I Reincarnated as a Noble Girl Villainess But Why Did It Turn Out This Way?

Chapter 142 - 143

Act 3, Part 1

The Great Plains east of Fort Jugfena has witnessed warfare for the past six years.

First, there was a small defensive battle that the royal capital's practically forgotten about already, one which I participated in with my shabby domain army consisting of a mere fifty soldiers.

Almost as if it's a joke, it's now known as the "hidden defensive battle," this skirmish has been buried in people's memories even though it was my first ever battle. In theory, this battle was also the first battle to start it all.

The Kaldia army currently consists of 250 soldiers. More than half of them are actually cavalry troops, which is extremely rare for such a small domain army, and when I turned 12 years old, we became incorporated into the royal knight troops' left flank formation.

-Eh, how odd. My army's supposed to be a border defense unit, acting as logistical support from the rear, isn't it? How did it become like this?

The Densel Dukedom army of the Rindarl Union, numbers approximately 30,000. As for the Arxian royal army, it can mobilize approximately 48,000 people.

The horde of people was so thick that the ground couldn't even be seen, and the sounds of weapons clanging, screaming, dying, gunpowder, and horses filled the air.

"Curses, what's with that arrow! Its sound and power is causing the soldiers' morale to drop, and the front lines of the central army are beginning to collapse!!"

In the middle of the Arxian army, a Shiru warrior who served as our direct messenger from the general commander was pacing back and forth and shouting from his horse. In response to his thick Artolan accent, I replied that he should calm down.

"The core of the central army's formation consists of the top soldiers in all of Arxia. They'll be able to fix the formation immediately. What's more -"

On the other side of where the infantry was doing battle, the sound of gunpowder was booming. This is the fifth battle already since the war has begun. Screams were piercing through the air, drowning out the roaring of our soldiers and causing the soldiers around us to visibly shrink back.

-These new 'arrows,' are they guns? I remembered back to six years ago when I managed to escape the fire caused by explosives at Fort Jugfena. If they were already re

"……These long cylinders, are most likely weak to side attacks. I believe their cavalry troops are serving as the guards for that unit. It would be normal to think that Densel doesn't want to lose the new weapons it just invented.

Let's use a light cavalry formation, and when they bring out their long-barreled weapons unit, how about immediately retreating and regrouping with the central army formation?"

Almost all of my light cavalry troops are Shiru warriors. For their ability as a cavalry unit, they should be top class in all of Arxia. ……I have confidence in them.

"Mmm. It should work as an effective distraction. Claudia-dono and Gunther can lead our remaining troops, and enter the melee behind us to assist our side."

"Oscar, I would like you to join them as well. Depending on the circumstances, be flexible with the strategy as you see fit. I shall join the light cavalry troops together with Teo."

"That's…… Dangerous. I should be the one with the light cavalry."

I shook my head at Oscar, and patted the head of the huge draconis I was riding on. Rashiok proudly raised his nose, and slightly opened his wing without a sound, causing a light breeze.

"Do you remember who my partner is? If necessary, a draconis can run three times faster than a horse. What's more, the enemy's arrows are strongly destructive. This way, I can surely reduce the number of casualties."

Oscar didn't object any more. On the other side of the dust billowing about the field, I could see the enemy's heavy cavalry formation opening up. There were a group of soldiers coming out from it.

"Alright then, let's go! Do your best to live to tell the tale!"