"After all, the Lady Luck smiled at me.

　It seems that the enemy army has split into two groups and is trying to pin us down.

　According to the scouts' report, the enemy's United Knights are splitting up into two groups, one of which is going to take a detour and attack us from behind.

　Hearing the report, the orc's chief of staff, Jiron, turns pale.

''Da, sir, isn't this bad?''
What makes you think that?
Because the pincer and the siege and annihilation operations are your husband's number one priority, aren't they?

'Yes. In fact, the pincer is the most basic of all tactics. That's what I learned from my grandfather, and I'm sure they learn the basics in human officer school as well.

Oh no, it's not good. The basics are the basics, and that means they work, right?　If we get pinned down, we'll lose, won't we?

Oh, there are twice as many enemies, we might lose. If we are caught in a pincer, and if they adopt a strategy of encirclement and annihilation as it is, no matter how many guns we have, no matter how hard the elite of the demon tribe fight, we will lose.

But, you know, it's your husband, so you have a plan, right?

　It asks you to hang on, but of course, I have a plan.
　Of course, I'm not stupid enough to challenge the game with no plan.

　The siege and annihilation campaign was a traditional tactic devised by a man called Hannibal Barca, a famous Carthaginian general in a previous life.

　The advantage of this strategy, which does not need to be explained, is that it confuses, terrifies and discourages the enemy's forces by surrounding them from all sides.

　Man, the eyes can only look forward, and the sword can only be held in the dominant hand.

　If you are being attacked by the enemy in front, if you are struck in the side or slashed from behind, you will not be able to respond.

　However, this strategy also has a weakness.

　The man who devised it, Hannibal Barca, was ironically defeated by his own plan and disappeared from the history books.

　However, the great general taught me a lesson.
　I will explain to the orc chiefs.

I will explain to the orc chiefs: "The enemy intends to pin us down in a pincer and then encircle us. But this time, that plan is a fool's errand.

What do you mean?

This time the enemy will be twice as large as we are. "And I'm sure his original strategy was to surround us from all sides with an army of 10,000 men and overwhelm us.

'Certainly, yes. But the premise has already been broken, I suppose.

Oh, and you are too lax to divide your 5,000 men into two groups and try to surround and destroy us. Not only can we not take advantage of our superiority in numbers, but we will be prey to each one of them being destroyed.

　I wouldn't do something like that.
　If it were me, I would turn back the five thousand men to King's Landing and wait for the reinforcements to gather without doing anything.
　However, Eichs, the kingdom's vizier, would not be satisfied with that.
　He wants the head of Tristan, the king, no matter what he has to do.
　It's only natural.

　As long as Tristan is alive, there will be nobles who won't obey him, or worse, Rosalia might fall into a state of civil war.

　So even as Eichs, there's no other way but to strike out.

　However, even so, it was too much of a bug to throw away the superiority of numbers even further and stick to the strategy of siege and annihilation.

　If we did that, we would be doing exactly what we wanted.
　I felt pity for the group of knights who were approaching in front of me.
　I wondered if their number was a little over two thousand.

　In other words, it's almost the same number as my Eighth Legion, Alistair's White Rose Knights, and the allied forces of Tristan's SS, the Knights of the Holy Shield.

　I don't know how good the White Rose and the Knights of the Holy Shield are, but I myself knew the strength of my Eighth Legion the best.

　I don't think they're the best in the Demon King's Army, but at least I don't think they're such a fragile group that they can be beaten by an equal number of soldiers.
　That was proven by our past performance, and it will appear as a performance in a few moments.
　With that in mind, I called out a command.


"All troops, charge!


　And...
　My brave men and women.


Oh!


　With a shout, they charged at the enemy forces.
　The figure was brave and heroic.
　It's reliable, but Jiron asks him, "Mister, that's unusual for a husband.

''Sir, that's unusual for a husband.

What?

No, he would always have a detailed plan.

Sure. But this time there's no need for a trick. The stronger number wins.

