The Strategist Knows Everything

The explosion you hear makes you feel the intensity of the battle.

On Fresberg are me and Fio, Micah and the Knox Squad Leaders, and Charlotte, Fio's escort.

These seven are reinforcements to Fort Lair. It's a reckless operation that tries to overshadow quantity with quality, but it doesn't mean you have to defeat all 30,000 soldiers. All you have to do is do some damage and retreat.

Well, it's harder to do it than think with your head, not half the time, but it's not impossible.

"The more thoroughly trained you are, the less you can move without the commander's orders."

"Are you aiming for the Commander?

When I say that on Fresberg's back, Captain Ars hears me smile belligerently.

As Erica is called the Red Lotus Witch, Captain Ars also has two names.

Ars of pruning. As a mercenary, he was put into intense combat many times, and Captain Ars continued to hunt for powerful generals and commanders in order to improve the situation. That's the two names I got. Of course, it may include his desire to fight a strong opponent.

But since entering Knox, Captain Ars had much restraint on himself. Because when you act on your own, your troops screw up. Above all, Captain Ars' men can't follow me. But I don't have that kind of footprint right now.

"I think you're going to ask. But first, let's turn to the fort's defense."

"You can expect me to buy you some time before I take control of the Imperial Army, right?

That's what Fio asks me to confirm my intentions. In contrast, I nod back.

"But there are five of you? I can't leave Fiona's side, and how do I buy time?

Charlotte has said that with a serious face. Even when it's serious, the tone is the same, so as for this one, it cuts my concentration pretty much, but if I go in, I lose.

"Fighting isn't the only way to buy time. Well, we need to draw attention to it first, but it's a natural gathering."

Charlotte looks surprised at my confident words, but because Fio doesn't say anything to me, neither does Charlotte.

Me and Fio, the military type, but this time the role is clear.

I'm the avant-garde and Fio's the rear guard.

Fio takes the entire command of the Imperial Army, and I move as I please on the front line. You may give instructions to the Imperial Army at that time, but ask them to fio the follow-ups around there. To do this, Fio needs to have control of the entire army.

So the first thing you do is buy time.

"Fio, if you can turn it, I want you to turn it this way."

"I get it. Turn it around first."

"Please. Erica. Save me magic at first. Have them do the concatenated sorcery."

"I don't mind, but it's gonna take a while if you're the kids who don't have a lot of time, okay?

Tell that to Erica, who is generous as she touches her Fresberg feathers, and she returns such an answer.

I don't know much about the magician power of the Imperial Army, or the magician power of Fort Lair.

"Because?

"I'll turn my arm around as much as I can. But give me the results, okay?

"Tell that to the Captain General. Your Highness, I only move as instructed."

Erica vomits words that transfer responsibility from herself to me, but, well, there's no problem. It is the role of the superior officer to take responsibility, and it is also the role of the superior officer to maximize the power of his subordinates.

"You don't have to worry, I'll try to pull the enemy back."

"Yukito's brother. How confident are you? What's wrong?

That's what Roy asks me wondering. I do have a lot of room. But there's no special reason.

"I don't think there's any reason to lose, do you? The battle for Fort Lair is an outpost. We need to win by an overwhelming difference in power, and I don't think that's that hard to face."

"Thirty thousand against eight thousand, huh? How many people do we have to work for?

"Working for 22,000 people, we're finally mutual though?

Speak in the form of Micana taking Roy's word. Roy eats to Micana, but Micana doesn't deal with him.

You look like a good brother and sister when you look at it this way. I would deny it if I told you.

"Knox's squad leader is said to be a thousand fierce men. Maybe that's not a mistake. But that's if you fought individually. The four of you join forces, and I'll take command. The power that we can use at that time won't hold for 4,000 people. A little over 20,000...... not a big difference, is it?

"If that's what Yukito says, I guess so. Twenty-two thousand places to fill the difference, I think we're enough."

When Micah says so, Fio continues with a smile after that.

"Then me and Charlotte have to work a cup too! I can't leave the fight for our country to the rest of us."

"You're right. If we need to win by an overwhelming difference, do we have to work for about 10,000 people, too?

"Yeah. We're not the only ones fighting. Join forces with the eight thousand companions who are now fighting in the fort and bring them in to each other. That way, Yuki and the others will always win."

Lead eight thousand men and bring them into a battle with thirty thousand one another. That's a lot of difficulty inside, but Fio smiles.

Maybe I can't help but be anxious under that smile, but I won't show you how it is. I guess that's because he's a commander. I don't show any weakness down there. That is a necessary element for the Commander.

