“Everyone repeat! Jjangdol is life!”
“Jjangdol is life!”
“Imperial soldiers die from carelessly thrown rocks!”
“Imperial soldiers die from carelessly thrown rocks!”
As the dwarves rehearse earnestly, the human soldiers are also swept up in the atmosphere and join in. By seriously imitating funny sounds, even those who are extremely nervous preparing for battle feel their shoulders relax a little.
Maloid burst out laughing and encouraged the soldiers.
“Draw! Oh, siege is nothing special! Originally, stones fall from a high place to a low place! If a person is hit by a falling stone, he or she will die!”
“Well, I see! “Hehehe!”
One of the human soldiers burst into laughter. The other soldiers also laughed together. Russ muttered in astonishment at that sight.
“Wow, making war a simple thing.”
Tashid blinked.
“It’s not wrong, right? And that thing is effective.”
Morale is not necessarily achieved by the determination to cut off the enemy’s head and spill his blood. Relieving tension like this is also a way to boost morale.
Anyway, in this way, Tahan Fortress was becoming more powerful thanks to the touches of dwarven warriors everywhere. Tashid shook his head.
“When it comes to defense, you’re a dwarf after all. These are the nobles who also stopped the advance of the Blue Bear Warriors in the mock battle? “Not even our clan’s warriors can penetrate that defense line.”
“Instead, the dwarves only defended themselves and were unable to chase down the Blue Bear’s Wolf Rider. “It’s just like the old saying, ‘contradiction.’”
The imperial army is getting closer and closer. It seems like the enemy army will appear over that plain at any moment.
This was when Russ was shaking off his excitement by squeezing his fingers.
“Lord Russ, Lord Tashid, time to join the strategy meeting!”
A middle-aged man fully clad in armor was climbing up the castle wall and calling to them. Russ looked sorry and lowered his head in surprise.
“Ah, Commander Galin. Why not just send a messenger? The commander himself… … .”
The middle-aged man was none other than Count Galin, who was in charge of the allied forces defending Tahan Fortress.
Originally, the commander stationed at Tahan Fortress was Sir Killian, a loyal subordinate of Auror user Sir Jeklik, but now that he had joined forces with Antares’ reinforcements, a new command system was needed, so he was officially appointed by King Yubel II.
Count Galin, a middle-aged man who was once a baron, answered jokingly.
“Everyone is so busy worrying about tomorrow’s battle, how can they enjoy the luxury of writing a messenger as commander? It’s not that far away, it’s just inside the fortress. Besides, I have nothing to do, right?”
Actually, Count Galin didn’t have much to do at the moment. He is neither a particularly outstanding warrior nor a great strategist.
There was only one reason why he took over as commander-in-chief of this fortress.
It has deep exchanges with the Principality of Antares and is also deeply trusted by Crovence.
Baron Galin, who was once almost wiped out by Baron Cetas of the neighboring fiefdom, was saved by Reppenhardt, Prince of Antares, and became even more powerful. Through that relationship, he caught the eye of King Jubel II, played an active part in Crovence politics, and was now given the rank of count. He was now one of the important bridges coordinating diplomacy between the two countries.
It was because he was Count Garlin that Carol chose him.
No matter how harmonious the atmosphere between the two countries is, there cannot be problems in uniting different armies. For Antares to take over the command system by ignoring Sir Killian, the original commander stationed at Tahan Fortress, is an insult and an excessive violation of honor.
However, Auror users such as Cyrus, Tarsid, and Maloid cannot be placed under Sir Killian. Because I probably won’t be able to conduct with peace of mind.
On the other hand, Count Galin was liked by both sides and also had the dignity of an elder. Anyway, the strategy itself was all planned out by Carol, so all you have to do is execute it according to the situation, so all you need is someone to console both sides so that they don’t get offended.
The command system of not only Tahan Fortress but all fortresses was exquisitely arranged by Karl. These were all appointments with no complaints from both Crovence and Antares. Carol’s attention to detail, not missing even the smallest details, was something that stood out.
“let’s go.”
“Yes, Commander.”
Following Count Galin, Rus and Tashid came down the walls. Count Galin must have stopped by first, and Maloid was already waiting under the castle walls.
Tashid asked as we headed to the conference room together.
“Is Lord Killian already in the conference room?”