Yes. Our army is invincible.

　Giron says proudly, but for once, his words are correct.
　Amateurs only focus on defeating large armies with a small number of troops, but that is the wickedest of wickedness.
　In reality, crushing the weak with overwhelming force is the basis of strategic tactics.
　I decided to faithfully follow those basics.

　Once I confirmed that the enemy knights were right in front of me, I leisurely watched the scene from the rear.
　Normally, it's not a very good idea for a commander to go to the front line himself.
　This battle was really an orthodox one.
　A confrontation between a mixed unit of demons, sub-humans, and humans, and an enemy knight's group.
　The numbers were almost a pentagon, then the difference between victory and defeat was the strength of the corps.

　Although our 8th Legion was small in number, its ability was one of the best in the Demon King's Army, and the White Rose Knights led by Alistair and the Knights of the Holy Shield led by Bunafis were also quite good.

　On the other hand, the enemy army of knights are all cavalry units, but their abilities are middle of the pack.

　If you look at the place where no sorcerers and so on are deployed, the Twin Eagle Knights who fought in the Elf Forest the other day seemed to be more formidable.

　As he guessed, the confrontation with the enemy army was easily over.

　The White Rose Knights and the Holy Shield Knights, who had been entrusted with the right wing, weren't strong enough to destroy their opponents instantly, but it still wasn't enough to make them fall behind the enemy army.

　With Tristan's loyalty, and also his anger towards Eichis, their morale was soooo high, and they were fighting more than five corners with the enemy army. No, they were beginning to push the enemy army.

　On the other hand, our Eighth Legion was the usual Eighth Legion.
　They were overwhelming the enemy forces.
　First of all, the mercenaries of Ivalice and the gun corps deployed to the volunteer army rained bullets down on the enemy army.

　The unknown weapon of guns would already be known throughout Rosalia, so they wouldn't be surprised by its roar and power now, but its effect was still the same as when they first used it.

　The enemy forces are falling in the blink of an eye.
　When I finished the first shot, I let the humans fall back.
　There is not an inexhaustible supply of ammunition and gunpowder.
　Considering the upcoming series of battles, I wanted to refrain from wasting my ammunition.

　Besides, once they get this close, guns are not a panacea.
　Just as swords are worn at the end of rifles even today, it is the sword and spear that have the final say.
　I've got the troops with their guns down, and then the succubus Lilith's troops in.

　Lilith's brigade is made up of a squad of swordsmen who can also handle magic. They skillfully manipulate magic to cut through the enemy army.

''It's brilliant.''
You're the big sister.

　Giron the Orc also offered words of praise, but he continued.

'If only you would use your wits with that one, you would be called a great general.
That's for sure.

　I let out a chuckle.

'It's just that, that's just his personality.
'Individuality...?　Is it?
Imagine the taciturn, sensible Lilith, the jovial, free-spirited Günther.
I'm not feeling so good about it.

'Exactly. Lilith's optimistic nature can have a positive effect on the morale of the soldiers. The fact that he sometimes gets excited and sticks out is one of his strengths.

I see, so the point is that the person who uses you should be able to guide your sister well.

You're right. We've calculated that he's too prominent and the enemy soldiers will surround him.

　I tied that, and sure enough, it happened.
　But no problem, because it was expected.
　Rather, this is why I left Lilith to take the lead on the left flank.

　The mage squad led by Lilith was surrounded and nearly isolated in the midst of the enemy forces, but it was Günther, King of the Dwarves, who saved the day.

　He calmly assessed the battle situation and sent a squad of dwarven warriors into one of the enemy armies that had begun to encircle Lilith.
　Their battle axes literally cracked the armor of the enemy soldiers.
　Seeing this, the enemy army hurriedly broke the siege of Lilith, but it was already too late.


''Alright, the timing is right!


　With that thought in mind, I send in a squad of elves and a squad of the dragon man Sigan.
　The elven troops are naturally made up of elven warriors led by Anemone.

