episode_0032

The battle lasted three days. Three days may seem like a long time, but such a large castle had quite strong defenses, and it originally took several months to occupy.

But this time was different. The Krusenstein army was the elite of the elite and the enemy was weak compared to its reputation, so it ended easily.

What surprised me more than anything was Mayer-kun’s level. Since I was away from the castle for a while to assist Leona, I had no idea how strong Mayer’s army was, but Lucille had trained extremely well while I was away.

‘Well, in the original work, Lucille was a genius in blackout strategy. He must also be skilled in military training.’

I sometimes forget, but Lucille is a munchkin character in her own way. A munchkin character with one major flaw.

When the battle was over, Leona approached.

“Well done. I think you’re probably number one in this major.”

That’s what I thought too. But since what I was saying was self-praise, I didn’t bother to answer and just lowered my head.

What was surprising was that, contrary to my expectation that Clemens de Balboa, who had always been the leader, might feel uncomfortable at being deprived of his role as the protagonist, Clemens said this with a calm expression.

“You had a good debut in Kruzenstein County. Congratulations. Used rookie.”

Used rookie. Although he is a rookie in Krusenstein County, he already has experience in Setia County, so a rookie probably means a rookie or an experienced rookie.

Clemens put his hand on my shoulder to encourage me and then disappeared. He was a count, and I was also a count, but within the Krusenstein family, Clemens had a higher rank than me, and he was also 15 years older than me, so I was not particularly offended.

Before long, Hakon and Garcia approached from afar. When they saw me, they each said something.

“Congratulations on your successful debut, Maier.”

“Congratulations.”

It was only then that I realized this, as I watched people disappear after saying a word.

Why was I able to become the protagonist of this battle? What was the reason Leona gave me the role of the main character?

That was because this battle was my first battle in the Krusenstein family.

‘It seems that the Kruzenstein family has a custom of giving majors to newcomers… ‘

Thanks to you, I decided to major. It was something I was thankful for.

‘Having too many majors is not a good thing. Getting too close to power can be dangerous. But this will be fine.’

It’s not a good thing to be too successful, but since it was your first battle, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give the impression that you’re competent.

It was such a successful debut. It was March 10, 554, imperial calendar.

—–

Dozens of knights gathered in a circle and looked at the rider in the center. The rider was riding a horse, and a rope was tied to the back of the horse he was riding. And at the end of the rope was a flag, a flag with a shield on a blue background, which was the flag of the Harper family.

“Hey!”

The rider kicked the horse’s side. Soon the horse leaped forward with a loud noise.

And 5 minutes later. When the rider returned to his original position…

“Wow!!!”

The knights shouted. This was because the Harper family flag had been hit in the dirt, torn and tattered.

This is revenge for the Harper family targeting the Mayer family’s flag.

Answer a flag with a flag. This was Franz Mayer’s idea.

‘Well, it’s better than killing people.’

Although my men have killed many people, I hate murder.

If it could end with as few people as possible dying, this too would be a happy ending.

—–

There were several small states in the West.

The Harper family was one of them, but there were several families of similar weight class.

Weaver, Wofford, Bessette. It was a family with a total of about 30,000 troops.

The combined forces of the three families amount to 90,000. However, the day when the three families unite their forces will never come.

The above families did not have a friendly relationship with each other, but rather, it could be seen that their relationship was subtly bad. Originally, it was a law of the international community that people had bad relations with nearby countries and good relations with distant countries.

Therefore, the three families must each have 30,000 troops to block our Krusenstein army…

“Harper… Did you get hit?”

The lord of the Weaver family shouted in disbelief. The Harper family’s archers are the best in the world. Still, the Harper family was defeated in just three days?

Not 3 months, but in just 3 days?

“Are we better at fighting than Harper?”

In fact, most of the families in the central region were from there. They were nobles with better pedigree than anyone else, were wealthy, and were sensitive to fashion, but they had one drawback. The point was that I wasn’t very good at fighting.

Fortunately, the Harper family was the strongest, but the story of how the Harper family was defeated so easily…

“Isn’t this a story about us suffering too!”

