Chapter 19: The Crisis of Crow Fortress (3) (1/2)
Chapter 19: The Crisis of Crow Fortress (3)
Nelson fought with incredible gallantry upon awakening his potential as an Expert Although the eneap caused by the collapsed wall, due to the small size of the entrance, Nelson was e no h
In order for ordinary troops to deal with an Expert, they nor-range weapons such as longbows and crossbows to attack theh the collapsed opening in the present situation, they had no choice but to charge head-on
However…
Crack! Ka-thump!
Such a defense was only effective if there was only one entrance that needed to be blocked
“This spot has also collapsed!”
“Attack! There’s not long left over here either!”
Multiple walls started breaking here and there, one after the other Nelson was but one individual, and now he needed to defend the h…" Nelson gripped his chainsword tightly and bit his lower lip in front of his very eyes
“It seeht they would last for three whole days”
Frederic shook his head as he watched Crow Fortress slowly give out
Nelson’s talent in fending fortresses was soed, even from the shoes of an enely unfavorable circumstances Frederic’s offensive would have failed if the fort had just 200 more troops
man Is this what they call the result of experience?’
While Frederic felt awe and respect for the ene deal I do not knohy he put up such a less resistance when they would fall like this anyway”
Rather than Frederic, the one as actually scoffing at them was Louis, who had been on the saht smile in response
‘Is this dumbfuck even aware of what he has done?’
In some respects, Louis Walker was a benefactor who presented Frederic a second chance from his perspective But if he was to consider this objectively, Louis was a traitor who sold out his country for his own self-interest
‘A dude like this would corrupt us from the inside no ht ahen everything is said and done’</e to dispose of Louis At the least, noas not the time This was because the follow-up forces were still on their way here with the assistance of the Walker family’s private army Until those reserve forces arrived here in one piece, Louis Walker was still of some use
With that rationale in mind, Frederic wanted the backup troops to arrive ahu beside him that much sooner It was then…
“Captain Frederic I’ve received word that the rear forces are to arrive now”
“Now? I see that they co to the schedule, the backup troops wereexperienced delays, they were arriving today when the battle was reaching its conclusion
“It’s a relief that they’ve arrived at the least, even now I shall go out to greet theuide the arriving rear troops Frederic ridiculed Louis as he watched hi at the back so he doesn’t have to take part in the battle? I see he looks out for himself dreadfully well’
Frederic did not pay Louis much heed beyond that, since he was slated to die soon anyway
“Welcoreat deal of effort to trek this far froreeted the leader of the reserve forces with a cordial s in the Republic now, he intended to make the best impression possible to its people Yet…
“……”
Theto say He continuedthis procession, Louis had a strange preood sir”
“……”
The subject of his requests kept advancing silently, and Louis shouted alarht there Remove your helmet and reveal your identity at once”
It was only as Louis acted tough that the leader stopped where he was And then…
“I guess this is as far as we go”
Louis turned pale the
“You… no way…?”
His voice was one that Louis recognized all too well After all, it was a voice that made his blood pressure rise every time he heard it
“Milton Forrest?”
“ATTACK!”
The answer to Louis’ question was Milton’s attack order
“UOOOOH!”
“Die, you dogs of the Republic!”
With that, the 500-strong force Milton was leading began their assault on the enemy’s rear
“Commander, allied reinforcements have appeared behind enemy lines”
Nelson, who had braced hi it his all, widened his eyes at his subordinate’s report
“Friendlies? Where are they affiliated with?”
“They say it’s Sir Milton Forrest”
“Milton! You ood friend has returned?”
Nelson’s whole body felt coh and shouted to his troops
“Allies have joined us! Drive out these Republicaneain relit To the forces of the Strabus Kingdom, Milton Forrest’s entrance was a hope-filled reversal of fate Conversely, to the forces of the Republic, this was an unexpected catastrophe
“The enemy you say? How on earth?”
Frederic’s expression implicated that this just could not be Crow Fortress was in a state of perfect isolation at the le gap for riders to escape, while not one eon remained within the fortress walls
So hoas it that the enemy sent reinforceht now is a response plan, not trying to get to the root of this’
Frederic clenched his teeth and focused He looked at as unfolding around him as objectively as possible
The reinforcements that had suddenly appeared froe of a number At most, they would aued as well Albeit, the fortress at the frontlines reacted positively to this development and had co the battle for apart
The textbookone of the two problems first
h the weaker spot is standard procedure But trying to retreat after losing this battle would be difficult If that’s the case…’
This was a battlefield he had to see the end to either way Frederic drew his oord and galloped to the rear as he shouted, “We shall settle the rear first Follow me!”
Frederic decided to stabilize the tail end first
“Follow the Captain!”
“Let’s show the ht of the Republic!”