Episode 165 Krafte War – Bahua
Revolutionary Army Headquarters in Eastern Francia.
“Welcome, His Excellency the Marquis de Lafayette!”
“Oh, everyone sit down.”
I answered naturally, but all the generals had facial expressions…
What would I do if they made that kind of expression?
Even so, I had a hard time resisting the urge to take leave in the morning and spend a little more time together, but these humans…
“Did you have a good time, Marquis?”
ah.
When I croaked and turned my head, Eris was laughing very openly.
There was an opponent whose rank you couldn’t beat.
I suppressed the sigh that was about to burst out and answered while trying to avoid Eris’ playful gaze.
“Your Majesty the Queen, please refrain from mentioning Saddam at the military council.”
“Aha yes! Saddam is in trouble at the military conference! Well, the Marquis de Lafayette did not show off his love in the camp, nor did he do such things in military quarters during wartime-”
“Your Majesty the Queen!”
Damn it, there’s Karok and Shandra here too!
For some reason, it is difficult to bear the gaze of the one-eyed orc, who is looking at you with a benevolent face, and Shandra, who is smiling with a cat-like expression.
The other generals were trying to hold back their laughter and making all kinds of funny faces, but in the meantime…
“Huh, huh…”
Mirbo, you bastard. I remembered it.
Damien must have recognized the look in my eyes, as his smiling face immediately turned pale.
Still, thanks to that, my embarrassment lessened, so I cleared my throat and opened my mouth.
“Anyway, let’s begin. The Northern United Kingdom, the Duchy of Saxony, and the Duchy of Warsaw rebelled against Krafte. In total, the number of troops is 50,000, so it will be enough to sweep through Krafte’s home country.”
“Oh, that’s fast. Indeed, the Count of Aquitaine.”
Louis Desget was quite surprised.
Yes, Christine is great. It’s okay to praise it a little more.
It would have been impossible for her to receive such a timely response if she had not spent a lot of money preparing in advance, believing that I would win at least once against that Krafte.
If we hadn’t done that, we might have lost the second game against Krafte while we were persuading and bribing them.
“But, Your Excellency the Marquis. Not all of the damage from the last battle has been repaired. “There are wounded soldiers who need more time, and above all, the cuirassiers, who took the most critical hits, are still not at their full strength.”
I nodded and responded to Chief of Staff Alexandre Werther’s point.
“You are right. Clearly, our military has not recovered from the damage from the last battle. “If Krafte does more, it will do more, not less.”
Unlike them, we have certain support from divine power, and the recovery and return of the injured is also faster.
“Keuhum khum. If you make a mistake, your home country will be devastated, so the enemies will have no choice but to split their units. This is a golden opportunity. As expected, His Excellency the Marquis de Lafayette and the Count of Aquitaine!”
Damien de Mirbeau flatters me a lot later, but I still remember him laughing openly earlier.
Well, that’s it.
“Yes, this is an opportunity that was difficult to achieve. “If we react too late and the Northern United Kingdom or the principalities within Krafte are wiped out first, our chance will be lost, so our troops will respond to them and prepare for a counterattack.”
This is not an empty remark; the price was truly not light.
Christine trusted only me and spent almost all the money the Aquitaine merchants had saved, but if she failed to take advantage of that opportunity, she would lose her reputation.
“I understand, Your Excellency the Marquis!”
“Then, prepare thoroughly to launch an attack as soon as Krafte divides his army and sends it home.”
“ancient!”
The cards Christine prepared for this war have now been used up. Now that we have gained enough strategic advantage, all that remains is military victory.
I aimed at the Alsace Krafte army’s base on the operational map.
Their prime minister is by no means incompetent. We must achieve a decisive victory before they see an unexpected situation and take countermeasures.
Their brunt has already been defeated, so if we win there, we can completely drive out Krafte’s army from Franzia.
But the opponent is the great king.
It’s clear that they’re cornered, but does that mean they can easily overpower them?
