Quit being a knight and become a mercenary

68 – Snail Hunting (5)

When the signal was given that the watchtower had been subdued, a loud shout was heard from beneath the castle wall.

“Platoon Leader Martin has suppressed the watchtower! “f*ck, hang the ladder over there!”

“Push in like this! “Let’s tear down this castle today!”

“Keep order and go up slowly! Even if you don’t hurry, the castle won’t run away!”

Our mercenary soldiers quickly hung a ladder on the watchtower I had secured and began to quickly climb up.

The enemy’s arrows or magic attacks barely reached the ladder that hung over the watchtower that I had secured.

At this rate, I don’t think there’s any need for me to stay here and protect the other mercenaries from coming up.

“Martin Squadron! Those who are physically fit should follow me, and those who are weak should stay here and provide cover.”

“Yes, platoon leader!”

Then I also took a little breather.

When I took a deep breath, my disordered breathing became regular again, and my whole body began to gain strength again.

“Okay, f*ck… Let’s go as far as we can today.”

Once again, we strengthened our resolve, and instead of the ragtag group of people in front, people moving in an orderly manner began to come in.

‘Those bastards must have this castle’s hidden secret.’

As if to prove that my thoughts were correct, they were all wearing pretty decent breastplates and helmets.

But what really drove me crazy was what they were holding…

Baker next to me pointed forward and said.

“Why on earth are those crazy bastards carrying javelins, shields, and swords? “Is there any idiot who uses something like that when fighting on the castle walls?”

Such long weapons are not often used in defensive battles to defend a castle or in siege warfare to attack a castle.

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However, if you pull it out at the most accurate time when the defense is being pushed back, that combination becomes a deadly move…

I ground my teeth and stepped hard on the innocent ground.

“f*ck, if you keep a distance from the already narrow castle wall and aim your spear at it, it will break through quite easily. “Besides, it means that if we get in trouble even a little bit, he’ll beat us up with his sword!”

The road is so narrow that it’s hard to see any gaps, but just thinking about breaking through such a tight defense is like mountains beyond mountains.

But what can we do?

If only to capture this castle, increase my reputation, and obtain wealth and women.

You can’t hesitate in the face of difficulties of this magnitude.

“Everyone, just follow me! And be prepared!”

Having said that, I walked carefully and looked for any gaps in the enemy.

At the same time, the enemy raised a large flag with a white chicken holding an olive leaf.

“I, Baron Sheikh, am with you. “Don’t be afraid and fight!”

The guys shouted while hitting their shields with their javelins.

“Try to see if it’s a white beard or a white thread!”

“I’ll just smash it to pieces.”

“You are all dead.”

Looking at that proud figure, the urge to break the bridge of his nose took over my body.

“I’ll sew up that mouth!”

I swung my sword widely with aura.

The soldier in front of me held out his shield to block my slash and stabbed me with his spear, but his spear did not reach me.

Rather, my expert sword cut the iron shield straight as if cutting a wooden plank.

“Crazy, what the f*ck?”

And these words became his last words.

“What a baseless bastard.”

After cutting down the enemy soldier with the steel breastplate, the sword was immediately swung over my head.

As soon as I heard the sound of a piece of metal splitting the air, I took one step further into the enemy’s arms.

At the same time, I clicked my tongue.

“Cowardly bastard.”

It is a compliment to be called cowardly in war, but it is a great connection that makes this word come out naturally.

Even though they filled up the ranks of soldiers quickly, they are trying to survive as regular soldiers under their direct control.

Otherwise, there is no way that a man who came up with such a sharp strategy for using regular soldiers would deploy such shabby soldiers.

“Get lost.”

At the same time, I gradually took over their connections, reducing their numbers one by one.

The guys in front of me are just regular soldiers, so if I’m embarrassed.

At that moment, we heard the urgent sounds of our Whitebeard mercenaries coming from behind.

“What the f*ck are these bastards?”

“Baby snails.”

“We too unite! “Bundle up!”

Even if I just listen to what they say without looking back, I think I know that things aren’t going very well for us.

Thanks to the rituals and other training that have been given to them until now, they have been able to hold on without being pushed back…

‘It must have been completely blocked, like a highway.’

When the situation became like this, I unconsciously started chewing my lips.

