I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 59 The Counterfeit War
now,

Hearing Suya recite such a string of unfamiliar battle names and dates, which sounded like they had actually happened, was quite surprising.

however,
The words fell,

In the council chamber, Meryl, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly asked in bewilderment:

"Excuse me for being frank, but my history knowledge is not bad, yet I have never heard of this battle."

"Persia had already been unified during the reign of Philip II. As far as I know, there was indeed a man named Spitaminis when Macedonia conquered Sogdiana, but he did not lead the army. He was beheaded at the beginning of the war as a symbol of Sogdiana's surrender."

Meili looked at Lukan and asked curiously, "Lukan, how do you know about the battle that our king mentioned?"

"Ok?"

Lucan paused, his narrowed golden eyes rapidly scanning countless faces as he relived his memories. But soon, he too frowned, somewhat bewildered.
"strangeness."

"This battle seems to have never actually happened."

Suya looked at the two people discussing this matter.
Hearing what Meryl said, I was somewhat surprised.

How could Persia have unified the world during the reign of Philip II?

What did the conqueror king who succeeded Philip II conquer?

Is she called the Conqueror Queen because she's about to conquer Britain?
This is fucking hell, hahaha.

Suya quickly put the matter out of her mind.
According to Meryl, both Britain and Macedonia were moved here due to an incident 15 years ago, and this world was not the same as the world he knew.

Compared to that, the more crucial issue right now is how to break through the encirclement formed by the Conqueror King's 50,000-strong army.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lukan, interrupting their conversation, and asked only:

"Lukan, you know about this battle, right?"

“Hmm,” Lucan frowned slightly, staring at the Saint-Mais mountain south of Cornwall and that unnamed valley on the map. After pondering it carefully, he said:
"As far as I know,"

"Spittaminis's successful breakout was actually influenced by a number of factors, among which the Conqueror King was unable to personally command due to illness, and his design and utilization of the canyon terrain, desert terrain, and the Death Corridor were the most crucial."

"In addition, he excelled in the selection of the right time, the arrangement of the army, the use of psychological warfare, and the control of the rhythm of the entire battlefield, which enabled him to achieve this victory against the Conqueror King with fewer troops."

Spitameneis, a previously unknown Persian hero, was able to achieve a miracle of defeating a superior enemy force with a smaller one, thus earning his place in history.

This is also a miraculous battle that is difficult to replicate in human history.

Even with modern wargaming and following Spitaminis's breakout plan, the success rate of a breakout is only 7%, and even with everything done to the extreme, the success rate is only 41%.

but,

That's enough for Suya to give it his all.

Suya looked at the map, mentally simulating the route of the Conqueror's army, then pointed to the unmarked canyon on the map and said in a deep voice:

"I don't know if the King of Conquerors has fallen ill or participated in the war,"

"But the only thing I know is—"

"The Seleucid legion that approached us along this path and blocked the pass, as I saw it with my own eyes, did not form a perfect 'hammer and anvil system' with its companion cavalry and Macedonian phalanx."

Hammer-anvil system,

It was a perfect tactic combining the Macedonian phalanx with the Companion cavalry, which, under the command of the Conqueror King, repeatedly achieved miracles of winning with fewer troops. It was a basic tactic that was almost invincible on the plains in the era of cold weapons.

However, Seleucus's phalanx legions and his companion cavalry seemed to belong to two distinct command systems.

Suya had no idea what the reasons were.

But he knew this was an opportunity!

"This is the weakest point in the entire encirclement!"

At this point, Suya said in a deep voice:

"If we can replicate all the elements of this miraculous battle," "night raids, feints, mobile command, advance ambushes, and designing multi-directional attack routes to exploit the weakness of phalanx formations in turning,"

"at last,"

"Break up into smaller units, gather the elite of the routed army, and attack here like hammering nails!"

"Defeat the hero, Seleucus!"

"Successfully broken through!"

At this point, Suya suddenly slammed his hand on the map, his eyes gleaming as he looked intently at his counterfeit knights.

"Everyone——"

"Since it doesn't exist in history, then we'll recreate this perfect counterfeit battle!"

"Let the King of Conquerors suffer a crushing defeat!"

Dagonet looked at the location Sua had pointed to on the map, matching the rough plan with the terrain, and pondered for a moment.
Suddenly, my eyes lit up.
"It seems... it really is feasible!"
“I’ve heard that Seleucus was originally a guard officer of the Conqueror King, but he was parachuted into this unit to serve as a general. This legion originally belonged to General Parmenion’s eldest son, Philothas.”

"And Hector, the second son of General Parmanuel, served as his deputy and commander of the Companion Cavalry Regiment."

Suya looked up, somewhat surprised.

Historically, the reason why Parmenion, a veteran general with numerous military achievements who was almost the one who helped Alexander ascend the throne, died was because his son Philothas was accused of plotting against Alexander.

In order to support Alexander's ascension to the throne, Parmenion executed Attalus, who posed a threat to Alexander's throne. As a result, Parmenion's relatives subsequently held considerable positions in the army.

Philothas is one of the best among them.
However, this also made him quite arrogant and disdainful of flattery, which often led to conflicts with others and eventually aroused Alexander's dissatisfaction.

Sua estimated that what truly displeased Alexander was...
In reality, it was Parmanuel's deeply entrenched connections within the army that prevented him from fully controlling his newly enthroned army.

If the conqueror's counterpart in this world is involved in this event, then it is not difficult to explain the abnormal phenomena that Sua saw in the Seleucus army.

This is undoubtedly good news.

The more disorganized the enemy is, the greater our advantage will be!
"only."

At this moment, Dagonet suddenly hesitated before speaking:

"My lord, your plan is indeed feasible, but we now face a major problem—"

“We have no justification to gather the large number of defeated troops that are heading towards Burne’s territory, nor do we have any reason to summon a large number of defeated soldiers scattered in various manors and villages.”

"We regard you as our king from the bottom of our hearts!"

"But the only identity you can currently proclaim is that of Sir Hector's second son."

"and"

And then,
Meryl suddenly looked up, interrupting Dagnet, and looked at the three of them.

Finally, her rose-red eyes fixed on Suya's exceptionally beautiful face.
He spoke decisively and offered his idea:

"So,"

"Let him become king, let Sua Pendragon become—"

"Knight King!"

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