Fun Territory Defense Chapter 96 Part 1 (Patreon)

[Another Viewpoint] With the Knights of Panamera

"Hold the line!"

"Ha!"

"There!  You're half a step behind!"

"Sorry, sir!"

The voices were like angry shouts, and Borra and the others marching with balista and catapults at the tail end of the line were walking frantically with cramped faces.

When Van gave marching orders, they took turns resting on the wagons, pausing for a short rest after an hour's walk, and a long rest after three hours' walk.

The Knights of Panamera, however, walked for an hour and rested for five minutes, repeating the same cycle for a day, and were fed only in the morning and evening.

This is common for a knighthood in the Kingdom of Scuderia, but for a knighthood formed by Van, it was quite severe.

In fact, except for the continuous-fire mechanical bow unit, the other units fighting with swords and spears had undergone a certain amount of special training. Many of them had experience as knights, mercenaries, or adventurers, and others were physically fit or had confidence in their physical strength.

However, the continuous-fire mechanical bow unit is different. They are recruited without regard for the qualities required of a soldier.

Even Dee's training is usually weighted toward target practice for defending the village of Seat.

"Hey, captain. I think it's time to take a big break..."

"No, we don't have to... support your leg with a stick and continue if you have to."

"That stick is going to break, though..."

And so they marched on, and continued to walk for five days.

At the encampment that day, the advance troops who had gone ahead to scout the situation in Scudetto had returned, and a meeting was held with the commanders of the various units.

The Knights of Panamera are a small elite group, but even so, there are more than ten unit commanders alone. All of them had fought many battles in the past, and some of them were in a deadly mood before the battle.

Borra was forced to join them.

"You are the captain of an important reinforcement force and the key to this battle. Come on, let's move to the middle."

"Ye, yes...!  Excuse me!"

Surrounded by large men in armor, Borra sat stiffly in her chair and looked up.

With one simple table in the middle, everyone sat up straight in their chairs in a circle. Panamera's eyes narrowed sharply as he met everyone's gaze.

"First, let's share some information: it appears that Scudetto is in the process of accepting material support while reinforcing the city walls and gates. In the previous Scudetto retreat, the Border Knights and the Marquisate of Fertio Knights were defeated by wyverns, fiery flaming balls, and other peculiar attacks. However, there was a story that several wyverns were killed by Baron Van's knights, who entered the battle en route."

Breaking off there, Panamera looks around at everyone.

"In other words, it is highly likely that they will not leave Scudetto until the Kingdom of Jiernetta replenishes its wyverns and other forces."

Everyone nodded shallowly at Panamera's words, and Borra followed suit, nodding her head in delay.

Confirming this, Panamera continued.

"Considering the location of Scudetto, we have no way to cut off the supply from the Kingdom of Jiernetta. Then it would be most efficient to strike them before they are fully replenished."

A knight opened his mouth to Panamera as he said this.

"May I?"

"Yes."

With Panamera's permission, the knight looks sideways at Borra.

"As for the Baron Van's attack on the wyverns mentioned earlier, I have heard that the archery unit led by Captain Borra here possesses similar technology and weapons. If that is the case, even if the number of wyverns increases, wouldn't it be possible to deal with them?"

Asked, Panamera raised one eyebrow.