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Eastern Front (5)

“No, suddenly moving to Snelleda and training on a ship… isn’t this too much? I’ve been busy training Johannes’ kids so far, so it’s difficult if you don’t even give me vacation?”

Baron Glon, the commander of the 1st Guards Corps, smiled bitterly despite the bad attitude of McMorin, the highest-ranking commander-in-chief.

“I know how you feel. Originally, I would have stopped by Adria on my way to Snelleda and given him a month’s vacation, but it seems things are progressing more urgently than I thought. Since His Majesty has ordered so, shouldn’t we follow it?”

“Well… if it was that gentleman’s order, the corps commander couldn’t have helped it… Sigh… Anyway, Snelleda will arrive tomorrow, so please give me at least three days of vacation. Shouldn’t we show the kids the taste of the famous Snelleda girls?”

“I guess I should do that much. However, you cannot give vacation to the entire corps at once. If all 10,000 men were released into the city, even the great city of Snelleda wouldn’t be able to handle it. So, let’s take turns enjoying our vacation one by one!”

“Well… I guess so. If so, I understand. Since you have to undergo shipboard adaptation training for about three months anyway, it would be a good idea to take some vacation as a reward for the training”

McMorin’s attitude as a subordinate was a bit bad, but his way of thinking about his subordinates and his ability as an infantry commander made him a trustworthy subordinate. At some point, Baron Glone stopped paying attention to McMorin’s attitude at all, and McMorin was also older than him. Although Baron Glon was lowly and had little experience, they treated him faithfully as their superior due to his trust in them.

“Yes. You should coordinate with the other Heavenly Seals. Still, you know that there shouldn’t be thousands of people who can’t get any vacations at all, right?”

“Yes. Don’t worry. We will take appropriate action. However…”

Baron Glon chuckled at the sight of McMorin rubbing his fingers and handed him a heavy pouch.

“Now! It’s 20,000 gold that His Majesty the Emperor sent as consolation money instead of a vacation. Distribute it appropriately to the soldiers!”

“Hwiyu~ As expected, that guy knows something? That’s why I left my beloved hometown, Teshidanikana, and came all the way here”

McMorin took the bag given to him by his superior and quickly ran away.

And for the shipboard training that started the next day, vacation and gold coins were given as rewards, and the soldiers began to adapt to the shipboard by going through the training with all their might.

Moreover, the story of Cheon In-dae, who went to downtown Snelleda on his first vacation, and spent three days lounging around in Changgwan strengthened the determination of other soldiers to receive the reward at all costs. The soldiers were so excited about the reward that they trained more than ever. I became absorbed in

After three months, all the soldiers of the 1st Corps were able to adapt to being on board ships and fight the same battles as on land, and this also applied to the 2nd and 3rd Corps.

Of course, Navy Commander-in-Chief James Leverkin and Vice-Commander Alvida also trained their sailors more strongly, so the Balkan Empire’s navy soon grew to a whopping size of 37,000, with 7,000 Snelled Navy added to the 30,000 Guards Corps. was being reborn as an elite.

Meanwhile, the Leon Kingdom naval headquarters on Polygal Island.

Naturally, the fact that the Balkan Empire’s navy was becoming stronger was constantly being reported to the Kingdom of Leon, so Princess Fiona was sitting at the head of the conference room, receiving the reports and expressing her anger.

“Damn it!! If only it weren’t for that damn father!! We could have gone first before those guys got stronger!!”

“I understand the princess’s feelings, but… isn’t it inevitable? If we set sail to attack the Balkans, there is no doubt that the King’s army will land here immediately. As the princess knows, no matter how strong the navy is, a navy that loses its base becomes a fly that may die at any time”

“I know that too. It’s just because I’m frustrated. Sigh… I’m glad the Count is safe though. All of my supporters in the army were attacked by those unknown assassins and were kicked out to Polygal Island… but even the navy was safe”

“I am now old and useless, but I am glad that I can be of help to the princess”

Count Gisco, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the Kingdom of Leon, comforted Fiona, the Emperor’s daughter to whom he was loyal, and presented a map.

“The Balkan guys’ intentions are obvious. The plan is to completely occupy Polygal Island and then target Lioness. As you know, Princess, we have two options. Surrender to the Balkans and fight the king’s army with them…”

“After annihilating the Balkan Navy, we will use that momentum to attack Lioness from our side! What do you think I will choose?”