“What the f*ck.”

On the other hand, the enemy commander, the Baron, waved his baton wildly as if this was an opportunity.

“Push forward like this!”

According to that order, the enemy regular soldiers began to gradually drive us away using thorough cooperation as a weapon.

I also swung my sword and continued to kill them, encouraging my allies.

“We outnumber them, so keep pushing!”

In the meantime, the voices of wizards were heard from inside the castle walls.

“Burn my enemies, fireball!”

At the same time, the sound of the archers shouting wildly next to me stung my ears.

“Shoot, kill all those bastards!”

“Shoot until your fingers are cut off!”

“The Baron takes risks to protect you!”

I was deep in enemy territory, so I wasn’t directly hit by arrows or magic, but…

‘f*ck, the soldiers behind me…’

Strictly speaking, it is common sense to be attacked from a distance under the walls during a siege, so I can’t say it is my fault…

As the fireball set the surroundings on fire and the sound of an arrow cutting through the wind was heard, goosebumps appeared all over my body.

Soon the sound of our soldiers hurt my ears.

“Ugh, sh*t!”

“Save people, it’s hot! Water!”

“I can’t believe you’re searching like this…”

If you think about the people who are rolling around without even being able to shout out a word, the number of people who are actually dead right now is probably much higher than I think.

Although I knew that it was an inevitable loss, my emotions and anger flared even more intensely.

“You f*cking bastards!”

Then I swung my sword even more violently, as if I was releasing my anger on them.

All those in the area where the sword passed were equally defeated.

Some of them probably thought I was getting tired.

“I, Joseph Apo, Baron Sheikh’s knight, will cut off your head!”

The enemy knights also rushed out…

“Where is this little bastard!”

I blocked the guy’s sword with my left gauntlet, then immediately stabbed the guy in the neck and killed him.

“Wow.”

The insignificant knight collapsed without leaving a single word.

As I continued to fight the enemy, the surroundings suddenly turned red.

At the same time, a trumpet sound was heard from outside the castle walls, announcing a retreat.

“Is it retreat already?”

Still, I think it was not bad timing.

If the fight had continued like this, I don’t know, but the sacrifices of our soldiers could have been greater.

When I think about that, I feel like my shoulders are getting heavier.

“f*ck, if only I had fought a little better.”

I muttered that and shook my head to erase those thoughts.

Besides, even though this is a fortress, considering that they climbed over the walls and completely destroyed even one of the watchtowers, didn’t they really perform well for the first day of battle?

In that way, I dispelled my gloomy mood and supported the soldiers’ retreat.

Luckily, the Baron also thought that reorganizing the soldiers was a priority…

“Don’t chase after them carelessly, take care of the serf soldiers.”

We were able to come down the castle wall and retreat without receiving much counterattack.

However, the soldiers who experienced this type of siege for the first time slumped their shoulders and grumbled.

“f*ck, isn’t this too harsh? No matter how intense the siege is…”

“I don’t know how many people died…”

“It has to be like this tomorrow too?”

For a siege war, progress was relatively good, but to be honest, the tactics of attacking from under the walls with those ‘regular soldiers’ were too strong.

Maybe that’s why those who had some free time grumbled, neither disappointed nor happy.

“The resistance is a bit strong, but at this level, I don’t think we can take the fortress.”

**

However, this fortress was not captured as easily as we thought.

Even though the fierce attack lasted for about a week, the baron’s leadership, the connection between the regular soldiers, and the defense of the increasingly venomous serfs were surprisingly strong.

Because of this, the morale of our mercenary soldiers dropped to the bottom.

“Even if we capture this fortress, we will have to fight another all-out war.”

“f*ck, if we keep doing this, everything will be lost?”

“If you’ve done this much, isn’t it okay to say you can’t do it?”

Everyone was saying they couldn’t do it, but…

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As I calmly analyzed the situation, a smile appeared on my face.

Smiling in despair out of pessimism at the reality of our allies dying indiscriminately does not mean that we are happy about people dying.

After reaching this desperate situation, it was finally time to put into full use the strategy I had been thinking about since I first arrived here.

“This will definitely work.”

And then I immediately walked toward where I could hear the sound of a fight with Captain Dalton inside.