Oukoku e Tsuzuku Michi
Oukoku e Tsuzuku Michi - Chapter 267: Magrado Civil War ⑦ The Reason For Fighting Is

Aegir POV鈥?/p>

銆孴ime to move out, time to sortie!銆?/p>

銆?th division battalion, get ready immediately. We鈥檒l be leaving ahead of the other squads. 銆?/p>

銆孻ou two guys, what are you doing with each other? Hurry up and put on your armor!銆?/p>

Orders and shouts are exchanged as the soldiers quickly make preparations for battle.

銆孖t would have been nice to have the bow cavalry with us. 銆?/p>

銆孻ou can鈥檛 have everything you ask for. 銆?/p>

Celia is quick probably because she鈥檚 used to being in my personal army, but the Royal army is quick to get ready too.

Meanwhile, it is quite obvious the governorate army is slow in comparison even though they received the same orders as everyone else.

銆學ittmann, bring the battalions with you as soon as they are ready. I鈥檒l be taking the cavalry and going ahead. 銆?/p>

銆孻ou鈥檙e going to charge forward again?銆?/p>

He says it like that鈥檚 a bad thing.

銆孖t鈥檚 not a big deal, I鈥檓 just going to take a look at the situation. 銆?/p>

銆屻€屻€屸€︹€︺€嶃€嶃€?/p>

Not only Wittmann, Myla and Celia also silently give me strange looks.

Hey, I鈥檓 being serious.

銆孖t鈥檚 skewering time!!銆?/p>

All of you should learn from Irijina. She鈥檚 swinging her spear around without thinking too much into things.

Accompanied by my escort squad, I take the Royal army鈥檚 cavalry only and head out.

銆孴he escort squad and the cavalry together don鈥檛 even add up to 2000. Are you planning to attack with this small number?銆?/p>

Celia asks.

Apparently she doesn鈥檛 believe me when I said I was just going to check out the situation.

That makes me a little sad, I鈥檒l squeeze her cheeks.

銆孎gh, fgah, stahhp pleath. 銆?/p>

銆學e must first grasp the enemy鈥檚 position. If we can disturb them, then we will, if it looks like we don鈥檛 stand a chance, we鈥檒l keep our distance since we can at least monitor them to learn useful information. 銆?/p>

Says Leopolt, as he pulls up on his horse.

Although he uses his head all the time, he鈥檚 still competent in martial skills and horse riding.

He must surely be showing Nina a great time too, I鈥檇 like to see his skills in bed.

銆屸€︹€e left Tristan behind. He can鈥檛 ride a horse after all. 銆?/p>

Myla sighs.

Unlike Leopolt, Tristan has absolutely zero skills as a warrior.

He cuts himself even with a fruit knife and he might fall and break his neck if he tries to get on a horse.

I could try and get him trained, but Myla and Celia won鈥檛 entertain him, and Carla and Mireille would also get defeated easily.

He鈥檚 on the level where fighting with Maria or Alma would turn into a struggle for his life.

銆學ahahahaha! I can train him if you like!銆?/p>

Don鈥檛 Irijina, Tristan will die.

As we continue our meaningless chatter, we eventually hear the clatter of the battlefield in front of us.

Looks like the advance guard is still fighting with the enemy army.

銆孡et鈥檚 make a detour to the east and climb that hill. The cavalry will spread out wide to the left and right with the escort unit in the center, we have to make it look like we have as many forces as possible. 銆?/p>

Nobody has any objections to Leopolt鈥檚 strategy.

I immediately give out the order to have the army deploy to the wings.

We kick up a larger dust cloud than when we were charging in the column formation.

銆學hat is that over there!?銆?/p>

銆孖t鈥檚 the Goldonia Kingdom鈥檚 flag! They鈥檙e ally reinforcements! Help has come!銆?/p>

Taking a look at the advance guard, I can see that they鈥檙e already falling apart in several places and starting to get surrounded.

If we arrived one hour later, they may have been completely destroyed.

銆孌amn, we were so close!銆?/p>

銆孲trengthen the attack! Push back the enemy in front of us!銆?/p>

The enemy appears to be agitated but don鈥檛 stop their attacks.

