the next one will be the Knights of Wayak, which will take about seven days. And the last one, the Knights of Theon, will be in nine days.

Well, of course you do. That's what this map shows. Unless it's magic.

　Jiron says so, but he doesn't seem to realize the meaning of my words.

　At all, I wonder what this man is doing as a chief of staff for, I tried to answer for Jiron, but it was surprisingly Alistair who answered instead.

''I understand!　I see that Lord Ike intends to destroy each of the Knights individually!

　Hearing those words, all eyes are drawn to her.
　I can't help but let out an impression of "ho" too.
　Surprisingly, the one who reached the correct answer the quickest was Alistair.

　As I recall, I had heard that she graduated from the Royal Military Academy at the top of her class, but she might have a surprisingly good sense of smell as a general.

　I said, taking her reputation up a notch.

''Exactly. We're certain to be besieged by a large army this time, but there's a time lag for that. I think I'll take advantage of that this time.

　I assured them so, but even so, the only ones who fully understood my plan would be Alistair, Günther, and Sigan.

　That's not good enough, so I decided to surprise them further by telling them the details.