Chapter 106. Conclusion of the War (2)
She responded lightly against the advancing enemy knights while displaying a leisurely appearance.
With just a few swings of the sword, a slash that made the surrounding air tremble unfolded.
There was not a single article that could properly approach her.
When the sword stopped, the enemy knights fell out bleeding with their swords and armor smashed.
“right?”
After that, an army led by other lords stormed into the fortress.
It won’t take long before it falls.
“As expected, a sword master’s sword is the best for picking doors.”
Looking at the fortress being occupied in vain, Arel muttered in a daze.
A sword master is perfect for a door that won’t open.
So one fortress was occupied in an instant.
Forts in other countries had a similar situation.
The border fortresses began to be breached one after another, unable to withstand the Ernesia Kingdom army, which was halfway in anger.
In this way, the three kingdoms lost their border fortresses in an instant.
And the kingdom of Ernesia sat down in the fortress they had seized and started to defend themselves again.
Your place will become less and less.
Yesterday this was your home, but from today it’s ours!
Pointing to the direction where the capital of the Kingdom of Damaniel would be located on top of the occupied fortress, I sincerely condoled and said,
“The goal is beyond me! It is the capital of the kingdom of Damaniel!!”
I went up to a high place without knowing why, and I was excited and shouted cheerfully.
“Arel! Don’t be dangerous! Come down! It’s soon meeting time!!”
In the end, Seina, who was worse off, shouted in my direction.
I can’t do it, should I go down?
I pretended to open my arms.
drop me off! drop me off!
Drop me off kindly!
Seina lightly jumped up with a wry smile and landed right next to me.
“Then I will excuse you.”
He grabbed me by the waist and lifted me up, then jumped off.
Um… Kindly?
When I looked at Seina in protest, the answer that came back was.
“It’s dangerous on its own, but those who climbed up don’t have that.”
Hey? too bad.
Even today, our front lines are extremely peaceful.
“The other lords are in a completely festive mood.”
Returning from the meeting, I was briefing the aides who were waiting for me on what had happened there.
Well, now we’re not just taking our borders, we’re sitting in the enemy’s frontier fortifications.
Of course, you can only do it in the field.
“I didn’t know you would come to the fortress of the kingdom of Damaniel.”
Seina said that, as if she couldn’t believe the current situation.
“It seems like a lie that I struggled to retreat just a short while ago.”
Asha also couldn’t let go of the tension on her face the last time the Three Kingdoms Alliance mobilized all forces and pushed in.
I told you to be relieved, but you couldn’t help it because you weren’t in a position where you could put your mind at ease.
“Don’t worry about the future, both of you.”
I reassured them.
Currently, the fortress of the Kingdom of Damaniel has completely fallen into our hands.
Now, Dia and other wizards are busy working to see if any magic that acts as a trap is installed.
Sooner or later, in a true sense, this fortress will belong to the Kingdom of Ernesia.
“By now, the top heads of other countries, including the Kingdom of Damaniel, shouldn’t even be able to breathe properly.”
I couldn’t have expected that the country that invaded would invade again and settle down on the border.
The oldest brother also seemed halfway disbelievable about the current situation.
Still, as a crown prince, he has face, so unlike other nobles, trying not to be let go is a point I want to score.
However, the other nobles… are really released as soon as they are released.
“Come to think of it, where is Kania-sama?”
They wondered because Kania-nee went to the meeting, but I was the only one who returned.
“Still at the fort.”
“Is anything going on?”
“No… it’s nothing. Should I say that the other knights are still holding it?”
I thought for a moment about how to explain it, and as I scratched my cheeks, the two of them started to worry.
“It’s not a problem, don’t worry. Everyone just started to show interest in my sister’s skills.”
“Aha… was it like that?”
I can only imagine what the atmosphere was like.
Currently, Kania-sister is suffering from being surrounded by other knights and being bombarded with questions one after another.
It seemed that the fact that he smashed the fortress door with one swing of his sword left quite an impression on the other knights.
Now, the knights who were deeply impressed by her sister’s door-picking skills would be asking for a bit of instruction.
Come to think of it, my sister was just right for being a hot topic.
He rose to the level of a sword master at a young age.
And still going strong.
Even the most recent activity there.
Of course, from the point of view of the knights, it was enough to become an object of admiration.
That’s why, despite being a member of the royal family, he must have wanted to hear from his older sister the secret to becoming even a little stronger.
Couldn’t the older sister also be cold-hearted towards the knights who approached her purely out of longing?
Eventually, he was captured.
me? I was just annoyed and left my sister behind.
I’ll be back later.
Well, noona also notices that she doesn’t like being praised, and there’s nothing to worry about.
And it’s not a bad situation either for my sister.
“But are you going to keep going like this?”
Asha asked about the future policy.
