Chapter 3 Chapter 3: The Battle with Padraon

"The enemy has fifty thousand people." The Padraon army, which was preparing to invade Caladova, began to set up camp. It was located in the east of the border of Caladova, about a day's journey away from the town of Glencia in the Grand Duchy of Padraon.The Grand Duke of Cantales was here to listen to the report of the Duke of Solier, and the time was the morning after the battle between the Duke of Solier and the army led by Guntram. "Our 30,000-strong army is surrounded by about 50,000 Caladovans." "What, fifty thousand?" The Duke of Solier boasted as much as he could to the Grand Duke of Cantares.The retreat of the 30,000 own army to such an extent definitely requires a very special reason to explain it.Most of the soldiers who fled had already returned to the territory of Otonne, which was about half a day away from here. However, as a general, the Duke of Solier came to Glencia because he had to report to his superiors.

He did not mention at all that the enemy had shown mercy and released himself.Besides, Solier has also heard about Guntram's benevolent government.Although the countries annexed by it are still vassal states, they receive the same treatment as the various territories of Caladova. As long as they pay 40% of taxes a year, they can enjoy autonomy.In other words, they are treated as a region within Caladova. Compared with Caradoba, Cantales' approach is to exploit everything in the annexed country.The current Duke of Solier is just a subject of Padraon, who was appointed to manage the place of Otonne.Tax differences aside, even if the situation is exactly the same, the way to hold pride is completely different.Which side should I rely on now is the best policy?Is there a countermeasure to please Calavado without attracting Padraon's attention?All this, this man is still groping.

The same is true for Cantales, he cannot fully trust Solier, and it is precisely because Cantares felt the need to test Solier's loyalty that he ordered him to invade Caladova from the northeast this time. . "Is the fifty thousand you said true?" From Cantales' point of view, when Padraon's army was pressing down on the border, he didn't think Caladova would disperse his forces and pay more for the Otonne army with an army of 50,000. I heard that half of the 30,000 Otonne army was lost, and Dade fled in embarrassment.Almost all of the spies that the Grand Police of Cantales had inserted into the Othogne army in Solier were killed by the Caladovan soldiers, and only one came back alive.But that person was also seriously injured, and the information he got was fragmented and incomplete.He only heard that the reason for the great defeat was that he was flanked by Caladovan's army.

"Our army suffered such a tragic defeat, all because of the large army sent by Caladova. However, our army was not defeated easily. Half of the enemy's soldiers, about 25,000 soldiers, were also wiped out by our side minus." "It was really a fierce battle." From the words of the spies, there seems to be no mention of Caladova's casualties at all.However, it shouldn't be that easy to defeat the Otonne archery team that caused the Padraon army a lot of trouble in the past. The 25,000 enemy soldiers who fought against the enemy were too large for the Duke of Solier's ability. Perhaps it was deliberately exaggerated in the report, Cantales thought.From this point of view, Caladova's casualties should be around 15,000.

"Yes. Our army is fighting to the death before the army." In a desperate effort to explain the point, Saurier went on. "Although our army barely maintained a tie, but considering that if our army continues to suffer casualties, it may have an impact on the future war that Grand Duke Cantares will launch, so I desperately retreated." Saurier stood by Cantales' side respectfully. Even if your army is completely wiped out, it has nothing to do with me.After all, Cantales did not say this sentence. "So, what are your plans next?" "what do you mean?"

"Are you still planning to participate in the next war against Caladova? Also in order not to cause damage, are you desperately retreating?" Duke Saurier was again at a loss for words. "I think that if Otonne's soldiers are too tired, they may become a burden to the Padraon army. I ask them to rest in the rear for a while." "Ok." At this time, Grand Duke Cantares expressed his thoughts. "I see, this operation has worked hard for you. It doesn't matter if you don't participate in future wars. Raise your soldiers well and prepare for the future."

Cantares had heard that the Ottoine soldiers looked exhausted, apparently useless.Forget it this time, if they wander around on the battlefield, they might turn out to be a bunch of burdens instead. "Your Excellency Solier, you might as well go back to your country first." Cantares originally considered letting them stay in the rear of the army to recharge their batteries before joining the war.However, if Solier turned his back on the front line, Padraon would be hit by the enemy.Instead of this, it is better to let him return to the country. "Go straight back to Othogne."

After finishing speaking easily, Duke Solier withdrew and left. Loyalty is only so much a thing, Cantares thought.From the very beginning, Othogne was just a pawn he was going to sacrifice.He really hoped that Solier could kill a few more Caladovan soldiers, even if it was one more.It would be even better if Solier could be more tenacious and attack the Caladovan army in one fell swoop, forming a pincer attack from the northeast.It's just that, for an incompetent man like Solier, such an expectation seems a bit too much.Although it was a defeat, it did not have a major impact on the countermeasures that Cantares would adopt in the future.Not to mention the total of 50,000, just the fact that about 30,000 were wiped out in a tie is unbelievable...

"Probably fifteen thousand..." In fact, there were only about 3,000 casualties on the Caladovan side, but Carcantares judged it to be 15,000. On the day after that day, it was morning. "The shame nine years ago must be recovered today!" Grand Duke Cantares spoke impassionedly.An army of one hundred thousand led by him was confronting an army of nearly eighty thousand led by his old enemy, Guntram of Caladovan. The location is the Esparta hilly land, which is two days away from Asamor, the capital of Caladova. "As expected, the battle with Otonne three days ago seems to have exhausted the Caladovan army."

The speaker is his confidant, Viriat. Nine years ago, the 30,000 Padraon army led by Grand Duke Cantares once confronted Guntram's 30,000 Caladovan army on the Esparta Plain in the rear.At that time, he missed the treachery of Günteram, and was flanked by the opponent shortly after he marched, and suffered the humiliation of a disastrous defeat.At that time, the ones who guarded the monarch surrounded by the Caladovan corps and helped him escape were this Viryat and his subordinates.And Viriatte was promoted from earl to marquis because of this feat. "Villiat, why do you think the Caladovan army is exhausted?"

