331 – I can’t believe even if it’s the same alliance (1)
The Reich Imperial Army under my command and the Milan Allied Forces under Captain Giuseppe each won the battle against the Venetian Alliance. But it was successful.
In terms of merit, I, who defeated an army of 250,000 with about 150,000 soldiers, naturally made a greater contribution than the Milanese army who fought and won against a similar number of Venetian allied forces in another battlefield.
It was no different from Giuseppe, who had been competing with me for the leadership of the Allied Forces since I was at Phil Lawrence, and he still showed the attitude that he could not take a single step back until the end.
“Captain Jaeger, I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart on your great victory. “How about we start by discussing what route our two armies will take in the future?”
I was speechless when I saw how he was trying to dominate the conversation even though the Reich army had brought in more of his troops and made a much bigger major effort.
This crazy man, no, he has done some unusual things since last time to protect his position in the Reich/Milanian alliance and the benefits that the Duchy of Milania will gain.
Up until now, I have often felt like I have crossed the line a little too far, but if I think about it rationally, the actions of the captain of the Milan Allied Forces named Giuseppe were selfish, but not incomprehensible.
Because the army he and I command have different command systems and use different weapons, and if I take over command of the Milan Alliance.
Placing an iron plate on his face could have forced the soldiers under Captain Giuseppe into a battle that would only cause great damage and would be difficult for a proper major to do, like the so-called body blow.
But now the situation is completely different, so doing that now would be a level of absurdity that even 11-year-old Friedrich would not have done.
Seeing them try to force a competition for leadership like that on a battlefield where hundreds of thousands of lives were at stake, I felt anger as if the lid would finally open this time.
“Captain, this time the Reich Imperial Army under my command achieved a great victory against the Veneta Coalition. Now that the Empire has brought in more troops, I hope that you will dispel any doubts about our abilities and come under my command. What do you think?”
“It’s not that I don’t agree with what Captain Jaeger said, but don’t the two armies have completely different command and tactical systems? In addition, seeing as we both achieved victories against the Venetian Alliance, I think it would be most efficient for both alliances to take independent actions with the same goal as they do now.”
There is no bullsh*t like this.
Because, while I achieved a tremendous victory that completely lost the combat ability of the enemy’s 250,000 troops and lost their will to fight, that guy only achieved a minor victory against the 60,000 Venetian allied forces. So.
Even if it is the same ‘victory’, its weight and meaning are the difference between heaven and earth, but in order to somehow take advantage of the political interests of the Milinian Allied Forces, he quietly comes out and says that there is no difference in the size of his achievements. It feels really great.
After all, I wouldn’t dare place him on the same level as Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who entered the U.S. Military Academy, or even the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese colonial period, after about 5 moves.
It is said that beyond the incompetence of Won Gyun, he did not do much like Captain Giuseppe, but went through all kinds of hardships while fighting, barely embracing a guy who was greedy for public achievements.
I am so angry that I can understand how General Yi Sun-sin must have felt at that time.
“Do you really think so? “Captain Giuseppe.”
When I asked him a question, the guy named Giuseppe responded angrily as to whether he had the slightest sense of shame as a human being.
“I have no intention of undermining the achievements of the Reich Imperial Army, but in any case, didn’t both armies achieve victory? So, there is no need for us, who have different combat and tactical doctrines, to put in effort and fight together!”
After hearing those words, in my mind, I classified this guy as the worst type of ally, like ‘Won Gyun’, that I should stay away from as much as possible.
Furthermore, I became convinced that no matter how outnumbered we were, we should not fight together with those guys called Milania.
I sighed with a feeling of bewilderment and pointed at the map with my baton.
“Good. So let’s move it in an independent fashion, but let’s do it like this. Let us split from the castle of Filone, where we have now joined, and have Captain Giuseppe take charge of the area from Castle of Filone to Castle of Pescara. We will occupy Ravenna, Fedora, and Veneta from Filone Castle.”
