I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

15 – War of the Burgon Succession (5)

“…What?”

“It is said that the illegitimate son was dethroned and the Count of Nevers rose in his place.”

The results obtained by interrogating captured enemy scouts were shockingly shocking.

I dug up information not only from the scouts, but also from the merchants around me, and the two groups spoke very similarly. The Count of Nevers was elevated to the title of Duke of Burgon.

It seems that not only the Eastern Army led by me, but also the Western and Northern Army drew similar conclusions, and the messengers from there say the same thing.

“As an illegitimate son, Claude, who had no support base, could not resist the coup d’état of his vassals who did not want his illegitimate son to ascend to the throne, and the vassals imprisoned him and then appointed the Count of Nevers as the new duke?”

…The front and back are correct.

The Count of Nevers, who openly insulted and revolted, not only obtained Dijon’s troops intact, but also the scouts’ reports that the Count of Nevers wearing a duke’s uniform and the Burgundian machine were found in the enemy’s garrison.

All add to the reliability of this information.

‘Count Nevers… I have to kill him.’

The cause of the war by the Carolingian Kingdom is to retrieve the Duchy of Burgon, which died without an heir.

If an illegitimate child is the successor, the nobility of the world will either admit it or not, but they will say that any younger brother of the previous duke is a legitimate successor.

His Majesty must have been thinking of finding a proper fault and killing him later, but for now, we must definitely kill him here. After the war, it becomes difficult to touch it prematurely.

“Everyone is doing well, but run a little faster! We have a very important mission to block the retreat to the east!”

“””Yes!!”””

And I, who carried out that task, will become the greatest contributor to this war.

Die for my career and revenge.

…………

“Damn my nephew…”

“…Are you all right?”

The Count of Nevers’ subordinate, who took a quick look at Claude’s men scattered around, said so with a frightened face to the lord who was openly swearing.

“If he had a conscience, he would pretend he didn’t hear anything like this.”

Disguise yourself as the Duke of Burgon and lure the enemy into the swamp? Even if you are captured, there is no risk of death compared to me, an illegitimate child, so don’t worry?

Yes, common sense would be correct. However, since my father had worked so cheerfully before leaving, I didn’t know what he would do to me.

[Don’t worry if things go wrong, your cousin will be safely escorted from Nevers Castle, so you won’t have to worry about succession.]

Ha… He even threatened me with my son.

I don’t like any of them.

Except for one thing.

“Ah… Long time no see…”

It’s still barely visible at the end of the horizon, but seeing the flocks of Carolingian pigs like that reminds me of the old days.

When I was young, when I was walking on the battlefield with my father, I filled the meadow with manure.

If you follow the strategy, you will be able to achieve a thrilling victory comparable to that. It’s great to feel this way again.

“Don’t forget to quickly retreat to the southern swamp along the pre-paved dirt road after a rough fight. Oh, tighten the ropes around your shoes even more just in case.”

“Yes!”

“And when conscripted soldiers see enemies in heavy armor, you can’t fight them with them, so just pull them back, because others will fight for you anyway!”

“”Yes, yes!!!””

To be honest, if I hadn’t taken my son hostage, I would have agreed to this operation.

How cool would it be to be able to intuit sweeping them all away…?

“Finally… Line up the wagons as my nephew told me.”

Teaches you how to use the twine, as well as this cool tactic.

Although he is an illegitimate child, it seems to be true that he also inherited the blood of Burgon.

…Still, the Duke’s throne is mine. Where does an illegitimate son try to eat his father’s legacy?

…………

“The enemy is trying to penetrate the east!!”

“Do whatever it takes!!”

‘Damn it…’

As expected, the infamous Duchy of Burgon.

We are better armed than our enemies, and we have 3,000 more men.

But that seems like nothing to them.

‘Crazy guys.’

Those guys are relentlessly aiming for weak points such as joints that are not protected by armor or spraying sand on the face when dealing with heavily armed soldiers.

The wagons they pulled are also a problem. Line up the wagons in front to block the charge of the cavalrymen?

Even the wheels are broken, so it’s hard to clean up. It feels like a siege.

‘Damn it…’

It is the heavy cavalry that we can guarantee that we have a clear advantage, but it is difficult to use them properly.

…I need to bypass the wagon.

“Listen up all the troopers!!! The sheep are about to jump out, so take this wagon around to the east and chase it!!”

“Yes!!”

Kurrureurrureungㅡ

At my command, hundreds of cavalrymen rushed eastward at once.

