193 Episode 1 The Second Battle of Teripol City (1/2)
Eight days after Jebe arrived in Teripol City, that is, thirty-five days after the desert crossing.
Stephan called Nia and Jebe.
”Yes, sir? General Stefan.
Nia asked, and Stefan unfolded a map.
Here is the location of the reinforcements now being led by Lord Masinissa, Chief of the Shuien Clan, and here is the location of the enemy forces from ...... Chelda City.
Stephan pointed a pin to indicate the position.
With that, they both understood what Stefan meant.
”So, ......, if we don't do something, the enemy will reach Teripol City before our reinforcements do, so we're supposed to hold them back, is that correct?
”Excellent. That is correct, General Jebe.
Stephan nodded significantly.
That's why I need you two, General Nia and General Jebe, to lead an independent raiding party and somehow delay the enemy's advance for two days.
”Understood.
The two men nodded.
”I'll basically leave the planning to you.
”Well, that's surprising.
Jebe's eyes widened at Nia's words.
Jebe's eyes widened at Nia's words. He had expected the assertive Nia to insist that she was superior to him.
”Excuse me, ......, but you know more about the enemy than I do, don't you? You know more about the enemy than I do, so it should be easier for you to plan a strategy against them. It's my own rational decision.
Jebe nodded at Nia's words, ”I see.
(I heard that you had a secret marriage with the Emperor, is that why your personality has become a little rounder?
(I heard that he had a secret marriage with the Emperor.
Jebe thought to himself.
Your opinion is well taken. But I'd personally like to ask you to plan the ...... operation.
”May I ask why ......?
Because the enemy knows me better than I know myself.
Yes, that's true, too.
It stands to reason that the enemy understands Jebe as well as Jebe understands the enemy.
This means that they may be able to outsmart you.
So here's what we're going to do. Basically, I'll make the plan. You advise me.
”Yes, sir.
Jebe nodded.
That day, the liberation forces of the city of Terpol, led by Carmine, were pushing through the forest.
”Spearhead unit reporting, sir. They say there's an obstacle ahead.
”Obstacle?
Carmine frowned.
'What kind of obstacle? Is there any way around it?
”Yes. The obstacle is .......
According to the report, it's a fence that blocks the entire road.
Beyond that is a large rock.
Beyond that, there's a three-meter ditch that's filled with water from last night's rain.
And the road between the ditch and the road, about 50 meters away, has been dug up and filled with holes.
He said.
”And that ......
Is it still there?
No, there's a sign and a hair on the wall like this: ......
Carmine forcibly picked up the paper.
The paper had a picture of a pretty girl on it.
It was a girl with pink hair, holding a pickaxe and wearing a hat that read ”Safety First”.
A cute, heart-shaped tail was sticking out from her buttocks.
The girl bows her head, closes one eye, and sticks out her tongue.
Next to the girl's face is a small piece of paper with the word ”Tehepero” written on it in the Chelda language.
And at the bottom of the paper was written in Chelda.
We are under construction. We apologize for the inconvenience. By the Lemurian Imperial Army.
Carmine smiled.
”Hahaha! I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
Carmine was furious and slammed the paper on the ground.
He then crushed it with his shoe.
You have no choice but to ...... remove the obstacles and make the road passable! ...... How long will it take?
The spearhead unit said they could do it in about four hours. ......
”Three hours to fix it!
And Carmine clicks his tongue.
It's a real pain in the ass. ......
An obstacle in the road is enough to halt the advance.
And ...... once an army stops, it takes a long time to get going.
After all, it is a procession made up of many people.
Of course, 500,000 people do not march ...... in a line, but they are divided to some extent .......
Even so, once they stop, it becomes a bit troublesome.
(But it shouldn't be easy to create obstacles or destroy roads. ......)
If it were easy to stall the enemy, everyone would use the same tactic.
The reason why so few people do it is because it takes about the same amount of time to destroy and to repair.
Repairing does not mean rebuilding the road.
Fences can be broken down and removed, and holes can be plugged.
There is no need to repave a road whose pavement has been torn off, it is enough to simply resolidify the soil.
(Is this really all there is?)
Carmine thought to himself. ......
”General! We're under attack! The tail section and the wagon train in the middle have been attacked by the enemy!
What!
Well, that went well.
Well, we didn't kill most of them.