High Tech System

True Intention!

Ignacio and his unit had been launching shells after shells towards the enemy and they still do."Lieutenant, They're about to enter the 1km range!" James said to Ignacio.

Ignacio put shells inside the barrel 'Phug' the mortar launch the shells into the air as Ignacio glance towards the distance."let them, hit the one on the back to reduce the number of enemy troops entering the 1km radius!" Ignacio briefly told his men before he continues putting shells into the barrel of the mortar.

'Phug' the mortar shell fly to the sky before going down straight towards a group of cavalrymen, and as it landed a great explosion follows suit as shrapnel shoots towards the cavalrymen. Argh! The soldier groans in pain as they fall with their horses, some got unlucky as the shrapnel penetrated their head and die a tragic death.

The cavalrymen can smell gunpowder in the air as more and more shells rain them, the blowing breeze comforts them as they ride with no clothes on, they can taste the salty sweat that trickle down from their forehead, they can feel the smooth and sturdy wood in their hand as they tightly hold the bow afraid to drop it by mistake.

"Aim!" the captain shouted when he saw that the distance is enough, he and his men draw and aim their bow towards the enemy on the hill with falling shells in the sky as decoration.

The captain's eye was focused and locked towards his target, his face is filled with dirt and dust as the explosion send dirt fly into the air, but he didn't have time to clean himself when his men are dying.

The captain took a deep breath before he releases it."Shoo-" just as he was about to tell his men to release their arrows towards the enemy 'Boom' an explosion occurred right in front of his face and he was knocked out of his mount and landed on the ground, dead with his face charred like charcoal which makes him hard to recognize even by his own mother.

The other cavalrymen were shocked when they see their captain got knocked into the air, but they soon realized that they will get the same fate because grenades are popping out into the air from the ground and explode in their faces.

"Captain!" The cavalrymen behind the captain scream out for their leader, one of them hurriedly ride towards the captain's charred body before he throws himself onto the ground and inspect the body to check the captain's condition.

The other men also dismount their horses and walk towards the captain." How is he?" one of them asks, in response to this the one who checks the captain can only shake his head.

Seeing this the men sigh in grieve before they furiously stare towards the enemy in the distance." Those motherfucker kill our captain, let's take revenge for him!" one of them furiously clench his hands and said.

"Stop!" A loud voice reverberates in the air, the cavalrymen turn their heads only to see Gerald on his horses is riding towards them."Fall Back!" the cavalrymen were startled by Gerald's order and they can't help but reluctantly glance towards their charred captain, the men had tears in their eyes but they hold it, afraid of shaming their unit.

Unwillingly they burned their captain's body before they mount their horses and retreat, casualties are very high among the cavalrymen because they are at the forefront of the battle, the infantrymen on the other hand have no casualties because Ignacio and his unit only focus on bombarding the cavalry unit.

Gerald was enraged by the situation, he looks around only to see his men lifelessly lying on the ground, with broken weapons and dead horses as their companions.

he furiously stares towards the enemy, as they pack up their equipment and make their way into the tunnels."Aghhh!" Gerald screams in wrath.

He can't believe it, he proudly brings his army to fight and say that they would bring victory back, yet they brought nothing but defeat, a landslide defeat, hundreds of cavalry died yet they didn't even see their enemy's face.

He arrogantly let his men fight without his lead because he thought it would be a shame for him to lead his army only to kill 5 people, who would've thought they would decimate the cavalry so easily." I swear I'll kill you someday!" his eyes turn bloodshot and a savage glint flashed in his eyes.

Gerald turns his horse and rides it towards the west, he was planning to regroup with Azor after the business is done, while the business is done it's not done in a favorable way which makes him angrier as he recalls what just happen.

As he rides his horse towards his destination, he can't stop thinking about the battle earlier, the firepower of the mortar is so powerful that it renders the heavy armor useless, not to mention the firing rate is a lot faster than a bow and the explosion makes it easier to decimate a large number of troops.

