The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 712

Episode 712: Shall we start the next operation? (3)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo!

The 500-man army that the wizard discovered was none other than the mercenary group of Giselle and Yulien.

They threw out a punitive force as bait and launched a bold surprise attack to capture Margrave Falkenheim while the main force of the Margrave’s army was caught in the front lines.

While they were running without stopping, Dark, who had gone out to scout, informed Jisel.

―Master! We’re in trouble! There’s an army waiting up ahead! They’re so set up, it looks like they’ve come in advance!

“what?”

Jiselle was surprised. The path she had taken was one that the Marquis would never have walked.

But there’s an army waiting there!

Jiselle felt a chill in her heart. It was the first time she had felt this way since coming to the past.

‘Did anyone notice my plan?’

Before carrying out this operation, Giselle checked all the movements of the Marquis’ army and vassals. No one was considering a surprise attack.

It was a situation where an army of over 100,000 people was already facing each other. It would be difficult for anyone to have predicted that they would attempt such a crazy operation where the only superhuman would be absent.

But how could they have anticipated something like that and already deployed their troops? Whoever they were, they must have been a great strategist.

“How much is it?”

– I think it’s around 3 thousand!

“Three thousand?”

Jiselle tilted her head. If she had known he was coming, she would not have sent 30 million. It would not be enough to stop a superhuman.

Still, 30 million were deployed…

‘Could it be that all the superhumans were placed here?’

If that’s the case, then it means that he has been hit. Doesn’t that mean that the Marquis also threw away that huge army as bait?

Jiselle smiled and held onto Bong tightly. She wondered who her opponent was.

I never thought that someone other than myself would use such a bold strategy. My heart was pounding with excitement for the first time in a long time.

“Okay, I’ll admit it. Let’s give it a try.”

Doo doo doo doo doo!

Jiselle kicked her horse with a fierce aura. The mercenaries felt it too and started to show their aura as well.

The tension of meeting the enemy soon began to spread to everyone.

The misunderstanding between the two sides had deepened considerably, but given the circumstances, it was inevitable that both sides would think that way.

That’s because this place was so far away from the battlefield.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!

Jiselle and the mercenaries ran without hesitation. They soon discovered the enemy camp waiting for them.

The enemies seemed to have noticed their coming, as they were waiting in formation.

“indeed.”

Jiselle snickered. The fact that she was prepared like that meant that she knew he was coming and was on guard.

Just by looking at it, you could tell how excellent the enemy commander was. A good commander never lets his guard down.

“This is different from the enemies we’ve had before! Don’t let your guard down and give it your all!”

The mercenaries became even more tense at Giselle’s words and held their weapons tightly. Giselle had never said anything like that before.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!

Jiselle also raised her magic power to the max. Since there would be superhumans on the other side, she planned to attack boldly from the start.

At that moment, as I was running out with such ferocious momentum and trying to throw the stick.

“Oh my! Welcome!”

A rough-looking guy greeted them with a bright smile and open arms.

“… … ?”

Jiselle was momentarily confused.

‘What is this? Is this a new tactic?’

I missed the timing to throw the stick. It was a truly exquisite welcome.

Doo doo doo doo doo!

I hadn’t slowed down yet. I was about to keep pushing forward when my opponent smiled brightly again.

“Oh, come slowly. What are you so busy with? It’s okay now, it’s okay.”

“… … ?”

The world is too bright. Jiselle eventually stopped talking. The mercenaries following him also had no choice but to stop talking.

Jiselle blinked a few times and then asked.

“You guys… …what are you?”

Then the man standing in front of them winked one eye and smiled.

“What is it? It’s a slow-moving unit, you know?”

“… … I don’t know?”

“Oh, why are you pretending not to know again? Do I have to say such things with my own mouth? Didn’t you also sneak away?”

“… … .”

“Since it’s come to this, how about we spend some time together and then move together? Then the excuse of being late will sound more convincing.”

Count Valesant was as polite as possible, not knowing who the other person was. However, when Giselle did not respond, he coughed and asked.

“Ahem, I think you’ll understand after I’ve explained it to you… … Anyway, I’m Count Valesant. By any chance, which territory are you from? The person standing in front of you seems to be the person in charge. What is your status?”

Shouldn’t we know each other’s identities to decide the order? Count Valesant glanced at Giselle and the mercenaries.

