Well that's not what I expected.

　King Zoldias was alone in his tent, roaring.

　Currently, the food situation in King Zoldias' country is the worst.
　If that was the case, there was no choice but to take it away through war.

　So he invaded the western countries.
　And it was fully expected that the Romarians would invade King Zoldias' country in the name of it........

　But the number of Romarian armies and the generals leading them were different.

　According to King Zoldias' reading, the general was definitely Bartolo Pompeius. And the Romalian army was supposed to come with a large army of more than 30,000.
　This was because there was no other general in the Kingdom of Romalia who could lead a large army of more than 10,000 to fight against him except Bartolo Pompeius, and Bartolo Pompeius was a general who preferred to fight a royal battle, a battle in which he surrounded and crushed his opponent with superiority in numbers and quality of troops over his opponent.

　Of course, when he couldn't do that, he would take them by surprise and devise a surprise strategy.
　But whenever he can fight a royal battle, Bartolo Pompeius fights according to the royal and military law.

　King Zordias had researched Bartolo Pompeius' previous battles, his fighting style and even his personality.
　Nothing was examined in the past year.

　As soon as Bartolo Pompeius had won against the Kingdom of Roselle, King Zordias had begun to gather information.

　The methods of Bartolo Pompeius' army were thoroughly calculated.
　So King Zoldias had a plan to win against Bartolo Pompeius.

　He would repeat the skirmishes and flee to his own country little by little as he retreated.
　Then he would watch for a time when he was deeply entrenched in his own country and use the terrain to cut off their retreat and supply.

　Then we can torture them to death little by little.

　But.........

　"Alexios Cornelius. Ten thousand in number. Huh.....

　Alexios Cornelius.
　The name, of course, King Zoldias knew. However, he knew that there was no way he would come.

　No matter how capable King Romalia was, no matter how much he was a king who would even promote a foreigner if he was competent.......
　He couldn't imagine that he would be entrusted with an army.

　At the very least, it would have been better if the information about Alexios Cornelius was still in the hands of King Zordias.
　But Alexios Cornelius was a foreigner and had only fought a few battles in the Adelian Peninsula.

　Lack of information.

　How capable is Alexios Cornelius and what tactics does he prefer?
　An unknown number.

　Instead, his own tactics are.....

　I've known the West for a long time...

　King Zordias sighed.
　It would be better to act as if his methods and the nature of his country's generals were being overlooked.
　But..........

　Anyway, we'll just have to win.

　It was shortly after that that King Zordias was ready.

　''Oh my God!　King Zordias!
　Don't get distracted. "Don't get upset, General. You don't like it when people get upset. So, what's going on here?
　Here, look at this...

　A general under King Zoldias handed King Zoldias a sheet of paper rolled up into a tube.
　King Zoldias unravels the cord and reads the words written on it.

　'King Zoldias and his generals.
　Do you read it?　Read it with your eyes wide open, okay?

　My name is Alexios Cornelius. His Majesty sent me here by His Majesty to hunt you down.
　Truly, you come into a man's field with your feet and steal his food.
　That's the most frightening thing about monkeys nowadays.

　I've heard that you have iron weapons. That's quite intelligent for an ape.
　But that's just monkeys.
　You're no match for us humans.

　I wish I could tell you to surrender, but you apes won't understand unless you impress upon them with your strength.
　So, let's fight.

　I'll be waiting for you in a place called Carano, southwest of here.
　We will not run and hide.
　We'll hurry up and tell them we're coming.

　Well, if you're going to squeak and cry and run back to the mountains, do what you want.


　munching away

　The paper is crushed.

　'Don't be silly!

　King Zordias tore the paper apart, slammed it to the ground and stomped on it.
　Stomped on it again and again and again.

　Then he stared at the general.

　'Hey, where did this letter come from?　It says 'King Zordias and his generals' here, but you don't mean...

　'I'm sorry, too. It seems that a large number of them were dropped from the sky by the sorcerer. The sorcerer has escaped I'm having the letters collected now.

　King Zordias gritted his teeth, hard.

　''d*mn it, I'm f*cked...''







　'My king!　Let's head to the village of Carano immediately!　We'll be there by noon tomorrow!　Let's rip the Romalian army to shreds!
　'Yes. If you do this and keep quiet, the world will laugh at you!
　'The soldiers are trembling with rage, too. Let's make them regret it!

