I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Cas

Chapter 96 - The New Barca Army

 

　Let's take a look at my position and my strength in Barca.

　First of all, there is the basic fact that I have my own will.

　If I may say so, I don't think I have much of a desire for territory or power.

　There may be some objections to me saying this after the armed clash with the Fontana family, but that was just a situation that progressed according to the flow of the moment.

　In fact, if you were to ask me if I would start a war targeting other territories, I would definitely say no.

　After all, the memories of my previous life must have something to do with this.

　Peace is the best.

　But I don't want to take a non-war policy of not fighting just because of the memories of my past life.

　In this world where the aristocrats are always on the prowl, there will come a time when we will have to fight no matter what.

　And when that happens, it will probably be in relation to the Fontana family.

　When Carlos, the head of the Fontana family, is in a state of combat with someone else, the knights under his command will be summoned.

　We can't ignore this call.

　This is because, otherwise, the land of Barca that I have taken such pains to acquire will be taken away from me.

　In other words, I would be going to the battlefield with Carlos' men.

　One of the knights who I captured once told me that the Fontana family has a strength of about 5,000 men.

　In contrast, we in the Barca army have at most 300 men.

　Moreover, there is a high possibility that I am hated by the other knights.

　We have to be a unit that can survive even if we are abandoned like pawns.

　In other words, the shape that the Barcan army should take should not be one that specializes in assault, as my brother said, nor one that specializes in sieges, as Vargas said.

　It must be a force that can respond quickly on the battlefield while maintaining a high degree of flexibility.

　　...... Is such a thing possible?

"In short, what the general is saying is that we should build a unit that has both offensive and defensive capabilities and can handle any situation?"

"Ars, can we do something that difficult?"

"Umm ....... It's difficult, but we have to do it."

　And so, although we managed to decide on the direction of the unit we wanted to create, the three of us were left to ponder the task of creating that unit.

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"Release!

「「「「「「 Ice Spear 」」」」」」

　After discussing how to create a troop with my nii-san and Vargas, a new training regime began.

　It is a full-fledged Valkyrie riding training.

　There were only a few people who could ride a Valkyrie so far, including me and Baito-nii.

　In order to improve on that, we've been training relentlessly.

　The saddle and stirrups were prepared by Gran's initiative, and the equipment was put on the Valkyries, and then the soldiers were allowed to ride.

　The Valkyries' saddle and stirrups were prepared by the saddle and stirrup making process led by Gran.

　Gradually, people began to appear who were able to ride the Valkyrie.

　The Valkyries I lend out for riding training are hornless, but the people riding it don't have weapons in their hands.

　It is more difficult to wield a weapon while riding, but they were practicing other ways to attack.

　It was to use magic while riding.

　At first, they used the [Shotgun], which has a good hit power, and then they used the [Ice Spear] once they were able to use spells while riding to some extent.

　Yes, in the end, the troop building I chose was to unleash magic while riding a Valkyrie.

　The best thing I have going for me is that I have a lot of Valkyries.

　There are horned ones that can use magic and non-horned ones that can't.

　I had them mounted as magic soldiers and began to train them to aim at targets at the same time I gave the signal.

　I decided to focus on outrunning the Valkyries with high speed maneuvers, as I didn't want to do any rushing attacks again.

　I also felt that it would be a waste of time if we were too small in number to approach enemies with our weapons.

　　A concentrated attack with magic will be effective unless the terrain is such that the Valkyrie cannot move.

"Bwhey ......"

　The big boars became the target for the training of the Barcan army.

　The big boars could not be damaged satisfactorily by [Shotgun], but with the concentrated firing of [Ice Spear], they could be damaged even in their strengthened forms.

　This training is going rather well because they're not riding a horse, but Valkyries.

　The Valkyries they're riding guides the troop at will, so even if the riders' riding skills are a little low, no one runs off in the wrong direction.

　When a group of people united by a single will moves, it is almost as if the group is a single individual.

　Thus, Barca's army began its first steps as a magical cavalry corps.

 

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