Chapter 262
–Aegir POV–
Odoros . Magrado General Governorate .
「Welcome, glad of you to come Lord Hardlett, I am the Governor General of Magrado, Dunois . 」
「I am here under His Majesty’s orders to suppress the rebellion . 」
When we arrived at Odoros, the Magrado General Governorate and at one time the capital city, the Governor General Dunois greets us .
I can never get used to this man bowing respectfully for some reason .
「My, what a strange feeling it is for us as past opponents to join hands . 」
「I guess . 」
I give a terse reply .
When I glance at the face of the old man, I see his eyes glowing with fire, clearly filled with some form of madness .
He was originally the Prime Minister of Treia who had his entire family executed by the royalty of Treia during the war .
He helped force the King of Treia to a death sentence in the post-war trial and was temporarily assigned to be the Governor General of Magrado, with the assumption that he was insane and would eventually be dismissed .
「Let us clear up how the suppression should be done before we move on to idle chatter . Give me a breakdown of the current situation . 」
I don’t intend to talk with this man for long .
There’s no fun in staying beside a crazed man .
If it was an insane woman, I would have wanted to save her with my dick and loving touches though .
According to Dunois’s explanation, the ongoing frequent rebellions of various sizes were being sufficiently suppressed by the cooperative feudal lords and the general governorate army up until now .
The change happened last month where the larger feudal lord once obedient to the general governorate started to rebel .
All of a sudden, rebellions broke out throughout the land in concert and surpassed the level which the governorate could respond to .
「The armies of the governorate and feudal lords in the corresponding areas engaged separately but were not able to control the situation…… and pitifully had to request support from the Royal army . 」
「Fumu, in other words we might get things under control if we defeat that larger feudal lord . 」
Who knows how many months it would take if we were to fight the battles spread out throughout the land individually .
I’m sure the general governorate can handle the rest after we clear the bigger problem .
「Anyways, it’s hard to distinguish between the two groups by calling them “cooperative nobles” and “ignored nobles” . 」
Commander Wittmann comments .
「The nobles allied with us are part of the governorate faction and the ones opposing us are…… truly disrespectful, calling themselves an independent faction . 」
「Then we’ll go with that . Governorate faction and the independent faction, that’s easy to understand . 」
Who cares what names we call them .
「I also have a decree from His Majesty . Until the rebellion is suppressed, the governorate army will be under my command . 」
I can’t find the document after searching my pocket .
I panic, thinking I may have dropped it, but Celia hands it to me politely .
Right, I entrusted her with it after receiving it .
「I have no objections . 」
Dunois gives his consent with a smile on his face .
I can’t express in words how disgusted his reaction makes me feel .
「So what is the status of your current forces?」
「The main force stationed here in Odoros total 10 000, while the remaining 10 000 are scattered among the other areas . The feudal lords of the governorate faction gathered their own armies as well, totalling around 20 000 . 」
Fumu, I see .
「The enemy force includes peasants and total 50 000 or so . 」
In terms of numbers, we’re about equal .
Except we should have the advantage since we can utilize the powerful Royal army .
「How about the battle state?」
「Most of the scattered skirmishes are locked in a stalemate, but unfortunately the independent faction has the advantage near Karudia . 」
「Is that where the base of that feudal lord is?」
I confirm by looking at the pieces placed on the map .
Karudia is to the northwest of Odoros where the northern part is bordering the North Teries river .
I see, the nearby major cities are all controlled by the independent faction and there aren’t many places out of those cities that originally belonged to the nobles of the governorate faction .
「Alright, let’s bring down Karudia first . That should lower the morale of the independent faction . 」
It’ll be great if they surrendered, if not then we’ll have to play whack-a-mole .
I glance over at Leopolt .
「For the most part, the plan is fine . However we need to crush this point and this point so we don’t get attacked from behind . 」
Leopolt points to two of the rebel army bases on the map .
I can understand the first one since it’s relatively close to Odoros, but the other one is pretty far away?
「It may be far but we don’t have any strong ally bases located in between . If the enemy was smart, they would send an agile squad to raid Odoros and they can at least threaten our logistics . 」
I see, it won’t be a simple task to take down the fortress city of Odoros and its guards, but they can cut off our supplies by attacking us .
「Alright . Then we’ll crush these two bases before heading to Karudia . 」
Nobody else offered any objections and everyone went off to make preparations right away .
「Anyways, I find it strange . 」
Celia speaks up after the war meeting .
「No matter how jumbled allies and enemies are, Odoros has 10 000 soldiers . That should be enough to crush the nearby bases . 」
That does seem like the case .
Both bases probably have at most 3 000 soldiers, besides the governorate army is not particularly exhausted either .
「It probably isn’t a good thing to do so . 」
Tristan finally opened his mouth after all this time .
No, his mouth was open while he sleeping earlier .
「If the enemy can be crushed and you don’t crush them without a reason, it shows how incompetent the commander is……and if you can’t crush them, it shows how unskilled the soldiers are . 」
Don’t say something so unpleasant .
