Town chapter 91: Fujiwara Territory Defense Battle 1
Initia kingdom´s army left the royal city for the control of the northern part of Dryad Kingdom. Led by Reanis, the supreme commander of Initia Kingdom.
The troops going north first invaded the territory immediately north of the kingdom and proceeded straight to the prefectural government. In response, the landlords immediately send a surrender letter.
The same goes so for Count Hernander´s territory in the north. When the army was brought near the home city, a surrender messenger came to Reanis again. Thus, the Initia army had two territories in their hands, with no single battle.
In this regard, it would be cruel to blame the two lords with 「Those unrighteous people who don"t have enough loyalty to the country!」. Only the northern four territories have not fallen into the hands of the enemy in Dryad Kingdom (limited to the land where rulers are). Even the capital city has already fallen. It was good to say that the Queen had done her duty enough even if she had escaped to the north.
For Queen Olivia and the refugees who traveled northward through the shortest distance, Reanis often advanced the army while resting his troops. This is due to the fact that Olivia"s destination was the same as Reanis"s final destination. Reanis wanted a battle between the army and the armed forces with each other in that place, rather than forcibly catching up on the way, causing a violent battle and causing damage to the displaced people.
There was also a territory in the east from which Reanis received a letter stating that it surrendered when he gained control of the Hernander territory. Only one territory remains, which is the Fujiwara territory.
As soon as the army invaded the Fujiwara territory, there was a large village that was used as the head of the territory. However, there is no person.
This is strange. The military"s original destination is here. Reanis thought that the queen and himself will have a showdown that would decide everything here. He heard the story of a castle city in the capital, but refused to say that there was no such thing. No, he still thinks so when he witnesses a village where there is no one.
So where did the Queen, Fujiwara and the people disappear? Did they run into the earth spreading north? If they go there, they have to follow. Reanis twists his neck while stationing the army in the village. The next day, the army started to follow the queen again. In this situation, there will be no way other than catching the queen and Fujiwara, even if it becomes a battle. ――The story starts here.
Speaking of time, the refugees from the royal capital entered the castle city. One day after the Initia Kingdom"s army left the village.
The soldiers of the Initia Kingdom are eating in a hilly valley in the Fujiwara territory. On top of the hill, there were two figures――the army commander Reanis and Komatsuna.
"What......really happened......"
"It"s much bigger than the Dryad Kingdom"s royal city. Before we know it, they have something like that......!"
Reanis and Komatsuna have unexpected faces as if they were surprised. The cause of their surprise is far beyond their eyes. What finally became visible by the height of the hill under the foot and the size of the object itself――there was a huge castle city.
"The story I heard in the capital city was indeed true. I can"t believe it with my eyes, Komatsuna"
"Yeah, I still doubt my eyes. A castle city that wasn"t on the map and no one knew about it until recently. I thought it was an excuse to escape north. However its true"
"That"s right, I also thought so"
Reanis makes a bitter smile like being done for. Komatsuna is still staring at the castle city without blinking. Then Reanis said.
"It"s impossible to make such a thing suddenly. Then, I wonder if Fujiwara had made it before, but what about this? There was no such report when it was investigated before. It"s like the royal palace made a top secret operation long ago, the purpose is just like today"s national difficulties. ......What do you think?"
"I dont know. It"s my job to think about how to drop it, rather than how they made it"
"You said something interesting. You don"t have to think about how to drop it"
"Well, that"s right"
When Reanis and Komatsuna think of the existence of their own cannons, they laugh at each other. The surprises of the two had already turned into margins. There is no point in building a castle in front of a cannon. Even in the original world of medieval Europe, the castle city disappeared due to the rise of cannons. However, Reanis immediately spoke seriously when his expression was serious.
"Fujiwara......what do you think?"
To this, Komatsuna also tied the mouth that had drawn an arc to a single letter. Fujiwara territory that the Queen escaped. Reanis and Komatsuna knew the place for a long time. It is a potato production area and handles pepper. In addition, the name of the territory is j.a.panese, such as Fujiwara, so the stranger was strange.
