The white general, who had received the order from the thousand-man commander, hurriedly left the temporary barracks.
Then, the 'Sharp Deer Antler' also opened the leather door of the temporary barracks, fully armed, and came out with a confident gait.
"Get up!"
"The Illinois Confederate warriors are crawling out of town!"
"Everyone, prepare for battle!"
The white chieftains and the warriors on guard duty at night went around the makeshift barracks and shouted loudly. And when they heard the news, the warriors who were sleeping in the temporary barracks quickly gathered their weapons and armor and began to come out one by one.
"This time, I will use my bow to take down the Illinois League guys."
"Make sure you have enough arrows so you won't run out!"
"Warriors ready for battle, to your positions!"
'Sharp Staghorn' walked towards the warriors lined up in front with a satisfied expression on his face, as if he was very pleased with the warriors' immediate response and actions.
"Poohahahahaha! It looks like the training I've been doing is really working."
As soon as he finished talking to himself, a white man approached him.
"I have deployed my warriors in three rows in the center, and two rows each on the left and right. As soon as the rest of the warriors arrive, I plan to deploy them in this formation."
Originally, there were four hundred warriors led by 'Sharp Deer Horn'. To accommodate the shortage of warriors in the 'Ferocious Wolf' unit, he gave over fifty warriors.
There are currently about two hundred warriors in formation. Even though the one hundred and fifty warriors had not yet arrived, 'Sharp Staghorn' gave the order to attack without hesitation.
"Attack immediately if any Illinois Confederate warriors appear."
"Understood, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
* * *
News reached the 'Ferocious Wolf' unit stationed at the main gate of 'Claw' village that Illinois Confederate warriors were moving at the back gate.
"Just in case, we are also preparing for battle!"
At the forefront of the formation, the 'Ferocious Wolf' led the warriors and continued to give instructions.
"The operation is the same as last time!"
"Make sure to bring plenty of arrows!"
Before they knew it, three hundred warriors were in formation, each standing in their positions with their bows in hand.
Meanwhile, the 'Ferocious Wolf' looked at the 'Claw' village ahead and was lost in thought. It's been more than ten days since the Illinois Confederate warriors, pursued by the Sharp Antlers, joined the village of the Claws.
Thirteen days, to be exact. By now, the food reserves in the 'Claw' village have probably been depleted. And as if to demonstrate that, a few days ago, Illinois Confederate warriors trapped in the town of 'Claw' made a bold attempt to escape through the main gate.
Of course, the warriors who had already completed all preparations mercilessly poured out arrows at my command, preventing the Illinois Confederate warriors from escaping.
'At that time, they must have tried to test the alertness of our soldiers.'
The 'Ferocious Wolf' nodded with cold eyes. Food is running low, the village is surrounded… What would I have done if I were the Chief of the Illinois Confederacy in a situation where I couldn't do anything?
Shhh!
One corner of the 'Ferocious Wolf's' mouth slightly rose.
"If it were me, I would delay the attack, distract the enemy's attention, and focus on attacking one of the two escape routes."
The 'Ferocious Wolf', with almost complete confidence, gave immediate instructions to the white generals assisting them.
"There will be fierce fighting at both the main gate and the back gate. Everyone, prepare well."
"Understood, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
"Tell them to be careful of the 'Sharp Staghorn' unit at the back gate."
* * *
The tightly shut back door finally opened amidst the suspicious movements of the Illinois Confederate warriors on the wall.
"Take up your shield and block the enemy's attacks!"
"Spread out so as not to become targets for the enemy!"
At the shouts of the great warriors, Illinois Confederate warriors, shield-wielding, surged out of the rear gate. At the same time, the 'Sun of the Sky' warriors, who had already formed a formation centered around the back gate of the 'Claw' village, began shooting their arrows simultaneously at the command of 'Sharp Deer Antlers' to attack.
"Attack!"
"Keep shooting arrows so that not a single one can escape from here!"
From the center, from the left, and from the right, a torrent of arrows poured down like dark clouds, striking the Illinois Confederate warriors coming out the back gate.
Eww! Eww! Eww!
Illinois Confederate warriors, struck by arrows, fell screaming here and there. However, the 'Sun of the Sky' warriors were not able to inflict much damage on the Illinois Confederation warriors, as they were well prepared to counter the attack.
'Sharp Antlers' also knew this and encouraged the warriors he led, pushing the Illinois Confederate warriors even harder.
"We have better bows than them!"
"The enemy's arrows will not reach us!"
"Trust me and shoot to your heart's content!"
Among the factors that determine victory in battle, the performance and quality of weapons can never be overlooked.
Moreover, the 'Sun of the Sky' warriors, who had bows with a much longer range than the Illinois Confederate warriors, fired their arrows without hesitation and with full confidence.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
At that moment, 'Sharp Horn' led nine buffalo cavalry and moved to deal with the Illinois Confederate warriors who were approaching the friendly formation while avoiding the net of arrows.
"Follow me!"
"Yes, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
* * *
"Retreat ten steps back!"
"firing!"
"Keep your formation in line!"
"Warriors of the first rank, never back down and deal with the Illinois Confederate warriors!"
A fierce battle also took place at the main gate of 'Claw' village. No, the Illinois Confederate warriors who had decided to retreat through the main gate came running out desperately, struggling like madmen.
