Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Battle of Iris - (7)

Minits looked confused at the beginning, and the truth gradually realized it. He began to tremble and his pants became damp. His entourage fell on their asses and shouted.

"Your Majesty! Please hold yourself! "

"R-reoness! W-What happened !? Have we not flooded the enemy !? What are the enemy arrows doing here !? "

"As I reported earlier, we fell into an enemy trap. Headquarters are in danger, please retreat in haste. "

"I-It's all your fault until things turn out like this !!"

"You can complain after it's safe - you must escort His Majesty from here as soon as possible. I'll stay here and keep the retreat, and buy as much time as possible. "

The two entourage nodded, and forced the Minits onto the horse, and retreated with the Minits sandwiched between them.

Upon seeing them off, the Reoness climbed onto her warhorse and unsheathed her sword.

"Major, we'll act as a rearguard with you."

"... My apologies."

There were only 50 strange riders left, who joined together with the Reoness.

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"Your Majesty, the enemy fell for our deception."

"Yes, it seems so."

The enemy had been surrounded, and the archers concentrated fire towards them from afar. They repeatedly attacked enemy lines with spear units.

"Should we tighten the siege?"

Louis asked, and Elman shook his head.

"That's not wise. Let them be a gap to escape. Cutting off the retreat route of the army would make them fight like cornered rats. Our losses will also increase from that. "

"Yes sir!"

(It's weird. The unexpected strategy was good at first, but the attacks after that were inflexible and relied solely on brute strength. That's too amateur. I thought I met a formidable opponent, but was disappointed. I don't know what they're thinking.)

Due to the Elman unit's outstanding performance on the left wing, the day ended in an overwhelming victory of the Royal Army.

The kingdom lost 2,000 soldiers.

The empire lost 5,000 soldiers.

Olivia and her detachment unit are still absent.

The third day of the battle, the sky was overcast

Neither side was able to launch a decisive attack, and the day ended after several small battles. The attack from the right wing of the Imperial Army was suddenly protected, and it stayed afloat. Rumors after the war said that Major General Minits hid in his tent all day and trembled.

The fourth day dawn came.

Dark clouds that had piled up for days finally overflowed, and it was raining.

"Haha, it looks like heaven is on the Full Metal Knight's side."

George looked up and laughed. Cyrus smiled with relief, and announced:

"Sir, we're all ready to move!"

The people and officers of the Full Metal Knight stood in an orderly formation in front of George, everyone was eager to fight. Heavy rain will stop the effectiveness of the fire arrows. With their high fighting spirit, they could definitely overwhelm the enemy defenses.

George stood up gracefully, raised his spear high and shouted:

"Look at me, the great warrior of the Full Metal Knight! We will strike right in the middle of the enemy barosan, and destroy their base. We'll hit anyone our way - and don't take prisoners! "

(I mean kill everyone, you need to be a prisoner of war)

"" "On your orders !!" ""

*******

"Your Majesty-- "

Neinhart looked up at the sky and hesitated to speak.

"I knew. Our enemies will not miss this opportunity. Lower the order, we'll engage with the stork wing formation."

Lambert already had the tactics to fight on a rainy day. Neinhart also had some formations in mind, but she did not consider the stork wing formation.

"... Did you deliberately weaken our center to lure the enemy in?"

"That's fine. They intend to forcibly break through our defensive line and seize our base. You should have realized it by now? "

"From their behavior on the first day, I can guess that much. But even so, their commander's way of thinking was too rigid. "

Neinhart turned her gaze away from Lambert, and looked at the center of the enemy headquarters.

"Yes, with the penetrating power of a Full Metal Knight, this was a viable tactic for them. They were like raging beasts, so they would definitely look for such a delicious bait. "

"You're very confident."

"of course. If I were in their position, I would definitely bite the bait as well. Even though I know it's a trap. "

Lambert smiled cynically. Neinhart shrugged after hearing that, and quickly sent an envoy to relay the order to replace the formation.

(I understand the plan, but does Lieutenant General not know that he also describes himself as a beast?)

Neinhart smiled wryly in her heart, and proposed a plan to Lambert. After stating his plan, Lambert bitterly said:

"Neinhart. Although kai looks handsome, your thinking is really bad. It's just a little, but I'm glad you're on our side. "

"I'm honored for your praise, General Lambert."

"You are really thick-skinned, as expected of a First Army aide."

In response to Lambert's sarcasm, Neinhart placed her hands on her chest and bowed.

"The compliments His Majesty gave me make me proud. In that case, allow me to go and see the preparations. "

Neinhart led several soldiers towards the supply warehouse as Lambert sighed behind him.

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- [Right now, in a different place.]

At the rear of the Imperial Army, Olivia and Claudia lay on their stomachs on grassy plains on a plateau, and observed the battle using a telescope.

"As expected, the battle started a few days ago. What a big mistake, how do we recover from this?"

The guilt-stricken Claudia broke the telescope in her hands without even realizing it. Olivia looked at him confusedly and said:

"You know what else, don't blame yourself for this, Claudia."

As scheduled, their detachment should have reached the Iris plain long ago. But, they experienced something unexpected in the Xymus river after passing through the Ark Forest. Due to the rain from the previous days, the river overflowed on its banks, and crossing the river became a dangerous task.

Cut off from their tracks, the detachment unit had no choice but to set up camp some distance from the Xymus river, and waited reluctantly for three days.

"As you say ... No, now is not the time for this. From what I see, the situation looks bleak to our allies."

"Yes. The imperial calvary in the middle seemed to be the dominating force in the field. They are strong and well trained."

Olivia praised with applause, and Claudia became agitated because of that:

"What now is a good time to be amazed !? We must act quickly, and attack the enemy main headquarters! "

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...To Be Continue's...