I Am The Monarch
Puddle tactics

This motherfucker again?"

'What now?'

The adjutants who were seated turned around to look at one place.

“I'm sorry to bother you while you're resting. ”

Roan looked down and approached them.

Gale, who was quenching his thirst, smiled faintly and nodded.

"really. What's going on?"

"There is something I want to tell you . ”

Hearing those words, Gale put down her water bag and sat down properly.

The aides also began to gather.

"really. Let's hear what he's saying now. '

A powerful force appeared in the eyes of the aides.

Roan stood firm and looked at Gale's eyes steadily.

It was grand but not arrogant.

“We must go to save the three armies that chose to attack. ”

"mmmmmmm. ”

'It seems he believes the three forces are in danger. '

He slowly turned around to look at Roan's eyes.

Eyes that at least do not shake.

'First of all, he opposed going forward, saying that there would be more monsters there. '

If that was true, the three armies that chose to break through were like rabbits in a tiger cave.

Then, Kennis's voice sounded.

"Saying that we have to save three troops means they're in danger, right?"

"Religion . ”

Reply without hesitation.

"How can you be so sure?"

It was an urgent question to answer, but he did not speak as if he was ignoring it as before.

"Because there's something he showed us, I can't ignore it. '

When he first said that they had to break through the giant army, he thought it was a crazy thing.

'But as he said, there were no monsters behind them. '

Although they lost 200 soldiers and more, but many more survived.

Not a bad result taking into account that they fell in an almost perfect ambush.

That meant Roan's decision was by no means a bluff.

'Arrogance is one thing, and skill is another. '

He did not like that a traitor ignored orders and ranks and acted alone.

But his action was not a bluff but a real skill, he could not just ignore it.

He knows what he has to do.

Kennis, who roamed the battlefield for many years as an aide to the rose army, was such a soldier.

Roan took a deep breath.

“We flick the giants, orcs, and goblins that are chasing us. So where did those people go? "

His fingers pointed north.

“They will catch all three teams. Because that is the main force. ”

"mmmmmmm. ”

Kennis and the other aides sighed in amazement.

'It's true they don't look like they're chasing us fiercely. '

“At some point, they have fallen back. '

'Looks like they're back in the Int forest. '

Then, Gale's voice sounded.

"Good . Let's discuss everything you say is true. Even so, our strength is only 600. What will many of these soldiers do? I thought it would be better to return quickly to our camp and ask for help. ”

Hearing those words, many aides nodded.

Roan shook his head with a frozen expression.

“In the meantime, three armies will be annihilated. ”

"mmmmmmm. ”

Gale shut his mouth.

Then, one of the adjutants who was in the back said those scowling words.

"Although that's the case, we can't die with them. ”

Saving all three troops in this situation was akin to suicide.

Roan smiled faintly and shook his head.

“I have a method. ”

And Ian's strategy will later be called as a genius strategist.

He looked at Gale and asked carefully.

“May I see a military map. ”

"Military map?"

Gale wondered for a moment and gave a sign to the Lecturer.

The lecturer nodded slightly and took out a large paper scroll from his chest.

Swuush.

The rolled-up piece of paper opened up and the map presented itself.

"I was expecting it, but it's messier than I thought. '

Roan let out a small breath.

It was embarrassing to call the map to the thing in front of him.

'I have to wait another 10 years for the detailed royal map to come out. '

And of course, it was also one of Ian Philip's works.

Roan held back his regret and pointed to one side of the map with his fingertips.

“This is our current location. And………"

The finger gets a little higher.

The three troops that chose to attack will be around here. They might receive a monster attack. ”

His finger came down again.

Gale and the adjutants listening to the explanation all nodded.

Because they also know very well about the Prely river.

'And especially now after spring, it was so shallow that it only reached the adult level. '

Roan looked at Gale and his aides and continued to say.

“We have to do a puddle tactic. ”

At that moment, everyone frowned.

"Flooding?"

At the words that asked back, there were many doubts.

"He wants to use the puddle tactic on the Prely river now?"

'He seems to be in no right mind. '

The faces of unbelievers.

But Roan's face was still confident.

His finger pointed at the Prely river and followed to the right.

Point.

The fingertips stopped.

“This place has the answer. ”

*****

Dudududu.

The steps of the horses that shook the earth.

Roan hit the horse and took a deep breath.

“The reason Ian Phillips is amazing is not just because he makes amazing tactics. '

There are many reasons why Ian is referred to as an outstanding genius strategist, but the biggest reason is at the point that he knows the importance of information better than anyone else.

He runs an information organization in Rinse kingdom for the first time.

'Before that, you gave money to the information guild or the thief guild. That's it . '

Ian picking up and analyzing even a little bit of other information would not care.

Therefore, it can gather a large amount of information better than anyone and with this information, it makes the most effective and efficient strategy.

'This is also the same for Int forest fight. '

Ian focused on information that was unknown to anyone analyzing the Int forest battle, or even if they knew they were not holding onto it in any case.

'Temporary reservoir. '

Farmers in the Pedian plains make temporary shelters on the Prely river when winter is over.

They collect water in case they lack water in spring, when they begin annual farming.

Therefore every spring, the Prely river is completely shallow compared to its width.

'We're blowing up that reservoir. '

That's what Ian thought and the tactics Roan would do.

Roan hit the horse and looked to the west.

The place where the temporary reservoir is located.

'Now, members of the force may also have reached. '

The rose army is currently divided in two.

Gale-led forces went to a temporary reservoir to blow up the bank.

The troops led by Kennis and Roan ran towards the three troops.

'It would be bad if our allies were also swept away by the inundation tactics. '

Roan was calmly in control.

"Ajudan Kennis. ”

"Huh?"

Kennis, who was running in front, looked back.

Roan pointed to the earth with his finger.

“We have to leave some archers here. ”

Hearing those words, Kennis nodded and made a signature.

One of the soldiers left the line and protected the place.

Roan left the archer as he ran west.

As they ran non-stop and were about to cross the hill.

Cheng! Checheng! Cheng!

Metal clashing sounded.

"Kill!"

"Don't push back!"

"If you do, we're dead!"

Continued with screaming.

At that moment, Roan's face wrinkled.

'How?'

A face she could not believe.

Roan quickly hit the horse's belly and lowered his posture.

The horse ran like a feather and stood at the top.

He looked at the battlefield with his eyes.

"How are the three armies here?"

An unexpected situation.

Then, Kennis approached him and asked.

"According to your guess, aren't our allies across the river? But……"

Three troops had already crossed the river and were pressed south.

Roan bit his lower lip.

'This is different . '

Initially, the three allied forces had to fight against the monsters in the northern part of the river.

Another unexpected battle.

“This is certainly different. But …. . '

Roan stared intently at the battlefield with sharp eyes.

His head was spinning so that sounds so fast could be heard.