Chapter 366

My Villains Episode 366

61. The Art of War (8)

Prince Ulkar has proven his bravery, leadership, and tactical skills in many wars. Not only has he never suffered a single defeat so far, but he has finally won even in a situation where he is inferior.

As a general with a reputation on the continent beyond the Milanol Kingdom, I thought that Ulkar might have a special secret.

A strategy to deceive the enemy and the sky at the same time, an invincible tactic to pay one-sided exchange rates, or a psychic ability to read the opponent’s mind... something like that.

However, what I realized while rolling under Ulkar lately was that there was no special secret.

At the same time, I also learned that there are very basic parts that must be followed to become a competent general.

In other words, Ulkar was a good commander. So, it was only natural that, among the four main tasks, supply was given top priority.

The appointment of Marshal Landry, who was the second highest in rank after the prince in High Castle, to be in charge of supply, and the de facto commander of Antrum’s army, General McNeil, as deputy chief of staff, was proof that the prince placed great importance on supply.

As a reserve sergeant, I know that it is important to properly feed and clothe the soldiers. This is a fact that everyone realizes when standing on duty at night in the middle of winter, relying only on a stinky field jacket without a bowl or hot pack, or marching with the soles of combat boots dangling without a chocolate bar in the pocket of a gas mask.

However, what Eulkar wanted was more than just being properly fed and properly clothed. He wanted to be ‘very well’ fed and ‘very well’ clothed.

First, he ordered all soldiers to be rationed at least 1 kilo of food per day.

Four of them had to be meat, whether pigs, cows, or sheep; Even beer–even blunted–was to be served every other day.

Weapons and armor were also distributed to poorly armed soldiers.

Short spears and Gambisons were the basics of the basics, and iron helmets and original shields were also aimed at supplying all. He even ordered the provision of chain armor and swords to the soldiers who would act as leaders.

In Ulkar’s eyes, this was not enough, so he ordered horse food, arrows, oil, etc. to be piled up like a mountain in seventeen elements of the city.

Marquis Landry and General McNeil argued that this was nonsense and that the level of supply was impossible. Then our silver prince brought out three chests full of gold and silver and made them shut up.

Of course, having a lot of money does not automatically supply supplies, and the two supply managers had to go on a forced march, sleeping less than three hours a day. It was a bit pitiful to see him whipping the police and harassing the main reward merchants with his eyes darkened.

It was only natural that Marquis Landry and General McNeil took the third and fourth positions respectively in the ranking of ‘The Industrious Slaves of Planter Ulkar’.

Vigilance was what Ulkar valued as much as supply. So, the ‘arrogant’ Sir Lyam, a knight trusted by the prince and a solid commander, became the head of it.

Of course, High Castle was the largest city in the highlands, and thousands of soldiers were mobilized to guard it, so Sir Liam alone couldn’t handle everything. He divided the city into east, west, south, north and center and appointed garrison commanders.

Baron Luyan from Antrum was in charge of the east, and Gilbert, a senior sergeant under Ulkar, was in charge of the north. The south side was entrusted to the ‘Arbecon Captain’, a vassal of the Margrave of Landry and the original garrison leader of High Castle, and the west side, which faced the enemy, was directly supervised by Sir Layam.

At the border, not only soldiers who were divided into 3 shifts, but also magicians were mobilized. There are a total of 37 friendly wizards, and 20 of them are conducting alert operations, so they are investing the majority of their magic power in alert.

It was only natural that the current few wizards were mobilizing and making tricks without even trying.

A spying familiar in the form of a bird or insect(使役魔; Familiar), infiltrate skirmishers with spells such as ‘Camouflage’, ‘Blur’ and ‘Obscure’, or use the ‘Whisper’ spell to send voices urging surrender to the wind... anyway

. I’m doing all sorts of crazy things.

The most efficient way to deal with this was none other than the same wizard. So Prince Ulkar gathered those with excellent search ability, such as those who had mastered the ‘detection’ spell, were sensitive to the flow of mana, or could expand their senses by other means, and entrusted them to Sir Layam.

Sir Liam, like a vicious knight favored by his vicious boss, constantly rolled the twenty wizards assigned to him, so the wizards gathered with spirit from all over the kingdom would wander around the city with zombie-like appearance. Some of them even made their name into the rankings of ‘the blind servants of the ruthless lord Ulkar’.

