The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

Behind them were elite archers who had gone deep into the mountains and forests, abandoning their horses and fighting.

From time to time, some Osmani soldiers were unable to escape and were stabbed down by spears or chopped down by swords from the elite archers behind them.

"Your Highness the Empress Dowager, should we..."

A confidant said, "Save them?"

"At least it's usable combat power."

"No." The Grand Concubine shook her head grimly, "We don't have that much food."

"Even the Khitans can't attack this kind of terrain!"

"They will probably just surround it but not attack."

"We must have enough food to last until the day they leave."

“……” Silence.

"They're almost here." The Grand Concubine said, "Smash it!"

"--call!"

“Swish swish!!”

As they had only a few bows and javelins left, the Osmani warriors, not wanting to waste them, began to spin their slings at the command of the Grand Princess.

"Snapped!"

An Osmani soldier who was climbing up the mountain crying suddenly felt a pain on his face and immediately turned into a bloody man with blurred features.

"Ah!" After he let out a heart-wrenching scream, he rolled to the ground and bumped into the person behind him.

The people behind lost their balance and fell down as well - you pushed me, I pushed you, and we rolled down the mountain like an avalanche, and there were heavy casualties in a short time.

In this situation, even the elite horse archers were not immune. Small stones like hail fell down with a roar, and the Osman people on top rolled down like falling rocks.

There was a loud clatter and a lot of people fell down. One unlucky guy was hit by a stone bullet and started bleeding profusely. He had to retreat temporarily.

"yeah!"

"Alas!"

Seeing that the Khitans were injured, the Osman warriors who had been beaten up before couldn't help but cheer excitedly, and some even cried.

It’s not easy!

I used to think these guys were invulnerable.

It turns out that they are human beings after all, and they will bleed eventually.

"Huh——" Even the Grand Concubine couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that this place can be defended.

until--

"Raise your shields!" Seeing the blood-red double-headed eagle flag approaching, the Grand Princess hurriedly asked everyone to raise their shields for defense.

"The Khitan Caesar's bows and arrows are terrifying!"

"He might be halfway up the mountain shooting arrows!"

"Be careful!"

"Humph." Seeing the situation on the mountain, Shu Yichao also understood what was going on.

"What? Do you think the cliff can protect you?" He sneered, then jumped on his horse and galloped towards the cliff.

"Is the Khitan Caesar crazy?"

The Grand Concubine blurted out when she saw Shu Yichao's behavior.

Riding a horse on a cliff? This guy is a bit crazy.

You're just waiting to fall down and turn into a meat paste, right?

but……

"How is it possible!?" The eldest empress's eyes almost popped out as she watched Shu Yichao rushing along the cliff at lightning speed and walking on the steep hillside as if it were flat ground.

"He He--"

"Zizi--" He galloped on his horse and pointed his bow.

Seeing Shu Yichao draw the jewel bow and point it at her, the Grand Princess felt alarm bells ringing in her heart and hurriedly pulled a wooden shield to defend herself.

however--

"The arrow passes through the solid stone, and the three armies are strong!"

"boom!"

Under the terrifying force of the arrow, the thin wooden shield shattered.

The eldest princess felt a black screen before her eyes and a pain on her face.

"Bang--" In the horrified eyes of the crowd, the Grand Princess suddenly took off like all the people shot by Shu Yichao before, and was then nailed to the cliff.

All that remained was the buzzing sound of the arrow's tail feathers that had pierced his eye socket.

We're fucked.

This extremely desperate thought flashed through everyone's mind.

【Host? 】

How's the hunt going?

[How many prey have you caught? ]

【…】

[What's going on?!?]

[It's just hunting, host, you are willing to offend people to death? ]

【My favorability is gone again! 】

Chapter 36 - Sniping Caesar

Thessalonica.

In the luxuriously decorated Governor's Palace in the city.

Kalega Pasha, the Second Princess and others were resting while listening to their attendants report the news they had just collected.

After escaping from Adrianople, they rushed south and eventually met up with the Moria Legion that supported them in this city.

At this moment, the table is filled with a sumptuous lunch——

Fragrant honey water, crispy roasted lamb, steaming naan, greasy fried meatballs...but no one touched them.

