Season 3: Chapter 229. The Crime of Leaving the Island (3)
Right after the match between Joseon and Persia, Sa-Rang responded defensively.
"I don’t really use siege weapons."
Chi-Seung had asked about why she didn’t use siege weapons effectively. From the third and fourth eras onward, siege weapons significantly impacted the outcome of battles. However, Sa-Rang refrained from using them. He had noticed during practice, but it was even more pronounced in actual matches. Chi-Seung wasn’t someone who would miss such details.
"Could you tell me why?"
He analyzed every match and noticed her usage frequency was abnormally low. He knew she didn’t prefer them, but didn’t expect her to avoid them even when necessary.
For example, ordering the swordsmen to jump from the walls in the battle against Persia’s elephants was cost-efficient but risky. It didn’t go entirely well in the second or third game either. Most swordsmen died when they landed because the enemy had placed Anousha on the elephants.
Despite this, Sa-Rang continued to drop swordsmen to kill the enemies or relied on Almond's attacks to handle the elephants. In reality, using Hwacha or even a lesser trebuchet would have made it easier to deal with the elephants.
'Especially with her control skills, she could have completely wiped them out.'
The usual reason for avoiding siege weapons was a lack of confidence in controlling them. Siege weapons required direct control from the commander for both movement and attacks. Those who primarily gave broad commands like Cookie tended to avoid them.
'But even Cookie uses them sometimes.'
Even Cookie, who preferred broad strategies, used siege weapons when necessary.