After the relationship in the Territory War, Count Galin visited the Principality of Antares from time to time and got to know each other. Tashid had also talked to them several times, so they were familiar with each other.
Count Galin answered calmly.
“That friend is always sincere. Is it because he resembles his boss? All of Sir Jeklik’s subordinates seem to have similar personalities.”
“You seem strict, hmm.”
As they entered the conference room, an older man with a hard look like wood greeted them. Originally, he was Sir Killian, commander of the garrison at Tahan Fortress.
He spoke politely as he guided us to the table.
“Welcome, Lord Cyrus, Lord Tashid, Lord Maloid.”
He freely gave titles of honor not only to Russ, but also to the orc Tashid and the dwarf Maloid. He didn’t have any awkwardness about him. It was evidence that the atmosphere of treating people of different races as if they were the same people was sufficiently widespread.
Once everyone sat down at the table, Sir Killian unfolded the strategy map.
“Reconnaissance is back. “It has finally been confirmed that the imperial army has advanced a day’s distance away.”
All preparations are already in place.
All response strategies have already been planned.
All that remains is to make up your mind.
Sir Killian nodded seriously and pondered.
“Tomorrow morning, the imperial army will attack Tahan Fortress.”
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“Shout!”
Thousands of shouts shook the heavens and the earth. Thousands of imperial troops surrounded Tahan Fortress and began to raise their morale by raising their spears and swords. One of Sayre’s priests appeared at the imperial army’s camp and used loudspeaker magic to convey a shout to the entire army.
“Sayre protects you! The Lord has promised victory, so there can be no defeat! Champions of Vashtalon! “Show Sayer your courage!”
At the same time, divine light covered the entire imperial army, numbering thousands. Sayre’s priests belonging to the imperial army used sacred spells that granted bravery and strength.
Hwaaaah!
A dazzling light envelops the entire body, and the entire world becomes filled with Sayer’s grace.
purple!
God is looking down!
The morale of the imperial soldiers rose endlessly. That’s how intense Sayer’s light was. It was a spectacular sight as if the entire area around Tahan Fortress was surrounded by light.
Russ grumbled as he looked down at that brilliant name.
“… … It’s just a flash of light and has little effect, right? “At best, I’ll cough a little less and have a runny nose.”
Having been with Silan for so long, he also had quite deep knowledge of sacred spells. That splendid sacred light was just a performance, nothing more or less than that.
If a few dozen ordinary priests, not even the Pope, were to handle such a huge area, the effectiveness of the holy spells would inevitably be lowered. That divine spell itself would certainly have the effect of boosting courage, but if you put a drop of alcohol in a pot of water, there would be no smell, and the morale of those soldiers was entirely due to the atmosphere.
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“But either way, the result will be the same.”
Whether it was an illusion or a real thing, the soldiers gained courage. Then that sacred spell also became real. The imperial army must have expected that effect from the beginning, so they cannot lose momentum like this.
Indeed, a sacred light rose from the side of Tahan Fortress. The Redanti priests and the dwarven priests serving Alport worked together.
“This land is ours, and the wrath of the goddess will be poured out on the imperial army that tries to invade this land!”
Redanti’s priests also performed a similar performance, bathing the entire Tahan Fortress with divine light. Well, the dwarf priests didn’t have anything to say, so they just added the light effect.
Paaaat!
Divine power resided on both sides. It was proven that the gods looked down on both sides.
Now all that remains is the human fight.
G-Man, the third commander of the Imperial Army, swung his command sword and declared the start of war.
“Rush! Heroes of the Empire! “Tear down the walls of those wicked people!”
With shouts, numerous troops began to surge towards Tahan Fortress like a tidal wave.
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The Vastalon Empire army moved according to the rules of a siege war.
Arrows are fired over the walls to confuse the defenses on the walls, and at the same time, numerous ladders and hook ropes are hung on the fortress walls.
The response from Tahan Fortress was not easy. Although they were ordinary infantrymen, they were not afraid of the rain of arrows, and they all threw stones and fired arrows at each other.
The reason why these people, who were conscripts and not professional soldiers, developed such amazing courage was simple. This is because trustworthy people were blocking all arrows from above.
“I’ll hit them all, so don’t worry, just throw rocks!”
Among the infantry, the dwarves of the Grand Forge were positioned here and there, brandishing what looked like large iron umbrellas.
