episode_0079

April 2, 563.

“Messenger! A great victory for us! It’s a great victory for our team!”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by the sudden news.

It was news that Leona had achieved a great victory in the Albrecht area.

The full story of the incident was like this. Leona continued to put pressure on her opponent by building a castle, keeping a distance from it and keeping it in check, and Albrecht seemed to be unable to withstand the pressure and charged into the castle.

And, the legend of 100% leadership was broken. No matter how much he was called the god of war, charging at the overwhelmingly large enemy planet was an act of suicide.

Still, we couldn’t blame Albrecht. As expected, Albrecht was constantly running out of money to gather and feed his troops, and the Albrecht family’s supply warehouse had long since run out. This is because they had to borrow money to feed the soldiers.

This war was a great victory for our troops. But it was not a victory in battle. It was a victory due to rice.

Just as the Shu Dynasty could not win against the Wei Dynasty no matter how good they were at fighting, no matter how much Albrecht was the god of war, he could not win in the face of overwhelming money and numbers.

In the end, Albrecht was beheaded and died. It is said that his last will was as follows.

[I was defeated in the end, but it was not a defeat in war, but a defeat in politics.]

In other words, even if a sword is at your throat, you are the god of war.

If anything, it was an end worthy of Albrecht.

Albrecht ruled the northeastern part of the continent.

Wolf, who ruled the southeastern part of the continent.

The two powers collapsed.

Now all that was left was the West.

However, even if the Carter and Becker families of the West are combined, they account for less than 30% of the entire continent’s production.

The rest of the war seemed like it would be an easy victory.

—–

“It’s going smoothly.”

The original history was even more difficult. This is because he turned the religious community into an enemy.

However, in this history, the use of paladins and priests as mercenaries opened a way for them to make a living, dividing the priests and paladins into two sides, and that decision made the war of conquest easier.

“A lot has changed.”

In the original history, Leona takes control of the central region and becomes the loser of the world, but never becomes the master of the world. He failed to conquer the world and died in a rebellion.

But this history was different. Leona has become a person who is closer to conquering the world.

“Is it just Carter and Becker now? ”

There are only two forces left. Those were not very strong forces either. Even if Henry Neville was scary, he was nothing compared to Albrecht.

But the last expedition cost money. No matter how much money the friendly army had, it had to maintain a large army for a long time during Albrecht’s expedition, and because of that, it had no choice but to spend a lot of money.

In particular, since the Becker family is an island country, they have to build military ships. It cost more money.

Accordingly, the friendly forces did not act rashly and quietly increased their strength. We promoted commerce, reclaimed barren lands, and steadily increased production. All of this was under Leona’s leadership.

The Carter family and the Becker family were literally forced to wipe their necks and wait. Soon, Leona would send out her last expeditionary force, and the moment that expeditionary force returned, the world would belong to Leona.

However, there was one room that even Edward Carter believed in. Otherwise, even though the perfect time to surrender had come, there was no way he would still not surrender.

‘What is Edward Carter’s one shot?’

Indeed, what do you believe in that prevents you from surrendering?

I decided to wait for that one shot.

Externally, Leona and I are not on good terms. It’s been quite a while since we stopped seeing each other, and the last time we met, we pretended to fight.

Leona was probably stomping her feet and feeling sorry for me right now, but it was a necessary operation. Since I am the bait, this is the most necessary operation.

and.

We decided to drive in the final wedge.

—–

Onora was shaking her head with Gamo Frost in the room.

“Soon, an expeditionary force will be formed to destroy the Carter family. Gamo, who do you think will be the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force?”

Gamo Frost answered that question like this:

“If you go safely, Adelheit.”

Onora nodded. Adelheit was clearly a safe choice. Although she was very good at politics, she lacked military capabilities, so even if a rebellion broke out, she could easily suppress it.

“If you go aggressive, Franz Mayer.”

That too was a possibility. If they gave Franz Mayer about 150,000 troops and sent them to the west, and then the armed faction, namely Clemens and Onora, sided with Leona and kept Franz Mayer in check, they could easily capture the Carter family.

“However, given Leona’s personality, I think we will go with a more certain method.”

“The story is about Franz Mayer.”

“Yes, I am.”

The most important thing was whether Franz Mayer himself had greed or not.

Franz Mayer was famous for his loyalty. Even though he changed his master, it happened because his master tried to purge him.

“Induces rebellion by stimulating Franz Mayer’s sense of crisis and greed.”

“Interest is not easy. Even if you try to stimulate greed in some way, it won’t be easy.”

“That could be possible. But watch. I have a way.”

In a secret room, two men planned a plan. It was a plan that could greatly change the shape of the country in the future.

—–

3 years later. May 15, 566.

When the Krusenstein family accumulated a lot of money. Leona declared.

He said he would take control of Becker and Carter and take over the world.

And at the forefront…

“Franz Mayer and Adelheit von Ignati! I appoint you as the vanguard!”

Franz Mayer came forward.

If it had been like before, Leona would have come forward herself.

Leona now has no choice but to be careful. They realized that if they vacated the capital, someone could come after them.

In the east, there is Onora, who can mobilize more than 60,000 men, and Clemens, who can mobilize more than 70,000 men.

The two together total 130,000. If they rebel, no matter how much Leona does, she won’t be able to withstand it.

That is why Leona personally guarded the capital and ordered Franz Mayer to attack the Carter family.

This news quickly spread around the world, and everyone knew that Leona von Krusenstein was preparing for the final war.

Meanwhile, Franz Mayer was currently facing a difficult situation.

Two guests came to visit him. One was Edward Carter and the other was Gamo Frost.

