Episode 104: Side attack
Together with Rocha's soldiers, I quietly started moving while observing the situation at Zadu Fort.
Although the trees around Zadu Fort have been cut down, the forest has spread beyond the area where they were cut.
The soldiers of Purnia approached while hiding in the trees of the forest, exposed themselves to the surrounding area of the fort, and fired fire arrows at it.
Fire arrows on wooden forts are a classic and extremely powerful tactic.
That's probably why it seems that countermeasures have been taken at Zadu Fort as well.
"The roof and walls are filled with earth, so even if a fire arrow hits them, they won't burn!"
"If something hits a flammable area, cover it with a nearby damp cloth to extinguish it!"
According to the voices of what appeared to be soldiers emanating from the fort, fire arrows were supposed to be being shot into various parts of the fort, but there was no sign of fire or smoke.
The archers retreated into the forest again, probably because shooting fire arrows for a while didn't yield any results.
New soldiers appear to replace them.
In the middle of dozens of people holding up a large wooden board like a doorboard, there were eight muscular people lifting a large log with a pointed end tied to a rope. From the looks of it, they were a battering ram unit.
"let's go!"
``````Oooooooooooooooo!''''
With the command of one soldier, the battering ram unit rushes out.
Then, arrows shot up from Zadu Fort, as if someone had been hit with a battering ram. Then, perhaps because he knows that his opponent's target is the gate of the fort, arrows start falling in free fall as if on the way there.
The battering ram unit raises a doorboard and advances while protecting the eight people holding the battering ram as they face the falling arrows that make a sound like a violent shower.
“Guess it!”
``````Oooooooooooooooo!''''
The battering ram unit reached the gate of the fort and slammed the battering ram into the wooden lock door like those found in Japanese castles.
The wooden door creaked loud enough for me to hear from a distance.
However, it seems that the construction was not so cheap that it would break in a single collision, and the door remained intact and intact.
Then, in order to counterattack the battering ram troops whose momentum had stopped when they hit the door, many archers with bows and arrows appeared on the roofs to the left and right of the gate.
“Shoot him!”
""Shaaaa!""
A direct shot from a bow and arrow pierces the personnel of the battering ram unit. The reason the door boards they are holding up are not useful is probably because they are firing precision shots at the gaps between the boards.
Once the personnel holding the battering ram were also damaged, the battering ram unit began withdrawing.
Even so, Heartaut's soldiers continued to rain arrows down on them.
"If you rely on our weapons as a deterrent, you'll do it."
After sending honest praise to the soldiers of Hartaut country, we are now in a position to attack the soldiers of Purnya country.
To be honest, it's a bit far from a surprise attack, but Rocha's soldiers are fully armored and make noise, so it's difficult to get any closer, even if they're hiding behind the trees in the forest.
“Familis and Princess Parbella, please wait here.”
"Of course I know."
“Mirimos-kun, I wish you good luck.”
"Thank you. If it's Princess Pulvera's prayer, it's as if it came true."
After waiting for the two to leave, I make a loud declaration to encourage the soldiers of Rocha and to confuse the soldiers of Purnya country since they are too far away for a surprise attack.
"My name is Mirimos Nonette! I received a request for relief from the Heartaut country, and I have come leading 2,000 soldiers! Soldiers of the Prunya country, fear us!"
When I waved my drawn sword and ordered them to charge, Rocha's soldiers lowered their helmet covers and ran with long-handled striking weapons in their hands.
""Ugaooooooooooooooooooo!"
With a roar, 2,000 soldiers charge.
Since the trees in the forest are in the way, we can't form a formation, so we have no choice but to break up and charge, but that's where the full-body steel armor worn by Rocha's soldiers comes into play.
After receiving our sudden declaration and attack, the soldiers of the Purnya country panic and fire bows and arrows. However, all of this is blocked by a hard steel armor.
"Hi! The arrow doesn't work!"
"Get your spear and bring it out! If you don't have a spear nearby, pick up a branch at your feet and stab it at me!"
While the soldiers of Purnia country were struggling to respond, the lead of Rocha's soldiers reached their opponent.
