Vol 4 Chapter 29 (1/2)
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Chapter 29
Chapter 4 Episode 29
Editor: Starbuck11
Eclatia who rushed out from Us.h.i.+as fort could immediately see the tents of the Ortomea Empire’s soldiers.
The troops she led had entered the 300 to 400 meters distance separating them and the enemy camp.
It was quite a far distance for effective bow range, but regardless of it, Eclatia still gives out her order.
”Second wave prepares to shoot ! Do not hesitate ! Give h.e.l.l to those Ortomean dogs !”
Following Eclatia’s order, the knights on horseback pulled the bow again.
”Loose the arrows !”
Eclatia swung down her sword and the Knights shot the arrows.
The sounds of bowstrings and the flying projectiles penetrating the wind, resounded in Us.h.i.+as basin.
On the Knights' hands, they held a bow with a unique curve. The shape was fairly similar to that of a Turkish bow.
Such bow was quite unusual in this world where the longbow was the most popular one.
Or at least in the western continent.
Such bow certainly had a convenient shape to use on horseback. But of course, there was also a drawback.
Because of its compact size, it was easy to handle when riding, but on the other hand, the distance and penetrating power were quite low compared to the longbow.
Well, the bow itself was not widely used for some reasons despite existing in this world.
The greatest weapons in this world's warfare was the body, that was strengthened by magic arts.
That was the common sense in this world.
However, the bow the knight order that Eclatia led was different in many aspects.
It was Mist Kingdom state-of-the-art weapon that cost a lot of money and time to develop.
Taking advantage of their status as a trading nation, they managed to fuse the technology they procured from a distant continent.
The bow was created by making use of a thin metal, leather, and bones from various creatures. The bow itself boasts very strong tension which makes it impossible for a normal human to draw.
It was already impossible for ordinary people to draw such bow.
Let alone drawing such bow on the unstable horseback.
It would be more reasonable to use a crossbow in such situation.
However, there was no problem for a knight that was capable of boosting their physical ability by using magic arts.
Of course, because the knights were
shooting the arrows from horsebacks that shake violently, they could not hope for a high rate of accuracy, but in the current situation, such high accuracy was not needed.
Since what they needed to do was only to make the arrows reach the Ortomea camp. For the sake of disturbing the enemy.
”The enemy seems to fall into confusion...”
”That is natural. They must have never thought that their enemy would steal the first move. After all, we've been only doing defensive battles, and never came out of our fort before...”
Eclatia lifted her lips and laughed after she heard her adjutant words.
Her smile was very elegant yet felt like a wild animal smiling at its prey.
Despite her elegant behavior, she gives off the same ferocious aura that Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma has.
But one can say that it was normal, because without such att.i.tude, she wouldn’t be able to rule the army of a country as a general.
”I guess you're right...”
Their move caused huge surprise because they never made any aggressive moves since the beginning. Only defensive warfare.
”I can understand your sentiment, but this kind of scenario can always happen. Please prepare the next stage carefully...”
Following Eclatia's meaningful words, her adjutant nodded his head.
”Please do not worry. I've prepared everything quite carefully after all...”
Their surprise attack was aiming only to bleed the opponent.
It was part of a multi-layered trap they had devised.
There was a plan that was aimed at stopping the Ortomea Empire’s breath. And while waiting 'that' plan could be executed, they needed to do something to fill in the blank.
Looking at the her adjutant’s back moving away, Eclatia murmured in a small voice.
”You're quite a naive one... O Imperial Princess... You cannot win against me and Elena with mere numbers alone... Especially, against that man...”
Sardina's strategy by moving a huge force and performing consecutive wave attacks was not a mistake.
However, such an idea was not the best one either.
The more troops the army dispatched, the slower they could move, and it also accelerated the consumption of supplies.
To be able to effectively use a large army, a general needs a lot of experience and ability.
And Sardina was still lacking in experience for moving a large army...
”Now then, it's time for our counterattack... Let's carve Mist Kingdom's horror into their hearts...”
Eastern
hearts...”
Eastern alliance might sound good to one's ears, but it was an alliance of convenience made because of a war.
If there was an opening, interest, or opportunity...
Any of them will attack each others by using the fangs they had previously hidden.
In that sense, this war against Ortomea Empire was also an opportunity to show off one's national power to the other two.
Now that Eclatia began to see that the war was about to end, she decided to show off her country's strength.
”Retreat if the enemy starts to make a move!”
Eclatia lifted her lips in a good mood while watching the enemy screaming across the field.
”Reporting ! Approximately 2,500 enemy troops have attacked our camp, because of the enemy's rain of arrows, hundreds of people have suffered injuries....”
The moment she heard the report, the bowl filled with soup fell from Sardina's hand.
Because of the unexpected report, Sardina's mind ceased to work for a moment.
It was also the same for Saitou and Seria who were surrounding the table.
After being able to understand the situation, Sardina immediately raised her voice.
”An enemy surprise attack ? What were the forward sentries doing ?! I told you to dispatch scouts and pay close attention to any movements from the fort!”