The Sended's

Chapter 42: Shot Heard Round The World

We set out, a thousand warriors in total, along with the four great knights and Maximilian, I gathered all the influential and powerful here to raise their morale of combat

Well.... Maximilian should be responsible for taking it down, right?

"Miss Rune, don't you want to tell us your plans? Even if our opinion of you is still bad enough, but for Ruby's sake we are ready to die even if" Maximilian said as he walked to the destination

He's right, I certainly can't satisfy everyone, but for Ruby's sake they can unite. It is like the countries united to face France and Napoleon III under the banner of Prussia

"That's not what I mean, Sir Maximilian, but I haven't made any plans yet,"

Some generals might choose to plan everything from scratch, it was also a way of winning the modern war, the Grand Battleplan. With detailed planning, the movements will be very organized

Umm. I'm pretty embarrassed to say it, but I'm not very good at modern warfare....

I know how it's done, I also know how to do it myself, it's just.. uhh.. It's true that the war before the 19th century was the best! Especially before gunpowder is used.

Up ahead is the last tree of this Ruby forest, the rest is a vast plain, the Ladenvield region. But before that there is a river that is shallow enough so that it can be passed without a bridge, but well the risk of equipment will be wet

And what's worse than damp equipment?

Luckily Ladenvield has already prepared the bridge for us, so let's prepare the plan now.

The night here is very quiet, a little different from in the forest where there are many sounds from nocturnal animals who accompany us. Stupidly, Ladenvield did not guard the entrance of the forest they made, their guard was far from the bridge they made

That means we can cross safely, plans can be executed faster

With the darkness of the night, I made my first move. This movement is just a little surprise, it looks like I did not make good use of the night? But that is not the real way of fighting

In the middle of the night without a torch, only half of my army was able to move properly according to my direction, it was because the remaining half had only trained a week ago

Maybe it's a surprise advantage if I attack the enemy's camp there immediately, but the rest of us will be overwhelmed. If the enemy does not escape immediately, many casualties will fall

Even if we win though, it takes a long time until we can get back into the movement. I can't lose the amount, I have to win absolutely!

Crossbowman I sent over the bridge, they were ready to shoot their arrows at this time, while the other soldiers remained in the forest just in case

If the enemy did have a good enough tactician, they would not be able to send their entire army at once. I hope they have it, other than because my plan can fail.... It won't be exciting right?

"Attacking an enemy with arrows, that's cowardly." said Percival.

"Well, cowardly or not that's each other's opinion, I prefer the word.effective,"

The first arrow shot, ah! Maybe this is what they say 'a shot heard all over the world'

The term was used for an important event that occurred in history, whether the party who carried out this 'shot heard throughout the world', but this made the American war of independence occur

Umm, but the war has started here a long time ago, well let it be

"Enemy attack!"

The bells were rung so that all of Laden's troops in the camp came out and flooded the vast plain between the river and their camp

"Where? Where's enemy?!"

"The river sir!"

The second arrow was shot, the rest of us will not shoot simultaneously but as fast as each person can

The victims continue to fall because they are still not ready either

"Shield! Cover behind the shield soldiers!"

I walked up to my Crossbowman soldiers followed by the knights to take a closer look at the enemy, actually I can use my Akurasi skill but as much as possible not

"It seems they're starting to send a group to attack us, it's time to retreat,"

"Good!"

All the soldiers retreated into the forest to gather with the main troops, here I will play micro tactics to kill the group that the enemy sent

Then they will shoot once, kill the enemy who carries the torch, only when it is finished then the entire Ruby army will do their job, finish off the enemy with a sword, spear, or whatever their weapons

Enemies who ran partly over the bridge, it became an easy target for crossbowmen because the bridge was narrow, while the ones who did not cross the bridge were also easy targets because the river water blocked their way

Not one of Laden's soldiers returned to their camp.

"Calculate the number of bodies lying around, be it our victims or Ladenvield,"

We planted some Ruby flags across the river, then just went back into the forest after counting all the victims who fell here

In total there were 115 people, 12 of whom were Ruby soldiers

Damnit damnit! That's too much, considering the enemy only brought 103 people while we had 1000.... Ah, but I remember someone once saying, "Adding human resources to a near-complete project will only make it longer,"

12 People to kill 103, if heard like that would be better right? But I can't tell you in front of them, it would definitely destroy my reputation.

It's late, I don't usually wake up this late, it's time to end the day by sleeping on this not-so-comfortable bed.... I've felt worse and can still sleep, so this good quality doesn't matter to me

The morning came, everyone began to rise from their beds, it was because I wanted them to get ready

"Enemy assault!" they can be these too

Ahaha! It's a shame that I fought them this time

The enemy attacked when we just woke up, but baby.... They only attacked a trick, a camp full of dolls with armor that was not even made of iron

But I made the camp more protected using wooden palisade so that the inside is not visible, apparently it works

"The enemy sent 200 of his soldiers miss! One hundred of them were archers shooting at the fake camp, the rest guarding them!"

"Whoever is ready, follow us around the enemy! Who hasn't, hurry up and attack the enemy past the fake camp!"

Once again I will not let any of the Edelfield soldiers escape or survive, if it is true that their remaining number is 1700, making it easier for me to carry out my plans in the future

The distance of the main campground with the fake campground is not very far in fact, lucky that they did not check any further. We who are ready are soldiers with long war experience with Maximilian

They are certainly very useful, especially if you want to listen to my orders well like this.

"Their land! Revenge our fallen brother!" I can hear that cry

I think we're close enough, it's time to present ourselves and surround them from both sides

"Don't let any of them live!"

Five hundred Ruby soldiers surrounded them from the right and left sides simultaneously, a while after the back side of them was also covered by us as per my instructions, then another five hundred joined from in front of them, closing the entire lane to escape or maneuver

Once again the group that the enemy sent did not make a big impact to my troops, they died in vain even before the great battle began

Until now I have only made simple moves that anyone can think of, but I will start the real battle as soon as the casualty count is complete

"Thirty of our men died honorably, while the enemy numbered 200 soldiers. If this is your only ability, then don't expect to replace me, Miss Rune," see? Someone agrees

"What do you mean, Sir Maximilian? The real battle will only start when we get out of Ruby's forest,"

That morning when the first screams of the Ladenvield group were over, Ryuu sent out the forest his entire army, positioning them well near the Ruby flag that was still stuck there

It seems that the group of Ladenvield soldiers had wasted no time in uprooting the flag that Ruby soldiers put up last night

The crossbowman in front forms two rows to the side, behind it followed by the user of a shield and a short spear along with a long spear or pike

the sword wielder Ryuu placed on the right and left sides, it meant that Ryuu wanted to play on both sides of this. Sword users contain experienced soldiers, then the sword is also a powerful weapon that can play many roles

In short Ryuu can use his right and left sides as he pleases, whether it is defending or attacking, they will do better from their middle side

It was only when Ryuu finished putting his troops in, that Laden finally came to his senses and immediately did the same with Ryuu. They are afraid because they lose soon there will be unexpected things that Ryuu does

But this time there was no such thing that Ryuu planned, this time as Percival said, Ryuu will take the path of a brave man by challenging Ladenvield in the open field