Fun Territory Defense Chapter 98 Part 1 (Patreon)

[Another Viewpoint] War 2 Movement on the side of Jiernetta

PoV: Enemy Commander

With the appearance of the dragon, the enemy forces instantly changed their formation to cope with the situation.

However, it seems as if they are simply keeping their distance from the dragon in the dark. Using powerful magicians as decoys, the soldiers are showing only a token posture of encirclement.

"Well, it can't be helped against that."

I say, and my smile deepens as I look at the landscape spread out below me.

The dragon had been slowed down using a large amount of black balls, and its limbs had been bound with large chains so that the puppet's magic could finally take effect.

It had cost an extraordinary amount of money, human casualties, and a great deal of time. It would have been a great loss if it had not worked.

However, as far as the current battlefield is concerned, it is having a tremendous effect. The group of magicians controlling those horses were undoubtedly from the Venturi Knights. They are generously unleashing the powerful magic that destroyed the castle gates in the blink of an eye on the dragons, but the dragons are taking almost no damage.

On the contrary, it was cornered and backed up by other magicians.

"If it what I heard was true, I'd like to bring in the wyverns here to settle the matter at once, but... we can't let our guard down."

If the enemy had remained the same as in the past, it would have ended in a crushing victory for our forces with our new strength.

However, the last battle turned out to be unexpected. As a result, we completed the conquest of Scudetto as planned, but the forces we lost far exceeded our expectations.

Therefore, we sent out fast horses for reinforcements, which we were supposed to receive in due course, and asked them to replenish our forces.

Aside from the main force for the invasion of the Royal Capital led by my brother, if the other two armies had conquered their targets unscathed, my reputation would have been severely damaged.

"And it's all because of that mysterious group... abominable!"

I yelled, turning around.

The second-in-command Freightliner behind me was looking at me with a hard expression.

He is my brother, but he is a feeble man. He has already been in many wars, and yet he still only assists me and my other brothers. He is not excellent with a sword or as a magician, so it is not surprising.

"...Freightliner, from now on, we will divide our troops and move. You attack from the right side using infantry. Use black balls to check them and lead them toward the dragon. I will lead the cavalry from the left."

When I instructed him to do so, Freightliner smiled vaguely and bowed his head several times.

"Well, Brother Vashize, that's the way to do it. So, dragons in the center, black ball explosions from the left and right, right? And finally, wyverns?"

He replied with a flattering face and voice.

I clicked my tongue, annoyed at his cowardly face, which showed neither pride nor resolve as royalty.

"You fool. Have you already forgotten the last battle? At that time, wyverns were killed without distinction, whether they were waiting on the castle walls or flying in the sky. Those on the ground were decapitated, and those flying in the sky were shot through the torso with a spear-like object and killed."

"So you're saying we won't use them, then? Even though the supply has been replenished..."

"Dragons and wyverns are precious. If we lose anymore, it will be a big blunder. The only time to use them is when we take down the Royal Capital. We will save our forces until that final battle, and then we will burn them to the ground with overwhelming force during the final invasion of the Royal Capital."

When I told him a part of my plan, Freightliner blinked his eyes, then finally understood the meaning and applauded.

"I see. That's the way to go, Brother Vashize. Then I guess that repelling is enough for this phase."

"Speak nonsense. Their formation is spread out like that for fear of the dragons. We can easily win this battle by encircling them and eating up their thin spots. At the very least, we will capture the Marquis Fertio's head. And after that, we'll crush more than half of them in a follow-up attack."

"I see."

Freightliner responded in a blank voice, as if he didn't understand what I meant.

He snorted at that and turned on his heel.

"Enough! You just do as I tell you! Now take your men and run!"

He yelled, and the Freightliner rushed off.