Lord of Training - Chapter 136



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136. Asymmetrical weapons.

[Allied Forces General Headquarters]

“Hahahaha! Who is this? Isn’t that our named-class aerial magic knight, Commodore Alain Bombard!”

“Hmm······.”

Commander Buxley welcomed them with open arms.

Embarrassingly······.

“Why didn’t you say anything? If you were a named person, you should have said something a long time ago.”

“I still lack the skills to be called a named player.”

“I’m not very skilled, but I killed two of the Empire’s named-level magic knights?”

“They are just lucky because they have just risen to the name level.”

“Haha! But wasn’t it 2-on-1? There’s no need to be so humble.”

“Your Majesty, what you said is correct. All of our Atlan troops already know Janelle as a named person.”

“Congratulations, Brigadier General Alain.”

Commanders of the 2nd and 4th Corps, Tollip and Samuel, who were standing next to him, also offered their congratulations.

Then, Commander Samuel approached and suddenly grabbed Alain’s hand.

“Commander Alain, are you seeing a woman by any chance?”

“yes?”

“There is a young girl in our family named Rachel. She is the most beautiful woman in Rioden, and every year, there is a line of men asking for her hand in marriage. You will fall in love with her once you see her. However, she is so picky that most men do not even look at her. However, before I came here, that proud and prickly girl asked me to meet Brigadier General Alain.”

“Ah yes······.”

“Once the war is over, I’ll try to make a place for myself. What do you think?”

Then General Tollip intervened.

“Are you talking about Rachel, who proposed marriage to Prince Madison and got rejected?”

“what?”

“Besides, there are so many men around her that there are even rumors that she sleeps with a different man every night. That’s why she can’t get married.”

“Th-that’s all just a rumor.”

Commander Samuel’s face turned bright red.

“On the other hand, there are rumors going around in our family that Aelis is beautiful, virtuous, and dignified. And isn’t she a talented person known throughout the territory?”

Commander Tolip looked at me with a sly expression.

“So I think I’ll get along well with Brigadier General Alain······.”

“Hey! Isn’t that Aelis 14 now? Are you saying that you’re introducing a girl who hasn’t even fully grown up to Brigadier General Alain?”

“At 14, you’re already an adult. Kids these days grow up so quickly, don’t they? And when you’re on the battlefield, time flies.”

What are these people talking about now that they’ve come to the battlefield?

My head suddenly started hurting.

Then Commander Bugsley said with a smirk.

“Oh! Stop it. What are the commanders doing now when they have important work to do tomorrow?”

“Hmm! Sorry.”

“And Brigadier General Alain already has a master.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“The One above us has already chosen you as his son-in-law.”

“ah!”

what?

What is Commander Bugsley talking about?

Just one small victory has everyone’s mind focused on the flower garden.

What an important moment this is······.

I sighed inwardly.

“Commanders, please rise and hurry to prepare to advance.”

“all right.”

The two corps commanders saluted and went out.

“Are you deploying your troops forward?”

“Yes, this time your special forces did a great job. They destroyed the supply base and reduced the number of Imperial Airborne Magic Knights by about 50, so the Imperial Army advancing toward the desert stopped here at this oasis.”

The commander showed me the locations of the Imperial forces on the map.

The forward devices I destroyed contained supplies heading towards the jungle and desert, and the large number of dimensional batteries on the tracked tanks had the effect of temporarily halting their advance.

That’s why the Atlantean army decided to build a first line further west.

And the number of Imperial Aerial Magic Knights dispatched to the Southern Continent was just over 200, but this time, it was reduced by 55, so they thought that the Allied Forces had the upper hand in the air, so they moved boldly.

Of course, we now have one more named person.

Atlan had the luxury of creating another defensive line behind it even if the first defensive line was pushed back.

“However, you must not let your guard down. If you lose even once in a big battle, the situation will change at any time. And the enemy will be trying to somehow make up for the mistakes made in this battle. So for now, you must move defensively as much as possible and wait for the enemy to attack.”

“I know that too. I’m warning you very carefully, so don’t worry.”

Still, I was glad that Commander Bugsley listened to me.

“Oh! And Director Wandike has a lot of complaints.”

