Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 178.2

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕𝟖.2: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 (4)

In the end, Commander Yoo SooHan threw the command baton on the floor and cursed. The problem was that the commander here was no longer his father, Yoo Cheol-joong.

Yoo SooHan knew very well that it was right to send in the warriors now. The problem was that the opinion was not his own but that of Park Sang-ho, who was known to be competent under him.

Moreover, he was even more angry because he said he would report directly to the commander, ignoring the bottom-up reporting system and bypassing his direct superior.

Furthermore, a new heir had recently emerged under his stepmother. As a result, the elders of the family were making strange moves, and Yoo SooHan was on edge.

Until now, he had been the undisputed heir to the family as the eldest son, but now his position as heir was threatened by the emergence of a new enemy. That’s why he needed a significant achievement that the family could not ignore.

However, Yoo SooHan, who had risen to this position with the help of his family and his father, was unlikely to come up with a brilliant strategy that would allow him to make a great achievement. In the end, all he could do was try to contain Park Sangho, who was rising from below.

A moment later, Gangseo Province Defense Commander Kang Yi-sik visited Yoo SooHan’s barracks in person.

“Hey, Yoo SooHan! Do you know what’s going on at the front lines right now and you’re still spouting such nonsense?”

“That’s. . . . . .”

“Forget it, I put you in that position because of your father, but you’re not living up to expectations. As of today, you are relieved of your position as Warrior’s Captain. Also, Yoo SooHan, I appoint you as the captain of the 3rd Assault Squad. Since we need to send in the assault squad, go to the front lines.”

“Co. . . . Commander!”

“What? Are you afraid to go to the front lines? Don’t you think the soldiers going there are afraid? If you’re not going to go to the front lines, take off your uniform right now and go back home!”

Yoo SooHan’s face turned pale at Kang Yi-sik’s outburst. However, he could not take off his uniform and return home. Even without that, the elders were acting strangely these days. Would he be dishonorably discharged in the midst of all this? His position as heir would probably be shattered.

In the end, Yoo SooHan had to go to the front lines as the captain of the 3rd Assault Squad, weeping and gnashing his teeth. And Yoo SooHan’s position was taken by Park Sangho.

Park Sangho immediately mobilized the Warriors. He led the warriors to the most intense battle zone and joined the 2nd Assault Squad to prevent the defense line from being breached.

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

Perbung! Perbung! Perbung!

Finally, artillery support began. The self-propelled artillery vehicles were currently outside the front lines, so it took time for them to return, and the howitzers had not yet been deployed, so there had been no support fire in the meantime, but it seemed that they had finally finished their deployment and had begun shelling.

The soldiers on the front lines, who had been able to catch their breath for a moment thanks to the howitzers’ support fire, immediately exterminated the remaining beasts in the trenches and succeeded in defending the first line.

While the howitzers pounded the enemy forces in the rear, the anti-tank guns concentrated on the Chaos tanks, eliminating the enemy’s cover.

In the end, the Chaos forces of Sin had no choice but to retreat. Since their main force had not yet arrived, they seemed to be planning to retreat for now, regroup, and then resume their offensive.

The Huan Kingdom forces, who had managed to repel the enemy once, immediately sent medical personnel to the front lines to treat the wounded, remove the bodies of the dead, and clear away the corpses of the beasts.

Then the engineers were brought in to repair the damaged trenches and set up more heavy machine gun emplacements to deal with the enemy effectively.

“The mortar unit has arrived, Commander.”

“Good, deploy them in various locations.”

“Yes, Commander.”

“Intelligence officer, any news from elsewhere?”

“The Western Empire has begun its march toward Kaifeng with the Qin Kingdom’s forces.”

“At least they moved before it was too late.”

“And we have just reached an agreement with the Feng Kingdom to receive support troops.”

“The price is their national recognition, right?”

“Yes, it seems so.”

“Well. . . we have to think about after the war with Chaos. . .”

Currently, the Huan Kingdom was considering incorporating the Yuan Kingdom into the Huan Kingdom as a way to secure Hebei Province, the land route to Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

The goal was to conquer the throne of the Yuan Kingdom, a country that valued the law of the jungle, in their own way and then formally incorporate it into the Huan Kingdom.

If they did that, it would inevitably invite the intervention of the Western Empire, so in order to prevent that, the Huan Kingdom needed an ally, and they had chosen the Feng Kingdom as that ally.

Soon after, the Huan Kingdom formally concluded a military alliance agreement with the Feng Kingdom and announced its intention to recognize them as a legitimate nation.

Of course, the Imperial Empire did not agree, but the Elondil Empire, which had a grudge against the Imperial, recognized the Feng Kingdom as a legitimate nation, and the Union Alliance Kingdom also recognized their nation.

After that, it was a rapid development. The Feng Kingdom, recognized by three nations, quickly applied for membership in the Chaos Invasion Defense CID, an international organization. Since any nation recognized by three nations could join the CID, there was no reason to refuse the Feng Kingdom’s application.

And so, the Feng Kingdom became a full member of the CID, and they decided to raise an army of 500,000 for this war and march north.

When the Feng Kingdom began its northward advance, the Zhou Kingdom also tried to raise an army to march east, but their current strength was only about 100,000.

Of course, they could have brought in troops from Mienzhou, Shanla, and Annam in the south, but the Yue Kingdom was still invading Mienzhou Province and had not returned, so they could not easily bring in troops from there.

In the end, King Zhou Yunwen had to choose between gaining control of Hubei Province, Henan Province, and Anhui Province in the future or securing what remained of Mienzhou, Shanla, and Annam.

And Zhou Yunwen chose the latter. Even if he had acquired Hubei, Henan, and Anhui, he would have had to share borders with the Feng Kingdom to the south, the Qin Kingdom to the north, and the Huan Kingdom to the east, which would have only increased his military spending.

In terms of land value alone, Mienzhou, Shanla, and Annam were worth more than Hubei, Henan, and Anhui. The three southern provinces had a mild climate that allowed for double cropping, and they had vast plains for farming and a well-developed water system that ensured a constant supply of water, keeping the land fertile.

The king immediately decided to send the remaining 100,000 troops to Mienzhou Province to deter the Yue Kingdom’s provocations.

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