「Try considering only the 15 000 soldiers you brought along in your calculations . 」
Leopolt also chimes in .
It’s fine, I have Celia…… .
When I was about to pat Celia, I see Myla puff her cheeks slightly .
「Oh yeah Myla is here too . 」
I pull Myla towards me and stroke her hair, grabbing her breasts while I’m at it .
Ooh, now Celia is puffing her cheeks .
「What are you doing!? Geez, we’ll be heading out soon!!」
She’s complaining but not shaking me off .
Rather, she’s putting her face close to my neck and tilting it towards me so it’s easier to kiss her .
Seeing Celia try her best to squeeze in between from all directions is cute .
「Alright, go make preparations . 」
I tell the two of them after rubbing their asses .
A Few Days Later .
Out of the two bases we had to crush, I chose the farther one to lead the Royal army to first while the governorate army headed to the one closer to Odoros .
This was because the leadership of the Royal army was superior and would result in a faster movement speed .
Apparently, the Governor General Dunois will be taking direct command of the governorate army .
The march to our destination was steady and we didn’t encounter the independent faction along the way .
「So that’s the enemy base . 」
It looked like a normal small city from far away, but saw the wooden fences, watchtowers and crudely dug moats as soon as we got closer .
「It appears the enemy has chosen to defend a siege . 」
Like Leopolt said, the enemy doesn’t have a single soldier outside the base .
Timid faces peek out from the hastily made camp .
The leather armor and home-made spears are indicative of typical rebel army equipment .
「Shall we advise them to surrender?」
Myla asks just in case .
「They probably won’t anyways . We’ll take the deal if they come to us with the offer . 」
They don’t need to entertain us who are like regular merchants in their eyes .
Having quickly surrounded the small city, archers were sent to the front .
The single file row of archers nock flaming arrows on their bow, ready to launch the first volley .
Wittmann looks to me like he was trying to see if I was impressed .
The speed at which they get into formation and attack are certainly impressive .
But my soldiers are just as fast .
「Fire . 」
On Wittmann’s command, countless flaming arrows rain down towards the city .
The enemy tries to fire back with arrows, but not with many .
On top of the difference in army size, the ratio of archers in the army is also different .
「Our arrows outnumber them ten to one . 」
「We should not have trouble with this enemy . 」
It is exactly as Leopolt and Myla said .
This is a siege battle for the most part, but I want to end it in one day if possible .
「Tristan, do you have anything to add?」
If I don’t ask him anything, he’ll end up sleeping again .
And then he stifles a small yawn .
「Nope . If you just continue, you’ll probably win after all . 」
「That’s obvious . 」
After the fifth volley of flaming arrows, Wittmann orders the archers to stop shooting and retreat outside the firing range for now .
We barely suffered any casualties .
On the other hand, the hastily prepared enemy camp is burning in different areas and the enemy soldiers are rushing to put out the flames .
「Shall we attack?」
I nod to answer Wittmann .
Without delay the 2000 infantry charge forward, since a larger number than that simultaneously attacking such a small city would only crowd the limited space .
Oops, almost forgot Agor’s battalion is here too .
「Their counterattack is lacking . Let us charge into the city . 」
I’m not sure if they’re too busy extinguishing fires but the number of arrows coming at us are fewer than before, allowing the infantry to get to the gate and walls without trouble .
The erected fences and stakes were broken apart with axes, the gates were destroyed with large hammers, and ladders were put up against the walls to allow soldiers to climb over .
It was a beautifully executed attack .
「It looks like they’re several levels higher than us in siege battle . 」
Leopolt whispers so that Wittmann couldn’t hear .
「It’s true . My soldiers are strong on the field, not so much in a siege……」
I feel like we don’t have many options besides firing cannons or bulldozing our way through .
「Lord Hardlett, are you not fond of siege warfare?」
Myla said it for me .
That’s exactly right .
「I don’t like the slow grinding pace, it really irritates me . 」
「I hate it too!!」
Irijina is also in support .
She’s been pretty restless for a while now .
It’s probably because she can’t help wanting to participate in the battle happening in front of her eyes .
「Oh, it doesn’t look like you’re using cannons . 」
When I mentioned it to Wittmann, he gives me a troubled look .
「Our army was only allotted six cannons . Also they break so easily right after use…… so I was hoping to use them for a larger battle if possible . 」
“I can bring them out if you want”, he adds later .
「No, it’s fine . I was just curious . 」
We also struggled with fragile cannons like that before .
The rate at which they break has decreased quite a bit with the new cannons, maybe it’s a good idea to share the manufacturing process with the Kingdom?
Leopolt makes a face telling me not to say anything unnecessary, so I guess I won’t .
The attack was progressing smoothly at the start but the battle unexpectedly hasn’t been settled yet .
In the end, the squad that charged into the city had to retreat while engaging the enemy and was eventually pushed out through the gate .
「Hooh, they were chased away . 」
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