Grand Duke Cantales patted the horse's head to appease the horse, and at the same time asked his subordinates who were doing the same action beside him. In the formation adopted by the Padraon army led by Cantares, the central part is the main force of 90,000 infantry, and every 10,000 people are lined up in a long horizontal line, a total of nine rows, and the left and right wings are each equipped with five. Thousand cavalry. Caladova also deployed cavalry on the two wings and placed the main infantry in the center, but here it adopted a vertical formation of three rows.However, this approach has a decisive difference for the Caladovan army in a similar formation about half a mile away from the Padraon army. Although the front of the Caladovan infantry looked high-spirited, they were about five rows behind. They seemed to be soldiers who had participated in the battle with Othone three days ago and looked quite tired.This is the intelligence brought back by the spies. "The Caladovans are forming on the downhill slopes of the Esparta hills." Viriat stated his opinion immediately.Compared with Caladova's formation, Padraon set up his formation with his back facing the plain. "Caladovan must have been trying to use the momentum of the downhill to build momentum and attack. In other words, they were quite tired." "Oh." "If you want to set up the formation, judging from the schedule, there are three full days after the end of the battle of Otonne. It should be time to set up the formation in the east of the Esparta Plain. The reason why we can't reach that place is, We had to choose a location closer to the capital because the soldiers were too tired to move on a large scale, and as I said just now, in order to take advantage of the slope." "However, the total number of the enemy's national army is 110,000. After deducting the 15,000 left behind in the royal capital, there are 95,000 remaining. Among them, 50,000 were in the battle with Othogne. Fifteen thousand were wiped out. The total number of enemies should be 80,000." The reason why the Grand Duke Cantares can only speculate is that the formation of the Caladovan army is spread out along the ascending slope from the position of the Padraon army, and it is impossible to look at the high place from the low ground everything.According to the information brought back by the spies, judging from the voices of soldiers, the neighing of horses, and the sound of battle preparations, etc., the number of people is estimated to be about 80,000, but it is not clear whether it is correct or not. However, from the perspective of Cantales, although it is a ramp, the slope is gentle, and it does not have much significance for tactics. "The remaining 35,000 of the 50,000 soldiers who fought against Othogne are still exhausted, but there are still 45,000 unscathed. Although the exhausted soldiers accounted for nearly half, the total number is 80,000. After all, it is a number that cannot be ignored.” "What you said makes perfect sense." Although it cannot be said that Padraon's 100,000 troops have completely recovered from the exhaustion of the long journey, the situation is undoubtedly in favor of this side.Before coming here, when crossing the plain of Esparta, the Padraon army was troubled by the mud for a while.Nine years ago, Günteram, who assisted, or should be said to control Lord Oliver, released the water in the canals around the Esparta Plain when he confronted Cantares for the first time, and arranged It became a piece of mud that hindered the advance of the Padraon army.Although the same strategy was adopted this time, hoping to hinder the Padraon army a little bit, it did not cause too much hindrance.Gutram should have expected this, because it was just an old trick that had been used long ago. "Sure enough, he is a man who cannot be ignored." Cantares criticized Günteram with a sneer.Although it cannot be ignored, it is the same opponent after all.For Grand Duke Cantares, of course, everything was calculated. "This is not a place where canal water or rivers reach. I think that guy from Günteram will not use muddy tricks anymore. It is impossible to even choose a place like that where traps can be placed, probably because The enemy is too tired." Viriat said. Let’s talk about the issue of the last time that because the soldiers’ rations were burned out, they had to adopt a quick-fix strategy. This time, Cantares spent nine years annexing the neighboring countries or establishing friendly relations with them, and at the same time fully The supply line was secured.Whether it is one month or two months, even if it lasts for a whole year, Cantares has a way to raise an army.Although a large number of horses were embezzled to ensure the supply line, so the number of cavalry was slightly inferior to that of Caladova, but the number of infantry in Padraon was quite large, and it could almost be said to have an