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Chapter 359: Diagonal Formation
Chapter 359: Diagonal Formation
Chapter 359: Diagonal Formation
It was a while ago that I felt something wrong on the frontline.
Although William had left, the enemy soldiers morale did not drop at all. On the contrary, their morale is only rising.
I thought that he was back and resumed command but it seems that is not the case.
Move the headquarters forward. We are going to join Duke Lowenstein.
Yes, Your Highness! All men! Advance!
While giving instructions to the army, I am looking forward to seeing what the enemy has done.
They managed to switch commander before we noticed huh.
But the only person who can take Prince Williams place is.
Yeah. Gordon probably came out from his main camp. Gordon has good compatibility against the Northern Lords army which consisted mostly of cavalry. On the other side, Leos army has access to aerial units and Leo himself can fight in the sky. Rather than Gordon, William is better suited to deal with him.
Having said that, to be able to change their commander without us noticing, the enemy must have deployed some advanced trick.
Gordon who just came out from their headquarters smoothly took command of the rear army from William.
Of course, it is difficult to take over command halfway through.
You cant do that unless the commander knows each other well.
Even rotten as he is, they are still friends huh.
Then is it correct to assume that Prince William went to face Leonard-sama? Will that be alright, sir?
It will be fine. In terms of compatibility, Leo has better compatibility against William than Gordon. William is a well-balanced general after all.
When I said that to Sebas, we arrived at the frontline.
The attack has stopped. Perhaps Duke Lowenstein has noticed that something is wrong as well.
Duke. It appears that Gordon came out you know.
So he came after all.we couldnt restrain the Dragon Prince huh.
Its not exactly a bad thing since you managed to lure out the enemys commander.
While approaching Duke Lowenstein on horseback, I look at the enemy.
Then, the enemy soldiers began to cheer.
Since he saw that we came out to the front, he came out to welcome us huh.
Can I speak to him?
When I asked the Duke so, he summoned a mage for me.
Voice amplifying magic is not that difficult of a spell. However, you have to conserve magic power on the battlefield.
There is still much work left for Duke Lowenstein here and he probably understands that as well.
The spell is ready, sir.
Goodits been a long time, hasnt it? Gordon. We havent met since the Imperial Capital right?
My voice reaches the enemy.
In response, the enemy replied with a loud voice.
Hmph, cheeky as always huh? Arnold.
Saying so, Gordon appeared on horseback.
A carefree expression floats on his face.
Apparently, it seems that this situation is still within Gordons expectation.
So, what is someone who has always loathed being a prince like you doing here with all the nobles of the north? You have never been the type that would eagerly fulfill your responsibility as a prince right.
I still hate living like a prince. I am not someone that lives like an Adler. But I cant prioritize my own safety when I just ordered more than ten thousand men to risk their lives. Until this war endIve decided to live like an Adler.
The Adlers have a charm that attracts people.
That charm is very easy to understand.
Some may think that Im a fool to come out here. However, some people do prefer such a fool.
That also applied to the northern nobles.
They were made light of because of Fathers realistic judgment.
Thats why its necessary to give them a dream.
Thats why the best thing I can do is to behave like an Adler should.
Its not acting.
It is more accurate to say that I am showing them one side of me.
No matter what happens, I am still an Imperial Prince.
The arrogance and greed of Adler are flowing in my vein.
So what will you do as an Adler?
I will not give up. No matter the difficulty, I will seek the best result possible. This war is a conflict between Adlers. So I will settle this as an Adler would.
With the northern lords united, I will win the war. Leo will be credited for the victory and we will have the advantage in the succession war.
And I will save the lives that can be saved.
As Leo always does.
Dont make me laugh! What is waiting for you is no happy ending! It will be your greatest failure!
Then show it to me. You went so far as to cause a rebellion because you believed that you are worthy enough to become an emperor right. Why dont you show me what youre made of here!?
You dont have to ask! All men! To attack position!
Gordon gave his command and launched a fierce assault.
The right-wing is falling back! The enemys offensive is intensifying, sir!
The Left-wing is engaging the enemy! They are pushing the enemy back, sir!!
I close my eyes while listening to the report.
I imagine the top-down image of the battlefield.
What is going on now if viewed from above is perfectly reproduced in my head.
The enemy is concentrating their offensive on the right-wing you know? Are you sure that you want the right-wing to keep retreating like this?
Let them fall back. The center will remain in the same position. Instruct the left-wing to push forward.
What are you planning? If this keeps up, the right-wing will be pushed too far back and we will be flanked by their main army you know?
I am not going to make such a mistake.
Saying so, I look at the enemy and wait for the timing.
My aim is the moment when the enemy puts all their effort into attacking the right-wing.
Our right-wing is being pushed back while our left-wing is advancing forward.
This will form an upward-sloping diagonal formation.
Because we are still in formation, the enemy will want to get serious and push the right-wing further back to destroy it.
And that moment will be the time when the enemy is most vulnerable.
Come on, Come on, Come on..
While looking at the enemys main unit, I muttered so.
Perhaps they heard my impatient muttering the enemy main unit showed signs of movement.
And Im not so kind as to miss that.
Send a signal to the third assault unit standing by at the mountainside!! Have them flank the enemys left-wing!!
As you command!
The fact that our formation is a slant that rises to the left means that the enemys left-wing is protruding forward.
Originally, their flank should be protected by the mountains but now theyve lost that protection.
Moreover, the greatest strength of the Northern Lords army is its cavalry. In other words, an assault.
Since they must continue to run, they are not good in a situation where they have to stop and fight.
It was necessary to somehow create a situation where they can continue to assault the enemy.
Thats the reason behind this diagonal formation and why I let the enemy push heavily on one side.
Gordon was caught in that trap and concentrated on the right-wing. If it was William he might have been cautious of it but Gordon still couldnt shake off his impression of me.
Thats why even though he doubts that it might be a trap, he lightly chose to push on without thinking too much about it.
Right now the enemy is focusing on breaking through our right-wing.
Thats why their response to the third assault unit that charged in from their flank was greatly delayed.
They managed to skew the enemys flank and overrun their formation.
In conjunction, I also rebuilt our formation and pushed the enemy back.
Ugh! Fall back! Fall back!!
We cant, sir! Our allies are behind us!
What!?
The enemys screams can be heard.
The third assault team was stationed near the mountain to prevent the enemy from descending the mountain.
If they left, the enemy would see it as an opportunity to rush down. After all, theyve been waiting for such an opportunity.
However, in exchange, they will leave no space for their allies on the frontline to fall back.
Since they temporarily can not retreat, their formation was disturbed.
Once that happens, what awaits is their total collapse
Seeing the enemys frontline fell into chaos, I ordered the third assault unit to temporarily fall back.
Duke, let the soldiers rest. It will take the enemy sometime to rebuild their formation. Let them rest during that time.
Understood. What are you planning to do next?
That will depend on the enemy. They will not carelessly attack us anymore. We will probably end up glaring at each other for a while.
As I thought, the deciding factor here is the sky huh.
Yes.
Saying so, I and Duke Lowenstein looked up at the sky.