The thirteenth day of the Battle of the Baltics.

"Almost" Admiral Barklai, who was observing the battle, raised his hand and glanced at the mechanical watch on his wrist, raised an arm, and shouted to the people around him.

"Transfer according to the plan!"

"Yes!"

However, just as the adjutant answered, a sharp whistling sound was heard in the sky.

'Boom''

A series of explosions rang out nearby, and the shaking ground caused the EU soldiers, including Admiral Barklai, to stagger and almost fall to the ground.

"What's going on? Report the situation. Barclay clung to the jeep's doorknob and shouted as he stood still.

"Report, it's the self-propelled guns of the Imperial Army."

"Self-propelled guns!?" Admiral Balklay was taken aback.

"Have you measured the distance of the artillery?"

"Yes, based on the duration of the cannonade, the distance is about 17 kilometers away."

"17 km" Admiral Balclay already has no doubt that this is a trap.

It takes time to select the configuration and location of self-propelled guns, and it must have been premeditated to be able to carry out long-range attacks so quickly. That's the case

"The two wings form a defensive formation!"

"Your Excellency, we should retreat." The chief of staff strongly advised.

"I know it! But the first thing we have to face at this time is to prevent the collapse of the troops! ”

Just as Admiral Barklay was explaining, a soldier hurried in.

"Report! The Imperial Knightmare troops crossed the mountains from the air and landed on the left flank of our troops. ”

"Report, the right flank was shelled by the floating fleet of the Imperial Army! There were suspected Knightmare units descending from the fleet. ”

"It's worthy of Shonazel, it's really fast." Admiral Balklay sighed deeply.

"Could this be the Imperial Army's hole card?" The chief of staff asked himself uncertainly.

"If it were someone else, maybe I would have said yes, but the hard work of Schunazel will never be so simple."

Although it is expected that the enemy will be criticized for being too cautious in the use of troops, in the face of the opponent of Honazel, Admiral Balklay has always adopted the principle of "as long as he can think of it, the other party can definitely think of it." ] of the creed. It's not that Balklay is the kind of brainless fighter who can't analyze his opponent, but because Schunazel is such a watertight opponent.

"Your Excellency, what now?"

"The front-line troops must hold on for a while no matter what, and let the troops reorganize."

Although Barclay understood that the best judgment was to leave the broken rear troops behind and let the main force withdraw. But if you can't stabilize the brief panic caused by the sudden attack on the soldiers, and give the order to retreat immediately, it will definitely turn into a major collapse immediately.

"Order Alfred's troops to counter-charge the Imperial army on the left flank, but don't go too deep, the opponent is not numerous, and the purpose is just to contain the movement of our army." After speaking, Balklay turned to the chief of staff beside him and whispered, "If it goes well, you can take advantage of the situation to let the left flank troops retreat." If it doesn't go well."

"Your Excellency, we are the EU Sixth Army, this consciousness has long been there, please trust your troops." The chief of staff understood what Barclay had not finished.

At the expense of the lives of the few in order to protect the majority, 'cutting meat' became a very common practice in war. But as a front-line general, Balclay was never used to this kind of behavior.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" Just then, an ensign ran to Barklai's side.

"There is an unsigned telegram."

"Unsigned telegram?" Admiral Balklay looked impatient.

The army's communication channels are not so easy to cut into, otherwise there would be no electronic warfare intelligence.

"Yes, although my subordinates also know that this is impossible, the other party does have access to our communication system."

"Okay!"

Just as Admiral Barklay was about to step into the command vehicle to confirm the situation, the communications staff officer ran over with an anxious face, and then whispered to Barklay.

"Your Excellency, Yurmala's garrison has been attacked by the Seventh Knight of the Imperial Army, and communication has been cut off!"

"What!?" A shocked expression appeared on Admiral Balkle's face, "It's worthy of Schunazel, is this the real backhand?" ”

"After leaving one armored regiment to be cut off, the rest of the troops will immediately withdraw according to the predetermined plan." At this time, Barklay didn't care about any psychological cleanliness. If the logistical supply was cut off, the Sixth Army would be completely finished

"The Sixth Army is starting to cut meat, and it looks like the Seventh Knight is going well." Kanon, who watched the battle unfold, said softly.

"Balklai, it's not okay to just cut such a little meat~" Honazel showed a sneer.