He is in a very bad mood but he can't help but feel glad that he faces the enemy today, that's because he knows that the enemy has a new weapon that is very effective against heavily armored troops if he provides this information to Azor they can set up an adjustment to fight the enemy effectively.

With this thought in his mind, Gerald kick his horses and speed up towards the west, as the horse speed up he can finally feel the air hitting him as it blows his hair, the grasses in front of him were lush and green, seeing them dance excitedly improves Gerald's mood.

The cavalry and the infantry were also affected by Gerald as they also increase their speed to catch up, morales were low among the soldiers as this is the first time they had so many casualties without able to kill anyone but the lush grass and the morning breeze energized them and increase their morale bit by bit.

After a while, they finally see a convoy in the distance, Gerald told his men to join the convoy before he kicks his horse and rides it towards Azor's carriage, the carriage was huge and luxurious so he easily spotted it within minutes.

The convoy is currently moving towards the main army to regroup and so Gerald had to jump from his horse to enter the carriage, after landing inside the carriage with a barrel roll, he quickly looks for Azor.

"Commander, I have important information to convey!" Gerald said in front of a door.

Because the carriage is so huge it could be classified as a house, it could hold a living room and a bedroom which is too huge to be called a carriage.

After a while, the door opens as Azor comes out and sits in the living room."Sit and tell me what you have!"

Gerald takes a seat in front of Azor."Commander, the enemy has invented a new weapon that could easily decimate a group of heavily armored soldiers, with this weapon our armored would only hinder us in battle!" Gerald very quickly told Azor about his findings.

Azor narrowed his eyes before he asks."Tell me more!"

Gerald takes a deep breath before he releases it."It went like this..." Gerald in detail told what happens in the earlier battle.

"Iron object rains on you, and it explodes when it touches the ground?" Azor asks while he ponders.

"Yes, there is also a small metal ball that shoots out from the explosion, this gives the weapons an extra punch and makes our armor useless," Gerald emphasized.

"They have the tools to become invisible, and they also have the tools for killing and it is more effective than our, what else didn't they have!" Azor said before a realization struck him.

"I was mistaken, we were not in an advantageous position in the first place, they have tools that even ordinary men could use to kill us, even one weapon could kill hundreds, imagine if the enemy starts recruiting ordinary men on a large scale and equip them with these weapons!"

Gerald was shocked and terrified after he heard what Azor said."Then there is no way for us to win?"

"No, if they could do that, they would do it in the first place, my guess is that they are unable to because something is hindering them or they don't have the resources to arm a lot of people!"

Hearing this Gerald sigh in relief."So what should we do, continue fighting them?"

"Maybe not" Azor replied while recalling something.

Gerald flinches."So we retreat?"

Azor glances towards Gerald"We will ally with them and together fight the emperor!"

Gerald stands abruptly."That can't be done, what if they stab us in the back!"

Azor stares sharply towards Gerald which makes him return to his seat respectfully."We are not the ones who will be stabbed, but them, the emperor knows the intention of our Lord and is currently amassing soldiers and resources to destroy us, if we tire ourselves fighting the rebel forces, the emperor could easily defeat us!"

Azor also knows the true intention of his lord, for years he had been agreeing to almost every request Azor has for his battle, one time he asks to declare war in a faraway kingdom to test the logistic system and to prepare long-range war, the lord approved it and Azor led his men to fight a war just to test his capability, the war was expensive and long, it was so expensive that it almost makes the lord bankrupt, but Azor succeeded pillage the city he conquered and give the wealth to the lord of BrinePort.

This plus the sea trade the city had, makes it easier for the city to return its economic power, and after the war, Azor had learned a lot of things he needed to fight long-range warfare, he also has more strategies as his arsenal not to mention this increase the reputation of the Aegexor army who pillage a city of a faraway kingdom.

Naturally, this makes the lord of BrinePort happy and he keeps on investing Azor with a huge amount of resources and continues to agree to his request.

This is why Azor is happy to serve the Lord as he is free to do whatever he wants with the army, he can fight any kingdom he wants as long as he asks permission before declaring war, for years Azor had been polishing his skill in warfare and with the growing of Azor the ambition of the lord also increases.