Our goal in capturing the border forts is to keep moving forward.
Of course, she knows that too, but knowing that it is not as simple as it sounds, she is curious about the detailed policy going forward.
“The pace of our advance will slow down a bit.
Well… but I will continue to press on.”
Currently, the Ernesia Kingdom Army is slowly solidifying its defense line one by one, and gradually taking over the territory of the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
The desire to rush in and end the war is like a chimney, but it is not that simple.
The enemy is also desperate, so the more we occupy the territory, the stronger the defense will naturally be.
If that’s the case, it’s enough for us to tighten the foothold even more firmly than that.
I’ll let you know what it’s like to take a step back.
More than anything else, isn’t it my specialty and hobby to make others suffer? Huhuhuhuhuhuhu…..
“Right now, I’m building a line of defense as I give advice, but it won’t be long before the framework will be established, so it will become more certain. At least if we advanced, there would be no reason to retreat.”
But that doesn’t happen overnight.
The further towards the center, the slower the advance.
Even so, the slower you choke the enemy, the stronger it will become.
“After at least three years, it will occupy 20 percent of the territory. After five years, eventually even the enemies won’t be able to hold out any longer.”
“A sword that stays on the frontlines for five years?”
Seeing Seina startled, I smiled bitterly and shook my head.
Would I stay on the battlefield for five years just because I was crazy?
“No, at least within this year, we will return to the territory again.”
There are overflowing guys who want to set the ball.
Right now, I’m secretly taking the role of advising you on defense tips, so I’ve been following the raid.
When the work is done, I will pick the right guy, take over all the work, and leave.
“We can’t leave the estate empty for five years, can we?”
“I guess so.”
Unlike other lords, Pahilia still has several development plans in place.
If you’ve been on the battlefield for 5 years or so, your development will be delayed that much.
My dream is to make the territory my paradise, not that I become a war hero.
Above all, if I stay here for five years, I will turn twenty-one in an instant.
5 years is precious to me.
There is so much time to do.
Wouldn’t it be possible to build the Great Wall in 5 years?
“By the way, Mr. Arell? Wouldn’t it be too soon for the 20% in 3 years to disappear in 5 years?”
Seina said such a question.
Of course.
After 3 years, it’s only 20%, but after 2 years, the enemy country is virtually destroyed.
But I have no choice but to break down with acceleration.
“After three years, they will no longer have power. More precisely, it would be closer to making it so that it can no longer exert its power.”
“Is that going to happen?”
“To be more precise, their placentas will starve to death.”
I said a bit bitterly.
No matter how much I am an enemy, in the end, it is their superiors who tried to fuck me…
in other words, the powerful.
To laugh at the words that even the people under them die… I wasn’t that crazy.
And it’s probably not me who runs it.
“The Kingdom Army will want to isolate them completely by then.”
It took 3 years to occupy mainly the border.
That also means taking time to capture their trade lines.
By that time, they’ll have taken all that’s theirs and cut off all the roads that matter to them.
“The fear greater than military pressure is economic collapse.”
In about three years, the treasury of the Three Kingdoms Alliance will be considerably consumed.
Above all, with the current total war failing, it was clear that the country would suffer from food shortages even next year.
Even if you try to import food by squeezing your finances, our kingdom won’t let it go.
Supply routes will all be destroyed.
By then, the neighboring countries will turn a blind eye because they don’t want to get into trouble.
There will probably be a civil war as well.
The inside is perfectly split, and the outside is pushed by our kingdom army.
I pretended to cut my throat with my hand.
I could hear the two knights gasping.
“If that happens, it’s all over.”
If it gets to that point, it can no longer function as a nation.
Whether you surrender or collapse, wouldn’t you have the freedom to choose it in the end?
complete downfall.
In other words, it will perish in one form or another.
“The scariest thing is starving to death.”
All warehouses are on fire, food is running out, and no one is helping.
For them, it may not have been experienced yet, but it is a future that will be experienced in a few years.
“At that point…it’s pitiful.”
“I sympathize with you, but it’s your own business.”
Only this can be said poignantly.
“do not forget. This is what they were trying to do.”
At the time of the invasion with a score of 3 to 1, they would have tried to do something similar to Ernesia Kingdom.
So there is no need to sympathize.
If you want to defeat your opponent, you should have been prepared to be beaten that much.
You can’t even think about starting a war without being prepared for it.
On that point, they won’t complain either.
After all, it is a self-inflicted downfall.
It is a miserable destruction that begins with self-employment that will be achieved in five years.
“And your father thinks so.”
Not long ago, my older brother and I sent a letter to my father asking about our future plans.
And what was decided was to show a gruesome retaliation that left a precedent.
There is no compromise as long as they don’t let go of the sword.
He said so emphatically.
