The Demon Saint is Missing, so I Ran to Another World

Jägers (Part 2)

And so, weighing on the options available to them, the elders of the Goblin clan—save for the Lord Tenguri (who was neutral), and the Lady Baraquiel (who fiercely opposed my plan)—approved of allowing me to 'borrow' some of their goblins. Together with a few Usarveds, Tambaras and orcs, they were to form the 'core' of the future reorganized army of Cherflammen, under the demon lord, Noir Usarved.

Yes, Noir Usarved, and no one else. For among the demon nobles I encountered so far, she was the only one who could maintain the peaceful coexistence with the humans, led by the Lady Madelaine. The lessons of the 11th Human-Demon War remained in her heart, thus, I could trust that she—and her 'brother', Hurion Devras—would uphold the 'amicable' relationship with all the races that formed Chersea and the four realms.

As such, this operation is merely saving the demons' future leader.

Taking the techniques from the documentaries I watched before on how the Earth's special forces trained their recruits, as well as recalling the histories of both the Imperial German 'Stormtrooper' and Royal Italian 'Arditi' units, I created a course for the soldiers that were 'lent' to me to follow. Well, I was not a real member of an army before, but I did learn from those I worked with, like the Marquise of Monfort and Sir Loin of Steak (the demons call him 'the Devil of the Grey Parka'). Nevertheless, compared to the 'real' elite forces training of my old world, I was sure the one I was implementing now was a 'child's play'.

Good thing our enemies haven't think of a similar tactic, or it'll get bloody.

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Since we're planning an attack on a (potentially) heavily-defended place, I also asked the Lord Tenguri if he could provide us some grenades. Well, the Goblin Legion's arsenal had their own design—a smooth one, shaped like a small ball made of iron, filled with black powder and given a short slow-match for time allowance. It was the same as the 17th-18th century 'iron grenades' of the European armies, which were used by their 'designated' grenadiers to attack defensive positions. However, those kinds of grenades were unreliable, for once it was thrown, there was no guarantee that the slow-match would remain burning.

But as an assault tactic depended on the elements of speed and surprise, a grenade or similar weapon was a must, to stun our enemies. So, I designed a new one, using the concept of 'fragmentation' grenades of Earth's modern militaries. It was still packed with black powder; what set its trigger mechanism apart from the ones in the arsenal of the Goblin Legion was, it was ignited by magic upon impact.

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It was like the 'barrel bombs' employed by the human armies of the Duchess of Malvette back in Cherwind, when they bombarded Lady Konka's refugee camp before. The metal container was filled with gunpowder and etched with magic runes beforehand. Then, a soldier would just 'activate' it by casting a spell and throwing the grenade to the enemy. Once it hit the ground or any solid surface, it would explode, without the several seconds of delay that could allow our foes to pick and send it back to us.

Heh, at these moments, 'Kuro's' memories are really useful!

For their close combat weapon, I had their swords and bayonets taken away, and replaced by daggers. There were a few protests, like the orcs, who were trained to fight with swords and lances. I guess I could understand their sentiments; I mean, they were big people, and a 'normal'-sized dagger for them would look like a toy knife. Nevertheless, assaulting an enclosed area like trenches, castles and palaces would mean that we would fight in close-quarters, so long weapons like the ones I mentioned before would become a liability instead of an asset in battle.

So I explained to them my reasons, and they suggested to be given a dagger that was well-suited for their size. To which, the Lord Tenguri and the Goblin clan elders responded with a 'sword' that had a blade length equal or similar to a Roman 'gladius'.