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Zenon Plain Restoration War (2)

“What on earth does that mean!! We are all gathered here, but whose orders are you telling us to go to the competition?”

When the corps commanders shouted at Cheon In-jang, who posted the report as if it were absurd, he just showed his disapproval with a perplexed face.

“Cheonjinjang, please report properly!! What on earth happened? Why did they participate at will?”

“Well, that’s it… I don’t even know the details in detail…”

“Explain whatever you know!! Wouldn’t it be possible to quickly resolve the situation by identifying the cause?

In the end, only after Mayer came forward and spoke, did he open his mouth and begin to explain.

“That… actually…”

Three hours before Mayer and the corps commanders received the absurd report.

Several thousand seals, who had been scolded by Baron Sigwald, commander of the Northern Army, for shouting for action, came out of the command barracks with dissatisfied faces and were returning to their units.

“What the hell!! What are the commander-in-chief and corps commanders thinking? Why aren’t you launching an all-out offensive now?”

” That’s what I think too!! There is no opportunity like the present!! The news that Johannes has turned to our allies must have reached them, so how embarrassed must they be? Besides, don’t we know better than anyone else how strong our legionnaires have been trained? The soldiers under my command are fully prepared to fight now!!”

“That’s right. It is said that His Majesty the Emperor has taken over the Holy Kingdom himself. Will we be able to use it if we remain silent? Before Your Majesty comes, we must at least break the enemy’s vanguard so that we can meet His Majesty with pride. Tsk tsk…”

Yuno’s training method also applied to existing legionnaires, and he pushed them too harshly.

However, Yuno allowed soldiers who could not endure training due to injuries, illness, or excessively weak physical strength to retire with honor, and gave the soldiers who underwent harsh training the best treatment than anyone else.

Therefore, the legionnaires’ loyalty to the emperor burned higher than ever, and the same was true for the Heavenly Seals.

When he arrived at the garrison of the 7th corps to which he belonged, he took out a drink from his cabinet and poured a drink for each of the thousand generals who followed him to soothe him, then gave a drink to each of the hundred generals under him and shouted.

“I just can’t stand it!! We, at least 1,000 people, will participate and wipe out the enemy’s vanguard!!”

“What, what? Are you crazy? To compete without orders!! That’s a protest! They are subject to summary execution!!”

When one thousand seal shouted to go to war, the other two thousand seals and the two cavalry commanders belonging to the 8th corps looked surprised and began to grab him and stop him.

“For Your Holy Majesty, for our Balkan Empire!! I can’t stand it without giving up my whole body to defeat the enemy!! Don’t you know that you just have to cover it with balls anyway?”

His words of defeating the enemy for the sake of the emperor and the empire ignited the hearts of the young soldiers.

“Yes!! That’s it!! If you proudly defeat the enemy’s vanguard and completely lower the enemy’s morale, even those old bastards won’t be able to say anything!!”

“Yes, that’s it!! Are you all confident?”

“Thanks to His Majesty the Emperor, we and our soldiers have been reborn as warriors who can win every battle!! Preparations are complete to defeat the enemy and offer the glory of victory to His Majesty, who will soon be here!!”

Although there were people who enthusiastically shouted to participate, there were also those who hesitated as if they were having trouble.

“But… no matter what, this is absolutely…”

Still, the protest did not change, so when several of the other subordinates hesitated, Cheon In-jang, who had first called for participation, grabbed them by the collar and shouted loudly.

“You!! Have you forgotten the words the Emperor gave to our legionnaires? Belief in service! Our determination!!”

Not only the Baek In-jang, who was caught by the collar by the words he shouted about the service creed, but also the other Cheon-in and Baek-in-jang stiffened their bodies and reflexively shouted loudly.

“We are a legion of the Balkan Empire loyal to the emperor and the empire!!”

The tenets of service that they chanted throughout the harsh training under Yuno’s instructions were deeply imprinted in their souls, so they continued to sing the chorus in loud voices in line with the lead singer.

“One!”

“We protect His Majesty the Emperor and the Balkans, and become contributors to the unification of the continent!!”

“Two!!”

“With training similar to actual combat, we become legionnaires who can win every battle!!”

“Three!!!”

“We follow the laws and absolutely obey orders from our superiors!!!”

“Four!!!!”

