Lord of Training - Chapter 86



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86. You have to pay for the meal.

‘Even though I told you to follow along slowly, isn’t three months too much?’

Yesterday, two brigades of 7,000 men landed on the island of Pauli.

The rest of the troops were stranded in the Barstow Estate.

The Nubian Kingdom’s army wasn’t stupid either.

As the two legions gradually took control of the southern islands, the war naturally tilted completely toward the Atlan Kingdom.

Because most of the resource gates that could be called the power of Nubia were located in the central and southern island regions.

That’s why they caught Atlan off guard.

Eighty aerial magic knights and hundreds of slayers attacked the port of Barstow in return, attacking Atlan warships docked in preparation for transporting troops.

In one night, nine transport ships and five battle ships were destroyed and the supply base was engulfed in flames.

It was the price paid for not anticipating the enemy’s attack and not being prepared for it.

Commander Buxley and the corps commanders were completely taken aback.

‘No, they thought the enemy would just sit back and do nothing because they couldn’t attack······!’

It seems like the commanders’ minds are completely focused on the flower garden.

Having been struck in the back of the head at a time when they needed to be most cautious, they were now short of transport ships, had lost all of the supplies they had accumulated over several months, so of course they were short of logistics, and with the morale of the Nubian navy now boosted and fighting breaking out all over the sea, it was becoming more difficult to send troops south.

We sent two brigades to prevent the strongholds we had worked so hard to capture from being retaken.

Actually, I didn’t do anything good either.

Because of personal reasons, I’ve been to Hebrok territory twice in three months, on a dimensional submarine and two transport ships assigned to the special forces.

All the orbital gigants left at the S-class labyrinth gate Backdoor Island were left to the dwarves.

Because of that, I couldn’t fully concentrate on the war.

In addition, he had been happily manipulating prisoners for the past three months to obtain a large amount of magic stones, and he had been constantly making mana rings to train the special aerial magic flyers and new recruits to fight monsters and level up inside the spirit gate.

Thanks to this, Captain Herman, Lieutenant John Cutter, and Ensign Jester have additionally awakened high-speed flight skills.

‘I guess I’ll hear something from Archduke Harry.’

He boasted loudly that he would conquer the Kingdom of Nubia within a year, but four months have already passed.

And since we only had one stronghold to the south, something clever was needed.

***

Inside the command tent were Major General Warren, the II Corps Chief of Staff, Brigadier Generals Ray and Autumn, and four regimental commanders.

“Commander Alain, are you in your right mind? Are you really planning to attack Rowald Island?”

Brigadier General Ray made a dumbfounded expression.

It was the same for other commanders.

“Yes. If we take over Rowald Island, the islands to the south will be isolated, and it will have the effect of breaking the waist of the Kingdom of Nubua.”

“No, I’m not saying that because I don’t know. Rowald Island is the third largest island in Nubia, with a population of 200,000 and a military force of 15,000. There are many cannons along the coast, naval ships, anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, and even an airfield. Our current forces are no match for it.”

Brigadier General Ray said with his eyes wide open.

Chief of Staff Warren, who had been listening quietly, also shook his head.

“General Ray is right. If we take Rowald Island, we will definitely secure an important base, but we are also inferior in terms of troops, and if we move, they will definitely dispatch the aerial magic knights in Waples to Rowald Island. Then it will be a fight we have no chance of winning.”

“First, there is a way to tie up the Nubua Airborne Magic Knights in Waples.”

Everyone’s eyes are on me.

“And we will infiltrate Rowald Island with our Magic Armor Battalion and Aerial Magic Knights. We will use guerrilla tactics to storm the island and its main base, and if we can land on the shore all at once, we will have a good chance of winning.”

“How do you plan on tying up the aerial magic knights in Waples before that?”

“We are using the air force.”

“Air Force? Are you planning to bomb Waples with our Air Force bombers? But we don’t have enough magic batteries to return to base. Of course, we’ll be defeated by the Nubua Airborne Magic Knights before that.”

I said, looking at the map spread out on the table.

“Why would they think our Air Force is after Waples?”

“Well, they probably think that if they bomb Waples properly, the war will end. The royal palace and major industrial facilities are all in Waples.”

