Guild Boss's Ambition

Once Koruru Village unfortunately falls, the Alliance's defense line will shrink further, which also means that the high elves' offensive surface will narrow as well, and their forces will tend to develop more densely. In other words, every inch of land we need to break through will have more enemies blocking our way back, and our chances of encountering powerful superiors will even be greatly increased.

However, the above reasons are definitely not enough to convince everyone here.

Words are weak. The more they are explained, the more flaws they have.

"This is an order."

"We are not your soldiers!"

"You are just mercenaries now, and it is your duty to obey me."

Facing the adventurers' doubts, President Ehard simply took a firm and unwavering stance. Although the people below had complaints, the president who held the military power always kept the direction of the compass in mind. Under our supervision, the adventurers began to pack their bags in a hurry and made preparations to step out of Panlong Valley and even Panlong Forest.

After learning about the new course of action, the mood of the entire team became noticeably depressed.

Unlike the mission of destroying food supplies, this operation is a direct battle with the high elves, which means that there will inevitably be casualties on our side. The current atmosphere also proves that our concealment of the previous twelve days was a correct decision. If this atmosphere is allowed to ferment for enough time, this team is very likely to fall apart before the battle.

It's ironic, but compared to these seemingly normal adventurers, I might now trust that cynical fox clown more. At least she, who is good at disguise, has never disguised her shortcomings in front of us. However, these mercenaries who are about to fight alongside me have social expressions full of unfamiliarity on their faces.

Although I am willing to trust them unconditionally, will they also unconditionally believe in my kindness?

Unfortunately, I did not find that kind of mental state in them.

Ouch!

I mounted my mount in a depressed mood and stood at the back of the team, watching them slowly move towards the southeast.

Next, we will march for twelve hours straight.

During these twelve hours, we are alone in the deep and may be attacked by the high elves at any time. Basically, we will be wiped out on the spot if we encounter an attack. But fortunately, all the adventurers in our guild have their own mounts. In other words, unless the enemy sends out highly mobile troops such as cavalry, we can use our speed advantage to escape.

Looking at the knight girl leading the army from afar, a terrible assumption suddenly occurred to me.

Assuming that the military strategist was really so well-planned, then did she expect from the very beginning that we would take such a step? It was because she anticipated that President Ehard and Mr. Ebi would make such a choice, so she planned to trap us in the Panlong Forest from the very beginning, and then presented the second edition of the map four days later.

Perhaps the military never expected us to really attack the enemy's supply team. After all, the high elves adopt the strategy of elite troops, and the loss of one or two teams of supplies will generally not cause too big a problem. In fact, the most effective way to stop the high elves has always been to completely stop their physiological functions.

Kill the enemy!

The military's goal from the beginning to the end has been to have us adventurers help them fight and kill the enemy!

It's not just about going into battle and killing the enemy! The military is even going to use all our trump cards to deal with the high elves!

Although the military claims that they allow us to choose freely, the result of all the missions is just to force us onto the battlefield. If we try to struggle out of it and want to exchange the least casualties for the greatest reward, the final result will probably only be to pay more chips in exchange for greater benefits for the military, and in the end, the adventurer guilds may not even get a dime──

coincide……

Ever since the woman who called herself Corvina showed up, too much of the information had come across as too coincidental.

It appeared that we were constantly thinking about solutions, but in fact the other party had already calculated the more distant future. Judging from the situation at the time, Ms. Caesar should be an old acquaintance of Ebi and the president. In this way, she, who understood the president's temperament, could naturally predict what decision she would make on the war mission.

From the beginning she knew that we would choose the task of destroying food supplies!

She even knew about the existence of the fox girl clown! She knew that we would have someone who could freely pass on information on the battlefield!

piece!

When we think we are playing chess, we are actually just thinking chess pieces.

What is even more despairing is that

If we give up thinking, we will not even be worthy of being chess pieces.

Looking at the twilight clouds on the horizon, my heart has become so cold that it has no temperature at all.

"Constantina Caesar four hundred years ago, Corvina Caesar four hundred years later."

"Are all the royal family of Falorin monsters?"

Gah!

I squeezed the horse's belly and made it run faster, then I looked for the problem in myself.

Or maybe I am the great storyteller who presumes to invent epics.

