episode_0146

Late at night.

Ioanes smiles as he looks at the map in the tent.

Until just a few weeks ago, we didn’t even have an inch of land…

Ioanes looks at the report from the front with satisfaction.

I am satisfied with the situation in which we are advancing across the Plain of Jarl, striking the fortress of Bohemi, and advancing to the heart of the country.

In addition, thanks to Savinelli’s excellent strategic insight, Ioanes believes that Bohemia will have no choice but to surrender after a while, as Cancho and the first defense front have been destroyed and the second front is being ravaged.

However… I’m still worried.

I am worried about the landing of the imperial army.

Since the Dupol front and the Jarl front have not yet met, if the Adriatic Sea is lost, Dupol will inevitably suffer a huge blow.

A woman who appears to be in her early 20s is lying on a bed, almost naked, rubbing her eyes and speaking as she wakes up.

“Your Majesty… aren’t you sleeping?”

Ioannes brought in some pretty fair girls from nearby villages, took the most beautiful of them for himself, and distributed the rest to his generals and high-ranking nobles.

“I’ll sleep soon. Olivia.”

He is also a man, and if it were not for Olivia on the battlefield, where it is difficult to see women, Ioanes would have been in quite a difficult situation.

“Hehe, welcome back, Your Highness. I will put you to sleep.”

Saying that, she leads Ioanes to the bed, hugs him tightly, and talks to him.

“I think I’m pregnant.”

Ioanes is dumbfounded by Olivia’s words.

Olivia is from Dupol.

Only a month has passed since the capture of Dupol.

In other words, Ioanes got pregnant after only a month of having a relationship with Olivia.

Even if Olivia is a doctor, he wouldn’t know it, but Ioanes laughs at her claiming that she is pregnant because she is just a farmer’s daughter.

“It hasn’t even been a month yet?”

Olivia nods at what I say and smiles with anticipation.

“I would have gotten pregnant even if it had only been a month. We did it together like that every day?”

Ioanes smiles as he remembers why she is so active in getting pregnant.

A suggestion made by Ioanes when he saw Olivia crying and struggling away from her family.

As such, he is satisfied to see Olivia becoming obedient to the offer he gave her at first because she did not want to hug a crying woman.

-G… Please send me home. yes? Please… please.

Olivia was crying and trembling with fear, and Ioanes was smiling at her.

-If you have my child, I will grant a barony to your family.

Saying that, he forcibly took Olivia… She had already lost her virginity and was reluctant to get married, so she longed for Ioanes’ seed for her future.

Ioanes satisfied his dark tastes as he watched Olivia seduce and crave him without knowing that a contraceptive spell had been placed on Ioanes’ body.

Of course, Ioanes knows that she is not pregnant, but he hides it and congratulates Olivia with a bright smile.

“Then that child will become the Baron of Tudling.”

Olivia smiles brightly and nods, unaware of his deceptive intentions.

“Do you have to keep your promise?”

Saying that, he gropes Ioanes’ lower body… and soon a hot breeze blows through the room.

***

Martin’s report.

I get lost in thought as I read that the Nicaean army has established a stable supply route in the Plain of Jarl and is advancing towards Frida, the capital of Bohemia.

I am satisfied to see the Nicaean army attacking Bohemia at the expected time.

Everything went as I expected. Now all that Martin has to do is succeed.

The latest order I gave Martin was that if the Nicaean army attempted to attack Frieda, he was to snatch the King of Bohemia and move him to the rear.

The reason is that it was an order to prevent the situation where the King of Bohemia was captured by the Nicaean army and surrendered when the area near Frieda was destroyed.

I have already said that if the King of Bohemia refuses, I will use force to steal it.

It’s drastic, but… now is not the time to be reckless.

If Boheme surrenders, Dupol and the Jarl Plain will be connected, so even if we take control of Adriatic, we will be able to supply supplies to Dupol.

You can’t escape right before they put the rope around Nicaea’s neck.

Should we now give orders to Agrippa?

Considering the time it takes to get to the United Kingdom fleet from here…

Feeling that now is the time to take Ioanes’ head, he begins to write a letter.

***

A few days have passed since Debian’s letter was delivered to Ioanes.

The United Kingdom’s fleet begins to move in earnest.

A man in his 40s dressed as an admiral of the United Kingdom.

Josef, who looks good with his long black hair and tri-cotton (tricorn hat worn by sailors), feels the cool sea breeze and looks at the Nicaea navy in the distance.

“Tsk tsk… In what day and age are ships like that used?”

In ancient times, Nicaea’s ships were the best in the world.

This can be said to be natural, as the country has been making money through maritime trade for a long time.

But times have changed, the New World has been discovered, and the United Kingdom has taken control of the New World, risking life and death to build bigger, stronger, and faster ships.

Because it is the only way to pioneer a new continent and protect the country against strong empires.

That’s why Josef clicks his tongue as he looks at the sail (triangle-shaped sail. A sail that can be sailed even when the wind is against the wind.) and the ship without a keel.

“It looks like the enemy’s ship brought us a ship we used a hundred years ago.”