Krusenstein was right in front of us. The Harper family, famous for its excellent archers, was quickly swallowed up. Several small countries in the central region had no choice but to fall into panic. so that…

“Our team… ”

They decided.

“Our team… Surrender to the Krusenstein family!”

They decided to protect their autonomy.

—–

But when their surrender negotiating messenger arrived in Krusenstein.

“Our lord Cornwell Wofford wants us to surrender in exchange for the maintenance of our territory and autonomy.”

The surrender negotiation messenger of the Wofford family spoke. Leona was looking into the distance with a bored look in her eyes even in front of the messenger negotiating surrender.

“Other families?”

“Ah! The Weaver family and the Bessette family have been established in advance. He wants you to surrender on the same terms!”

Maintenance of territory and autonomy. That was Leona’s proposal to the Harper family. These were talking. He said he hoped the terms of surrender sent to the Harper family would be applied as is.

Everyone looked at Leona. If Leona nods her head once here, three duchies will be in her hands. This was a huge amount of territory and would greatly increase Leona’s production.

‘If you combine the production of all of their territories, even 100,000 units is not a dream… ! It is not unreasonable to become the loser of the central region beyond Ambrosia! With this, our troops will also join the ranks of the strongest on the continent!’

Clemens thought. At first, I thought Clozel wasn’t wise, so I went with Leona, but that choice was absolutely the right choice. Didn’t he thus join the ranks of the world’s losers?

But Leona just smiled and waved her finger, gesturing for the lions to leave.

The lion of the Wofford family asked in confusion.

“Um, Your Highness? What does that mean… ”

“Don’t you know? It means get out.”

“But what about surrender negotiations? Isn’t it in progress now?”

“There are no more surrender negotiations. I can’t listen any more. Tell your master to wipe his neck and wait.”

“Yes? What is that all of a sudden?”

“Ha… I wish everyone in the world were half as smart as Sir Franz.”

Leona looked down at the lions with an expression of boredom, then got up from her seat and walked towards them.

The lions looked at each other with tense eyes. However, as Leona said, they did not retreat. That’s because if he left here, he would literally have to wipe his throat and wait for death.

“Me, Your Highness. I don’t know what you’re thinking, but rationally… ”

“I am more rational than ever. I guess it’s you who are being irrational. So listen carefully. I will force you to think rationally.”

“… ”

“The reason I advised the Harper family to surrender on good terms was because I had assumed that the Harper family would be strong up until then. The archers of the Harper family had a reputation for being strong, and in fact, the archers of the Harper family were often hired as mercenaries for a high price. But when I opened the lid, sure enough, it was empty. Is it really just the Harper family that has an empty stomach? It seems to me that you, Weaver, Wofford, and Besset, have been in peace for a long time. The three families must also be hollow Gangjeong! If I lead the army like this and trample on it, a large and rich territory will easily fall into my hands. Why should I entrust that rich territory to your lord and maintain autonomy? Trampling you would be as easy as twisting a child’s wrist.”

“Your Majesty!”

“Don’t shout. I’m tired of your nonsense. Either get out of the way right now or bring a proper negotiation document. Until then, I will never see you again.”

“Well, Your Highness! It is!”

The lion of the Wofford family shouted, but the lion of the Weaver family next to him made the lion of the Wofford family sit down and spoke calmly.

“Then what conditions do you want from Your Majesty?”

Only then did Leona chuckle.

“I thought it was a gathering of idiots, but there was at least one person I could communicate with. listen carefully. My conditions are… ”

gulp. Someone swallowed. There was tension in the room.

“The entire army will be disarmed. Each lord must completely give up ownership of their territory. We will recognize and fully support the Krusenstein family’s right to rule.”

“Your Majesty! Then we have nothing left!”

Then Leona looked at the envoy of the Wofford family as if asking what nonsense he was talking about. Leona answered immediately.

“Is there no life left?”

Franz Mayer nodded at this. That was enough business. If I were more greedy, I might not even be able to save my life.