How to live as a wanderer

Clearly, the late Cruzzo was a brilliant commander.

When leading an army, the hardest thing was retreat.

The armies of this world are not well organized. Loyalty was even harder to find.

Some mercenaries are known for their loyalty, which means that other mercenaries lack their loyalty.

As such, the mercenaries and soldiers fled without anyone having to tell them that the atmosphere of the army was bad. Especially when it comes to his life.

And now.

Barely as bad as when he lost and retreated, Marquis Cruzzo's army was retreating in an orderly fashion.

“Count Cruzzo is an experienced commander, and that should do it. ”

John nods his head when he hears the report of the knight on patrol. I was already aware that Marquis Cruzzo was an exceptional commander.

It was less than a week ago, but the attack was fierce. Over a thousand soldiers walk up the ladder and shoot arrows.

He proved himself capable of leading a group of people around here and there to carry out these firearms attacks.

However, Earl Cruzzo underestimated the combat strength of the armies led by Ulrich. They were neither tired nor hurt.

Even after the siege, there were very few intact soldiers with practical damage. I couldn't bear to be stuck inside the walls. Moreover, there was John.

“I'd like to hear from the lords. ”

John's words brightened the knights' faces, and they began to express their opinions.

Since only a few hundred strong horsemen were in pursuit of the chase, various opinions were made, such as chasing after the enemy several times and destroying the enemy one by one.

John gathered their opinions and made a decision.

“Stay off the streets. If the enemy's morale is low, it will scatter quite a lot of soldiers. ”

“You're wise. ”

Not everyone can cover their retreat and dig a trap. It is possible for the army to be compromised by disguising its retreat.

However, John decided to be prepared for what would happen. That's what Suttleg advised me to do.

‘The opponent is at a disadvantage anyway, so it won't be bad if you wait a few more days. If they're really in a hurry to retreat, they'll collapse on their own. ’

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Dozens on the first day.

Hundreds on the second day.

On the third day, I was afraid of counting how scattered they were.

“I'm sorry, Your Highness. ”

“No. The commander is clever. ”

Earl Cruzzo didn't camouflage retreat, but he was digging a trap.

He tried to take out the pursuit with the rest of the Elite Soldiers and use them to reverse morale.

However, the opposing Pokémon follow closely enough to see the opposing Pokémon and do not approach. Then the soldiers' morale flooded. It was natural that knights who could come from anytime and anywhere were shining their eyes nearby.

There seemed to be less than a thousand of them left. Most of them were infantry. There were too many conscripts. If the knights stood in front of them, they would crumble.

“We will attack. ”

“No, stop it. ”

When the Knights of Wuxia try to make a move, the Grand Master Cruzzo stops them. The opposing team is not all knights either. With the exception of twenty-thirty, all of them would be the cavalry commanders on horseback.

But there were hundreds of them.

The horsemen under the command of the Marquis of Cruzzo can be scraped to pieces by dozens. It was due to the death of the knights during the siege and the escaping of the mercenaries at night. It was hard to be sure that I could win.

War in this age was no exaggeration, even if knights and horsemen would sell it. Most of the recruits and mercenaries couldn't stop the knights. If the line breaks, it's over.

“Who is the knight leading them? I've never seen that article before. Was a knight like that in the Abner family? ”

John's name has already spread among the Marquis of War.

The soldiers who climbed over the walls were trembling with rumors about a powerful knight.

The knights didn't believe the rumor at first, but after him like that, they soon became aware of it.

“An article by the name of John of the Yates. It is said that Marcel has caught a Troll. ”

“Huh... was there such an article? Too bad I didn't get involved. ”

“Don't worry. He's still young and incomplete. You can win if you hit them. ”

The Knights under the Marquis call out like knights. If blood doesn't boil, it's not a knight.

“If possible, you should enter Lebuten without fighting. The damage is too great if you encounter it in this situation. ”

“Speed up...”

“We're still going out like this, but if we speed up, there 'll be fewer than a few hundred of us left. And the enemy will start to attack. ”

If you speed up the retreat, it will only leave a gap. It's a level of aggression, isn't it?

“But, my lord... now is not the time to concern yourself. If the Marquis is caught, the problem will be doubled. ”

“I agree. The erl has to get out first. ”

“What are you talking about? Did you really expect me to leave the army first? ”

Prince Cruzzo asked with an unbelievable look on his face. However, the faces of the knights were serious.

“I'll stay and lead. The Marquis and the rest of the Knights go out at night. ”

The late Cruzzo did not, although he would have been troubled as usual. It was because it was such a concern.

Leading the troops on this course and continuing to retreat, we should be able to reach Lebuten in a few days. The scattered mercenaries will enter Lebuten with quite a number, so it will be repaired somehow.

But if any more troops fall here...

Even the Marquis cannot escape. If there aren't dozens left, you won't be able to use tricks and tricks.

If I wanted to get out first, I had to get out now, where more than a thousand scarecrows were covering my eyes.

“... got it. I'll tell you after I've made up my mind. ”

“Yes!”

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At night, both of them rested. However, one relaxes while the other trembles with anxiety.

John approaches the opposing camp with a dozen men. You can see the guards screaming at the torch they're holding.

“Bastards! I'd rather attack! ”

“If you're coming, why did you become a knight? ”

Bored mercenaries do their thing, but John ignores them.