That’s because, let alone the galleons and ships of the line led by Josef, compared to Karak or Caravel, the ships used by the Nicaean Navy seem to be something you only see in history books in the United Kingdom.

“Now! Shall we set an example for those old-school Nicea guys? Everyone spread out your formation.”

The naval soldiers who heard Josef’s words move busily.

And soon, as the flag with various colors goes up on the flagship, the ships begin to form an orderly formation.

The United Kingdom’s fleets are stretched out with their sides facing the enemy, but Nicaea’s fleets line up in a straight line and run faster.

“Truly, if you run at me like that, you will get beaten up. Order the entire fleet to reload.”

At Josef’s words, the naval soldiers’ movements become busier.

With precise and precise movements, he tears the fireball scroll and inserts magic into the shot put. The shot put is then placed on a large and heavy ballista.

“Jojoun!”

According to his words, he adjusts the angle of the ballista and aims at the enemy fleet.

A moment of intense tension.

“Fire!”

-Wheee!

When the shot put fired from the ballista went parabolic and fell on the enemy fleet…

-Pow!

-Pow!

It explodes, creating a large explosion and intense flames on top of the ship, and begins to burn the ship.

After that… while there was a lot of confusion, the shelling started again.

In this way, rain of iron and flame continued to fall from the sky on the ship of Nicaea…

The wooden ships cannot withstand the overwhelming firepower and begin to sink one by one.

Agrippa, who observed the incident, decides to absolutely avoid battle at sea with the United Kingdom.

‘The range is a long range, but you turn to the side and focus your firepower to intercept. I knew that Nicaea’s ballista had quite a long range… Did you enchant that ballista at least? ‘How can the range be that long?’

Agrippa won’t know. The United Kingdom created that ballista out of fear of the Empire, and how many wizards and engineers were hired to develop that ballista…

That’s why we created a ballista that has an overwhelming range and rapid fire rate.

Agrippa feels a shiver as he sees the Nicaean army failing to fire even a single successful bombardment.

‘Is this… the Navy of the United Kingdom?’

No matter how strong a knight is in magic at sea, he cannot fight on the water.

If the ship is burned like that, neither Mary nor William will be able to win the fight.

Even the Empire’s proud knights… can’t do anything if they fall into the sea.

‘I can see why Devian is trying to avoid a fight with the United Kingdom… They will never win in the ocean.’

In this way, the 122 ships of Nicaea’s proud navy were buried.

The United Kingdom, which occupied the Adriatic Sea, quickly dropped off William, the Golden Knights, and the soldiers given to William in Adriatic and headed to their next destination.

***

William, who landed on the Adriatic coast, led his soldiers towards Fortress Toulouse and, as the sun set, made a camp nearby.

‘The enemy will know in advance that we will land.’

According to the letter Devian sent, he said that since Ioaneth would know that he had formed an alliance with the United Kingdom, it was okay to just draw his attention.

William, who is called the hero of the empire, has no intention of being satisfied with that.

According to intelligence sent by Devian, the total number of troops deployed in Adria is less than 50,000.

On the other hand, William has 40,000 troops…

If you are in a situation where you must attack, the basic strategy of strategy is to outnumber the enemy, but William does not think that way at all.

‘We must show the rebels a lesson so that they will never dream of such reckless behavior again.’

Therefore, William first sent out scouts to find out if there were enemies nearby.

At that time, William’s adjutant, Matthew, asks William about his future plans.

“Knight Commander. Do you really intend to capture the Fortress of Toulouse?”

Previous When I first left Roman.

Devian sent him with the intention of taking over all of Adria, but do you think the situation has changed a lot?

Devian gave William an order to only draw attention to the enemies.

There is no need to force yourself to occupy the fortress, but…

That doesn’t make William angry.

“Yes. The Toulouse fortress is strong, but not invincible.”

William’s eyes as he said that were full of hideous murder.

“How much did His Majesty the late Emperor help Nicaea? I will personally cut off Ioannes’ head and take it as a gift when I go to see His Majesty the late Emperor.”

“We also have to protect the Adriatic coast, so we don’t have enough troops.”

Since the United Kingdom has decided to supply supplies to the Adriatic coast, at least 10,000 people must be deployed to the Adriatic coast. Matthew cannot help but be surprised when William says that he will target the Toulouse fortress, which outnumbers them.

“Don’t worry, I have thoughts too.”

“Ha… But the command…”

William cuts off Matthew.

“There are times when a general entering the battlefield must disobey an imperial order, no matter how much, depending on the ever-changing war situation.”

In reality, there are times when individual commanders cannot follow orders from superior commanders on the battlefield…

Normally, in such cases, it is natural to refrain from doing so because if you fail to make a brilliant major, you will be punished for disobeying orders…

“Matthew. I don’t know, since you are participating in the war as my adjutant. Open your eyes and watch carefully to see why me and the Golden Knights are the strongest on the continent.”

Matthew looks at William in fascination as he enters the barracks.

‘If you lose like that… what are you going to do…’