Or maybe I shouldn't question my fellow man.

……

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24. Determination to walk through thorns (Ehrhard)

(Mener-Ehard)

Everyone questioned my decision.

Some people always think that I will lead them to destruction.

In the early hours of the evening, our team arrived safely at a forest next to the village of Luruga.

After almost twelve hours of forced march, the adventurers were all exhausted, so I let them rest for a while in the forest and sent out scouts to confirm the enemy's position.

Led by Catwoman Tina, I sent out a total of six scouts to three different directions.

"Fifteen kilometers to the east, there are lights of troops stationed there. It is estimated that there are about three hundred people."

"There is also a High Elf army stationed 20 kilometers to the south! I'm afraid there are 300 of them!"

"There seem to be about 500 high elves about 25 kilometers to the southeast~"

After listening to Miss Tina's report, I was finally half relieved of my worries. After all, compared to discovering the enemy's whereabouts, I was more afraid of not finding the enemy that should be on the map. That either meant that Luluga Village had already fallen, or the map given to us by the military was completely wrong - we have been acting based on wrong intelligence.

but……

The number of enemies is much greater than I expected.

If we include the troops that were not discovered by the scouts, the number of high elves would be around 1,600 to 2,500. With a combat strength of only 600 people, this is undoubtedly a force that we can never defeat alone.

Therefore, we must unite with the soldiers guarding Luruga Village.

After the defense line was narrowed twice, the number of troops in Luruga Village should not be too small. It is conservatively estimated that in order to resist the more than 2,000 high elves in front of them, the military will at least deploy more than 3,000 well-trained garrisons in the village. Under this circumstance, as long as we successfully connect with the defenders in the village, it is very likely that we can launch a beautiful surprise attack!

but……

Although being attacked from both inside and outside is powerful, as we are the only party outside, our manpower losses will probably be great.

Therefore, in addition to the garrison in the village, we also need more and stronger reinforcements.

Only by defeating the high elves and making them lose their morale can we adventurers create the most perfect opportunity for a breakthrough.

I hope to bring as many people home as possible.

The night before the battle, I stared at the cold winter moonlight, unable to sleep all night, wondering over and over again whether I had missed anything.

During the long thought, the dawn light slowly emerged from the distant mountains.

At this time, the adventurer in charge of night watch began to wake up his companions.

After waking up, everyone quickly ate some dry food and water, and then mounted their horses in a heavy atmosphere.

They all knew clearly that after this battle, our adventure group would probably not have more than 600 people.

Since not all adventurers in the guild are soldiers who have received military training, I cannot teach them the battle formations in just twenty days. Even if I learn from them, they may not be able to use the formations and tactics freely on the actual battlefield. They may even lose their unique spirituality because of sticking to the formalities.

To lead a mob, you must use a method that suits the mob.

Strict discipline is the consensus of regular armies, while the greatest weapon of adventurers is their yearning for freedom.

Adventurers have their own way.

Only by giving them maximum freedom can we achieve maximum results.

Therefore, in terms of battle formation, I only selected ninety adventurers who are good at weapon combat from the adventure group and handed them over to Leader Raftan for deployment. If nothing unexpected happens, in future battles, we will launch at least one or more cavalry charges, and these ninety warriors and Miss Raftan will become the spearhead of the cavalry charge.

As long as the arrows are sharp and not blunt, we can penetrate the enemy's formation with relatively low casualties.

As for the others──

Since they like to form small circles, just let them maintain their own small circles.

Everything has two sides. Small circles may sometimes affect unity, but the reason why small circles are small circles is that they have a language that only they understand. Only through that unique language can they obtain the most comfortable and free communication environment, thereby generating the most powerful strength and fighting spirit.

Apart from the spearhead of the cavalry charge, I only required them to maintain a simple long snake formation.

Under such instructions, there was no need for me to divide them into groups myself. They immediately found their most familiar partners. According to the current situation, although they could not achieve complete unity, they could barely build a small circle of unity. For an irregular army, this marching state was already very good.

An hour after setting out, our horses finally caught up with the enemy.

When we arrived at the edge of the battlefield, a small but classic offensive and defensive battle was already taking place on the other side of the battlefield!

Through the Eagle Eye Technique that Tina gave me, I could clearly see the battle situation in front of me.