I tried to be exaggerated and strong to reassure Fio, but he didn't seem to want to take care of me. It's the first time I've fought a man's army, but I'm guessing that has nothing to do with Fio.

It sounds silly, like paying attention to someone you're already ready for.

I have to take responsibility for my men.

"It's time to get there"

"Is there any art on the road like this?"

"Right. It's best to appear as flashy as possible! That's all the morale you get when you stand out!

The Imperial Army will know about Fresberg. And no other country knows it like we didn't have any information in it.

So it's a pretty impactful appearance just to appear aboard Fresberg, but no matter how much room you make, it doesn't change that this one is at a disadvantage. I want to make sure it leads to victory as much as possible.

"You just have to stand out, right? Then let's plunge down from the top! Here's the thing, Gyun!! Feel that!

Roy tells us the image of a steep descent with his right hand.

And seeing that, me and Fio laughed at the same time.

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On the cloud. I can't see what's going on down there, but I can't see what's going on over here either.

"From here on out, it's a battle for now! Deal with the ad hoc!

"Yeah! Keep your general instructions and let's subtly change them to suit them!!

It's our last meeting. Fresberg has already begun its descent.

The wind is blown out by Fresberg, but if he's not clinging to his feathers, he'll be away from Fresberg during the descent.

Captain Ars is standing by to help me with my impotent follow-up. Very unpleasant. I don't give a shit about boulders.

Fio has Charlotte by his side at Fio.

Through the clouds, you can see the colorful lines of concatenated magic emitted towards the fort. It doesn't have to look like fireworks, but that light isn't that easy.

"Berk!! Get out front of the fort!!

"I got it."

At Fio's direction, Fresberg spreads his big wings and hangs a steep brake on the front of the fort, which continues to experience a storm of concatenated magic. Quite a breeze would have gone to the soldiers of the fort, but the tragic one is the soldiers of Albion. Flying like dust.

The appearance of a giant bird gave the battlefield silence.

Albion side would have suddenly appeared and looked like an unrecognized reaper who had damaged this one.

It would have seemed a sure sign to the Imperial Army announcing the appearance of the person awaited among the disadvantages.

"I command the Imperial Second Defense Front more than this! Fiona Albright takes it!!

From above Fresberg's head, Fio shouted that way toward the fort.

That was enough. Fresberg's appearance is Fiona's appearance in equals, and Fiona's appearance and words turn it into certainty. So the Imperial Army didn't need the extra words.

After a moment. An anger came from the fort. Soldiers from the fort, who were on the disadvantaged side and had been unilaterally hit until earlier, breathed back at Fio's appearance.

Fio keeps running down Fresberg. And jump to the fort so Charlotte can hold it.

Now the morale of the Imperial Army will be more than five minutes with Albion. However, it is not enough to ensure that the difference in numbers is filled.

It is difficult to further raise the morale of the Imperial Army from here.

Then just lower the enemy's.

"Follow me, everyone."

Saying so, I took the four of them and moved towards Fresberg's head.

From there, the Albion army deployed to attack Fort Lair, approximately 30,000, was firmly visible. And the opposite would be true.

Black hair, black eyes. Black kimono. And an unnaturally feathered black coat on top.

The Albion side will soon find out. Who I am.

My assessment in Albion is uncertain.

Some are heroes who protected Sophia from the king of Velis, while others are unforgivable sinners who captured Sophia from Velis. No, many would have clearly recognized themselves as enemies since they exchanged direct spears with the Albion army on the imperial defensive front.

Even if we leave Sophia out of this, I am now the commander who slaughtered the most Albion soldiers. That would be enough to get resented.

So you'll pay attention to my words. In a good or a bad way.

"White knights gathered under the white flag! There's something I need to tell you before I cross spears!!

My voice speaks for itself. It would sound pretty far now that the battlefield is dominated by silence.

What I do is buy me time, but I wanted to find out for myself.

First of all, it's a question of whether or not Masefield is here.

"Let me ask you something! Velis' warrior!

There is a voice around the Imperial Army that responds to my words. It's a man's voice. Macefield is supposed to be a woman.

It is the Admiral who responds at times like this. Well, if the general doesn't respond, it's not difficult.

"They're entrusting me with a message! I'd like to tell Lord Maysfield face to face if possible!?

"Ha ha!! I'm sorry to hear that! I can't have His Excellency Masefield here!! You don't even have to go out to the Imperial Army!! Instead this Dick, the deputy general, asks!!

I turn a cold eye to a man in armor who laughs so well.

All I know is that I am a man because of too much distance and that I am not that young from my voice. I can't even see the status, but given the fact that there was no Masefield at all, it wouldn't be that far.