They intend to continue pushing through the advance guard.

銆孴here are approximately 10 000 of them, a number I鈥檓 not sure we can handle head-on. 銆?/p>

They would be more troublesome if they hid inside a fortress.

Myla sighs when she sees me smile.

銆孻ou鈥檙e going, aren鈥檛 you. 銆?/p>

銆孻eah, I鈥檒l aim for the enemy flanks. 銆?/p>

The enemy has already sighted us.

In addition, they鈥檙e probably overestimating our numbers after seeing us spread out horizontally.

We鈥檙e not sufficiently prepared but we can probably cause some chaos if we charge in.

銆孖f you have decided, I have nothing else to say. 銆?/p>

Myla puts her helmet back on and draws her sword.

銆孖鈥檓 fine with that too!銆?/p>

Celia鈥檚 reinvigorated with new energy.

銆孲kewer them! Let me skewer them!銆?/p>

Irijina is ready as usual.

銆孡et鈥檚 go. Charge in!銆?/p>

銆孫ooooooh!!銆?/p>

After I give out the order, the Royal army cavalry and the escort squad gallop down the hill in one long horizontal line

The incredible sounds of the horses鈥?hooves and the soldiers鈥?war cries make it seem like more than two thousand forces are charging at the enemy.

銆孎ireee!銆?/p>

Arrows fly at us from the enemy camp.

Coming down the hill makes it hard to defend, but perhaps due to the fight with the advance guard or not having many archers to begin with, their formation is in disarray and the rain of arrows was nothing worth worrying about.

銆孴hey鈥檙e charging at us!銆?/p>

銆孲pear unit at the flanks, hold fast!銆?/p>

The enemy reacts well, bringing out their spearmen swiftly when they see the arrows had little effect on us.

Continuing to charge would only result in heavy casualties so the cavalry slow down and search for a weaker portion in the spear line.

Everyone else did so except me, that is.

Instead I urge Schwartz to accelerate, giving out a single instruction right when we were about to collide.

銆孞ump. 銆?/p>

Schwartz lets out a low neigh and leaps into the air, flying over a few dozen spears.

銆孻ou鈥檙e kidding me!銆?/p>

I hear an enemy soldier shout as I land behind the spears and keep moving ahead toward the center of the enemy formation without looking back.

I use my longsword like a spear to stab any enemy who tries to impede my path or they just get stomped on by Schwartz.

銆孒ey, he鈥檚 broken through! Is it alright just letting him go!?銆?/p>

銆學hat can a single unit do-鈥︹€?uwaaaaaah!銆?/p>

I hear screaming behind me.

The wall of spears was thrown into disarray after I jumped over it, allowing the escort squad to charge through.

Getting distracted, the spearmen were instantly torn apart.

銆孮uickly stab them all!銆?/p>

銆學-what is this armor these guys are wearing!? My spear can鈥檛 get through it!銆?/p>

The dragon skin armor I distributed to my escort squad is showing its worth now.

Since I don鈥檛 have to worry about what鈥檚 going on behind me, I鈥檒l continue charging further in.

銆學hat are you doing!? Surround and kill him!!銆?/p>

Soldiers gather around me.

I unsheathe my dragon longsword as well as my Dual Crater, wielding them two-sword style.

銆孏ugya. 銆嶃€孏ueh鈥︹€︺€?/p>

My Dual Crater cuts off the head of one soldier, Schwartz鈥檚 hooves trample over another one.

銆孴his sword is nice because it鈥檚 long. 銆?/p>

I utilize the momentum from charging forward to skewer the enemy soldiers.

There鈥檚 one, two, three鈥︹€?it鈥檚 getting heavy.

I swing my longsword up with the three soldiers dangling from it and toss them into the air.

While they鈥檙e in the air, I take my freed up sword to sweep sideways and take the lives of two more enemies.

This might be the limit of my solo charge.

I should stop and wait for my allies.

Two new enemies rush at me as soon as I dismount from Schwartz.

