100 – The Three Quarters of the World – 2
“Your Highness, is there any force in the current world that can survive 10 years from now?”
“10 Years later.”
Princess Leonia thought for a moment and then answered.
“Emilia von Kronor of the Grand Duchy of Kronor. They rule the vast northern region, and the crown prince who was their greatest threat has died and disappeared. Since the Binevia region is unable to demonstrate its previous strength due to successive defeats, the Grand Duchy of Chronor will definitely eat away at the Vinebian region and try to revive it. So the Grand Duchy of Chronor is the first.”
That is correct. If things continue like this, the Grand Duchy of Chronor will definitely survive.
“Lucrezia of Flos, Duchy of Flos. The Plos family has accumulated an enormous amount of wealth over hundreds of years. If you look at the amount of money he has, it surpasses even the imperial family’s wealth. Moreover, because Princess Flos is quite capable, she has an information network all over the world. “At least they won’t be destroyed easily.”
That was also correct. Lucrezia du Flos of the Duchy of Flos has such good conditions that it makes me torn between the princess and Princess Lucrezia. They do not perish easily.
“Third. Lother de Swadia of the Kingdom of Swadia. Even if the monarch’s capabilities are nothing special, the Kingdom of Swadia has a large population and a strong army, and the neighboring kingdoms of Silonia and Illia have defensive tendencies, so it will not be invaded and destroyed. These are the three forces that will definitely survive, and if we count the forces that will survive depending on the situation, there will be about five more forces.”
“Everything is correct, but one thing is missing.”
“What if there is only one?”
“Leonia von Arcadia of the Duchy of Claudius.”
That’s right. Our allies are also a force that will surely survive. It was equipped with a competent monarch, competent subjects, and a strong army.
“You are right.”
“There are four forces that will definitely survive. The Kingdom of Swadia in the west, the Duchy of Flos in the south, the Grand Duchy of Kronor in the north, and the Duchy of Claudia in the east. But it’s fun. “Isn’t there something regular about the list of countries that will survive?”
“… !”
The princess looked surprised.
“I see. “One force each survives in the east, west, south, and north.”
“Yes. Your Majesty, although you did not know it theoretically, you felt it instinctively. “The strongest forces in each direction will survive, one by one.”
“I see… “Even after I told you, you didn’t realize it yourself.”
“If we continue like this, the world will be divided into four parts. So, let’s think about it here. Assuming that these four powers survive, which power will be closest to continental hegemony?”
The princess answered immediately without hesitation. It seemed like this was a problem she had originally thought about.
“It must be the Grand Duchy of Chronor. Due to the death of the crown prince, the crown prince’s young son, who was still only 13 years old, ascended to the throne of Binevia. The nobles will take advantage of the weakened royal authority to rebel against the crown prince’s son and seek to gain their own interests. Meanwhile, Archduke Emilia von Kronor will definitely not miss the opportunity to invade the province of Vinevia and increase her power. And Binevia is a wealthy province that can make the crown prince the most powerful force in the world, so naturally, Grand Duke Chronor, who takes over Binevia, will become the strongest.”
“Yes. Next would be the Kingdom of Swadia. The Kingdom of Silonia and the Kingdom of Illia, which are neighboring countries of the Kingdom of Swadia, each have rugged mountain ranges and seas with strong currents, so they will not be easily occupied, and Swadia will continue to maintain its current power. However, the problem is that if the status quo is maintained, the Kingdom of Swadia can become the second largest power in the world.”
To put it simply, it feels like an eternal bean line where it is difficult to move up to 1st place because the neighboring countries are strong, but it is difficult to go down to 3rd place because the country is also strong.
“I think we’ll be in third place. We have our own conquest project on the horizon, and we have a powerful army, so in about 20 years, our territory will have increased significantly. Even so, it cannot be compared to the Kingdom of Swadia or the Grand Duchy of Kronor.”
“Yes. Even if you work hard to conquer it from now on, it won’t work against the forces that were originally strong. And the final fourth place is the Principality of Plos. The Principality of Flos has a lot of money, but that’s it. The mountain of money accumulated will be used up in just a few wars, and from then on, national troops will have to be used instead of mercenaries. As you know, the people of the Taspilia Peninsula are poor soldiers. “The limit of the Principality of Plos will at most be limited to unifying the Taspilia Peninsula.”
The princess nodded her head. He seemed to agree with what I said.
“In the end, we will go with a system of two strong, two weak. The Grand Duchy of Kronor and the Kingdom of Swadia will stand out as the continent’s two great powers, while the Duchy of Plos and the Duchy of Claudia will have to fall under the threat of these two powerful powers. In that situation, the structure in which the four forces will stare at each other and keep each other in check will continue, and that structure will likely become rigid and remain in place until 20 years later.”
