Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 168: Encirclement and Annihilation Operation
“Anyway, we have already lost. What should we do next?”
Count Youm asked.
What should he do? Duke Eddie was also very distressed. It was obvious that he could not complete the task assigned by White. He didn’t know what kind of punishment would be waiting for him.
Damn it! If I could capture Marquis Eisen, I would skin him alive!
At this moment, no matter how angry he was, it was futile, and Duke Eddie had to force himself to calm down.
After thinking for a while, he looked up at everyone.
“We must return to the fortress as quickly as possible. It’s our home ground, and it’s protected by tall walls. If they dare to come, we will respond with magic, bows and arrows, and catapults.”
The first two long-range attack methods are fine, but the catapult is a long-range weapon used by Dongsheng Fortress to deal with undead monsters in the past. It has been idle for a long time and he didn’t know if it can still be used.
“At the same time, block the river, preventing Bianshu town from obtaining the goods they need through trade. Keep them busy. It won’t take long before they collapse first.”
“Then what about the task assigned to us by the new king?”
Count Youm said with a frown.
“The new king will soon hold his coronation ceremony. I will personally go to the capital and explain to the king.”
As for how to explain it? Duke Eddie was the best at it. He’ll say that Marquis Eisen was secretly developing powerful new weapons and might be harboring rebellious intentions.
Although Bianshu town has a rigid need to fight against undead monsters, it is easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime.
In addition, the rumor that Owen Eisen has royal blood is spreading more and more widely, and he refused to go to the royal capital this time. White will definitely become more and more suspicious of him.
It would be even better if we could use this opportunity to request reinforcements from the royal capital.
It is true that Duke Eddie was defeated this time, but after returning, he will continue to actively suppress Bianshu town. Even if he did not make any contributions, he did work hard.
As long as he promised White that he would hand over the new weapons as soon as possible after defeating Bianshu Town, he believed there was still a chance to make up for his previous mistakes.
After hearing what Duke Eddie said, everyone nodded. At this point, this was the only way.
“Everyone, go back to sleep. We have to set out early tomorrow morning. Knights with horses will follow me, and those without horses will follow behind and lead the mercenaries.”
After saying that, Duke Eddie raised his fat hand and waved, signaling everyone to disperse.
After everyone left the tent, he was alone, looking straight ahead, his expression gradually becoming gloomy.
Marquis Eisen should launch a pursuit early tomorrow morning. Even if the mercenaries following behind are useless, they can at least play a certain role in delaying the enemy.
According to Count Pearl, the big iron pipe was equipped with wheels, which meant that the new weapon was not convenient to carry during pursuit, so they could be a little more assured.
The short stick in the opponent’s hand obviously has a shorter range than the big iron pipe, otherwise he would not launch the attack after the knight rushed to him.
In other words, if we urge the coachman to drive the carriage faster, escaping back to Dongsheng Fortress should not be a problem.
It doesn’t matter if the ride is bumpy or his butt is bruised, as long as he can get back alive, Duke Eddie can endure anything.
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The next morning, an agile lizardman who was sent to search for the remaining troops returned.
With their excellent sense of smell, they were able to spot the enemy earlier, and with the advantage of being able to move in trees, they were able to follow the remnants of the army silently.
The lizardman leading this search team was none other than Xilong.
When Bianshu Town was about to go to war with Dongsheng Fortress, he was transferred by Lusha to provide support.
He didn’t expect to be able to come back and serve Bianshu Town so soon. He was very excited and worked very hard.
After listening to the report, the People’s Army prepared to carry out the encirclement and annihilation operation according to plan.
The Musketeers were quickly divided into two groups.
One group is the Musketeers who use old muskets and act together with the Lizardman troops. Lusha leads this team.
They immediately set out from the Bianshu town, caught up with and followed closely behind the remaining troops.
With the help of the Lizardmen’s keen sense of smell, Lusha’s team cleverly maintained a safe distance from the knights performing reconnaissance missions and was never discovered by the enemy.
Along the way, they also encountered and captured many stray mercenaries and farmers.
Now there was no way to deal with these surrendered enemies, so Lusha had to take off their weapons, tie their hands, and then hand them over to the soldiers at the back of the team for strict supervision, while continuing to follow the remnants of the army.
The other group was the Musketeers, led by Viscount Jarvis, who used new muskets.
This team did not pursue the remnants of the army, but instead boarded a cement steamship.
They will be transported in batches to the south of the remaining troops, and work together with Lusha’s troops to carry out a pincer attack from the front and back.
Even Owen did not expect that after the cement ship was built, its first mission was not to transport raw materials back from a certain place, but to participate in the transportation mission of this encirclement and annihilation operation.
Fortunately, after some days of sailing practice, Kenbert has become very proficient in handling the cement ship, and the sailors can quickly cooperate with his commands.
The location to be transported was determined through detailed deduction on the map, and Kenbert had also visited the location, so there was absolutely no problem.
The sniper team will also take the cement boat to the south of the remaining troops.
After arriving, let them find a suitable sniper position on their own, hide, and wait for the action to begin.
Oh, and the artillery team.
Because the artillery was too heavy to carry during pursuit, the artillerymen could only transport the artillery to the dock of the Bianshu town and wait there.
The artillery team had to wait until Viscount Jarvis’s team had completed the transportation before it could take its turn to board the cement ship.
Owen will also take this last cement boat with the artillery team, along with Mapel, Theresa, Fanny and Euchina.
It goes without saying that Mapel has a duty to protect Owen.
Theresa asked to follow mainly because she was worried about Owen’s safety, but the reason she gave was not so straightforward. She said that she could use healing skills and it would definitely come in handy.
The church originally did not interfere in secular wars, but considering the cooperative relationship between Bianshu Town and the Holy City of Caleb, Bishop Flynn had to turn a blind eye to Theresa’s behavior.
Fanny wanted to take this opportunity to return to Dongsheng Fortress to deal with some things. Moreover, she has become more and more proficient in casting magic recently and can play a certain role.
As for Fanny’s sister Lilica, she was sent to the castle and temporarily taken care of by Ryan.
Euchina was brought by Owen and needs to use her abilities to deal with some things.
For this reason, Owen has asked for several days of leave from school on behalf of Euchina.
Oh, and there’s the crazy Victor, he’s a noble after all, so give him the treatment a noble deserves.
The sun was setting and it was already the end of the afternoon.
On the Weishui River, a cement ship is sailing steadily along the current.
Suddenly, Kenbert noticed a lizardman holding and waving a red flag on the shore not far in front of him on the left. He knew that his destination was ahead.
“Prepare to anchor, hurry up.”
Kenbert immediately ordered the sailors.
“Understood, Captain.”
The sailors quickly took action and got busy according to what they had been taught.
Owen, Mapel and others were the first to get off the ship, while the artillerymen went to unload the cannons and shells.
“My Lord.”
The lizardman who came to greet Owen was Xilong.
“How’s it going?”
Owen asked.
“Very smoothly. The enemy hasn’t discovered us yet. They have found a place to camp and are now cooking dinner.”
“Very good.”
Owen nodded with satisfaction.
“Once the artillery is transported over, we will immediately launch an encirclement and annihilation operation.”
Dinner time is when the enemy is more relaxed, and Owen intends to end the battle quickly and wipe them out in one fell swoop.