Spoiler for 2000 versus 20000, one chunk at a time:
Tigre choosing to use guerrilla warfare to whittle down an enemy ten times larger than his forces was a sound choice, and the way they went at it was interesting. First day, annoy the hell out of them and then lure them to an "obvious" trap; three thousand of the enemy sent to dispatch their three hundred or so, and then taking down around a thousand of the enemy at the end of the day (by making them think that the troops waiting in ambush numbered 3000 strong). And the call-back to Volume 1, during Alsace's battle was definitely in line with Tigre's plans. When they began looting the dead of their gear, I was thinking along the lines of Tigre's troops being able to stock up on weapons and armor in order to preserve their own for a long fight; after all, they've resorted to using rocks the size of an adult's fist in order to save their use of arrows.
Next day, lure out the enemies to where they were "stationed", then engage then in hit-and-run; only this time they had forces coming out of the Muozinel troops' flanks wearing the same armor and looking exactly the same as the Muozinel troops right down to the skin. So this was why Tigre's troops looted the enemies from the encounter yesterday!
The day after was a much harsher encounter, with the Muozinel troops bringing hostages (Brune civilians who were captured and turned into slaves by Muozinel forces) with them this time around. Of the several slaves brought, Ten Brune men were decapitated early in the morning to call out Tigre's troops, to which they responded several hours later at noon. The combination of a Brune general who uses a bow (I had to laugh at Kasshim, the Muozinel vanguard force general's thoughts at this), Zhcted troops appearing out of nowhere, and their general suddenly being shot in the head from an otherwise unbelievably impossible range was enough to send the already morale-battered now-down-to 15000 troops of Muozinel running for their lives. All in all, Tigre's guerrilla warfare was a psychological war of attrition against the Muozinel's 20000 troops.
Interestingly enough, a subversion occurs when Tigre appears before the other hostages who were brought along by Muozinel. One of them starts berating Tigre for having taking this long to appear; if they have appeared earlier, none of the hostages would have been killed. An irrational grievance at that; if Tigre and his men had appeared earlier, they would have been slaughtered as the Muozinel troops' attrition were still high. At least one of them, despite being bitter over her father's loss, stepped forward and thanked Tigre. Tigre, in turn, thanked her as well.
Tigre notes that the enemy general was smart but was careless. The reason being Kasshim, the general of the 20,000 vanguard troops, was a slave until he was recognized for his ability, removed from slavery and then promoted to a general. However, if he fails in this campaign to invade Brune, he would be sent back to being a slave; which he desperately wished to avoid at all costs. So the reader can see how this would cloud his judgment; of course, Tigre and co. had no idea of the actual details.
Tigre's tactics had its downsides though. For one, they had to limit their strategies and movements based on their available food (which was dwindling by the moment) and weapon supply. Second, he had to make sure his soldiers were well-rested enough, but that they had enough time to follow up on pressuring the Muozinel troops in order to wear down the enemy's morale.
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Originally Posted by whsie
Lol, the 20,000 strong is just the vanguard. The main force is behind.
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Indeed. At first glance though, it seems that Tigre is simply overwhelmed by sheer number. But once the actual campaign got underway, I was very much engaged at the development of the battle against the 20,000. The 40,000, now that's what scares me. Can't wait to see Lyudmila's appearance and see what she does!
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Originally Posted by willx
So, I was reading through EnigmaticAxion's cleaned up machine translations for Vol 1 .. after Tigre rescues Teita.. did he just catch an arrow in flight with his bare hands!?
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Yes, he did. He saw the archer from afar (no one can shoot as far as Tigre can) and caught the arrow with his hand, then fired it right back at the hapless archer. That's how he started bleeding on the black bow
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Originally Posted by Kleeyook
I wonder if Tigre can use bow in close quarter combat like Raven from Tales of Vesperia.  |
Close-quarter combat has been and always will be Tigre's weakness; he desperately needs protection from close quarter combatants, and that's what Elen (and soon, Lyudmila) complements Tigre with in their fighting style. Elen/Mila to engage enemies in close combat and divert attention away from Tigre, while Tigre snipes enemy commanders and generals from afar.
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Originally Posted by Ddraig
Tygre might not be able to wield sword like Durandal but there might be possibility that in the future he can draw power from it like how he draw it from Viralt.
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It might be possible, who knows? But at this stage of the war (from where I am at reading), very much unfeasible. Only Roland had the strength to wield Durandal; as it is, it is simply a very heavy great sword to every one else. Plus, everyone has literally no idea what the sword is and what it can do; Tigre bringing along a heavy great sword which he himself has no idea what it does (and only slowing down his mobility) into a war, much less a war where the enemy's numbers greatly outnumber him, would do him no good. As it stands, it is merely a glorified medal of honor at this point.
But I don't think this is possible. After all, as Drechvach and Vuojinev mentioned,
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Originally Posted by Reek of Blood
Anyway, can someone explain to me about :
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Haven't reached that part yet unfortunately. If I recall, Elenore mentioned that Alexandra's sickness progressed to the point that she's bedridden only recently, though I'm not sure. I'll have to read on more to find out.