“… “
Of course, there was some exaggeration. Even in difficult situations, the princess was likely to somehow use her wits to defeat her enemies. But she shouldn’t do things based on possibility alone. She must achieve a clear victory.
“My suggestion here is to divide the country into East + South, West, North rather than East, West, South, and North.”
“Combining Dong and Nam?”
“Yes. We will take over the Principality of Plos, which was supposed to survive as the weakest force, and put the Taspilia peninsula in our hands. By combining the overwhelming wealth of the Taspilia peninsula and the soldiers of the Principality of Claudia, you can create a three-power system that rivals the Principality of Chronor and the Kingdom of Swadia. After that, a three-way confrontation situation is created where the three forces are glaring at each other. In that case, we have the greatest advantage as we are ahead in terms of monarchical capabilities.”
This was not flattery, but pure fact. Although Emilia von Kronor excels in her military power and military command, Princess Leonia has political sense and insight, so she is not inferior at all. That’s why she didn’t even bother to mention the princess.
“That’s an interesting idea. But anyone with an idea like that can do it. “A concrete plan to implement it will be the key point in determining whether this plan is a practical plan or a mere illusion.”
“Yes. “The specific plan I came up with is this.”
I began reading the plan of the operation while drawing pictures on the map. The contents were as follows. Our troops never advance north. Attacking the Binebian region in the north may be theoretically beneficial, but strategically it will only be detrimental. If the attack fails, the allies will lose soldiers, and even if it succeeds, it will be like helping Archduke Chronor come to the continent by reducing the power of the Kingdom of Binevia, that is, the forces of the former crown prince.
The Grand Duchy of Kazan in the east is also never touched. Although the Grand Duchy of Kazan has a low production capacity, it has a vast territory and shares a border with the Grand Duchy of Chronor and the Duchy of Claudia, that is, the princess’s power. Their presence is a threat not only to the princess’s power, but also to the Grand Duchy of Chronor. Because there is always an enemy behind you. Therefore, there is no need to attack and eliminate one of the Grand Duchy of Chronor’s enemies.
Then the remaining answers are west and south. If you advance west, you will one day come into contact with the border with the Kingdom of Swadia. If we come into contact with a power that will one day become one of the top three powers, it will help the Grand Duchy of Chronor in keeping each other in check, so this is also NG.
What remains is the Taspilia Peninsula in the south, especially the Petrian Republic, which borders the friendly forces. First, it swallows up the Petrine Republic, and then expands its power by swallowing up the Principality of Plos and the rest of the country. If you dominate both the east and the south, you will be able to create a great power that will not be defeated at all by, but can slightly overwhelm, the powerful power of Swadia in the west and the Grand Duchy of Kronor, the powerful power in the north. .
At this, Dian, Yuria, and even Isabelle looked difficult, but I told them.
“There is no need to think about it difficultly. “This is simple.”
At those words, the eyes of three people focused on me.
“Forget about justification, tactical advantage, and immediate gains. “There is only one law for the future war.”
This is not only the basis of war, but also the basis of strategy games.
“Running away from the strong guy and attacking the weak guy at the same time.”
Uria Russell burst out laughing at those words.
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He’s a strong guy, so he moves south, avoiding borders with the Kingdom of Swadia or the Grand Duchy of Kronor as much as possible. The operation began immediately.
The worries did not last long. The princess began moving immediately the week after planning the strategy, and our troops began moving their troops toward the Taspilia Peninsula.
Meanwhile, the Petrine Republic on the Taspilia Peninsula felt like it had been hit by a nuclear bomb. The Arcadian Empire said they were going into a civil war among themselves, and suddenly they said they would attack him.
Accordingly, the Petrine Republic hastily gathered mercenaries. The Petrine Republic has also experienced a history of invasion for hundreds of years, but has never been destroyed. This is because the Petrine Republic was a commercial nation with as much money as the Principality of Plos, and the number of mercenaries it could hire exceeded 10,000.
“10,000 Enemy troops, 10,000 friendly troops. Attacking our own troops even though we have equal forces? “Are you saying that Princess Leonia is crazy?”
If the number of troops is the same, it is natural that the defending side, which can defend its home base, has the advantage. Princess Leonia must have gone crazy to attack even though she had no superiority in troops.
Giovanni du Couteau, the president of the Petrine Republic, thought so, but there was a fact that the Petrine Republic did not yet know.
That was the fact that Princess Leonia was coming down after defeating an enemy twice as large.