EP.381

In war, other people’s misfortune is my happiness.

The more the enemy lags behind and suffers, the bigger the victory is for us.

In that sense, Bastion Castle is overflowing with happiness right now.

So, tonight, in celebration of the victory, I allowed all but the soldiers on guard to drink alcohol. The excitement of victory had not subsided, but with the addition of alcohol, the castle became a noisy, festive atmosphere.

“What the fuck is this old man! I went up behind one of the guys who was crazy about putting out the fire in the burning camp and hit him hard on the head. Then it just stretched out. After you kill one person like that, there is nothing to be afraid of from then on, right? So, as ordered by the company commander, I held the mace in my hand firmly and hit each person I caught on the head with one blow.”

“So, tell me how you contributed.”

“But even in that mess, there’s an idiot wearing armor and giving instructions with hand gestures. I felt it then. ‘Oh, if I kill that damn guy, wouldn’t I be able to change my character?’ So I ran for dear life. I used my energy from running to hit the guy’s head with this mace, and the guy’s head was immediately crushed. But the important thing is that he had two fucking horse dung stuck in his shoulder.”

“I’m dying of envy. Hey, pour me another drink.”

Carol, who was next to me, asked me while I was smiling while listening to the exciting stories of soldiers and civilians talking like that.

“Marshal, is it really okay to allow drinking? “No matter what, there are a lot of enemies right under our noses.”

Obviously, being released openly in a situation where you don’t know when the enemy will attack can be a big problem.

Still, if we continue to push forward without giving ourselves enough time to achieve a great victory like now, we may become mentally exhausted and unable to endure the remainder of the war.

Therefore, relieving soldiers’ tension whenever the opportunity arises is an important task that must be done for victory.

But this alone won’t be the answer.

“Ensign Karl, look outside the walls. What do you see now?”

“Isn’t the enemy camp burning brightly due to our troops’ barrage of fireballs?”

“It’s as you said. So, the Grand Duke came with a large army of 360,000 people, and even though we opened the gates wide and provoked him to go out and kill us, he couldn’t even respond in any way. Because if I left the barracks on fire so that I could cut off my head and the heads of 50,000 soldiers, I would have lost the strength to fight the war and would have starved to death. “Then what will they do?”

After hearing what I said, Carol thought for a moment and answered.

“Rather than attacking Bastion Castle, we should put out the camp fire right away. “If we don’t put out the fire, like the Marshal said, we won’t be able to fight tomorrow’s battle properly because we won’t have food or weapons.”

“yes. Moreover, looking at it now, almost the entire camp has been burned down, so they won’t even dare to attack our troops for at least tomorrow as they rebuild the camp.”

“Then how about taking advantage of that opportunity and attempting another surprise attack?”

“I would like to do that, but His Majesty the Archduke of Warsaw has a knack for learning right away once he gets hit. “No doubt, when we open the gate and come out, he will break our earthen pot, saying, ‘Now is the chance.’”

When I, an enemy, used the expression ‘pot-pot’, Carol could barely hold back the laughter that was about to burst out, probably because she hadn’t expected it that far.

“Just smile. “Why are you measuring so much?”

Ensign Karl heard me and followed me, laughing like crazy.

Both officers and soldiers began to shed tears just because I remembered their names, and some soldiers even cried on the spot, which was not an accident that made the atmosphere uncomfortable.

“Why are you crying so much on such an auspicious occasion?”

“Not Corporal Bauer!”

“Don’t make a statement of rank or anything like that. And if you perform better in the future and return home alive, shouldn’t you receive at least a knight’s medal? “I have already compiled and recorded your achievements, and if you perform a little more, you could receive a knighthood from His Majesty.”

“I will fight even more willingly to die so that I can live up to the expectations of the enemy.”

“Rather than live up to my expectations, fight for your family over there in the rear who just wants you back. “It’s no use if you die.”

For soldiers who were former serfs, the social status of the title of knight meant that those who did not even have a spoon in their hand were immediately incorporated into the social elite.

Before I knew it, a corporal named Bauer was crying and the entire battalion’s atmosphere gradually became emotional.

After encouraging them, I walked straight to where the wizards were, encouraged them, and asked the wizard leader.

“Is there a way to strengthen the power of the leader’s magic? “I thought it would be nice to have a slightly more powerful shot.”

“... In theory, I heard that if several wizards release magical power, it is possible to raise the power by several levels by adjusting the magical energy by an experienced wizard. “There have been no real success stories yet.”

... I asked because I thought it would be helpful when protecting the castle walls. It’s such a shame.

“Right. It’s a bit unfortunate, but I wouldn’t have even thought about this surprise attack without you guys. When I return, I will exchange that silver knight’s sword for a golden knight’s sword and actively request that His Majesty grant me territory.”

“It’s an honor, Marshal.”

“Go back alive. “That’s enough.”

So I walked around the castle, drinking alcohol and eating snacks to help them relax and boost their morale.

As expected, the enemy did not dare to attack our troops as they were moving their barracks the next day.

And as time passed, we entered the 28th day of the siege, with only two days left before the promised arrival of reinforcements.

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New work ‘Knock off knights and become mercenaries.’ will be serialized starting next Monday.

The serialization time is next Monday at 1 am.

The story is about a man who possesses nothing in another world and becomes a mercenary.

Unlike the Academy Genius Commander, I plan to include the appearance of heroines and narrative love stories as much as possible, as well as the individual protagonists and the battles, as well as colorful magic and powerful auras that have a fantasy flavor.

In addition, we plan to include a lot of scenes where the main character manipulates the enemy through his/her personal strategies and tactics.

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