Count Gisco smiled deeply at Fiona’s question.

“Of course it’s the latter. I will show those land dogs how scary the sea of Leon is. After stabilizing the rear by annihilating the Balkan Navy, attack Lioness and take it once and for all!!”

“As expected, you know me well. that’s right. After showing a bitter taste to those Balkan bastards, we will advance to the capital!! Even if we cannot capture Lioness, if they know that I am alive and well, my supporters who are still in the King’s Army will also rise up. If we can make it that far…”

In Fiona’s mind, an image of herself succeeding to the throne after toppling her political father from the throne appeared.

‘I don’t know the identity of the suspicious people that my father is controlling… no, they are manipulating my father behind the scenes… but I can’t let them run wild any longer!! okay! Rise to the throne and revive Leon! This is what I have to do!! ‘This is something only I can do!!!’

Seeing Fiona clenching her fists and pledging victory, Count Gisco also chimed in and agreed with her opinion.

“For the princess! For Leon’s future and glory!! God Gisco! I will annihilate the Balkan navy!”

“Are you okay? Even though they are Vulcan bastards who don’t know anything about naval warfare, they seem to have strengthened their fleet considerably by selling ridiculous things like noses and condoms”

Even though the Kingdom of Leon has an open sexual culture, it did not apply to princess Fiona, so she blushed.

“Tsk… I tried it too and found the condom to be pretty good. It seemed like I knew why the nobles of Lionness paid a premium for living. But it is not only the Balkans that benefit from the smuggling trade. They say they are strengthening their fleet by converting battleships into five-deck ships using the money they earned through smuggling, but our fleet has also become stronger!”

Since it was essential for the smuggling route to enter the Kingdom of Leon to pass through Polygal Island, Fiona’s forces occupying Polygal Island were also able to make a lot of money, which meant that Leon’s fleet was also strengthened, so Count Gisco He exuded tremendous confidence.

“It’s good… It’s good. So… how do you plan on fighting the battle?”

“First, you have to apply for the fleet battle. If you consider fraud, you probably won’t be able to refuse it. And when the battle starts, I plan to push back a little on the first fight”

“Yes? But if that happens, it will give them momentum…”

“They are beginners in naval warfare and probably don’t know much about the ocean currents around Polygal. So, pretend to be pushed away and go to this place. The goal is to lure the enemy into the waters off Miliones, where ocean currents tangle and create whirlpools”

Count Gisco pointed to a corner of the map where ocean currents were recorded in detail.

“After that…?”

“The ambushed small ships are dispatched to confuse the enemy, and then the enemy whose movement is blocked by the ocean currents is surrounded and annihilated at once!! The Balkans will be able to do nothing and their battleships will be destroyed one by one by our navy. Hahahaha”

“Okay. I will leave this naval battle to you. And me too! I will stand at the forefront and lend a helping hand”

“Princess!! Please reconsider that much! Of course, I know very well that the princess is a master who has no rivals in the kingdom, but fighting on a ship is so different from fighting on land that it is very dangerous”

“But! Soldiers risk their lives fighting for me and the kingdom, but if I don’t participate!!”

“Your Royal Highness, please board the command ship and watch this battle. That alone will boost the morale of the soldiers”

“…Okay. However, if the enemy master invades, I will step in. You won’t stop something like that, right?”

This time, Count Gisco had to take a step back due to Fiona’s eyes burning with fighting spirit.

“Hmm… I understand. If I could step forward, I would, but I have to focus on commanding, so in that case, I will ask the princess”

‘If my plan goes as planned, even if the enemy sends the Master out, the ship will get entangled in the complicated ocean currents and end up in the water. So, nothing dangerous will happen to the princess…’

Although they were betrayed by the king, the princess and her loyal subjects, who had not yet given up on their country, stayed up all night reviewing strategies, vowing to defeat the empire that was threatening the country and set the country straight.

And finally, as time passed, the navies of both sides sailed from the base and began a search battle. As soon as they finished the search, letters were exchanged announcing the start of the battle, and the largest naval battle in the history of the continent was beginning.

*McMorin Navy Armor Illustration*