The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 403 will surely make him suffer a crushing defeat.
The nobles of this world may have more experience in leading troops into battle than he does, but he comes from the modern era.

There's an abundance of readily available military theoretical knowledge and materials in modern times.

He was once a staunch enthusiast of warfare in the era of cold weapons, and out of interest, he read a lot of materials on the subject.

Of course, he also knew that being knowledgeable about military theory and applying it in practice were one thing, but actually commanding an army was another.

Reality is not a real-time strategy game. No matter how much a video game claims to simulate a battlefield environment, it cannot truly simulate the real situation.

However, he didn't actually intend to command an army.

Lynn walked to the map and his gaze fell on the pieces representing the enemy and his own side.

There are significantly more black pieces representing the Humphries Alliance than red pieces representing the Kowell Restoration Army.

Meanwhile, around Iwato Castle, which is not far away, there are three black chess pieces.

"The Humphers Alliance has more troops than us, and they also have a numerical advantage. If we fight head-on, even if we win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory."

Istrad didn't say a word, but simply nodded silently.

He was well aware of the outcome of a direct confrontation.

He had originally placed his hopes on Lynn and his witch hunters.

But now it seems Lynn has a better idea.

He wanted to hear what it was.

Lynn picked up a red chess piece, passed it over the black chess piece in front of him, and placed it next to the black chess piece surrounding Iwato Castle.

He explained, “Your Excellency, my companions and I can take advantage of the darkness to bypass the enemy forces in front and launch a surprise attack on the allied forces besieging Iwato Castle.”

"The Allied forces left near Iwato Castle must not be too many, and because they are in the rear, they will definitely be less vigilant. At most, they will only be on guard in the direction of Iwato Castle, and they will not expect that we will attack them from other directions."

As Lynn spoke, he used red pieces to gradually knock down the black pieces surrounding Iwato Castle.

Then place the red pieces behind the main force of the Allied forces that are confronting the Restoration Army.

"Once we defeat that besieging force, the allied army facing off against us will have its retreat cut off. At that time, we demon hunters and the defenders of Iwato Castle can join forces with your army to launch a pincer attack on the enemy."

"The enemy is bound to be defeated!"

The armies of the cold weapon era could not compare with modern armies in terms of the quality of their soldiers and their command systems, especially since the northern armies were composed of knights, regular soldiers, and conscripts.

Knights and regular soldiers are one thing, but conscripted peasant soldiers will inevitably fall into chaos when caught in a pincer attack, and then suffer a great defeat.

This is also true of wars fought in the Cold Weapon Age in Lynn's home world, which took place in foreign history.

Occupy high ground and shoot arrows at the enemy from above; or attack from both sides... Few armies in the era of cold weapons could maintain their strength and not collapse.

After this battle, regardless of whether King Niedamir was alive or dead, and regardless of how many men he still had under his command, he could only retreat in defeat.

Moreover, for a considerable period afterward, Istrad did not have to worry about King Niedamir making a comeback.

Yes, it took King Niedamir several years to establish the Humphries League.

However, his personal fighting ability is ultimately only within the realm of ordinary people, so he cannot violate objective laws.

What are objective laws?

His defeat in the Principality of Targos would inevitably affect his rule. Apart from Kangon, the nobles in other countries that had been conquered by force or united would certainly be restless. For the next few years, and perhaps even longer, King Niedamir would have to outwit and outmaneuver the nobles within his own country.

It's impossible that they would still have the resources to covet the Principality of Targos.

Upon hearing this, Istrad seriously considered Lynn's suggestion.

Then he discovered that it was actually quite feasible.

It's even more feasible than I thought.

Istrad had met Lynn's subordinates some time ago, and every one of them exuded a powerful aura. They were definitely not ordinary witchers. Of course, Istrad wouldn't be so foolish as to ask them.

Although these witchers are few in number, they could easily rout three thousand if they launched a surprise attack.

After all, Istrald had experienced this before. Lynn and Geralt alone had turned an entire camp of dozens of mercenaries into chaos. Now, all he had to do was replicate that scene.

Once the retreat route of the Humphries alliance is cut off, King Niedamir will be even more anxious than himself, the morale of the alliance will continue to plummet, and there may even be deserters every day.

The best outcome would be for King Niedamir to withdraw his troops voluntarily, thus freeing the Restoration Army from fighting him and resolving the crisis in the Talgo Kingdom without any casualties. This would certainly be the best outcome.

The second-best outcome would be if King Niedamir were truly foolish enough to refuse to retreat. In that case, just as Lynn had predicted, the Witchers who had circled around and the defenders of Iwato would arrive, and the two sides would then attack the Humphries Alliance forces from both sides.

In Istrad’s view, King Niedamir really had no other choice.

He agreed.

So, that very night, Lynn led the demon hunters and quietly left their position.

To avoid attracting attention, they didn't even alert their own sentries on night watch.

Anyway, witchers walk silently, and with the protection of the night, it's quite easy for them to do so.

After leaving the position, Lynn determined the direction and then took the lead, leading the demon hunters towards Iwato Castle, but avoiding the main enemy force.

Just as one side can know every move of the Humphries Alliance, it is hard to guarantee that there are no Alliance spies within one's own army.

For this very reason, no horses were provided.

Taking the horses with them would inevitably cause a commotion.

However, this won't cause any trouble.

In ancient times, there were legends of humans chasing their prey until it bled to death and was exhausted. Human endurance was quite amazing. And the Witcher... especially the Witcher who had undergone two mutations, had even more terrifying endurance.

Its running speed was already greater than that of a warhorse, and with this amazing endurance, two or three hours later, by the light of the moon, the Witcher saw the walls of Iwato Castle.

And the enemy camp surrounding Iwato Castle.

The three thousand enemy troops left behind to surround Iwato Castle set up two large camps outside the castle, one to the south and one to the north.

"Everyone, take a break."

Even though the Witcher's physical abilities are superhuman, the upcoming battle will still be intense, so resting is better than not resting at all.

However, Lynn himself did not rest. As a second-stage mutation, he was much stronger than an ordinary witcher. After running at full speed for two or three hours, he was only slightly out of breath.

While arranging for the other witchers to rest, he secretly went alone to scout out outside the two enemy camps.

(End of this chapter)