When he received the report that two trebuchets had been destroyed, Euchemard’s white eyebrows quivered, and he tightened his jaw and looked up at the sky silently.
The morning fog had already cleared up, and as if to prove that fact, thick black smokes could be seen rising up in the distance. The forces deployed at the front didn’t allow Sigibert’s cavalry to come near even now, and the Seal Chivalric Order, which had made a surprise attack from the west side, was also repelled by their splendid defence.
If one cut that out and looked at it, Euchemard’s army hadn’t lose yet. On the contrary, it was overwhelmingly predominant.
However, if one looked down and gazed at the entire battlefield, including Delbrück, one could say that the defeat of his army was already inevitable.
「Your Highness!」
Orderlies came rushing from the forces on the left wing and the front in succession.
「The enemy’s military forces are—」
「…Turning around and starting to retreat in one breath, right?」
「Ha? Ah, yes, that’s right!」
「What should we do? Do we pursue them?」
「How are you going to pursue their cavalry running away at full speed with heavy infantry?」
Euchemard could see through Sigibert’s plan already. Now that the destruction of the trebuchets had succeeded, their roles as decoys were already over. Afterwards, they could just run into Delbrück, shut the gate and fortify their defence. After that, they’d wait for the reinforcement to arrive, match the timing and switch to the offensive—it was neither a clever scheme nor anything; however, though ordinary, it was a reliable plan.
Euchemard had lost the trebuchets; if there was a plan that could still disrupt Sigibert’s plan of holding the town, then it’d be to run after them, who were retreating, closely, rush into Delbrück in a free-for-all state and gain total control of the town like that, but nevertheless, if one took the difference in moving ability between both sides into consideration, that was impossible. That Sigibert, who should have been able to send out a bit more war potential if he didn’t use cavalry, purposely didn’t let infantrymen and archers participate in the war at all was most likely because he had imagined this escape drama. Even if he advanced his army to the front of Delbrück from now, unwilling to give up, the most they could do was to suffer a baptism of volleys from the archers lying in wait on top of the rampart.
After hesitating for a period of about one minute, Euchemard held his treasured sword up high and ordered the whole army.
「Retreat the army two leagues and rebuild it. Thereafter, withdraw towards Luberuteiyu in order while preparing for the enemy’s surprise attack」
「W, we’re retreating!?」
「We understood the solidness of Delbrück from the beginning. Hence, there’s the plan this time… if that fell apart, it’s meaningless to remain here」
「B, but—!」
「Don’t say anymore. …If the enemy consolidates its military forces and switch to the offensive, we won’t be able to hold out for half a day at Luberuteiyu. That being the case, making peace with them while we can or returning to our country quickly is an excellent plan… in the first place, we can’t be away from our country for so long」
「…How regrettable」
This painful choice was disseminated to the whole army by the orderly who was regretting bitterly.
After gazing at the orderly’s horse running off for a little while, Euchemard suddenly asked about the safety of Cyril and Lampito, but there was no one who could answer that question.
End of Chapter 6
When he received the report that two trebuchets had been destroyed, Euchemard’s white eyebrows quivered, and he tightened his jaw and looked up at the sky silently.
The morning fog had already cleared up, and as if to prove that fact, thick black smokes could be seen rising up in the distance. The forces deployed at the front didn’t allow Sigibert’s cavalry to come near even now, and the Seal Chivalric Order, which had made a surprise attack from the west side, was also repelled by their splendid defence.
If one cut that out and looked at it, Euchemard’s army hadn’t lose yet. On the contrary, it was overwhelmingly predominant.
However, if one looked down and gazed at the entire battlefield, including Delbrück, one could say that the defeat of his army was already inevitable.
「Your Highness!」
Orderlies came rushing from the forces on the left wing and the front in succession.
「The enemy’s military forces are—」
「…Turning around and starting to retreat in one breath, right?」
「Ha? Ah, yes, that’s right!」
「What should we do? Do we pursue them?」
「How are you going to pursue their cavalry running away at full speed with heavy infantry?」
Euchemard could see through Sigibert’s plan already. Now that the destruction of the trebuchets had succeeded, their roles as decoys were already over. Afterwards, they could just run into Delbrück, shut the gate and fortify their defence. After that, they’d wait for the reinforcement to arrive, match the timing and switch to the offensive—it was neither a clever scheme nor anything; however, though ordinary, it was a reliable plan.
Euchemard had lost the trebuchets; if there was a plan that could still disrupt Sigibert’s plan of holding the town, then it’d be to run after them, who were retreating, closely, rush into Delbrück in a free-for-all state and gain total control of the town like that, but nevertheless, if one took the difference in moving ability between both sides into consideration, that was impossible. That Sigibert, who should have been able to send out a bit more war potential if he didn’t use cavalry, purposely didn’t let infantrymen and archers participate in the war at all was most likely because he had imagined this escape drama. Even if he advanced his army to the front of Delbrück from now, unwilling to give up, the most they could do was to suffer a baptism of volleys from the archers lying in wait on top of the rampart.
After hesitating for a period of about one minute, Euchemard held his treasured sword up high and ordered the whole army.
「Retreat the army two leagues and rebuild it. Thereafter, withdraw towards Luberuteiyu in order while preparing for the enemy’s surprise attack」
「W, we’re retreating!?」
「We understood the solidness of Delbrück from the beginning. Hence, there’s the plan this time… if that fell apart, it’s meaningless to remain here」
「B, but—!」
「Don’t say anymore. …If the enemy consolidates its military forces and switch to the offensive, we won’t be able to hold out for half a day at Luberuteiyu. That being the case, making peace with them while we can or returning to our country quickly is an excellent plan… in the first place, we can’t be away from our country for so long」
「…How regrettable」
This painful choice was disseminated to the whole army by the orderly who was regretting bitterly.
After gazing at the orderly’s horse running off for a little while, Euchemard suddenly asked about the safety of Cyril and Lampito, but there was no one who could answer that question.
End of Chapter 6