Adadadadadadadada! Adadadadadadadada!
A fierce battle ensued. From the rear of the 'Ferocious Wolf' unit formation, arrows continued to pour out as support fire. The warriors in the first line dealt with the Illinois Confederate warriors who charged, occasionally avoiding the hail of arrows.
The head detached from the neck falls off. Blood spurted out like a fountain from the pierced chest. Cleanly severed limbs were strewn about in a mess, revealing their white bones.
"attack!"
In the midst of the one-sided slaughter, buffalo cavalry led by the 'Ferocious Wolf' flashed from east to west, dispatching Illinois Confederate warriors.
At that moment, the 'Sharp Staghorn' who should have been at the back gate appeared leading a hundred warriors.
"Poohahahahahaha! I'm here!"
"charge!"
As the 'Sharp Antlers' and the hundred warriors charged forward with a roar, the Illinois Confederate warriors were thrown into confusion and began to flee back to the village one by one.
"Retreat!"
Moments later, the two gates of the 'Claw' village were firmly shut, marking another failed escape attempt by the Illinois Confederate warriors.
"How nice it would be if you would just quietly surrender, you stupid Illinois Confederates!"
The 'Ferocious Wolf' said with an indifferent expression, looking at the 'Sharp Antlers' who was frowning and clicking his tongue.
"I think it would be a good idea to start offering surrender starting tomorrow."
"I wonder when you'll say that. But, why am I following your orders?"
"So you don't like it?"
'Sharp Antlers' said with an embarrassed expression, not knowing that 'Ferocious Wolf' would ask such a question so openly.
"That's not it."
* * *
In the 'Claw' town hall, the two chieftains of the Illinois Confederacy were fiercely criticizing each other for the failure of this escape operation, making the meeting increasingly tense.
"Peaceful night! If you hadn't come to this village and returned to the tribe, we wouldn't have faced this dire situation of food shortages."
"You speak so carelessly, you little giant! If you had given me the right information, I would not have come to this village. How can you be defeated by a mere three hundred Shawnee warriors?"
"I don't think that's what you said when you were running away from the Shoni warriors."
"What? Good night! This is your final warning. Do not test my patience. I can kill you right here, right now."
"Okay. Let's see who dies here."
The great warriors attending the meeting could only watch silently as the two chieftains fought. Respect and courtesy from others were no longer to be found.
The situation between the two chieftains was already heading towards the worst, as if they had crossed an uncrossable river.
And the Illinois League warriors who were watching this all had serious expressions on their faces, perhaps because they felt that the League itself had been broken.
'Is this how it ends?'
'Can we really trust them and fight against the Shawnee warriors?'
'Wouldn't it be better to just surrender?'
* * *
Oneida Lake, Oneida tribe large village. After the Iroquois chiefs decided to enter the 'Sun in the Sky', the work of subjugating the Iroquois Confederacy proceeded very smoothly.
The Iroquois villages that had not yet been conquered surrendered without any major conflict when the chiefs personally came forward and persuaded them.
I received the report from 'Heavy Snowstorm' at the long house and said with a satisfied expression.
"I think it would be a good idea to bring the chiefs along and persuade the villagers."
"I have already instructed the white chiefs who were tasked with occupying the villages in preparation for our departure to pay more attention to the convenience of the chiefs."
I looked at the 'brave wolf', once again satisfied with the measures taken by the 'heavy snowstorm'.
"Ready to go?"
"The two days of rest seem to have done a great job for the warriors. The weapons inspection is complete, and morale is at its peak. It seems that we will be able to deploy as soon as the reinforcement unit led by 'Roaring Thunder' arrives."
This time, the 'Brave Wolf' leads four thousand warriors to conquer the Abnaki League. The remaining three thousand warriors, along with the two thousand 'Roaring Thunder' troops, will focus on stabilizing the Iroquois Confederacy.
"Let's look at the map again."
"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor!"
I got up from my seat and walked over to the table where the map was spread out. The map showed the entire territory of the Abnaki Confederation and the locations of the tribes that belonged to the Abnaki Confederation.
'It's a bit shabby.'
Since I was unable to personally check all of the Abnaki Federation territories, the map was roughly drawn. Still, I was satisfied with this map since it was made with great difficulty by the Information and Inspection Department by compiling various pieces of information.
At that moment, the 'Brave Wolf', who had been holding the Abnaki Alliance's long-term horse, began to explain the operation that had been discussed the night before.
"First, we will control the information and keep the Abnaki Federation warriors here as much as possible."
After a while, the operation explanation of 'Brave Wolf' ended. As far as I can see, unless something goes wrong, it's almost a perfect operation.
At that moment, a white-haired warrior entered the long house.
"Your Majesty the Emperor! The Thunderous Forces have arrived."
"You arrived just in time."
I said while looking at 'Brave Wolf'.
"Just in case, give me two hundred and fifty buffalo cavalry warriors. Get them ready to go."
"Brave Wolf," answered briskly, knowing that having a cavalry brigade of buffalo would be a great help in battle and reconnaissance.
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor! I will definitely repay you with a great victory."
"Okay, everyone, let's go out."
* * *
As soon as I gave my congratulations to 'Roaring Thunder' for successfully completing his transport mission, he came to me with an earnest look in his eyes and asked me a favor.
"Your Majesty the Emperor! I too would like to fight on the front lines."