"Let Fabre command the ground forces. Tell him that although the Sixth Army's broken rear forces are broken through and then pursued with all their might, it is important not to give the Sixth Army a chance to organize a defensive line. ”

"Do you want to peel a mille-feuille?" Kanon asked with a knowing smile.

"Cumulatively, that's the best way to force that cunning vulture to face us head-on, isn't it?" Honazel stood up from his main seat.

"The floating fleet continues to move in the direction of the main force of the Sixth Army, and the remaining Knights of the Round Table are all on standby on the fleet."

"Your Highness, an emergency communication from the rear!" However, at this juncture, Honazel also received disturbing news.

"There was a large-scale riot in the occupied territories, and a mob claiming to be the Free Army went around attacking our supply lines."

"Do you think there's a connection?" Shonazel asked Kanon lightly.

"Yes, and no." Thann whispered his judgment.

"Indeed, if it was to cooperate with this campaign, it should have appeared a little earlier." Schunazel pinched his chin and nodded.

"If these Free Forces are seen as another force, then the delay in intelligence can be explained." Kanon added.

"Is there a delay in intelligence?" Schunazel smiled meaningfully, "Or maybe I wasn't optimistic about Balklai's Sixth Army at first, right?" ”

"Hehehe, Your Highness is really joking."

And above the clouds

"Sneeze"

"Kamiyu-sama, how is your health? Above. ”

"No problem, just a sudden chill. I'm sorry if you're worried. Kamiyu rubbed the bridge of her nose and smiled apologetically.

"No, I just hope you don't stain the bridge, above."

"Eh" Kamiyu's smile suddenly stiffened.

"I thought Kamiyu-sama would be able to grasp the essence of this joke, above." After looking at Kamiyu's expression for a long time, Musashi spoke again.

"Even if it's a joke, but all of a sudden I still feel so hurt in my heart~~" Kamiyu, who came back to his senses, smiled helplessly, "I don't remember cultivating you into this distorted personality~"

"Girls have to smile to be beautiful," he said, as Kamiyu pointed his fingers at the corners of Musashi's mouth and gently pushed them towards him to make a smiling expression.

"But according to the data I've obtained from my actual observations, the more distorted the girl, the more fascinated Kamiyu-sama becomes."

"Where did you get this data from?" Kamiyu's eyelids jumped involuntarily.

"C.C. Adult"

"That's rooted, not a reference at all! And C.C is not that unreasonably twisted personality!! Kamiyu grabbed Musashi's shoulders and shook them excitedly.

"Just like ordinary people, don't deliberately imitate it!"

"I see, because there are weirdos all around you, has Kamiyu-sama finally started craving communication with ordinary people?" Musashi, who was letting Kamiyu shake, gently pinched his chin with one hand and replied thoughtfully.

"In other words, Kamiyu-sama wants me to cos the personality of an ordinary person? Above. ”

"Not really! No, although ordinary people are very good, but COS or something~ah~~ Now I finally know what kind of tree thunder will be so persistent in the tree selection ceremony, it turns out that the cooperation of phase is so important! "Kamiyu has fallen into a state of self-defeat.

"That's right, we exist to be with the chosen person, so we are very careful when choosing partners, after all, we are eternal partners" The eyes slowly closed, and when they opened again, they could clearly feel the casualness just now.

"Even though it was just a tree seed at the time, I had the right to choose. So, I'm also my favorite of Kamiyu-sama, above. ”

"Musashi" Kamiyu looked at Musashi who said this in shock, a moment later

"Sure enough, Musashi is so cute, even if it's expressionless, it's cute~~~" The young man who was in a good mood suddenly hugged Musashi into his arms, rubbing the black hair on Musashi's head with an affectionate face.

"Obediently", the maid, who was a head taller than the boy, half-squatted and leaned on the boy's arms, hugging each other in such a strange way, but it was more like a feeling of a pet and an owner. However, the person concerned does not know the way, so it doesn't matter.

[Ahla~~~ The ship has stopped, has it arrived at its destination? After a long while, Kamiyu suddenly felt the battleship's advance stop.

He glanced down at Musashi, who had never said a word in his arms, and if there was any situation with the ship, Musashi, who was the body of the ship, would definitely report it.

Thinking of this, Kamiyu suddenly understood.

[It's really a child who can't express himself, so let him be coquettish for a while.] 】

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Carvin, so I'm thinking of picking up the pace