Reconnaissance, that is, monitoring the enemy’s movements in the forest was as important a task as supplying and guarding.

So Ulkar sent close to a thousand men to this reconnaissance mission.

Half of them, five hundred, were a typical skirmish of light infantry under the direct command of Prince Ulkar and Margrave Landry. The captain was Harold, the commander of the prince, and Grania, the ‘Shield Maiden’, was the commander of the unit.

It turned out that Grania was the leader among the mercenaries recruited by Prince Ulkar in South Harbor. It wasn’t like that from the beginning, but it is said that he naturally became a leg because he served under Ulkar for the past half year and was recognized for his major and ability.

Then, most of the mercenaries from South Harbor were transferred under Ulkar’s direct control, and it was said that Grania also took on a similar role as an intermediate commander.

Several times a day, the prince summoned the officers and sergeants of the entire army to conduct mock battles using maps and horses.

In a word, it was a ‘war game’, but at first glance, it looked quite fun. It was like a board game.

On the map drawn with a grid, move the words engraved with letters such as ‘250 infantry, 100 archers’ or ’10 knights, 40 cavalry’. The distance a horse can move is limited depending on the unit’s mobility and the environment. When the words of the enemy and the ally collide, a discussion begins, and considering the combat power of the unit and the situation on the battlefield, the victory or defeat is determined and the amount of damage is calculated.

All participants take turns as the commander-in-chief of the mock battle, that is, the game player. Thanks to this, from lords and high-ranking commanders to low-level officers and noncommissioned officers, I was able to freely express my opinions. no i had to give it up If you move your horse like a double body, you have to explain why.

Thanks to this, those with high ranks fought in mock battles to preserve their prestige, while those with low ranks gritted their teeth to show their superiors their abilities. The method was interesting, and as competition began to develop, the educational effect was great. It was because it was impossible to win a mock battle without familiarizing yourself with the power of the enemy and allies, as well as the surrounding terrain.

By the time a week had passed since the mock battle, even a single sergeant had memorized the main enemy commanders and their tendencies.

In addition, Ulkar continued to explain his commanding intentions during the mock battle. He persuaded the audience with the words, ‘If it were me, I would have acted like this in this situation’ and the tactical logic that followed

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In other words, Prince Ulkar was transplanting his fighting style as a commander-in-chief to all officers and noncommissioned officers. Only then can the entire army move as one body.

I’m not an officer or a sergeant, so I didn’t participate in the mock battle, but since I’m a knight of Ulkar, I listened carefully to what he said.

...But I don’t know if this kind of effort is really useful. I am saying this because my role in this war does not seem to be commanding on the battlefield.

“-lily. Phoenix Master.”

“...Ah, X-two.”

Gollman, who came to visit me on the day I was sleeping soundly, trembled, perhaps because I had unconsciously spat out thick curse words.

However, after a while, Gollman snatched the blanket from me with a determined face.

“The sun will rise soon sir! The prince will find it!”

“...Five minutes and five more minutes...

“Come on, sir! If you keep doing this, I will carry you all the way to the castle tower!”

“Oh, sir.”

The human Alam Goleman, whom I personally appointed, was not usually persistent even if he was persistent. In the end, I had no choice but to raise my upper body while grunting.

“...I’ll follow you.”

I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve felt this kind of stiffness since I got Phoenix’s body.

To make me tired with resilience comparable to that of trolls with 31 health points. Also Ulkarya. Aspiring to be the king of slaughter is vivid.

“...wasn’t it okay?”

“Three assassins came in last night, but we caught them all.”

“Who were they targeting?”

“One is Marquis Marquis and two are princes.”

“Um, that’s right.”

“Don’t waste your time pretending to be worried. Get up quickly. You have to go quickly.”

naughty bastard.

But what Goleman said was true.

I didn’t have time to wander around to fulfill all my duties as the head of High Castle’s central garrison, the vanguard of the heavy cavalry for power reconnaissance, and the swordsmanship instructor for the noncommissioned officers.

...Ah, it’s war, it’s nabal, and I just want to jump out.