Could it be that he’s launching a counterattack again with an idea I hadn’t even thought of?
Charles II What would that warmonger think?
* * *
Occupied area of Krafte, Alsace, eastern Francia.
The great king’s strategy meeting, which was in progress for the next battle, was thrown into chaos due to a messenger rushing from his home country.
“Your Majesty, this is a big deal! It is said that the Northern United Kingdom has declared war and ordered mobilization! At home, the Dukes of Saxony and Warsaw joined hands with those invaders and revolted!”
“what? Isn’t the Northern United Kingdom on the Empire’s side? “How did that happen?”
“The Duke of Saxony and Warsaw? Why are those who have been subjugated and living as if they were dead suddenly?! Or rather, what on earth does this have to do with them and the Northern United Kingdom?”
“What is the size of the enemies?”
“The Northern United Kingdom is estimated to have 30,000 Saxony and the Duke of Warsaw, and the rebels in collusion with them are around 20,000!”
“oh my god!”
The conference hall became a complete mess.
“This is not a troop size that can be sent out unprepared!”
“There is no doubt that those dastardly traitors are in cahoots with the enemy!”
As the confusion deepened, the great king’s words broke out.
“stop!”
The conference room suddenly became quiet.
The Great King slowly looked around at the generals and calmly opened his mouth.
“Don’t panic. “This is Franzia’s trap.”
However, despite the king’s calm voice, Krafte’s generals could not hide their bewilderment.
“Frangia’s trap….”
“Your Majesty, what kind of connection do those and the traitors in our country have that led to this?…”
The great king clicked his tongue.
okay. There is no connection whatsoever. So I didn’t expect it.
In the first place, the Northern United Kingdom was a country that had sided with the empire and invaded the country, denying the Holy Virgin King of Franzia, and until just a few days ago, it was an enemy country that had been harassed by the Franzian navy.
Duke of Saxony and Warsaw? They are just insignificant people who joined their side in the war between Krafte and the Empire, but were defeated and subjugated by him.
However, they, who may not have been related to each other, joined hands and rebelled against Krafte, as if they had been waiting for Franzia’s victory.
It was clear that such a thing could not have been done without Frangia’s influence, but even the Great King could not understand how such a work was done.
No, I can roughly guess how it would have been done.
The Northern United Kingdom was the country suffering the most damage from Francia’s trade destruction campaign and was in tears because it had not received any compensation for the war that the Empire had promised, so if it wanted to be baked, it would have been possible to boil it.
The Dukes of Saxony and Warsaw had no power and were quietly subjugated, so there was no way they were dissatisfied with Krafte.
At the point when Krafte, who seemed invincible, was defeated, it would not be surprising for them to stick to the enemy like they did to the Empire, as long as there is enough sugar.
Krafte didn’t know him either, but the problem was that it happened at this very moment.
At the moment when Krafte was defeated by Franzia for the first time and was looking for a counterattack in the second match, it exploded at exactly the right time, as if to prevent Krafte from concentrating his power on Franzia.
There is only one way for this to be possible.
We put a lot of effort into laying the ground work in advance so that we could attract them in line with Franzia’s victory.
It would be impossible to generate such a large response at such an opportune moment if you had not prepared in advance.
therefore.
“Hahahaha…. I was confident that this Krafte would be able to defeat Jim, so I prepared in advance?”
The Great King smiled cheerfully, wondering what kind of expression his Prime Minister would be making right now.
Justin von Wittenfeld reported that the Count of Aquitaine was concentrating his military operations on Krafte’s army and successfully stopped him.
At the same time, the operation was successfully carried out against the Frangian army, so much so that even the Great King thought that Krafte had the upper hand in the information war.
However, what they succeeded in was the sabotage of the capital armory and the successful ambush in the first mounted battle.
In fact, in the Battle of Bahua, they pretended not to notice the spy and took advantage of the ambush, and the ambush was defeated, and it has now become clear that the Count of Aquitaine’s attempts to sabotage the military were nothing more than a decoy.
