The Sended's

Chapter 82: In The Footsteps of the Great Men

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They come.

"Artilery!"

The rocks floated back like my old battle, the goal was nothing but to erode the number of enemies and instill more fear. And yeah, it's pretty effective

We do not shoot simultaneously or salvo, but one by one take turns with a distance of one to two seconds per panjaniknya, it will be better in lowering morale because the enemy thinks we have a lot of artillery

"They're maneuvering, miss!"

Oh look at that, they helped me reduce their own numbers, why? That's because-

"They hit each other," Yuuna said seeing what was going on

If I were to lead the invasion fleet, I would go straight ahead regardless of this artillery, losing ten percent was the maximum amount that could happen to the fleet if it went as fast as possible without trying to avoid the floating rocks

Well, now I guess the percentage goes up to 20 percent because they hit each other.

"They'll enter firing range, hold your fire until I command,"

"Umm, Brother Ryuu, as far as I know a ship is usually reinforced in the front to collide with the enemy or to the beach, while the hull becomes the most suitable to be hit," said Yuuna.

"Yes, that's right" I replied

"Then why are we showing off our hulls to the enemy who drove here?"

"W-Well, I thought like this we could line up more people to shoot the enemy later,"

"Have you never thought of this before?!" Yuuna was angry

I was just joking....

"Calm down, maybe we still have a chance,"

"If you had brought our fleet before we had a chance, now what?" Ask Yuuna

"Let's find out, look at the enemy's coming soon,"

Wah-wah, Hohenzollern has a pretty good ship as well.it drove quickly here, if it hit us then this trading ship will be split into two...

"Hint!" My exclaim

The entire crossbowman pointed their weapons at the enemy

"Hold it!"

I will let the enemy come closer so that none of our arrows will miss

"Sir Ryuu...? What are we waiting for again...?"

Keep approaching, closer, again, again....

And....

An enormous steel chain sticking out from under the sea, Hohenzollern's speeding ships ended up crashing into this huge chain and sank. The ones who managed to stop in time were hit by the ship behind them, it was a satisfying mess

Just look at their King who was half-dead shocked, only able to watch one by one his ship was destroyed and shipwrecked and his soldiers drowned

"Now, shoot!"

Although many of the Hohenzollern warriors fell into the sea because of their ships hitting chains or hitting their other ships, many also died from the arrows we shot at this close distance

Oh, what a chaotic strategy that could not be justified again.Whoever would surely resign waiting for death or surrender to the enemy in this situation.

"K-Sister Ryuu?" Hm? I guess Yuuna wanted to ask about the huge chain that had suddenly appeared from within this sea

I'm sure my soldiers here have the same question...

So let's have Edelfield's twin tower surgery one more time.

In addition to the artillery complex and the development of the interior for scorpio and balista entry, there is another secret feature that Maou built in there

Inside each tower is mounted a giant pulley in the opposite direction between the towers, then three large chains of up to one meter in thickness were also made, more than the entrance area of the port of Edelfield, so that it could be drowned

When the two pulleys were rotated, the chain would automatically pull and become tense so that it could rise above sea level and successfully stop even one fast-moving enemy fleet

What a useful invention, right? The material costs to build it are also not cheap, fortunately the service is free...

"Hub up for the inventors and engineers,"

Not until there, the balistas in the two towers tied ropes to their spears which they connected with ballast ready to be dropped on the other side of the tower, their goal is the farthest from themselves

That means the South tower balista will target the ship closest to the North tower, and vice versa

"Look at that, Yuuna," I pointed to the darting spear

"The next mess will begin" I continued

After the spear struck, the ballast was dropped and the ships that were entangled with the spear were drawn towards the tower. Well.it made a domino collision in front of the chain exactly which again dropped many Hohenzollern warriors into the sea.

It also acted like a broom that kept most of the Hohenzollerns united in the middle, an easy target for our artillery that had been waiting for this moment

"Stop them,"

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As the rocks, spears, and arrows flew once more, the balance of power was questioned again.