overwhelming advantage. "It shouldn't take too long." It is best to defeat Caladovan's army in one go, and then take advantage of the victory to pursue the capital Asamor.Although the capital is garrisoned by the famous hero Sacrapon, the premise is that Günteram must be alive.As long as the regent Tram is killed in this battle, the Caladovan army will lose its leadership control.The higher the trust of the people of Caladovan in Günteram, the greater the shock of losing it. Compared with the administration of Padraon, the policy implemented by Guntheram in Caladova was more favorable to the people than to the nobles.If they want to form an alliance, of course they want to choose a side that is beneficial to their own future. A country with many nobles and princes who have such thoughts will definitely unite with Padraon, or show such a willingness. "There are too many countries that wish to be annexed by our country." Cantales, who is full of dogmatic thinking, is heroic at best, but a bit rough and sloppy at worst. Cantales believes that once war with Caladova begins, countries that want to serve their own country should account for the majority.Fewer than expected, but he has allied with four or so nations - although the same number has also allied with Caladovan. "Let's break through the center of Caladovan's army with the main force of infantry, and crush the enemy's formation in one fell swoop!" The Grand Duke of Cantares was quite sure of the victory guaranteed by the army, so he deployed 90,000 infantry in the center, intending to use this as the main force to break through the center of the Caladovan army.The Grand Duke of Cantares invested most of the domestic troops in this constant war. Therefore, Padraon had less than 20,000 troops left in the country.In case of failure in this war, it is possible that the Caladovan Army, which has reversed the situation, may take advantage of the situation and invade Padraon on a large scale.But, he won't let that happen.He must win this war. In today's battle, if the Caladovan army can be severely hit, it doesn't matter even if the opponent wants to defend the city and adopt a protracted war.Anyway, when it was time to run out of ammunition and food, the princes of Caladovan would naturally bow their heads to Cantares. "This is the best chance to get rid of that cunning Günteram!" As long as Guntram is removed and Belishina II is obtained, he can become the co-ruler of Caladova.No, it is Kantares' true intention to treat the sickly Belishina II as a puppet, and to annex after eliminating dissidents. "There is nothing to fear. Victory is ours!" In a little while he would have dealt that mortal Günteram a fatal blow, and taken Caladova from him.Cantares' mood subconsciously cheered up. From the top of the hill, Guntram looked down at the 100,000 Padraon army that was confronting his own army. He couldn't help but shuddered when he saw the formation of the Grand Duke Cantares.This is obviously the approach of a person with great experience in combat, not purely relying on numbers to suppress the opponent's formation. "However, I will definitely surpass him. Let's decide the winner today." In his opinion, Padraon was not prepared for a protracted war.Probably intending to capture the royal capital of Caladova with a large army in one fell swoop.The emptiness of one's own country is disturbing, but if the country's strength is weakened by long-term wars, it will make itself a target of aggression by other countries.Moreover, a protracted war will be completely beneficial to the side of Caladova who is sticking to the territory.This is why Günteram believed that the opponent intended to decide the outcome in a short period of time. For Günteram, who was facing the battle, it was time to put an end to the long-standing mutual hostility with Padraon.Because if the big problem of Padraon, which is connected to the eastern border, cannot be eliminated, the invasion and annexation of other countries will not proceed as planned.The failure to kill the Archduke Cantares nine years ago on the plain of Esparta allowed Guntram to create a future enemy.Because of the existence of the Grand Duchy of Padraon, which is connected to the eastern border, Caladova has been unable to attack other countries for a long time.Although it has annexed two small countries, it has to disperse the strength of the army if it fights against a big country.So far, Caladova has never had a large-scale foreign attack due to fear of a surprise attack by Padraon. This worry is the same for Padraon. Both sides had a mutual suspicion of each other and expected a showdown. Therefore, five days ago, the Padraon army finally launched an attack. Grand Duke Cantales of the Padraon army estimated the number of Caladovan's army at 80,000, but it was actually 93,000.The false report of Duke Solier of the Principality of Autone, coupled with Guntram's strategy of