Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Black Flower Dancing on the Death Line - (5)

Central War Theater, Freiberg Highlands, Patrick Army Basecamp

Patrick who had been assigned by Graden to defeat the Second Army continued to break through the Second Army's defensive line, and eventually pushed them into the Freiberg Plateau. Pushed to the brink, the Second Army had nowhere else to run.

If they destroyed the Second Army here, the road to the capital would become clear.

“It looks like they found their hill to die.”

Golden lions twin stars.

On seeing the many flags of the Second Army, his aide Major Ares said:

“Ya, finally arrived at this.”

“Living room tricks only, how disgusting.”

For Patrick, there was no point in an unfair and honest battle. However, he could not force his opponent to act the way he wanted.

It uses steel nets to stop enemies, dig trenches to change the flow of rivers, destroy river dams, and even simple traps. This was completely contrary to the direct fight, which made Patrick feel disgusted.

“Master, war is a dirty affair. Battles are full of trickery, and enemy commanders are adept at it. If possible, I even want to recruit him for our cause."

But Ares's views are opposite those of Patrick.

“Hmmp. You are absolutely enamored with the enemy."

"Extraordinary people deserve praise, be it friends or opponents."

Ares who was a learned military scholar explained his principles. That was enough for Patrick to vent the anger that had accumulated all this time.

“You're bragging now !? Why do you like to babble about unimportant things !?"

Ares shrugged with an awkward smile. Patrick sighed at Ares' attitude, and looked at the triangular formation of the Second Army.

"But to use the wedge formation at this time ... They don't give up."

“Unlike us, they are already exhausted..”.

Ares is implying something, and Patrick knows it.

“Hmmp. They must have received word that the First Army was coming. "

To stop the Second Army from getting information about the arrival of the First Army, Graden deployed a large number of teams to work in the area with the aim of blocking any information flow. Even so, the Second Army's morale showed no signs of diminishing, so the reason was clear.

“It should be. We didn't put much hope into succeeding in the first place."

Patrick snorted at Ares.

"of course. This might sound rude to Field Marshal, but the information blockade was just a waste of time. Rather than using such a trick, it is better for us to destroy the enemy directly."

“Keeping that aside for now, what should we do? Normally, we would have to attack surgingly to investigate the enemy."

"Stupid question. You should know what I'm thinking."

"Now, His Majesty's line of thought is quite easy to understand."

Ares smiled faintly hearing that. He has a tendency to nag, but Ares is a competent person whom Patrick trusts a lot.

“It's done. All we need to do is keep the pressure on and keep going. Research is not my style. Since the Second Army is using a wedge formation, then we will destroy them with our stork wing formation."

"I'll arrange it."

Ares turned sharply and headed to where the messengers were standing.

Central War Theater, Freiberg Highlands, Second Army Basecamp

"So this is the calm before the storm, yes ..."

Brad muttered to himself. The two forces stared at each other in the Freiberg Plateau quietly. Brad and Liz are exhausted, but they insist on observing the enemy's movements.

Three weeks had passed since they first fought the Sun Knight.

"Your Majesty, there is enemy movement."

Brad nodded at Liz. In front of them, the enemy formation formed into a crescent shape, with the tip protruding outwards. They move quickly, and will be finished in no time.

“A crane wing formation, huh..”.

"Because of our wedge formation?"

“Definitely. They know our spirits are not broken, and plan to finish us off."

"What should we do?"

Liz's face was grim as she asked. He knew very well that they had no chance of winning. But at the very least, they should avoid defeat.

“... You need a pair of wings to fly.”

"What do you mean we should destroy one of the enemy's wings, and stop it?"

Liz understood what Brad was saying, and once again Brad was impressed by his quick-wittedness.

"Absolutely. Unfortunately, the only thing we can do now is buy time and pray for the First Army's victory."

Liz understood Brad's intentions, and relayed the order to a messenger. Brad watched as he lit a cigarette. A while later, purple smoke began to billow.

“-By the way, Major Olivia's unit hasn't arrived yet. I can really use my hands now…"

After giving a line of instructions, Liz suddenly remembered about it. Olivia's reinforcements are already on their way, but there's still no sign of them.

“Ordinary unit might have gotten here by now, but he brought the gathered group in a hurry this time.”

"You mean, it's not set up right?"

"Very possible."

“But they may be close.”

Brad nodded gently:

“I can not deny the possibility, but the battery will also not bet.”

Right now, getting 6,000 reinforcements sounds really interesting. Normally, they would be very welcome, but resetting them in a sense was more problematic than fighting the enemy. One wrong move, could cripple the chain of command, and lead to the collapse of an entire army.

Brad felt very conflicted.

“—Alright, let's get started. We buy time, but that is not a reason for us to sit and wait for them to finish forming. Let's target the enemy's left wing that's moving a little slower."

"Yes sir!"

On Brad's orders, the Second Army begins their assault on the enemy's left wing.

the fierce fight begins.

Upon seeing the Second Army's apparent attack, Patrick ordered the heavy shield troops forward. At the command of the unit commander, the soldiers blocked the front and sides of the formation with neat rows of shields, without gaps.

This is the famous Sun Knight defense formation, 《Castle Tower Formation》.

“It's too hard for us to destroy it..”.

Brad judged the formation too difficult to destroy, and instead turned his target to the enemy's right wing. A mediocre officer would follow through on his plan, but the commander of the Second Army understood the importance of changing things quickly.

“Enemies quickly react. Don't let them through."

And in response, Patrick quickly sent reinforcements from the middle to help the left wing.

The two outstanding commanders managed to cripple him, and the battle was deadlocked.

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...To Be Continue's...