Franz Maier wanted to meet first Edward Carter and then Gamo Frost. But this is what Edward Carter was saying.

“Gamo Frost is famous for Jimoro. It would be better for three people to put their heads together rather than two people putting their heads together. How about setting up a place where the three of you can talk with the matriarch?”

Franz Mayer nodded at those words. Soon, Gamo Frost and Edward Carter were gathered in one place.

“This is… Aren’t you a distinguished guest? Haha!”

The matriarch smiled at Edward Carter, and Edward Carter offered tea to the matriarch.

“Sorry for suddenly getting to the point, Mr. Franz Mayer. I think it would be better for you to resign from this position as leader.”

Franz Mayer was puzzled by Edward Carter’s words.

“What do you mean by that?”

“Think about it. The armed faction can mobilize approximately 130,000 troops. The civil servant faction is 120,000. In addition, since Leona herself can mobilize 150,000 troops, the two factions and the main army maintain a golden balance, creating a structure in which either party cannot run wild.”

Franz Mayer nodded.

“In such a situation, the expeditionary force of the Becker and Carter families is entrusted to Franz Mayer and Adelheidt, who are of the same faction. What does this mean?”

Franz Mayer looked puzzled.

“Isn’t this an opportunity to make a mark?”

“No. Franz Mayer also seems to have lost his sense of humor as he got older. After making Franz Mayer and Adelheit a great achievement, they said that they would join forces with the Armed Faction and purge Franz Mayer. After the purge, they would again divide the forces into two factions within the Armed Faction, the Onora faction and the Clemens faction. no see. Isn’t there a saying that hunting dogs are boiled after hunting?”

Franz Mayer’s face turned pale at those words. In other words, isn’t it a story that he may become like Cho Han-ji’s Han Xin?

“From Whales A good general did not always completely destroy his enemy. It ended with only a moderate victory. What could be the reason? Because a hunting dog can only survive if it has prey.”

“… ”

“Franz Mayer. So please resign from this position. If the armed faction leads an expeditionary force against the Carter family, it will be the armed faction that will be purged, not Franz Mayer.”

At this, Franz Mayer stood up.

“I’ve felt it before, but please stop being impulsive. No matter how many lies you tell me, my loyalty to Leona will not change.”

Soon, Gamo Frost, who was stroking his beard, intervened.

“That… It’s hard to say it’s just a lie.”

The two people’s eyes turned to the matriarch.

“You know Mr. Garcia Granada?”

“Yes. One of Clemens’ subordinates.”

“This is a story he heard directly, and it seems that he gave off a hint that Leona was planning to reorganize the local forces.”

“Well, is that true!”

Franz exclaimed in embarrassment.

“No, no. Just because it has such nuances does not mean it is a certain story. However, just to keep in mind that there are stories like this… ”

“… ”

“The most important thing is that everything is in Franz Mayer’s hands. The moment Franz Mayer receives 150,000 expedition troops from his lord, the initiative passes to Franz Mayer. If the expeditionary force’s sword point is aimed at the lord rather than the Carter family, then the world will be won… ”

That moment.

A woman’s voice that could not have been heard was heard.

“As expected, that’s what happened.”

Everyone turned their heads in the direction where the voice came from.

There was a large, transparent curtain there. Franz Mayer approached and opened the curtain, revealing Leona sitting on a chair.

‘I tore down a wall just for this moment.’

The walls between this and the next room were torn down to provide a place for Leona to hide. Thanks to that, Leona, who was in the next room, was able to hear our entire conversation.

“Re, Leona!?”

“Uh, why are you in a place like this?”

“Gamo Frost. I have never attempted to reorganize the local forces, nor have I ever leaked such a story to anyone. So, from now on, write letters as they are called. The recipient of the letter is Garcia. I need to find out what’s inside Garcia. If Garcia really said that to you, he would die. If he didn’t say that, he would live.”

What Garcia said was probably a lie. This is because Garcia was not a person with a great sense of humor to commit internal fire or to cause trouble.

“Leona… This is a misunderstanding! I just did as I was told… ”

“Whose order is this?”

“… !”

“Do you not want to live? If you blow everything as you know, it will at least keep you alive. But if you keep your mouth shut, I will definitely make you regret it.”

“Your Majesty… ”

“So, who is behind this matter?”

“… This is Nora Oh.”

Gamo Frost fell to his knees. It could be seen as a de facto declaration of surrender. His mentality collapsed. Now, if we make Gamo Frost aware of his criminal activities so far and collect the evidence, the whole process will be over.

“Edward Carter. You go away. A person who was the head of a family is running around like a rat. Just be thankful that they don’t kill you.”

Edward Carter immediately got up and started running away.

“Franz Mayer. When you first recommended punishment, I was heartbroken. Because I didn’t want to punish you. However, I can’t help but feel grateful that by punishing you, I have caught the despicable people lurking in the shadows of our troops. If it weren’t for you, they might have incited someone other than you to revolt and I would have been left without a chance.”

“Yes.”

“Franz Mayer. You saved my life. I will definitely repay this favor.”

“If your Majesty is in peace, I am satisfied with that.”

“… ”

Leona closed her eyes. And then it popped up again.

“Knights, come inside!”

Then Leona’s knights who had been waiting outside began to come inside.

“Arrest Gamo Frost and take him to the dungeon for interrogation! And Franz Mayer!”

“Yes!”

“Carter’s expedition is cancelled. I will give you 150,000 soldiers. Bind Onora and bring her to me.”

“Yes.”

150,000 is 2.5 times the number of Onora’s soldiers. It will be more than enough to win.