Episode 155 Krafte War – Battle of Bahua (1)
All revolutionary forces have completed gathering in the direction of Bahua.
I no longer think about the future.
There is no check on the enemy.
Just to win a battle that puts everything on the line.
We gather all the power we can muster and wait for the enemy.
The day before the offensive announced by Charles II.
I was watching Christine button my uniform with delicate hands.
I find it so endearing that she insists on doing it herself even though I can do it myself.
Christine, who slowly buttoned up all the buttons, looked up at me without saying a word and then gently hugged my back.
I also hugged her.
I decided not to say that I would win or anything like that.
She asked me to show it with action, so I was just willing to follow suit.
Instead of.
I slowly pulled away from her and spoke.
“Christine.”
“Yes Pierre.”
“Would you please smile?”
Christine blinked, so I smiled first and opened my mouth.
“I want to realize how undeservedly happy I am?”
Christine responded with a chuckle, as if she was a little puzzled.
“I’m a bit sorry that you still don’t have that awareness. Should I punish you?”
“Oh, that’s a bit much.”
Christine, who heard what I said, smiled softly, gave me a kiss as light as a bird on the corner of my mouth, and then pulled away.
When I reflexively lowered my hand to hug her, Christine smiled brightly and whispered.
“Next time, I’ll make you aware so you never forget.”
“next time.”
I think it would be better if we just do it now.
Still, seeing these thoughts come to mind –
the sense of danger that I might lose has definitely disappeared.
I walked up to Christine and lightly touched my forehead to her.
“For you, Christine.”
Christine answered.
“For you Pierre.”
* * *
When I entered the command barracks with Eris, the waiting generals stood up all at once.
“Please take a seat.”
There is tension on all of their faces.
It would be natural since we would have to fight an all-out war against an army that is said to be humanity’s strongest.
“Forget all the existing doctrines of war training and military common sense.”
The two failures we have experienced so far were both because we anticipated their actions using our common sense.
“They are good at outwitting and more agile than any enemy we have ever faced. “They have always exceeded our expectations, and there has never been more assurance that the battle will go as planned.”
I glanced at Eris, who was sitting quietly next to me, and then turned to Damien de Mirbeau.
“Commander Damien de Mirbeau.”
“Your Excellency the old Marquis of Lafayette!”
“As I said, you are the vanguard. … Her Majesty the Queen will be with you. “I believe you know what that means.”
“I will sacrifice all my spirit to protect Her Majesty the Queen and lead this battle to victory!”
As long as Eris is with him, there is no escape for Damien.
And as long as he could survive in such a limited situation, there would be no one better than him in the revolutionary army.
“okay. Don’t be greedy about your major and don’t be swayed by your enemies. “If you succeed in standing up to that great king, you will have done more than was expected of you.”
“ancient!”
It’s not anyone else, it’s me, Damien, so I won’t make a mistake that will cause blood to rush to my head just because I’m in the vanguard.
“Commander Louis Desais, you too will lead the northern army yourself this time. “This is the position you have been longing for, so I expect a cautious response.”
“I understand, Your Excellency the Marquis!”
Deje has been acting as the acting commander-in-chief while I have been touring the front lines, but this time he is directly in charge of the Northern Army and is in charge of one axis of the main army.
He’s more cautious than Damien, so he won’t get caught up in the king’s tricks.
“Except for the vanguard units, I personally command all units and reserves arriving from the Southern Army and Francia.”
In the meantime, he left command of the rear to Desai and went on a rampage at the front, but the Great King was not an easy opponent to deal with that way.
It has already been revealed that our army’s generals cannot follow the great king in terms of tactics, so I have no choice but to take overall command and respond quickly.
“I guess the Chief of Staff will be working with me after a long time?”
“Haha, I will do my best to assist you!”
After hearing Alexandre Werther’s answer, I turned my head again.
Since I’m gone, the command of the cavalry on both wings will have to be left to someone else.
“General Gaston, General Morel. “Please take good care of the cavalry on both wings.”
“Please leave it to me, Your Excellency the Marquis!”
“Haha, leave it to me! Hwiyu- It’s finally time for an all-out war!”
I smiled at Morel.
“I know you’re happy, but if you get excited and end up in the cavalry again, it’ll be a disaster this time.”
“I will keep that in mind, Your Excellency the Marquis…”
I smiled at Morel, who was stunned.
“Well, don’t be too intimidated. “This time, I will give instructions directly from headquarters, so I won’t do anything that will be your responsibility.”
“Hahaha….”
I turned my gaze away from Morel, who was smiling awkwardly, and looked at Gaston.
He looked at me with hard, rock-like eyes, and when our eyes met, he bowed his head politely.
I trust the gas cylinder. …as always.
I looked at Nicolae one last time.
He always wanted to be the leader, but he looked a bit downcast…
Although he was brave, he was hot-tempered and it was too easy for him to be lured by that anomalous king.
“Nichola, your general. I understand that it’s disappointing that I can’t be at the forefront, but let’s take on that important role. “The troops that the general will command are the core shock troops, including the Revolutionary Guards.”
Nicola Ne looked a little confused, but soon became angry and answered.
“It is an honor, Your Excellency the Marquis de Lafayette!”
“Your unit is deployed at the most critical moment and takes on the role of crushing the enemy. “I don’t need to explain how important this role is.”
There would be no position more suitable for him, a man of supreme bravery.
I answered with determination, making sure I understood correctly.
“I will do my best to not disappoint His Excellency the Marquis’ expectations!”