The intelligence reported by the scouts last night was similar to that of the enemy, and the number of enemies was estimated to be around 1,900. The entire army was mainly composed of infantry troops. They had no flying units, but had powerful siege weapons such as magic crossbows. Because of these siege weapons, the defenders of Luruga Village were clearly in a slump.

boom!

Boom!

Magic crossbows and magic grenade launchers continuously set off terrible explosions in Luruga Village. Since their original goal was to massacre the people, they did not need to worry about the civilians in the village, so they could launch indiscriminate bombings on the area inside the earthen fort, beating the defenders inside to tears of blood and wailing.

If possible, I really want to ignore this battle.

It’s a pity that the Luruga Village in front of us is the only way for us to return to Mopolis City.

There is no point in just going home, we must complete the mission to survive.

However, judging from the current situation, the defenders are only being beaten unilaterally. The high elves controlling the crossbows and grenade launchers have not even made a charge. And according to this attack rhythm, there is really no need for them to rush to attack the village's earthen fort. They can wait until the earthen fort is completely destroyed before pursuing the victory.

"No, there is no way to break out under these circumstances."

"Hurry up and show up! The two armies are attacking each other!"

"General, if you keep being a coward, you will be wiped out sooner or later!"

I stood majestically at the forefront of 600 adventurers, but at the moment when everyone was following my lead, the leader who was guarding the village actually gave me such a passive and cowardly attack. Could it be that he thought that the magic ballista would be like the mechanical ballista of the goblins? Come on, they are using nature's renewable energy!

"President Ehard? Are we really going to charge?"

"The High Elves have too many troops, right? At least four times as many as we do, right?"

"You'll die! You'll definitely die if you rush forward!"

"Mom, I want to go home—"

"Shut up! I just want to go home—"

While I was hesitating, my men were gradually growing timid in the face of the enemy's huge force. Being timid on the battlefield is very fatal, especially when we are cavalrymen, we have to rely even more on a passion. Any form of hesitation will only slow down our hands and feet and prevent us from exerting our own combat effectiveness.

"We must get the defenders in the city to cooperate with us!"

"If either ViVi or Byakuya were here──"

"Forget it. Those who won't be here won't be here."

"But is there anyone else in our guild who can solve this dilemma?"

I looked back at my own adventure group, my heart filled with the bitterness of having no soldiers to use. In this city of Mopolis, I am probably the only guild leader who is so miserable. Not only is the number of senior adventurers less than that of other guilds, but even when I want to use them, two-thirds of them run away at once.

"Raftan is still reliable! As expected, being a knight is all about confidence!"

"Long live the Church of Light! Long live!"

Just when I was struggling to come up with a plan and was about to grit my teeth and deal with the change without changing, there was a sudden sound of drums and thunder from the battlefield in the distance. I saw several lines of griffins flying in the sky that was just beginning to dawn. The gate of the village's earthen fort was also opened. Then, accompanied by a burst of killing shouts, the soldiers in the earthen fort rushed out like waves and sea, bravely charging towards the formation of the high elves!

"Here we go! The charge we wanted—"

"But fifteen Griffin Knights alone may not be able to save the situation."

Seeing the charging infantrymen being shot down and knocked away by the high elves' crossbows and arrows, even though I didn't see the reinforcements arranged by Hai Lao, I could no longer suppress my passion to fight for my country on the battlefield. I raised my battle axe as a banner, tightened the reins in my hands to make the warhorse neigh, and shouted to the group of mercenaries behind me who were seeking profit and avoiding harm -

"To all the people I met by chance in the Stone House—"

"Even though we started from different places, even though our beliefs contradict each other, at this moment, we are all heading home in the same direction! Our swords and shields! Our flesh and souls all have the same greatest enemy! I don't expect us to unite, I only hope that you will give your all to obtain your own salvation!"

"And now, the time to make a decision has come—"

I didn't prepare many lines to boost morale, and I'm not good at hypocritical words. I just spoke from my heart, then swung my whip hard and charged towards the enemy's formation -

I wonder if everyone will be called upon to follow...

I don't know if I can survive this charge...

But I understand that the most important thing for a cavalry charge is the arrow!

He who takes the lead wins the morale of the army!