‘Oh, their attire is a bit strange. Are they from a poor estate? They don’t seem to have a higher status than me.’

While he was thinking about this and that, Giselle blurted out.

“We are the Yulien Mercenaries.”

“Ah, you’re a mercenary group. The attire seems a bit shabby. Which territory did you hire you from? So your name is the Yulien Mercenary Group… … . Hehehehehe!”

Count Valesant was so startled that he almost fell off his horse.

The Yulien Mercenary Corps! Aren’t they the crazy mercenary corps that caused the war that just swept through the kingdom?

Count Valesant asked with an expression of incredulity.

“really?”

“really.”

“Then… … that crazy superhuman… … Astion?”

“That’s me.”

“Why did that mercenary group show up here?”

“I’m going to hit the Marquis from behind.”

“… … .”

The Count of Valesant was in a state of shock. An enemy they could never handle had appeared.

And this is where I thought it was safest, far from the battlefield!

How could you smile and welcome me so happily without even knowing that? How stupid of you.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you should have fought. You should have run away as soon as you found it.

While Count Valesant was absentmindedly staring, the adjutant quickly came to his senses and shouted.

“Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle! The enemy has appeared!”

Even the soldiers who thought they would be resting comfortably were surprised and took up their weapons.

Giselle lifted the staff and asked Count Valesant.

“Is there a superman here?”

“There’s nothing like that. Why is a superhuman here?”

“… … .”

Jiselle realized that she had been very mistaken. She had just happened to run into an army that was just playing tricks.

Even Margrave Falkenheim would not have guessed that there would be people who would dodge like this in such an important war.

Jiselle felt it once again. There really are so many variables in the world.

He sighed and said, resting his hand on his forehead.

“Haa, then I have to go quickly, so just die now.”

“Surrender! Surrender!”

“… … .”

Count Valesant surrendered without even fighting.

The infamous Yulien mercenary group. There was no way they could defeat an army led by a superhuman.

He had been avoiding the fight from the beginning, so it was a wise decision to just shout surrender.

The Count of Valesant jumped down from his horse and fell to his knees.

“I hereby formally request surrender to the ‘Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army.’”

“… … Aren’t you going to fight?”

“I have hated Margrave Falkenheim since long ago. He was weak, so he just listened to what he said. Oh, that bastard really pisses me off. And I love peace.”

“……okay.”

If the opponent is being so blatant, even Giselle’s excitement will cool down. Since she is on her way to defeat Margrave Falkenheim quickly anyway, it doesn’t matter if she continues like this.

Then suddenly a good idea occurred to me.

“Yeah, it’ll be a little easier if I take you.”

“yes?”

“It’s tiring to avoid checkpoints and fortresses. In some places, you have no choice but to fight. But if I take you with me, wouldn’t it be a little easier?”

“That, that means… … ?”

“Yes, you will be our guide from now on. We will pretend to be your soldiers and go meet the Marquis.”

“… …Can’t you just go? I’ll stay here quietly.”

“No. It would be more convenient to take her with me.”

Jiselle smiled and lifted the pole again.

“Of course I respect your freedom of choice. It’s up to you to decide what to do.”

“Do you also respect freedom after choice?”

“That’s not true. I’m also a person who carries a lot on my shoulders.”

“… … Let’s be on the same side.”

Count Valesant accepted with tears in his eyes. He had come here to escape the war because he wanted to live, but he could not die here.

Jiselle and the mercenaries immediately changed into the uniforms of the Valesant Army. They even took the flag, so anyone who saw it would see that they were part of the Valesant Army.

Count Valesant spoke to his soldiers in a trembling voice.

“Just wait here… … . Don’t worry… … . The war will end once we capture the Marquis.”

They must now hope that the Yulien Mercenaries succeed, for they were forced to board the same ship, but they were nonetheless on the same boat.

If they failed, they were taken hostage and were left with no choice but to apologize.

The adjutant nodded as he watched the Count of Valesant gloomily making his request. As the adjutant, he could not take the words of the Count of Valesant, who was taken hostage, at face value.

The two had been together for a long time. They were truly soul mates. They believed they could communicate with each other just by looking at each other’s eyes.

‘What should we do? Should we follow them secretly?’