“Yes, I look forward to it.”
It’s a little different from the organization we’ve had so far, but each general was entrusted with the field he could best handle.
The part where I can’t keep up with the Great King’s irregularities, I have to take overall command and somehow make up for it – Eris, who received my gaze, nodded and answered.
“There is no disagreement about the operation. “I trust you, Marquis de Lafayette.”
After receiving Eris’ approval, I made eye contact with the generals, who were feeling tense and excited just before the big battle, and then opened my mouth.
“We came a long way to get here. “The kingdom’s civil war, revolution, war against the old system, war against the empire, all the way to Iberica.”
Before returning. He fought for the old regime during the long civil war and was executed at the age of 28.
There is only about a year left until that point.
“This is the last time, gentlemen. “If we win here, there will no longer be a country in the central continent that will deny our revolution.”
The victory of the revolution was greatly accelerated by the end of a civil war that would have stained Francia with blood for over ten years and only increased its madness.
Perhaps we have reached this point by overcoming the crisis that Franzia has had to go through since my death.
“Keep in mind. “The blood of countless people has soaked into this land we stand on.”
This is the last hurdle, the last hurdle.
“Please, gentlemen, do not forget that the glory you have gained was achieved through the sacrifice of countless soldiers who fell on the battlefield to protect the revolution.”
I wasn’t sure if it was all worth it.
While fighting with Christine in a republic full of contradictions and antagonism, I had to fight for a long time without trusting them.
“Know that workers and peasants had to work through the night to put guns into the hands of soldiers who would fight under your orders.”
But they eventually proved it.
From politicians who died while calling to protect the revolution until the end.
“Food to feed the countless soldiers we mobilized, medicine to treat. “It had to be collected even at the cost of sacrificing the poor and the sick who might have been saved.”
From the people willing to sacrifice themselves to protect their country with a passion that was not present in the old system – to the soldiers who want to move forward unwaveringly even in the face of a powerful enemy that no longer exists.
“The sacrifices were made because the entire people of Francia behind us believed that our fight was worth it.”
I glanced at Eris, who was looking at me while clutching the sacred power amplification crystal with both hands, and then told all the generals.
“So don’t fight for glory. Every moment you fight on the battlefield, remember that your entire army, including me, is responsible for all the sacrifices made. … “To show our enemies who fight for glory what sets us apart from them.”
Wouldn’t there be no shame in seeing the people until they are defeated by those who stood on the battlefield for the glory of the great king?
“As the commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army, I trust that you will not make our long journey and all the sacrifices worthless.”
* * *
“The weather is very clear.”
Charles II, the Great King of Krafte, stood on his horse, looked up at the clear sky, and smiled.
“It seems like heaven is asking Jim to give his best performance.”
Then he lowered his gaze and looked at the ranks of black military uniforms marching in an orderly manner, undulating like machines.
How much painstaking effort did they make to give up their individuality and become an army as one gigantic war machine?
All for this very day.
It is impossible to put on a performance that falls below expectations, even for those who have dedicated themselves so far to achieve the ultimate glory that will remain as legend.
The great king marched next to the orderly marching infantry and listened to the music of the military band playing a cheerful marching song.
A beautiful sound that carries the back of the army into battle, forming a perfect melody and harmony as it is trained as thoroughly as the infantry of the Krafte army.
Despite the effort, it will soon degenerate into a miserable cacophony on a battlefield that will be filled with the smell of blood, gunpowder, and the noise and screams of artillery.
The great king thought that even that was beautiful, considering it to be a disharmony symbolizing the chaos of the battlefield.
When he finally arrived at the battlefield and saw revolutionary troops in blue uniforms gathered on the vast plains and hills, ready to cover the horizon, the Great King compared the map he had received from the hussars in advance with the enemy’s disposition.
The king smiled with joy after confirming that there was not much difference between his expectations and the hussars’ reconnaissance.
“at las.”
Finally, what I’ve been waiting for and waiting for.
“We have arrived at the stage that will decorate Jim’s finale in a grand manner.”
The great king got off his horse, picked up a telescope, and examined the revolutionary army’s positions in detail.
As if he was trying to engrave in his mind every nook and cranny of his most splendid and greatest stage.
After a while.
“The deployment of all of His Majesty’s troops has been completed!”
After receiving the report, Charles II realized that his hands were shaking without realizing it, so he lifted his staff with force and struck it on the ground.
Krafte, which has held all its power for a long time since the war with the empire when it was still weak, is waiting like a tightly drawn bowstring.
The strongest force in the Central Continent that will be launched with a single wave of his hand.
The strongest army that will leave a legend that will forever remain in human history.
They are standing by against the revolutionary army that has brought the empire they were unable to completely collapse to the brink of destruction.
How long has it been since I last felt this uplifting feeling?
How long has it been since I felt this sense of anticipation?
“Ha ha ha ha ha. “It’s the opening.”
The great king let out a soft laugh and then shouted in a voice so magnificent that it was hard to believe he was an old man.
“Give it to the entire artillery unit! “As a courtesy to our greatest opponent, we begin the show with a salvo!”
“ancient! “Send it to all artillery units! Commence artillery fire!”
Barely a minute passed after the Maharaja’s order was given and Krafte’s entire artillery began firing in unison.
Amid the lively music of the military band, earth-shaking gunfire erupted and dozens of shells flew into the revolutionary army.
The moment when the Great King smiled, anticipating the roar and scream that would end the performance.
A light that overwhelmed even the sun covered the sky.