deploying troops on the hills, successfully made Cantales miscalculate the situation. Padraon 100,000 vs Caladova 93,000, the actual combat strength is evenly divided.Although a protracted war is beneficial to Caladova, it is impossible for a hundred thousand troops to enter the country without injury.Considering the situation with countries other than Padraon, it is best to avoid the destruction of the country as much as possible. Asamoor, the royal capital where Queen Belishina II resides, is guarded by Sacrapon, Earl Titanser, who is known as a hero, and ambushes are also arranged in various parts of the town just in case. In the nine years since the last war, Günteram has cultivated many courtiers. One of them was Count Eurybis.This person was the person who was awarded the title of baron by Günteram during the war nine years ago, in the event of "Master Olubis's one drink".After that, he fought in several more wars.Although he didn't contribute many enemy heads, he was quite good at boosting the morale of the soldiers, so he was reused by Guntram and has now been promoted to the position of earl. "Array like this." After watching Padraon's formation, Guntram gave such instructions to Eurybis. Therefore, Eulubis became the commander-in-chief of three long lines of 24,000, 30,000, and 24,000 infantry, totaling 78,000 infantry.The adjutant in charge of assisting the 24,000 troops on the left is Fromon, and the adjutant on the right is Charpino.During the actual battle, Olubis' command of the 30,000 soldiers in the center alone was enough to exhaust him.That's why the left side was handed over to Fromon, and the right side was handed over to Charbino. Then, the most important task in this battle is the ten thousand cavalry deployed on the right wing.The reason why the number was twice as large as the 5,000 cavalry on the left flank was due to Guntram's strategy. The person in charge of leading these ten thousand cavalry is the knight Berta, the daughter of Sacrapon. "A woman has 10,000 cavalry under her command, but I only have 5,000 cavalry. I can't figure this out. I should be the one who commands the 10,000 cavalry on the right wing." Before the enemy line, the one who rode up to the right-wing cavalry on the other side of the formation to protest was none other than Lord Couromell, who commanded five thousand cavalry on the left. "A mere woman, why should I command twice as many cavalry as I do? What is His Royal Highness the Regent thinking?" Kuromell was famous for his bravery. He couldn't bear that a person who was not as powerful as himself could lead more soldiers.Within the scope of Kuromell's knowledge, a woman's strength is weaker than a man's, and she is not a creature suitable for combat at all. "My compatriots, why do you obey that woman!" Kuromer clearly pointed to the petite female knight Berda wearing silver armor and a helmet and riding a white horse.The person he questioned was Belda's adjutant Adinal.Belda couldn't tell what expression she had on because she was wearing a helmet, but she must have been troubled. "Actually, it's because Lord Belda has magical powers." Edinal, who wasn't wearing a helmet and had a joking expression on his face, replied.Adinal was a tall, handsome man of about twenty, with brown hair and blue eyes. "What magic?" Kuromell, who had a burly figure and a serious face, widened his eyes. "Could it be that Lord Belda is a witch who lives in Mount Lunaxio?" "Wrong, wrong, how can the witches of Mount Lunaxio be compared with Her Excellency Belda? Mrs. Kuromell probably has been in the border area for many years, so she doesn't know about Her Excellency Berda's affairs, right? Her Excellency Berda's The magic is still there." "Adinal, don't talk nonsense. I have no magic power at all." Berda’s perplexed rebuttal hadn’t finished yet, and Kuromer, who was approaching on horseback, yelled loudly. "Your Excellency Belda, it would be even more unreasonable if you don't have magic power. There is no reason for you to lead ten thousand cavalry. Well, I hope to compete with you." "What are you talking about? You and me? Under the current situation of the enemy, why do the two family members have to distinguish themselves?" "Of course it's to prove that I am better than you, the female lord! If you lose, the ten thousand cavalry will belong to me! Come on, let's decide the victory!" Just after listing the self-righteous reasons, Kuromell's hand was already on the sword. "wait!" Adinal stepped between the two of them. "Enough is enough, Mr. Kuromell. Her Excellency Berda's military power is delegated by His Highness Regent, and she dares to disobey His Highness's orders. Aren't you afraid of angering His Highness?" "Uh, no, I didn't mean that..." Just when Kuromeer was hesitating. "Just treat it as a sideshow, it should be quite interesting." A voice came from behind. "His Royal Highness!" Edinal and the others let out a cry of