“Huh? Are you dissatisfied?”

“You’re taking issue with the fact that you mobilized the entire Allied Air Magic Force to rescue your men. And you put your entire Special Air Magic Fleet at risk to save four people?”

I made a puzzled expression.

“You are mistaken, Commander Wandike. This operation was not intended to save my men.”

“what?”

“My men lured the Imperial Aerial Magic Force into the jungle. Then, my special forces and I ambushed them and annihilated them.”

“Huh? So your subordinates were bait?”

“Yes. And the movement of the Allied Air Force’s Magic Force was also part of the operation. Thanks to this, the Allied Forces’ morale was sky-high, dealing a huge blow to the enemy even before the battle began.”

“That’s true.”

Commander Bugsley nodded.

“Of course you’re not the type of person to move troops as you please. But if you had such a plan, why didn’t you tell me in advance?”

“I already told you.”

“huh?”

“When I contacted you, Commander, did you not give permission to move the Allied Air Magic Unit?”

“yes.”

“You have already approved my operation. So, it is as if I carried out the operation under your command. And I defeated the enemy.”

“Ah! That’s right! I approved the operation. I also personally gave orders to the other airborne magic units.”

Commander Bugsley slapped his knee.

“The Special Forces and I always trust the commander’s brilliant judgment and ask for permission before moving forward. If the commander had refused my request, we would not have been able to carry out this operation. So this operation is all thanks to the commander.”

“Haha! That’s right. You can report that to your home country too.”

Commander Bugsley smiled broadly.

He took the bait by saying that the credit for this hit would go to him.

Now Commander Buxley will listen to me on his next mission too.

“And when you report, please ask the Supreme Commander to incorporate the 13th Squadron of the 7th Mobile Corps into our special forces unit.”

“Huh? The entire 13th Squadron?”

“Yes. As we carried out this operation, we felt that our special forces were lacking in manpower. Rather than supporting reconnaissance, if you were to transfer them to our forces, we could also participate in the operation, and then, like this time, there would be more opportunities for you to make contributions.”

“Hmm! It would be nice if we had more chances to score. It would be proof that we’re winning.”

“you’re right.”

Commander Bugsley nodded with a serious expression.

“Good. I’ll ask the Supreme Commander and do my best.”

“thank you.”

***

A few days later, I received a call from my home country.

It was about allowing the 13th Squadron to be incorporated into our special forces.

So, we created a new 5th Battalion.

The 5th Battalion was commanded by Colonel Bradrick, and the deputy commander by Colonel Colmin.

Bradrick and Colmin were elite-level aerial magic knights with extensive combat experience, making them ideal candidates for immediate command.

In particular, Colonel Bradrick became noticeably more active and worked harder on reconnaissance activities after being given mana rings.

[Special Forces Command Center]

“insect!”

Colonel Bradrick’s voice echoed through the command tent.

“Take it easy. Your eardrums are going to fall off.”

“I am reporting. Fighting has begun on the northern front.”

“I just got a call too.”

The war has begun.

The distance was quite far so the cannons could not be heard here, but there was a tremendous amount of artillery fire and gunfire.

“How large is the Imperial Army on the Northern Front?”

“The Imperial Army’s 5th Corps is leading the way, followed by the Imperial Army’s 6th and 7th Corps. The 5th Corps has 40,000 men, the 6th Corps has 40,000 men, and the 7th Corps has 30,000 men.”

“110,000 troops on a narrow 5km front······.”

I’m going to fight really hard.

As expected, the Imperial Army deployed a large number of troops to the northern coast.

That’s why we will fight the most fiercely.

And in the southern desert area, the 2nd Armored Division and the 3rd and 4th Mobile Corps of the Empire were deployed.

Although their force was 80,000 men, less than Atlan’s 90,000, they had an advantage in firepower over the Atlan Kingdom’s army, as they had 100 tracked tanks.

However, since we had more knights in the aviation magic team with 50 people, the tension was still high.

“Tomorrow we will scout out the desert and look for the location of the tracked tank.”

“The desert?”

“Isn’t scouting enemy territory the basis of war? And if we find the tracked tanks as soon as possible, won’t our special forces go out to destroy them?”

