Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
“And how do you expect your opponent to come out? Matthew.”
The Imperial Army 6000, which had set out to capture the Lionel capital of Carvel, was marching steadily eastwards.
The generals are listening to what is being said at the military council of the upper echelons, which is now also a military pause.
“Ha! The number of the enemy is reported to be in the thousands. If that is the case, they will either turn their entire army towards us, or they will stay in their castles!”
I asked the question to General Matthew Neville, who is my right-hand man in this battle.
He is an experienced old general, about 50 years old, a well-known general in the Empire and the supreme commander of this army.
I’m a general, but I’m only a figurehead.
“Well, why is that?”
But I don’t believe everything I read.
I can’t afford to let these people get in my way.
“The Stampede can only be predicted to the point where it will happen within a month. So I think the first priority is to deal with ours, which will surely come. But the soldiers also have to fight with the uncertainty of not knowing when their families will be attacked, so it makes sense to fight at this time.”
“Hmm, I see. Then we should plan for the case that the enemy comes at us with an entire army, shouldn’t we?”
“That is correct. The other side will probably take refuge in a fort near the front line in order to make the most of their geo-strategic advantage. If they choose to siege, it’s not too late to actually see the castle and then think about a strategy.”
Matthew’s opinion was unanimous and the military discussions proceeded on the assumption that Lionel’s army was holed up in a nearby fort.
It was then.
“R-report!”
“What? We’re in the middle of a war council.”
Matthew spoke to the messenger as if to remind him.
I was so displeased that I wanted to smash him to pieces right now, but I held my ground because Matthew has sole discretion during the march.
“Ha! That’s what the scouts report, that they’ve spotted enemy forces. ……”
“Is that true! Where is it? Gorable Fort! Or Muurrat!”
Any of the places Matthew asked back were easy points for Lionel to defend.
It’s still troublesome, but if you surround them, their morale will collapse first, so there’s no way they’ll lose.
“Ha! That’s …… Valko Plain, reports are coming in. ……”
“Valko Plain?!”
I checked the map quickly, but it’s an empty plain.
The generals were also disturbed by the unexpected report.
No one had expected to take position on the Valkor Plain.
“How many are the enemy?”
“……200, sir. ……”
“””What?!!”””
“We’re going into battle right now, ……! Let the lickspittle beasts bleed!”
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Both armies facing each other.
The normally empty plain was filled with thousands of soldiers and an indescribably heavy atmosphere.
“The enemy is 200, and they say they are not beastmen. What is the situation here?”
“I-I don’t know. …… The secret service reports that all the beastmen’s forces have marched north, …… with no reinforcements and no idea what this mysterious group is trying to do with these numbers. ……”
None of the generals, or even Matthew, have a proper grasp of the situation.
In the first place, what is it about Lionel that we are facing now?
If you’re talking about special forces, you’ll have to ask why the other party isn’t a beastman.
“R-report! The enemy has raised the flag and we have discovered the identity of our opponent!”
“Where are they? Who is the enemy!”
“Ha! The flag is the black and white dragon flag ……, and we believe it is the Black and White dragon Clan, which has recently begun to make a name for itself!”
“!!!? Why are they here?! Why are those lunatics on Lionel’s side? !”
The name of the Black and White dragon Clan had spread all over the world.
They never miss their prey, and the Empire has been attacked many times, each time with important data and research materials stolen and their prestige damaged in no small way.
Moreover,…… it is said that its leader is Rex, the man who killed Carlitz,……!
Every time the Black and White dragon Clan made a name for itself, I wanted to smash that guy to death. ……
And now he has a small army of 200 men with him. ……
“Make sure they are annihilated here. We can’t have any more blemishes on the name of the emperor.”
“Ha! Let us give the Crown Prince a victory for sure!”
Rex……! I will surely kill all your people here. ……
The war begins with Matthew’s introduction… it was supposed to be.
They were outside the norm from the beginning.
“A-a magic circle has appeared that fills the sky, and iron soldiers are coming out of it! There are about 500 of them!”
“Report! The enemy has begun its assault!”
“Heey! Don’t panic! First, form a defensive formation!”
The Imperial Guard changed shape in response to Matthew’s instructions.
And they succeeded in changing formation before the enemy’s assault reached them.
But…
“Nah! How strong they are!”
The formation was easily broken through.
They didn’t even slow down as if nothing had happened.
“G-gather the troops in the centre! Don’t let them break through!”
“Yes, sir!”
The soldiers gathered in the centre and began to prevent the enemy’s invasion, but they suddenly stopped moving and we were unable to push them in at all.
Conversely, our left flank is getting pushed further and further in.
“Hey, Matthew!? What the hell is going on?!”
“W-Wait a moment! I will make sure we win this battle!”
Why are we struggling so much against such a mere 200 enemies?
In addition, the enemy is only attacking with troops summoned by summoning magic, and the damage is still zero.
But in spite of this, we have suffered tremendous damage and have been invaded deep into our own camp.
It was supposed to be a battle that could be won for sure, but I couldn’t understand why this was happening.
“R-report! Two hundred enemy troops have broken out of the main camp! They are all mounted and heading towards the left camp! The Black Dragon Banner is also reported to have been sighted!”
Black Dragon Banner.
In other words, Iris, the Black Dragon of Disaster, who is renowned as the number two of the Black and White dragon Clan, is leading them herself.
The Black Dragon of Disaster has outwitted us many times.
Her presence is well known to the soldiers and they are more than a little upset.
“…Ugh I don’t know if she’s responsible for …… the enemy’s good military tactics, but I didn’t expect such a big guy to be here. ……”
“Matthew! We can’t afford to lose this battle! Don’t let them take the main camp!”
“Yes, sir! Send in the reserves and troops from the centre! From the right, take out the cavalry and charge the enemy’s back! If we can prevent this attack, we win!”
If this attack fails, the enemy will no longer have any men.
This is a desperate attack.
Matthew gathers his men on the left and prepares for the enemy’s attack.
And from the right, the cavalry that should charge the enemy’s back has safely set out.
“Hmm, she may be called the Black Dragon of Disaster, but she’s still a woman. She is not fit to come out on her own at this moment.”
“Can you defend?”
“Yes. With this, our victory is as good as assured.”
Matthew nodded proudly.
The other side had come out on their own, which gave us a chance to win the game.
However, the result was unexpected.
“What!? The cavalry was destroyed in an instant!?”
Dozens of the enemy jumped out from the right flank and attacked the cavalry.
It was as if they had anticipated everything with perfect timing.
And despite the fact that they had tried to hide themselves from the enemy with their allies on the right.
“R-report! Two hundred enemy cavalry changed direction and charged towards the centre! The Iron Guard’s attack on the centre is becoming more and more intense, and they are being eaten into more and more!”
The moment he heard this report, Matthew’s face turned blue.
His expression told how dangerous this situation was.
“C-consolidate the centre immediately! Don’t let them get through!”
“No, no! The enemy, led by the ‘Black Dragon of Disaster’, is moving further and further into the interior! Their momentum is unstoppable!”
The Iron Soldiers also block the path as if to prevent from killing the momentum.
The enemy is closing in on a single narrow path, as if everything is entangled in one.
“T-Your Imperial Highness! Evacuate! Retreat to the rear!”
Matthew tells me in a bloodthirsty voice.
The soldiers hurriedly pulled up horses to bring them to me, but it was all in vain.
“It’s too late”
With that voice, my consciousness faded into darkness…
-Maiban