Common Sense of a Duke's Daughter Chapter 240

Battle

(Dida's point of view)
 

……That night .

As the sun went down, the enemy soldiers also stopped the battle and returned to their camps .

"Dida! here's your meal . "

After listening to the report from the captain and letting the soldiers rest, I was looking at the desk and the maps of the territory .

"Dida, I leave your meal here . Please eat before it gets cold . "

"Before it gets cold . . . Tanya usually brings me a warm and delicious meal . . "

That said, I seem to see those warm meals that were put on the tray as I raised my gaze .

But, sadly, this time the guards only brought hard snacks and canned food .

Those are the ones that the Princess has invented as a part of preserving stock from before .

Although, while eating them daily for a while I noticed that it reduced the soldiers burden of cooking and it was highly nutritious .

But before I started with the hard snacks, another team entered with a warm meal .
 

" . . . Who made it?"

"The volunteer group"

"Sorry . . . . What ingredients were used? Did we pay them properly?"

"They said they don't need it . They said that if they don't have stock left later, Iris will do something about it . If that person wins this war, they'll never starve . "

"That's true . "

I start eating with easy at that point .

"Oh . . . and please save a place in your stomach for alcohol . They've sent the best alcohol . "

" . . . please don't say anything stupid . . .   We're at war . . . "

The member who brought the meal laughed as if in trouble .

"Do you want me to report this to the princess later . . . "

"Hm . . . Dida, that's a little . . . I was only joking . . "

I can see his fright at those words .

It was interesting, and finally I laughed loudly .

"It's a joke . . . . but a seriously . . how can you come up with such an offer?"

" . . . . How many days do we've to keep defending here?"

"We need to win . . . "

My words will sound awkward at this time, but it's the truth .

"The enemies are having fun . I hope they keep that spirit until we win . "

Of course, we haven't given up even in this situation .

But . . the indignation that has been accumulated up to this point with this war will burst if I'm not careful .

"The enemy is enjoying . . . based on what?"

"The difference in strength? . "

"It's because the captain is using a narrow exposed path . . . "

"That's the only way . They have taken many hostages from this city and have taken control of the passageways . "

That's why I was angry .

How to outrun the enemy . . . I was thinking of going out and defeating them directly, never to allow them to step on the land of the Almeria Duchy ever again .

. . . . . . However, still . . . the difference in strength can not be easily reversed .

" . . . Speaking of which Dida . It is possible to even our numbers with the solution the volunteers brought . . . I think . . . "

"Oh, really !?"

I scratched my head and jumped out .

Long vertical barricades of wood, several thick stakes and many large stones .

They were in line .

"Oh! Well made in this short time . Thank you very much . "

"That's fine . If you make use of this, then that's the best prize for us . "

The town's members are proud .

"Ah, do you really not want to evacuate? From here on, I can not guarantee your security . Of course, I will do my best to protect the city . . . but I do not know what will happen . You see, it's possible for the enemy to invade . . . "

"Still, here is our city"

I feel more and more confused about them .

"This is our pride . It's an important place for us . It has become a warm home for all of us since she became a lord recently . . . . I can't imagine leaving . "

"When we had a problem with the fake Voldic family before, we know that she came to this land and worked to solve it . You don't have to protect us, but . . . if we run away and abandon this city . . how will we face the lady later? "

"Okay, that's fine, you should believe and follow as you want . We'll do our best to protect here"

I laughed in spite of myself . This people is cute .

Once . . . I lived in this city until I was saved by the Princess .

From that time . . .

The princess is acting as a lord, and the territory . . . This city has changed a lot .

Both the cityscape and the system .

But apparently it wasn't just that .

People . . . The people's thoughts also seemed to have changed .

"Sorry . . . By the way, how is the lady?

"Hm . . . true"

"Oh, will someday she come back to this city?"

Everyone talks with anxiety and expectation .

Like that, I laughed from the bottom of my heart .

. . . . . . I liked it a lot .

"Oh yeah . . . Put this high shield at the front of each front . Then put the stones in each party . "

"What is this thing?"

At my request, each member of the volunteers started to move, and some of them asked a question .

"This string is a set with the stones . It is used to throw at the enemy . "

"Hey . . . will we really live here and defend with you?"

"Well, I'm asking . . . "

"Ouch!"

"Don't keep asking thoughtless things! Move on!"

"But . . we have homes, are we not using it?"

" . . . I have a request regarding that . . . the distance to this front makes impossible to reach in time in case of an attack, can we be here?"

To those who came out, they uttered their request in a low voice .

"Well, it's good . . . "

I smiled at them embarrassed and agreeing .

"Thank you . We might get hurt, but it's because we asked to help . "

After watching them for a while, I return to my seat .

"How are we going to fight them?"

The person who carried the meal who was watching along the way the way asked .

" . . . We will do harassment . "

Seeing my smile, the members are a little confused .

They were wondering what was its use, but before they asked more questions, I left quickly .

. . . the next day, I called the captain of each squadron before the sun rose .

"I have placed the wooden shields made yesterday for everyone who volunteered . "

"Huh, uh . . . but with a wooden shield, what will we do?"

A wooden shield, etc . will soon be smashed with a sword . . . .

Such doubts were expressed in the faces of those who spoke and those who did not .

"Just follow my command . First of all, don't let the enemy get close"

"Don't let them get close?"

"Yes, let's make a group stand up on the barricade, on the upper floor of that house . Then we will fire with the bows from the windows . "

"ah I see……"

The house I pointed to was the one facing the port .

The three-storey building had a number of windows facing the harbor .

"We're not knights . So it's okay to not be righteous according to chivalry . . . . . . . We'll be fine if we can defend here . . . . yeah?"

No one opens his mouth after my statement .

But everyone reflected their determination in the eyes .

"From now on, until reinforcements come, we will not directly exchange blows as much as possible, and will only focus on reducing the enemy's fighting ability as much as possible . "

"Yes" All of them said in unison .

As the sun rose, the enemy soldiers moved .

As in yesterday, they are trying to break up into several groups and break into the city .

A member of the team who was waiting in the building shoots to the enemies .

The arrow shot from above accelerated and dropped according to gravity .

Several arrows fall, attacking the enemy soldiers mercilessly .

"Ohhhh! Where is the enemy!!! Where are the attacks coming from??"

"Oh, over there!"

"Up! Protect yourself with a shield!"

The lift up the shields and we throw the stones with a trebuchet as they continue advancing .

As with the arrows, the stones also hit the targets, because the shields couldn't support the heavyness which with the gravity was added, and some enemy soldiers even were blown away .

At the same time, we shoot arrows from the ground towards them, as they continue lifting the shields upwards .

The enemy's line was disorganized from the attacks from two directions .

After receiving reports from each team, I think of the whole situation in my head .

And each time, I add an additional instruction or a correction if necessary .

Chapter end