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Since ancient times, it was not a very wise choice for light cavalry to fight head-to-head with heavy cavalry.

Heavy cavalry is literally the death of the battlefield.

There is a reason why each country spends a lot of money to train heavy cavalry.

The best way for light cavalry to deal with heavy cavalry is to take advantage of the difference in speed and harass them with crossbow shots after opening the distance.

In fact, there’s nothing you can do against heavy cavalry other than that.

However, Chris and the imperial soldiers could not easily turn their heads.

If they run away from here, the heavy cavalry will most likely give up the chase and annihilate the Blue Shields.

That’s all.

The Blue Lion’s light cavalry, who went to attack the infantry of the Basilonia Kingdom army, would have no choice but to die in isolation.

The young commander commanded the soldiers and generals without looking back.

An officer suggested a retreat in an anxious voice, but he didn’t even pretend to listen.

“Lord Erom. If we fight here, even us… … .”

“It came within range. All units open fire!”

Arrows fired by the light cavalry flew at the enemy, but the heavy cavalry smelled the fire early and lined up in a line.

In the Kingdom Army, only a couple of people in the lead were knocked out. Without slowing down, he rushed at the imperial army.

For those equipped with heavy armor, even arrows that are pierced at an angle cannot be eaten.

If you line up like that, the area exposed to the enemy will be smaller than when you are in a dense state, so you won’t be able to deliver a proper blow.

The heavy cavalrymen, who had withstood a single shot without much damage, returned to form an arrowhead shape.

The heavy cavalry who jumped in vigorously were on the verge of overrunning the imperial army’s light cavalry.

Some of the people running in the lead rolled on the ground with the horses.

Embarrassed by the unexpected situation, the heavy cavalry commander quickly rearranged his formation.

“Back to date!”

“Me, why are those things like that?”

While the kingdom army as well as the imperial army are confused.

Chris smiled faintly as he inserted the crossbow and drew his sword.

The situation just before was caused by caltrops he had sown earlier.

However, the commander of the heavy cavalry, thinking that another shot was coming, returned to the previous line.

After all, caltrops weren’t a very common weapon in this world.

At most, you wouldn’t imagine that the horses would fall over because of a lump of metal scattered on the floor.

Chris wasn’t laughing at the heavy cavalry commander preparing for an unexpected shot.

Originally, heavy cavalrymen had to lightly step on these pieces of metal.

No, even if it’s not heavy cavalry, there’s no way to get hit by something like this.

Aren’t the horseshoes stuck in the horse’s hooves for ignoring those obstacles?

Even with normal materials and normal techniques, even if it has the shape of a caltrop, it cannot pierce the thick and sturdy horseshoe.

Even if you make a rough shape with soft iron, it will only be distorted if it is stepped on by a horseshoe.

Even if it pierces the horseshoe, it cannot damage the hoof above it.

A horse’s hoof is much thicker than a horseshoe, and its cells are dead, so even if it is pricked, it will not feel.

However, what Chris sprinkled was a special product made with rare ore and dwarves’ skills.

First of all, it is difficult to obtain, and the price is also enormous, so you can buy a horse by picking up a few sprinkles.

If Chris had been a commander in the regular army, he wouldn’t have spent that much money to make a caltrop.

Rather, using that money to buy a horse or hire a mercenary could be much more useful.

However, Chris was a mercenary working alone, and he was not the type to spare investment in his own safety.

Having lost their leading men, the heavy cavalry managed to charge in formation.

Chris expected the fallen horses and soldiers to be obstacles, but the heavy cavalry easily surpassed them thanks to their rigorous training.

‘this. Originally, the entry angle should have been a bit limited because of the caltrops… I’ll be fine though.’

Chris, who had been biting his teeth nervously, regained his composure after seeing the formation of the enemies.

The straight formation taken by the heavy cavalry is only a formation for a breakthrough, so the area is too small compared to an attack formation.

However, even if they tried to return to the arrowhead formation now, it would be too late.

However, the other Imperials didn’t think it was as fortunate as Chris.

Those who collided with the heavy cavalry, who charged with all their might, fell off their horses without even showing any resistance.

The formation maintained by the imperial cavalry was destroyed with a single charge.

While the surviving imperial soldiers struggled to take care of their bodies and horses.

A man and a horse clung to the flank of the Royal Army’s heavy cavalry.

The heavy cavalry, turning for the next charge, hurriedly tried to shake off the intruder.

However, the ghost horse carrying Chris dug deep inside them and kicked the other horses away.

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Most of the heavy cavalry were equipped with large and heavy cavalry spears, so there was no way they could do anything if they were so determined and attached.

“This, this child… Whoops!”

“crazy. How could a guy without barding do such a thing?”

Chris wielded his longsword wildly as he roamed among the enemies with his ghost horse.

Of course, the opponent was not an idiot, so he flexibly switched formations and tried to join them, but the ghost horse’s stamina, speed, and cleverness were on a different level from ordinary horses.

Whenever it feels slightly dangerous, it exerts explosive power and escapes with one blow.

Although forced into the middle of the enemy formation. When we were fighting, we always created a one-on-one situation.

It would have been a difficult situation for Chris if it had been a melee, but thanks to the ghost horse and the status window, this kind of fight seemed unreasonable at all.

The Imperial forces, who were in shock and fear, were able to gain time to reorganize thanks to the ghost horse and Chris’ struggles.

Chris, who was engaged in a feat-like battle, smiled as he saw the imperial flag fluttering at the bottom of the hill.

Coming towards them was the infantry following the light cavalry.

Elom, the commander of the Blue Lions, quickly and firmly built a square using spearmen.

“Now it is. Come back quickly, sergeant!”

After escaping from among the heavy cavalry, the ghost horse slipped into the square of the allies.

