Report!

　A scout raises his voice and tells us the information he has obtained.
　According to the information, two thousand of Lettice Blouse's army and twenty thousand of Roselle's general Kailas' army are engaged in battle.

　It seems that Lettice is avoiding a battle and retreating little by little through repeated guerrilla warfare.
　It seems that they are taking advantage of the terrain to fight a good battle.
　But.........

　It's only a matter of time before we don't rescue them.
　Raimondo mutters.

　Don't bother.
　The first priority is Bartolo, but it's not honorable to leave them alone.
　There is a possibility of bad publicity later on.

　Besides, it's a shame to lose two thousand troops.
　If it's possible, I'd like to join them.

　"My king. I think we should ride to our rescue. For two reasons. First, it's a chance to cut down the enemy's forces. The enemy general is not as good as General Liu. Then let's take care of these 20,000 first. The second reason is two thousand troops. The more troops, the better. The Carlo faction that is scattered in various areas is four thousand, including Lord Lettice's army. They are dispersing their troops for fear of a head-on confrontation with Roselle's army, but if we defeat Roselle, it should end again.

　Yeah, it's not bad. Not bad.
　It's probably best to take out the weakest enemy first.

　Let's trust Bartolo here and rescue the nearby Letis-dono first.

　Well, we'll be heading to the Blouse Territory now!







　'King Loseys!　Thank you again for your help. I'll be sure to return the favor....

　Meeting up with Lettice Blouse was relatively easy.
　It was thanks to the guide Lettis had sent to us.

　By using a marching route that Kailas didn't know about, he was able to successfully join them without interference.

　You understand the importance of terrain.

　'Never mind. Thank you, Lord Lettice. "I'm with you now, fellow comrades in arms. We will help each other.

　We finished our greetings early and began to argue our military case.


　'The enemy army is camped in the basin beyond here. The total number is 20,000. Of that number, a thousand are cavalry.
　What about this hairy bastard?
　I can't see it.

　Hmmm....
　So you don't need hairy or cavalrymen to take out the small fry.

　Well, you're right.
　Lettice had been luring the enemy into the mountains and repeatedly taking them by surprise. They would have been useless with cavalry.

　Then we must get our men ready and head out immediately. This one has nine thousand infantry and four thousand five hundred cavalry. We are inferior in terms of total numbers, but we have a better total of cavalry.





　Master Cailas!　It appears that King Rosais and Lettice Blouse have joined us.

　Kailas' second-in-command passes the information from the scouts to Kailas.
　Kailas smiles.

　'I see. ........convenient.

　Sweeping up the feathers had been more difficult than I had expected.
　After all, my opponent was not going to challenge me to a battle. We would have to chip away at them little by little.

　But once we joined up with Lossies' army, things would be different.
　They will definitely try to fight back.

　All that's left is for Lossies and Lettice Blouse to join forces and round them up.

　''Haha!　King Rosais' head is mine!

　Kailas smiles good-naturedly.
　Originally, Kryu and Kailas had read that Rosais's army would go straight to the rescue of Bartolo Pompeius.

　They were supposed to give priority to their compatriots.

　But King Almus went to the rescue of Letis Braus before Bartolo.
　It was not that he hadn't expected it.
　It's just that he had estimated the odds to be low.


　''....Lord Cailus. General Clue told me to avoid a meeting........
　Speak up, you idiot!　What kind of idiot doesn't fight when the enemy general is right in front of him?　Cru doesn't want me to take credit for it, that's why he's saying that!

　Kryu said as he sent Kailas out.

　Rosais' army is smaller in number than ours, but they are stronger. They have more cavalry than we do. And that king has won many battles. Never engage in battle. Don't get provoked, stay on the defensive. After the fall of King's Landing, I will crush it with 50,000 at a stroke. Do you understand?''

　But from Kailas's point of view, it looks like it's only because Kryu is jealous of his talent.
　People are creatures that only see what they want to see.


　''I agree to the battle. ................If I win this battle, the first merit is mine!





　The two armies faced each other on the great plain.
　Roselle's army was the one holding the hilltop.

　In terms of terrain, Roselle's army had a slight advantage.

　''Well, this level of terrain shouldn't be a problem.
　I stare at the enemy.

　They're not armed like us.
　The Gauls wear trousers and are equipped with swords instead of spears.

　Their mobility may be higher than our heavily armed infantry.


　''Hey, Almus. Are you all right?
　Tetra looks up at me anxiously.
　I answer, stroking Tetra's hair.

　'It's okay. I have a certain amount of experience.
　This time, it is I who will be leading the mission.
　In my role as king, I've led my men on several occasions, but never before have I seen a battle of this magnitude.

　But I'm not that worried.
　I have Raimondo and Alexios as my lieutenants, and Ron, Rosward, and Gram as my lieutenants.

　Ron, Rosward, and Gram are also in the front line as captains of a thousand men.
　So Yeon and Lulu are also in the war as spellcasters.

　'And we're here too.
　That's my only concern.
　Isn't that a bit harsh?

　Julia smiled bitterly.
　Naturally, he was joking. I'm counting on it.

　'Your anti-curse ability is the best in the world. I'm relying on you. I'm counting on you, and so is Tetra.
　''Hmmm.......my magic is not that useful though. I'm not as good as Julia, but I'll take care of countermeasures against the enemy's illusions. .........I've heard that Roselle's spellcasters are excellent.

　Well, curses aren't that useful in war.
　Of course, you can use illusions.
　But they are easily resisted because of the established methods of countermeasures.

