The area commonly referred to as the northern region has one set of prefectures vertically aligned in the east and west. It is said that originally, different ethnic groups migrated from other continents, and the distribution of prefectures is not as complicated as in the central region.


    First, they attacked the Machar frontier counts in Machar Prefecture, which is said to be the gateway to the north.


    The Machar frontier counts originally controlled the southern half of the Machar province, but they eventually subjugated the northern lords and extended their territory to the western part of the Misrou province.


    In particular, it is connected with the royal lineage of the former king and has been given the title of count of the province of Misroux. This in itself is a good cause, and although the local lords are not willing to comply with it, they have no problem controlling the two prefectures in the name of the cause.


    And being on good terms with the former king''s lineage means that they are against the current king, Hasse I. They had no direct relationship because of the distance.


    Before the offensive, we went into the fort and held a meeting of the chiefs. Everyone was sitting or standing on chairs around the map. I was uncomfortable because my chair was too small, so I stood.


    The captains of the various SS, Raviara, Noen Laud, Fleur''s brother Meisel Uige, Little Sivik, Kerala Hilala, and others are gathered.


    As a rule, I do not bring officials of the kingdom to the battlefield, so this is my military base.


    But, on the other hand, I have not been urging my troops to the areas where they are marching.


    "Regent, shouldn''t you have gathered your army in a larger scale?　Of course, I believe we can win, but this battle could be seen as a battle for me, the lord of Maust Castle."


    Noen Laud made that statement. This man is a grand old man, but he is still young at heart.


    "That''s one way to look at it. But I thought it would be a problem if the quality of the men was lowered by mixing them with the unwilling ones. The enemy lords don''t have a large army to fight with. The north is famous for its strong horses. They will charge at us with their horses.


    A group of scared and weak soldiers will be defeated just by being attacked by horses. If the front line runs away, the rest of the army will collapse and it will be the end.


    "However, at least Ailes Kartis and Brand Nahum, who are supposed to be a part of our clan, are ......."


    Noen''s words became weaker when he mentioned their names.


    Noen''s words became weaker at the mention of these two names, as if he was wondering whether he should mention them or not.


    "I''ve said all I have to say," he said. Both of them said that a hostile force had entered their territory and that they had to exterminate it.


    If you''re not feeling well, they''ll ask you to give them your name. Not a bad excuse.


    "And, Noen, it''s not a war council to discuss things that have already passed. It''s pointless. Think of what you can do in this situation. Think about how you can defeat Sightred, the Machar frontier."


    At my words, Noen bowed his head and said, "I''m sorry ......."


    There is a river flowing between our army and the enemy army. It is not a big river, but it flows very fast. The big point is whether to cross this river at once first or not, or to wait and see.


    I let them talk for a test, but their opinions were not evenly divided. Some were too idealistic, saying that we should wait because the enemy is strong, or that we are on an expedition, so what''s the use of waiting?


    I think that the lack of wars in recent years has made everyone''s mind numb. In the past, they must have been more desperate to survive.


    Actually, we had a plan from the beginning. Of course, I would have switched to a better idea if I could have found it.


    "Are you guys out of here?"


    A hand came up from far behind me.


    It was Ortonba the Dwarf.


    Some of the chiefs looked at him as if to say, "Who is that? My liege lord has become a fully competent lord in terms of his domain and so on. That is not a good thing either. Great or poor, a spear through the heart will kill you.


    "I think we should wait here. If we build a simple fence and wait for them, we can break the cavalry''s momentum.


    "Even if you break the momentum a little, aren''t you still being attacked at that point?　Where do you turn to attack?　If they''re attacking you that much, it''s over anyway, isn''t it?"


    Olx Bright of Red Bear Corps filed a complaint.


    It is true that it could be taken that way under normal circumstances. Even if they were to wait at the fence, the enemy cavalry would have attacked by the time it would have worked.


    "That is where we will aim our guns."


    Ortomba took out one of the iron tubes.


    Compared to the first one he had seen, it was much improved in shape.


    "Oh, you made a lot of them, didn''t you? Raviara tried one once, but it was a bit complicated because it was supposed to be stronger than a bow and arrow.


    For Laviala, a bowman, it is hard to be happy about a weapon that might take away his job.


    "This gun penetrates armor like nothing else. If you shoot first who can shoot behind the fence, you will be able to manage. The closer the enemy is to us, the more we can kill them.


    "Hmph, isn''t that a child''s play?"


    For a martial artist like Olks, it seems to be viewed with skepticism. It is true that this is a weapon that has yet to see any real action on the battlefield. It''s simply that I haven''t been in any major battles.


    "No, Mr. Olks, it''s quite terrifying."


    It was Raviara, not Ortumba, who recognized the value of the guns.


    "They have a much higher hit rate than bows and arrows. It''s really not that bad.


    "Oh, Raviara-chan is on your shoulder. ....... When it comes to the words of the archer, ...... we''re on the wrong side of the argument. ......"


    Olks is not a fan of women''s opinions.


    Ortumba then described specific gun tactics.


    A number of fences would be set up at random so that the cavalrymen could not move as a group.


    Then, the cavalrymen who came forward individually were destroyed by guns.


    This greatly reduces their offensive power and weakens them. Moreover, since many of the cavalrymen are the enemy''s vassals, they can inflict enough damage to make it impossible to continue the battle if they succeed.


    This is a gun battle, that''s for sure.