“That’s what I’m saying. The Nubua Airborne Knights will prioritize the defense of Waples, so let’s just pretend to bomb Waples.”

“Shall we pretend to bomb?”

“Yes. We’ll take turns launching bombers from both the Reminston Estate and the Barstow Estate, and then fly over the cities in between to Waples before returning. Then, they won’t be able to withdraw their aerial magic knights to other places for fear of Waples being bombed.”

Chief of Staff Warren stroked his chin after hearing what I said.

“So you’re suggesting we use deception tactics?”

“Yes, and both are fake, the real one is targeting Rowald Island.”

“Even if Rowald Island is big, it wouldn’t be easy to sneak in that large orbital giant. You can’t put it in a subspace warehouse either.”

“I have a way. And even if only our special air group infiltrates, they will have to withdraw at least a regiment of troops to catch us. That will weaken the coastal defenses.”

At that moment, Colonel Colville raised his hand.

“If there are about 50 Aerial Magic Knights, I would send a brigade instead of a regiment. Not only the command center, but also the main base on Rowald Island would be at risk.”

Brigadier General Ray shook his head.

“But if we make a mistake while making an all-out attack, we could lose all of our already insufficient troops.”

“Don’t worry about that. We’ll contact you once our special forces have safely infiltrated and the operation is successful.”

“what?”

I took out two dimensional radios.

“This is the item that Supreme Commander Harry Russell obtained from the Labyrinth Gate this time. It can be used to immediately transmit information to any area.”

“I heard there is a radio like that too.”

Chief Warren picked up the radio.

“Are you really sure?”

“Of course. If we can move the field command and use deception tactics with Air Force bombers, it is already more than 50% successful.”

Brigadier General Ray still looked uneasy.

“Or how about contacting Commander Harry and asking for a named-class aerial magic knight?”

“Huh? Are you talking about Brigadier General Shuren or Brigadier General Chuck?”

“Yes. They don’t have named-class aerial magic knights. Even if a named-class knight pretends to attack Waples, they’ll cringe.”

General Warren shook his head.

“There are no named-class aerial magic knights in Nubua, but there are several elite-class magic knights. I heard that Brigadier General Bool is especially looking at named-class ones. If one of our named knights gets hurt or something goes wrong······.”

The other commanders also shook their heads.

However, the reason Atlan could still compete with the Empire and the Republic was because it had four named-class aerial magic knights.

Three of them were at the border of Lutes, and one was at the palace of Atlan.

If even one person were incapacitated, the balance of power in the heavens could collapse.

The Empire has 7 named people, and the Republic of Arica has 6.

“I think Brigadier General Alain’s operation is going well.”

Then Brigadier General Autumn, who had been silent until then, voted in favor.

“Even if they are not named-level, they will not be able to leave the capital. And if this continues, the war will only prolong, and they may reach out to the Empire. If the Empire enters the war, the situation will be the worst.”

“I guess the Empire knows about this place by now.”

Chief of Staff Warren nodded after thinking about it carefully.

“Okay! Let’s give it a try.”

At the same time, Brigadier General Ray said that he would not be dissatisfied if we moved after receiving word from within that we had succeeded, rather than attacking Rowald at the same time.

So my operation was approved.

***

[Rowald Island]

What made the Aerial Magic Knights so scary was that they were easy to sneak into in the dark of the night.

It’s even easier on nights like today when the moon is hidden behind clouds.

Major Phelps and I waited for the men at the foot of the mountain in the center of the island.

“The sun will rise soon, but it’s late.”

“It means that the weather is so bad that even Captain Kalin, who has excellent night vision, has a hard time finding us.”

I interpreted it in a positive way.

And as soon as he finished speaking, the aerial magic knights descended from the sky.

Shh! Shh shh!

chuck!

“The entire 1st Battalion has assembled.”

Lieutenant Colonel Audrey spoke first.

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole also nodded at me.

“The entire 2nd Battalion has assembled.”

“The Magic Armored Battalion has also arrived.”

The 2nd Battalion also brought the Magic Armored Battalion members.

After Ensign Leopold’s report, the 63-man Special Aircraft Magic Flying Group gathered in the center of Rowald Island.