The area from Filone to Pescara Castle corresponds to approximately 1/3 of the Veneta Union, and the area I said I would occupy corresponds to approximately 2/3.
It was simply a matter of dividing it according to the number we mobilized, but Captain Giuseppe probably thought he had received all he could take with this amount.
The expression on his face, which had been crumpled as he competed for leadership just now, straightened out again.
“You do that. “Captain Jaeger.”
“Instead, I would like to ask you something additional. Could you please listen to it?”
“Say anything. “If what you said is inappropriate, shouldn’t we discuss it on an equal footing and make adjustments?”
What that nobleman is saying is the same level of bullsh*t as saying that among high-ranking nobles such as dukes, marquesses, and earls, and among the lower-ranking nobles such as viscounts and barons, they are all equal just because they hold ‘titles’. .
This is because the weight of victory is naturally different between someone who led 150,000 troops and greatly reduced the enemy’s battle ability and someone who achieved a small victory in one battle.
Still, the consolation is that if we send him away now, we won’t have to see him again for a while until we take over Veneta Castle.
“I will do it this way. “Both armies have the obligation to report each other’s battle status by sending messengers every day, and please pledge to faithfully fulfill this obligation.”
“Of course you can do that much. “We will be able to function as an allied force if we know each other’s situations.”
“Instead, since this time I am commanding the army as the representative of His Majesty the Reich Emperor, I will use the imperial seal that I have temporarily borrowed from His Majesty. Commander Giuseppe must have also received permission to use the seal of the Duke of Milan as his representative…”
“Good. I pledge to tell the truth without hiding any information about our military, except for classified or first-class information. Of course, I will also take the seal of His Highness the Duke and swear an oath.”
In diplomacy, if the words of a plenipotentiary ambassador dispatched to each country are equivalent to the remarks made by the monarch of the country to which the ambassador belongs, commanders like us have the right to sign peace treaties and various contracts on behalf of the monarch by receiving the monarch’s seal. Has
Just like that, Giuseppe and I put the monarch’s seal on the contract, made some adjustments, and then returned to our respective military camps.
As soon as he returned to my barracks, he called the leader of the reconnaissance unit, the most elite of them all.
**
Ten minutes after I returned to the command barracks for the commander, the badge was opened and a man whose presence was barely felt came in.
As soon as he saw me, he raised his salute at a sword-like angle.
“This is Lieutenant Colonel Hermit, head of Division 5 of the Imperial Intelligence Division 1. “For what purpose are you looking?”
“I called you because I believed in you and felt I had to ask you a very important favor. “Can you help me?”
A request from a high-ranking person is actually a way of saying that he will give an ‘order’ that his subordinate must not refuse no matter what.
Perhaps that was why Lieutenant Colonel Hermit’s body became stiff from tension and he began to shed a few drops of cold sweat.
In normal times, I would have joked and said that I wouldn’t have to worry so much, but the matter is so serious that it would be a waste to even say something to change the mood.
“To put it bluntly, Commander Bon doesn’t trust Captain Giuseppe. No, there’s a fairly high probability that he’s plotting something behind his back. “This is just my intuition, but I think he may be in cahoots with the Duchy of Veneta.”
If I had said this to Laura or Anya, I would have asked them what the basis was, but it may be because the role of a spy is to secure as much information as possible and report it, not to assist in making a decision.
The lieutenant colonel did not ask any questions or refute what I said.
“So, mobilize all 5 departments and keep an eye on Giuseppe. Of course, we must not be caught by Giuseppe, and if possible, we must not be caught by our own spies within the Milan Allied Forces.”
“Yes, I understand!”
Among other generals, there are those who almost nagly emphasize how important this task is when entrusted with it.
“I don’t need to emphasize here how important the task I am entrusted with is. However, if I obtain the type of information that fits my hunch, you and everyone in Section 5 will be given a first-class promotion. Additionally, I believe you will be granted the title of Baronet. So don’t make a mistake. Without further ado, your mission is to see if Captain Giuseppe is in contact with anyone else.”