For the first soldier, I fling his spear up with my longsword and then bisect his body with my Dual Crater.

For the second one, since I already raised my longsword, I bring it back down and cut off both his hands.

銆孻ou鈥檝e stopped mov-ing?銆?/p>

銆孒uh? My hands are-鈥︹€︺€?/p>

It took them a few seconds before they let out agonizing screams, stopping the soldiers following the first two in their tracks.

銆學hat鈥檚 the deal with this guy!? He ain鈥檛 normal!銆?/p>

銆孖-I know him鈥︹€?he鈥檚 the war demon from Goldonia, Hardlett! So he came straight at us!!?銆?/p>

Oh, one of them knows my name.

After he shouted the information, the soldiers surrounding me took a few steps back.

銆孻ou aren鈥檛 coming?銆?/p>

When I point the tip of my sword at them, they move further backwards. What a bunch of cowards.

And then I hear a hoarse shout.

銆學ait right there Hardlett! I may not be much, but I鈥檒l face you. 銆?/p>

The person who runs out in front of me is a heavy knight covered from head to toe in metal armor.

He runs at me in a straight line with a thick lance pointing out.

I won鈥檛 make it in time if I ran to Schwartz now.

銆學ahahaha! I won鈥檛 be so easily flung away by that large sword of yours! You can鈥檛 reach me on horseback. 銆?/p>

I don鈥檛 know what he鈥檚 talking about, but I鈥檒l engage.

I lower my hips, then put the tip of the longsword held in my right hand against the ground.

銆孻ou lowered your sword, meaning you鈥檝e given up!? Then prepare to-銆?/p>

銆孒mph!銆?/p>

I tilt my body to one side, dodging the lance thrusted at me from above the horse, and then slash upward with my longsword at the same time.

The blade enters from the base of the horse鈥檚 forelegs, splits the body in half and exists from the back.

銆孉hyaah!銆?/p>

The horse is cleanly sliced in two and the rider is sent tumbling onto the ground.

Did I make a mistake in my estimation? I intended to cut the soldier in half at the same time, but I only grazed his ass a little.

銆孶u, the horse was cut in half鈥︹€︺€?/p>

銆孨ot only that, but he used an upward slash from the bottom!?銆?/p>

I instantly mow down the mob of retreating panicked soldiers.

銆孉egir-sama! How many times do I have to remind you that you can鈥檛 just charge in by yourself!?銆?/p>

My escort squad led by a teary-eyed Celia chased after me.

The arrival of the heavy cavalry threw off the calculations of the enemies around me and made them all flee.

銆學hat is the entire situation looking like?銆?/p>

銆孴he enemy鈥檚 offensive has been halted by Myla-san鈥檚 leadership. The advance guard is regrouping and will start to counterattack as soon as they鈥檙e ready. 銆?/p>

So Myla locked up the enemy鈥檚 attack with an attack to their flank.

In that case, all we have to do now is stand and fight.

銆孋elia, we鈥檙e doing it. 銆?/p>

銆孫n the battlefield!?銆?/p>

I flick Celia鈥檚 forehead with my finger before getting into a stance with my sword.

銆孲tay close behind me. 銆?/p>

It looks like my new dragon sword is going to be covered in blood.

Despite the dampening of the attacks of the independent faction, our ally advance guard, on top of having a small force, suffered too many casualties earlier and could not transition to counterattack.

The event which broke this seesaw situation was the arrival of Wittmann and the Royal army鈥檚 main force.

When a collection of Kingdom flags appeared on top of the hill, the enemy pressure started weakening noticeably and their morale lowered drastically.

銆孖t鈥檚 Goldonia鈥檚 main army!銆嶃€孌amn it鈥︹€?we didn鈥檛 make it in time. 銆?/p>

銆孡oose!銆?/p>

A volley of arrows were released altogether from on top of the hill and the arrows raining down on the enemy were accurate and numerous.

Realizing the end is near, the rearguard of the independent faction start withdrawing.

However, Leopolt is not one to let that happen.

Before I knew it, the thousand cavalry on the front lines disappeared and charged into the flanks of the retreating enemy.