surprise. Behind Edinal and the others, the person riding a horse was none other than Guntram himself.After dismounting, Günteram stopped their attempts to salute. "No, that's fine. Kuromell, do you have the confidence to beat Berda?" Under the questioning of Günter Ram's smiling face, Kuromell replied in a cold sweat immediately: "Yes, yes. No, no." "If someone opposes my arrangement, the plan that should have gone smoothly may not go smoothly." "Ah, yes, indeed..." Kuromell was terrified from head to toe. "What do you think? Your Excellency Berda. Do you want to compete with Master Kuromele here? I think you should agree?" "Yes. I would like to follow the wishes of His Royal Highness the Regent." Belda bowed deeply. Günteram turned again to Kuromer. "Kuromel, if you can defeat Berda, I will consider handing over the 10,000 troops to your command. If you don't, I'm afraid you won't be convinced anyway. However, everything will wait until you defeat Berda first. Bar." A meaningful smile appeared on Guntram's mouth. "Yes, yes. If this is what His Highness the Regent wishes." Kuromer also bowed deeply to Günteram. "Then, two, let's get started!" After Guntram finished speaking, Kuromer and Berda bowed deeply again, and then put their hands on their swords. "start!" At the same time that Guntram gave the order, Kuromell had already drawn his sword and kicked the horse's belly. The same goes for Belda.She drew her sword and hunched over her horse. There was a clang, the sound of swords striking each other, and a sword was bounced into the air and flew out. It was Kuromell's sword. Just as the two swords struck each other, Berda, who bent her petite figure even lower, got inside from Kuromele's armpit and bounced the sword in his hand. Kuromell, who unknowingly tightened the rein the moment he fell back, stood up stiffly, and was thrown off the horse. "The outcome has already been decided." Guntram said with a smile. Turning her horse's head and turning around, Berta sheathed her sword as a gesture of goodwill.After dismounting from her beloved horse, she took off her helmet and held out her hand to Kuromele. "Are you okay?" Liberated from the helmet was a fluffy and soft honey-colored hair. The headband that tied the hair into a bundle seemed to be loose, and a sweet aroma wafted from the tip of the hair to the tip of Kuromell's nose in the wind.Exuding the light of rational wisdom, the pupils are like the clear blue sky, dotted with two long eyelashes.The straight nostrils, which are not too high, and even a little too low, still have a vague childishness, and like the plump lips, it softens the overall feeling that she is beautiful but tends to look cold. "This time, the reason why I can be the leader of the army is entirely because of my light weight." Belda said. Kuromer still maintained the posture of falling off the horse, sat down on the ground, and stared blankly at Berda with his mouth open.When he heard that she was the daughter of the heroic Sacrapon, Kuromell naturally imagined her as a girl with a bold appearance, but he didn't expect her to be completely different, a woman full of slender feelings. "As a woman, I am lighter in weight than a man, and the burden on the horse is also lighter. Moreover, His Highness the Regent believes that if I can quickly knock down the opponent when the two armies meet, I should have a good reputation for this time. The strategy is quite advantageous, so I made such an arrangement. This kind of speed is an indispensable element of this strategy. On the contrary, Mr. Kuromell should be far superior to me in terms of strength. If Kurome If Lord Er and I are fighting for strength, then I am no match for him at all. Speed ​​is very necessary for the right-wing cavalry this time, while strength is needed for the left-wing cavalry, so His Royal Highness specially made this configuration. My Bell Da can command more cavalry than adults, only in this battle. This is not determined by ability, but based on His Highness's strategic considerations, please understand." At the moment when he met the pleading gaze, Mrs. Kuromer only let out a low moan of "um..." and remained motionless. "I heard that Lord Kuromele is far superior to me in horsemanship and swordsmanship. For Caladova, for Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Regent, this time, could you entrust ten thousand cavalry to the Where's me, Berta?" "Ah, oh, um." Kuromell was still speechless and could only groan. (This is the magical power of Lord Berta. Sure enough, Mrs. Crowmel cannot escape.) Edinal, who was always smiling, smiled even more happily in his heart.Everyone else in the army, too, was laughing.Although Berda herself seemed indifferent, her beauty was not ordinary.On the battlefield, she did not apply makeup, nor did she wear a dress to set off her beauty.The originally smooth hair and skin were covered with sand and dust from horseback