Hundreds of iron umbrellas stand tall on all sides of the Tahan Fortress walls, waving frantically from side to side like flags. It literally looks like a parasol beach on vacation. Commander G-Man muttered in shock.
“Um, what is that? “What kind of bizarre thing is that?”
A tactic I hadn’t even thought of was the ‘Steel Roof’, a traditional Dwarf arrow response method. With such a large iron umbrella firmly protecting your head, the rain of arrows is of little use. This was the reason why the conscripts felt safe and could only deal with the enemy in front of them.
While the imperial army was panicking, the dwarf warriors were swinging their iron umbrellas vigorously and muttering to each other.
“By the way, why don’t humans use this method?”
“I know? “It’s perfect for blocking arrows.”
Of course, there is a reason why this method was not used in human warfare. This iron umbrella looks just like an umbrella, but it is made of well-tempered dwarven steel, and its size is enormous, reaching nearly 2 meters in diameter and nearly 3 meters in height.
It is a weight that no ordinary human would dare to lift. Even without the power of earth resonance, this is only possible for dwarf warriors who have strength and endurance several times that of humans.
Well, even if there were soldiers who actually had the strength to lift it, it would still be inefficient.
“No, why did you make something like that with precious iron? “If there was enough steel to go in there, it would be enough to outfit two or three knights in plate armor.”
Gilius muttered in bewilderment. There was a difference in perception between dwarves, who had a small population and relatively high metal production, and humans, whose population was decaying.
Anyway, the adjutant clicked his tongue as he saw that the rain of arrows was useless.
“Tsk, I’ve seen cases like that in previous wars where wooden shields were raised high, but it wasn’t very useful… … .”
Humans are not stupid either. Although it may not be possible to use railroad tracks like the dwarves, there have of course been historical attempts at similar methods using wood.
However, the reason it disappeared so quickly was because it took a lot of work and a lot of materials. Anyway, arrows are not very dangerous to a knight wearing armor. It is only a soldier who is afraid of arrows.
Rather than deliberately spending money to make a wooden shield for a single soldier, it is much more convenient for a noble to just make a sacrifice and use that energy to strengthen the knight. After all, the lives of commoners are just commonplace!
“If things continue like this, we’ll just be wasting arrows. Bite the archers! “I have to clean up the top of the castle wall first!”
The G-Man commander, who was worse off, withdrew the Kangbow soldiers. The standard for a siege would be to use siege vehicles or catapults, but the Vastalon Empire, which had traveled a long distance, did not prepare such bulky and cumbersome siege weapons.
There are siege weapons in the world that are much more powerful and versatile than that, and require almost no effort to transport. It is a weapon that you only need to feed it a few meals and prepare a few wagons.
“Call the wizards!”
“I understand, Your Excellency!”
The messenger received the order and disappeared beyond the camp. After a while, the shadows of several people appeared in the air above the imperial army camp.
They were the wizards of the Sun Tower, the Vastalon magic corps.
“Are you a wizard? “It finally came out!”
Sir Killian gritted his teeth and gestured behind his back. As one soldier raised the flag high, two or three men in robes appeared from each spire inside the fortress. It was the Crovence Magic Corps.
The wizards of Bashtalon each began chanting while floating in the air.
“I am the one who captures the flames, I strike the enemy with a blade of flame! Flame Blade!”
“Flame, it will become a song of destruction that will burn the enemy! Mass Fireball!”
Dozens of spinning blades of fire flew into Tahan Fortress. It was followed by numerous fireballs. The most famous magic, almost a trademark of wizards. Fireball was a representative form of destruction magic, the most common, and the most efficient attack magic.
The wizards on the spire of Tahan Fortress also responded quickly.
“Dai, cry! Shed your tears and quench the flames of the source! Aqua Wall!”
“This is a reversal of the original force, and everything will flow as it should! Dispel Magic!”
Crovence’s wizards each blocked the enemy’s offensive with their own magic. A curtain of water spread out, causing a fireball to explode in the air, and the power of the release magic scattered the spinning blades of fire, spraying heat into the air.
Even so, compared to the attacking side, the defending side was unable to fully respond to everything, and some missed fire magic struck the castle walls here and there.
bang! bang! Kwakwakwak!
As it is a leading fortress, Tahan Fortress also had powerful anti-magic treatments applied to its walls and gates. Even though the explosion occurred, the fortress itself was not seriously damaged, only slightly scorched.
