Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles

"Hmmm ... Bartolo. The enemy is preparing for a basketball battle anyway ... Can we consider this to be a fairly stupid enemy? Or was we an idiot?"

"Well, no ... in this situation, Kagojo is obviously stupid. What could be considered ... is the possibility of reinforcements."

That's right

Reinforcement? Where the reinforcements come from ...

"Your Majesty! @ A falcon arrived from a sorcerer who had sneaked into a Greek city state!"

So Young has entered the tent in a hurry.

The content is ... you can expect it.

"Reinforcement from foreign city-states. Given that all the surrounding city-states are under the influence of Rezado Gehenna ..."

"Definitely, a Lezard merchant has a bite."

However, when questioned, Lezard will deny.

Despite the influence, each city-state and Japan are not related in another country.

Assistance was only for merchants in Lezard.

We were always neutral. ……When.

Remember, we also get support from pro-Rosaisian merchants, especially Ains.

Either way, you win.

It is a skillful way of Lesad.

I open the letter I received from So Young.

The content was in line with imagination.

"What to do? Bartolo. It seems that 5000 soldiers from the Greek city state have decided to send them here as reinforcements?"

"..."

Bartolo thought a bit and opened his mouth.

"Can I drink alcohol?"

"If you can put your thoughts together"

When I answered, Bartolo took out a bottle of sake from somewhere.

Then, after a bite, you close your eyes.

After a few seconds, the eyes were opened.

"In a sense, this is a chance. Defeating enemy reinforcements will greatly reduce the morale of the besieging soldiers."

"I see. What exactly do you want?"

"First of all, we will build some simple bases around it, and from there, we will go around and dig and fence it. It is the same method that General Cryu has done for us. I will. "

Do you cut off the connection and supply routes?

So what do you do?

"The rest is just waiting for the enemy reinforcements. It will be picked up at some distance and will be destroyed. The problem is that the soldiers surrounding the castle and the soldiers destroying the enemy must be divided into two."

Dispersion of troops can cause each individual to be destroyed.

I want to avoid it if I can.

"I surround the enemy with three thousand soldiers. You destroy three thousand."

"I see. Your Majesty."

The digging and fencing surrounding the castle proceeded smoothly.

That's because for the last six months, soldiers have been working on civil engineering.

The entire army has already acquired the minimum necessary skills as an engineer.

By the way, the enemy has 7,000 troops.

On the other hand, this is 6,000, which will eventually be bisected to 3,000.

The question here is, can you siege with half the force?

I'm saying that.

The answer is simple.

It is possible enough.

For soldiers can only come in and out of the castle gate.

And the castle gate ... There are only two west and east sides for this castle.

So if you surround the castle gate with soldiers ...

The siege is complete when you hit and come out.

In the first place, when the digging and fencing are completed, it is the same as standing in a simple castle.

This is impossible to drop, but the enemy cannot destroy the siege as well.

By the way, three days have passed and the digging and fences are about to be completed soon ...

Information has finally been received that enemy reinforcements are ready to sortie and are about to cross our borders.

It seems that they are taking longer to form the army than expected.

Perhaps it took time to reconcile the interests of each city-state.

It is also possible that we are confused because we are on the road between the city and the enemy, with no information coming.

Well, anyway, the enemy's delay is welcome.

"The Majesty. I'm going to destroy the enemy. Watch out."

"Oh, do your best. The enemy is 5,000 anyway."

It was the morning of the day I sent Bartolo.

"The Majesty! The enemy troops have come out of the west and east gates!"

Did you take action after all?

Our troops have halved their strength to 3,000 with Bartolo, who led 3,000 soldiers, missing.

On the other hand, the enemy is 7,000.

And the siege has not been completed.

Perhaps it was an opportunity now.

However, enemy counterattacks have been anticipated, and we know that the attack point is limited to the West Gate and the East Gate.

"Be calm and intercept. There are fences and digs here."

