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Chapter 176 - The Water Fortress Paramea

"Thank you for coming. We're going to have a strategy meeting now. Leon, please explain the situation.

"Yes, sir. Currently, the Fontana territory is in an unprecedented crisis. The House of Uruk and the House of Arbalest are attacking from the east and west at the same time. The goal of this battle is to repel them. So far, so good."

"May I have a word with you, Lord Leon von Graham-dono? We believe that the origin of this incident was caused by Lord Ars von Barca-dono there. We have no objection to intercepting the forces of the Arbalest since our territory borders theirs. However, I honestly don't like the idea of fighting alongside Ars-dono."

"I understand your feelings very painfully. However, it's not as if you don't know the strength of the Barca army, and in order to fight the Arbalest family this time, we need to keep pace with them. Please cooperate with us."

"Hmm. That's right. But we can't do this without anything. I hope you will allow the knightly families that border the Arbalest territory to take priority in what they gain from this battle. How about it, Ars-dono?"

"I understand. I have no objection to this, Gana-dono."

"So, as a general rule, the knightly families bordering the Arbalest territory will get priority for the rewards of this battle. Let's move on. According to the information we have now, there are about 8,000 troops from the Arbalest family on the march."

"That's a lot, Leon. Does the Arbalest House have more troops mobilized than the Fontana House?"

"Yes, they do. It is said that the total number that can be mobilized is approximately 12,000. That's more than the Fontana family."

"They've brought more than half of the troops? They're pretty serious, aren't they?"

"Yes. The timing of the pincer attack with the Uruk family seems too good to be true to them, although the reason may be that the Fontana territory is in turmoil. There is no doubt that the Uruk family has been in contact with the Arbalests for some time. Even if there was no problem in the Fontana territory at this time, I think it can be said that this situation would have happened sooner or later."

"That's one way to think about it. So, are you going to follow through with the strategy against the Arbalest family as you said before?"

"Yes. I think it will be difficult for us, mainly the Barca army, to intercept the advancing Arbalest House head-on. I agree with the idea of making a surprise attack in the form of a reverse invasion rather than a siege. For this reason, we will set the fortress Paramea as our target for this operation. We'll attack Paramea, which is said to be impregnable, and attract the Arbalest family's attention, time, and soldiers."

"Wait a minute, please! Paramea? Are you planning to attack that Paramea? It's impregnable and has never fallen before! Are you serious?"

"Yes, Lord Gana-dono. Your territory borders the Arbalest territory, and you seem to know about the place well. We will attack that water fortress."

"That's absurd. The reason why the Fontana family could not advance to the west until now is that the Arbalest family built a fortress that firmly holds that key point. Lord Leon-dono doesn't know that. There's no way we can attack it and take over. If the full force of the Arbalest 8000 army arrives while we're attacking there, we'll be crushed under a single blow!"

"Don't worry. That's what the Barca army is for. With Barca's magic, even an invincible water fortress is no match for us."

"Leon, please explain this water fortress or Para-something-or-the-other to me. What is it like?"

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"All right. I will explain it to you."

　And so Leon began to speak.

　The Arbalest territory is located west of the Fontana territory.

　It's a land of abundant water.

　There are several rivers flowing from the Great Snow Mountain in the east to the Arbalest territory in the west, like the river that flowed through the Barca Knights' Domain that I rule.

　And in the Arbalest territory, there are several rivers that join to form a large river, and there are also lakes.

　The water fortress Paramea is a fortress built in the middle of a lake formed by the rivers flowing into it.

　It's a natural fortress surrounded by a lot of water, and if you go up the river, you can get to several territories, so it can be a strategic point to watch over various regions.

"Isn't it enough to just get on boats or ships and attack?"

"No, that would be difficult. They are much more experienced in handling ships than us. Even if we could get close to them with our ships, if they knew we were the enemy, they would close the fortress and attack us and that would be the end."

"Then what are you planning to do? You're not going to tell us Barca troops to build a bridge across the lake, are you, Leon?"

"I am. I was thinking that with Barca's magic we might be able to do something."

"Well, it's going to be difficult. I mean, even if we could build a bridge, we'd still have to capture the fortress from there, right? With a time limit until the main force of the Arbalest arrives, nonetheless."

"So ...Then how about this method?"

　Leon, who was apparently relying on my magic.

　I'm sorry Leon, but there are things you can do and things you can't do.

　It's better to say exactly what you can't do and what you can't do.

　When I told him I couldn't do it, he came up with an alternative.

　He came up to me to check first and whispered in my ear to hear my thoughts.

　I see.

　Then there is still a possibility.

　Having made that decision, I headed towards the destination to implement Leon's idea.

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