I Became A Black Merchant In Another World
Chapter 428: War of Conquest of the New World (3)

During the Age of Exploration, merchants were also great warriors.

No, when a merchant ship was out of order, it was common for it to transform into a pirate ship.

That’s why when the European powers were at war and needed a navy, they would issue a mobilization order to merchants to act as a ‘navy’.

The tradition from that time still remains, and merchant ship navigators are called ‘merchant officers’.

It’s not that bad for me, a merchant in a medieval fantasy world, to go to war to secure a market.

“Attention, everyone!”

The sharp new sailors who volunteered to join the army and the employees of our company looked at me with sharp eyes.

“4,000 barbarians who sacrifice people are rushing to annihilate us and the tribesmen here. On the other hand, we will fight them with only 100 people.”

They looked at me with anxious eyes at my words.

Even if we use better weapons and armor than their equipment, you might wonder if we can win against a 40-fold difference in numbers.

That’s a natural thought.

However, if we don’t show an overwhelming difference in power this time, we won’t be able to conquer the New World.

Why would the locals believe in us, who brought only 20,000 people?

If we show an overwhelming result, they’ll say, “Let’s drive out the evil Sipa Empire under my command.”

‘The Sipa Empire is scarier than the United States to them.’

“But you don’t have to be afraid of them. Those man-eating monsters won’t be even a handful to us.”

“Even so, isn’t it over 40 times?”

“Erikson, do you think I’m talking nonsense?”

Then I ordered one of my soldiers to hit my breastplate with their club.

When I hit it, there were only a few scratches on my breastplate, but no damage.

“They are practically naked. However, their attacks are completely ineffective against us. Therefore, we just need to fight while maintaining our formation, no matter what kind of chaos they cause.”

This is the reason why people like Hernan Cortés and Francisco Pizarro were able to win in the New World.

They were able to gain an advantage by maintaining their formation and using new technologies, so they could fight against many without even suffering casualties.

‘Before the advent of assault rifles and machine guns, the best way to do this was to maintain a large formation.’

“And they are just worthless guys who would die three or four at a time if we fired a single shot from our matchlock guns. So don’t be afraid and follow my orders.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Everyone still seems half-believing.

Well, seeing is believing. Everyone will believe it once they see it.

They say they can win.

“This war, no, once you conquer the entire New Continent, this land will be yours. So fight with all your might.”

**

Meanwhile, Ayus, who was leading 4,000 warriors of the Sipha Empire, also heard news that Fabio was leading 100 soldiers to block their path.

“Waranca Kamayuk (a position equivalent to a thousand men)! There are only about 100 men standing in front of us, daring to fight us.”

“Only 100 men?! That guy, Chief Changga, must have finally gone mad. Why don’t he just run away?”

A battle of 100 against 4,000 is a battle that doesn’t make sense.

Of course, since they have 40 times more numbers, they have no choice but to win.

And they are an army made up of elite soldiers of the Sipha Empire.

‘No matter how much I think about it, we can’t lose.’

Even if they try to lose, they can’t.

“What will you do?”

“We will follow our original tactics. The Sipa Empire is eternal and is more powerful than any other country under the protection of the Sun God. Divide the entire army into three and attack from the front, right, and left.”

The Sipa Empire has never once been at a disadvantage in terms of troops in its hundreds of years of history.

When the enemy gathers 50,000 troops, they gather at least 100,000, and at most, close to 200,000.

They occasionally lose in games like the Flower War, but they have never lost in other wars.

Who would win if they mobilize as many humans as the sea and attack using the best weapons on this continent?

Of course, this is because the continent itself is rich and the environment is not conducive to the formation of a nation, so advanced military tactics such as ambush warfare are not used.

The numerical advantage will never be overturned unless something serious happens.

If the enemies were wearing some kind of monstrous armor that could deflect all of their weapons, then I wouldn’t know, but how could there be such a thing?

Even if they made armor out of gold, it would be pierced with a few blows.

“If I lead 2,000 troops from the front, Waktana leads 1,000 troops from the right, and Antis leads 1,000 troops from the left, the enemies will collapse in an instant.”

“You are truly great.”

“This will be a warm-up battle before massacring the Changga tribe. I was a bit worried because my body was stiff, but it turned out well.”

Ayus looked at the warriors following him and shouted in a loud voice.

“A mere 100 men are going to fight our 4,000 warriors head-on. Are you afraid?”

“No!”

“Then what should we do?”

“We should offer those insignificant things to the sun god so that the sun can continue to rise!”

They believed that the Sun God could sustain the Sun only if they regularly offered people.

That was why they regularly fought the Flower Wars.

Of course, the first person to think of that barbaric war was a nonsense made up as an excuse to moderate the population of the surrounding cities...

It was good anyway.

Because they liked the bloody war, the war that gave them a chance to rise in the ranks.

“I, Ayus, will stand in the vanguard and bleed those bastards, capture those ignorant but brave ones, ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) and offer them to the Sun God! I will chew their hearts on the altar and honor their bravery.”

This was a custom that respected honor in the Sipha Empire.

It was an absurd thing to do to the humans who were the targets.

“Blow the whistle! Shout out!”

To those belonging to the Sipha Empire, war was just fun play.

They wouldn’t be rich unless some idiot was appointed as their commander, and the only people who would be rich were the lowly tribes and people living in the cities around them.

The chosen citizens of the Sipa Empire blew their whistles and shouted.

“Aiyus! Over there! I see those guys wearing armor that shines silver.”

“I’ve never seen anyone wearing armor like that.”

The Dong Indica Company exported farming tools and weapons made from very cheap iron and brought in cochineal, gold, silver, and other things.

However, the cheap iron was not silvery, and even when hardened, it was almost black.

Its hardness was only about the same as a slightly sturdy stone.

Therefore, the legion led by Aiyus was not at all wary of the awesome iron armor.

“They must be very wealthy since they’re armed with silver!”

Ayuse's head spun quickly.

100 soldiers armed with silver, although not gold, silver was still a very precious item...

Only nobles could cover their entire bodies with such precious things.

If they captured 100 nobles, Ayuse could rise even higher and join the ranks of the great nobles of the Sipa Empire.

'I will definitely capture those guys.'

They had to be captured and offered on the altar at all costs.

"Don't throw stones! Killing them would be a loss for us! Pick up your clubs and axes! Beat them to death and capture them."

He would definitely regret that choice later, but right now, he had made the best choice he could.

"Tell Waktana and Antis to turn left and right! Then run quickly and attack them!"

They looked like a swarm of moths, desperate to die, to Fabio's eyes.

However, moths don't jump into the fire knowing they'll die, but rather, they go in the direction where the moon (bright) is, believing that they'll meet a female, and then they burn to death.

Ayuseu, whose IQ is now lower than that of a moth, ran to seize the means of success that was right in front of him without knowing anything.

"Charge! For the Sipa Empire!! Long live the Sun God!"

I don't have an interpreter, so I don't know what they're saying.

But since they're running towards me without throwing stones, I think they're protesting that I should be killed.

If you want, I'll do it.

"Prepare to fire your matchlock gun!"

It seems like it's time to show the power of overtechnology.

"When the enemy approaches, switch rows and fire! After you're done shooting, start close combat with weapons like swords and maces!"

We just won this.

So die for better development.