I go on interception, calming the panicking soldiers.

The siege is almost complete, though in some places it is imperfect.

No need to move.

The enemy was blocked by heavily dug moats and installed fences and seemed to be unable to act as expected.

Moats, fences and archers are arranged around the west and east gates.

An arrow like rain falls from the surroundings to the enemy who stops moving.

further……

"Barista loading ... firing!"

A thick arrow tied with black powder at the tip cuts through the enemy army and blows it away.

The trebuchet roars and shoots stones and jars filled with black powder, turning people into minced meat.

The soldier who finally arrives is skewered with his heavy infantry spear.

The enemy's attack ended two hours later.

This is almost intact, while the enemy has built a huge pile of dead bodies.

For some reason the besieging side defends and the besieged side attacks.

Unusual battles will occur sporadically for some time to come.

"There are two possible enemy operations: one to attack our mainland and withdraw our troops, another one to go directly to rescue, and I'm scarce and many soldiers strike. I will attack the mainland that is awakening ... "

Bartolo drinks.

After a short break, grin grin.

"Enemy definitely takes the latter."

"Why?"

Rosward asks Bartolo.

Bartolo proudly explained.

"The Christians are siblings, and many cities have adopted democracy. Many people will want to help directly, and the cities that have called for relief have also called for help. There should be, so I'll take the latter. "

The former is an act of abandoning allies for half.

Effective, but ruthless decisions can only be made by monarchs and oligarchy nations.

"And you must be in a hurry, you have to rush as soon as possible to rescue your brothers. And there are 5,000 great troops.

Bartolo spread the map.

And give it to Rosward.

"Where do you think you are on the battlefield?"

"... Is it around here?"

Rosward pointed to the plains on the road.

"Reason?"

"... there is no terrain at first sight, such as mountains or forests, but it is dotted with small hills. The terrain is very undulating. It is disadvantageous for enemy phalanx and advantageous for this corps. It's a wonderful terrain. "

"Pass"

Bartolo laughed happily and offered Rosward a drink.

Rosward took it and poured it all at once into the stomach.

"So, let's head straight ahead. Arrive earlier than the enemy and take advantage of a good location.

"I see. General."

Rosward went straight to the battlefield.

Half a day after Bartolo's troops had been deployed, the Allied forces appeared.

We cannot ignore the three thousand troops and advance.

The enemy set up on the hill opposite the Bartolo army.

Both glared one day.

They sought out which one would work first.

Eventually, the limited-time Allied forces became paralyzed and attacked Bartolo.

Bartolo went out of the way to pick it up.

Both have sophisticated troops.

The formation was completed at the same time.

"This is again ... is your aim siege?"

"I guess. It's good to take a siege against our tactics."

Rosward and Bartolo discuss while watching the Allied formations.

The Allies were in a formation with thin wings.

"I used to aim for a breakthrough in the center before, but this time it's different. Why?"

"It's the character of the commander."

The formation devised by Bartolo has two hundred units scattered around.

There are two impressions of the commander who saw this for the first time.

The defense seems to be weak.

It may be more mobile.

Then you have two options.

Punch the enemy's weakness or destroy the enemy's advantage.

The rebel commander chose to poke enemy weaknesses.

Allied commanders, on the other hand, chose to destroy the enemy's advantage.

"If you spread it thinly, we're going to siege inferior numbers. You'll know that I'm good at siege."

"... So what do you do?"

"Aiming for a breakthrough in the center"

Rosward's eyes were rounded to Bartolo's answer.

Until now Bartolo has only used wing siege tactics.

At least as far as Rosward knows.

"Can you do it? The enemy is higher in number."

"It's up to you. I'm growing up in the fight against General Cryu."

Bartolo drinks.

He was confident in his expression.

"By the way, what about the cavalry? We have three hundred, one hundred enemies, and we are superior."

"Yes ... then ..."

