The Strategist Knows Everything

The Albion army is flying large flags at regular intervals. Probably a separation between battalions. Below the flag on the center left. There's enemy general Dick.

Even if you find out where you are, there will be two reasons why you won't change your place. I just don't think it's necessary to change my location so that the military lines that I pulled so closely will break down.

Siege fighting is basically a one-sided battle. There are few switches in offense. Even so, to the extent that the front line is pushed back, the enemy's hand does not first reach the center of the army on the attacking side.

Though if you think in common sense.

The place where Dick is is is critical and whether or not long-distance combined magic can be delivered. It's not a precise target distance. If you're a regular magician.

"Can you aim?

"Who are you talking to?

Erica squeaks so in between, already starting to get into the chant of concatenated witchcraft. There is an invincible grin on his face.

Distance is distance. Best if you can snipe Dick, but not that good on a boulder.

Though the hitting rate is enough to plunder near Dick at about one in five shots.

Erica is probably after Dick himself.

"It is the quickest way to take an enemy general. You don't have to do this, do you?

"Don't joke. I don't like wasted life. If you're gonna be alone, I've never been over it."

Erica and the Sorcerer of the Empire have moved on to the task of chanting and instilling magic into their magic.

As far as the tight faces of the imperial magicians go, I guess Erica is pretty unusual to be able to have a conversation normally.

"Right... If that's all it takes, then you do want to do it."

But it won't.

There are two types of generals.

A general who keeps everything in the army and the army ceases to function when that person is lost. And it's not. It's a general.

Dick would obviously be the latter. Even if he dies in battle, the commander should just take turns. That would disrupt the Albion army and lead to prolonged fighting.

"Erica. Is it possible not to dare aim?

"... don't guess?

"That's what I'm saying."

"On the contrary, it's hard...!

"That's just hard. Then do it."

That's all I have to say, I take my gaze off Erica.

Erica will definitely do just what she can. Even around Dick, there must be an escort. You won't die in an attack you're unwilling to hit.

It would be easier if you were cowardly and would withdraw immediately, but it wouldn't work either. Assuming he is a deputy general of the army led by Si Xian. There is no mistake in considering that you have a lot of strength.

If we're gonna make him decide to withdraw, we need to give him a little more pain.

Albion's combined witchcraft manages to prevent it with the Imperial Army's defensive witchcraft and Fresberg over it. With that in mind, the Albion army is letting the numbers say things and climbing the fort. Some of them have already been climbed and pushed quite a bit.

And there's a front-line commander climbing up there, and he's starting to build a base.

To paralyze the front line, we need to do something about the commanders on the front line who are starting to climb over the fort.

Did you convey my idea?

Captain Ars, Mikana, and Roy were approaching the base of the Albion army at the end of my sight.

It was Captain Ars who cut the lead a little later.

The two swords held in his left and right hands sparkled, and the enemy's neck flew into space.

Roy and Mikana continue after that.

Micana follows Captain Ars, while covering Captain Ars with an arrow from behind. Roy is blowing enemies approaching Micana like that off one end.

I haven't given the three of them instructions on how to fight, but it takes the form of what seems natural and best. I was a little worried about Micah's compatibility with Roy, but was there no need to worry?

When it comes to building a base, it's not like they kept a protective fence or anything. It's just that there's troops gathering around the commander.

Those three assaults cannot be stopped by a side unit.

Captain Ars, who easily strapped his enemy commander, leaves the enemy's dense area at once.

We lose our commander, and now the Imperial Army launches an attack on the confused troops.

There is no escape for the soldiers who climbed the fort. At any rate, from the ladder behind, the only escape route, allies are climbing, and all the other places are enemies.

And speaking of its local location, the Imperial Army, the enemy, is more overwhelming.

I take my eyes off the troops of the Albion army, desperately resisting, and I look everywhere.

Similar sights are happening everywhere.

Because while running around the fort, Captain Ars and his men are slashing their commanders.

Confusion is spreading on the front lines of the Albion army. And the central command, which has the role of rebuilding that front line, is currently using Erica's concatenated witchcraft for precision shelling in a progressive manner.

The war situation began to change, though slightly.

The moment I thought so.

Front-line units of the Albion army have begun to withdraw.

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All of the attacks stopped.

The Albion army took a little distance from the fort and seemed to be asking about this one.

We are the same when it comes to asking how things are going.

Why did you withdraw at that time? Even if it was cowardly, it's too soon to retreat. The war situation leaned slightly this way, which is a minor change from the point of view of the Albion army.

"Is something wrong?

"Didn't Erica's attack hit you?

Captain Ars makes such a tease, but Erica shakes her head.

"That's impossible. My attacks are prevented by defensive witchcraft and haven't hit anyone"

Certainly did not make a distinctive explosion sound. If it was defended by defensive magic, I'm convinced.

But when that happens, we increasingly don't know that we withdrew. If an enemy leader dies in battle, the retreat is too soon.

The Albion army still has enough power to fight. The person there who decided to withdraw either has an excellent observational eye or a coward.

No, maybe both.

"I'm pretty sure it didn't benefit the Albion army to continue like that, so the retreat is, in a way, best, right?

"Oh. If you hated more damage... maybe you just haven't come out and that army has four wise men"

I hear Eileen Masefield is the best martial artist in Si Xian, but I have not heard that she is overwhelmingly superior to the command and tactics of the army. But that trigger was fast enough to even question it.

If you've read the developments ahead, the person is probably not Irene Masefield.

