episode_0107

Whether it’s a minor fight or a huge battle, if you lose, you’re bound to be shaken.

Whether it’s physical shaking or psychological shaking, no matter what.

So then who is the one who is shaken the most?

A person who always loses? No. A person who always wins.

The side that had no doubt that it would win is shaken more by one defeat.

Prince Georg of Dedorant was well aware of this fact.

So, I wanted to push harder before the empire could get back on its feet.

Until then, everyone in the empire will still be reeling from the shock of defeat.

You can’t miss that gap. If you attack more now, you can achieve more results.

We must make it painfully clear to the empire that has risen so eagerly what defeat means.

So, we have to make them momentarily stiffen their heads and also their bodies.

At that moment, we must finish clearing out Los Tanica and return all power to the Empire.

‘If the war continues, discontent will surely begin to rise within the empire. If the empire shows signs of struggling unexpectedly, the kingdoms on the continent may have different thoughts.’

For that reason, Prince Georg III wanted to quickly prepare for the next attack.

However, the situation was not relaxed enough to launch a large-scale offensive right away.

“Report the damage situation.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. First, here are the casualties of our allies who attacked the 9th and 14th Legions of the Western Empire. The number we have counted so far is over ten thousand.”

“Ten thousand people. It is said to be over ten thousand people.”

We caught 40,000 and suffered 10,000 casualties in return.

Some might say that this is a huge win since the exchange rate difference is 4x.

However, when compared to Dedorant and the Empire, this was not a very pleasant thing.

It was a move prepared to break the blade of the empire. It was a move prepared to even break the spear shaft.

First of all, the blade was definitely ruined. It was so shattered that it could never be used again.

However, the attempt to break the spearhead ultimately failed.

In this way, the empire only needs to replace the blade on its spearhead.

There is a high possibility that Dedorant will come out earlier than expected.

“In addition, the casualties of the units that fought against the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Legions of the Empire are also being tallied. The casualties are not severe, but reorganization is definitely necessary.”

“The reserves are the same. They fought to the limit of their strength, so rest is essential.”

After all, an empire is an empire. Is it difficult to deal with a big country?

That is why Prince Georg felt even more bitter and regretful.

He and his elite guard had to break through the Empire’s gates.

We had to shake up the borders of the empire and burn down facilities for reorganization.

Why on earth would the empire’s greatest genius strategist be there?

When I think back on that time, I still get goosebumps.

The entire front is in a state of shock and confusion due to the worst defeat.

In the meantime, I thought he would set such a trap and wave for me to come quickly.

If there had been another ordinary commander in that position instead of himself.

I would have thought, ‘This is just acting because there’s nothing there.’ and stuck my head in.

At that very moment, the blade would have fallen from above his neck.

‘Thanks to that, our plans got seriously messed up.’

Counterattack against the Empire’s attacks while simultaneously striking the rear.

This was the picture that Dedorant and Prince Georg originally wanted to paint.

The goal was to simultaneously break the enemy’s ability to fight and his will to do so.

The operation was perfect. I couldn’t think of a better plan.

I was certain that even an empire would have no choice but to allow this attack.

But, a bookworm with a genius brain stopped it.

I prepared for it as if I knew it was coming.

By offering bait that is so tempting that it drives the opponent crazy.

He wanted to turn the enemy’s victory into his own in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, I didn’t fall into the trap, but it messed everything up.

Since the Dedorant main force was stopped, even the most elite guard had to step forward.

It was necessary to force more bleeding on the Imperial side to immobilize them.

‘…I’m worried.’

It was only for a moment, but Prince Georg suddenly had such a worry.

If the opponent had been another kingdom, this one attack would have taken its toll long ago.

The Empire, though damaged, was still ahead of them.

Even their hands are still full of all kinds of tricks.

The only silver lining is that it dealt a fatal blow to the empire that was trying to settle the score quickly.

The empire had also lost a considerable amount of national power through three consecutive wars.

In the meantime, a war of this scale cannot be fought for long.

The reason this operation worked right away was because the Empire’s leadership was making such moves.

He wanted to quickly attack and sweep away the royal capital so that the empire would not be shaken for no reason.

The result was a disaster where the window that had been prepared with great care was completely destroyed.

‘The momentum is still in our Dedorant’s hands. We must make the most of it.’

The Imperials must be paralyzed by their first and greatest defeat.

You must take advantage of all the opportunities that you can without missing a beat.

From now on, literally, whoever has even one more coin in their pocket wins.