Lord n.o.buhide Fujiwara is definitely someone from earth like them. They don"t know his ability. They thought they could pull him on their side, but it was a mistake.
The opponent has already established a firm position as a lord in the Dryad Kingdom. Certainty was required for tuning so that the ambition of continental conquest could not be distracted.
The other party who seemed to be insignificant in any way. However, they don"t know how it happened, but the trust from the royal palace seems to be strong in seeing this situation now. Komatsuna said after thinking a little.
"It"s the same as before. And if the lord is from the same world as us, now is the time to talk to him and become friends. We don"t have to hide anymore"
"Well, yes. Even so, there is no way for the royal palace to respond to an rising lord. Maybe the top of the royal palace also had someone from our world. If Fujiwara and the royal people joined hands, the current situation can be a little bit different"
"What if the queen was from our world?"
"Let"s talk to them. Help if we can get their help. If they lived in the same world as us, their values are different from those in this world. We don"t have to kill them"
"That"s good. Well, let"s eat, too. It"s hard for us to delay our advancement"
"Well, it"s because of us, isn"t it? I only eat a normal amount, but Komatsuna is a big eater. That"s why I want you to rephrase it"
Reanis smiles as if he teased Komatsuna. Komatsuna also smiles and says.
"Well, do you want to compete? Will I be faster to finish eating everything or is Reanis quicker to finish eating?"
"Okay, let"s do it"
Waving silver hair and black hair go down the hill together. The soldiers looked at them and opened their faces.
Their friendliness is like brothers. They are two people who are redeemed by soldiers. The relationship between them was a refreshing agent that healed everyone"s heart during the war.
After the meal, the army pa.s.ses through the hills and proceeds north on the plains. The final battle in the Dryad strategy battle will finally begin.
In the castle city created by n.o.buhide. On the ramparts, the northern forest beastmen, who became a temporary artillery after the training to date, were on the lookout.
"Hey, isn"t there a moving sand cloud?"
It was a Ox tribe beastman who was on the southern wall. Then, the young beastman next to him said 「N? Which one」. Certainly a sand cloud stands out on the far horizon. But――.
"No, how is it? Isn"t it just the wind? If the first enemy came, the smoke cloud would be a little higher"
"Is that so? Well, if you"re smarter than me, I guess that"s what it is"
The young Ox beastman was convinced by the young rat beastman in view of his intelligence. By the way, what you can see from the 10-meter wall is about 12 kilometers away, although there are errors such as atmospheric refraction. Naturally, this does not take into account visual acuity, but their visual acuity that used to live in the wild is unusual.
But. It was good that these two found the sand smoke by making use of their sight, but they didn"t know that the stars were round. Therefore, they didn"t notice that the sand smoke was small in fact hiding on the surface of the earth. And they will soon witness the truth.
"Oh, hey, isn"t the sand cloud getting bigger......?"
"No way......"
No way. The moment, Jahn! Jahn! The sound of the gong rang out of the wall which was one or two higher than where they were.
The young Oxman and Ratman tremble and see the source of the sound. There should be an old wolfman over there. He has fought several times with the human army and won. As the same beastman, it was regrettable and they didn"t want to admit it, but his trust is serious. Therefore, there was a feeling in their hearts that judgment would be certain.
How is that judgment? The Ox and Rat youth are crumbling and throating――there was no time. The next thing they could hear from the wall was a screaming voice.
"The enemy! The enemy has come!"
――Enemy. Human. It"s the human army. When they understood it, the two youths were pale. Usually, from their mouth, they say, 「There is nothing big about humans」 but in fact, the opposite is true.
Overwhelming numbers, great weapons and their cruelty. Each tribe has a mythical legend and the demons that appear to have been said to present a disease that cannot be resisted even with a strong body, but now humans are the demons.
"That "s the enemy!"
"The enemy has come!"
Like madman on the wall, the beasts of the North Forest yell at the enemy"s visit. It was transmitted and bronze drums started to sound in various places. Both youths also shouted out from the back of their throats to extinguish the fear of scolding their bodies.