Book 19 Chapter 19

Chapter 159

“Friede, the Oracle of the Fire Dragon, makes a perfectly sound judgment.”

It was to scatter the hero's party into three groups to retreat, gather soldiers along their respective retreat routes, and then reassemble in the vermillion city of <Langbard>.

“It was a perfect exploitation of a momentary weakness when the power controlling the Uruk and Trolls disappeared as the Golden Spire of Harvest collapsed due to Archmage Rin’s magic.”

The most intense front of the battle was handled by Lista and the Sasadan, the south by Friede, and the north by Kies.

Kies headed north because he possessed superior detection abilities, allowing him to easily rendezvous with Rin.

Lista’s party, divided into three directions, succeeded in rescuing and gathering soldiers who were either outnumbered in the general offensive or in retreat, and leading them to <Langbard>.

“The number of soldiers rescued at this time varies depending on historical records, but it is estimated to be approximately 27,000. Considering that these were the main defensive forces, one can understand why this operation left its mark on military history under the name ‘Langbard Withdrawal’.”

The defensive forces of the Dirbeta front, which had been widely dispersed until now, converged on <Langbard>.

Similarly, the demonkind who had widely deployed their forces for the harvest also narrowed their encirclement around <Langbard>'s stone walls, following the orders of the old nobility.

Against this backdrop, the siege of <Langbard>, which would conclude the Dirbeta front, began.

“I will now begin my lecture on the siege that unfolded in the vermillion city of <Langbard>… this very city, known by the epithet 'The Holy Land of Heroes (勇士),' in the year 1105 of the calendar.”