“We protect honor and faithfulness and are firmly united in comradeship!!!!”

The sound of the service motto shouted in a loud voice was already being sung along by all the soldiers gathered near the barracks, and it brought out the fighting spirit of the 7th Corps soldiers.

“Captain!! let’s go!! Let’s destroy those Tesseito guys!!”

“Let’s dedicate victory to His Majesty the Emperor!!”

“What are you hesitating about? We are invincible!!”

The sight of soldiers swearing victory with high morale captivated the hearts of the white commanders who had opposed their participation just a moment ago, and it also captured the hearts of the commanders of the 8th Corps.

“Good!! If you go, our unit will go too!!”

“Our cavalry will also be with you!! If our heavy cavalry attacks the base first, it will be much easier for the infantry to fight!!”

“Thank you!! Then, let us all work together to present the glory of victory to His Majesty the Emperor!!”

Wow!!

The soldiers, with high morale, were fully armed and ready to go in an instant.

Since all the corps commanders were in a meeting, there was no one to stop the Cheonin commanders from going out, and after telling the soldiers guarding the entrance to the garrison that it was an armed reconnaissance, the three Cheonin corps left the garrison and began running toward the Zenon Plain at high speed.

“This is all I know… I tried to stop it… but there was a risk that the People’s Congress, which I lead, would also be swayed by the atmosphere…”

“Huh~ This is so…”

It was certainly a serious crime of defiance, and the thousand seals who went to war without receiving orders were extremely scandalous, but it was Baron Sigvald, the commander of the Northern Army, who thought it was very difficult to say anything about those who went to war out of loyalty to the emperor.

“His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. What should I do with these guys…”

That’s why he asked Mayer for advice, but Mayer answered firmly.

“What should I do? Of course he should be executed. In times of war, resistance is met with unconditional execution. No one is exempt from this!”

Mayer was usually a gentle and friendly person like a neighborhood guy, but now he had the sharp face of a soldier, so Baron Sigvald stuttered in embarrassment.

“Ha, but they are also like that out of sincerity…”

“Misaligned loyalty can lead to the fall of an empire. It worked out well anyway. I wanted to show the severity of military law someday, and I think I should make use of this opportunity. Of course, this is only when they come back alive…”

Mayer narrowed his eyes, thinking that the Duke of Tiruen, in his judgment, would not miss this opportunity.

‘Tsk… Still, we have to try to save the soldiers as much as possible… They are just 3,000 elite heavy infantry. We can’t just blow this away…’

After thinking, Mayer opened his eyes and shouted loudly.

“Lord Cordelia!! Please march out immediately and bring these idiots away!!”

Cordelia, who had been a knight directly under Juno since the time of the crown prince, was currently not a knight of the royal guard, but had become a cavalry commander in charge of the cavalry of Juno’s personal guard corps.

Moreover, there were rumors that she was Yuno’s woman, so Cordelia was a special being who not only Mayer but also many other nobles and corps commanders could not treat her carelessly, and the only people who could give orders to her were the commanders of each army or Mayer. .

“Okay! Then we will leave right now”

However, Cordelia, who had a military spirit deep in her bones, gave a military salute as soon as Mayer’s order was given and tried to run out.

“Ah! Wait… This is a symbol representing the Commander-in-Chief’s representative. If they really don’t listen, you can cut off the heads of the commanders, so I would appreciate it if you could save as many soldiers as possible and come back”

“Well… As I am His Majesty’s knight, I have the right to take summary action… But if there is a sign from His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the soldiers will be more likely to follow orders. Thank you very much”

Cordelia, who received the token given by Mayer, quickly returned to her army and immediately went to battle, leading only one unit that was ready.

“Charge as fast as possible!! As soldiers of His Majesty the Emperor, we must not allow our comrades to die in vain!!”

“Yes!! Okay!!”

The elite cavalry that Cordelia had trained in the Tesseito style since they were in the Nikadateshina territory ran across the ground at extremely high speed and chased down the legionnaires who had marched out first.

However, the soldiers, who were well trained despite being infantry, had already entered the Plain of Zenon, and Cordelia lightly bit her lip and spurred her horse to save the soldiers.

*Cavalry Captain Cordelia illustration ver1

*Cavalry Captain Cordelia illustration ver2