This retreat has rendered us immobile.

Earlier war situations were not the only ones that were read. They also read about me and Fio.

"Who were you waiting for in your home country?

"Pix Randall, I guess."

Rarely, Captain Ars answered my question.

Even though you don't usually even come into conversation.

"Do you know?

"A few years ago, I fought under him in a crusade formed to fight a massive bandit inside Albion. He destroyed more than a thousand bandits with only a few gestures and his own measures. He's more than your type."

"That's not the biggest problem...... If there's another one here, Si Xian, Masefield should be out attacking the other two forts. And most likely it's Fort Hauser on the left..."

Captain Ars' expression gets a little harsh. Roy and Mikana would be the same, not just Captain Ars.

It is my reading and that of Fio that you will not come to Fort Hauser. And that's why I left it with Nicola with Knox's crew and sent them on their way.

Because I thought that was enough. However, when there are two of you, the story changes.

"Nicolas and the crew headed for Fort Hauser are in danger……"

"If it's dangerous, so are we. Four Jian-kun might be leading 30,000, and this one's about 8,000, right? It's hard to protect this fort, isn't it?

So is that. Before you worry about a different place, you have to do something about the person in front of you.

In fact, we have not been able to ascertain whether the new Si Xian has joined us. Whatever you do, you have too much information.

I would like to gather information here, but unfortunately, there is no Len here. You can't know as much as you like about enemy factions.

"Though Si Xian thought it was something you would leave behind to protect your country..."

Until now, Si Xian's placement has been marked by one in the Velis Army, one in the Imperial Army, one in the national defense, and one in the Imperial Army.

But Randall, who was supposed to be defending his country, broke into the imperial front.

This is a matter of rocking the backbone of the operation. I wasn't expecting it, but the odds were pretty low. Whatever it is, Albion is turning his army against the Empire on the side of the Republic.

The fact that Si Xian, who was on the defense of his country, comes around this way is tantamount to almost losing his readiness for the Republic. And it consists of the confidence of the Albion side that the Republic will not attack the Albion.

Is it trust in the Republic that underpins that confidence, or is it something else? I can't judge there at this point, but the sure thing is, if you put two Si Xian into it, Albion is willing to seriously drop the Empire.

"Fio, let's retreat to Ferenol. They'll destroy each and every one of us."

"... It's not like Si Xian has come out yet, is it?

"I know how it feels not to want Ferenol to be a battlefield... but as it is, the Empire will be dropped to the Imperial Capital at once. There is only one possibility that you can fight back. Retreat to Ferenol and intercept with the entire army of the Empire."

The Empire still has its power behind it. Combine them with the soldiers who are currently building the front, and those with Ferenol, and you will have more troops than Albion and each other.

Ferenol is not a fort, but it has a single defensive function. Even if you think about it in a location, you have no other hand than to intercept it with ferrenol.

However, there will certainly be damage to the general public. We won't be able to evacuate in time, and more importantly, we need to have the house abandoned.

"I'm here to keep Ferenol out of battle! So is everyone fighting here! There are a lot of people living in Ferenol...?

"I know. But there are more people living in the Empire. If you can't resist here and drain your power, more people will die than Ferenol will be on the battlefield. And the fires will fly all over the Empire. I don't know how to make a sacrifice to the Empire anymore... there's nothing left."

It's tight, but if you don't get Fio to make a firm decision here, his only hope will disappear.

Whatever language you use here, you have to have them decide to withdraw. If me and the troop leaders are in a balanced position in the fort, we can't expect any other fort to die in a situation where we're concentrated in one place. And if one is pulled out, we have to abandon the fort and retreat to Ferenol. Because ferenol is dangerous.

It's only a matter of time after all. I feel responsible for this situation, but I can't be depressed.

If you are a military teacher, you should take responsibility as a military teacher.

"Dear Yukito. We can see movement in the enemy forces."

That's how Micana squeaks as she stares at the Albion army.

I mean Micah with good eyes. There will be no detachment.

"What movement?

"A single ride is coming this way."

I'll take a look at the Albion army too, but I still can't see that in my sight.

After a while, I can finally see Mikana's horse riding.

It's like flying the Albion flag and coming running.

"Are you the messenger…………?

"Right. But how can we get the messenger out of Albion?

We can't even see that.

Even if you're coming to recommend surrender, the timing is not right. The Albion army withdrew when this one started gaining momentum. Even idiots know that this one can't accept the surrender recommendation.

What the hell have you come to tell me?

"The Principality of Albion has left a message for Four Wise Men, Velis' Master from Pix Randall, Lord Yukito Clay, and the Great Wings of Aitail, Her Royal Highness Princess Fiona Albright!!

Stop the horse near the fort, and the messenger shouts so.

Me and Fio rush to the front row of the fort when we hear that.

"It's Yukito Clay! Listen to the message!

"I will tell you exactly what I have to say from Pix Randall! I don't want a war. I want peace. I am ready to withdraw all Albion troops. That is! Also, Lord Yukito Clay. Tell me what you know about Stratos. We also keep a message with!

No way. Who is the Messenger of Peace? Dare it have been a failure to make you scream out loud without being in the fort?

All the soldiers of the fort have heard.

Now Fio and I have lost the option of not taking a negotiating seat.

More than anything.

"Tell me what you know about Stratos……?

He should be in Albion. And I also hear you're eating into the upper levels. Why does such a man's name come out of your mouth?

Me and Fio looked at each other with a bewildered look on their faces.