The enemy army fell apart in the blink of an eye from the flank attack, the enemy rearguard who saw it and tried to stop the pursuit was also routed, and the outcome of the battle was finally settled.

銆孒ere are the arrested commanders and above prisoners. 銆?/p>

The prisoners are lined up on their knees with their hands tied.

One young man looks up provokingly and spits at me.

I casually move out of the way to avoid it, and then without delay Celia kicks the man.

銆孒ow dare you spit at Aegir-sama!!銆?/p>

Celia repeatedly kicks the fallen man with her steel boots.

If you continue that, he鈥檒l die. I鈥檒l squeeze your cheeks so leave him alone for now.

The man curses with a swollen face.

銆孖-if you鈥檙e going to kill me, hurry up and do it!銆?/p>

銆孲tupid, fight until the end if you want to die. Don鈥檛 get so conceited after surrendering. 銆?/p>

The man hangs his head awkwardly.

銆孌o we have to keep him alive? I think it鈥檚 better if we deal with him immediately. 銆?/p>

The prisoners flinch at Leopolt鈥檚 suggestion.

So they want to live after all.

銆孖 have two or three things I want to ask. There are a few who look obedient鈥︹€︺€?/p>

I find and approach one person among the prisoners who has a small build and is slightly rotund.

銆孴his one鈥檚 a woman!銆?/p>

I quickly undo the rope digging into her pretty skin with a knife.

銆屸€︹€ell, there were females among the commanders after all. 銆?/p>

I gently tilt her chin up while Myla comments.

銆孲he鈥檚 a pretty one!銆?/p>

The woman鈥檚 skin is fairly tanned, but her hair is unexpectedly fluffy and soft for a person on the battlefield.

The way she clenches her teeth and glares at me is kind of adorable.

銆孖nterrogate this girl. Prepare a clean change of clothes for her. 銆?/p>

銆孻ou probably want to rape me! You fiend, brute!銆?/p>

I carefully pick up the flailing woman so as not to drop her and take her to the tent set up for questioning.

銆?A clean change of clothes and what else鈥︹€︺€?/p>

銆孭erhaps some water and restorative medicine? I鈥檓 sure you鈥檙e going to embrace her until she loses consciousness anyways. 銆?/p>

Myla, don鈥檛 say such strange things.

She鈥檚 going to be suspicious of me now.

銆孨ow, it鈥檚 just the two of us. 銆?/p>

銆屸€︹€f I鈥檓 going to be violated, then I鈥檇 rather bite my tongue and die now. 銆?/p>

I chased everyone else out in an attempt to keep her from getting frightened but that didn鈥檛 have much effect.

I鈥檒l wait until later to lay my hands on her then.

銆孖 told you I wasn鈥檛 going to violate you. I really have something I want to ask you. 銆?/p>

銆孖 have nothing to say to a fiend like you!銆?/p>

Before I could ask, the girl flares up and shouts at me.

銆孉bout that, I also have something I want to clear up. 銆?/p>

I bring up the name of the city once occupied by the independent faction and whose citizens were massacred.

銆孴here are times soldiers go too far against each other during war. But what鈥檚 the deal with killing all the citizens? Is this an instruction from the independent faction?銆?/p>

The girl stares blankly at me for a brief moment before swinging at me.

銆孒ow dare you! How dare you spout that nonsense! The one who not only massacred the garrisoned army in Gurild, but also raped the residents was Goldonia, was it not!?銆?/p>

I casually stop the girl鈥檚 fist and think.

Someone must have told her a twisted version of events.

銆孴he residents were already massacred when we entered the city. The one who did it is without a doubt the independent faction who occupied the city. I was the one who executed him but I thought that was the appropriate punishment. 銆?/p>

銆孻ou鈥檙e lying, we wouldn鈥檛 do something so inhuman! That鈥檚 something those governorate faction bastards would鈥︹€︺€?/p>

Right when the girl bared her canine and yelled at me, several women rushed into the tent.

