Desperate Defense (2)

"What the hell does this mean?"

The soldiers blurted out as they dug a hole.

"Well, it's just a game for the Lord. He wants to play war games."

The soldier shakes his head in incomprehension at the Lieutenant's words.

"If the lord hears us, we're all dead. The Lord hates those who disobey his orders the most. Now start digging!"

"Huh. I've had good luck with gambling today, but I can't believe I have to do this. What am I going to do? Damn it!"

The soldiers complained, but followed orders and dug the pit.

Of course, none of them had imagined that a real war would break out.

They just thought it was just another one of the tyrant lord's whimsical games.

Even so, their bodies naturally moved because if they were to slack off and the lord saw them, they would be dead on the spot.

If you defy the lord, he will kill you, that was the lord.

It was a fact known to all the people of Aquitania.

The soldiers complained, but they had no choice but to dig a pit.

Of course, the situation was different in some places.

The site where Bente's troops were digging the holes was completely different from the rest of the troops.

Bente was a very simple man, and he had never heard of his lord's bad name in the first place or just didn't care about it.

On the contrary, he was rather grateful to his lord for recognizing him and giving him the great role of a hundred man. That was why he was doing his best to encourage his soldiers.

No, he was busy taking the initiative and leading.

"You dig a hole, you stretch a large mesh of rope, and you cover it with straw leaves and grass. Alright? Hey, watch out! You're going to hurt your hand!"

On one hand, fear of the lord, on the other hand, loyalty to the lord.

Everyone has their own feelings, but anyway, the troops started to move busily.

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Commander Haddin, who was leading the ambush operation, saw an unbelievable sight.

Hours after completing the setup of traps, while the men were resting...

The Visigoth Royal Army had really appeared!

Even the soldiers couldn't hide their agitation.

They had all thought that it was just a game for the lord, so no one would have expected that the Visigoth Kingdom army would actually invade.

Of course, the lord had said that he would prepare for an attack by the Visigoth Kingdom army.

But no one believed that it would actually happen.

"Are you saying that you really knew about the surprise attack of the Visigoth Kingdom army?"

Everyone thought it was just for fun.

That said, it's good to see that the Lord has taken an interest in the military.

That's why he led this mission as soon as he got back.

It's better to think of it as an ambush drill rather than a game.

Anyway, Haddin thought that if he could change the rogue lord's mind by continuing to insist on the importance of the training, he wouldn't mind being taken to jail again.

But a real war?

The poorly trained soldiers were fine with the ambush when there was no enemy, but when they actually saw the enemy, they started to panic.

Some of them even tried to shoot arrows prematurely.

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- - Going back a bit - -

While his men were deep in the foothills digging up the earth creating a series of pit traps.

Julius had returned to the castle town in search of the perk mentioned in the welcome notification before he came to this world.

He searched every square inch of his room, the other bedrooms, the studies, the Main hall, the kitchen even the maid's room... ooops seeing some things he probably shouldn't have.

But nothing, not a damn thing was found!!!

But why!!

Why couldn't I find anything?!

There was supposed to be something here, it said legendary perks could be obtained at the start of the map.

"Are you looking for something Milord?"

"Do you know! and place that would have Weapons, Armor, items, or money and goods, treasure...?"

talking almost in a semi-delirious state in the final bid to get another advantage to save my life in the coming battle.

"Pardon me for saying this but if you are looking for such things as those you try a warehouse in the city?"

No way!?

This entire Castletown is the starting map?

Not the castle itself?

No way I can search the entire town by morning in time for the battle

No I cant give up there's no other war preparations to be done aside from this

"Landers !! In this castle wait no even amongst the castle town as well are there any important places or structures around here?"

"Important places... there may be something, not sure if this is what you seek but below the castle there is an ancient mausoleum that enshrines the spirits of the past Lords who were the founders of Aquitania"

I get it now

Such an austere place like this underneath the castle

I was led into the depths of the castle, and here I was greeted with a grand stone door, but better than that, I was greeted with a status message!!

[Perks: Obtained]

The one whose triumphing in battle tomorrow will be me!

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When the morrow came the army sighted by the legions shocked them all

"Commander! This is....There are too many enemies!"

The soldiers whispered, rattled and upset.

"Will everyone please shut up!"

Haddin was surprised to see this, but he quickly changed his expression and gathered his soldiers together.

There was nothing to be gained by making a fuss.

As a war veteran, Haddin knew that he had to maintain the order in this situation.

He kept an eye on his old subordinate who had returned to his position as a hundred man, and monitored the Visigoth Kingdom army hanging below the precipice.

The more he looked at them, the more he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Commander...are you okay?"

Nortin, an old subordinate of his and the Hundred man who became his second-in-command as soon as he returned, asked in a low voice.

"No worries. That said, you don't think...?"

The memory of the battle against the army of the Visigoth Kingdom twenty years ago flashed through Haddin's mind.

"Don't tell me that's Randall the Strong Spear?"

There was an enemy he knew from war.

He was quite young at the time, but he was a man of great military prowess who deserved to be called a warlord.

"Is that Randall, one of the ten warlords of Visigoth?"

When Nortin asked back, Haddin nodded his head.

"That's right. That's what they call him now. If that's the case, we're in trouble. We have no chance of winning this battle...."

"General...!"

Haddin came back to his senses by Nortin shout.

"Follow your lord's orders and wait for the smoke to rise. Until then, do not move!"

Haddin calmly gave the order while breaking into a cold sweat.

He had no idea what was going on, he thought that the ambush was simply a game for the lord, but it seemed to be the only way to take advantage of the enemy.

Haddin clutched his sword as he did so.

The enemy army and commander are overwhelming but his army's training level is the worst.

Furthermore, the people who follow Burke are unable to say anything in front of their lord, but behind the scenes, they are showing their opposition.

In this situation, even if the ambush was successful, it was unlikely that they would be able to stop Randall, but he was consumed with the thought that they needed to damage the enemy army for the sake of his country, even if only a little.

The fact that the enemy was completely unaware of the ambush was a relief at least.

As he waited with bated breath, he finally saw the smoke.

At the same time, the enemy army that had been moving stopped.

"All right, now. Kill as many of them as you can!"

Haddin immediately shouted.

At the same time, arrows were fired, and rocks rolled down the cliff as if a landslide had occurred.

The army of the Visigoth Kingdom began to move left and right, receiving the baptism of arrows and rocks.

But then something that Haddin had been worried about happened.

Some of the Hundred men under the previous commander, Burke, hid in the back as soon as the Visigoth Royal Army appeared, and could do nothing but tremble.

Craven Cowards!!

Because of this, they were unable to launch multiple attacks at the same time.

In addition, there was a hundred man who lost his reason and gave orders recklessly when the enemy was disturbed by the arrow attacks.

"Come on, attack! They're confused."

"No, sir! The lord absolutely forbids any direct attack!"

The ten-man captain next to him tried to stop him, but Shane, the hundred man who had lost his reason, did not listen to him.

"Such things change with the situation! Attack!"

The second-in-command leapt to the bottom of the incline and the soldiers had no choice but to follow suit.

Convinced that the enemy was completely oblivious to their surprise attack across the border, the Visigoth Royal Army was caught in the ambush and began to take damage.

However, thanks to the dissonance in the Aquitania army, the damage did not spread.