“Accelerate the reorganization. As soon as you have a ready unit, attack the Imperial Western Legion, which is currently weakened to below average. After that… .”

“Your Highness!”

At this moment, a messenger rushes into the barracks.

It’s so urgent that I’m almost rolling on the floor.

“What is going on that makes such a fuss in front of His Majesty the Prince!”

“Sorry, sorry!”

“Du-ge. What are you doing to the messenger who risks his life to deliver the news every time?”

Prince Georg, who had stopped the chief, immediately ordered water to be brought.

And when he gave it to the messenger to drink, it was natural that he would shed tears.

“Now, tell me. What news has made you so anxious?”

“Yes! Urgent news, Your Highness! There was a surprise attack by the enemy in the northern border area of Atria this morning.”

“Surprise attack?”

Everyone, including Prince Georg, tilted their heads at those words.

Although it was certainly disconcerting news, it was soon concluded that it was not serious.

They’ve already suffered a crushing defeat from Dedorant, so what can they do right away?

Even if you do that, it will only serve to kill some time.

At best, they’ll send a reserve force, cause some trouble, and then return―

“But the surprise attack was not by the Imperial Legion. The weapons themselves were different.”

“The weapons are different?”

“Ah, it seems to be the Demons. They seem to be the heavily armed infantry of Novogord… .”

-Bam!

At that moment, Prince Georg had to jump up from his seat.

Novogord? Demonic heavy infantry? They broke through the Atria border?

He also heard the news. Novogord sent reinforcements to the Empire.

But that was just for show. I thought it was just a line that added some color.

Novogord sided with the Empire, but it didn’t matter whether they won or lost.

I expected that they would not come forward to the point of shedding their own blood.

‘Even if they fought, I thought there would be at least two months of delay due to the issue of command. But how on earth? They’re moving like this in less than a month, let alone two?’

If they weren’t crazy, they wouldn’t have withdrawn their own troops and used them again.

That means the troops sent as reinforcements have moved.

But to move this quickly, it has to be under the command of the Empire… .

“No way.”

“Your Majesty?”

“Really, you solved the problem of command so quickly? You gave up command of troops that numbered in the hundreds or thousands, or even tens of thousands, so casually?!”

The operation to pressure the Empire by joining forces with Novogord failed.

That was because the relationship between Atria and Novogord was not good.

However, the relationship between the Empire and Novogord is not necessarily strong.

Even though we hold hands, there is definitely a gap. We can never get our breathing right.

Prince Georg, who had thought so, could only sigh at the following news.

“I reported it as a surprise attack, but it seems that they didn’t simply hit and run. They are estimated to have over 20,000 troops, and they are currently completely sweeping the border area and destroying all the approaching garrisons… .”

The void left by the Western Corps will be huge.

They have to live in fear that this side might attack them again at any time.

You’re sending your precious reinforcements and excellent fighting force to Atria instead of filling it there?

‘This is not a simple prediction. It is a certainty. We know that our Dedorants do not have the capacity to attack, so we are not rushing to make up for the damage in the Western Corps!’

I got hit. I never thought they would figure out the situation this quickly.

As we swept away the imperial army, we also killed the scouts and spies who were scattered everywhere.

So I was confident that they wouldn’t hand over any important information for a while!

Now that it’s come to this, we need to do whatever it takes to quickly complete the reorganization.

It appears that the Empire is expanding its front lines in an attempt to slow down and prepare for an offensive here.

Before that, let’s concentrate all our power on the central army and take care of the remaining western army of the empire.

“Wow, Your Highness! Urgent news!”

“What else!”

“South! Benito, Benito, the Empire’s attack has begun! The Empire’s Southern Legion!!”

“What are you talking about! Even if it’s not as bad as the Imperial Western Legion, the other legions will also suffer significant damage!”

“No! It’s not the Southern Legion of the Empire that’s been deployed to the front lines this time! The 4th Legion! The new Southern Legion hasn’t joined the front lines, but is attacking the south!!”

This time, we will use the Southern Kingdom army that joined the empire as our guide.

Instead of supporting the defeated imperial army.

The 4th Southern Corps rushed south and came right up to Benito.

From what he had heard, Prince Georg could guess the Empire’s intentions.

It seemed as if the imperial strategist named Kael was whispering to him:

“Now I think I understand why you put so much effort into preparing that counterattack.”

“You guys, your hand is quite short, right?”

“Okay, so who has more cards in their hand now?”