銆孖t鈥檚 the truth! Those guys from the independent faction came out of nowhere, murdered my husband鈥︹€?and my five year old son鈥︹€?uuuu. 銆?/p>

銆孴hey violated me from behind while I watched them kill my father! They鈥檙e the inhuman ones!銆?/p>

銆孒ow dare you shamelessly鈥︹€?I-I鈥檒l kill you!銆?/p>

It looks like the surviving girls I brought along with me overheard our conversation.

The girls glare and scream at her furiously.

They鈥檙e throwing the hate towards the independent faction at her.

銆孴hey鈥檙e survivors from that city. Will you believe them?銆?/p>

Sensing the tone from them, the female prisoner felt they weren鈥檛 lying and goes quiet.

銆孞udging by that reaction, I鈥檓 guessing that instruction to kill all the citizens didn鈥檛 come from the independent faction as a whole. 銆?/p>

I don鈥檛 know who started it first, but both sides played a part in continuing the chain of hate and barbaric acts.

銆孴-there鈥檚 no way. We only stood up because we wanted to defeat the inhuman general governorate and bring peace鈥︹€?for them to torment citizens like that is鈥︹€︺€?/p>

That must have been quite the shock for her.

Cornering her more than this would not be productive so I ask the girls to stand down.

銆孖 feel the same way. That鈥檚 why I want to end the fighting as soon as possible. Will you cooperate with me?銆?/p>

I put my hand lightly on the girl鈥檚 shoulder.

銆孖 came here to suppress the conflict so I have nothing to do with the general governorate. I鈥檓 not the same as Dunois. 銆?/p>

Seeing no resistance, I hold her with more strength and hug her close to me.

銆孴ell me about the independent faction. The more information I know, the faster I can end the battle. 銆?/p>

銆孊-but鈥︹€?how can I sell out my own like that鈥︹€︺€?/p>

I stare at the girl with a serious look.

My hand is placed on her thigh for good measure.

銆孖f the internal battle continues, all of Magrado鈥檚 land will be wartorn. This isn鈥檛 just about protecting the citizens. 銆?/p>

Feeling pressured by my sincere words, the girl looks down with her mouth open.

Just one more push.

銆孧y feelings are pure. Please believe me. 銆?/p>

After a moment of silence鈥︹€?the girl looks at me angrily.

Things were going so well, I wonder what鈥檚 wrong.

銆屸€︹€?how is this pure!!?銆?/p>

Crap, I stroked her thighs too much so my dick got hard.

銆孉s I thought, you were really going to rape me! Pure my ass, perverted bastard!銆?/p>

銆孨o, you鈥檙e wrong. This erection has nothing but pure feelings behind it. 銆?/p>

The girl violently puts her hand on my meat rod and speaks in a frustrated tone.

銆孻-you鈥檝e got some nerve looking into me and finding out I like big dicks! It鈥檚 despicable of you to try and win me over with something as big as that鈥︹€︺€?/p>

Good, the wind is blowing in my favor now.

銆孖t鈥檚 so thick and hard and long that your pants are about to tear鈥︹€?to use a dick that鈥檚 surely dark鈥︹€?and savage to extract information from me is an utterly cowardly thing to do!銆?/p>

I pat the head of the girl, whose eyes are completely entranced, and open up the front of my pants.

When she sees my rod pop out, her breathing becomes heavy and labored.

銆孴ell me. How many soldiers are in Karudia? Who鈥檚 the one leading them? What鈥檚 the reason they decided to go out onto the field?銆?/p>

As I speak, I place the girl鈥檚 hand on my shaft.

She quickly starts moving her hand up and down on her own, making dry rubbing sounds.

銆孏oing out onto the field was General Aguril鈥檚 personal decision. He couldn鈥檛 turn a blind eye to the people being killed in front of him and rushed out to help. 銆?/p>

Seems like there are people on the independent faction鈥檚 side who have a good sense.

I continue the questioning.

銆學ho鈥檚 the one leading all of the independent faction?銆?/p>

銆孴hat is鈥︹€︺€?/p>

I see the woman hesitate to answer, so I take her other hand and place it on my meat rod as well.