Bullying the opponent without fighting.

John was able to do as much as he wanted. The knights were impressed.

John despised that John was a dishonorable mercenary, but he was already a knight who proved his honor. This was an amazing trick.

Grrrrr.

“...? ”

John, who was wandering around the camp with Karamaf, harasses the opposing team, feels something strange.

I felt disgusted because I did this for days. Torches and people moving in the dark.

What changed?

Grrrrrrr!

“It can't be...”

John shuddered at the one thought in his head. However, it looked more likely.

Lebuten is not far. The Marquis may flee without his body.

“Prepare to charge! ”

“! ”

“I'm ready. Sir!”

It was a crowd of ten to a thousand, but the knights stood behind John without hesitation.

“Charge!”

John realized that the time had come for him to surrender himself to instinct, not reason. My instinct is to engage the enemy camp with the knights.

Right now!

Charge!

“Ambush!!! Ambush!!"

The soldiers scream and blow away. It was rewarding to be around for days. There was little progress.

Dumplings

The hoofbeats echo through the camp, and the screams of the knights shake the eardrums. The knights cut down the mercenaries' backs as soon as they shut up. The mercenaries who wore only light clothes collapsed.

“Don't split up, get to the center! I'm looking for the Marquis!”

Johann is alert, but there is no systematic response. Rather, the soldiers were scattered like surprised rabbits.

No one thought this was a dozen assaults. I thought it was a gunfight for days.

“Sir! I found it! ”

The Marquis's tent was easy to recognize in the dark. It was the largest and most torched.

After arriving in front of him, John is devastated without a counterattack. The opposing Pokémon must have escaped. Instead, another one appears riding a horse.

“I am Senephus of the House of Lessege! Give your opponent a name! ”

“Johann of the Yates. Where is the Marquis? ”

“You think you're gonna reveal that? Don't underestimate me for being alone. I can take on hundreds of you by myself! ”

John grips his weapon tightly.

I didn't intend to find a way while interrogating the article in this urgent situation anyway. They won't know the right path either.

You don't know any of our numbers? ’

Fifteen people, except for the one in the back.

It's a good thing the opposing Pokémon didn't know. If not, I didn't know what Satan was.

“I hear you're quite the mercenary. Let's see if we can show you how good you are in front of a real knight! ”

Cenephus lunges. Even in the darkness, the graceful tip of his spear catches John's attention.

Puck!

With a heavy voice, Senephus falls. John cried out without even looking back.

“The erl has escaped! As you saw, go and order a gunfight. We're going after the Marquis! ”

“Yes!! ”

John and the knights rush forward while the cavalry are completely crushing the remaining enemies.

“Karamaf, you must do your part! ”

Grrr!

Karamaf makes his way through the darkness without hesitation. John looks forward, chasing after him.

The opposing Pokémon departs first, but the difference is not so great. Moreover, the opponent is only slower than them. The nobles must be on the move with their servants and slaves...

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John's pursuit plunges into the opposing team's ears. The sound that spreads in the darkness goes surprisingly far away.

“Can't you hear me crying? ”

“What do you mean? Sir, are you tired? ”

“No. Now...”

“! ”

I also heard the other articles clearly. The cries of words heard from afar.

We got pursuers inbound!

“Oh, I can't believe it! Isn't he a mercenary? ”

“Otherwise...! ”

“Let's fight back! ”

“I can't stand the difference in numbers! We need to distract them. Get out of here, all of you! The rest of you split up and fool them! ”

Marquis Cruzzo doesn't think much of it. I can't turn back here unless I've already resigned.

“I salute their loyalty. Meet me in Lebuten!”

“No, my lord! ”

The Marquis departs at once. The knights began to divert and run in turn. Servants and slaves remain in place. They didn't even have a horse.

Johann's party soon learned that the knights were divided.

Servants and slaves who succumb to bees and hooves scattered all over the place.

Karamaf tilts his head, groaning.

“... Shit. We should be lucky to have come all this way. ”

“God will take care of you. Sir."

I didn't have a little faith in it, but the knights were already drunk on victory.

I destroyed the camp with a dozen men and chased after the Marquis. How can this be possible without the care of God?

“Great. Let's go! If God takes care of us, we can catch the Marquis! ”

Of course there was no such thing.

The five knights were found in the direction John was chasing. No one looked like the Marquis.

“Tsk.”

Those who were with Johann also revealed a bad color. Even knights have a price, but it's only cheap.

Without realizing that they were thinking of such snobby thoughts, the Marquis' knights resolutely decided.

“I am Marco of the Algato family. Identify yourself! ”

John picks up his weapon grudgingly. I was going to beat the shit out of anyone. More numbers over here, too.

“Sir!"

“Why? Do you want to fight? ”

“That's the son of the baron! ”

John wondered what the knight had said.

“You're from the Algato family. ”

“A bastard.”

In some cases, the bastard was sent to another family. It was best for the bastard because he could still be treated like a rotten nobleman.

“Is he as beloved as Stefan? ”

“That's not it. ”

“Is that so?"

John regrets it. If he had, he wouldn't have taken him out into the field and used him like that.

Marco shouts as John and the knight mutter.

“Identify yourself! ”

“Johann of the Yates. ”

John lunges with the horse. I thought I'd catch as many of these knights as I could, since I seem to have missed them.

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