…Feeling of ground shaking as hundreds of horses run, friendly but very overbearing. Enemies will definitely do more.

“Count Marsch!!! The enemy has started to turn their retreat southward!!”

“Okay… I can see it very well.”

As planned, we succeeded in driving the enemies south…!

The cursed flag of House Burgon is moving away from the south—

Furr rrr!

“Ugh…!?”

At that moment, the wagon was instantly engulfed in flames from the torch thrown by the enemy.

The wagons standing at an arm’s length apart received embers from the wagons next to them, and soon all the wagons were ablaze.

‘Stupids…’

If you prepared something like this, you should have used it during battle. What would you do if you used it while you were already defeated?

It’s a flaw that it can’t evolve quickly because it can’t fetch water from its surroundings, but it doesn’t matter. Most of the army had already crossed over to the other side of the wagon.

For you to do such a thing, you must be cornered.

“Send messengers to the northern and western armies!! Since we succeeded in driving the pretenders of Burgon to the swamp, run all the way south instead of the previously known location of the enemy’s camp!!”

“Yes!!”

Revenge is right in front of you.

…………

“Tsk… Why are they so fast…?”

You can even see the enemy’s face with the naked eye, but you can’t narrow the distance. My feet are sinking and slippery, so my feet keep wandering.

We moved our troops to the southeast instead of simply running south to prevent the enemy from falling east, but the swampy area here seems to be quite gigantic, and before we knew it, we were also in the swamp.

“News from allies?”

“The Northern and Western forces are running right away, so please watch over them so they don’t escape to the east.”

“Weren’t there any ambushes?”

“Yes, there was a vast expanse of mud that was easy to see, and there were no hills or forests where the troops could hide.”

Okay, no danger of an ambush.

It’s a little flawed that I can’t reach it, but if I keep going like this, someday—-

Kurleungㅡ

“…?”

What was that?

Very little… But the ground shook. Like when troopers run all at once.

Horses can’t enter the wetlands, so the cavalrymen dragged them all away, but what is this sound?

As if I wasn’t the only one who heard this sound, everyone was looking around.

“What the hell—!?”

The enemies who had just run away are turning around and coming here.

No way…Don’t…

“…!”

I reflexively turned my head to the north, where I saw enemy cavalry rushing towards me, raising a cloud of dust.

Was that the sound of the earth shaking just now…? The reason why you burned the wagon earlier was to send a signal?

“…Crazy bastards, it’s hard to ambush because it’s open everywhere, so you chose to just run all the way?”

Perhaps those horsemen started from Nevers Castle.

I thought the reason why the enemy who was ahead of us kept glancing back was simply to check on our allies… I guess there was this too.

There are too many.

Wouldn’t it be 2,000 even if I made a rough estimate? For some reason, the enemy just now only had horses pulling wagons, but there were too few cavalry.

“But… Even if you bring cavalry like that, you won’t… Get into the swamp… No.”

There’s no way that cavalryman is the same. Surely more follow-ups will come.

Their goal is to keep us from getting out of the mud until the follow-up comes.

Or you can just dismount and surround us with 2,000 soldiers. Well, this seems more likely.

There is only one option to choose now. No, because it’s one, you can’t call it a choice.

“What are you doing! Enemies are coming from the front! We were going to fight anyway, so get ready for battle!”

“Ha, but… Behind the scenes…”

“You idiots! They’re troopers, how the hell do they get into this slippery ground!?”

The conscripted soldiers manage to believe my words, but the knights, nobles, and mercenaries know that cavalry can get off their horses, so their expressions don’t improve at all after hearing my words.

But they know very well that there is no other way.

If you want to survive here, you will have to fight against the enemies that are approaching in front of you and defeat them somehow. If you retreat prematurely, you won’t be able to respond properly and it will just end.

As I continued to shout and urge, the troops finally began to prepare to meet the enemy.

“Looking at the crest engraved on that flag, I’m sure it’s not the Marche family where my father stabbed a rich couple in pairs?”

“…”

The problem is, the enemies didn’t come any further.

Perhaps it’s an attempt to buy time for the follow-up to come, they’re keeping a close distance and making very low-quality provocations.

…If we just retreat back, the camp has been disrupted, so they’ll attack right away.

Since the support of our allies is also a marsh, we cannot expect them to come quickly, and if we stand still and maintain our defenses, we will surely be destroyed by the follow-up army.

“…Damn it.”