The heavy cavalry, which had lost quite a few comrades in a short time, chased after them with a lot of medicine… … .

No matter how hard it was, I couldn’t attack the square.

I don’t know if it’s a square set roughly by conscripted soldiers, but honestly jumping into a square made by well-trained spearmen is tantamount to suicide.

The anti-cavalry square is a formation that invests everything in defense.

Even so, I can’t come this far and retreat.

Isn’t the commander of the blue lions within their eyes?

The Royal Army’s heavy cavalry quickly turned and tried to catch the flanks and rear of the square.

Even though it was a square boasting powerful defense, it was very slow to move because several spearmen had built up several layers of defense.

It could take a year to simply change direction.

Elom used archers and cavalry properly to keep heavy cavalry in check.

You can only achieve a tie if you use all the resources you have properly.

Fighting heavy cavalry without heavy cavalry was like that.

However, Elrom’s mercenary skills were far superior to Chris’ expectations.

The Imperial forces moved swiftly and organically under his command, complementing each other perfectly.

The kingdom’s heavy cavalry had no choice but to turn their heads in front of the formidable defense.

Even if he kept turning like this, he would not get an answer, and the damage caused by the imperial light cavalry used in the diversion earlier was too great to be ignored.

As soon as they returned to their sights, Elrom called in a detached force and covered the blue shield.

The Imperial Army lost most of its blue shields, and the Royal Army lost its costly heavy cavalry.

Commanders on both sides gave up further fighting and withdrew from the battlefield.

Chris retrieved the caltrops from the ground before the retreat order was given.

Even though it was made strong, it was consumable anyway, so more than half of it was useless.

It was Chris’ biggest expense in recent years.

Elrom, who had been keeping an eye on Chris throughout the battle, called him.

“You did very well, sergeant. If it hadn’t been for you, we would have been swept away before the infantry arrived.”

“I didn’t do anything.”

As Chris shuddered in his humility, the Ghost Horse nodded, saying, “Yes.”

Elrom promised to praise him later and set out to take care of the Blue Shield.

The Blue Shield lost more than half of its forces, just as Chris had seen.

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Most of the survivors were ordinary infantry, and expensive and valuable soldiers such as magicians, archers, and cavalry were almost wiped out.

Only then will the balance of the troops completely collapse and they will not be able to perform their duties properly.

The commander of the Blue Shield turned over his remaining men and supplies to Elom and returned to the rear to fetch reinforcements.

“Lt. Col. Elom, you really have no face. I will definitely come back after being reorganized, so please stay here until then.”

“Don’t worry. I will protect this place until the lieutenant colonel returns.”

Elrom said confidently, seeing off the commander who seemed to be 20 years older than himself.

Chris approached Elrom and hurriedly whispered into his ear.

Originally, I tried to stay still, but his behavior was so frustrating that I had no choice but to say something.

“Wait a minute. If we send the commander of the blue shield to the rear now, we will be in big trouble. You have to keep it here no matter what excuse you have!”

“Hmm? What do you mean, sergeant?”

It was said by a noncommissioned officer of a far lower rank than himself, but Elom did not spill it.

But the other officers did not have an open ear like Elom.

“The subject of the sergeant is arrogant. How can you act so carelessly just because you made a small ball before!”

“Why is it wrong to absorb the remaining forces of the Blue Shield and try to get support?”

“This is why ignorant sergeants say no… Colonel, never mind. These are the words of a fool who knows nothing about the operation of the military.”

“If you are a noncommissioned officer, hold the soldiers’ discipline like a noncommissioned officer. It is the role of our officers to set up the strategy and move the army.”

Chris trembled inwardly at their unimaginable territorial attitude.

I knew I would be rejected for being a bat-like mercenary, but I never thought they would even listen to me properly.

Well, right now, his rank was too low.

* * *

Fortunately or unfortunately, the officers who had been pompous in front of Chris began to worry about the repeated situation on the front line.

“Why aren’t reinforcements coming? I made several suggestions to the upper management… … .”

The Blue Lions had not been replenished for over a month and were slowly dying.

Elom, remembering Chris’ suggestion, quietly summoned him to ask.

“… Sergeant Chris. Did you know then that it would turn out like this?”

“Yes, I expected that this would happen if I sent the commander of the Blue Shield unit to the rear.”

“What does that mean?”

Chris secretly sighed at Elrom’s reaction.

He was a very gifted commander, but he lacked experience due to his young age.

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Mercenary skills on the battlefield are ghostly, but too dark for politics within the military.

Elrom’s eyes filled with astonishment at Chris’ explanation.

“The commander of the Blue Shield Unit, who moved to the rear, must be intentionally sabotaging our unit’s replenishment.”

“Ha, sergeant! Do you know what you’re talking about? That is treason against the Empire.”

“But you haven’t actually run out of replenishment bottles, have you?”

Elrom was silent for a moment at Chris’ retort.

Chris was comfortable explaining his guess.

“If our Blue Lions force successfully sabotages this sector, the Blue Shield’s commander will be questioned for his lack of ability. So it’s good for us to fail that way, no, if we don’t fail that side is in jeopardy.”

The Blue Shield failed, but the Blue Lion succeeded.

In this case, the reaction of the upper echelons of the group is clear.

‘uh? You couldn’t do it, but Erom did it? I guess he’s a bit over-the-top. Are you out of luck?’

There can be no reaction like this.

Chris expected it to be the exact opposite.

“Lt. Col. Elom did it, so why didn’t you? It’ll sound roughly like this. If you’re not lucky, you might be branded as an incompetent person and pushed out into an idle position.”

“Such nonsense… … .”

Elrom was only inexperienced, but his head belonged to the axis that was quite bright.

In the end, it wasn’t long before he agreed with Chris.

Chris left the dejected man and left the commander’s room.