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Punitive Force: Tyr and Others (4) – Reinforcements for Rebel Force (1)
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The siege on the castle by the suppression force entered a stalemate as expected.
The nobles launched fierce attacks every day in shifts, but the sturdy castle didn’t budge.
Normally, they would have learned that when besieging a castle, the attacking side needs three times the number of troops as the defending side, but with a castle this sturdy, three times won’t be enough. Five times the number of troops would be necessary.
While watching the camp of the suppression force nobles, where the mood of war-weariness was already beginning to spread, Tyr leisurely sipped coffee on the hill. He saw Mia, who had gone to deliver supplies, yawning as she returned. When Mia noticed Tyr’s figure on the hill, she quickly straightened her posture and hurried back with a small run, urging the adventurers who were lazily following behind her. After disbanding the adventurers in the camp, Mia rushed over to Tyr.
“Adventurer Battalion Mia has completed the supply of weapons and food to the suppression force!” (Mia)
“Good job. You seem bored, Mia.” (Tyr)
Mia nodded, reflecting on how her slackness had been noticed. Her voice still seemed as energetic as ever, but overall, a feeling of boredom was clearly evident.
“Sigh. I was so excited to be able to participate in the battle, but my job is just to deliver supplies to the front line once every three days. At this rate, even a regular delivery person could do this, not an adventurer.” (Mia)
“Well, it can’t be helped that you feel bored. However, the enemy’s reinforcements should be coming soon.” (Tyr)
“Reinforcements?” (Mia)
Mia responded vaguely to Tyr’s words. She didn’t seem to fully understand what Tyr was saying.
Currently, the siege was in a state of stalemate, but staying in the enemy’s controlled area for too long was very risky. If reinforcements came from the enemy, they could be caught in a pincer attack between the castle’s forces and the reinforcements. Even the enemy, being amateurs in warfare, should understand this, and they would definitely send reinforcements.
“If that happens, we’ll be forced into a difficult battle where we have to attack the castle while also fending off the reinforcements. On top of that, supplying provisions will become difficult, and above all, the risk of our supply units being attacked will significantly increase.” (Tyr)
“Tyr-sama, how about another cup of coffee?” (Urt)
Suddenly, a voice came from behind, and when Tyr turned around, he saw Urt standing there with a canteen in hand, having returned before he knew it. Moving without a trace was impressive for an intelligence officer, but it was bad for the heart on a battlefield, so Tyr wished he wouldn’t do that.
“No, I’m fine. Did you find anything?” (Tyr)
“I’ve confirmed about 10,000 enemy troops in the south. They’ll likely arrive at the front line in about two days.” (Urt)
The first to react to Urt’s words was Mia.
“Oh! Reinforcements have come just as you said! As expected of Tyr-sama, I’m truly in awe of your foresight. Indeed…” (Mia)
Mia started to lavish praise on Tyr with her words. Since Mia’s speeches always tend to get long, Tyr hastily interrupted her.
“It seems the front lines will move a bit now. Mia, the adventurers have probably started to underestimate this mission since nothing has happened so far. Tell everyone that enemy reinforcements are coming and have them tighten their resolve again.” (Tyr)
“Understood! Few among the adventurers are used to missions that involve daily risks to their lives. Most of them are just laborers. In a mission like this, where they don’t know when the enemy might attack, the psychological fatigue accumulates more than the physical. Personally, I’m actually glad about the enemy reinforcements. Because what was previously an invisible fear of an unseen enemy will now become a tangible fear of a visible enemy. Now, if you’ll excuse me!” (Mia)
Mia, after talking at length about everything she wanted to say, seemed satisfied and ran back at a quick pace. Urt, who remained, asked Tyr.
“Should we inform the nobles like the House of Viscount Michigan, who are currently leading the siege?” (Urt)
Tyr thought for a moment.
If the punitive force were so inexperienced that they didn’t notice the presence of reinforcements, they would likely be caught in a pincer attack between the reinforcements and the castle’s forces and be annihilated. However, Tyr didn’t want to get too involved with the noble leaders, and they might question how Tyr became aware of the reinforcements. The nobles, who were skilled at shifting blame, might even accuse him of being in league with the rebel forces if things went wrong.
“That’s right. Spread it around among the common soldiers as a rumor, nothing more.” (Tyr)
Tyr fundamentally didn’t trust the nobles.
After much deliberation, he decided to pass on the information in a way that wouldn’t affect him directly.
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