Episode 103: Reinforcements
The reinforcements are ready.
However, because there were only a few days left to prepare the items, the research team was unable to complete all of the items.
Still, the item itself is good.
"A hatchet can break an average iron helmet. Just by pressing your hand against a bronze amulet, you can activate a barrier that is as hard as a comfort. Wooden birds can also be used in a variety of ways if you have them. Thank you very much.”
I did something bad to the exhausted research team, but now the siege battle has become a little easier.
"Hones. I'll leave the management of the Rocha region to you while I'm away."
"Please leave it to me, Senpai. But please come back alive. It's another country's war anyway, so if you think you're going to lose, you can run away and come back."
"Hahaha. I'll do my best so that I don't lose out pathetically."
After laughing at Honneth's joke, I turned to Familias and Princess Palvera, who had announced that they would accompany me in this battle.
"Are you sure you two are coming?"
"Of course. My mission is to monitor Prince Milimos' movements."
"I'm sorry, but in this battle, we can only watch and can't help."
"It's because the reason for the war in Feroconey is, at face value, straightforward. Even if you know it."
To be honest, if Familisu could help me, I'm sure they would easily scatter the enemy army with their sheer destructive power, so it's a shame.
"It's okay to watch the game, but make sure you don't get hurt. If we're about to lose, you can come out and get out."
"There's no need for Prince Milimos to tell you. This family will firmly protect Princess Palbella's health and safety."
"That's why, Milimos-kun, please don't worry about us and concentrate on commanding."
"It's a grateful word from a knight of the chivalry, so I'll do it."
In this way, I, Familis, and Princess Parvera, along with 3,000 soldiers and carts pulling food, set out for Fort Zardu, located in the southern territory of the Heartaut country.
Passing through the Roccia region, we entered the country of Hartaut.
A messenger from the Heartaut country offered to welcome me at the royal castle, but I was short on time, so I ignored it and headed to the southern fortress. I was aware that this was disrespectful, so I sent the messenger home with a polite letter.
Well, as I continued along the dirt road in the thick forest towards the fort, as I neared the territory to the south, I began to pass more and more people who appeared to be refugees.
I tried to gather information from the refugees to see if they knew about the Purunya country's army that was said to be attacking them.
“The moment Purunya was about to attack, the king told us to flee, so the soldiers of Purunya didn’t see it.”
"The son of a soldier set out, saying that Zadu Fort would be a battlefield. He didn't even say how many troops there were, both his own and the enemy's."
"The food stockpiled in the village was distributed to us evacuees for more than ten days, and the remaining food was taken to the fort."
That's all the information I got.
I didn't know the number of troops from Purnya country or the number of soldiers from Hartaut country who would enter Zadu Fort.
However, the information that a large amount of food had been brought to the fort was a happy miscalculation.
Rocha's soldiers are fully armored and walk slowly. He decided that if there was no need to worry about the amount of food in the fort, he should go ahead.
"We'll leave 1,000 soldiers behind in the transport and escort. The other 2,000 will head to the fort as quickly as possible."
At my command, the slow soldiers took charge of the transport and escort, and the 2000 soldiers, who had at least some strength in their legs, began to move forward at the speed of everyday walking.
We advance with heavy footsteps, take a break before we start to feel tired, and then continue towards Zadu Fort.
It's been four days since I left the transport convoy. We came close to Zadu Fort.
From here on, there might be an unexpected encounter with the army of Purnya, so I decided to proceed cautiously.
Eventually, I saw what looked like a Zadu fort in an open area beyond the trees in the forest, but it was built differently than the fort I had imagined.
“A fort made entirely of wood…”
It was a fort that resembled a field castle or Heijo without a castle tower, which was said to have existed during Japan's Warring States period, and was a defensive fort constructed by building walls and dugouts on a large area of land.
Both the Nonette country and the Roccia region were lands where stones could be obtained from the mountains, so they were not familiar with this type of wooden fort. At first glance, Rocha's soldiers looked uneasy at the seemingly unreliable appearance.
However, I knew from my previous life that this fort resembling a flat castle was not abandoned.
To begin with, the design philosophy is different between a stone fort and a wooden castle.
If the stone structure was to solidify the defense, then the Heijo castle would take advantage of its wide base to attract enemy soldiers inside and intercept them. The emphasis is placed on annihilating enemy soldiers, even if it means selling off their positions, rather than defending them from being invaded.
However, I never thought that the story the guide told me at the castle I went to on my school trip would be useful in this way.
As I was thinking about my previous life, I heard a lot of people shouting "Wow!" near the fort. At the same time, the sounds of battle.
The soldiers who had been out on a reconnaissance came back.
"Prince Milimos. Zadu Fort is being attacked by soldiers who appear to be soldiers from Purnya."
“How many soldiers from Purnya are attacking and how many are protecting Hartaut?”
``The number of people attacking the fort is less than 1,000, but there are about 2,000 soldiers waiting in the rear.Seeing that there is no position, there is a possibility that there are more soldiers in the rear. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a good look at the number of Hartaut soldiers defending us.''
"Thank you for the reconnaissance. It will help me make a decision."
After taking care of the scouts, I immediately put together the best way to move in situations that required quick judgment.
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