Of course, there is a possibility of measures. But the plan would tell them in a different way. The way you say it is too straightforward.

"I got it! So long, General Dick! Send a message from the supreme maiden!!

The Albion army rings to my words. And I take the fan out of my nose and open it.

This fan, which is a national treasure dish, is from the Albion Army, and what I have is a dazzling sight. Well, I've never known the mood of an Albion army like that.

"Take out the divine fan clarus, what the hell are you going to say!? I hear the supreme maiden was grabbed by Velis!? The purpose is to make us furious!?

"Know that the idea is shallow!! The message is concise! The Albion army wants us to stop fighting against justice now and return to our country. This is the message!

It's not an order. It's just a wish. If I get a chance, I want you to tell me that you don't want a fight. That's what Sophia entrusted me with.

Since there has been almost no surprise attack so far, I haven't had a chance to say it, but it's a good opportunity, so I said it, well, it's the word that came out of my mouth. The reaction of the Albion army was as funny as I imagined.

The Albion army began laughing heavily. I feel like I can't help but say it's really funny.

"I heard that Velis' military master manipulates a thousand military laws... but you think we're going to retreat with such false words!? If that's one of the military laws, the other 900 or more won't be a big deal!!

Dick says so and starts laughing so loud that it arrives here.

The eyes of me and the four troop leaders who see such an Albion army are cold. If you've spoken to Sophia at all, you can see that Sophia is the most averse to war.

During the battle against the Empire, Sophia stormed and overthrew many ships, but said she changed the wind direction to land to help the drowning Empire soldiers, causing everyone to launch ashore. So Sophia herself did not take the life of an Imperial Army soldier.

Those soldiers are imprisoned by Velis as prisoners, but it would be better than losing their lives.

No matter how merciful Sophia may be, there are only a few lives that could be saved. Sophia would know that, too. My sweetness too. You must also feel guilty about not getting your hands dirty with blood.

Still, Sophia doesn't stain that hand with blood. No matter how beautiful, Sophia will pierce it. And put up a beautiful hand and preach the stupidity of fighting.

What is the supreme maiden? You don't know anything, you decorate it, you create idols for your own convenience.

Looking at the 30,000 Albion troops laughing at me, thinking about it, I realize that I feel angry. And I also understood that now was a good time to let it go.

That's why.

"Even if you are after yourself, you will never hurt that person!! Sophia Leesberg is such a woman!! Never forget the importance of a peaceful moment, no matter what time it is!! Such a woman!! What have you guys seen!? Is it so funny that she tells you to stop the fight!? Put your hands on your chest and ask yourself!! If she is here, what will she say to you!!

Blocking the laughter, I said that out of a ridiculous voice.

Scenes and battlefields calm down again.

Sofia is recognized by the people of Albion as a peace-loving person, and that is not a mistake.

The Albion Army soldier laughed at the words that came out of my presence, but if you think calmly, you don't feel uncomfortable with what Sophia said.

"Don't be confused! The other guy's a Velis warrior! He's the one who grabbed the supreme maiden!! If there were a supreme maiden on this occasion, she would admire us fighting for the justice of the albion who has enough keepers of order!!

"What is justice!! Don't make me laugh! Albion held the peace of the continent in its hands!! Albion, not actively contending and harmonious with other countries, was undoubtedly the keeper of the order of the continent!! But not the Albion now! Is an invasion of the Empire justice!? No matter how you look at it, it's an invasion with territorial ambitions! Because of your movements, the continent is now about to turn to the muddy wars fought by the four powers! You know what I mean!? Do you seriously think that the people of today's world... think that Albion is just!?

The Albion side will have a say as well. Velis during his predecessor's reign was undoubtedly a country that targeted an invasion of the centre of the continent, and no one would have complained about trying to discuss it. And it was his daughter, Kaguya, who inherited the throne.

Justice changes in position. And the way you look and say it. If they told me to think of words that would justify Albion, I would come up with more words than those that would justify Velis. But it's hard to tell you to justify this invasion of the Empire.

The Empire officially allied itself with Velis, but the presence of the Empire is fine for Albion to miss. If we destroy Velis and then hunt down the Empire in diplomacy, we don't need a fight or anything. I dare not do that because after the war it is possible that you will not be able to get a satisfactory territory with cross spears in the empire.

There is no denying that the present invasion of the Empire is aimed at the territory. So it goes against justice as the keeper of the order that Albion has listed so far. Albion broke the justice he had done himself.

"If you still want to talk to the Keeper of Order or something, call me! Yukito Clay, the general captain of the Velis Kingdom Independent Mobile Force Knox, will hang on to that name and smash every one of its rotten righteousness!!