In the Bartolo army, the whistle blew, and in the Allied forces, the drums signaled the army.

A total of 8,000 people shake the earth.

Both seemed to hit hard ...

"All troops, stop suddenly"

Bartolo stopped his army at a few dozen meters.

It was the Allied Army that faced this.

The Baltoro army ran up the hill, and the Allies ran up the hill.

The Allied commanders believed that the Bartolo army would use gravity to assault with momentum.

For this reason, the position where they collided was estimated to be halfway between the hillside and the foot.

That's why Phalanx started out relatively early to get a run.

However, Bartolo stopped charging on the way.

Phalanx had to climb the hill to the middle.

By this time, the strength of Allied soldiers had fallen, and Phalanx's assault power had dropped significantly.

"Begin attack!!"

Bartolo orders an Allied army that has climbed halfway with a javelin, bow and arrow, and stone stoning.

The Allies will fight back, but the Allies, which have progressed in assault positions until now, cannot counterattack.

With the help of gravity, it was a one-sided attack on the Bartolo army.

Bartolo ordered an attack with a bomber as a follow-up.

Originally, the use in the field battle should be avoided as much as possible for the siege battle, but since this field battle is over, there is no chance to use it for the time being, so Bartoro decided to use it here.

A sudden explosion causes confusion in the Allies.

Spells using drug powder are not used due to the wind direction.

Nevertheless, the destructive power and smoke of gunpowder was very effective in stopping enemy steps.

Here, Bartolo ordered a charge immediately.

From the top of the hill to the middle, the Bartolo army runs down at once.

By the time it reached stomach, Bartholo's army was at its peak.

The Bartolo army cuts through smoke from black powder and slams into the Allied phalanx with a shield.

Suddenly, the center of the Allied Army, which was attacked by Bartolo's army who gained gravity from the smoke, was greatly dented.

In the center part of the phalanx collapsed, causing a fierce battle.

In a fierce battle, the Bartolo army, armed with a large shield and a dagger, will predominate.

However, the Allied Forces are about twice as powerful as the Bartolo Forces.

Bartolo's army begins to show fatigue.

But ...

"Replace the 2nd and 6th hoplites. Protect the 3rd and 4th hoplites."

Bartolo makes up for it with skillful command.

Immediately command a replacement with the back row in places where you can see fatigue and take a break.

Send light infantry where struggling can be seen and assist them with stoning, spears, and bows and arrows.

Never make troops.

Under the command of Bartolo, who has always taken advantage of the entire army, Bartolo's army will gradually push the Allied forces, which should be dominant in number.

But the Allied commander has not lost.

Spread both wings and attempt to siege the Bartolo army.

"Third row, expand left and right"

The whistle echoed on the battlefield, and the third row of Bartolo troops ... old soldiers moved to the side.

Line up shields to prevent Allied flanks.

This is possible because of the new mobile tactics.

"Now, is it time?"

At the same time Bartolo talked about alcohol, Bartolo's army broke through the Allies.

The center of the Allied forces collapses and is split in two.

"All troops turn left and right!"

The Bartolo attack is not over.

The Bartolo army that has passed through the center turns smoothly left and right.

Attack the side of the Allied Phalanx.

This attack disrupts the Allied wings.

There ...

"Now it's finally our turn. We don't have to go deep. We will repeat the wavy attack."

The enemy cavalry was quickly defeated, and the Rosward cavalry, which had been waiting until now, attacked the other side of the Allies.

There are only three hundred cavalry, so no charge is possible.

However, you can repeatedly throw stones and break away.

And that was enough to hunt down the confused Allies.

Allied soldiers attacked from both sides naturally gather in the center.

Immediately, it becomes like a crowded train ... passing over it, people are suppressed.

Most Allied soldiers were trampled on and pushed to death.

The soldiers who managed to escape managed to meet the intense pursuit of the Bartolo army, and many died.

Thus the Bartolo army won a great victory.