riding.However, her beauty is still not inferior to any gorgeously dressed lady at the ball.Of course, she is not the kind of greenhouse flower raised in the depths of the castle, and her nervous and chilly temperament seems to make her full of infinite charm. If Belda had to be guarded on the battlefield, the number of people who were willing to stand in front of the arrow would probably be too many to count, Edinal thought.Maybe even he himself would fly between Belda and the enemy's sword at a critical moment. "Then, let's do this." It's not easy.Kuromell was finally able to speak. "Bei, the sword of Your Majesty Belda, although it is a bit weak in strength because it is a girl, but it is indeed excellent in terms of speed. If it can be used well, in terms of this strategy, it is indeed It is the best policy for her to command ten thousand cavalry." "Are you convinced, Kuromell?" Under Guntram's questioning, Kuromer said "yes" several times in succession, and kept nodding. "That would be great. Kuromell, Berda, with the cooperation of the two of you, the strategy will definitely succeed." Smiling and turning his horse's head, Günteram left this place to command the whole army.Behind him, Kuromell and others lowered their heads, watching him leave. "I am also very happy to have your understanding. Please give me more advice in the future." Berda held out her hand to Kuromer again, wanting to shake his hand. Noticing that the hands still wearing the gauntlet were covered with mud, Kuromer scraped off the mud on the armor before reaching out to hold Berda's hand.At this moment, Belda frowned, and the too strong handshake seemed to bother her a little.Kuromer, who stood up again, still held Berda's hand tightly with both hands, reluctant to let go. "I get it all. Let's build Caladova's victory together." "That, that's really great. Please teach me more." Belda, who was finally freed from Crowmel's handshake, walked back while putting on her helmet. "What a beautiful person..." Berda, who got on her horse, rode off in order to command the soldiers, and Kuromer, who watched her go, couldn't help but muttered to himself. "It's as beautiful as if it has magic power!" Edinal said. "Her beauty is the magic itself. How could Master Sacramento have such a beautiful daughter..." "It doesn't look like him at all." Adinal laughed. "Your Excellency Berda probably looks like her mother?" "Actually, Her Excellency Berda is not the biological daughter of Sacramento, but the adopted daughter." "What? Is this true? No wonder." There was a look of surprise and approval on Kuromell's face at the same time. Just half a year after Günteram became His Royal Highness and concurrently held the post of regent, the number of princes who intend to offer their daughters or younger sisters as concubine increased greatly.Basically, Güntram, who is only the husband-in-law of the queen, cannot openly have a concubine because his wife is the queen.Therefore, the princes simply arranged the house and let the daughter or sister settle in, and then invited His Royal Highness to come over. Günteram solemnly declined all such offers.The reason is that I am busy with government affairs, and I don't have the confidence to take good care of the happiness of the prince's daughter or sister.However, Guntram's real intention was not to create political enemies, and the families that were not selected would probably have a bad impression of Guntram.But having said that, it seems that it is not an amount that a man can afford to accept all the proposals.In addition, the biggest reason is not wanting to be asked for special care due to in-law relationship, and not wanting to be disturbed by other people's disputes.It doesn't matter if you use others yourself, but if you want him to be used by others, you don't need to talk about it.The ones who can be used must be approached by him in the form of favors. It is better to avoid such things as relying on women to attract relationships. Guntram has always stood in the position of regent for Belishina II, which has never changed.However, in fact, while dominating everything, he also succeeded in consolidating his position, controlling Caladova's internal affairs in one hand for nine years. Having said that, in the act of the princes dedicating a concubine to Günteram, Sacrepon, Earl of Titanser, was very annoyed at the fact that he had no daughter.He is a simple man who puts all his thoughts on the war, so he never thought of planning a strategy to use his daughter to strengthen his position in the court. Just get close.If his daughter can give birth to an heir for Guntram, if he can become Guntram's father-in-law, etc., basically, his starting point comes from the feeling like an extension of friendship. There were three boys between Sakripon and his wife. These three boys had grown up at the time of the wedding of Günteram and Belishina II. Only the second son