And now, the Atlan 2nd Fleet was waiting south of Rowald Island.

Commander Buxley not only approved my operation, but also sent me an additional brigade of troops.

I would have predicted that if we didn’t seize this place this time and find a way out, the war would be prolonged.

And since the Empire’s movements were also unusual, if they could not achieve certain results, the Atlan Kingdom’s army could retreat from Nubia.

“The operation is a quick one. When we give the signal to start, we will deal as much damage as possible as quickly as possible and then regroup here.”

“yes!”

After three months of hellish training, the new recruits have now started to look like proper soldiers.

Although we didn’t train together, I gave you 5 mana extraction circles in my alchemy workshop and gave you mana rings. If you don’t know gratitude, you’re not even human.

And we already issued Draco assault rifles to every member three months ago, and even distributed Dragonbone flak jackets and auto-tinting goggles to everyone.

Because they are all my children now.

“I’ll say one more thing. Don’t die!”

“yes!”

The voices of the agents’ answers are loud!

“Lieutenant Colonel Audrey, please take care of the men.”

“Yes! Leave it to me.”

Audrey gathered the 1st Battalion members.

“Let’s show the power of our 1st Battalion!”

“Wow!”

Swish! Swish swish swish!

“2nd Battalion, let’s go!”

“let’s go!”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole and the 2nd Battalion members also departed.

So all 56 aerial magic knights sortied.

Now all that was left here were the six men of the Magic Armor Battalion and me.

“Come on! Let’s move too!”

“yes!”

I first brought two orbital gigants here using Major Phelps and the dimensional armor.

And I was going to use it right away.

Drrrrr! Drrrrr!

We headed straight for downtown.

I have a promise to Archduke Harry, and I’ve had three months to enjoy the honey, so now it’s time to pay my bills.

***

Drrrrr! Drrrrr!

“Kkiya! It’s a monster!”

“Come on in!”

People wake up to the sound of the orbital giant moving, close their windows, and rush inside.

Early in the morning we were running through the city center.

Chi-chik!

“Unit 1, the four-story building at the end of the plaza at 11 o’clock is the garrison headquarters here!”

– Yes! I checked.

Drrrrrr!

Kiiing! Chuck!

The orbital giant’s cannon was aimed at a large building in the center of the city.

Phew! Phew!

Kwaaang!

The shell hit the second floor squarely.

There was a huge explosion and flames shot up.

And then No. 2 opened fire.

Some might call them savages.

I didn’t want to drag the orbital giant into the city center either.

But there was nothing we could do because the enemy’s leadership was not in the military base but in the middle of the city.

Neutralizing the command center was the way to inflict the least casualties on the troops.

‘I guess everyone has started the operation now.’

The sound of our cannons was the signal to attack.

Bang! Ta-tang! Bang!

Soldiers swarmed in and fired their rifles at the orbital giant.

But it was literally like shooting a gun at a tank.

At that moment, the machine gun on top of the tracked vehicle moved.

Fortunately, it was early in the morning so there were hardly any people on the streets.

Besides, who would come out when cannons are firing and guns are being fired?

Thump thump thump thump!

Pa! Papapapat!

“Ugh!”

“Ahh!”

The soldiers simply fell helplessly before the firepower of the machine guns.

WHHH! KWAAH!

Occasionally a magic grenade would fly in, but that only caused a scratch.

That was when.

A magic circle appeared in my body vision (lv.1).

To be exact, it was a blue magic circle created in front of a gun aimed at the corner of an alley.

I aimed my rifle at it.

[Use the Fire Burst (lv.3) skill.]

Bang! Pfft!

My role was simple.

Eliminate any sniper magic knights that may be present.

Ordinary magic knights could not penetrate the steel armor of the orbital giant.

Still, just in case, there could be mutants like me anywhere.

[Uses the skill Dynamic Vision (lv.1).]

[Use Halo Skill (lv.3) skill.]

I used my defensive skills again and surveyed the city from the air.

The next target was the city hall building.

‘Huh? You’re an aviation magic knight?’

My eyes lit up.

Twelve aerial magic knights flew up from a tall building north of the city.

It was the only hotel in the city.

End