“Excellent, excellent….”
The Marquis de Lafayette, the Queen Mother, and the Count of Aquitaine.
Isn’t everyone exceeding his expectations?
For the first time, the Great King felt a sense of crisis that he might lose the war itself if things continued like this.
And even that situation gave him joy.
Even when fighting a war against the empire as a feudal lord, Krafte’s lack of national power was the problem, not his capabilities.
But wouldn’t it be a blessing to be able to meet such adversaries on the last battlefield he faced before his death?
“Your Majesty.”
“Oh Heinrich. “Tell me.”
In the meantime, his successor came forward and the great king responded with a willing heart.
Although he has not shown himself to be outstanding so far, wouldn’t it be something to look forward to if his successor shows a better performance thanks to the stimulation of the young heroes of Francia?
“Please give us only 20,000 soldiers from the standing army. God will suppress all traitors in Northern and domestic areas.”
“20,000 to 50,000…? Would you like to do so?”
“If we say 50,000 people, it’s just a ragtag group of people. “It is possible.”
“Oh indeed, His Highness Heinrich!”
The Great King, who was looking at the assertive Henry and the admiring generals, opened his mouth.
“It’s amazing, but there’s still a long way to go, Heinrich.”
“yes?”
Henry was taken aback, and all the generals who had been eagerly praising the prince fell silent.
“Even in the last battle, the losses of the standing army were large. Even if we subtract 20,000 from there, would we be able to win against that Franzia?”
While the revolutionary army suffered 60,000 casualties, the Krafte army’s loss was 40,000. But you can’t say that it’s only 40,000.
Many of them are Krafte’s elite standing army that took the lead in crushing the enemy, and they are not a force that can be replaced by conscripting citizens.
“Ha, your Majesty the King. However, we cannot leave our country like this.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. “Even if we can’t take out a lot of troops, we definitely need troops to defend our home country.”
The great king wrinkled his face and spoke as if he was pitiful.
“I cannot help but feel sad that the capabilities of the proud generals of the Krafte army who followed me are only this high.”
“I’m so sorry.”
The Great King declared in front of the perplexed generals and Prince Heinrich.
“In the first place, dispersing troops to protect the homeland is exactly what they want. “It’s clear that this operation was created for that very reason. How can you not know that?”
“I apologize…”
The Great King, who had finally seen the generals who had become a little quiet, opened his mouth at the sight of Prince Heinrich, who was barely able to hide his dissatisfaction even though he was bowing his head politely.
“Remember, Heinrich. The strong soldiers we have raised cannot be replaced. “Even if territory is temporarily taken away, you can get it back, but if you lose your army, the war is lost.”
“Your Majesty the Great King. No matter what, the military is meant to protect the country. If the country is devastated for the sake of the military-”
“That is common sense and everyone will think so. However, the moment you lose the opportunity to turn the tables by dispersing the army, the only result is that you are dragged sluggishly on two fronts and lose the war.”
In the end, Heinrich also kept his mouth shut.
Now I have no choice but to admit it.
The Marquis of Lafayette, the Queen Mother, and the Count of Aquitaine.
I don’t know about each individual, but Franzia, all of them gathered together, is like him or maybe even more.
In that case, he also has no choice but to risk everything and fight back with all his might.
I don’t know that this is unreasonable. The aftereffects that will remain on Krafte can never be ignored.
It’s not that Prince Heinrich was foolish, but they pushed Krafte to the point where he could only win if he went that far and risked everything.
“Even Francia, who carried out this operation, probably thinks that we will disperse the army. “No one could have predicted that the entire military would launch an all-out offensive while the home country was being devastated.”
The Great King declared, paying tribute to the young talents of Francia who had pushed him this far.
“We are caught off guard. If we cause fatal damage to the revolutionary army, we can wipe out Northern and the ragtag group of rebels at any time.”