　The staff members verbally pressed King Zoldias to make a decision.
　King Zoldiers clenched his teeth.

　Don't be silly. I'm annoyed too. But......

　For all intents and purposes, it's a trap.
　It's a trap, plain and simple.

　A trap like this would be a fool's errand.

　But.....

　(If he does not meet this challenge, he will surely be given up by the great families. They may even revolt against you.

　King Zordias clenched his fists tightly.

　'All right. I'll tear the Romalian army to pieces. We'll head for the village of Carano!'

　A loud cheer went up.





　'Hey, they're marching too fast. Let him drop it.

　King Zoldias orders his messenger soldiers.
　Immediately, King Zoldiath's orders are passed on to the great tribesmen who run the various units, which slows down the march a bit.

　If you are too fast, you will exhaust your strength. Can't you understand that? Don't you know that? It's true that I understand the feeling of deviation, but...

　The footsteps of the angry soldiers naturally quickened and the speed of their march increased.
　Normally it was the role of the generals, or the great tribesmen, to restrain them, but they themselves were driven by anger and could not control it.

　''Hey, the speed is increasing again!

　The day slowly begins to slope down as they repeat the process of lowering their speed each time it increases.
　King Zoldias ordered a halt to the march when they arrived at a place suitable for an encampment, which he had sent his scouts to examine beforehand.

　To the west is a narrow, shallow river. Beyond it was a wide plain and forest.
　To the east, a dense forest.

　No need for firewood, no need for water. It was an ideal place.

　"Let's give him a good night's rest until morning.

　King Zoldias gave strict orders to his soldiers to rest well.
　Then he gathered the sorcerers.

　'Look, I will not allow you to fail as you did today. Fly the owls at night and the hawks when the sun rises, and be on maximum alert.'
　Ha!

　Then King Zoldias gathered the staff.

　The soldiers must be rested. You can't win if your men are exhausted. And be on the lookout for night raids, especially in the direction of the woods to the east. That place is too good for hiding an ambush army.

　King Zordias told him so, and then broke up the strategy meeting.
　The reason for prolonging the meeting was that it would end up with 'how angry we are with the Romalian army'.

　' "Well, after a night's sleep, they'll cool off.







　"Enemy attack!　Enemy attack!

　King Zordias had an unpleasant morning.
　Immediately, the general jumped in.

　'My king!　It's the enemy's morning rush!
　'What were the guards doing!!!!!

　King Zordias shouted loudly.
　The general shrugged.

　''I'm sorry too...''
　'Where do they come from?　The woods?
　No, no ... from the river.

　King Zordias tilted his head.
　On the other side of the river is a plain. There should be no place where the soldiers could hide.

　Of course, it would be possible to get close to the limit.
　If you go through the forest, you can get close to the front of the plains. But it's impossible to approach from there without being noticed by Zordias' army.

　Even at night, we have torches to illuminate the plains, and we have set up a guard, though it is less than in the woods to the east.

　'I don't think the surprise attack will be successful.

　'Well, good. Either way, the enemy is few and far between.''

　King Zordias walks out with his sword strapped to his waist and no armor on.
　This is to stop the chaos of the surprise attack and repel it.

　The chilly morning air awakens King Zoldiath's consciousness.

　''I see...''

　King Zordias looks out over the thin sea of fog that stretches before him.
　That fog is thin. It only makes visibility a little worse.

　But.........

　(There's no way a surprise attack could succeed with this thin fog. So, it's natural to assume that it was thicker not long ago, or that the source was along the river and only there...)

　The contact of cold air with the surface of warm water causes a phenomenon known as river fog, also known as evaporative fog.
　What Zordias Army chose for their encampment was a spot of river fog that was reasonably famous in the villages around here.

　

　No one is kind enough to show the invaders the way.

　Anyway, the first priority now should be to stop the chaos and repel them.
　With that thought in mind, King Zoldias immediately set about cleaning up the situation.


　After about two hours, the Zordias army finally settled the confusion.
　Due to the command of King Zoldias, the confusion was settled at an early stage and a fatal situation was avoided.

　Zordias' army, 200 dead. Eight hundred wounded. A total of one thousand losses.
　On the other hand, only eighty-three corpses of Romalian soldiers, dressed in white all over, were found.