The next morning, Dan's team left Brusis and followed a team of about 5,000 people south to implement some battle plan. Ella was used as a shield maiden, and Amy was also included in the queue as Ella's follower.
"Pirate Kingdom - The pirates call themselves the 'Kingdom of Heroes', where they were originally residents of tribes in the cold northern regions. In that desolate area, it was common for them to use force to plunder their compatriots in order to survive. Therefore, they are more powerful than anyone else.
The residents of a region are more advocating for bravery."
Dan explained enthusiastically to Ella who was behind him. When instilling knowledge into Ella, Dan was as energetic as when doing alchemy experiments, and even chattered endlessly.
"'King of Beasts' Hestein is our boss. But there is another boss above the boss. That is Ragnar Lodbrok, who is called the 'King of Heroes'. He is the king of the entire pirate kingdom.
.Before Lodbrok, the king of the pirate kingdom was Aleister, the father of Boss Hestein. Can you believe it - about twenty years ago, when Boss Hestein was sixteen years old,
Lodbrok challenged Aleister to a duel, killed Aleister in the duel, seized the throne of the Pirate Kingdom, and then expelled the boss of Hestein. Ten years later - actually ten years later
Years ago, can you understand? Basic arithmetic problems - Ten years later, Boss Hestein led a team of a thousand people to fight back to the Pirate Kingdom, fighting all the way to the throne of Lodbrok. The two of them
They dueled for the title of King of Heroes. It is said that their battle lasted for a day and a night, and even made the entire sea roll like a frying pan. Unfortunately, the boss of Hestein was defeated by Lodbrok in the end. But
Not only did Lodbrok not get rid of Boss Hestein, but he also asked him to work under his command, and Boss Hestein also agreed. Of course, everyone in the entire Pirate Kingdom knew that Boss Hestein
He has never given up on killing Lodbrok, and Lodbrok has been waiting on the throne for Hestein's challenge."
After saying this long list of words that made people dizzy, Dan finally concluded:
"Advocating force and respecting the strong - this is the culture of the Pirate Kingdom. Even the throne of the King of Heroes is occupied by the strong. Before last night's incident, you have been appointed as the Shield Girl by me, which means that you are and
They are equal warriors. They don’t know the process, they only know that you defeated the pirate, so you are respected for your reasons. On the other hand, it is extremely disgraceful to be killed by a woman. If I say this, you can understand why I
Shall I give you a sword and shield?"
Ella forced a smile and nodded, but whispered in her mouth:
"It's weird if you understand."
If this had happened in the Seven Hills Empire, Hestein would have been killed by Lodbrok when the counterattack failed. And Lodbrok, who dared to use his enemy's son, would have probably drank it for him.
He died accidentally due to the carefully prepared poisoned wine.
At this moment, the "King of Beasts" Hestein is stationed in Brusis, preparing to face Constantinier's imperial guards head-on. According to Ella's observation, the total number of pirates is about 10,000.
, the same number as the Praetorian Guards. But pirates are just pirates after all, and their morale and training cannot be compared to the regular army. She can't figure out why Hestad dares to fight against the Praetorian Guards. In fact, even the First Field Army
She couldn't figure out how it failed. It was an actual army of 25,000 people!
And now, Hestein even divided half of his troops to attack a small castle in the south! If the Guards came, how was he going to resist it? Hold on to the city wall? This place is close to the capital of the Seven Hills Empire! All roads in the empire
Reinforcements will arrive here one after another, but the pirates will not get any supplies here. Doesn't defending the city mean slow death?
Can't understand.
Ella couldn't understand either the customs and culture of pirates or Hestein's decisions. She couldn't even understand how a group of pirates dared to appear near the capital of the Seven Hills Empire!
"When we attack the city later, you have to stand back. The knowledge in your head is the most valuable thing - those pirates won't understand. You are a shield maiden, and you are meant to be responsible for guarding. You can't charge if you don't charge.
No one will blame you. No, let's put it this way, I am just a doctor. If I don't charge, no one will blame me. Let's just forget about our whole team being lazy in the back... After all, I estimate that there are more than 10,000 people.
Where are the people."
"Wait... wait! What did you just say? Ten thousand people? Where did the army of ten thousand people come from that direction?"
"There is a small castle over there, which houses a lot of defeated troops. The guards we met when we landed ashore, and the troops we met on the Brusian side, many people from these troops ran to that castle
Went. No, in this case, maybe I can still use some strength? If this army and the defenders of the Seven Hills Capital attack Lord Hestein together, it will be in trouble..."
"It's the Second Border Army and the First Field Army..." Ella trembled, "Are you crazy? Using five thousand people to attack a castle with ten thousand people? They don't have to defend the city at all. They can kill us all when they rush out.
Got it!"
"Haha, the fighting methods of those armies are completely different. They don't look like the armies of an empire at all. There is no way they can cooperate together. Moreover, they have long been scared out of their wits!"
"Gu...is it the consequences of the empire's military system..."
When the Qiqiu Empire first emerged, it had the most powerful infantry regiment in the world. However, these were all long ago. By Ella's generation, most of the original professional armies had been transformed into daily farming and warfare.
Militiamen who fought at times. The combat effectiveness of this kind of troops was extremely low, so the Qiqiu Empire had to hire a large number of troops from barbarian tribes to fight. Those troops from barbarian tribes from various places were called "barbarian alliances" and were commanded by their original tribal chiefs. Their tactics
The system is just like Dan said, completely different.
I heard Dan let out another sarcastic laugh: "Although the Qiqiu Empire's army seems to have more people, even if the same number of pigs are gathered together, they can beat them!"
Dan's contempt made Ella unbearable, and she blurted out:
"But! Constantinier's Guards are a true professional army, the authentic inheritors of the infantry of the Seven Hills Imperial Legion, and the most elite troops in the world! If they attack Brusis now, you will not do anything.
It can be stopped!"
Dan cast a suspicious look at Ella: "Why are you so familiar with the army of the Seven Hills Empire?"
"Gu... I just heard about it, I heard about it."
"I am just an alchemist by profession, and I don't know very much about tactics. But from my perspective, as an outsider, the army of the Qiqiu Empire is indeed no stronger than the pigs. If we say that the Imperial Guards in their capital are really powerful
If so, I would like to see the excitement."
As he spoke, Dan let out another soft laugh: "But first, they must make up their mind to fight."
"Why do you think they don't dare attack Brusius?"
"What would you think if you saw a group of pirates stationed in Brusis as if they were provocative? You would doubt whether it was a scam first, right? The place they are guarding now is the capital of their country, and Brusis is not afraid of anything.
Well, if something happens to the capital, it will be a big deal. The generals of the Seven Hills Empire are all cowards, and they will definitely send out scouts to investigate carefully. Unfortunately, Boss Hestein is already at the place where they may investigate.
We have deployed suspicious soldiers, and those cowards will not dare to come out even more after being frightened like this!"