was more interested in learning than martial arts, so he stayed in the palace One of them served as a scholar's assistant, while the eldest son and the third son were awarded the title of knight by Queen Belishina II six years ago and three years ago respectively.Sacrapon currently has five grandchildren, although there are two girls, but they are all born not long ago, and they really can't dedicate them. It was eight years ago that Sacrepon adopted Belda as her adoptive daughter, when Berda was eight years old. Belda is the only daughter of Earl Valuta who is stationed at the southern border.That year, the frontier was attacked and defeated by the kingdom of Grajala, who invaded from the south.Soon, under the instruction of Guntram, Sacrapon and his eldest son led 30,000 soldiers to rescue, and finally repelled the enemy.However, Count Varuta, the lord of the city guarding the city, his wife and subordinates were all killed by enemy soldiers.Only one person—Belda who was hidden in the secret room behind the dormitory survived. Belda, who had lost her parents and was brought back to the capital, expressed in front of Guntram that she wished to become Sacrapon's adopted daughter.And Sacrifone is also full of strong respect for the Earl of Valuta who is sticking to the southern border, so he is willing to raise this only daughter who inherits Valuta's awe-inspiring character without any objection. For Sacrapon, a girl has no obligation to inherit the family business or continue the name of a brave general, so when he adopted Belda, he never thought of teaching her any martial arts.If Guntram wanted to, he might offer her as a concubine in the future, that's all he thought of. However, when Sacrapon told Belda, "If you want anything, don't be shy, just ask the maid." Belda's request was actually a sword. "Please." The eight-year-old girl imitated the knight's movement and knelt down at Sacrepon's feet. "The first warrior of Caladova, Sacrepan, Earl Titanser, my adoptive father, I beg you to teach me swordsmanship." “女孩子没有学剑的必要，你应该学习的是料理或女红才对。对于女孩子而言，照顾家庭生儿育女才是最重要的事情，战争之事交给我们男人处理就行了。” 平常的话，依萨克理庞的急躁个性肯定只有一句“不行”，然后就不容分说地将她打发掉。之所以温和地向她解释道理，全是念在她是个乍失双亲的年幼孩子分上。 “正因为我是女孩子，为了守护家庭和孩子，我才想请您教我剑术。” "what?" 就连萨克理庞也无法掩饰对这个回答的惊讶。 “你说为了守护家庭和孩子，所以女孩子也有学剑的必要是吗？那么，你的意思岂不是在说男人的力量根本不够吗？” 萨克理庞的声音粗哑了起来。 “我完全没有那样的意思，而我之所以必需接受义父力量的帮助也是同样的道理。那个时候，如果没有义父前来救我的话，说不定我早就被敌人发现而且杀死了。我对义父充满了无限的感谢与感恩。” “嗯，唔。” “敌人来袭的时候，我的亲生母亲，正好对剑术有那么一点了解，所以在义父赶到之前，她一直守护着我不被敌人所害。如果不是我的母亲奋勇抵抗的话，在义父赶到之前，我也许早就被杀死了。” "Ok." 萨克理庞无话可说。贝尔妲之母，瓦鲁塔伯爵夫人将贝尔妲藏入寝室后方的密室之后，在贝尔妲面前和侍女二人拿起了自己的剑与敌人作战。一旦落入敌人手中的话，不是受到污辱，就是遭到残酷的杀害而已。虽然并不希望落入敌人手中，但是若有个万一的话，至少还能够自我了断吧。但不论发生什么样的情况，她都得保护惟一的女儿贝尔妲。援军应该立刻就会赶到才对，在那之前一定要想办法撑住、继续作战到底。身受严重刀伤的母亲，向及时赶到的萨克理庞透露了女儿的所在之后，便当场气绝身亡。 “那个时候，要是我也会用剑的话，我就能和母亲一起并肩作战了……如果我有战斗能力的话，在义父赶来救我们之前，母亲和我、再加上侍女们，也许我们全都能逃过一劫也说不定。” 咬着嘴唇、肩膀颤抖着的贝尔妲的一番话，让萨克理庞无可反驳。耿直透顶的这个男人，已经深深地被这些事实所打动。 “原来是这么想的呀？既然如此，那就试试看吧。不过，我可是相当严格而且不打算放水。如果跟不上我所教的东西，就放弃吧。” 萨克理庞之所以同意传授剑术给贝尔妲，是因为他以为只要课程稍微严厉一点的话，贝尔妲就会无法忍受而立刻放弃了吧。 的确，身为女孩子又是个小孩，贝尔妲的力气确实不够，但是萨克理庞也注意到她非比寻常的反射神经。 “你的力量就在于'速度'。力量虽然不及男人，但是速度却可以磨练！这点你可得好好地记住哟。” 贝尔妲完全遵照这项教诲并努力练习。并且，在豪杰萨克理庞的亲自指导下，贝尔妲练就了一身超乎常人的速度。她还学会了骑马，不但如此，身材娇小的贝尔妲对于扑向对手怀抱的战术也极为拿手。一旦胸前遭到入侵，就无法使用刀剑或弓箭。惟一能够制服胸前敌人的只有短剑，但是贝尔妲绝不会让对手有拔剑的机会。 就这样，八年的时间过去了。随着剑术的日益精湛，十六岁的贝尔妲也成长为一位美丽的少女。君特兰姆上战场的时候，贝尔妲也曾经几度随侍在侧。 “女王陛下的耳目怎么也无法远及战场。能够想到在战场上为摄政殿下安排侧室，萨克理庞大人还真看不出来，是个老谋深算的策略家呢！”这种带有揶揄意味的谣言开始在宫廷里流传了起来。 萨克理庞虽然没有那样的想法，但是在实际上，他却不能否认自己并没有那样的期待，身为骑士的贝尔妲能为君特兰姆效力固然令人高兴，但是萨克理庞最希望的还是贝尔妲能以女人的身份来吸引君特兰姆，就算在战场的营区里也无所谓，他非常期待贝尔妲能够被召至寝室，最好还怀个孩子。 可惜君特兰姆对贝尔妲并无兴趣。自从莱门得王子诞生以来，蓓莉希娜女王就一直卧病在床。传闻女王和君特兰姆之间似乎并无实质的夫妻关系，然而君特兰姆是个健康的三十三岁男性，虽然对女人有所需求，但是却不曾有过固定的对象。不是偶尔从信任的娼馆召唤妓女，就是亲自前往该处。 在这种情况下该如何将贝尔妲安排进去，尽管萨克理庞伤透脑筋，却什么也不能做。 这次的战争也是一样，君特兰姆仍旧以骑士身份而非女人身份重用贝尔妲。这对单纯而耿直的萨克理庞而言，心中的感受实在复杂。 贝尔妲虽然吸引不了君特兰姆的兴趣，却似乎抓住了其他众多将领们的心。 “女人这种生物根本不愿意理解骑士之道不是吗？只会啰里啰嗦地发牢骚和责骂。这一点，换成是贝尔妲阁下的话，一定能够明白骑士，不，是男人的心吧。说到娶妻的话，一定要娶个像贝尔妲阁下，不、最好是能娶到贝尔妲阁下。”像是这类的话，渐渐也有人开始说。 说话的人似乎以有妇之夫居多。他们所谓的“女人这种生物”指的也就是他们的妻子。的确，不拿剑的女人或许很难理解骑士的心理，但是反过来说，或许男人这种生物也并不了解自己妻子的心理吧。 还有一个原因。那就是——虽然是义女，但贝尔妲毕竟是萨克理庞惟一的女儿。对于抱持野心、希望与伯爵结成亲家的男人而言，这个意义更是让她充满魅力。 不只如此，不论是已有妻室的男人、还是单身的男人，掳获众多男人之心的贝尔妲，出人意外地还掳获了无数社交界妇人们的心。贝尔妲十五岁那年正式取得骑士封号，当她来到女王面前，以骑士礼服长袍的装扮出现在宫廷之时，据说集结在大厅里的三百名贵族之中，有超过半数以上都是贵族夫人。会想参加骑士封号授与仪式的夫人通常连十人都不到，惟独那一次吸引了众多的夫人前来参加。这些贵妇人在叹息的同时，还有一部分的人发出尖叫。为了取得骑士封号而跪在女王驾前的骑士，虽然不光是贝尔妲而共有五人，但是贵妇人的视线几乎全部集中在贝尔妲的身上。 在君特兰姆的施政之中，有个现象可称之为贝尔妲效应。 身为女性的贝尔妲受到提拔一事，就是有能力者不分性别，当然更是不分身份受到任用的结果显示，而有能力者被大量采用，军力自然就会越来越强。这就是君特兰姆所要制造的效果。 这个做法还引发了一项，连君特兰姆都未曾料想到的效果。那就是女性，尤其是贵妇人加入战争的意愿被激发了起来。虽然在力气上无法与男人比拟，但是在遭到敌人攻击之际，在直到今日为止全是男性为主的战争当中，女性几乎只能听天由命，一点办法也没有。因此，开始有人拿起刀剑、有人执枪，也有人取弓箭，各自以手中的武器勤奋锻炼，以便在遭到敌人攻击的时候，让女性也能成为战力的一部分。纵使女性的力量只有男性的一半，集结一万名女性的话，还是能与五千名男性匹敌。 这一切就是对于美貌的女骑士贝尔妲产生憧憬的贵妇人们、以及庶民女性们所带来的意想不到的效果。 铁灰色的云沉重地笼罩着天空。 也许是快下雨了，对于冬季前的这段干燥时期而言，湿气极重的风，从两阵之间刮过。薄薄的云朵飘摇着，从太阳底下流过。穿过云朵所看见的是一片雾蒙蒙的灰色。 “一鼓作气突破中央，将敌方阵形打乱！” 一旦将阵形打乱的话，想要重新整编起来就再也不可能了，卡拉多瓦军将会一口气崩溃瓦解，这么一来以数量取胜的帕得拉翁军就能占上绝对有利的优势。坎塔列斯大公的策略就是利用中央的主力军来突破一点，然后再破坏敌军阵形。 “在这次的战争中立下功劳的人，将被赐与从卡拉多瓦所掠夺的领地和财宝作为犒赏！胜利是属于我们的！前进！” 在坎塔列斯大公的号令之下，维里亚特高高地挥动军旗。