184 – Eastern Franchi Expedition (19)

After the soldier who delivered the news of Count Ilias and Count Isra left.

I immediately turned my head and thought about how the battle would unfold afterwards.

First of all, the knights led by Earl Ilias and Count Isra, fooled by the enemy’s luring strategy, will begin to retreat under a pincer attack.

From a military point of view, the two men who were broken like that had suffered great losses in their main knight power, so they had to retreat for reorganization.

However, if they retreat, it is highly likely that they will return from the expedition as punishment for violating the legitimate order of the commander-in-chief, and then be deprived of their titles and then executed in a military court presided over by the emperor.

This is because the most efficient way for the emperor to protect his authority is to pay for the failure of the Eastern Expedition on those two.

Also, those who are aware of that fact will try to make room for extenuating circumstances at any cost by protecting the rear even if it means eating away at the soldiers.

But what about the army in charge of the two counts who are embracing knights who have suffered damage close to annihilation?

Like a wall made of rice straw, there is a good chance that it will collapse even if a few adult men run to it with all their might and head-butt it.

It is only a matter of time before the rear of our corps is breached by enemy knights.

However, if you establish a strategy assuming that it will already be breached, you can conversely target the other party’s loopholes.

Also, since the best attack is always to use the opponent’s power and hit it back, it is natural to use this.

“We can’t help it now that it’s like this, Lieutenant Colonel Layla! Immediately send spare matchlocks and half of ammunition to the soldiers waiting in the rear. Then I ordered a regiment of musketeers led by Colonel Frost to cover the rear. Also, if you are asked how you can move, answer that you move according to ‘Operation 3’.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Also, to keep the enemy from knowing we were aware of the operation… I will personally stand on the front line and encourage the fight. In the meantime, leave command of the knights in the rear to Baron Biermann, command of the infantry to Baron Frost, and order Baron Balt to immediately lead his troops to the place where my flag is located.”

After saying that, I immediately led my bodyguard and walked to the front line where the battle was taking place in the center of our Legion’s camp.

After walking for about 15 minutes wearing armor, I saw soldiers fighting with the enemy at the risk of their lives.

“Die, you fucking bastards of Marquis Simon!”

“All those screaming chicks, die! Send it to your mother! You will definitely like it.”

“I heard that Count Louis is a coward, but you guys fighting under him are not cowards but mannequins!”

There is a lot of power in the shouting voice, but…

Compared to the beginning of the fight, it seems that relatively less power was put into the action of throwing out the spear and the posture of loading the gun.

He alternates with the rear at appropriate intervals, but he probably won’t be able to fully recover his physical strength with a break of only about an hour and a half.

Even if you play soccer with all your might for an hour, you have to wake up and sleep for at least a few hours for your body to return to its original state…

But that doesn’t mean I can’t take them out for a break, so it’s best to let them know that I’m fighting alongside them myself.

If you do that, the soldiers who realize that I’m fighting together will cheer up.

If I step forward and encourage the soldiers directly in this situation, the commander-in-chief, Marquis Simon, would be mistaken like this on his own accord, right?

We can’t afford to take a frontal attack right now, so the Marquis of Creutel is personally encouraging the soldiers.

If so, it would be a polite thing to act as if we were going to get hit because we were only looking at the front and couldn’t be on our guard, and let them have a good dream for a while.

“Raise the flag of the Marquis of Creutel and beat the trumpets and drums to announce that I have appeared! After that, the SS under my command will now go to support our infantry who are being pushed back!”

Then, I drew the sword in my hand and raised it to the sky.

In response, the flag symbolizing me was raised, and the sound of the trumpet resounded widely.

In order to overcome the unfavorable war situation, I, the Marquis, declared that I would lead the soldiers to fight, and the allies cheered even during the hard fight.

“His Excellency personally stood on the battlefield!”

“I’ve been fighting under Your Excellency since Ethlon, but since His Excellency the Marquis stepped forward, we will win no matter what the enemy does! Hold on a little longer!”

“Our lord is watching in person, and there is no one who looks unsightly, right? Fight with the determination to die, change your arms!”

On the other hand, the enemy soldiers who were just beginning to raise their spirits spoke in a voice filled with despair.

“The goddamn god of death went directly to the battlefield!”

“We are all dead… ”

“I want to go back home… No, if you knew it would be like this, follow that damn Mark… ”

As I expected, the morale of the allies rose and the morale of the enemy slowly began to drop.

Now, just by holding the flag in front and encouraging the soldiers, you will be able to catch the enemy’s commander-in-chief, the Marquis Simon.

When you think of common sense, usually when you hear the news that the commander-in-chief stood in a specific place on the front line, everyone would think that place was the place where the main force of the army was concentrated.

However, if you’re thinking of becoming a fisher of people, I think it’s polite to use a lot of bait to catch more enemy soldiers with a net.

Therefore, I grabbed the guards commander next to me and said.

“From now on we go around the front lines to support the backsliding fronts!”

The captain of the guard heard me and said, ‘Am I deaf?’ He made a face, but soon began to lead the bodyguards under his command.

So I and my bodyguards crossed the battlefield, encouraging soldiers in battle and assisting in escorting wounded soldiers as quickly as possible.

In particular, one soldier who was seriously injured and was in danger of life or death, but was delayed in evacuation, to show his allies…

I picked it up myself and handed it over to the medical corps right behind the unit.

As I threw rice cakes to catch the enemy with encouragement and rear support, I saw that the square next to me was being pushed.

It’s not completely pushed back yet.

However, compared to other squares, the number of warriors or evacuated soldiers was large because the vertical length of the soldiers forming a column was short.

However, if left as it is, the square could soon be destroyed by enemies.

Then, just as the Great Wall of China collapses from an ant hole, our army will collapse because of a hole in the dust proof.

Of course, the enemy commander also drew his own sword and encouraged the serfs to fight so as not to miss this opportunity.

“This dustproof! If I break through this square, I, Clausewitz Marshall, will bet my honor!! The serfs will be exempted from tax and collateral service for one year, and the soldiers will be given 5 silver coins each!! Fight with the determination to die!!!”

A single commander would not be able to demonstrate that level of wealth and influence, but he would understand that if he destroyed my square, he would receive more than that as an award in the attack, and he would be fooling around.

So I have no choice but to kill that bastard and reorganize this unit as quickly as possible.

“I’m going to rescue the squadron with the captain of the guards at the head! I will also charge in the middle with you, so save your comrades with all your might!”

After my order was given, the SS broke through the empty space next to the square in four columns and then aimed at the flanks of the enemy.

Embarrassed by the unexpected surprise attack of the SS, the enemy serfs and soldiers delayed their counterattack, and we took advantage of that opportunity to slaughter as many enemy soldiers as possible.

And on the way, I helped the guards in the vanguard and cut down several serfs myself.

Every time I cut one of the enemy’s henchmen, the captain of the bodyguard said, ‘His Excellency the Marquis of Creutel personally cut the enemy for you guys!’ he shouted loudly.

At those words, the enemies gradually lost their fighting spirit, and the SS, my direct unit, was able to save the company in danger without suffering a single casualty.

Then, without even receiving a thank you from the company commander who saved me, I continued to find and assist the unit that was being pushed back in the battle with the enemy.

After repeating this for about 30 minutes, it was confirmed that 5,000 knights from the right wing of the enemy took advantage of this opportunity to return to the rear.

The fact that 5,000 knights moved at the same time…

“Count Elias, you completely blew up the troops.”