Volume 3 Chapter 7 (2/2)
Wilder and Marfa led this squad With the previous caution, their formation looked much cleaner than before
If the first as like a black tornado, the second was like a flock of black grasshoppers
Me and Martin Luther had instructed them to stay in for tents Those who excelled in riding would also have the chance to pull the unlucky guys back on their horse
Of course, not all the unfortunate felloere able to survive from their hooves
The first wave of horses had ridden to the other end of the cary commanders' orders to rush back once more
The eneht reflected on the blades of the weapons that showed traces of death
A thousand cavalries slaughtered five hundred infantry soldiers Most of them were dead except for a few lucky bastards ere still groaning
”Clear the battlefield!” I walked into the camp side by side with Martin Luther
”What do you want to do?” Martin Luther asked lowly
”We can't go on like this!” I said, ”We lost it”
Post battle
All officers gathered by Martin Luther and me listened to Grandpa's summary
”Let's sum up today's battle, boys” Martin Luther blew their face off, ”You've lost!”
”But we've got our tactical goal” One of theued in a quiet voice
”True, you have” Martin Luther said, ”But how many have we lost?”
”I have the exact numbers” Wilder read the report in his hands out loud, ”A hundred and twenty-three dead, sixty-four severely wounded, light wounds not counted Loss of horses rounds up to a hundred”
”You have your goals! Our enemy were merely infantry troops of five hundred! FIVE HUNDRED!” I yelled, ”We had a thousand cavalries and e loss, and you can still call it a victory?!”
”Who are those people that are now dead? Soldiers? NO! They are our brothers who fight together with us! They are the future of our aroal is! TELL THEM! TELL THEM YOU WON! SAY IT TO OUR DEAD BROTHERS SAY IT TO THEIR DEAD BODIES!”
Sounds of argument seized
”I can't blame you too much We've merely built an army There will be probleot eyes, and I saw it!” I easedtheir lowered heads, ”But at the same time, I saw your carelessness in battle and slack after it You commanders are the role ht then what can I expect from a soldier?”
”It's our fault!” The commanders were not too stupid after all, and they said, ”Please punish us!”
”I'm not in a hurry to do that I hope you are ready for more battles” I shook my head and said, ”Juniors officers noith your men, clean up the battlefield and rally the troops You are dis”
”Our scouts have the latest info that the enemy's main forces have approached the border They've suffered a lost thanks to our alien friends Their numbers now rounded up to around a thousand and a half If we count the ones at the portal, they are a little more than two thousand They are about a day's ride from us” After the junior officers had left, Martin Luther briefed us Everyone was listening carefully to his slightly hoarse yet majestic voice
Then, Wilder continued with the state of our side, ”We currently have a thousand and four hundred knights left, as well as some other units”
”This is all that we have left, take a look” I said, ”What should we do next? Speak up”
Thus, in the empty space, there was a map, and the co torch with tense arguments now and then
”It's almost impossible to win if we confront them directly” Martin Luther said with a clean tone, ”We'll lose, period”
My ed theht them face-to-face This is our weak point However, we still have our strong suit! I'll let you all analyze our situation by yourselves for now”
Wilder spoke up first, ”Our soldiers are not adequately trained for knight skills, this is one of our disadvantages”
”They are knowledgeable at h morale, as well as superior weapons These are all the advantages we have over the enemies”
Moya and Wilder were slowly growing
”What about the enemies? What do they have? What do they not have?” I reminded
”Their roup of experienced knights! Powerful, and…” Martin Luther was lecturing us about the enees
He had a correct vision, accurate understanding and evidence, which were things that only with time and practice could one accomplish We were utterly convinced
”Their disadvantages are that they are fatigued and have been under pursuit They must have suffered an inevitable loss” A squad leader told us about his ideas in a lowered voice, ”How about we confront their weaknesses with our strengths!”
”Indeed” I judged, ”We all know that's e are going to do, but what about the details of our plan?”
Another officer leaned towards the map and said, ”We could always create favorable conditions and make them less cautious of us”
The suggestion won everyone's approval The other officers also came up with all sorts of plans Some of them were quite exemplary Then, ere ready for war
”Good” I signaled everybody to stop discussing as I noticed the darkness outside Grandpa Luther smiled at me
”Since we have agreed on the plan, let's do this”
Then everything was arranged Martin Luther and I watched as the soldiers were led out by their commanders
”I thought you were gonna scold thehtly
”I think I'll wait it out” I saluted back to the soldiers who passed by, ”It's my fault that they were not prepared, as well as my responsibility for the under-trained warriors They were not a single bit wrong except for some attitude issues”
”So that's why you ht theed other soldiers' salutes
”Nevertheless, I need to keep their ood for any of them”
Martin Luther look at ood, as well as a wise leader in action Your people and soldiers are lucky to have you”
”Lucky? I wish they are Toazed at the sky and said so
In the darkest of nights, stars twinkled