We, the Romarian army, advanced straight from the land of the King of Northern Gilbed and fell a medium-sized city in the Kingdom of Roselle.
　The ramparts weren't very high and the moat was shallow, so it was easy to take it down without much effort.

　Even though it was a medium-sized city, it was a frontline city.
　Food was reasonably well-stocked, the Romalian army was able to fill their bellies and take a break.

　From now on, if the roads were extended and connected directly to it, it would become a frontline city to the Roselle Kingdom.
　But.........

　'It's sobering to think of how many cities there are at this level,'
　After all, it's easiest and quickest to destroy the enemy army in a decisive battle.

　Bartolo nodded his head in agreement with my thoughts.
　After all, it's hard to lose them one by one in a siege.

　I'm sure you'll find that the entire area is now our territory for the time being. Now we've accomplished our goal.
　I don't think General Balthazar will give it to us quietly, though.

　That's true.
　Besides, I'd like to chip away at some more territory if I can.

　Bartolo, you're in charge, right?
　I know. I'll take care of it.






　Three days after the Romarian army dropped the city, General Balthazar finally arrived from the mainland of Roselle Kingdom.
　There was a reason why the movement of the Roselle Kingdom was so slow.

　It was carelessness.

　The reason for such a delay was carelessness: the Kingdom of Roselle was not prepared to take military action against itself.
　It was assumed from the beginning that the Kingdom of Romalia would never take military action against itself.

　But it was not unreasonable.

　Formally, the Kingdom of Roselle and the Kingdom of Romalia were enemies, but behind the scenes they were connected, and they were reasonably close.
　On top of that, the diplomat in charge of the Kingdom of Romalia was also in the Kingdom of Roselle, and he had blown it out of proportion that there was no hostility to the Kingdom of Romalia.

　And.........
　Before getting rid of Merlin, who was anti-Romalia, Romalia was in danger.......in other words, no one could say that Merlin was right.

　Considering the various circumstances, it could be said that the Kingdom of Roselle was able to respond adequately to the sudden invasion of Romalia.
　At the very least, it is moving much faster than King Gilbed's country or King Fardham's country.

　Even though they were confused, they were able to calmly look at reality and move to deal with it, which was commendable.

　''My General!　The Kingdom of Romalia is stationed on the plain straight down the road. There are about 50,000 to 60,000 infantry, and about 5,000 to 8,000 cavalrymen. I can confirm that there are around 5,000 to 8,000 cavalrymen.
　Was there any terrain where the ambushers could hide?
　No, it was a large plain and there was no terrain to block it out.

　A scout sent out by Balthazar tells his master what he saw with his own eyes.
　Balthazar thinks for a while and then....

　All right, all right. .... contact your commanders to keep moving straight and maintain speed.
　Yes!

　Balthazar ordered the messenger soldiers to pass on his instructions to their respective generals.

　'But the plains, though we have better cavalry than you,'

　Balthazar led a total of 70,000 men.
　60,000 are infantry and 10,000 are cavalry.

　Gaul is one of the largest producers of cavalry in the coastal region of the Teutonic Sea.
　The cavalry of the Rozelle Kingdom is one of the strongest on the coast of the Tethys.

　The Alva Cavalry of the Kingdom of Romalia are also strong, but........
　There are fewer of them here.
　And to make up for it, the Adelian horsemen are little more than papier-mâché rich men on horseback.

　We can be sure we can't lose.
　But when it comes to the infantry....

　The Gauls are good at individual bravery, but they are not good at acting in groups.
　On top of that, the infantry of Roselle's kingdom is assembled by tribe.....

　It's not properly organized like the Kingdom of Romalia.

　Will they be able to fight the heavily armed infantry of the Kingdom of Romalia........

　'Well, there's no point in worrying about it. This one will have to make use of its cavalry and fight.

　If the battle is fought on the plains, the cavalry has the advantage.
　They can't be defeated.







　The armies of Romalia and Roselle faced each other on the plain together.

　The Romarian army consisted of 30,000 Kingdom troops, 30,000 Alliance troops, 5,000 Alva cavalry, and 2,000 Kingdom cavalry.
　Together with the infantry and cavalry, the total number of troops was 67,000.

　On the other hand, Roselle's army consisted of 60,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalrymen.
　A total of 70,000.

　The two armies were deployed as follows.

　The Romarian army was 20,000 allied troops, led by Almus in the center and Gram as his second in command.
　On the right flank, led by Bartolo and Ron as his second in command, the Royal Army 30,000.
　On the left flank, 10,000 allied troops led by Alexios.

　And on the rightmost flank, 5,000 Alva cavalry led by Muzio.
　On the leftmost flank, two thousand Adelunian cavalry led by Rosward.

　In particular, the kingdom army on the right wing is thick and the kingdom army on the left wing is stretched thin.

　On the other hand, the Kingdom of Roselle placed twenty thousand each equally on the center, right and left wings.
　Three thousand Gallic cavalry on the rightmost wing.
　Seven thousand Gallic cavalry on the leftmost wing.


