I Am the Monarch – Chapter 12 : Travias spear (3)

 

Clop clop .

The noisy clopping sounds .
Dosen, that got the permission of Gale, took 5 squads of cavalrymen from the first to the fifth squad .
These soldiers heard the story of the kids, and gave up on their resting time .
When they first heard that a novice newcomer from the spearmen squad took the role of guide, they got preoccupied .

‘Will he be able to ride a horse properly?’

However, it was in vain .

‘Is he really an 18 year old newcomer soldier?’

The gazes of the soldiers fell in the back of Roan that was in front of them .

‘It’s a lie, right? It seems like he rides the horse better than us?’
‘What kind of spearman rides the horse better than those from the cavalry?’

The soldiers from the cavalry truly admired him .
They sticked their chests closer to the horse and kicked the horse .

Dudududu .

A noise that shakes the earth and a rough recoil .
A hundred cavalrymen ride across the plain .
Roan guessed where the Hotton village should be, based on the Trum village he knew .

‘She said that Trum village was in the east of Hotton village . ’

If Ria’s words were true, then there was only one place where Hotton village could be located .
A humble zone located near the entrance of Pedian’s plain .

‘There’s nothing more important than water . ’

Roan bit his lower lip and kicked the horse .
The west wind that blew freshly made him feel like it was rubbing his back .

‘Our destination isn’t Hotton village, but the middle point of Hotton village and Trum village . ’

If it was according to Gale’s, Dosen’s and his guesses, then the guys that attacked Hotton village would be going to Trum village .

‘If my memories don’t fail me, there should be a thick forest in the west of trum village .

Roan’s eyes shone and asked for light .

‘To rescue the villages people safely…… . . ’

He bit his lower lips and pulled the reins .
The head of the horse turns to the east .
Dosen, and the cavalrymen that were following behind him, also pull the reins .
And there was no one that put on weird faces .

‘It seems like in front of here, are those **** . ’

They trusted Roan .
No, they could only do so .
Because they didn’t even know to what kind of place they were going to .
The chase continued for a long while .
After they passed the bushes that were as tall as their waist, some small hills and a small and big forest appeared .

The cavalrymen ran through the thick forest roughly .
Then, Roan that was charging in fiercely, pulled the reins and lessened the speed .

“Adjutant Dosen . ”

He, who completely stopped, turned back to look at Dosen .

“What happened?”

Dosen approached him while still being on top of the horse .
Roan pointed to a hill that was outside of the forest .

“It seems like we have caught the tail of those guys . ”

“Mmm . ”

A low exclamation flows .

“We finally caught them . ”

The place Roan pointed to .
There were the **** they wanted to see that much .
Dosen made hand signs to the soldiers that were behind him, and dismounted the horse .
They tied the horses in the trees behind them and hid on some big bushes .

“There are about 50 . ”

At Dosen’s words, the first commander Karon frowned .

“There are about 100 caught people . It seems like they are slave merchants . ”

The 2nd squad commander Pierson, clenched his fists .

“And it doesn’t seem like the only attacked village was Hotton village . ”

At his words, everyone nodded .
Dosen’s face became dark .

“If we just attack them like this, the villages people will be in danger . ”

There was also some probability that those guys would run leaving the villages people behind . But there also were opposite cases .
Where they threaten the lives of the villages people and they can’t do a thing .

“Is there a method to rescue the villages people safely?”

Dosen asked while looking at everyone else .
However, among the hundred plus soldiers, no one named a clear plan .
In that while, the slave merchants disappeared to the other side of the hill .

“Adjutant Dosen . ”

Then, Roan carefully raised his hand .

‘It’s you again?’

Dosen looked at Roan .
Every time they got pushed in a difficult situation, this guy came up .
In the investigation of Ale gorge, the battle against the goblin army . And this time too .

‘The results were good . ’

Now that the situation turned out like this, he could expect something .

“Yeah . It seems like you have a good method?”
“I don’t know if it’s good, but I do have something . ”
“Speak . ”

Dosen was prepared to listen .
And all the other cavalrymen also listened attentively .
Roan took in some breath and continued to say with a calm voice .

“There’s a huge forest in the west of Trum village . It’s a forest with a lot of trees . We reach there before them and ambush them . ”
“Ambush?”

Dosen frowned and asked back .
Roan nodded .

“Yes . We hide in the forest and when the slave merchants appear, we make a surprise attack and cut in the middle of the villages people and them . ”

It was a good strategy .
If it turned out that way, they could save the lives of the villages people and also kill the slave merchants .
However, there was a big problem .

“It’s a good strategy . However, will we be able to reach the forest before them?”

There was only one road .
To overtake them was impossible .
At Dosen’s words, every cavalrymen looked at Roan .
Roan drew in the floor with a branch .

“Look well . ”

First, he drew two circles .

“The left circle is Hotton village, and the right one is Trum village . Our position is here, and those **** position is here . ”

Roan made two points between the two circles .
The slave merchants were certainly nearer to Trum village .

“If you look at it this way, it certainly seems like they can reach Trum village in an instant . But actually, they can’t . ”

Roan drew a horizontal line between Hotton village and Trum village .

“It’s the Abyl stream . Although it is humble, it’s quite wide and deep, so it’s impossible to cross it . ”

The made a point in the lower side of the horizontal line .

“There’s a bridge in here . They will cross this bridge and go to Trum village . It’s a road that is quite long .

Karon frowned .

“That’s the only road that leads to Trum village?”

At his words, Roan smiled and nodded .

“Most only know about that road . ”

At that moment, Dosen’s eyes shine .

“What you are saying right now, sounds like you know of another road . ”

Roan looked at Dosen’s eyes and replied .

“Yes . I know of another road . And a much faster one at that . ”

At that moment, everyone’s faces brighten .

“Good! Then it won’t be a problem to overtake those bastards!”
“We will be able to ambush them . ”

The cavalry men clench their fists and like it .

‘What’s the identity of this guy?’

Dosen got surprised once again .

This region was one that he, and even commander Gale was unfamiliar with .
But for an 18 year old newcomer soldier that just finished his training to know of a shortcut .

‘As far as I know, this guy isn’t even from this region…… . . ’

The more he knew about him, the more surprises he got .

‘I will have to properly talk with him . ’

A feeling he was hiding something from him .
He was really curious, but right now, he didn’t have the leisure to ask him that .

‘First, let’s save the villages people . ’

They had to take care of the slave merchants first .
The thing with Roan came after that .

“Fine . Take lead . ”

Dosen stood up and grabbed the reins .

“Yes . Understood . ”

Roan replied and at the same time, all of the cavalrymen got on the horse .

Clop . Clop .

The horses weren’t heading to the east, but to the north .
As soon as they got out of the forest, a big hill appeared .

Dudududu .

Roan hit the horse and ran towards the hill .
The opposite direction to where the slave merchants were heading to .

‘There’s a shortcut here . ’

Dosen and the cavalrymen stick their chests closer to the horse .
The hundred soldiers run while cutting through the air .
After they ran for a while, the scenery changed .
The hill disappeared, and a fresh course of a river appeared .

Whine .

Roan pulled the reins and got in front of the flowing water .

“It’s the Abyl stream . ”

Dosen that approached him said .

“I would believe it if it was a river . ”

He looked at his surroundings and said .

“Where’s the shortcut?”

Roan pointed towards the Abyl stream with a calm face .
He said something they didn’t want to hear, nor want to believe .

“We will cross this Abyl stream . ”

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