The Place Where He Was Reincarnated Was Hell - The 300-Year-Old Frontier Defense Line of the Margrave Family - Episode 23
Middle Line Fort.
The knights and soldiers who were forced to evacuate from the Frontline Fort have now gathered here.
With the Frontline Fort joining the Middle Line Fort, their combined strength was 35,500.
In addition, 10,000 new conscripts and 5,000 new knight candidates have been added, bringing the total to more than 50,000 people gathered in this place.
This is Vanguard’s current total fighting strength.
___The numbers are all there.
However, the situation has deteriorated; there are many seriously injured, the atmosphere in the fort is tense, and it is still difficult to call it a safe zone.
“…The weather is awfully clear.”
Vice Commander Rainel von Schwarz let out a short sigh.
The clear blue sky and crisp air make it seem so calm that it’s hard to believe the previous storms and cloudy skies.
However, all the soldiers gathered here know that the Frontline Fort was on the brink of collapse. Most of them barely managed to survive that despair and hell.
“…This sunny weather is only temporary,” was what everyone was thinking somewhere in their hearts.
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In the fort’s central square, 10,000 recruits were lined up, spears and swords in hand.
The Vanguard’s regular soldiers were forced to undergo compulsory training in group daycare centers from the age of seven, and were officially conscripted when they turned fifteen.
Next to them, some ordinary soldiers were considered particularly outstanding and were recommended as candidates for knighthood at around the age of 12.
After that, normally until the age of 18
They were trained more thoroughly, but the conscription age was raised to 15,
Almost all of the 5,000 young people here
Since he has been conscripted this time, he is training in sword and magic just like the regular soldiers.
“Lower your hips more! If you don’t step in deep enough, Eclipse will dodge!”
”””yes!!!!!”””
The veteran soldier from the third unit raised his voice, and the recruits yelled back in response.
Among the survivors from the front lines, the Third Unit, which had suffered relatively little damage, took the lead in training new recruits all at once.
No, it’s more like a “real battle simulation” than training. If you hesitate or fear, you will have no choice but to die – to teach this, the training is somewhat harsh.
The sound of the thrusts of the spears and the synchronized steps echoed like an earthquake, and the sight of the huge ranks moving in unison was a spectacular sight.
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Two young knights, Alfons von Adler and Clarissa von Schwarz, are watching the scene and helping to train the recruits.
Both of them recently served at Frontline Forts, where they fought deadly battles against fearsome foes such as:LordAbnormal mutation
They were not supposed to be fighting on the front lines that day.
Vanguard has 2,000 support soldiers. Their duties are wide-ranging, including detailed reports on the situation on the front lines, procuring and distributing relief supplies, and adjusting military supplies.
They are performing an essential job to continue the war.
Among them are the royal messengers who have created a system that allows them to report the situation on the front lines in detail to the royal family, and they also have excellent physical abilities, and there are many extremely talented soldiers.
However, by Vanguard standards, they are still quite good…
When Alfonse and his comrades learned of the “front line collapse crisis” that they were causing, they rushed to the front line and were fortunate enough to save many of their comrades.
“That day was our fifteenth birthday… What a terrible day.”
As Alfonse watched the recruits readying their spears, he suddenly let out a wry smile.
“Clarissa had the same birthday as me, didn’t she? Well… Happy birthday, Clarissa. I can’t believe you’ll be having your first battle in that hell… No commemoration or anything.”
“Yeah, so ironic.
Congratulations to Alfonse, too.
However, if we hadn’t listened to the messenger at that time, the third unit might have been wiped out. The royal messengers are excellent.”
Clarissa replied, gently waving a long, thin spear in her hand as she instructed the recruit on the form.
A support magic that combines wind magic.
When he explained what he’d learned in actual combat, that adding assistance to each joint by pushing out would increase movement even further, the recruits’ eyes lit up as they nodded.