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"Hans!"

Damnit damnit! We got into their trap

"Hans! Hang in!" I grabbed his body lying on the deck

Blood came out of his mouth, yet he was still conscious.

"Dam... This time it seems that the meaning of the dream is true events." he said.

"Stupid, shut up and you'll live,"

"living away? Haha.... I doubt it, Fred..."

"Dam... Goddamnit! Why is everything going in a direction I don't want to go? Does God really hate me to this extent?"

"Don't blame yourself, this time-Kukh..."

"Hans?"

Three arrows stuck in his body, with which he smiled and died in my lap

I lost my best friend, my army, and maybe even my life and my kingdom in this battle if they don't stop shooting at us with their stones, spears, and arrows

But the sound of chaos faded so much that I could hear the crackling of ships on the sea floor swiping down on the ground floor. After the time full of screaming and destruction, now everything seems to be silent

I don't know what's going on, and seeing the expression of my soldiers still on the ship as well no one seems to know.

This silence was broken by the voice of a girl from the enemy ship line on the other side of this huge chain,

"By the order of Her Majesty Queen Lofi, the rightful leader of the Ruby Kingdom, the entire island and other territories, I here intend to open peace negotiations over our two kingdoms. It was the noble decision of King Frederick II to accept our goodwill, or sink to the bottom of the ocean" the girl said

Either way because I was sad, I didn't question the figure of the girl who could lead the enemy army

"Your answer, King Frederick?"

I looked at Hans' pale face, of course I was very angry and wanted to cast magic on the girl. But looking at my troops who had looked exhausted before that battle, there was no chance of us winning

How much did we lose? How much did you lose to the enemy?

It's a total victory for Ruby and the girl...

"I am ready to negotiate" I replied after standing firm

"Good, then I will present the terms of the peace treaty,"

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In English, it is referred to as white peace, it means a peace agreement without submitting any conditions, be it a request in the form of territory or compensation

"We just want the relationship between Ruby and Hohenzollern to return to the point where the war has not yet broken out" I told Friedrich

"You mean you want us to just forget this?" Ask him

Well you could say so...

"True, no grudges are harbored, the two kingdoms can build a good relationship from the beginning" I replied

He pondered for a moment thinking about the conditions that should not burden this at all

"With the death of almost all the Hohenzollern warriors here, do you think vengeance will not appear on any of the Hohenzollern families whose children or fathers you drowned?" He tried to fish using our conscience

It seemed like it worked against Yuuna, she bit her own lips while looking at the mess we made to the enemy troops, but that sort of thing did not work out for me at all

"Your highness, the fact that you can bring them here is because the family you're referring to allows them, they know what risks this could pose to their son or father. I'm sure you understand best, if someone is to blame, it's none other than..." Her.

"The people of Hohenzollern will be angry we understand that, but at least they have not lost their King once again." Further

"You're right... Who the hell were you?" Ask him

"Ah, sorry. I haven't introduced myself yet... My name is Rune, military officer of Ruby Kingdom and one of Queen Lofi's advisors,"

"I doubt you lost even one of your soldiers, Miss Rune. If your kingdom has as many competent people as you, you will be able to defeat a superior race like the Elves perhaps," he said

"You overestimated it,"

"We're going to retreat, but can we borrow Ruby's ship to go home? As you can see, only with this will we not be halfway through,"

Well...

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We watched as the Ruby ships carrying the Hohenzollern troops returned to their homes, I think this could also be considered as our good faith after the white peace agreement

After exchanging words, I understood that King Frederick was not a fool who would come back here to avenge or something stupid like that.

But I also know that what awaits him there is not something like a warm welcome, but the anger of the people for the defeat he brought back

The 40,000 soldiers I heard were leaving their port, only 3,000 returned...

"So.. is this done?" Ask Yuuna

"Finished it," I answered