110 Episode 17 Karol Village Attack and Defense (1/2)

”Hmmm, that's troublesome. ......

Hercule muttered, looking at the village of Karol from a distance.

Nia stands tall beside Hercule and asks .......

”Where is it?　Your Majesty.

'The fences and trenches. The front is double and the sides are thin ...... with a river in the opposite direction. To be honest, I didn't expect it to be so well fortified. At least the medium cavalry (cataphracts) are absolutely useless.

If you use cataphracts, you'll be like some French knight: ......

If you use cataphracts, you're sure to end up like some French knight.

Furthermore, ...... look closely. Trenches and fences don't just enclose a village. Some of them are distorted, aren't they?

”...... Yes, they are. Some of them look weak in places. ...... Is this a design error?

I'm sure you're right,” he said, shaking his head.

No, no. It was intentional. It was a deliberate attempt to create a weak point and concentrate troops on it. Surround and annihilate the enemy forces gathered there. That's how it's structured. The enemy mercenary captain has a very good sense of humor.

I see. ......

Nia carefully observes the fortified village.

It is rare for Hercule to praise the enemy.

A little ...... jealousy came over Nia.

”Nia, how would you attack?

In response to Hercule's question, Nia thought for a moment and then ......

”I don't think you can feed ...... them. You'd have to loot them for food. We'd run out of food faster than they would.

”Oh, yes. Oh, yeah. ...... looting, ...... looting, ...... looting!

At the moment he said this, Hercule felt an intense pain in his shin.

He jumped up.

”What are you doing, Lunalie?

You did it in Khayastan.

You did it in Hayastan.

You did the same thing in Hayastan.” Lunalie turned away.

Forcibly collecting from villages for food: ......

This is what Hercule did in Hayastan and Fars.

”It's okay that mine is righteous plunder.

”You're too thick-skinned for your own good. ......

Lunalee shouted in disgust.

While the couple was doing this, Nia was pondering ......

It's a good idea.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. If we surround them, it may lead to the dispersion of our forces. The question is where to concentrate your forces. ...... But fighting across the river is a fool's errand. It is a fool's errand. On the other hand, it would be difficult to cross the forest behind the river. It is impossible to operate a large army in the forest. Then, the only way to attack is from the front.

Hercule replied to Nia's reply with satisfaction.

”Yes, you're right. That's ninety points. ...... By the way, where do you think the other ten points are?

”...... I don't know. Can you tell me?

That's going to fail. At least the mercenaries will be devastated. They may be mercenaries, but they are dead soldiers. They'll fight to the death. On the other hand, these are mercenaries with low morale. They'll think they can beat us at random anyway, so we won't be able to make any progress.

I see. ......

Nia nodded.

Even though they are mercenaries, the morale ...... of the attackers and the defenders is different.

I completely overlooked that.

So what ...... should I do to get a hundred points?

”It's impossible, so give up and make peace. If we save their lives, they'll disarm. To be frank, the benefits of dropping that village are outweighed by the damage.

”...... What?

Nia looked surprised.

In other words, Hercule determined that ...... it was virtually impossible to conquer.

In a way, it was almost a declaration of defeat.

I'm sure you're not the only one.

Lunalie also looked a little surprised.

In any case, Lunalie has faith in Hercule's ability itself.

Yeah, well, I'm only human.

Aren't you God's agent on earth?

”An agent, yes, a person.

Hercule shrugged his shoulders.

As a human being, you are limited in what you can do.

I'm sorry, but God didn't give me any cheat abilities.

”Well, it's a decent way to go.

”...... a decent way?

Yeah. I'm just scoring it on the basis of normal military tactics. Of course I'm not going to concede. So I'm definitely going to bring that village down.

Hercule grinned.

”Listen, Nia. A real great general doesn't aim for a hundred points, he aims for a hundred and twenty.

The troops that Hercule brought this time are exactly the same as the troops in the battle of River Che ......, that is, about 120 medium-armored cavalry (cataphracts), about 360 longbow troops, about 600 Tunda soldiers, about 600 allied troops, and about 120 mercenary troops.

The total was about 396,000.

On the other hand, the defending force consisted of 400 infantry mercenaries.

I thought he would be a bit more rational, but ...... he has more self-esteem than I thought. You're not going to give in to mercenaries,....... Well, I expected that, but ...... this is going to be bad if we don't stick around long enough.

While looking at the Lemurian army starting to form up,......

Stephan muttered.

To be frank, there is no advantage to capturing this village militarily.

Politically, too, there would be little.

The question is the mood and feelings of the Emperor of Lemuria.

I don't know how this will turn out.