episode_0076

Meanwhile, Leona was embarrassed by the rumors circulating around Her Majesty.

[Franz Mayer has a rebellious mind.]

Of course, I actually thought that Franz Mayer had no intention of harboring any reversal. Isn’t this the person who forgave himself even though he became crippled?

If Franz Mayer truly harbored a traitor, he was even willing to sacrifice his own head.

Because to Leona, Franz Mayer was such a special person.

I can’t believe Franz Mayer is such a traitor. Leona was beyond outrageous and was angry.

“What kind of person would tell such a rumor… !”

Leona immediately wanted to catch the culprit who had spread the rumor. But I couldn’t figure out who spread the rumor. However, what was certain was that those who protested against Franz Mayer, including Albert, confirmed the rumors in order to hide their scandalous behavior.

“Despite the protest, you slandered Franz Mayer to hide your own shameful actions… At today’s meeting, I will show them hell!”

Leona made that decision, but at that moment, an attendant approached her.

“Franz Mayer has arrived.”

“Franz Mayer?”

“Yes. I would like to see your Majesty.”

“Come by now!”

The person involved in the rumor has appeared. Franz Mayer approached with a cane and a relaxed expression, as if it was none of his business. Every time she saw that bridge, Leona’s heart ached. Leona didn’t want to see Franz Mayer limp any longer, so she got up from the throne, ran straight to Franz, and hugged him.

“Well done Franz Mayer! Thanks to you, I defeated Albrecht, who was famous for never losing a war!”

“Yes, Your Highness. More than that, there have been strange rumors going around about me lately.”

“You mean that rumor! I plan to severely punish Albert and those who sympathized with him right now!”

“No. If you do that, you will be in big trouble.”

“Huh?”

Leona was dazed for a moment. What big deal is happening? Isn’t it right to reward those who do well and punish those who do poorly?

“Your Highness, it would be easy to think that I am the one who is in danger because of this rumor, but in fact, this rumor is not aimed at me.”

“If it is not a rumor targeting you to slander you, then who on earth is it targeting?”

“This is a rumor aimed at His Majesty.”

Leona was still puzzled. Leona’s intelligence was 96. It was by no means low, but since she was not a professional strategist, her schemes had a somewhat dark side.

“I don’t know. How on earth did the rumors disparaging you become my crisis?”

“The purpose of spreading this rumor from the beginning was to make His Majesty punish the old forces, that is, the armed faction centered on Clemens.”

After explaining it to that point, Leona finally understood the purpose of this rumor.

“You’re saying you’re going to separate me, Clemens, and his subordinates!”

“Yes. It would be best if you had your Majesty severely punish Clemens and his subordinates to drive a wedge between you and Clemens, and also to make me have the slightest suspicion. From the perspective of the person who spread the rumor.”

“But… Who would use such a plan? Albrecht is not the type to do that and Carter is not in that situation. Isn’t the Wolf family going to ruin?”

“The culprit is inside.”

There is a guy who is shooting internally. Although I’m still not sure who it is.

“… So doesn’t that mean that there is someone who truly harbors rebellious intentions?”

“Yes.”

“What should I do?”

“First, punish Magnus and the officers who followed him, but only mildly. If you punish them harshly, it will be as the intention of the person who spread the rumor.”

“I will do so. Is that the end?”

“And punish me.”

“Huh?”

“Punish me. On the pretext of not coming to save him.”

“Ha, but… ”

“Punish. There is a wealthy region called Albanus in the southeast of my territory. There are about 1.2 million songs. Take it from there. Still, I don’t lose against Carter.”

“But… !”

“What’s taking so long?”

She cried.

“How can I punish you?”

Franz laughed for a moment. After the last incident, Leona became a fool.

“Charge.”

“Yes… ”

“Eat a hard heart. Only then can you survive until the end.”

“… ”

“Can you do it?”

She thought for a moment and then quietly nodded.

“Good. Well then, let me explain the operation now. If you follow this strategy, you will soon be able to find out who is causing trouble inside.”

In fact, it is obvious who started the rumor. This is Gamo Frost. Because that guy is truly a master of causing trouble.

But there is no benefit to Gamo Frost doing this. It was clearly something that was done under orders from someone.

Killing Gamo Frost is nothing more than cutting off the enemy’s limbs.

To hit someone on the head, you have to know who your enemy is. And this was an operation to find out the enemy’s head.

—–

Meanwhile in the Southeast. Wolf District Army.

Onora was delighted.

“This, this is the war I wanted to fight… !”

The impregnable castle of the Wolfga family. Bint Castle.

It was surrounded by wetlands, so in order to attack, you had to cut through the swamp-like bottom, so it was easy to block a large force with a small number of troops.