銆孉ah, it鈥檚 getting hotter! 鈥︹€he one who has overall command over the independent faction is Bagleylan-dono. Apparently, he used to be a great noble but has been getting quite the cold treatment ever since the general governorate was established. People have been talking behind his back and calling him a 鈥渄efanged dog鈥?because he still swears allegiance to the general governorate but 鈥︹€?as if he was a different person, he changed and started the rebellion. 銆?/p>

So it looks like that rebellion acted as the trigger for all the other feudal lords who were loyal to the governorate up until now to turn coat and is somehow connected with this current internal dispute.

銆孖 see. Which means this Bagleylan is in Karudia. And how many soldiers are stationed in Karudia? Please tell me the details of their defensive encampment too. 銆?/p>

銆孖- I can鈥檛 say that much. It would be a serious betrayal of my companions鈥︹€︺€?/p>

I get the woman to sit down on the floor and grab her head, then drag my dick from her chin to her forehead.

銆孉ah, rubbing my face with something so thick, gosh the veins are hitting me!銆?/p>

Further, I put my dick up against the tip of her nose and flex my stomach, causing my member to twitch.

銆孒iiih, that huge thing moved! I can鈥檛 withstand this any longer! I鈥檓 going to spill the beans!銆?/p>

When I pull my hips back, the girl chases after my dick with her tongue and finger.

Her switch has completely switched on.

銆孖鈥檓 just getting started. I鈥檒l gently interrogate you. 銆?/p>

She takes off her own clothes and lays on the floor.

銆孭lease interrogate me strictly and harshly鈥︹€︺€?/p>

After pressing against her, I relentlessly and thoroughly investigate every nook and cranny.

The girl finally cracks from the severe interrogation and tells me everything she knows.

The Next Day.

銆孴here are 40 000 soldiers in Karudia, except it should be more like 30 000 now after losing a considerable amount during yesterday鈥檚 field battle. This is the outline for the defensive camps. 銆?/p>

Everyone stares intently at the drawing.

Please don鈥檛 pay attention to the wet spots here and there.

銆孠arudia alone having over 30 000 is more than expected. If we went in blindly, we might have failed to conquer the city. 銆?/p>

When Myla glares at Dunois, he didn鈥檛 give any excuse and only lowers his head slightly to me.

銆孒owever there are weak points. We can manage like this. 銆?/p>

銆孡ike over here鈥︹€?my gosh, it鈥檚 a big one. 銆?/p>

Leopolt and Tristan seem to agree that we can win.

銆孊y the way, how did you attain such valuable information?銆?/p>

Myla and Celia narrow their eyes when Wittmann asks.

At the same time, a feeble voice can be heard coming from my tent.

銆孒ardlett-sama鈥︹€?more鈥︹€?interrogate me more鈥︹€?fuck me to death鈥︹€︺€?/p>

A flexible hand reaches out from the tent and seems to be looking for something.

I just stretch and endure the cold gazes from both Celia and Myla.

We鈥檙e finally going to begin conquering Karudia.

Protagonist: Aegir Hardlett. 24 years old. Winter.

Status: Goldonia Kingdom Margrave. Great Feudal Lord of Eastern Area. Mountain Legend. Friend of the Dwarves. Friend of the King of Aless. Dragon Slayer Hero.

Elf Mediator.

Citizens: 175,000. Refugees: 1300

Major Cities 鈥?Rafen: 26,000. Lintbloom: 5000. Vandolea Special Town: 9000.

Accompanying:

Leopolt (staff officer), Tristan (staff officer), Celia (adjutant), Myla (commander), Irijina (commander)

Gido (escort troops), Christoph (escort troops), Wittmann (Royal army corps commander), Agor (battalion commander)

Dunois (Magrado Governor General)

Army under command:

Royal Army 鈥?4th Army Corps: 14 500 men, Governorate Army: 7000 men, Advance guard: 3000?

Escort Squad: 100, Retinue of Trio: 100

Assets: 19,520 gold (additional tent for refugees -50)

Sexual Partners: 420, children who have been born: 55 + 555 fish