宣告战争开始的号角也高昂地吹响了起来。 “全军进攻！” 挥舞着手上的剑，坎塔列斯大喊。十万大军就在齐声呐喊之下开始进攻。 相信自己必胜无疑的十万士兵，宛如黑压压的蚂蚁一样吞没了草木干枯的茶色大地，一口气全部出动。 "attack!" 就在帕得拉翁军出动的同时，君特兰姆也大剑一挥，号令全军。 最左翼的是库罗梅尔的五千骑兵，中央步兵的左翼是弗洛蒙的二万四千步兵，中央的正中心是欧鲁比司的三万步兵，右侧为查尔比诺的二万四千步兵，而最右翼则是贝尔妲所率领的一万骑兵。合计九万三千，数目与帕得拉翁势均力敌。 比起所有士兵的任何人都来得迅速，一匹白马向前冲出，是贝尔妲。她一口气奔下斜坡，朝着敌阵长驱直入。在她后方，副官艾迪纳尔等等麾下部属亦紧紧跟随，马蹄所扬起的砂尘漫天飞舞。 在双方的中央主力步兵还遥遥相对、尚未进行激烈冲突之前，贝尔妲已经向敌方还在左翼的骑兵队的前锋部队挑起战事。飞来的箭矢、以及射出的几支长枪，她都以精湛的骑术及马上的闪躲一一避过，像光一样地冲入敌阵。 位于帕得拉翁骑兵队前锋的魁梧骑士，高高地举起大剑，对准疾驰而来的贝尔妲的胄甲砍下。 就在此时，银光一闪，贝尔妲的剑已将敌人的手腕斩断。挥起的大剑，连同溅着血沫的手腕一起向天外飞去。失去手腕的敌兵从马上坠落，就这样趴倒在大地上。 "Damn it!" 眼看着同胞被撂倒的帕得拉翁骑士，毫不迟疑地一剑对着贝尔妲砍下。 贝尔妲以精湛的技巧操纵爱马，闪过那一剑，同时把剑横着一挥，狠狠地击中敌人的身体部分。然而，由于有坚硬的胄甲阻挡，所以并未造成致命伤。 "hateful!" 再度砍下的一剑，贝尔妲完全没办法闪躲。 “贝尔妲阁下！” 此时艾迪纳尔插入其中。剑与剑互相撞击，发出清脆的声响。 “艾迪纳尔。真是太谢谢你了！” 贝尔妲趁着空挡逃离危险，继续展开攻击。 “贝尔妲阁下，别冲太快啊！” 紧追在后的艾迪纳尔大喊。 （我果真阻挡在敌人的剑与贝尔妲阁下当中了吗？我还以为，以我这种性格根本不可能为一个女人付出呢。人还真是种奇妙的动物呀。） 艾迪纳尔一边在头盔下苦笑着，一边为热血激昂的队长所苦恼。 “你的速度太快了。能不能稍微放慢脚步，好让我们跟得上啊？否则的话，我们根本使不上力呀。” “抱歉，我急着想早点完成摄政殿下的计划，所以……” 就连坦率道歉的样子也……艾迪纳尔不禁满心感慨。 骑兵与骑兵的枪剑互击之声不绝于耳。 卡拉多瓦军右翼的一万骑兵与帕得拉翁军左翼的五千骑兵，似乎已经开始厮杀。但是，卡拉多瓦的右翼骑兵是敌人的两倍数量。不一会儿的时间，贝尔妲所率领的右翼骑兵队已经将帕得拉翁的左翼骑兵队完全击溃。 贝尔妲的伤亡约在三千左右，而敌人则几乎全灭。 相对于此，卡拉多瓦的左翼方面，五千对五千，势均力敌的两队人马仍然在不断地扩大战事。 “进攻，冲啊！冲啊！” 击败敌军的贝尔妲，下令骑兵队继续攻击。 从左侧的后方，剑与剑、枪与盾的撞击声响，以及怒吼和呐喊的叫声一齐以压倒性的音量传了过来。主力的步兵部队以正式交锋展开了激烈冲突。 “左翼骑兵队被突破了！” 坐镇于主力步兵部队的最后方察看战况的坎塔列斯大公的身边，快马奔回一名传令兵。 “我军恐怕会遭到敌人骑兵从侧面攻击呀。” 对着担忧的维里亚特，坎塔列斯大公像要消弭周围的怒吼，同时也为了鼓舞士兵而大声回答。 “骑兵只是一小部分。况且被击破的只有左翼而已。主力战对我方有利，大家无须恐慌。完全没有必要在意，一开始我就没指望过骑兵队。派五千士兵防备从左翼而来的侧面攻击就行了！其余步兵部队，全力集中在中央！我们必须突破敌军的中央步兵队！” 坎塔列斯大公激励着部下。 “继续推进，冲破敌阵！” 在帕得拉翁步兵的推进之下，卡拉多瓦中央的步兵缓缓地向后退却。卡拉多瓦步兵的两端似乎相当善战，但中央的战力却明显锐减许多。 “果然，三日前与欧托涅一战的疲惫似乎仍然存在呢。”维里亚特说道。 “不，这是因为我帕得拉翁的兵力强盛啊！” 坎塔列斯大公大声地叫喊着。 “保持这个状态向中央推进！冲破敌阵！” 只要突破某个点，将阵形破坏掉的话，卡拉多瓦军就会陷入混乱之中。若能趁此机会一举击败对方，胜利就十拿九稳了。 “所有士兵向中央靠近，再集中一点！” 在坎塔列斯的命令通过传令兵下达到步兵队之前，士兵们已经开始对向后退的卡拉多瓦步兵的中央部分进行集中攻击。 “胜利就在眼前了。” 从维里亚特的声音中已经可以看到胜利的喜悦。 “必胜！” 坎塔列斯大公自信满满。 “比起那个君特兰姆，我的力量还是略胜一筹啊！” 下令欧托涅进攻之前，他就已经数度发动结盟国对卡拉多瓦展开攻击，以进行牵制。而君特兰姆也不时对帕得拉翁施行同样的伎俩还击。 帕得拉翁大公国与卡拉多瓦王国的国力，可谓是平分秋色不相上下。一个不小心，说不定就会遭到对方的并吞。 坎塔列斯大公一直小心谨慎，施以各种打击手段，缩小对于卡拉多瓦的封锁网，等待时机，终于让他等到这一刻的来临。虽然两人从未直接见过面，但是九年来，君特兰姆始终是他憎恨得无以复加的宿敌。 “前进！前进！” 终于要战胜这个宿敌了。在愉悦的高昂情绪之下，坎塔列斯大公不断地挥着剑鼓舞士气，而受到鼓舞的士兵们也更加卖力地向前推进。 谁能发觉得到呢？这股胜利的自信正是迈向败北的一小步。 完全没察觉到这细微的变化，帕得拉翁军正埋头穷追着不断后退的卡拉多瓦军。 帕得拉翁步兵气势如虹地挥斩而下的剑，在卡拉多瓦兵拼死命的盾牌阻挡之下，一次次地绽出火花。 每当卡拉多瓦兵试着从盾牌之间伸剑刺出的时候，士气高昂的帕得拉翁兵就会猛烈地把剑击飞出去。 战况看来对帕得拉翁极为有利。 不能取胜，不能向前推进，但是，也绝不能失败。 欧鲁比司在不引起敌人注意的情况下，一点一点地让三万步兵向后退。他一面得尽量降低士兵的折损，一面又得佯装抵挡不住而节节败退。还有比这更艰难的任务吗？其实这一点君特兰姆早就设想到了。为了让计策顺利进行而又能欺瞒过敌人的耳目，君特兰姆故意将三日前与欧托涅作战过的疲惫士兵安排在比较前面的位置。这些兵一受到力量推挤，自然就会向后退了。 （情况很不错，进行得非常顺利。） 中央的三万军队慢慢后退的话，帕得拉翁军就会为了突破此处而集中兵力。他所要利用的就是这一点，让敌军向中央集中，其中的空隙，就让查尔比诺和弗洛蒙指挥的两侧步兵队缓缓进入填补。这一切都必须在不引起对方注意的情况下缓慢进行。 君特兰姆所构想的策略，正朝向完美的境地顺利推移。尽管表面上的卡拉多瓦正处于险恶的劣势之中。 “跑啊！快跑！快绕到敌人的后方去，从后方对敌人的右翼骑兵进行包夹！” 贝尔妲骑着爱马穿越战场。虽然帕得拉翁的步兵队不断地从侧面射箭过来，但她只是挥剑挡开，一心一意朝着敌人的最后方奔去。 “贝尔妲阁下！” 背后传来艾迪纳尔的声音，她又急过头了，贝尔妲稍微放慢奔驰的速度。艾迪纳尔的坐骑脚程并不慢，而且还是匹骏马。只不过，贝尔妲的马不光是健步如飞，上面的骑士体重也轻，所以才会展现出如此的速度差异。上了战场的兴奋应该也是一个原因吧。 “从后方被夹击了！” 抵达敌军末尾的贝尔妲身影，令帕得拉翁兵胆战心惊。位于敌阵末尾的士兵们并没有弓箭装备，所以只能握着剑摆好姿态，等着万一遭到贝尔妲等人袭击之时才加以反击。 然而，贝尔妲却从他们后方穿了过去，一口气朝着敌军右翼前进。 在敌军的右翼之处，库罗梅尔所率领的五千名卡拉多瓦骑兵队，正与势均力敌的敌军骑兵队打得难分难解。 “是两面夹击！” 发现从背后赶到的贝尔妲白马的敌方骑兵，发出了胆怯的叫声！ “将帕得拉翁的骑兵队包夹起来！” 贝尔妲举着剑，从背后向帕得拉翁骑兵发动攻势。帕得拉翁骑兵顿时陷入一片混乱。完全不给这些不知所措、慌慌张张掉转马首的敌人任何机会，贝尔妲将他们一个个砍倒。而艾迪纳尔等人也随即展开攻击。 帕得拉翁有骑兵五千名，而卡拉多瓦则有骑兵一万二千名。这是压倒性的力量差距，帕得拉翁的骑兵就这样眼看着越来越少。 “库罗梅尔大人！” 认出在敌方骑兵正中央挥着剑的库罗梅尔，贝尔妲大叫。 库罗梅尔正遭到两名骑兵夹击，好不容易终于摆脱掉的时候，却又遭到一记强烈的撞击而松开了剑。 “是以骑兵搅乱之策吗？” 听见帕得拉翁骑兵几乎全数被剿灭的时候，坎塔列斯大公如此猜想。战争的主力终究是步兵，骑兵除了搅乱阵势之外几乎没什么意义可言。 “别在意，反正我们不久就可以突破中央了！向中央前进！继续前进！” 直到此刻，坎塔列斯大公仍然没有领略到君特兰姆策略的真正意义。 "Oh!" 和一个大力士竭尽全力以剑互击的库罗梅尔，手上的剑被震得松脱，手腕整个麻痹。接着又被另一名骑士猛力地刺中左肩，痛楚贯穿脑门。不、那与痛楚无关，由于负伤的这个事实而产生紧张，感觉到一阵像是被针扎到般的炽热与焦虑在全身游走，库罗梅尔因而落马。 “库罗梅尔大人！” 刹那间，一匹白马从眼前飞跃而来。敏捷的动作，在一瞬之间便将敌军骑兵的喉咙割断。喷出红色血沫的敌兵向后仰倒落马。 贝尔妲立刻将姿势调整，以纯熟的技巧快速掉转马首，爱马在主人的要求之下迅速回应。轻巧的贝尔妲所骑乘的白马向后一转，正好来到另一名敌人的背后。 贝尔妲从敌人背后，一剑砍中敌人坐骑的臀部。伴随着高亢的马鸣声，敌人的马开始踹着后腿。贝尔妲连后果都预料到，她快速向一旁闪躲。 臀部被砍伤的马，一面高声嘶鸣一面狂暴地企图将骑马者甩落。骑马者则拉着缰绳安抚马匹，虽然免于落马但也已是精疲力尽。负伤的马匹就这么狂乱地从贝尔妲等人的身边跑开。 “快、库罗梅尔大人！趁这个时候赶快上马！” 贝尔妲从马上伸出手。 库罗梅尔的眼眶意外地湿润了起来。 “来，快点！” 即便在这个时候，库罗梅尔依然先将沾满泥巴的手用胄甲刮干净之后，才握住了贝尔妲所伸出来的手。苦口劝说的贝尔妲将库罗梅尔的身体一拉，库罗梅尔便顺势踩住马镫跃上马背。 “伤口怎么样？” “小意思，一点擦伤而已。” 伤口似乎很浅，所以左臂移动的时候出血量并不多。 “那就太好了，您要抓紧一点喔。那边的那匹马是您的吗？” 在战场的边缘之处，贝尔妲发现一匹失去主人、徘徊不去的栗色马匹。 “的确是在下的马。” “那么，我们就一口气跑到那里吧。” "Thank you." 贝尔妲身后的库罗梅尔虽然有些迟疑，但还是把手环上贝尔妲纤细的腰部抓紧。 接着，贝尔妲立刻驱马奔向那匹马的旁边。途中，两个敌人挥剑向他们砍过来，贝尔妲制服一人，将另一人的剑击飞出去，然后火速地赶到库罗梅尔的爱马身边。 “太谢谢您了，真是感激不尽。” 换骑至爱马背上的库罗梅尔，向贝尔妲低头致谢。 “您不必如此拘礼，现在还在战争中呢。愿卡拉多瓦获胜。” "That's right!" “那么，我先在此预祝您战功彪炳！” “承蒙女神救命，现在又祝我战功彪炳！” 贝尔妲面带微笑、轻盈地策马离去，再次回到战场之中。那一瞬间，库罗梅尔完全忘了自己身在战场，就这么着迷地望着贝尔妲的背影。这个时候，骑着黑马的艾迪纳尔向他靠近。 “库罗梅尔大人，现在可是战争的最高潮呀。” “我、我知道啦。” 看着库罗梅尔惊慌失措的模样，艾迪纳尔在头盔的掩饰下暗自偷笑。 “贝尔妲阁下对于负伤者是绝对不会弃之不顾的唷。这可不是针对您一个人而已，任何人她都会伸出援手，您可别会错意了。” “你，我不是说过我知道了吗？” 满脸通红的库罗梅尔以单手策马疾驰，跟随贝尔妲之后再度回到战争之中。 遭到贝尔妲与库罗梅尔的骑兵队夹击的帕得拉翁五千骑兵，不一会儿就完全毁灭。被留下的只有尸体、负伤而动弹不得的士兵、失去主人的战马、以及负伤倒下的马而已。除此之外，现场还弥漫着一阵浓浓的血腥味。 “策略就从现在开始！库罗梅尔大人、艾迪纳尔大人，快呀！” 贝尔妲一马当先，仿佛不知道什么是疲惫似的策马疾驰，返回到敌阵后方。 就在贝尔妲等人奋战的同时，帕得拉翁军也推压着卡拉多瓦的步兵，以完整的阵形不断地向前推进。相对于此，卡拉多瓦军由于中央遭到强力推压，所以欧鲁比司所率领的三万步兵向后退了约四里半。其结果，不、应该说在君特兰姆的作战计划之下，配置于欧鲁比司部队左右的弗洛蒙与查尔比诺所率领的步兵，形成了向前突出四里半的阵形。而且