　Curses are much easier to defend against than to attack.


　Now, let's get started.





　The first to begin the attack was the light infantry of Rosais' army.
　The light infantry, led by Gram, approached Roselle's army and began to attack with projectiles and arrows.

　Roselle's troops also unleash their light infantry to lose, and an exchange of flying tools begins.

　

　Gram's command echoes across the battlefield.
　With the command, the explosive spear arcs and tears apart the formation of Roselle's army.

　With the explosion, herbal powder flies through the air.
　Using it as a medium, the sorcerers of Rosais' army cast a curse.

　'The earth shakes...'
　The heavens will turn!

　Lulu and Sojourn chanting the spell.
　It's a curse that throws the enemy off balance.

　This one is a bonus.

　Tetra raises her wand.
　A bolt of lightning emanates from the tip of the staff, electrocuting Roselle's soldiers.

　'I can't see ahead because of the smoke!
　What, what?
　Hey, the ground's shaking.
　What was that light?
　'Thunder!　Te, does the enemy have a thunder god on their side?

　Panic spreads through Roselle's army.
　But the sorcerers of Roselle's army are excellent. He quickly breaks the curse that drives the parallel keeper mad.

　And then he rebounds the curse.
　If you curse someone, you get two holes.
　That's the rule of curses.

　It's very easy to rebound a curse. It's even easier than casting a curse.
　That's why using curses on the battlefield is a very risky tactic.

　'Fool. You'll be the one who gets cursed by this!

　Kailas grins.
　He's a young king after all.

　But the curse is perfectly prevented by a woman.

　''Well, they'll bounce back, won't they? That much is to be expected.

　Julia.
　Yulia alone bounces back the curse that bounced back and bounces back again.

　In addition, So-young, Lulu and the others piled on the curse.
　The frontline formation of Roselle's army was crumbling.

　''This is our chance. Let's go. All troops, follow me!

　Almus straddles his beloved horse, Sakura, and runs out of the battle.
　The heavily armed infantry desperately chases after him.

　The cavalry on both sides accelerate at once to get around the flanks and rear of Roselle's army.

　''Ron!　I'll leave the back to you. Let's go!
　'Yes, sir!　Leader!

　Almus slashed at Roselle's army.
　Dragon Damascus steel swords glowed in the sunshine, and the heads of the enemy soldiers danced in the sky, creating shadows.

　From time to time, Ron prevented all the enemies from aiming at Almus' back.


　''Support!　King!

　Gram cocks his arrows and releases them one after another.
　Gram's arrows shoot through the Roselle soldiers one after another.

　Gram shoots arrows at the captain class.
　Roselle's army is not an army with a solid chain of command, so if they lose their captain class, their formation will be disrupted.

　That's where Almus will poke at it.

　However, in terms of the number of infantry, Rosais' army and Roselle's army are more than twice as large.
　Gradually, Roselle's army pushes Rosais' army into the field.

　''Go!　Break through in one fell swoop!
　Roselle's army, taking the hilltop, has more momentum as they charge.
　Roselle's army bounces off Rosais' army and eats them up.

　''It's not good ... the difference in the number of infantry troops is moronic.
　Almus tore through the approaching Gallic soldiers, inspiring the soldiers to somehow hold the line of fire.

　'Don't fall back!　I am the son of Mares, God of War!　God is with us!
　'That's right!　Don't back down!　Your king is fighting on the front lines!
　Almus and Ron raise their voices.
　The soldiers desperately stepped up and fought with twice as many Roselle soldiers.

　We can't let ourselves back down when our own king is fighting.

　Nevertheless, the difference in troop strength cannot be made up by energy.
　Gradually, Rosais' army is being pushed back.
　But.........


　'All troops, fire a cavalry shot to disrupt the enemy's formation and then charge!
　Muzio, who came around behind him, ordered his own Equus cavalrymen to do so.

　'Cavalry, charge! ........Whoever strikes down more men, I will prepare a special reward for you!
　Coming around to the right flank, Alexios orders the Germanic mercenary cavalry under his command.

　''You guys!　Don't let the foreign cavalry get the better of you!
　'Yes!　I won't allow you to muddy the captain's face!
　Roseward and the Rosais cavalry, led by Virgal, rounding the left flank, charge at Roselle's army.


　Front, rear, right flank, left flank.......
　The siege annihilation team was completed beautifully.





　''Shit!　The cavalry numbers are out....
　Kailas tries to rebuild his troops, who are in a state of confusion.
　But there's no way to rebuild when you're surrounded from all directions.

　Hey, we're retreating!

　Kailas says a few words and then straddles his beloved horse and tries to leave the battlefield.
　His second-in-command and guards hurriedly follow him.

　Withdrawal is a military tactic, and usually the commander stays and commands until the end to ensure the soldier gets away safely.
　That of Kailas is just an escape.

　'We won't let them get away!
　Such a voice was thrown at Kailas's back.
　Kailas turned around in a hurry.

　''It's Rosward Calpurnius. I'll take that head, I'll take it!
　Rosward says and swings his sword down.
　Kailas hurriedly pulls out his sword and receives it.

　But.........

　zzzzzzz.

　With both of those sounds, the sword and Kailas' head are cut in half.

　A sword made of Gallia's unskilled ironmaking skills and dragon Damascus steel. A hothouse man and a servant of the Great King's blessing.
　It is a battle between two such men.

　It would be a natural outcome.


　''Enemy general!　I got it!



　Thus, the shape of the battle quickly tilted in favor of Rosais' army.