‘Hey, just in case, just rest here. Don’t do useless things and put the soldiers in danger. It looks like they’ll let me go if I just capture the Marquis.’

‘Understood. I will definitely rescue you, my lord, as soon as I have the chance.’

‘I’ll be back. Just rest here.’

‘Don’t worry. I will rescue you, my lord, even if it means risking my life!’

In this way, Count Valesant was taken to Giselle without any communication with his adjutant.

Suddenly, the army moved in reverse, so the checkpoints and fortresses of the Marquisate naturally stopped them. Every time this happened, Count Valesant stepped forward and shouted.

“Oh! Don’t you know me? The Marquis called you to come quickly! We were chosen to be the escort force for the supplies!”

Since the war broke out so quickly, many armies moved before news arrived. That’s why they didn’t have any particular suspicions once they confirmed that they were on the same side.

Since there were knights who knew the face of the Count of Valesant, the conversation went more smoothly.

Thanks to that, the Yulien mercenary group was able to pass through the marquisate with great ease. Giselle smiled happily as she looked at Count Valesant.

“You’re lucky.”

Originally, I tried to avoid places that I could avoid as much as possible, and I tried to force my way through places that I absolutely could not avoid.

This is because the enemy has sent all but a minimal number of troops to the front lines, so it is not difficult to avoid surveillance or engage them directly.

But there was nothing faster than going straight ahead like this. There was also less concern that news might get out in the middle and they would be surrounded in reverse.

This could all be attributed to the Count of Valesant’s cleverness.

Unlike the weeping Count Valesant, all the members of the Julian mercenary corps moved with smiling expressions.

Because I was able to reach the final stage more easily than I thought.

But that trick didn’t work against the sequel.

“Stop! What’s going on!”

The Marquis’s border troops blocked Count Valesant with icy eyes.

Count Valesant looked embarrassed. It was obvious that from here on out, lies would no longer work.

Still, he gave it a try. He looked up at the commander on the wall and shouted loudly.

“Do you know me?”

“Yes, aren’t you Count Valesant? Why have you come here with your troops?”

“Huh, the Marquis called me here. I’m here to provide reinforcements.”

“I haven’t heard anything like that.”

“That’s because you called me in a hurry. Please open the door quickly.”

“Then I will send a messenger to contact you. Please wait.”

At those words, Count Valesant turned to Giselle with a stinging expression.

Jiselle rubbed her neck a few times and then said.

“Thank you for your hard work. From now on, I will have to do it by force. Still, thanks to the Count, I was able to get this far comfortably.”

“Excuse me, can I go now?”

“But I’m still not sure if our count is truly on our side or against us.”

“Oh my, if you came all the way here with me, you’re on the same side as us.”

“I wish you would show your determination. Can we continue to go together in the future?”

Count Valesant let out a sigh. If anything went wrong, he was going to make the excuse that he had been taken hostage, but that seemed difficult.

Finally, he looked ahead and shouted loudly.

“Hey! Open the door now, you little sh*ts!”

“… … ?”

The knights and soldiers on the walls all had expressions of bewilderment. Where in the world is this that they dare to act like that?

As the wall commander frowned and was about to say something, the Count of Valesant shouted with all his might:

“Hey you rebel bastards! Stay right there! I’ll bring all my troops here right now and blow your heads off! You rebel bastards!”

“… … ?”

The wall commander frowned at the word rebel.

Now that I think about it, it was strange. I came all the way to Margrave Falkenheim’s base without any notice.

There was no need to worry about what was going on. During the war, anyone suspicious could be killed and then investigated.

“All hands! Prepare for battle!”

Looking at it, it looked like there were only about 500 people. There were 2,000 troops here, excluding those who had gone on a campaign. That’s because it was such an important place.

The soldiers on the walls raised their bows. Now, at the sound of an order, countless arrows would fall.

Giselle chuckled and patted Count Valesant on the shoulder.

“Count, let’s do well from now on.”

“Well, well… … .”

“Hey, some of you, come here and guard the Count. He’s really on our side now.”

Mercenaries, carrying large shields, swarmed around the Count of Valesant.

At the same time, Giselle’s eyes glowed red. She was now planning to rush through this place and catch Margrave Falkenheim.

“Shall we begin?”

Kwaaang!

His body was thrust up toward the wall.