Chapter 76: The Magician (1) (1/2)
Chapter 76: The Magician (1)
Milton and his knights were able to easily dispose of the enemy scouts with the aid of Bianca’s invisibility spell
In the midst of this pitch-black forest with a narrow field of vision and the sounds of nature filling the air, the enele ti…
‘They absolutely weren’t prepared for an invisibility spell There was nothing they could do’
Magicians were an exceedingly rare sight Not only that, but it was public knowledge that the Lester Kingdoicians Consequently, the eneined this scenario
Whatever the casein the enemy’s area of reconnaissance There was only one job left to do
“It’s an enemy attack!”
Alfred, who had fallen asleep after exhaustively preparing measures for an enemy attack, was jolted awake by the voice of a sentry
“What is it!?”
“It’s a night ambush by the enemy, Captain Alfred”
“A what!?”
Alfred was shocked wide awake
He really had prepared exhaustively, leaving no stone unturned in readying their countered to attack their site under the cover of night
‘This just can’t be’
How did the enemy know that they were encamped in a bivouac in the midst of this forest?
How did the enemy avoid their meticulous reconnaissance network and attack their site?
Try as he may, Alfred could not understand the situation that was presently unfolding
“Captain Alfred, please deliver your orders We ained his bearings at the urging of a er
“All uards, followin person at the scene”
Alfred drew his sword and exited his tent, pro the situation
“ARGH!!”
“Fight! Do not be flustered, and- UGH!”
The state of affairs was not particularly good Though they could not precisely ascertain the enemy’s numbers due to the nature of the attack, the scale of the ambush pointed to a size of at least 1,000 invaders
“damn it… how did a force of this size avoid the recon and make it all the way to the main camp?”
Alfred was usually as careful with his words as he ith his actions, but he could say nothing but curses right now Thethis situation
“Rally the men The enemy is but a fraction of our numbers! Do not be taken aback and respond calmly!”
Alfred personally co the subordinate officers to organize the soldiers
“Second Lieutenant Lens, move towards the east with 200 men Warrant Officers Blade and Petri: it’s already too late for the south Command your soldiers to protect the archers instead We can repel the ene as we stay coency, Alfred issued bold and decisive coh his nah survival rate of his troops, this was an urgent situation Heup on the areas where he thought there was no hope and concentrating on salvaging what they could
Seeing as they had come this far anyway, the loss of troops was unavoidable To put it bluntly, this was the path to saving the most troops’ lives in a dilemma such as this
As he continued to coan to sense difficulties and started withdrawing
“We’ve dealt enough dae Retreat! All troops, retreat!”
With that the ene that they had wreaked enough havoc
“Captain, I shall pursue the enemy”
One of the Republican officers offered to chase after thee – but Alfred quickly held him back
“I cannot allow it Besides, there is nothing to gain fro them in this situation”
“But…”
“More ie our losses and make a report at once”
Alfred was intensely anxious as he gave his directions
As the eneh; as if they had sufficiently completed the objectives for which they had raided
‘Surely not… please no…’
In his head, he kept replaying the scenario which he feared er hastily approached hie
“Captain Alfred, we have counted a total of 3,300 fatalities froht ambush Our casualty numbers will only increase if we include the wounded”
“Is that all?”
“I’oods? Are the supplies safe?”
“Oh? Oh… yes, they’re safe We had stored theed unscathed by the enemy’s attack”
“Pheeew…”
Alfred instinctively breathed out a sigh of relief
“That’s good to hear, at the least”
There were two outcoht raid: one was the co killed, and the other was the destruction or plundering of supplies If nothing else, these two results absolutely had to be avoided
Seeing as he still had his neck intact, all that needed to be paid heed were the supplies; and much to his relief, it seemed the worst of futures had been avoided
“It appears the bastards did not have the liberty of seeking and destroying our supplies, sir”
“Right I see Just in case, bolster the guards on patrol We will be retreating to the rear at first light The western front is…”
Alfred had a grave look on his face as he continued
“…our defeat But ill pay it back without fail”
“Yes, sir!”
“My lord, the eneht on schedule”
Milton nodded at Jeroe to the enehed on his mind, but the enemy had prioritized security far too well in the layout of their camp for their attack to do er losses if they overexerted and gave chase here
Trike approached Milton’s side and queried hi use of this good opportunity to pursue the it We have ourselves quite the meticulous foe He had come out for battle with a retreat route already secured”
“Still, if it is your co happen”
When Trike said he wouldthe ene it work, it would be Trike – even if he operated alone in the dead of night