“Amazing…! I can’t believe you can move so fast…”
“But don’t be hasty. If you make a mistake, you’ll fall. Stay calm and visualize your footwork…”
The two of them were like “young heroes” to the recruits, and they asked endless questions. The enthusiasm of the eager recruits filled the fort square.
A light called “vitality” was burning.
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Meanwhile, in the medical ward of the 5th Division, Captain Elias von Hoffmann had already left his sickbed and was supervising the recovery of his comrades.
When he collapsed, he was seriously injured and unconscious, but on the third day, he woke up and not only healed himself but also performed healing magic on his companions, leading a chain of healing.
“You should be able to stand up too, if we combine our magic powers…”
“Lord Elias… you should not push yourself like that…”
“If I don’t wake up now, the other units will be delayed in their revivals! Lucas will do that!!”
The wounded soldiers around him responded to the spirited voice. Many in the fifth unit had an aptitude for healing magic, so if even one person got up, they could heal their comrades in a chain reaction.
As long as they have the magic power, the 5th Division has the highest fighting ability of all the divisions, and they try to make the most of others rather than themselves. This mentality has been deeply rooted in this division, and they are also the division with the most crazy resolve.
In this way, the entire unit recovered with astonishing speed.
As a result, by the fifth day, the seriously injured Fourth Division Commander Georg von Steiner, the Third Division Commander Wilhelm, and even countless knights and soldiers were able to recover and “walk”. This was a major step forward in the reorganization of the Vanguard army.
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“Commander Georg, is it right to be moving around like that?”
A soldier from the Fourth Unit called out worriedly from near the outer wall.
“I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s okay. I have a job to do. When the front line was on the verge of collapse, if I had held out harder, the casualties would have been fewer. I want to make the Middle Line Fort into an even stronger fortress so that it doesn’t happen again.”
Georg replied in a low voice as he kneaded the ground with earth magic. He was currently working on strengthening the Middle Line Fort.
There had never been any direct large-scale combat at the Middle Line Fort until now.
To be honest, there’s a chance it wouldn’t be able to withstand an all-out battle like the Frontline Fortress.
That is why we must hurry to do what we can, such as making the exterior walls double or triple-layered and expanding the moat.
Further fortifications were urgently needed.
They used earth magic to transport stone, dig moats, and carry out repairs in various places. The soldiers helped out, drenched in sweat, and the outline of the fort slowly changed.
“With about two more weeks, we will have a minimum structure in place. It will be the same unless the soldiers can move again…”
Georg’s profile was somewhat gloomy, and the memory of his second-in-command Flick’s death was deeply engraved in his eyes. He used that pain as fuel to throw himself wholeheartedly into his work.
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Soon, it was evening. In the fort’s command center, Knight Commander Lois von Adler and the Rainel were gathered around a map on a table.
Also, there were Third Division Commander Wilhelm, Vice Commander Oscar, Alfons, and Clarissa.
They were talking about “that boy” from Frontline Fort, Victor von Vanguard.
“…Alfonse, Clarissa. Please tell me again. Why did Lord Victor end up suppressing the front line in such a way? I want to know the details.”
Lois frowned. She had already heard the general idea, but it was so out of the ordinary that her mind couldn’t process it.
“Clarissa and I were waiting at Middle Line Fort before Lord Victor. Then, a royal messenger came rushing in and told us that the front line was on the verge of collapse…”
Alfonse’s voice was laced with bitterness.
“We hurried to the Frontline Fort to join up, and as my father knew, we decided to join the Third Unit from there. However, after two or three hours, we reached our limit… Just as we were preparing to die, Lord Victor suddenly appeared and buried us with his overwhelming force.”Lord Rear Guard Abnormal mutation mutant
“After that, he wiped out the Eclipses with magic on a scale never seen before. It was truly an incomprehensible force.”
“I had heard that Lord Victor was supposed to gather 10,000 recruits and 5,000 knight candidates and head to Middle Line Fort… but I guess the royal messenger arrived in time for Lord Victor to leave and told him about the ‘crisis of the front line collapsing.'”