On the contrary, they all looked haggard and had no appetite.

"After the Khitans entered Adrianople, they launched a brutal bloodbath and looting."

"All those who dared to resist were beheaded and their heads were made into a pyramid outside the city."

"Of the remaining tens of thousands of people, no one dared to resist a mere thousand Khitans. They all became captives."

"Then, the succeeding Emperor Norma sentenced them all to hard labor and slavery..."

"After that, the Khitan Caesar was not satisfied, but swept all the way."

“None of the castles and towns along the way could last a day.”

“Almost as soon as the Khitans arrived, they immediately broke through the city—even though the defending warriors outnumbered the Khitans.”

"A large number of officials, soldiers, and even nobles would abandon the city and flee as soon as they heard that the Khitan Caesar was passing through."

“Almost no one has the courage to face that bloody double-headed eagle…”

"The Albanian army was trampled under the bloody double-headed eagle flag. It is said that the crows in the sky circled continuously, and the wild dogs on the ground were furious."

When he heard that the Albanian army was completely wiped out and the Grand Princess and her entourage were all killed in the battle, even though the two sides were once enemies to the death, Kalega Pasha could not help but sigh.

"Alas, I never thought that such a noble imperial concubine would end up like this?"

The Second Princess nodded sympathetically.

Not only did she not feel happy about the death of her old enemy, but she also felt a little sad.

Yes, with the last rival out of the picture, her son was about to become the sole, undisputed, legitimate Sultan.

However, the bloody double-headed eagle flag was getting closer and closer!

If they are not careful, they might suffer the same fate as the Grand Concubine!

How can this make them happy?

"Brother, we should be able to hold the city if we defend it."

The Second Princess said this without confidence.

They have sorted out the power in their hands these days——

The Moria Legion is said to have 20,000 men, but in reality it has only 11,000 men, of which about 7,000 to 8,000 are relatively combat-capable.

Thessalonica was an important seaport city in the Ottoman Empire, with a garrison of over a thousand soldiers.

If the two sides join forces, accept some fleeing defeated troops, and mobilize some young and strong men, they can form a legion of about 15,000 people.

The troops, which outnumbered the enemy by more than ten times, chose to defend the city.

Any general with a little experience would probably think it was a joke.

But if the opponent is the Khitan Caesar under the Bloody Double-Headed Eagle - well, let's analyze it in detail based on specific examples.

"Defend the city?" Kalega Pasha shook his head. "We can't defend the city."

"We have to fight the Khitans head-on."

"Brother!?" The Second Princess' eyes widened.

"The current situation is beyond our control." Kalega Pasha counted on his fingers and explained the current situation to her.

"The Empire's recent series of unprecedented defeats in Constantinople and on the Thracian Plain has seriously shaken our prestige."

"A considerable number of the chieftains in Antolia have already ignored our orders."

"The Norma people, who had been suppressed, rose up in rebellion after seeing the double-headed eagle flag."

"The Crusaders led by Emperor Norma are recruiting Norma people everywhere. There are now tens of thousands of them."

"And knowing that the Sultan was killed in battle, the Albanian army was annihilated, and Adrianople fell, the empire's enemies, such as Noria, Vania, Hungary, and Albania, will be ready to take action."

"The situation is getting worse and worse, but the forces we can mobilize are very limited - almost only the troops we have on hand."

"If we fail to defeat the enemy before their forces have gathered, and instead remain hidden in the city, allowing them to grow stronger..."

Kaleja Pasha concluded.

"Then we're really dead."

"..."

"Hearing what you said, brother, it makes a lot of sense."

The Second Princess said weakly, "But—how can we win?"

Kaleja Pasha's proposal was a good one, but it felt like the mouse proposing to bell the cat.

Good idea, the question is how to implement it?

They are hiding in the city because they are afraid of losing.

Now we have to defeat the enemies one by one while they haven't all arrived yet - we may not even be able to defeat the Khitan Caesar.

"Don't worry." Kaleja Pasha said with a smile: "I'm not that stupid——"

"Give up the convenience of defending the city and go to fight the formidable Khitan cavalry on the battlefield."

"We can fight with our backs to the city!"

Then, Kaleja Pasha shared his plan with everyone.