I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

91 – War 5 written as restoration and read as destruction

As a member of General Tilly’s unit, Maxim entered the depths of the Palatinate with the Holy Knights.

however..

Currently, the place where she and the Holy Knights are located is not the front where enemies can see, but a place full of weapons and food.

Their main job this time around is not to wield weapons on the front line, but to manage supplies from the rear and heal the wounded using the divine power of the aura.

As much as the paladin’s ability is more advantageous for assistance than direct combat, they could be said to have been placed in the right place in their own way.

Of course, in the event of an all-out war, they too would run out of their weapons. It was only at the end of the battle.

That way, the Holy Knights and Maxim were able to face this situation with a bit more leeway than others, and Maxim was particularly satisfied with his position of being assigned to the supply unit.

‘There is no reason for a noble person like me to go to a pitiful battlefield anyway, my role is to stay quiet here and taste the fruits of a victor when the war is over.’

To be honest, while she was stationed here, she had General Tilly’s discernment, but Maxim’s own arguments also had a lot to do with it.

Maxim’s claim that as a priest, he wants to do what he can while avoiding killing as much as possible.

Regarding this, General Tilly, who has a devout faith and at the same time knows how to use the special power of a paladin, decided to follow her opinion.

As a result, Maxim and the Paladins settled in the rear where it was safest in terms of power deployment.

Since he came here not to risk his life for a cause, but to take advantage of his own interests, Maxim was very satisfied with his situation in which he could suck honey without much difficulty.

‘Now, what I’m going to do is roughly order the paladins to heal people, and then sneak a little bit of the loot that will be piled up here. hehehe, after all, people have to use their brains well. What is the reason to shed blood together when others are struggling?’

Maxim, who is looking forward to the great gains that will be gained through this war, takes a leisurely view of the situation.

Even though she had heard that the heretical army was formidable, even at this moment, the thought that they would be defeated did not enter her mind at all.

‘There was a little accident in Bohemia, but it was just a coincidence. In the end, the ultimate winner will be our church forces and Emperor Sisyphus. I just have to jump on the bandwagon and reap the benefits.’

In fact, there was a huge difference between the Holy Empire and heretical forces, which ruled about half of the continent, in terms of weight.

Even if it could be pushed back a little in the short term, it was not unreasonable to regard it as the destiny of heresy to eventually be trampled on later.

‘Well then… Shall we go to bed today? I hear you plan to join General Spinola’s army around tomorrow and wipe out the big heretics…’

Thinking that there was nothing for him to worry about in this war, Archbishop Maxime lay down leisurely as it was.

Suddenly… for some reason, I thought for a moment that something like this had happened in the past, but soon decided to ignore it neatly…

*

the time of darkness.

In General Tilly’s camp, the soldiers stood on high alert.

A temporary obelisk was installed, and this place, located on a slightly elevated hill with its back to the hill, is a place where you can easily see the surrounding situation,

However, even so, it was not easy to accurately grasp the surrounding situation at such an ambitious time, and the soldiers were constantly observing the surrounding situation by relying on fireworks and simple lighting magic.

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Now that Mansfeld and Christian’s forces are right in front of their noses, they cannot let go of their tension for a moment.

As General Tilly was well aware of this fact, he too was constantly monitoring the movements of the enemies with the circle of magic spread out.

General Tilly is deliberately setting up a military camp near the obelisk to keep an eye on the enemies.

Reflecting on his past mistakes in Bohemia, he was determined not to be taken lightly this time.

‘Tomorrow now we will be able to join General Spinola. If that’s the case, there’s nothing to worry about anymore, but for that, I have to make it through the day safely.’

Although joining with General Spinola is just around the corner, the position with the enemy is very close, and at the same time, the fatigue of the soldiers due to the long march is also at its peak.

With that fact in mind, General Tilly was keeping a close eye on the tension, while also carefully checking the variable weather that might exist.

That’s how, as he suffered a decisive defeat due to an unexpected fog last time, General Tilly is staying up all night with the determination not to make a mistake twice.

at that time..

“!”

The presence of the enemies began to be felt within the circle of magical power he had spread out.

At the same time, General Tilly immediately drew his sword and rose from his seat.

*

“Enemies! Enemies are invading!”

“Everyone in battle formation! Don’t let them take one step out of this place!”

At midnight, the soldiers hurriedly got up from their seats at the alarm that went off throughout the camp and started moving with their weapons.

In the first place, since there is a high possibility of an attack tonight, as much as they were ordered to prepare in advance, the soldiers quickly prepared their positions for defense.

right after that…

Their eyes began to see a group of troops running towards them, carrying torches.

“That’s Mansfeld’s army!”

“Stop them! Spearmen and shieldmen forward! Get the gunners on signal and prepare for a volley!”

Soldiers in a defensive posture and aiming their guns at the enemy rapidly approaching them.

Although they knew that they outnumbered them. Nonetheless, the soldiers, under Tilly’s command, were ready to attack the enemy without fear.

With the belief that if they hold on here for a little while, General Spinola, who has grasped the enemy’s movements, will come to their rescue.

‘Indeed, a messenger from General Spinola has just arrived. If it’s short, two hours.. I said it would arrive within three or four hours at the longest. Until then, you just need to maintain your formation without reckless attacks.’

Having made that decision, General Tilly was preparing to issue an order to fire at the enemies approaching right in front of him.

however..

“huh?”

“what… what?”

In the next moment, General Tilly and his men began to feel puzzled by the unexpected situation that arose suddenly.

that..

It was because Mansfeld, who had been running straight toward us, suddenly began to turn rapidly.

“What… what is it? What the hell is this?”

The mercenaries of Mansfeld, who left the range of their guns right in front of them, split into two sides like a river splitting and retreated naturally. This fact caused General Tilly and his soldiers to feel a strange sense of uneasiness along with doubts.

“Uh.. What should I do, General?”

“… Leave it alone for now, and as long as you don’t know their plans, if you attack after unleashing the defensive formation here, you could rather be in trouble.”

As he had tasted defeat after overreacting to the enemy’s attack before, General Tilly ordered them to keep a close eye on their movements and continue to maintain their defensive formations.

That moment..

“Come on, General! General Tilly! I… over there!”

“What? What’s going on?”

Suddenly, an urgent voice came from behind.

At this, General Tilly, feeling something ominous, immediately looked back.

A scene that began to appear in his eyes immediately after that.

that..

It was the flames that began to soar from the rear of his formation, and the sound of an explosion that could only be heard clearly.

“! This.. this..”

“Um… that’s where our munitions are!”

Soldiers talking in a voice full of bewilderment

At this, General Tilly began to feel as if he had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer, but…

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Nevertheless, he remained calm and immediately gave orders to his men.

“They played a trick, immediately send the 2nd Army to follow me and wipe out those guys. Let the first team continue to maintain a defensive posture here.”

“all right.”

After giving the order so swiftly, General Tilly started moving to the rear.

Although caught off guard by an unexpected raid, he was nonetheless calmly handling the situation.

‘Anyway, as the enemy knows that General Spinola is coming, they will not be able to use their full force against us. In addition, there is a limit to the damage they can do in this short amount of time.’

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No matter how dark it was, there was a limit to the power that could secretly move without lighting a night like this anyway.

Their number is likely to be a minority at most.

In addition, General Tilly had instructed the rear area to be vigilant as well, assuming that the enemy would attack tonight, so if we ran now, the situation would not go very badly.

‘I used my head quite a bit, but I won’t let it be easy. Prepare yourself, evil heretics!’