“Don’t rush too much. They’ll have to advance their tanks anyway. So you just have to wait. The problem is that the entire Empire’s forces are much smaller than expected.”

Where are you?

I looked at the map of the Southern Continent.

The National Intelligence Service estimated the Imperial Army’s strength at between 300,000 and 340,000.

But now, what is known is that even if you add the 50,000 troops from the central jungle, there are only 240,000.

Even if we estimate at the minimum, a difference of 60,000 was too large a number.

“If there are more troops, aren’t they hiding in the jungle? The downside to my bio-detection skill is that I can’t detect troops hiding underground or deep in the jungle.”

“That could be the case.”

“Shall I scout the jungle again?”

“No. Leave that to the 4th Battalion, and you wait for a moment.”

“yes?”

Colonel Bradrick looked regretful.

“I’m not telling you to go and rest, I’m telling you to train with your battalion members. You should also level up your other skills.”

“Oh! That’s right. Thank you.”

You told me to train, but I like it······.

He shook his head.

I’m really excited because my skill experience goes up every day.

He was so enthusiastic when I gave him Mana-Hwan, saying that he was afraid of stealing late in life.

“Just go ahead and do it.”

“excuse me······.”

“Huh? By any chance, you’ve already finished eating the Mana pills?”

“Yes. I actually went around the Imperial Navy yesterday.”

“Ah! How are the Navy’s movements?”

“Nothing much yet. Most of the ships are near the port and have not moved towards the northern front.”

“We’ll be watching each other.”

If the Imperial Navy moves, the Allied Navy will move too.

And since the Imperial Army was inferior in number to the Airborne Magic Knights that the Navy feared the most, it would not be easy for them to move.

The Imperial Army’s Aerial Magic Knights on the Northern Front numbered 100, while the Kingdom of Helione and the Kingdom of Portlien had 150 Aerial Magic Knights.

And as the Imperial Aerial Magic Knights in the center were sacked by the special flyers, some of the Aerial Magic Knights on the Northern Front moved to the center, further reducing their numbers.

I handed Colonel Bradrick a box containing twenty Mana Rings.

“Thank you so much!”

“They’re not giving you this to use all in one day. Use it sparingly.”

“yes!”

Colonel Bradrick left the tent with a pleasant smile.

‘If this continues, I’ll lose all my capital······.’

The Goblin Kingdom had a lot of gold coins and had plenty to spare, but the problem was that the magic stones were running out too quickly.

The 5th Battalion members were training day and night with great fear, as if they were possessed by a ghost who had not trained for a long time.

Moreover, with knights like Audrey and Nicole, who were already famous, occasionally watching his training, his skills improved every day.

Could Mana Hwan be the greatest asymmetric weapon of this era?

‘Wait, asymmetrical weapons?’

The Empire had a fleet of 100 tracked tanks stationed here.

But there wasn’t a single Atlantean.

So this was an asymmetric weapon.

At least the four orbital giants were found in the labyrinth gate, so the balance is somewhat restored.

Of course, Atlan has now started building trams too.

However, although the power source was a horsepower battery, it was easy to obtain, but the consumption was enormous.

On the other hand, the Imperial tracked tanks were dimensional batteries, a step above the magic batteries.

This required a dimensional core, but could operate for quite a long time on a single charge.

So for a time, the tracked tank was the Empire’s asymmetrical weapon.

‘What would happen if we used that dimensional battery in an unfair way?’

The flight distance will increase dramatically?

I opened the map again.

The operational radius of transport aircraft and bombers will increase by at least two times.

‘Damn, I missed this!’

Even if the range was extended from the Lacrosse Empire to here, it was not a distance that could be reached with the current airship technology.

However, if it was the Kingdom of Hispania, located in the southern part of the central continent, it seemed like it would be easy to fly across the sea.

Hispania was a pro-imperial kingdom, bordered the empire, and was highly dependent on the empire for resources.

“Is there anyone out there? Call Colonel Bradrick!”

I guess I’ll have to send Colonel Bradrick out on another scout mission.

To the Kingdom of Hispania, not the southern continent.

End