　First, the cavalry on both wings clashed with each other first.

　'Come on, come over here.
　Follow me if you can get behind me. We're playing tag.

　Rosward, Muzio fights lightly with the Gallic cavalry, then quickly turns away and flees.
　The Gallic cavalryman runs his horse in pursuit of it.

　'Throw!

　The cavalry, led by Rosward, hurl hand-thrown bombs at the enemy that came after them at the same time as Rosward's orders.

　Smoke fills the entire area, blocking the Gallic cavalry's view.

　'Charge!

　Rosward charged through the smoke screen without flinching and fought the Gallic cavalry several times before retreating again.

　Meanwhile, the Alva cavalry, led by Muzio, kept running away, just barely out of range, and occasionally turned around and fired arrows at them.

　He rides his horse, turns around as he runs, and shoots arrows in unison.
　The arrows released go up into the sky and rain down on the Gallic cavalrymen like rain.

　If you take into account the fact that they were released backwards, the accuracy of their hits is astonishing.

　The Gallic cavalry had come a long way from the infantry when I realized that the Gallic cavalry had come a long way from the infantry.
　The cavalry captain hurriedly tried to turn back, but every time he tried to turn around, Adelnia and Alva cavalry boldly attacked him.

　This is the strategy of the Romalian army.
　As long as they were outnumbered by cavalry, there was no way they could win if the cavalry fought each other properly.

　Then, there was only one option.
　They would draw the cavalry in, and hold them back, tenaciously.

　There is no need to win.
　The only thing that matters is that we don't lose.

　Of course, General Balthazar of the Roselle Kingdom had also expected this.

　But what was unexpected for Balthazar was that the Adelunian cavalry was stronger than he had imagined.
　As it should be, the Adelnian Cavalry was a standing army organized by Almus, and at least they weren't just rich people riding horses.

　They are elite, having endured rigorous training.

　Of course, they are inferior to the Gallic and Alva cavalry, who are genuine cavalrymen, but.......
　But they were more tenacious than expected.


　And the battle between the infantry....

　'Don't take a step back!　Push forward!　Play it back!
　Ready, fire!

　Almus and Gram's orders flew back and forth to the central alliance forces.
　This one was almost even with the Gallic infantry, not even a step back from each other, and the battle lines were deadlocked.

　With the inspiration of Almus, the Alliance troops stepped up and rebounded from the attack, and then Gram commanded the light infantry to inflict minor but damaging damage to the enemy with spears, explosive spears, and bows and arrows to tire them out.

　Both were 20,000 in the center, but the Romarian army, however well organized and highly tactical, had the upper hand.

　Next was the left flank, led by Alexios.
　This one was also the Alliance's infantry, with a small number of 10,000.
　On the other hand, the right wing of the relative Roselle army had 20,000 in number.

　Little by little, they were being pushed back, but...

　'We're outnumbered. We can't help being pushed. Do not break ranks and fall back slowly. Tell the troops that they must not be forced to counterattack.

　With Alexios's skillful command, the ranks were firmly in place and were preventing the onslaught of Gallic infantry.
　The Romarian army, which hadn't broken ranks, had suffered few casualties yet, but...

　Roselle's army was disrupting little by little as they pushed the Romarian army.
　On top of that, the troop leaders, impatient for merit, were repeatedly attacking in an unreasonable manner and taking heavy losses.

　And finally, the right wing of the Romalian army led by Bartolo.
　This was not the Alliance Army, but the genuine, elite Royal Infantry of the successive battles.

　Moreover, with 30,000 troops, they had overwhelmed the 20,000 left wing of Roselle's army.

　''Push and shove!　Push the enemy in!

　Ron himself stands on the front lines and inspires his soldiers to do the same.
　The centurion of the Royal Army was in no hurry for merit, but as soon as he had the chance, he slashed into the enemy and pushed them into the enemy while breaking the ranks of Roselle's army.

　On the other hand, Bartolo, who left the command of the main force to Ron, led two thousand separate movements and slowly moved around the left flank of Roselle's army.

　It's a move that is possible because of the flexible Manipulus, armed with daggers and shields.

　''Alright, slash the enemy's flank!

　Bartolo goes around the left flank of Roselle's army and applies pressure from the flank.
　The left flank of Roselle's army collapses under the pressure from the flanks and the front.

　Confirming this, Almus and Alexios abandon their previous defenses and go on the offensive at once.

　The Gallic infantry, who had exhausted their physical strength in the past battles, are slashed by the Romalian infantry, who had saved their strength, and pressure is applied from the front.

　On top of that, the Romalian right wing, which had destroyed the left wing of Roselle's army, moved flexibly around and counter-encircled the center and right wing of Roselle's army.

　But.........

　But... retreat!

　Balthazar, who was quick to see the danger, immediately ordered Roselle's army to retreat.
　By retreating immediately, Roselle's army was spared from being destroyed.

　Thus, the Romarian army achieved a great victory over Roselle's forces...
　They failed to completely eradicate the forces of Roselle's army.