“By the way, I have asked Head Steward Garland to lead the recruits and knight candidates to Middle Line Fort. I will hurry to the front line.”
Clarissa smiled and spoke up to add:
The Lynel looked down at the map with a sad expression.
“I can’t believe it… that one person could take on tens of thousands of Eclipses. You guys have seen that many lightning strikes up close, so I have no choice but to believe you…”
“But we can’t keep this up forever. That’s why he said we had to buy time for these 15,000 and those who had retreated from the front lines to recover…”
Lois’s fists trembled slightly. The thought of a boy of barely ten years old shouldering that much responsibility made his heart ache unbearably.
“Victor said a month, but I can’t bear to leave him alone in such a harsh, hellish, painful place! I’ll be there when I come to pick him up!”
Alphonse said through gritted teeth. His wounds had almost healed, but the thought of Victor fighting alone was unbearable to him.
“…Hey!!! I’ll go!! …Oh, I remember now! What do you mean, going on an adventure with Lord Victor?! It was all forgotten at the time, but I don’t know!!”
The Knight Commander Royce and Vice-Commander Lynel smirked at their exchange and decided to just get a grasp on the situation.
He turned his head and planned his next plan.
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Leaving the command post, the training of recruits was still going on in the central square. The fortress walls were bathed in the setting sun, and I could hear the breathing of boys wielding spears below.
The veteran soldier from the third unit gave the command, and Alphonse and Clarissa joined in the training again.
–If these recruits could function as a fighting force, perhaps they could go and rescue Victor. This faint hope dwells in the hearts of Lois and Lynel.
…However, Lord Raven and Lord Darius are still in a coma…No No matter how many times I cast healing magic on them, they won’t wake up.
The increase in Eclipses continues from last year.
To deal with this, the two of them continued to fight almost without sleep.
The side effects may have left him in tatters. Elias had predicted that he would need some time to recover…Demon organMagic Circuit
On the other hand, it is truly encouraging that Elias, Georg, Wilhelm, and the others have recovered from their serious injuries, but their losses are still great.
Georg is in charge
I hear it will take another two weeks to complete further fortifications at Middle Line Fort.
Everyone, including myself, is feeling anxious and impatient, but we are determined not to just sit idly by and wait.
I have to be an example for the younger guys…I can’t show any shame.
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As night falls, the fort falls quietly into sleep. Injured and exhausted soldiers and recruits prepare for the next day’s training.
However, in the distance, in the direction of Frontline Fort, the world turned white, followed by an incredibly loud clap of thunder.
–Everyone who served there, including myself, knows that it was Victor’s godlike lightning strike.Lord
Knowing that every day, I can rest assured that Victor is “alive.”
Please don’t die. Dear Victor
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…..If Lord Victor hadn’t been there
If they hadn’t even been able to retreat to this Middle Line Fort, the invasion would have continued unabated and would have led to the collapse of Vanguard.
At that point, we were so cornered that there was nothing we could do.
Pushing my limits again and again, body and mind…
When I think about it like that, I feel a sense of anxiety, and at the same time, a deep sense of gratitude wells up inside me.
“Please wait, Victor. Just a little longer until we finish regrouping…”
Royce muttered to himself as he patrolled the outer walls of the fort.
The stars were shining sparsely in the night sky.
–The reality is that a ten-year-old boy is holding back hell all by himself.
Bearing in mind the weight of this situation, the soldiers at Middle Line Fort are frantically preparing to bounce back.
With 10,000 recruits, 5,000 knight trainees, and the tens of thousands of soldiers who had fled from the front lines concentrating on chain recovery and fortification, they should be one step closer to being ready to launch a counterattack.
Behind that hope, even today, at Frontline Fort, a boy
It continues to emit lightning.
With this fact engraved in their hearts, those living at Middle Line Fort could not help but hope that tomorrow would be different.
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