""Ugaooooooooooooooo!"
With a roar, a long-handled striking weapon was swung.
Some of the weapons stopped when they hit trees, but most of the weapons broke off tree branches and rushed at the soldiers of Purnya, successfully crushing the enemy along with their soft armor.
As I watched the situation, I joined the second group of attackers and raised my sword.
“Uryaaaaaaaa!”
The empire-made magic sword is a good weapon even in its raw state. If you aim at the part where the enemy's bare skin is visible, you can easily cut it to pieces.
Therefore, with each swing, it slits the enemy's throat, knocks off their wrist, and stabs them in the face, killing them.
Just as I was about to exclaim that it was time to reap the rewards of war, a voice that sounded like the commander of the Purnya nation echoed on the battlefield.
"Retreat! Pull up! The enemy is wearing heavy armor and doesn't have a bow or arrow! You can escape with the difference in foot speed!"
I was amazed at his calm and accurate judgment.
Then, he decided not to let such a talented commander escape alive.
Activate sacred magic on your entire body and use your increased leg strength to make a big jump. Grab onto the branch of a nearby giant tree and search for the location of the enemy commander from a high vantage point.
Slightly behind the gathering of Purnya soldiers, there was a man desperately trying to raise his voice and get them to withdraw.
"i got you!"
I kick a branch and fly through the air, jumping from tree to tree as I approach the man I found.
None of the soldiers of Purnya country seemed to have thought that there would be people moving on the branches of the trees, and they didn't even fire bows and arrows to check them.
I easily approached the man I was commanding and caught him within sword range while jumping down from the tree.
"Teeyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
“Hurry up and run away――Gaga...”
In the middle of giving instructions to the soldiers, the male commander was slashed diagonally in the back by me and fell down.
Judging from the response that broke the bone, it was a fatal injury.
However, perhaps the soldiers around me didn't realize this, and began to move the commander to the rear while pointing their weapons at me and keeping me in check.
“I praise your skill in targeting the commander, but I also appreciate your goofiness, such as charging in alone!”
One of the enemy soldiers raised his sword and charged at the commander as if to avenge him.
"Who's stupid?"
While replying, I kicked the enemy soldier in the stomach with my leg strengthened by divine magic.
Even if it is protected by leather armor, the impact of being kicked will penetrate through it.
"Ggga-"
The enemy soldier was suffocating and fell to his knees. Just before that, I cut his head sideways with my sword.
The enemy soldiers around me flinched as they saw me fall down with my brains spilling out of my head.
While checking on them, I pick up the sword from the hand of the enemy soldier I just killed. I was curious about the performance of the weapon.
"It's not steel, it's iron casting. Randomly manufactured items are also a good thing."
With an imperial magic sword, I lightly tapped the peak of the sword I had picked up. Then, the sword was struck and easily broke.
Even though the sword is structurally weak when hit vertically, it's too brittle.
I threw the half-length sword at one of the stunned enemy soldiers. Even though the tip was broken, it cut into his neck in a nice way.
“Ugi-gabo, gagobo.”
"Press the wound to stop the bleeding!"
"What's this guy? What's this guy!?"
It seemed like I was really scared of one person, so the soldiers of Purnya country all turned their backs and started running away.
Seeing the soldiers fleeing, he decides that if he pursues them now, he can cause more damage, so he tries to chase them.
However, I stopped at the last minute and decided to check on Rocha's soldiers.
The soldiers of Roccia are trying their best to cause damage to the soldiers of Purnya country, but they are slow to make progress.
It seems like he's run out of energy due to the rush he's made on the way here.
It seems that there are some soldiers in the Purnya country who are on the back burner, so I think they should focus on the defensive battle at Zadu Fort instead of forcing them to do so here.
"Let's say we're okay now that we've stopped the attack on Zadu Fort and caused damage to Purnya."
I instructed the soldiers of Roccia not to pursue them too deeply, and dispersed the soldiers of Purnya country.
After waiting for the enemy soldiers to disappear behind the forest, I decided to send a messenger to Zadu Fort, and then head towards the fort with my soldiers in a dignified manner.
Thanks for the chapter
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