　The characteristics of the elves include being able to handle spirit magic and being good with the bow, but they are not a race that is particularly good at fighting.　

　However, if they are handled correctly, they can be an overwhelming force to be reckoned with.

　The elven warriors are lightly armed. They value harmony with nature, and spirits dislike metal. Some do not even wear leather armour.

　They may seem useless on a battlefield full of heavily armed soldiers, but there is no better raiding force than these warriors, unless you want them to meet the enemy head on.

　Anemone, the elven warrior chief, did as I instructed, and with an agile move, he flanked the enemy and hurled his signature bow at the enemy forces.

　However, it was less effective against the knights in armor.

　The skilled archers thrust the arrow butt into the enemy's head as if they were aiming at it, but those with inexperienced bow handling were unable to do so.

　It was just a matter of sticking the arrow into the ground, but that was fine.

''After all, elves are not a good race for fighting, are they?

　Giron explains that, but I deny it.

I said, "Not really. It's a very good idea to have a raiding party that can influence the course of a battle. I'm not going to use it this time because it's a bit turbulent, but there are fierce warriors among the elven warriors who can borrow the power of the spirit of the spirit king class.

　As he says this, he tells Jiron, "Watch me," he says.

　The enemy forces, distracted by Anemone, fall prey to the dragonman Sigan, as if they had seen the moment coming.

　The brigade, led by Sigan, is made up of strong-armed demons and monsters, though they cannot use magic.

　Although they are not mobile, they also have a number of powerful giants (Ziya-ants) and giant tree clans (Trent), and are one of the cornerstones of our legion.

　Sigan, like Lilith, did not stick out on his own, but calmly surveyed the battlefield and threw his men into a thin front, but he seems to have decided that now is the time to set up a war.

　He throws in his preserved giants toward the enemy army, which has been temporarily disrupted by Anemone's flanking attack.
　These giants, which have the appearance of giant human beings as they are, are all equipped with large clubs.
　The reason they don't have swords or spears is because they can't physically make swords of that size and there is no need for them.
　If you cut out a giant tree and work it directly into a club, it would be an ideal weapon for the giants.
　It would be an ideal weapon for the giants to use as a club, because they could deal fatal wounds to dozens of people just by swinging it down.
　Underneath the club swung down by the giants were the knights who had taken the shape of people earlier.
　It is a good thing that the giant's physical strength and the mass of the giant wooden club make it impossible to use the armor that was forged by the master craftsmen.

''They're still a bunch of nasty people, aren't they?

　That's how Jiron feels about the giants who are trampling enemy troops to death one by one.
　I defend the giants.

"I'm going easy on them, too!
Really?

　Giron blinks his big eyes.

'They seem to think they're stroking it gently, but........'

　Still, it seems that there is no way for the humans to come to terms with their power.
　With the introduction of the Giants, the winner of this battle was completely decided.
　The enemy army fell into a state of panic and began to abandon the battle lines one by one.

　Seeing the back of the enemy soldiers, Giron

Should we go after them?

　He asks, but I shake my head.

'If you'll let him run, that's fine. Let him get away.

'But isn't the pursuit the basis of warfare?　This is your chance to strike a major blow to the enemy.

Jerk, I know that much. But right now, what we need is time. The enemy is closing in on us in two groups. We're gonna have to destroy each one of them.

I see. That's what you're after in the first place.

　Giron agreed.

'I see. I'm going to turn the troops around. At this rate, we'll meet the enemy forces in an hour's time, trying to get around the back.

It's an ideal time.

'On the other hand, if we'd been a little late, we'd have been caught in a pincer movement.

　If that had happened, we would have been hit hard, or maybe even defeated.
　War is such a dangerous balance to stand on.

But it didn't happen, either.

　For now, all I had to do was be grateful for that fact and do what I could to make sure the next time it happened again.
　With that in mind, I moved my army to further destroy the enemy forces.
　A few hours later, the enemy army, which was planning to attack us, was completely dispersed and we were safe for the time being.