Book 11: Chapter 14
“Here will do.”
I looked at the terrain. I decided to set up camp outside the Imperial City where a block of land protruded upwards. However, there was a forest between our location and the Imperial City. I decided to chop the forest down. Actually, it would be best to just burn it.
Huge birds appeared overhead when we advanced.
‘It appears we need to prepare to defend against aerial attacks.’
My current countermeasure was forming small teams of five. The teams fired at the sky in a cyclic fashion. The huge birds didn’t have very tough exteriors. They basically die once they were hit with a bullet, so as long as the soldiers aren’t afraid and wait for the birds to come into their range, then they were able to shoot them down. We suffered relatively heavy losses at the start, for we weren’t informed of their body makeup and didn’t know how to deal with them. Now, however, they weren’t scary, since we were informed.
I looked at the white building across from us. I chuckled and said “Shusia, I thought of a few words that you may have not heard before. It goes as so: “I can see the five-corner star. I won’t let my army be thrown into disarray as soon as we engage the way they do. Not only can I see the top of their Imperial Palace’s bell tower, but I can also ring the bell that notifies everyone of a new era.”
Shusia nodded, “But, Your Majesty, how do you want to attack them? That is the emblem of royalty. I think that we will fight a bloody battle here.”
I shook my head with a smile, “Though we will have a bloody battle, their members of royalty are in danger. Shusia, you don’t need to worry. This will be where the dynasty of the North will be annihilated. However, it won’t be a battle where our soldiers’ blood is spilt. Trust me. Trust me. I won’t let our soldiers die for nothing.
“Uhm,” responded Shusia, with a nod.
