Chapter 115: A Renowned Steed (4) (1/2)
Chapter 115: A Renowned Steed (4)
“All troops, attack!”
“We will capture the fortress within the day!”
“Do not fall behind the other armies! We shall be the first!”
By Milton’s coan a full assault on Fort Lientz, Fort Belluno and Fort Brunico
Though they had already divided their total ar the forts, this had not been a proper siege process The Kobrook Republic’s specialized crossboerethe
Previously, the only time they had launched a full-scale attack was at the very start After two of the enemy forts were surrendered in this initial offensive, the allied forces were ordered to only holds
But there was no need for that anye in earnest with Milton’s command
Jerome led a force of 30,000 to attack Fort Lientz, while Princess Violet led 20,000 to attack Fort Belluno And as one expected, Milton also personally led an ared attack on Fort Brunico
Precisely 3 days
Fortress Belluno lasted the longest, but all three strongholds ulti for Fort Merano and Fort Bolchano that had been seized by Marquis Bologna prior, all five holds had now been captured
Even as all this unfolded, the Kobrook Republic did not show any sign of response
“To be precise, it was more that they could not respond”
Viscount Sabian said as he poured Milton a cup of tea
“They could not, you say?”“Yes My lord, is it not true that you have deciade of 10,000their harassments”
Milton took a sip of his tea and queried
“A loss of 10,000 elite horsee Yet the way I see it, it is not quite enough dae for them to be unable to form an adequate defensive response – is it?”
“That would be the case in more normal times, but have I not mentioned it before? The present state of the Kobrook Republic’s lines are far from the usual affair”
“Aaaah… did you not say that just for the sake of it?”
“No, I did not”
Viscount Sabian sighed as he continued his explanation
Though the rear castles originally housed a reserve force of 60,000, the number dispatched to them had been shrunk to 40,000
Out of those 40,000, 10,000 were sent as reinforce a total reserve force of 30,000
A further 10,000 constituting the elite cavalry unit led by Lieutenant-General Bison was dispatched to carry out skirht by Milton and annihilated, with their co death
Their re reserve forces amounted to 20,000 men
“Theyheadcount is no more than 20,000 men”
“I see, so they do not have much room to breathe at all”
“Indeed In the first instance, their five frontal forts were difficult to capture in their entirety as they were continuously reinforced fro the execution of a siege Half their men would be stationed in their fortified positions, while the other half were cavalry detachments ould commit to attacks from the outside”
In all respects, the Kobrook Republic’s iron defense was h the superb use of their skirmish units as reinforcements
Without the support of them, the five minor forts were easy positions to capture
Milton are of everything up to this point as well
“Be that as it may, ould we have done if the enemy overdid themselves and sent reinforcements?”
“We would welcome it with open arms If the enemy overexerted and reinforced their frontal positions, does that not mean the castles behind them are empty as could be? Is there much more to be said? All that would be required is to mobilize the army at once and seize the castles”
Milton nodded his head in awe at his words No matter how their enemy responded, Viscount Sabian had already paved a path to victory
“If that is so, was it the enemy’s best response available to restrain theholds as we captured the the inevitable The outcoe”
“Is that so?”
“Indeed The enes, so to say They areuntil they are checkless flounder”
“……”
Though Viscount Sabian’s explanation was bri with self-confidence, Milton’s face hardened
‘Dragging , huh…’
Viscount Sabian commented on Milton’s peculiar expression
“What is thethis , would they not have their own set of reasons for doing so?”
“Certainly They have likely requested reinforce their positions in the castles until they arrive Be that as itthe forces that were necessary to protect their borders, the rest of the Republic’s th should be concentrated on the Northern Front Therefore, the reinforcements they receive will be reement
“Quite precisely My lord, your eye for discerning the floar has-”
“But!”
Milton cut Sabian off once rave expression
“Though they may not receive reinforcements from their home front, what if they receive them frofried could lead an army in person and come to turn the situation of this frontline around”
“……”
Viscount Sabian did not answer, but his face seeree with Milton’s words
“Ahem… my lord There is a possibility that some reinforcements arrive from the North, but I am not inclined to believe that a key commander would abandon the main field of battle and make his way here”
“Will that truly be so?”
“Yes Perhaps it would be a different story if Siegfried hailed from the Kobrook Republic, but is he not one of the Hildessians? It is no matter that the Republics have formed a coalition, for ultimately he must choose between duty to his own country or another”
“Will that truly be so?”
“My lord…”
Viscount Sabian looked troubled as Milton repeated hile phrase
“I don’t have a good feeling about this”
“……”
“My good man Sabian, I may not be able to analyze this situation as you do with stellar logic and reasoning, but… I have a bad hunch”
Milton was instilled with an increasingly fried would appear on this battlefield without fail
“What is our strategy from here on out?”
“For noill attack the three castles in turn to discern the distribution of their constituent troops Then I intend to launch a siege on each of the castles sequentially, beginning with the one housing the least defenders”
“Split the army in three”
“In three? My lord, surely you are not…?”