And the Wolfga family dams the upstream river with a dike, changing the flow of water and allowing it to flow to the castle. As a result, the castle and the villages around it are completely submerged in water.

Of course, even if they are submerged in water, they will not die by drowning because they will run to higher ground.

Even if the water reaches knee-deep, the food stored in the castle becomes wet and rots easily, and because the water stagnates, various diseases spread within the castle.

It was a good strategy to deal with strong or strong enemies.

But there are also side effects.

Because the upstream river was blocked, many people would die of famine and many would become refugees due to the lack of food.

It was a tactic premised on the sacrifice of numerous civilians.

The number of civilians who died due to the recent construction of Bint Castle exceeds 500,000.

So many people were wiped out that the battle between 190,000 and 140,000 soldiers that broke out over there was no big deal.

An efficient strategy to overcome an unwinnable situation. handmade.

Another reason such an efficient strategy was avoided was that it presupposed the sacrifice of numerous people.

But Onora didn’t care.

To him, the lives of civilians were not as important as his own success.

In this way, Ohnora easily defeated the Wolf family and became the first general among the four armies to destroy the enemy he faced.

He was starting to outpace others in the race for success.

——

After the battle with Albrecht.

Leona summoned all the commanders of the armies in each area.

They report on their respective majors and receive rewards and punishments.

Such a place was created.

Clemens, Magnus, and the armed factions standing here were ready to die.

Clemens lost his castle, and Magnus was annihilated while rushing to attack.

However, Leona made an announcement that was different from everyone’s expectations.

“The generals under Albert Magnus who disobeyed Franz Mayer’s orders are ordered to be placed on probation for one month.”

Everyone was curious about this.

‘One month of probation is too light a punishment. I thought about half of my territory would be taken away, so why are they punishing me so lightly?’

Clemens has known Leona since she was a child. Even though he was attached to Leona’s younger brother, he knew Leona’s personality well. Leona is a person with a clear reputation. It is strange that wrongdoers are not punished.

“And Franz Mayer.”

Thanks to Franz Mayer, Leona won. You will definitely receive a big prize.

The land we currently own alone amounts to 4.8 million crops. It is a land that can operate 120,000 soldiers, so how strong will it become if it receives more awards here? Franz Mayer will definitely jump to number 2 in name and reality through this matter. Everyone expected that.

However, Leona’s answer was different from expected.

“In the southeastern part of the territory, 1.2 million grains are cut in the Albanus region.”

The Albanus region originally had less than 800,000 grains, but Franz Mayer and his administrators brought about internal reforms and greatly increased production. Taking that area would be a huge blow to Franz Mayer.

“Well, Your Highness! Why!”

Franz Mayer shouted. In response, Leona looked down on Franz Mayer with a cold expression and said this.

“If you were truly loyal, you would have come to save me with Magnus. If Magnus and you had worked together, you might have been able to win against Albrecht. Nevertheless, you just stood by in the castle and caused the death of your allies. Think of it as punishment for that.”

“Your Majesty! However, this is a strategic decision… !”

“Stop! The meeting is over!”

Leona walked out hurriedly, and her subordinate officers looked behind her in astonishment, shock, and puzzlement.

Franz Mayer, who was left alone, slumped down in his seat. Of course, this was all an act. It was Franz Mayer who suggested Leona reduce her territory, and Franz Mayer knew about this whole situation from the beginning. However, Onora, Clemens, and Adelheid, who did not know this fact, approached Franz Mayer and each began to offer consolation.

“Lord Myer, don’t be too upset. That’s because His Majesty also has his own thoughts.”

“What is your intention in taking away the territory of someone who established a major?”

“Your Majesty must have been thinking about the balance of power.”

Everyone looked at Onora after hearing her words.

“Yes? What is that… ”

“Think about it. The balance between the old force, led by Clemens, the armed faction, and the new force, led by Franz Mayer, the civil servant faction, has been well maintained so far. However, if the armed faction’s Clemens and Magnus are both heavily punished and lose their territory, the armed faction will become too weak and will not be able to keep the civil servant faction in check, and the civil servant faction, including Franz Mayer and Adelheidt, will surpass the power of the lord. You thought it might be possible. However, we could not give more territory to the defeated Clemens. So, instead of abolishing Clemens’ territory, he cut down Franz Mayer’s territory. This did not happen because Franz Mayer was bad. It’s just the order of power.”

“… ”

“But it’s a big deal. Franz Mayer’s power has grown too much. Even if 1.2 million songs were taken away, you still have 3.6 million songs left, so there is no need for you to become more successful in the future. It would be fortunate if no more were taken away… ”

Onora speaks in a tone of genuine concern. When Franz Mayer heard those words, his head began to spin quickly. It occurred to me that maybe the fish had taken the bait.