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Chapter 247: Gathering Storm (1)

“Send a messenger to call in the nearby soldiers.”

“!”

“Your Excellency. They. . .”

“Think about it carefully. Even if they betray us, would they really lie like that?”

The emperor was not a good bait.

There were the emperor’s most loyal soldiers gathered around the offer, and the Empire’s famous knights who were loyal to him were stationed nearby.

If they wanted to lure someone in, there was no reason to say that the emperor was there if they didn’t want to say someone who looked weaker.

The feudal lords, speechless, pointed out other parts hesitantly.

“But even so, isn’t it too sudden?”

“It seems like we should be more prepared. . .”

The feudal lords were not hesitating because they were particularly cowardly. Any noble of the alliance (except for the elf king) would back down when it came to dealing with the emperor.

From his military record when he was young to his recent surprise attack on the allied forces.

Even the nobles who could loudly talk about the emperor’s tyranny and immorality could not disparage his leadership.

“If we drag it on too long, won’t the other side figure it out and prepare? We have to do this quickly.”

Johan had already made a decision. To make a quick surprise attack.

Johan’s plan was not to kill everyone in the ambush. In fact, such a thing was rare when large numbers of people clashed with each other.

‘Inflict maximum damage, but if the situation does not permit, retreat.’

If he combined the troops he could summon from the feudal lords around him and the ones Johan brought along, he could easily mobilize thousands.

According to the knights’ reports, the emperor had around 2,000 troops. It was not enough to completely overwhelm them, but it was enough to make it worth trying.

‘The quality of the feudal lords’ troops is a bit erratic, but my soldiers are there to lead them anyway.’

What allowed Johan to make such bold decisions above all was the confidence that the soldiers he brought with him were elites.

The most dangerous moment in battle was usually when retreating.

In situations that did not allow them to push forward, ragtag troops would simply collapse and run away in all directions.

However, Johan was confident. He believed that no matter what situation forced them to retreat, the elites under his command could retreat in an orderly fashion.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

‘It would be great if we could inflict maximum damage with this surprise attack, but even if we can’t, there is an allied fortress nearby so they probably can’t chase us down.’

While the obvious goal was to damage the enemy, the fact that it was the emperor was a big factor in why Johan was willing to attempt a surprise attack.

The symbolism was immense.

What if the emperor’s elites failed to fend off an attack and retreated?

Johan planned to spread those rumors after exaggerating them several fold.

What if the emperor’s elites managed to withstand the attack?

Similarly, he planned to exaggerate the damages several times over.

Johan’s abilities, honed through many battles and commands, had reached a level of mastery. No one would have thought to take his elite troops, who pledged their loyalty to him, and aim for such a vicious goal.

“I’m amazed. Your Excellency the Count has no fear.”

“I decided to follow you, so I’m ashamed of myself for being afraid of the emperor and hesitating!”

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The atmosphere in the emperor’s camp was chilly. Johan’s surprise attack had not been discovered in advance.

“What do you think?”

“I think it’s wrong.”

The baron who followed the army with the emperor shook his head.

As was often the case with valiant knights, the emperor originally enjoyed taking a small elite force with him and scouting ahead.

In a situation with lots of false information and baseless rumors, there is nothing better than seeing the battlefield with your own eyes.

Of course, given the emperor’s position, the troops that followed were by no means few in number. The two thousand elite troops were enough to burn several fiefdoms and still have some left.

The problem arose after that.

He thought he was just making a show of force with the reconnaissance, but then the emperor suddenly dragged someone over and started interrogating them fiercely.

And that person was the emperor’s eldest son, Olafsethan.

Dragging his own child in and interrogating him, the atmosphere in the camp could not have been alright. Everyone was so tense they could barely swallow, waiting for the results of the interrogation.

“No matter what I say, His Majesty does not listen. I don’t know if he has ever listened. . .”

Cardirian said as if he was genuinely sorry. Olafsethan got a chill down his spine from that look.

He knew well how the emperor had been dealing with undesirable figures that he didn’t like.

“Do you think I can’t execute you because you think your vassals will stake their lives to protect you?”

“God is watching over this. Aren’t you afraid?!”

“That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard from you today!”

Cardirian opened his mouth wide as if he really couldn’t believe it.

And then he shouted with his arms akimbo.

“A guy who plundered the bishop’s assets is saying this! Who was the first to beg me for the bishop’s assets?! You’ll be the first one God sends down thunder on!”

“But it will be less than your majesty who is trying to kill his own blood!”

“Oh my. Then let’s make a bet. If God is watching, go ahead and show me a miracle. Then I won’t kill you.”

Cardirian said with a smile. Olafsethan gritted his teeth at the snake-like hobby of playing with prey.

“Come on. What are you doing? You said God is watching? Don’t stop the whipping!! If you stop, I’ll kill you!”

“Y-Yes!”

The interrogator was startled by the emperor’s shout and was about to whip the whip.

At that moment, an arrow flew in and stuck in the interrogator’s neck.

“?”

“. . .?!”

The emperor and his son were so confused that they couldn’t put words together.

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“We did it! We succeeded!!”

The centaurs shouted with flushed faces, excited.

Succeeding in ambushing emperor’s camp!

This will be one of the greatest honors in my life. No hunter in the east could have caught a more magnificent prey than this.

“It’s not over yet! Stay focused!”

“Yes!”

“Set the tents on fire. Don’t chase the ones running away! Target the ones that look like nobles first. Anyway others will come from left and right so looting can wait. Focus on trampling and crushing the enemies!”

The forest provided good cover but still, crossing the river took some time.

The troops of feudal lords going around left and right were fine but the troops led by Johan had to cross directly for the ambush to work.

The one who made this possible was Suetlg.

He blocked the river by mobilizing all the collected potions and mysteries.

Even if it was a shallow river, it was an unbelievable miracle. Taking this chance, Johan’s troops crossed the river and advanced. The vanguard consisting of cavalries stormed into emperor faction’s camp violently.

“Ambush!! It’s an ambush!”

The warriors from the east skillfully went around, shouting and kicking up dust. It was a scheme to prevent the enemies from grasping the accurate number and intimidate them. Most crumble when ambushed and subjected to such psychological warfare.

However, emperor’s soldiers were valiant and loyal.

If it was another mercenary group, they would have collapsed already but these soldiers gathered in groups of three to five trying to fight even as fire spread all around and got attacked from all directions.

“Get out of the way, scums. His Excellency Count is passing through!”

And Johan’s ability was to crush such determination. The savage momentum of mowing down the soldiers blocking his way like they were nothing swept away the vanguard.

“We strike emperor before they can react properly! Follow me!”

“Yes!”

Johan headed toward emperor’s headquarters, the biggest prey. Arriving at the square with fiercely flying arrows, Johan found an old man emitting extraordinary aura, not even riding a horse probably due to the sudden ambush.

“How dare you. . .!”

Without even answering, Johan swung his sword and struck him down.

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